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Team Celebrates Madrid Pride 2024

July 31, 2024

CORPORATE EVENTS, DMC, Team Building, Tours And Excursions

The month of July sees Madrid convert into the LGBTQ capital of Europe and thousands descend to celebrate diversity and have the biggest party enjoying the best that Madrid can offer. We were delighted to team up with global leaders for our Malasana & Chueca Footprints activity exploring the rich history and cultural changes of a once marginalised and poor district to global cultural phenomenon followed by some traditional Spanish tapas and refreshments to bond and enjoy the festivities!

Madrid World Sports Laureus Awards

May 18, 2024

CORPORATE EVENTS, DMC

We were delighted to have been chosen as a Tier 1 partner for the 25th Laureus World Sports Awards In Madrid this month. The award event which was first held in 2000 is an ” annual event that honours the greatest and most inspirational sporting triumphs of the year and showcases the work of Laureus Sport for Good.” Our team was on full duty for the preparation and delivery of this key global event in the Spanish capital delivering world…

Teambuilding Events Company of the Year 2023/24

April 2, 2024

CORPORATE EVENTS, Offsite Corporate Team, Team Building

We are truly delighted to have been given another award – this time from the Corporate Live Wire Global Awards as Teambuilding Events Company of the Year 2023/24 Now in our 25th year of delivering team events and corporate offsite meetings in Madrid and region we are constantly looking to improve performance and client experience. We offer over 60 teambuilding activities suiting all requirements and work with you to deliver a memorable and enjoyable team event within your budget. Contact us for…

New Year Treasure Hunt Marks Our 25th Anniversary

January 8, 2024

Amid Madrid´s cold New Year start saw an entrepid international group of IT professionals take to the historic quarter on a brisk January morning for our signature Old Town Treasure Hunt team activity. In fact it was historic for us too – marking 25 years since our first team treasure hunt in 1999! Then it was named as the Madrid Bear Hunt – in recognition of Madrid´s emblem of the bear and strawberry tree….and from where many years ago we started…

Top 3 Teambuilding Activities In Madrid

November 19, 2023

CORPORATE EVENTS, General, Offsite Corporate Team, Team Building

As we look forward to 2024 we will be celebrating 25 years of teambuilding excellence in Madrid. From our first group in 1999 we have worked with thousands of professionals from all over the world who have chosen Madrid as the place to hold their corporate event or team meeting. Of course in that time the whole concept of team working has changed fundmentally with women, different cultures and a shift in collaborative co-working at its core. We have over…

IBTM World – Barcelona Here We Come!

November 9, 2023

CORPORATE EVENTS, Uncategorized

The Madrid Adventures team will be in Barcelona for the IBTM World 23. IBTM World is the leading global event for the meetings, incentives, conferences and events industry, taking place annually in Barcelona. “IBTM stands for Incentives, Business Travel & Meetings. We inspire event producers and associations to deliver exceptional experiences by bringing together the whole international MICE industry to meet, network, connect and do business at IBTM World” We look forward to meeting trusted professionals, clients and providers – old and new…

Time To Plan Your Christmas Team Party

October 22, 2023

General, Team Building

As days get shorter and we settle in to the long winter nights its time to think ahead for the end of year team party. Part reward and part celebration its an important milestone in any team calendar a chance to unwind with colleagues and enjoy the company of those that we have spent so much of our time with before we head home to enjoy our family time. Like all years Madrid has a particular challenge being the 6th…

From Madrid To Peninsular Adventures- 25 Years Of DMC Excellence

October 4, 2023

CORPORATE EVENTS, Offsite Corporate Team

25 years after launching Madrid´s leading Destination Management Company, Madrid Adventures has now formalised its cross Iberian peninsula website www.peninsularadventures.com The new website builds on 25 years of delivering DMC and local groundhandling services for corporate events, international trade shows, incentive travel and company offsite meetings and teambuilding activities. Since our first group outing in Madrid 1999 we have delivered many hundreds of world class events for our international clients throughout Spain and Portugal. 1999 – first DMC Madrid 2002…

