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Arnhem is a city and municipality in the Netherlands and the capital of the province of Gelderland. The municipality has 163,072 inhabitants as of 1 July 2021, making it the twelfth municipality in the Netherlands.

For a large part of my life I lived on the island of Terschelling, where I worked in hospitality. Bars, restaurants and hotels. I had the time of my life there, worked hard and enjoyed everything that came my way. What I hardly ever talk about is nature. It is rough, windy and unpredictable. Beautifully sunny, but also not or almost never too hot.

When you enter the city center of Den Bosch, you will find yourself in a historical setting. Medieval gabled houses, narrow streets and beautiful monuments.

Maastricht is a city and municipality in the south of the Netherlands. It is the capital of the province of Limburg and has 119,447 inhabitants. This makes it the largest municipality in the province of Limburg. Maastricht originated at a ford in the river Maas, from which it owes its name.

The difference between MICE and Leisure clients is huge. They have different needs and travel patterns. The Leisure Industry is focused on recreation, entertainment, sports, and tourism. Business travel and MICE is more limited. Basically the attendees are working whilst travelling, The main difference between the two is wants versus necessity.

Dear directors, managers, board of directors and management teams. Do you think about your meetings next year, your MICE events (Meeting Incentive Congress/Convention Event)? Set goals in advance, work with professionals and think about that important meeting, incentive or event? Can it be done elsewhere too? What would you like? Where to go to?

Nobody can really grow unless they find themselves outside their comfort zone but what if this could be done in a comfortable way?

Travel Agencies, DMC's and others from the travel industry, usually realize 1 out of 23 quotes. Some do it better, others do it worse. I am not telling them to change what they are doing and always did. I just say I want to help to change the way we quote, the way we are doing it. Because we are selling destinations, dreams, and stories. That is where it starts, with your client, just bill them on what they want instead of sending Quotes to them on what they expect.

Dear directors, managers, boards of directors and management teams, are you already thinking about what you want to achieve this year and the period after?

The FAM trip to Croatia 7 to 10 July 2021 is already 3 years behind us. To start with an idea I had beforehand about Croatia, that turned out to be wrong. Croatia is very suitable for MICE, although I noticed that people are still largely geared to tourism

Are you also a Burgundian, a wine lover par excellence? Are you professionally interested in wine? Did you know that fantastic wines come from this region? If this is all a journey in the right direction, we will go even further.

At almost all trade shows of the travel and hospitality industry, I have spoken with hotel owners and managers, DMC's and Convention Bureaus from Croatia. I always thought it was a fantastic country to begin with and high on my bucket list. In 2022 I was invited to MEETEX again the second year in a row, Later that year I was asked for a Study Trip with Katarina line in October and went on a FAM trip (Zagreb, Rovinj, Opatija and Rijeka). The question I asked myself everywhere was quite simple: "Is the destination or activity suitable for MICE events?"

When we think of a corporate event, such as an incentive, strategic meeting or team building, we often think of a destination. A famous place, city, region or island. Hardly anyone thinks of a luxury cruise. Everything at hand, no one can leave if it gets difficult, so ideal for a B2B Event.