It was once the mainstay of the working year – the office Christmas party, a time to break out the glitter festooned outfits, kick back with your colleagues and let the worries of the year float away in a haze of mulled wine and Slade.
In 2024 though, the rise in remote working, changing attitudes to workplace socialising and greater focus on health and wellbeing, means the Christmas party looks unrecognisable to those of the past, so much so that a Good Housekeeping survey found that 6 in 10 workers plan to give the annual office bash a miss this year. And that’s giving rise to a whole new approach to Christmas parties where companies give their team the means to have a night out on them. Fancy giving it a go? Here are our top tips to gift your team a night to remember.
1. Make it easy
If you’re gifting your team a night out, it has to be easy. Local gift cards like Town & City Gift Cards are ideal because they are super easy to buy online, and can be distributed to staff in person as physical cards, or digital cards straight to their email. And they are super easy for staff to spend too.
2. Choose a Gift Card that can be spent with restaurants and bars
A bite to eat and a drink or two are key ingredients to a fun night out, so you need a Gift Card that allows your team to take their pick of local eateries, bars, pubs and more – and that’s exactly what Town & City Gift Cards offer.
3. Include lots of choice
A night out doesn’t have to mean eating and drinking, it could mean a trip to the theatre or cinema, a game of bowling or even a night in a fancy hotel. Town & City Gift Cards can also be spent at a range of leisure venues, attractions and accommodation providers, putting the choice of what their night out looks like in the hands of your team.
4. Personalise it
Gifting your team a night out is a great opportunity to thank your team for their hard work and celebrate the season. Pick physical Town & CIty Gift Cards and you can include a festive message that we can print onto the card holders that accompany the Gift Cards. Digital Gift Cards can be sent with individual messages up to 250 characters – adding the personal touch.
5. Someplace new
A night out in the place where you live is an awesome Christmas reward, but what about giving your team the choice of choosing where they’d like to have a night out? With Town & City Gift Cards all over Ireland, they’ll be spoilt for choice.