Meeting Plans and Pacific Sands: Sitting by the window, an expanse of sand dissolves into the Pacific blue waters. The oatmeal-colored beach seems to stretch for miles. Sunlight bounces off tiny sea pools like tiny mirrors scattered on the beach.
And that’s just the view from our meeting room! No, I’m not on some luxurious west coast vacation, but soaking up some charming ambiance at a convention in Parksville and Qualicum Beach—where hospitality and charm come as easily as a breathtaking view.
There’s no place like this beach (which they also call Oceanside) for seaside resorts, spas, championship golf, and unique team-building activities. The area’s meeting facilities and services are comparable to centers many times their size, yet few can match the natural beauty and serenity found here in this Central Vancouver Island location.
From corporate retreats and board meetings to large conventions such as the 2007 TOPS and the upcoming 2008 Rotary International, the beach area has long been a favorite convention and meeting destination.
Whether you have a group of 20 people on a much-deserved incentive trip or a large convention and you need space for a plenary session of 650 delegates, you’re going to be able to find what you’re looking for here. are. Oceanside – and they’re going to put the power of their community to work for you.
Getting There Is Part of the Fun
Easy access makes Parksville and Qualicum Beach an attractive destination for a team gathering or to attract delegates for your next event. Imagine that – from Ottawa to Edmonton Island in less than 45 minutes! There has been a time change – but with direct flights between Edmonton and nearby Comox, it has never been easier to get to Parksville Qualicum. You can enjoy a slice of West Coast paradise in the time it takes some people to get to work.
Facilities Services
On time and on budget – that’s all. They can offer 64 meeting rooms across 13 properties, all with a commitment to making the meeting or conference a success, and something you’ll remember.
And you will eat well. It is one of the most fertile and abundant growing regions in Canada (they have a nine-month growing season), and local chefs go the extra mile and create delectable dishes inspired by the abundance of fresh seafood, meat, vegetables, and Artisanal prepared cheeses Bread and wine around them.
Apress Meeting
Personal time is precious. Being stuck in traffic or taking long journeys in the back of a taxicab doesn’t help to relax after a day of meetings. Cabins, cottages, or luxurious resort suites are moments away from any meeting place
There are 33 resorts, hotels, and motels, approximately 30 bed and breakfasts, and 32 vacation rental homes to choose from in the area.
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Canadian Riviera
Until someone actually convinced the Canadian government to adopt the Turks and Caicos Islands into the Caribbean, the only domestic off-season meeting beach destination in the country is Vancouver Island. Parksville and Qualicum Beach have the mildest climate in the country and the lowest annual rainfall, along with 19 km of sandy beaches, called the Canadian Riviera.
It’s also a golfer’s paradise with year-round golfing, ocean and mountain views, and six golf courses ranging from 9-hole to PGA caliber.
Rewarding Work
What was magical about my conference experience and visiting this seaside sanctuary was the sense of energy that I felt afterward. As a meeting destination or a reward for a job well done, Parksville-Qualicum makes a lasting impression.
You are not distracted by the beauty around you, but by inhaling it momentarily – it revitalizes, refreshes, and renews you. Simply, it is the aperitif that makes a convention covering quarterly reports, performance measurements, and future quarter profit that much more clear, plausible and persuasive.
And really — isn’t that what we expect about these meetings?
