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If your business means you travel a lot, you?ve been in enough hotels to know that not all are created equally. Generally, you?ll book a hotel because it?s close to a business meeting, has good travel links and enough stars to convince you that the room it isn?t going to be a complete disaster. Some hotels know this, and some hotels don?t care about the comfort and functionality of their facilities because they have a prime location.

Residential conferencing is about mixing comfort with business. A booking will typically mean that you not only get room and board, breakfast lunch and dinner, but you?ll also have access to facilities that allow you to conduct your business. Having high speed internet access, video conferencing capabilities and even meeting and conference rooms mean that you can make the most of your stay from one location.

Half the battle of travelling to a business meeting is turning up prepared, relaxed and certain in yourself ? something that doesn?t exactly go hand in hand with a traditional business trip. After a short flight or a long train journey, a brief sleep and another half a day of travel around unfamiliar territory, you can?t be expected to be at your best. Turning up calm and collected can be difficult after all that, so why not make it a little easier on yourself and consider a residential conferencing booking.

Holding a meeting with multiple clients suddenly becomes a breeze, without the need to select a venue from one of their offices. This means no home advantages or disagreements over where it should be held, which could get in the way of the meeting before it?s even started.

You?ll be meeting on an equal footing with potential clients or business partners. Meeting at offices that are familiar to one side and not the other can lead to a sense of ?us and them? which can unfairly sway a meeting or give a sense of advantage to one side, especially if any instances of negotiation occur. Having access to meeting rooms that are comfortable and well equipped yet unfamiliar to all parties can be incredibly beneficial at keeping everyone involved on an equal footing.

Next time you?re booking in a great business prospect for a meeting, you might consider hosting the meeting at a hotel. If you want the best out of that client, then you need to provide them with the best when it comes to comfort, practicality and ease of travel, and residential conferencing can give you all that and so much more.

About the Author

The author of this article works for a company that specialises in Conference Facilities Oxford , Conference Rooms Oxford and Corporate Venues Oxford .

March 24, 2012 | |

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