Madrid Adventures Wins “Best Teambuilding” Award

May 28, 2023

CORPORATE EVENTS, General, Offsite Corporate Team, Team Building

The Madrid Adventure team are thrilled to have won the 2023 EU Business News European Travel Awards for ” Best Teambuilding & Corporate Events Organiser” in the Madrid region. Winning awards is nice – a reflection we hope of hard work and commitment to our clients for the best possible outcome, but the work continues – we love what we do and we hope you do too. The citation reads: Best Teambuilding & Corporate Events Organiser 2023 – Madrid …in the European…

Madrid Adventures Nominated For Top Travel Award

April 15, 2023

CORPORATE EVENTS, General, Team Building

Madrid Adventures is delighted to have been nominated for the 2023 European Travel Awards Nominations are now closed and we await the results with anticipation! The EU Business News’ prestigious European Travel Awards brings together top travel, DMC and event professionals to vote on the best in their industry peers. The European Travel Awards 2023 is a highly inclusive awards programme; nominations are open to any candidates who operate within the Travel, Leisure, Tourism or Hospitality sectors in Europe. The “unbiased…

Easter Egg Hunt Comes To Madrid

April 2, 2023

experiences, General, Team Building, Uncategorized

A Spanish Easter doesnt usually feature this age-old English custom but we were determined to bring out the spring bunny for a school trip to Madrid this week to have their won bespoke Easter Egg Hunt. The mission, simple enough, find the 120 different coloured eggs in as short as time as possible in Madrids Casa de Campo! Except that it proved quite a challenge with competing teams and of course they had to deal with the Easter Bunny –…

Come Meet Us At FITUR

January 14, 2023

CORPORATE EVENTS

Come Meet Our Madrid Events Team At FITUR 23. We will be covering 18th – 21st January at the leading Spanish travel trade fair, based in the E Suites. To schedule a meeting with us email info@madridadventures.com – including for guest passes and access to Business Travel Congress in Salas N 101 – N 102 on January 19, 2023 9:30 AM to 1:30 PM · 4 hr. We look forward to meeting you to discuss your requirements.

Join Our Madrid Team For Exciting Teambuilding Events 2023

December 21, 2022

General, Uncategorized

If you are looking for a great experience, meeting interesting international people and would like to start a career in the events business we would love to talk! We have a busy schedule of international companies coming to Madrid and central Spain for a wide variety of offsite and team meetings. You should have good people skills, a communicator and “don de gente” with a passion for Spain, history, culture and food. Get in touch for an initial interview if…

Team Madrid Annual Offsite & Gala Evening

November 22, 2022

CORPORATE EVENTS, Offsite Corporate Team, Team Building

We were delighted to organise the first post Covid annual offsite for one of the world´s most significant energy companies who chose Madrid for its unique location as a global hub as well as outstanding facilities for attendees. The brief was to deliver in-budget and outstanding results for 200 guests to include Offsite meeting space with all AV equipment inc special lighting & technical support and management. Event branding elements including artwork, printing and giveaways inc flyers, notebooks, gift bags…

Madrid Team Thwarts Vlad´s Fiendish Zombie Attack

October 9, 2022

CORPORATE EVENTS, General, Team Building

Sometimes fiction mirrors real life….and so it came to pass in Madrid as an international logistics teambuilding activity found itself amidst a struggle to overcome the dark in the run up to Halloween! The scenario was as follows: Madrid’s Almudena Cemetery is the largest in western Europe with more than 5 million souls. It has been chosen by Vlad the Evil Emperor of Siberia to launch an unprecedented attack to destroy western civilisation. According to western intelligence the evil emperor…

Retiro Duck Hunt Team Activity

September 25, 2022

experiences, Team Building

Looking for a novel way of enjoying Madrid’s beautiful Retiro Park. Dubai based Glander International Bunkering took the plunge. 100 participants in 16 teams enjoyed an energetic and at times frantic race against the clock to find Mummy and Daddy’s baby ducks that had gone wondering around the 125 hectare park. The 400 year old former royal garden, whose 15,000 trees, boating lake, as well as countless hidden historic gems proved a worthy challenge to finalise the Team 22 Meeting in Madrid.…

