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Our flat fee is $12,000–⁠$14,000 for a standalone Strategy Day, $18,000–⁠$25,000 for a two-night regional Executive Strategy Retreat ($22,000–⁠$31,000 for three nights fly-in or Signature), $18,000–⁠$26,000 for a three-night Sales Milestone Trip and $22,000–⁠$30,000 for a three-night Team Alignment Retreat ($26,000–⁠$36,000 at four nights, the default for Lisbon, the Azores and Iceland). Sales Milestone and Team Alignment fees are set by headcount band, and their fly-in trips add $3,000–⁠$5,000 for a local partner on the ground. An extra Team Alignment night is $4,000–⁠$6,000; a fourth reward night on a Sales Milestone Trip to Riviera Maya, the Bahamas or Iceland is $2,500–⁠$3,500 ($4,000–⁠$6,000 with a second working session). Signature trips abroad or to an island add a $2,000–⁠$5,000 planning premium. Book a full retreat and two Strategy Days within 12 months as a Yearly Plan and the Strategy Days drop to $10,500 each, with 10% off the total. Optional add-ons are priced separately. Custom destinations are quoted individually; Thailand (5+ nights) and China (7 nights, or 6 for a single-city leadership trip) start at $30,000. Venues, food, activities and transport are separate and paid by you at cost, and our own travel and any site visits are billed to you at cost. The per-person and package ranges on this site are planning estimates, not quotes.

A first call and a written proposal are free. For retreats, we offer paid discovery for $1,500–⁠$2,500: a researched destination shortlist with all-in budgets and a draft agenda. It's credited in full against our fee when you sign. A Strategy Day can also run as a paid pilot that's credited toward a retreat with us, as set out in your proposal.

Included: discovery, pre-retreat interviews and survey, destination and venue sourcing, vendor negotiation and contract review, agenda design, on-site facilitation and coordination, the written playbook, and 30/60/90-day follow-up.

Not included: lodging, venues, food and drink, activities, ground transport, flights, insurance and optional extras like a photographer. You pay those directly to each vendor. Our own travel for on-site days and any site visits are billed to you at cost, never marked up. Two rounds of revisions to the plan are included; further changes are agreed in a short change order.

You do, directly. You contract with each venue, caterer, activity provider and transport company at the rates we negotiate, and you pay them on their terms. We never mark anything up, and we don't handle vendor money. If a vendor offers us a commission, we tell you in writing before you sign and credit 100% of it to you. Before you commit, we walk you through each vendor's deposit and cancellation terms.

There's no markup. The flat fee is how we're paid for planning, sourcing, facilitation and running things on site, so we don't need to earn anything on your spend. Venues and vendors bill you directly at the rates we negotiate, any commission they offer is disclosed in writing and credited 100% to you, and our own travel is billed at cost. Planners are often paid partly through hotel commissions or vendor markups that never show up as a line on your invoice; a flat fee keeps our advice independent of how much you spend.

50% of the flat fee at signing, and the balance 30 days before the retreat, by bank transfer (ACH or wire) at no extra charge. Cards are accepted with a 3% surcharge where the law allows it. If you book 30 days or less ahead, the full fee is due at signing. Our travel and any site visits are invoiced at cost. Vendor deposits follow each vendor's own schedule. Details are in our booking policy.

Cancel more than 30 days before the retreat and you owe only the signing payment. The balance is never charged. Cancel within 5 business days of signing (when the retreat is more than 60 days away) and we refund the signing payment in full. You can move your dates once for free with more than 30 days' notice. Vendor refunds follow your contracts with them. The full rules are in our booking & cancellation policy.

The fee is fixed for your group-size band (for Team Alignment, 20–⁠25 or 26–⁠30 people), so a few people more or less doesn't change it. Moving to a different band, or adding days or sessions, is agreed in a short written change order. Hotels may charge for unused rooms under your contract with them, so we negotiate for flexible terms.

We specialize in 8–⁠30 people: leadership teams, departments and whole remote-first startups. For bigger groups, tell us your numbers and we'll tell you honestly whether we're the right fit, and whether you'd need a second facilitator, quoted up front.

Three nights is the industry norm for a team that travels, and it’s our default for Team Alignment and Sales Milestone trips (cross-country groups can add a fourth). Leadership groups meeting regionally do well with two nights; fly-in leadership retreats get three. Transatlantic trips to Lisbon, the Azores or Iceland run four or five nights, so people recover from the flight and still get full working days. Reward trips can stretch to four nights in Riviera Maya, the Bahamas or Iceland. Thailand runs 5+ nights and China 7 (6 for a single-city leadership trip).

