# The Alpine Board Retreat

> Six days in the Alps for a board or an executive committee. Three working mornings, single rooms, and a facilitator who has read the pre-work. The top of the catalog.

Package L-04 from Offsyte, corporate recreation in the UAE · [Regional & International](https://offsyte.ae/catalog/international-incentive-trips/) · Web page: https://offsyte.ae/packages/alpine-board-retreat/

- **Duration:** 6 days, 5 nights
- **Ideal start time:** Sunday departure — the working blocks land Monday to Wednesday
- **Departure window:** Sunday or Monday
- **Group size:** 8 min — 24 max
- **Emirate / venue:** Switzerland or Austria — alpine resort, private meeting facility
- **Season:** Year-round. Off-peak by default. Peak ski weeks cost 2.5× and are requoted, never assumed
- **Booking lead time:** 90 days — visas, air, single-occupancy room block and the deposit schedule

## Price per person, excluding 5% VAT

| Group size | Per person |
| --- | ---: |
| 8–11 people | AED 27,500 |
| 12–19 people | AED 24,750 |
| 20–24 people | AED 22,500 |

Where a larger band costs less in total, it is quoted instead: a group of 11 is billed as 12 people at the rate for 12–19 people; a group of 19 is billed as 20 people at the rate for 20–24 people.

Payment: 50% advance on signature. 100% cleared 3 working days before the event. Numbers lock 7 days prior.

## Why this is not the retail version

At AED 24,750 a person the comparison is not a holiday package. It is **what this board already spends** — a two-day offsite at a Dubai five-star with an international facilitator flown in runs AED 8,000–12,000 a person once the facilitator's fee, the meeting floor and the dinners are counted, for two working blocks and no distance from the office.

This buys **three working blocks over five days, 4,000 km from anyone who might interrupt them.** The single most valuable feature is the one nobody puts in a brochure: **nobody can be pulled into a meeting at 11:00.** Phones are on a different continent's working hours, the office cannot reach them casually, and the day between session two and session three is deliberately empty because that is where the actual conversations happen — on a chairlift, on a walk, over a long lunch.

**Single occupancy is not a luxury choice, it is a functional one.** Board members do not share rooms, and a proposal that assumes twin share tells the client immediately that we have not done this before.

**Sell this to eight to fourteen people who make decisions**, once a year, against a strategic planning cycle. It is not an incentive trip, it is not a reward, and it should never be proposed to a whole department.

## Timeline

- **Day 1 — travel** — Morning flight, private transfer into the mountains, check-in, informal welcome dinner at the resort
- **Day 2 — session one** — 09:00–13:00 facilitated working block. Afternoon free. Group dinner
- **Day 3 — session two** — 09:00–13:00 facilitated working block. Afternoon mountain excursion — cable car, summit, walk. Half-board dinner
- **Day 4 — the open day** — No sessions. Ski, hike, spa or nothing, by individual choice. Fine-dining gala dinner in the evening
- **Day 5 — session three** — 09:00–13:00 closing block — commitments, owners, dates. Afternoon free. Final dinner
- **Day 6 — departure** — Checkout, private transfer, afternoon flight, late arrival Dubai
- **+7 days** — Written outputs pack — decisions, commitments, operating agreements, retreat photography

## Included

- Return group airfare DXB–Zurich, quoted at procurement cost with a named management fee
- Schengen visa handling for those who need one, and European travel insurance
- 5★ alpine resort, five nights, half board, single occupancy
- Private coach and minivan transfers throughout, including both airport legs
- Three facilitated working blocks led by a senior European practitioner, with pre-work
- Private meeting room and full AV for three days
- All meals — half board plus five working lunches and the gala dinner
- Mountain excursion with cable car and guide
- Fine-dining gala dinner
- Full custom branding
- Our own tour leader travelling with the group for all six days
- Photo and video coverage across two days, edited 90-second reel within 5 working days
- Written outputs pack within 7 working days
- 24-hour ground support

