Scan Magazine | Conference of the Month | Denmark
Conference of the Month, Denmark
A venue for every occasion Located 20 minutes from Billund Airport, in the beautiful valley of Ådal by Vejle in Denmark, Vingsted Hotel and Conference Centre provides its guests with much more than just the basics, no matter the reason for their visit. “We like to think we’re Denmark’s most active hotel and conference centre,” says head of sales and marketing, Brian Runge. “We have 18 hectares of land and 23,000 square metres of inside space, and we know what to do with it.” By Louise Older Steffensen | Photos: Vingsted Hotel and Conference Centre
In the 1930s, Vingsted became the home of the gymnastics, rifle and athletics association, and the centre’s close ties to sports and entertainment have continued through the decades. Today, Vingsted’s guests can access both indoor and outdoor shooting ranges, indoor courts and equipment for most popular sports and games, as well as fishing locations and hiking trails. Bikes are available and even activities such as zip-wire usage, river-crossing commando crawls and single-combat training with professional instructors can be arranged. “We’re very proud of the Ådal area,” says Runge. “We know that meetings and conferences aren’t always what you want to be doing on a sunny day, so we draw in the beautiful natural surroundings through big windows, our decorations and a bit of 78 | Issue 113 | June 2018
playfulness – it boosts concentration and enthusiasm to have easy access to a bit of fun and games in the breaks or evenings.” Vingsted’s catering also keeps spirits high: the busy workers in the excellent restaurant produce their own honey and make almost everything else from scratch, working with local farmers and producers to source everything from venison to organic ice cream to get the optimal flavours for each season. Hosting more than 100,000 visitors every year, Vingsted has more than 500 beds available, accommodating families as well as business guests. The four-star conference centre is one of the Danish state’s public procurement partners – a list of top conference centres across Denmark that state institutions use, which provide
high-quality equipment, a good working environment and personable, flexible arrangements at reasonable prices. “We have about 40 years of experience with events of every shape and size, from private celebrations to international conferences,” says Runge. “We have more than 30 smaller event rooms to play around with. Our two large halls can easily hold 1,500 people, and we’re adding a third that can take 1,000 more.” It looks like Vingsted Hotel and Conference Centre needs the extra space – more than 50 per cent of their visitors book again.
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