Team Activity Days, Anyone For A Chardonnay?

September 4th, 2009 | by myarticlenetwork |

Thankfully, despite the recession, there are a large number of companies who appreciate that team building days play an important part in building a stronger work force. There are whole variety of activities available and many companies who specialize in providing them, both in urban and rural areas. New statistics from the London Business Union has shown however, that wine tasting tops the charts in terms of popularity.

More companies in London chose to crack out the bottle opener and send their employees to wine tasting venues last year than to any other location. There was a 15% increase in the number of bookings made at Vinopolis last year, who are the most prominent wine company in the city.

Team Tactics, a leading team building company has highlighted a number of reasons why the larger companies are opting for wine tasting. Firstly, it can take place almost anywhere and there are many companies who offer mobile services. This saves money for everyone involved as transport costs are kept to a minimum and a wholes days work doesn’t necassiliry have to lost. Secondly, as team building days go, wine tasting is relatively cheap. Bigger businesses are frequently offered large discounts for high group numbers so companies have got an incentive to send all their staff to the same place. Finally, the participation rate tends to be very high for these events. If not for the chance to drink alcohol on work time, then because pretty much anyone can take part regardless of their physical ability

The London store Harrods are coincidental released product sale figures that show wine to be the most popular choice of gift among corporate company workers. Wine accessories and various styles of wine rack were also up there for gift ideas, the most popular of which being their new cactus wine rack

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