## Not included

- Ski passes, equipment hire and instruction (see add-ons)
- Spa treatments
- Alcohol outside the gala dinner
- Personal spending
- Passport, visa eligibility and any prior Schengen refusal history — disclosed by the traveller at booking
- 5% VAT

## Weather and backup plan

- **Trigger:** Alpine road closure on snow; cable car closure on wind. Both are routine in season and both are planned around rather than reacted to.
- **Fallback:** All working content is at the resort and unaffected by weather — the sessions never depend on the mountain. The excursion has a contracted valley-floor alternative at the same cost. Flight disruption is covered by the group fare's terms plus a contracted local DMC who can hold rooms for a night.
- **You are told by:** By the tour leader to the chair, in person, before it becomes visible. On this package the client is in the room and expects to be told first.

## Customisation options

- Ski pass, equipment and half-day instruction, per day: AED 950/person
- Business-class air: AED 8,400/person
- Extra night: AED 2,400/person
- Partner or spouse programme: AED 14,500/person
- Additional facilitated block: AED 6,800/day
- Individual executive coaching, on site: AED 5,200/participant
- Helicopter transfer, one leg: Priced on request
- Peak ski-week dates: Requoted — assume +150%
- Full 10-minute film of the retreat: AED 6,500

## Questions about The Alpine Board Retreat

### How much does The Alpine Board Retreat cost per person?

AED 27,500 per person for 8–11 people; AED 24,750 per person for 12–19 people; AED 22,500 per person for 20–24 people. All figures exclude 5% VAT. Where a larger band costs less in total, it is quoted instead: a group of 11 is billed as 12 people at the rate for 12–19 people; a group of 19 is billed as 20 people at the rate for 20–24 people.

### How long does The Alpine Board Retreat take, and when does it start?

6 days, 5 nights. Ideal start: Sunday departure — the working blocks land Monday to Wednesday. Departure window: Sunday or Monday.

### What is not included in The Alpine Board Retreat?

Ski passes, equipment hire and instruction (see add-ons); Spa treatments; Alcohol outside the gala dinner; Personal spending; Passport, visa eligibility and any prior Schengen refusal history — disclosed by the traveller at booking; 5% VAT. These are stated before enquiry rather than raised at invoice time.

### What happens to The Alpine Board Retreat if the weather turns?

Trigger: Alpine road closure on snow; cable car closure on wind. Both are routine in season and both are planned around rather than reacted to. Fallback: All working content is at the resort and unaffected by weather — the sessions never depend on the mountain. The excursion has a contracted valley-floor alternative at the same cost. Flight disruption is covered by the group fare's terms plus a contracted local DMC who can hold rooms for a night. You are told: By the tour leader to the chair, in person, before it becomes visible. On this package the client is in the room and expects to be told first.

### How far in advance do we need to book The Alpine Board Retreat?

The booking lead time is 90 days — visas, air, single-occupancy room block and the deposit schedule. Ramadan and December dates book out first.

## Read before you book

- [Best time for a Europe trip from the UAE, by month](https://offsyte.ae/blog/best-time-europe-trip-from-uae/): When to take a team or a reward trip to Europe from the UAE, month by month: weather, prices, Schengen queues, Ramadan, Eid and the school calendar.
- [Corporate retreat locations in Europe for a UAE team](https://offsyte.ae/blog/corporate-retreat-locations-europe/): Eight places in and around Europe that work for a UAE company retreat, with flying time from Dubai, the visa picture for a mixed group, best months and prices.
- [How much a Europe trip from Dubai costs per person](https://offsyte.ae/blog/europe-trip-cost-from-dubai/): What a Europe trip from Dubai costs per person in 2026: guided tours from AED 4,389, visas, insurance and flights, and company group trips from AED 5,000.
- [Schengen business visa from Dubai for a company trip](https://offsyte.ae/blog/schengen-visa-company-trip-uae/): How a UAE company gets a mixed-nationality group through Schengen visas: who needs one, which purpose to declare, the 90-day timeline and what it costs.

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