Google Performance Team Madrid 22

July 2, 2022

CORPORATE EVENTS, General, Team Building

We are dELighted to have helped deliver a great day out for the Google Performance offsite team event in Madrid WITH FUN Gymkana in Retiro Park! 40 international professionals – all with accomplished goals to achieve and worked hard in their teams to discover the secrets of the Retiro followed by a very untraditional boat race as an ideal antidote for the Madrid afternoon heat! CLICK HERE FOR TEAMBUILDING AND OFFSITE MEETING ACTIVITIES IN MADRID

FITUR 22 Heralds DMC Sector´s Growth And Optimism

January 23, 2022

CORPORATE EVENTS, General, Uncategorized

A spring in the step as we joined thousands of other DMC and MICE colleagues and partners at FITUR MADRID 22. Spain´s premier trade fair for the travel industry was noticeably upbeat as the sector continues to recover from the pandemic induced freeze of 2020 & 2021. Celebrating too our 21st year as Madrid´s leading English-Speaking DMC we were really delighted to meet again established partners as well as meet new ones for new activities and new destinations in the…

Squid Game Becomes Most Popular Team “Building” Activity

November 12, 2021

CORPORATE EVENTS, Team Building, Uncategorized

South Korean Netflix sensation, The Squid Game has, unsurprisingly found its way as a popular teambuilding activity in Madrid / in fact it has shot to the top of most popular team events offered by Madrid’s leading award winning teambuilding company. The teambuilding activity which can be played indoors or out involves a series of children’s games and activities with an added twist to make all the participants compete at utmost to avoid the pitfalls of elimination! The latest addition to…

Madrid Wins First UNESCO World Heritage Site Award

July 26, 2021

Tours And Excursions, Uncategorized

Delighted that the UNESCO World Heritage Committee agrees with us that the historic Retiro Park and Paseo del Prado, an area of outstanding cultural and historical importance has been added to the list of world heritage sites. We have long considered the area one of the capital´s finest and they feature highly for our team activities. This is the capital´s first award and the third in the Madrid region, being the city landscape of Aranjuez and the palace monastery of…

Madrid Adventures Wins “Best Teambuilding” Award 2021

June 20, 2021

CORPORATE EVENTS, Team Building

Madrid Adventures is celebrating for 2021 as we are delighted to have been awarded ” Best Teambuilding” by leading UK business publication Acquisition International. who said: ” As you are aware, it has been a long journey from initially being nominated, undergoing the research and judging stages and finally being recognized for an award. We are now at the stage where your award can be shared with the world. I am happy to announce that we have gone live on the Acquisition…

Madrid Teambuilding Briefing

Madrid Outdoor Team-Escape Planning Starts

May 25, 2021

CORPORATE EVENTS, Team Building

With the sun shining and all social distancing our Spring season starts with a team building briefing before commencing our Outdoot Escape Room Event. In fact we have been doing the Escape Room game for years as the The Amazing Race but now with added imputus as we plan our escape from the hordes of zombies that the virus has produced. If one of the teams can make it through the challenges, hurdles and deadly obstacles then all of Madrid – maybe…

FITUR Leads Madrid Reopening For Events & Teambuilding

May 18, 2021

CORPORATE EVENTS, General, Team Building, Tours And Excursions

The Madrid Adventures Team is all set for Spain´s flagship travel fair FITUR taking place this week. We have a full programme of meetings and presentations with clients and providers alike and very much looking forward to meeting valued colleagues, partners and clients to plan new events and ideas for a corporate destination inspirational return to live and face to face meetings and events. In the last year we have held over 30 Zoom events for teams across the globe – but nothing compares…

Aranjuez Spring Sailing And Kayaking On The Tagus River

March 20, 2021

CORPORATE EVENTS, Tours And Excursions

One of the few places left for sailing in the Madrid region is the River Tagus which flows through the Royal town of Aranjuez. We enjoyed the first of the Spring weather for a unique day out for a small team visit to the city, its impressive palace and beautiful royal gardens that stretch back hundreds of years. Our home from home in the town was a large purposed built barge – with curious Martian design look giving an other-wordly…

Madrid Wins Top Destination Award

November 29, 2020

We are delighted that Madrid has been chosen by our Industry partners at the World Travel Awards across the globe to be announced as the winner of the World´s leading Meetings & Conference Destination for 2020 for the second year in a row! BRAVO MADRID! We look forward to welcoming you to Madrid !

