Four Glorious Days in Los Angeles

Known as the entertainment capital of the world, Los Angeles is a progressive metropolis and with one of the most diverse attributes of any city. Home to film and recording studios, world-class museums and trend-setting restaurants, Los Angeles offers the best of the best for your next incentive trip. With spectacular beaches and coastline, picturesque mountains, numerous professional sports teams and stadiums and multicultural neighborhoods, the city is rich with amenities to please any group. Blessed with warm sunny weather all year round and a diversity of cultures, attractions, hotels, restaurants, and activities, LA has something for everyone, making it a sure bet as an incentive destination.

Let Destination LA plan your next incentive trip to the City of Angels.  You are guaranteed to look like a hero and your participants are certain to go home with lifelong fond memories.  Here’s a suggested itinerary for four perfect days in LA: 

Day 1

• Arrival at the Los Angeles International Airport

• Transportation to the hot and trendy hotel Dream in Hollywood [see our other blog regarding this hotel]

• Enjoy a private dinner at Spago. One of the hottest celebrity chef restaurants in LA, Spago Beverly Hills has become one of the most famous restaurants in the world. The chef who put California cuisine on the map, Wolfgang Puck, shook the culinary world with his designer pizzas and daring food combinations.

• Back at the hotel, get the party started at an evening welcome reception.

Day 2

• Breakfast at leisure.

• Start the day with a Yoga class or Surf Lesson on the spectacular beaches of Santa Monica.

• Shop designer brands on the famous Rodeo Drive, where you are bound to run into a paparazzi pursuing a celebrity

• Fly by the Hollywood sign on a helicopter tour of the city.

• [Alternatively, Horseback to Hollywood Sign: Take a guided horseback trail ride to the top of Mt. Hollywood, up close to the famous Hollywood Sign, past Griffith Observatory and overlooking the best panoramic views of Los Angeles!].

• Dine like the stars at the historic Greystone Mansion, the backdrop for so many well-known movies.

Day 3

• Breakfast at leisure

• See sets, props and costumes on a Warner Bros. studio tour. Stop for a Behind the Scenes VIP Tour at WB Studios and see how and where your favorite movie was made.

• Enjoy a group dinner at the award-winning restaurant Hinoki & The Bird. Taking worldly cues from Chef David Myers’ nomadic travels throughout southeast Asia, Hinoki & the Bird is a colorful kaleidoscope where bright flavors and a modern California sensibility harmoniously collide. It is a great hidden gem in Century City.

• Raise your glass to a great trip during the closing ceremony and afterparty. Have a champagne toast at sunset at the Griffith Observatory with views of the Hollywood sign and the skyline of the City of Angeles.

Day 4

• Breakfast at leisure

• Time for a walk downtown. Art Walk LA celebrates art with a self-guided, public art phenomenon known as The Downtown Art Walk that brings together art lovers and community friends to the ever-evolving downtown Los Angeles.

• Let’s have lunch before we head to the airport. Considered one of the top 10 best new restaurants by Los Angeles Magazine, Bestia packs the hippest crowds. Chef Ori maintains an aggressive house-cured meat program with over 60 different forms of charcuterie.

• All the good things come to an end: time to head back to the airport.

• Flight home

Let the professionals at Destination LA put together a custom-tailored incentive program for your group that is guaranteed to be a winner. 

California Glamping

Camping is not something a lot of people think of when they think of a retreat. As much as some people enjoy nature, they don’t want to deal with some of the sacrifices that have to make when experiencing nature. Glamping is the answer to enjoying nature without leaving modern amenities behind. It’s the projected travel trend of 2018.  So leave the clunky camping gear behind and get set for glamping out down in Southern California.

Since the 1930s, Airstreams have been on the road and campsites all throughout the world. With seventy percent of all Airstreams built still on the road today, you can find several airstreams at Autocamp in Santa Barbara and Russian River. These remodeled airstreams contain midcentury furniture coupled with WiFi.

California and Texas---Shelter Co.

The unique thing about Shelter Co is that they can set up a tent, or even help set up an event anywhere in California. Just let them know where you are camping or hosting your event, and they will set up and take down the tent. They can even help you scout a place to host your event. Shelter Co even rents out furniture if you just want the rustic look.

San Diego---Roar and Snore

At the San Diego Zoo, you can spend the night on the wild side. Spend the night with the animals as you learn all about them and participate in traditional camping activities, like making s’mores. Then watch these animals from your tent. They even serve breakfast the morning after.  Get a premium tent to have your queen size bed as well as electrical outlets.

So if you fancy going glamping instead of a stuffy hotel conference room for your next intimate event, let Destination LA take care of all the detail and get you there in style.