The destination speaks for itself, just being in Monte Carlo is amazing – let alone playing the Casinos, seeing all the amazing super cars and yachts, eating Michelin star food and enjoying ‘winning’ a treasure hunt by the Grimaldi Palace (thank you Ekypage). Then to top it off, flying back to Nice by helicopter! Well, at least it was just a glimpse at how the super rich live. But if you are thinking this destination is way out of budget, then think again! Monaco, and more importantly SBM, want your business and outside the season i.e Jan-March and Nov, it’s a First Class and surprisingly ‘Great Value’ option. What’s more the weather is perfect (16 degrees in Feb), there’s little traffic and they ‘physically’ want you to have a good time.  The SBM group has over 900 rooms across 4 hotels and and a stunning (& flexible) exhibition and events venue, complete with revolving roof and a 1000 capacity.  It’s a destination with seriously good conference, team building, exhibition and leisure facilities and all the WOW factor you need to entertain in style.

Want to know more, contact the Planet Pursuits team.

Anyone can create a treasure hunt using this App. You start by giving your game a name and location and then you add cryptic questions for your players to answer. You can add clues, photos and hints and then using your phone you fix your location using the inbuilt mobile GPS tracking system.  The player can see their location on a map and easily identify where the clue is, if they merge the two spots by physically going to that location they can answer the question or look at clues and photos to help them – which costs extra points. Once you give the correct answer the next location is revealed.

Planet Pursuits events is the company behind this innovative new product and Simon Maddison, its founder, is no stranger to treasure hunt style games, having successfully sold a similar Spy-based team building product around the world.

“I see this as a community based extension of our hugely popular spy game”, said Simon, “not only is this a great game to play and enjoy for social groups, it can add real value for a tiny investment to any venue, hotel, recreation space, village, town or city. With this game users can create games to leave online for others to play or create games and keep them private with passwords, like at a hotel or national trust property. The game content is only limited by your imagination. My vision is to get people outside, playing with technology, and developing an appreciation for the outdoors and outdoor recreation!”

With the proliferation of the internet, mobile applications and social networking groups, the company could see an opportunity for technology based games that had a social and physical interaction as well. Apart from the obvious social and health benefits in playing iTreasure, there are lots of key skills exercised by playing a game including problem solving, team work, navigation and orienteering.

The company has already created iTreasure games for Hen and Stag parties and corporate team building away days and are now in talks with a number of hotel chains and historic houses about creating bespoke games. Planet Pursuits feels iTreasure Hunt has all the right qualities for becoming one of the world’s fastest growing, live, recreational, location-based social media activities. www.itreasure-hunt.com

For further information on our Country Pursuits activities please visit our website and click on the team building tab – www.planetpursuits.com

The poof of the pudding is in the eating, and by golly did we feast last night at Gleneagles, as I enjoyed a 24 hour hotel experience. I try to share these familiarisation events with my staff, but it was not going to pass up this one!

Widely known for its golf (host of the 2014 Ryder Cup) and hosting the G8 summit, Gleneagles has got to be one of the top hotels in the world. The hotel boasts 3 championship golf courses, incredible spa, a stunning equestrian centre, a national gun dog and falconry centre, a shooting school and a list of activities as long as your kilt. In just 24 hours we had a sampler of everything and enjoyed a piping of the haggis at supper and a Beat the Retreat with a full Scots band at dram-o’clock! I defy anyone not to enjoy the perfect Scottish setting, atmosphere, superb facilities, spa and outstanding accommodation. This hotel is up to date and modern, but also retains that rare quality that so many historic properties lose, a timeless and established appeal.
It’s a five star hotel with unassuming 6 star service – thank you Gleneagles.

Site logistics is key to an event of this scale and understanding space, volume, traffic flow and domestic requirements  are all skills we posses as a company to ensure a successful outcome. Obviously you can’t control the elements but you can take steps to mitigate against these – luckily on this occasion it was a perfect November evenin

g. Thank you to the BMW Mini Team who provided first class support with the event.

Pictures and further information will be on our blog early next week.

Bisley in Surrey. Despite a dreary November day, the weather did not dampen spirits or competition, as Company Directors battled it out for top gun. The teams were rewarded with a much welcomed pint and a homemade steak & ale pie at The Swan.

John Cole, Director of Epirical Investments commented, ‘I don’t do many of these days, but I really should, they are a superb networking event and an opportunity to gauge economic outlooks from like-minded professionals’.