ARRIVAL DAYS: TUESDAY 23RD & WEDNESDAY 24TH AUGUST Budapest Welcome to Global Meetup 2016! There are staggered arrival days over the 23rd & 24th August please refer to the option below that corresponds to your individual arrival date and time. If you are arriving before 7pm on the 23th August meet at the hotel for a transfer to an included dinner. Meet at hotel lobby at 19:00. If you are arriving before 2pm on the 24th August meet at hotel to depart on a city sightseeing tour. Meet at hotel lobby at 14:00. If you are arriving before 8pm on the 24th August meet at hotel to depart for dinner cruise. Meet at hotel lobby at 20:00. Airport transfers on arrival: Transfers from the airport to the hotel will be organised wherever possible - pick up details will be confirmed separately in advance of departure. Note: Early check ins will be arranged if possible but are not guaranteed. Please have patience if this is not possible. TUESDAY 23RD AUGUST 19:00 meet at hotel lobby for transfer to an included dinner for all attendees who are arriving early on this day. early arrivals. Hotel for 23rd August: NOVOTEL Budapest City
WEDNESDAY 24TH AUGUST 08:00 Operations meeting 12:30 Operations meeting lunch Attendees for Operations meeting & lunch: Ben Hall Chris Treloggen Kelly Camps-Pitre Brent Imhof Kirsten Bain Richie Pepene Gunjan Verma Toni Ambler Casper Urhammer 14:00 Meet at hotel lobby to depart for a sightseeing tour of Budapest. Fun fact! Budapest is actually two different cities, Buda and Pest, separated by a river you ll fall in love with both of them as we delve into the history, take in the stunning architecture and soak up the uber-cool vibes of this Eastern European gem. We expect to be back at the hotel at about 18:00 to allow you to freshen up before our dinner cruise tonight Attendees for sightseeing: All who have arrived prior to 14:00 20:00 Meet at hotel lobby where we will set off for an evening dinner cruise down the famous Danube. Hotel for 24th August: NOVOTEL Budapest City
THURSDAY 25TH AUGUST Budapest Conference day 1 08:30 Opening and business update (Casper Urhammer) 09:00 Europe Summer Brochure, Millennial Travel & The Contiki Value Proposition (Alexis Sitaropoulos & Toni Ambler) 11:00 Coffee break 11:15 Europe product update (Ben Hall) 13:00 Lunch 14:00 Asia and Australia product update (Kirsten Bain) Sales Team Session Attendees: Sales Team 15:00 Sales workshop 1 16:30 Coffee break 16:45 Sales workshop 2 Marketing Team Session Attendees: Marketing Team (MDs & Presidents optional) 15:00 Regional and global draft marketing plans 16:30 Coffee break 16:45 Europe 2 campaign planning workshop 17:40 PR discussion
18:00 Wrap for the day (Casper Urhammer) 19:00 Meet in hotel lobby for dinner departure traditional dinner with gypsy music and show Hotel for 25th August: NOVOTEL Budapest City FRIDAY 26TH AUGUST Budapest Conference day 2 08:30 Latin and USA product update (Kelly Camps-Pitre) 09:30 New Zealand product update (Richie Pepene) 10:00 Product Q&A (Ben Hall, Kirsten Bain, Kelly Camps-Pitre & Richie Pepene) 10:45 Coffee break 11:00 Europe Summer launch campaign (Alexis Sitaropoulos & Toni Ambler) 12:00 Web & e-commerce update (Gunjan Verma & Layton Andersen ) 13:00 Lunch
Sales Team Session Attendees: Sales Team 14:00 Sales workshop 3 15:30 Coffee break 15:45 Sales workshop 4 16:45 Sales workshop 5 Marketing Team Session Attendees: Marketing Team (MDs & Presidents optional) 14:00 Web & e-commerce workshop 15:10 Contiki brand messaging 15:30 Coffee break 15:45 Performance marketing workshop 17:00 Influencer marketing workshop 17:30 Wrap for the day (Casper Urhammer) 19:00 Meet in hotel lobby for Gala Dinner departure 19:30 Gala Dinner at Robinson 00.30 1st shuttle departs for hotel 01.30 2nd shuttle departs for hotel Hotel for 26th August: NOVOTEL Budapest City
SATURDAY 27TH AUGUST Vienna 07.00 Breakfast opens at hotel 09.00 We depart the hotel for the start of our adventure! First stop, Bratislava, the picturesque capital of Slovakia set along the Danube River. Then we will waltz on to Vienna, home of schnapps and schnitzel, both of which we will sample tonight with a visit to the Schnapps museum and the local Schnitzel and Scream dinner. Hotel for 27th August: Courtyard Marriott Schoenbrunn SUNDAY 28TH AUGUST Tyrol 07.00 Breakfast opens at hotel 09.00 Depart hotel for the next leg of our journey. We say auf wiedersehen to Vienna and set our sights on Hopfgarten where we will visit our Contiki special stopover, Gasthof Schoeneck, and then on to Niederau. Tonight we enjoy a local meal and then split off into teams for our themed sports star night. Your job is to dress up as your favourite sports star and we ll do the rest... Let the games begin! Hotel for 28th August: Harmony Hotel Sonnschein
MONDAY 29TH AUGUST Munich 07.00 Breakfast opens at hotel It s activity time! Today we get a taste of the adrenaline pumping adventure action that the Tyrol is famous for with two epic optional experiences choose between white water rafting or mountain biking. In the afternoon we will explore Munich the capital of Bavaria and home to Oktobefest! We start with an orientation tour and then the time is yours to explore the back streets and see what you stumble upon. This evening the time has come to say goodbye, we will celebrate the end of another fabulous Global Meetup and end our adventure with a farewell dinner together at the English Beer Garten. Rafting group coach and biking group coach departure times TBC once numbers are confirmed. Don t forget to make your selection here: http://conti.ki/3u Hotel for 29th August: Leonard Hotel Munich City Olympiapark DEPARTURE DAY: TUESDAY 30TH AUGUST 07.00 Breakfast opens at the hotel Transfers to the airport will be arranged to suit as many departure flight times as possible. You will be advised by your crew about these on-trip.