For small domestic groups, 3–⁠6 months is typical, with the venue signed 2–⁠4 months out. International trips and peak seasons are better at 4–⁠6+ months, and Signature islands and buyouts at 6–⁠9 months. A Strategy Day can come together in a few weeks, if a venue is free.

We start from where your people actually live. A short pre-survey maps everyone's nearest airport, and we compare total travel time, nonstop options and time zones across two or three destinations before you choose. Teams split between coasts often land on central picks like Colorado, Scottsdale or Las Vegas; teams clustered in one region can stay regional with the Hudson Valley or Napa & Sonoma. Flight times on this site are rounded estimates; we check live schedules for your dates.

No. We're not a travel agency, and your team books its own air, through your own travel tools if you have them. We recommend routes and arrival windows and build the airport-transfer plan, so everyone lands at the right time.

Yes. Riviera Maya (Tulum and Playa del Carmen) and Lisbon and the coast are core destinations. The Signature collection adds Québec City & Charlevoix, a Bahamas private island, the Azores, Iceland and Banff. Costa Rica, Puerto Rico (no passport needed for US citizens), Thailand and China are available on request. Each traveler is responsible for passports, visas and any health entry requirements. We flag them early and point to official sources. For China, US citizens need a visa: we walk each traveler through the application and timing, and plan connectivity (VPN, approved devices) around your IT policy before anyone flies. On fly-in trips we work with a local on-the-ground partner, covered by our fly-in fee; for custom destinations a local partner is contracted by you at cost. Allow extra lead time.

That’s the goal. Every retreat is planned so the whole team can join. We vet venues for step-free routes and accessible rooms and confirm the details with you before you sign. Dietary, allergy and religious meal needs are gathered in confidence and briefed to each kitchen. Every bar night or tasting has a good non-drinking alternative, and adventure activities are always opt-in, with a relaxed option running at the same time. Venues and activity providers set their own facilities, so we confirm what each can offer in writing rather than promise it ourselves.

Yes. We collect dietary needs, allergies and access needs in confidence and brief venues and caterers directly. We can shortlist venues with step-free access and accessible rooms, and every activity has a lower-intensity alternative. Kitchens are run by vendors, so we get allergen handling confirmed in writing rather than promising it ourselves. See our accessibility statement.

We strongly recommend event cancellation insurance for your company, which can protect vendor deposits if the retreat is cancelled for a covered reason. We also recommend that attendees have travel and medical coverage, especially abroad. We don't sell insurance, but we'll help you ask the right questions and check that vendors carry their own liability cover.

Yes. If most of your team lives in one region, a regional pick (the Hudson Valley and Catskills in the Northeast, or Napa and Sonoma on the West Coast) keeps travel short for most of the group. For distributed teams, we favor destinations with nonstops from where your people live and fewer connections. We can also prioritize local vendors and seasonal menus, and keep ground transport shared.

Raheem and Abdul Chaudhry, our founders and both Certified ScrumMasters, design and run every session using agile-style facilitation: priorities and OKRs, decisions with named owners and working agreements, then a closing retrospective on the final morning. Every session ends in a written output, not just a good conversation.

Yes. We're on site for the whole retreat, running the sessions and coordinating vendors in real time so your team doesn't have to. Our own travel is billed to you at cost, never marked up.

No. A typical day is a facilitated morning, an afternoon outdoors or free, and a long dinner together. Every activity is optional, and there's always a lower-key choice.

You get the decision log and owner list the same day, and the full playbook within 48–⁠72 hours. Then come check-ins at 30, 60 and 90 days: a session with your leads, a short pulse check, and a closing retro on what stuck. These are included in every package.

Yes, if it's useful. After the included 30/60/90-day follow-up, an optional retainer keeps us with your leaders: a quarterly check-in and half-day session, with light support in between, for $2,000–⁠$3,000 a month. You can also add Strategy Days (or book them up front in a Yearly Plan) or an extra leadership day.

You do, once the fee is paid. We keep everything from your sessions confidential, report interview and survey input without names, and never list you as a client without written permission. See our terms.

Send the short inquiry form. We'll reply within one business day with a recommended package, destination ideas and a budget range, and suggest a time for a call.