Highlands bar and travel staff go to 'Ibiza'
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Hospitality and travel staff from across Inverness and Nairn, were treated to a 'night in Ibiza' as a reward for all their hard work over the past 12 months.
Cru Holdings, which is the business behind the likes of: Scotch & Rye; The Whitehouse; The Classroom; and Murray Travel, decided to give its staff a night to remember by providing them with a 'unique way of saying thanks for all of [their] hard work over the year' in the form of the themed awards ceremony and dinner.
Held at the Macdonald Drumossie Hotel, around 150 staff and guests joined sponsors, and the executive team for a glitzy white-themed party, where 19 individual and team award categories were recognised following a three-course dinner and wine.
Designed to emulate an Ibiza beach club, the venue was dressed exclusively in white and silver, with beach balls, podium dancers, a Balearic DJ, violinist and even a beach volleyball court. Formal wear was discouraged in place of jeans and t-shirts or anything comfortable or 'totally outrageous'.
Cru Holdings, managing director, Scott Murray said: “It has been an incredibly tough couple of years for both hospitality and travel, and these annual events are a great way of saying thank you.
"We very much wanted to ensure that this year was 100 per cent focussed on the people within our business, and the usual corporate summaries and presentations were replaced by energetic performances, great food, and little surprises along the way.”
The night was hosted by North Highland Events, with entertainment including: dancers, a DJ, drag act and live music late into the evening where the guests were encourage to let their hair down, relax, and enjoy.
“It’s the most elaborate event we have thrown to date since the company started some 15 years ago, and was a success in every way", said Mr Murray.
"It’s not something that anyone will forget for some time, and we hope can go just a little way to re-assuring our teams how central they are to our success.”
Awards given out on the night included: business of the year; employee of the year for each business; manager of the year; team of the year; rising star; and biggest contribution to the company. 10 of the lucky award winners will join the executive team in Turkey this March for a five-star all inclusive retreat where they will experience some of the best hospitality that the Turkish Riviera has to offer.
