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BUSINESS TRAVEL
When you consciously use live encounters to strengthen teams, deepen relationships, or accelerate collaboration.
BUSINESS TRIPS THAT STRENGTHEN RELATIONSHIPS AND INSPIRE
What happens when you don't just bring people together, but actually let them experience something?
Many business trips are organized primarily for practical reasons. Flights arranged, hotel booked, program filled. But as soon as the trip is over, the real impact often remains limited. People were there, but little changed. Yet that is precisely where the greatest value lies.
What if a business trip isn't just about moving from A to B, but about connecting, inspiring, and creating movement? For teams, clients, partners, or entire networks?
That is where a strategically organized business trip makes the difference.
WHEN DO YOU CHOOSE A BUSINESS TRIP?
You might want to connect your team more strongly. Deepen international relationships. Explore new markets. Or take people out of their daily context to make room for new ideas.
But that requires more than just a destination. A business trip only becomes valuable when content, encounters, and experience come together around a clear goal.
Because whether you meet with colleagues in the Netherlands or travel internationally with clients, entrepreneurs, or partners: the environment influences how people think, collaborate, and connect. That is the difference between an organized trip and a business experience that sets something in motion.
POSSIBLE FORMS AND VARIATIONS
Incentive travel
Reward programs and incentive experiences designed to bring people together and create lasting memories.
CONFERENCE TRIPS
Combine content and networking by visiting a conference or event together.
TRADE MISSIONS
Explore new markets and establish valuable contacts in an international context.
workations
Combine work and stay in a different environment, with room for focus and collaboration
ENTREPRENEUR TRIPS
Connect clients and partners and explore new opportunities together during an inspiration or networking trip.
TEAM & STAFF TRIPS
Strengthen mutual bonds and engagement within teams and organizations, such as team trips and department outings.
Knowledge & inspiration trips
Gain new insights through companies, experts, and hands-on experiences.
ANNIVERSARY TRIPS
Celebrate a milestone and reflect on where you came from and where you are going.
Custom event or custom trip
When you don't yet know which format fits the goal of highlighting your company or giving your people the attention they deserve.
HOW WE CREATE MEANINGFUL ENCOUNTERS
MORE THAN organizing
We think along about content, structure, and dynamics, and create environments (at home and abroad) in which relationships and networks truly come to life.
Focus on content and interaction
We don't leave interaction to chance. We design programs where content and experience reinforce each other, ensuring participants are actively involved and insights stick.
STRONG NETWORK
With over 40 years of experience and a highly committed network, we know how to quickly connect the right people, places, and partners.
CREATIVE AND ENTREPRENEURIAL DNA
With our 'Dutch DNA' (innovative, creative, entrepreneurial), we translate ideas into encounters that work. No standard formats, but tailor-made solutions with content, coherence, and meaning.
VIEW OUR SUCCESSFUL COLLABORATIONS
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WHAT IT DELIVERS
The power of a strong business trip is most noticeable in what changes afterward.
Stronger connection between teams, clients, and partners
Increased engagement and loyalty within organizations
New insights and inspiration outside the daily context
More energy, motivation, and shared focus
Concrete business opportunities and valuable relationships
WHAT OUR CUSTOMERS SAY
From the very first meeting through to the final wrap-up of the trip, communication with BARENTSZEN was clear and professional. We received not only great tips about the destination (hotel/restaurants/experiences) but also excellent advice on the structure and logic of the program. During the trip, the local guides hired by BARENTSZEN and our tour leader Jiska’s sharp eye for detail made all the difference. She managed to guide our group of 26 people smoothly and graciously, allowing us to focus entirely on the experience. The result: an inspiring, unique, and connecting study trip where everything was safely and superbly organized.
The best moment? When you notice the energy flowing, without having to push.
From the very first introductory meeting, they truly listened to our wishes for the ideal office weekend. Djuna and Frederiek took care of every detail, ensuring the program perfectly aligned with our company and team. Our thanks to Djuna, Frederiek, and the entire team for the fantastic organization and this unforgettable weekend. We hope to work together again in the future!
Our company trip to Berlin was a success, thanks in part to the professional guidance of BARENTSZEN. They have excellent local connections and responsive, friendly, and knowledgeable staff.
For the anniversary trip to Reims, we worked closely with BARENTSZEN to create a memorable journey that would bring all colleagues closer together. Thanks to their creative and seamless organization, it became exactly the kind of trip people will be talking about for years to come.
Such an eye for detail, such a high level of flexibility and customer focus, and such a tight internal organization are things we rarely experience from suppliers. We would therefore like to wholeheartedly recommend Barentszen to any organization that wants to make their group trip a resounding success.
WE ORGANIZE BUSINESS TRIPS THAT GO BEYOND LOGISTICS
We understand that a good location only gains value when the experience is right. And that the right encounter sometimes has more impact than a full agenda. That is why we design business trips where content, connection, and experience converge. In the Netherlands and far beyond.
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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ABOUT CORPORATE TRAVEL
What do you define as a business trip?
A business trip is any journey where business goals are central. This can involve team development, client relationships, network activation, strategy, inspiration, or international growth. From a multi-day meeting in the Netherlands to an international incentive or trade mission: every trip is designed around the desired result.
Do you organize business trips in the Netherlands as well as internationally?
Yes. We organize business trips both within the Netherlands and worldwide. Sometimes a nearby location better suits the purpose of the trip. In other cases, an international environment helps to take people out of their daily context and open up new perspectives.
What certainties or guarantees do you offer?
We are members of ANVR, SGR, and the Calamiteitenfonds. This means that matters such as financial security and support in unexpected situations are well-covered. Read more about our guarantees here.
For which organizations do you organize business trips?
We work for companies, entrepreneurial networks, industry associations, executive teams, and international organizations, among others. From smaller strategic groups to larger business delegations. Every trip is tailored to the target audience, group dynamics, and organizational goals.
Do you only arrange the travel or the content as well?
We think beyond logistics alone. Of course, we take care of transport, accommodation, and organization, but it is the substantive structure that makes the difference. We help design the program, the interactions, encounters, and the total experience.
What types of business trips do you organize?
These range from incentive trips, workations, and entrepreneurial trips to trade missions, international meetings, and knowledge & inspiration trips. Sometimes we develop entirely new custom concepts that combine various elements.
WHAT CAN WE DO FOR YOU?
Do you want to discover how you can strengthen your client relationships or team? Together, we would love to explore the possibilities for your organization and discuss your wishes, goals, and challenges.
our customers give us
4.6 / 5 average