After months of teleworking and virtual meetings, the need for human contact is increasingly felt. Want to organize a meeting to reconnect with your employees? Centre-du-Québec stands out as a leading business destination. Here’s why.
Despite the benefits of telecommuting and virtual meetings, nothing can replace the energy, brainstorming and creativity that come from in-person meetings. With spring on the way, the time has come to get closer to your teams by organizing a shoulder-to-shoulder, a team-building meeting or a workshop in a setting as stimulating than rejuvenating.
Easy access and a diversified offer Destination of choice, the Centre-du-Québec, ideally located between Quebec and Montreal, is easily accessible by highways 20 and 55. In addition, easy traffic throughout the territory and free parking, even for events of large scale, constitute appreciable advantages.
Whether organizing a conference for hundreds of participants or training for a small team, the Centre-du-Québec is able to meet all your needs. The region offers more than 120 meeting rooms scattered in country-style resort sites and in urban establishments in Victoriaville and Drummondville – where the Centrexpo can accommodate more than 7,000 people.
High-end services at competitive prices Over the years, the Centre-du-Québec region has developed unparalleled expertise in business tourism, focusing above all on a warm and professional welcome. On the services side, experienced managers guide the organizers to help them design personalized events that meet their expectations, and which can even subscribe to eco-responsible criteria. Resources are also available for organizing team-building activities, reserving chartered bus transportation, conducting guided tours and planning outings in the great outdoors, to take advantage of the region’s attractions. Successful business meetings, let’s not forget, alternate intensive work sessions with relaxation or discovery activities, to the delight of the participants.
Large spaces between river and mountainFrom the foothills of the Appalachians to the plains of the St. Lawrence, Centre-du-Québec covers no less than 6,910 km2. Cranberry capital, maple country, the region offers a wide variety of landscapes and flavors. It is a destination of choice for gourmet walks, visits to vineyards, microbreweries and orchards, and meetings with cheese, cranberry and, of course, maple producers. Because, in the spring, the sugar shacks are in full swing in the Centre-du-Québec!
As for outdoor activities, the choice is vast. During the winter months, sports enthusiasts can ride fatbikes in the snow or try ski-hok (a hybrid between ski touring and snowshoeing). When the fine weather arrives, quality courses await golfers, and cycling enthusiasts can take the road circuits and numerous cycle paths. Regardless of the season, the Centre-du-Québec regional parks offer a superb playground for hiking enthusiasts, who are invited, in particular, to explore the hiking trails of the Drummond Forest Regional Park or to discover the routes of the Parc Grandes-Coulées regional office, in the Old Forest sector, in Plessisville.
The advantage of a business meeting in the Centre-du-Québec region is without a doubt this quick access to an exceptional natural setting, whether the stay takes place in a resort or in a hotel. urban, a few steps from restaurants and shops.
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The Manoir du lac William, to combine work and relaxation
The Centrexpo Cogeco Drummondville, at the heart of the action
Tourisme Centre-du-Québec is a regional tourism association that contributes to the development and promotion of the tourism industry on its territory while promoting the success of member businesses.
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