Learning expeditions in Europe for Gulf delegations

Since 2015, in:Expeditions has designed and led learning expeditions and impact-driven team retreats in Europe. For a leadership programme, a government body, a commission or a company from the Gulf, we build a study tour linked to the national strategy behind it: urban redevelopment, energy, heritage tourism, circular economy. The programme combines institutions, companies and cultural sites, and ends with a workshop where the group presents what it takes away for its own project.

Leaving from the Gulf

From the Gulf, Paris is six to seven hours away by direct flight; in Europe, the group travels by train.

Dubai : Direct flights to Paris-Charles de Gaulle with Emirates and Air France, about 7 hours.

Abu Dhabi : Direct flights to Paris with Etihad, about 7 hours.

Doha : Direct flights to Paris with Qatar Airways, about 7 hours.

Riyadh and Jeddah : Direct flights to Paris with Saudia, about 6 hours.

Destinations within reach from the Gulf

Paris, London, Amsterdam: from the wasteland to the port10 days by Eurostar: third places and rooftop farms in Paris, sustainable finance in London, a floating farm and Europe’s largest port in the Netherlands, indicative budget from €5,500 excl. VAT per person. · Arrive and leave from Paris, Eurostar between the three cities.
Copenhagen, Stockholm, Oslo: skiing on waste, heating with sewage9 days by train: a waste plant under a ski slope, districts heated with wastewater, a municipal climate budget, indicative budget from €6,900 excl. VAT per person. · Arrive in Copenhagen by direct flight or via Paris, then the train to Oslo.
Marseille, Barcelona: the cloister and the superblock7 days with a direct train: a cloister, a fort and a prison in Marseille, superblocks and a farm-laboratory in Barcelona, indicative budget from €3,400 excl. VAT per person. · Arrive in Marseille via Paris (TGV in 3 h), leave from Barcelona.
Geneva, Zurich, Milan: from the watch to the workshop8 days by train through the Gotthard: watchmakers’ metal recast in the Jura, Freitag and reuse in Zurich, the workshops of Brioni and La Scala, indicative budget from €6,500 excl. VAT per person. · Arrive in Geneva, leave from Milan.
Geneva: radical neutralitiesLeading in the 21st century, over 1 to 4 days: HEAD, which trains tomorrow’s designers, Panatere, which recycles metal offcuts from the Jura watch industry, and Métabief, the ski resort preparing for life after skiing. · Direct train from Zurich to Geneva, 2 h 51 at best; from Lausanne, under 45 minutes.

Planning a learning expedition from the Gulf

On the last day, a workshop turns the meetings into recommendations for the group’s project, presented to its leaders or to a partner.

For a cohort of 30 to 40 people, the group splits in two for visits and comes together for the key moments.

UAE nationals enter the Schengen area without a visa for under 90 days; nationals of Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain and Oman apply for a Schengen visa. We provide invitation letters.

Halal meals and prayer times are built into the programme on request, as is the Ramadan calendar.

in:Expeditions invoices the design and facilitation of the trip. Accommodation, meals and transport are booked in your name or through a registered travel operator, on a separate quote. Indicative budget per person, excluding VAT and international flights, shown on each page. A cohort of 30 to 40 people splits in two. Quotes in euros, or in dirhams and riyals on request.

Dubai and Abu Dhabi are 2 hours ahead of Paris in summer and 3 hours in winter; Riyadh, Doha and Kuwait 1 hour in summer and 2 hours in winter.

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