Sundial Options and Solutions (SOS) have been assisting our clients for over a year now, to plan for the effect the London 2012 Olympic Games will have on Conferences, Meetings and Events in the UK. We are helping our clients who are directly involved in the games as well as those who need to continue with their events during this exciting year for the UK.
In the upcoming year the need for Olympic meeting destinations will become more and more immediate when it comes to locating the right venue to carry out pre-Olympic planning and training. For planning Olympic Conferences and Events, SOS is providing some great ‘pre-games' conference themed ideas, with many organisations wanting to bring the Spirit of the Olympics into their meetings programme. Venues, sporting speakers and themed activities are just some of the ways we help bring these events to life!
For organisations sponsoring the games, London 2012 team training will be vital in aiding staff involved in the games to perform efficiently. SOS can source high quality focused venues for training in areas of customer service, health and safety and teambuilding.
Our clients will rely on the SOS team to help them staff days during this exciting time, where they can create "Mini-Olympics" family fun days and themed teambuilding days around the country.
During the Olympics, London and the surrounding area will be affected like never seen before in corporate history. Availability for 2012 venues in London is already incredibly tight, almost all hotel space is committed from mid July to the end of August and as a result we expect more events to take place in the regions outside of our capital city.
SOS has been involved in sourcing Olympic hotel accommodation outside of the LOCOG (London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games) allocation, who have around two thirds of all available hotel rooms. SOS are experts in venue finding, and indeed in Olympic venue finding for our clients who need to accommodate customers and staff attending or getting involved in the Games, whether that is for London 2012, prior to this or even outside of the capital.
SOS have sourced a selection of suitable venues outside of London, ideal for needs such as those clients who require helicopter landing space. Such venues can be negotiated by SOS and would be ideal for companies looking to host corporate hospitality for London 2012.
July and August is a busy time for Graduate Programmes. SOS can help find suitable venues for Graduate Programmes, to ensure that the Olympics coming to the UK does not have a detrimental effect on our clients' need to continue developing and communicating through training and events.
Although it may be difficult for many corporate meeting planners to think beyond the 2012 London Olympics itself, there is a fantastic legacy that will be left for the meetings industry. Improved hotel space, better infrastructure for travel and an increased desire to run global events in London will all move in after the athletes move out! At SOS, we are ready to help you capitalise on this.
Olympians will capture the hearts and minds of us all after the event, and their motivational experiences will offer great corporate after-dinner speaking material for years to come. The team of SOS work with specialist speaker bureaus in providing after dinner speakers of the highest calibre and can help stage some great banquets.
The team at SOS is ready to help you with any Olympics challenge you may have. Call us today on 01604 731731 or email us at so that we can help get you into a winning position!