This category of group reservations involve conference reservations at various getaway destinations in India. Idea here is to mix leisure with business. 

The idea came about around the year 2000 when companies realising need to getaway and allow team members to interact in informal environment for a better and more efficient work environment when they get back, coupled with a sense of rejuvenation. Such getaways often get linked with team performances and bonus budgets.

Even the regular formal conferences, meets especially and middle and senior management, are now increasingly getting held at leisure destinations. 

Typical requirements of a leisure destination conference / meet are:

• Choice of destination and accommodation option therein (Typically a getaway resort) 

• Access and Pickup-Drop Arrangements for Delegates

• Conference Hall / Open area with arrangements as per requirements 

• Element of exclusivity ensured for the group

• Arrangement of different activities / entertainment /  Gala Dinner (i.e. Evening Party Dinner with possible entertainment arrangements)

Nivalink has a set of transporters / service providers at more than 200+ locations for providing transportation / guides and other event related services. We at Nivalink have visited destinations across India, visited & evaluated resorts / venues to offer a very large selection platter. 

Please email on corporate@nivalink.co.in with your requirement and we will email / call with availability information and a firm cost estimate.

Sr Management Meet at Igatpuri (Mystic Valley Resort)

City Conferences involve conference reservations at cities in India mainly in Business hotels category accommodation.

City Conferences are held by local or regional corporates / organisations who are looking to hold meetings or training programmes.   

Typical requirements of a city conference are:

• Pickup-Drop Arrangements for Delegates

• Comfortable Accommodation as per location and budget selected

• Conference Hall with other arrangements as per requirements (LCD Projector etc.) 

• Arrangement of Gala Dinner (i.e. Evening Party Dinner with possible entertainment arrangements, typically on the last day of the conference)

We at Nivalink have visited most ciites and are able to recommend a wide range of business hotels across India. 

Please email on corporate@nivalink.co.in with your requirement and we will email / call with availability information and a firm cost estimate.

Nivalink is associated with providers that offer special training programmes, team building programmes etc. that help build on personal strengths and team relationships. Nivalink specialises in idenfying venues and doing a quality check and the providers specialise in designing and executing programmes suited for corporate needs.

Programmes for outdoor courses deal with team building, leadership, communication with a view to improve team motivation, increase efficiency through greater interaction and teamwork.

This is achieved using a a variety of different ways. A popular option here is activities like abseiling, bush walking or mountain biking. Courses range from half a day to five-day programmes, with flexible timing to fit into programme schedules.

Programmes can be designed for 3 to 300+ people. Facilitators are trained and experienced. In addition to this specialised adventure sports instructors are employed for the outdoor activities. All facilitators are trained and accredited by the authorities.

Following subjects are typically addressed through Adventure Learning:

• Teamwork

• Leadership skills

• Target setting, time management and decision making 

• Change and uncertainty

• Assessment of self and others

• Communication

• Self-development

Requirements are met througha process as under:

• Pre-programme Assessment, which gathers information about your work environment and clarifies the goals and objectives of the programme.

• Refinement and design of the programme in line with the programme assessment, location, time span and activities.

• Training Programme that meets your objectives, using a combination of indoor/outdoor activities and carefully structured learning reviews.

• Post-Programme evaluation to determine effectiveness and outcomes. This provides another opportunity to transfer Adventure Learning to the workplace.

We believe that Team-Building Exercises are best facilitated through a relaxed approach where participants are encouraged to take small initiatives and which eventually leads to involvement and commitment to the programme and its eventual success.

Programmes can be conducted anywhere in India predominantly in Ex-Mumbai, Ex-Delhi and Ex-Bangalore sectors. Venues can be decided based on availabilities and programme objectives.

Please email to outdoors@nivalink.co.in your idea and objectives of the programme and we will email you venue options and brief outline and a firm cost estimate.

Corporate Outbound Training Programmes (PlanetM - Kolad)

Nivalink organises Day conferences and Interviews for corporate guests.

Day conferences is a completely formal event where instead of residing at a hotel and attending a conference (this version of conference is called 'Residential Conference'), the team members based locally get involved in formal discussion / training etc. at a dedicated conference hall facility of a city hotel. 

Such programmes are very focussed and involve Product training, Goal setting etc.

Various degree of Audio visual capabilities of the conference hall is required depending on type of programme and its purpose. Some may do with LCD projector, others may require simple Internet connectivity and others require a full fledged broadband connectivity to aid some form of Video conferencing.

All business hotels do a lot of local meets and day conferences from local corporates under this and Nivalink regularly arranges day conferences at hotels all over India.