Madrid Adventures Teams Up For Zoom Treasure Hunt

November 21, 2020

CORPORATE EVENTS, Team Building

We are delighted to have been chosen by Madrid´s own English language newspaper and information portal Madrid Metropolitan.to deliver an international Madrid City Treasure Hunt with over 120 participants zooming in from 15 countries across the globe for the China based China Life Insurance Co sales and outlook meeting for 2021. Our very own Natalie and Rebecca entertained from the covid free bar to sing their favourite Spanish songs of 2020! Winners Going Through To The Next Heat Of Spain…

Madrid Open – We Are Ready When You Are

July 2, 2020

With social distancing and hygene protocols in place Madrid Adventures is open and ready whenever you are. Working With The Leading Venues In Madrid We Are Preparing Our First Post Covid Welcome To The New Madrid On Wednesday 8th July At The Iconic Circulo Bellas Artes – Including A Celebrattion of 10 Years Working Together!

Madrid Teambuilding Post Covid

June 1, 2020

As you’ll have seen over the past few months, Europe and the rest of the world have worked together to keep one another safe. Thanks to the incredible efforts of millions, the continent is beginning to reopen. Madrid is now open for business. At Madrid Adventures we are committed to making your event safe as well as rewarding. That’s why today, in light of COVID-19, we’re launching our ‘Madrid with Confidence Pledge’. A promise to you, our customers, that we’ll…

Madrid Takes First Step To Re-Opening

May 26, 2020

CORPORATE EVENTS, General, Team Building

Today Madrid moved to its first phase to return to normaiity – parks were opened and terrazas serving in the late Spring sunshine. However its a bitter-sweet moment and many have been sadly and personally impacted by COVID-19. So let us continue to be present alongside our families, friends, neighbours and partners, and let us continue to put our health and the health of our planet first. Let’s continue to work in solidarity to protect our clients and our staff in…

Urban Street Art Challenge Through Madrid´s Coolest Historical Neighbourhood.

May 23, 2020

CORPORATE EVENTS, General, Post Formats, Team Building

Urban Street Art Challenge Through Madrid´s coolest neighbourhood. We are delighted to have used this lockdown period to plan our newest adventure – as we re-discovered old streets and created a new game that we are testing now that we are allowed out – stay tuned for Madrid´s coolest teambuilding outdoor challenge.

Hidden Madrid Treasure Hunt

May 19, 2020

CORPORATE EVENTS, General, Post Formats, Team Building

Madrid Adventures will be launching its updated 2020 Hidden Madrid Team Treasure Hunt – to include new routes and new themes for the autumn – details to follow very soon!

Madrid Corona Update

May 17, 2020

CORPORATE EVENTS, General, Post Formats, Team Building

With the Current State Of Emergency Lockdown Measures In Spain – we are not taking any bookings until we have clarity for the medical situation and return to normality – in the meantime we remain open to discuss your event or activity in Madrid.

Madrid Treasure Hunt Co-Sponsored With COSTCO Spain

May 19, 2019

CORPORATE EVENTS, General, Post Formats, Team Building, Uncategorized

We are delighted to be co-sponosring with COSTCO SPAIN – NOW WITH TWO MEGA STALLS IN MADRID for this edition´s Madrid Metropolitan Treasure Hunt: THIS MONTH´S CLUE: Madrid Treasure Hunt Win this Magnificent Hamper by completing the following challenge: “ Find the statue on C/San Agustin and send your selfie with the answers to the following questions to editor@madridmetropolitan.com What Spanish institution can´t he see? What does he have around his neck and why?