Social programme, incentives and bleisure offers in Cologne

Q: What is an incentive?

Incentives are a Human Resources management technique for boosting employee motivation and loyalty. Incentives can be aimed at individual employees or at the entire workforce.

Q: Can you give some examples of incentives?

Incentives serve to increase employee motivation and can take the form of e.g. material rewards, bonus programmes and company cars. Short trips, events or teambuilding activities are a widespread form of incentives within companies.

Q: Is a Carnival event a suitable incentive?

Creativity in the design of your incentives knows no bounds. Depending on the company and its employees, you can decide freely which offer is appropriate. Cologne offers a wide range of diverse activities in addition to Carnival. The Cologne Convention Bureau will support you in your search for supporting programmes.

Q: What does "bleisure" mean?

‘Bleisure’ combines business and leisure. It involves extending a business trip with private holidays or leisure activities – e.g. for sightseeing, culture or relaxation. The trend is particularly popular in the business travel and MICE sector, as it combines work-life balance with efficient travel days.

Ideas for a varied event-programme

When it comes to entertainment and social activities, you need not worry when you are in Cologne. You will be amazed at what the City has to offer.
Whether it’s indoors or outdoors, the Cologne Convention Bureau’s Meeting Planner contains a wide variety of exciting ideas for social activities and entertainments. No matter what your taste, there’s something for everyone.

Invite your guests to a relaxed team building session – an evening that is sure to provide lasting memories. Or, if you want spoil your guests at the dinner table, you will find a rich array of culinary ideas and destinations to choose from. Likewise, there are lots of ways to thank your employees – with a visit to TimeRide or a cooking workshop for instance.

In case you'd like to provide your participants inspiration for extending their business stay to Cologne, here you will find offers that allow them to explore the city ideally.

Make a success of your social or entertainment programme by planning it with the Cologne Convention Bureau.