Interviews is a type of event where outstation representatives of a corporate arrive to stay at a city hotel and also rent the conference hall facility for a round of interviews that they conduct during the day for candidates. Not all hotels are ok with outside candidates arriving in large numbers all through the day to meet the representatives and therefore selection of hotel is critical for such an event.   

Please email on corporate@nivalink.co.in with your requirement and we will reply ASAP.

Nivalink organises Corporate picnics, Day and overnight Picnics where teams / corporate groups go out for a day to a nearby weekend retreat or a waterpark and to spend time away from daily routine and bond together.  

Following type of Day picnics can be organised for ex-Mumbai / Pune corporates. 

• Theme Park - Adlabs Imagica

• Adventure Park - Della Adventures

• Waterparks (Shangrila, Royal Gardern, United 21 etc.)

• Rafting (Kolad)

• Activity Centric Getaways (Resorts with adventure activiites) 

• Farms (Orchards, Vineyards, Plantations, Agrotourism etc.)

• Getaway Resorts (Standalone Getaways, Resorts at Popular destinations)

Nivalink would be able to help you identify a suitable location (hotel / resort) based on requirement of the group and do all reservations related to it (Transport etc).

Nivalink has been catering to corporate groups and picnics since year 2000 and have catered to more than 5000 corporate groups. Nivalink has a range of options that are visited, authenticated and have had experience of sending different guest profiles. 

Please drop in an e-mail on picnic@nivalink.co.in with details and we will revert with options.

Corporate Picnics are good for team members to relax and get rejuvenated

There are ways in which HR team decides to give performance incentives to employees. HR/Admin team may also be involved with organising an incentive programme for Dealers, service providers etc.  

It may involve value based or fixed Gift Vouchers or it may involve an organised group reservation. 

Typically Incentives involve Breaks and Getaways and depending on the value of the incentive it could be a Weekend Break (Weekend destination around major cities), Domestic flight getaway (destinations accessible from major airports in India) or International destinations (Accessible by direct flight).

Earlier an incentive meets were organised typically at a leisure destination (typically a weekend retreat, a Beach, a hill stations etc.). However corporates having bigger incentive budgets opt for a luxury cruise. Corporates with more youth element in them opt for more activity centric Eco-tourism (Safaris, National Parks, sanctuaries etc.) or Adventure (Trekking, Mountaineering, Skiing, Rafting, etc.) concepts. 

While meets involving youth centric and middle management level guests revolve around activity, recreation and party, meets involving Senior guests also opt for Stress Relievers (Yoga and Meditation Retreats) and even Spiritual retreats.

HR Idea of the exercise is typically to maximise impact and depending on the profile of the participants, concept is selected for maximising the impact.

Our services for these Itineraries comprise:

• Destination Planning

• Accommodation Reservations

• Reservation of Other services such as transport.

• Co-ordination

Please email on incentive@nivalink.co.in with your requirement and we will reply ASAP.

Nivalink offers solutions on need basis for Individual corporate travel and corporate groups.

For corporates with a constant requirement, Nivalink can setup a virual desk, a dedicated telephone line, an IM connection and a one-point contact.

Nivalink can set up protocols (emails, reporting, approval levels etc.) as required by the corporate to seamlessly manage any part of the corporate travel process.

If requirement to a particular city, a particular hotel is definite and volumes of travel is forecasted than Nivalink can setup direct rate contracts with the hotel and undertake the entire process of reservation and billing for a transaction fee. This is possible for Airline tickets as well.

How is Nivalink Different –

• Smaller Organisation (50) and pesonalised approach

• Ability to work with contemporary informal communication methods like emails, Instant messenger etc.

• Ability to work with virtual solutions where minimal resources are spent of the corporate.

• Ability to offer wide range of stays backed by a quality check.

• Ability to organise Individual corporate travel (Stays, flights), Long-stays and Corporate Groups (Conferences, leisure groups / Offsite (ex-Delhi, Mumbai/Pune, Bangalore, Chennai, Chandigarh)).  Ability to organise leisure extensions for overseas corporate travelers.

• Personnel are able to access details of hotels and make selections using www.nivalink.com, which is considered a comprehensive repository for travel accommodation in India.

• Personnel are able to access a pool of Travel planners / sector experts who have traveled to the sectors for specific advisory on destination, hotel location, access etc.

• Nivalink virtual desk approach is recommended for corporates who wish to develop a corporate travel reservation and billing mechanism without having to employ dedicated personnel and deploy resources.

What is Nivalink not offering currently –

• On-site deployment of personnel for a corporate desk (Physical reach currently limited to only Mumbai)

• Technology based multi-level approval based solution for corporate travel.

For further details email to corporateservices@nivalink.co.in with the kind of requirement you have and Nivalink would be pleased email a proposal.