Jungleonomics for corporate honchos
Jimmy Mistry, Principal Designer and MD, Della Technica, talks about how corporates should focus on survival training as part of team building activities
How many companies visit Della for team building/MICE per year?
Close to 90-100 companies visit us every month. The busiest months of the year are November-December. Usually the crowd escalates around Diwali and the high number continues to pour in through the end of the year until the New Year. Of course we get large groups through the year, but the highest number is in these months. Maharashtra generates the highest traffic from cities like Mumbai and Pune. We also see a large number from Delhi and Bengaluru.
Are you looking to expand your site this year?
Currently, the resort houses six indoor banquet venues, one meeting room and a boardroom, along with seven outdoor venues, including poolside lawns and a massive amphitheatre. Two new banquet halls equipped to accommodate a capacity of 250 people each will soon be added to this facility. But the biggest attraction will be our counter-terrorism academy, set up about 45 minutes further from Della Resorts. It's a completely different set up and an exciting outdoor activity venue. We will be focusing on anti-terrorism training for corporate honchos, survival training and jungleonomics. We are hoping to see an upward swing of 20-25 percent with our new sales offices in Gurgaon, Ahmedabad, Surat and Baroda. We are now looking at setting up a sales office in Hyderabad.
Do you encourage green events?
Our entire infrastructure which is set up across 46 acres is a ‘green' facility. We have been conscious about our carbon footprint in every aspect of hospitality. Right from the selection of the materials to the methodology of our operations, and even our disposal system, we have been extremely ecologically conscious. We have also introduced solar power in the facility and ensure that the gases used are nonpolluting gases. We have been extremely careful to use non-toxic paints as well. While we do not make a hue and cry about it, we are an extremely ecologically sensitive organisation. We never step back from an opportunity to promote or support any green event.
How are you promoting Della’s MICE USP?
Della's MICE USP undoubtedly remains the adventure park. The adventure park offers a number of avenues to conduct corporate events, and is certainly a delight for a good corporate trainer. We have about 29 team building activities which are far moved from the routine table-chairsticks set up. They are hard-core infrastructures like obstacle courses designed on the line of the Swiss Alps, a paintball match setup, zip lines, group cycling and much more.
Do you offer any offers for big corporate groups?
Currently, the resort houses six indoor banquet venues, one meeting room and a boardroom
What group sizes can you accommodate?
We have tie-ups most of the big groups in the country, such as Vodafone, Google, IBN, Reliance, KPMG, Procter and Gamble, Aditya Birla Group, Wipro, L&T, Capgemini, to name a few. We offer them customised packages as well give their employees special offers, which ensures that they return with their families. A large part of our customers are returning corporate event attendees, and we give them discounts when they revisit with their families. We usually see 20-450 people in a single group. Companies like Omkar group, Rustomjee, ICICI usually come in large number of 1,000-1,500 in a single day.
FOOD AND ACCOMMODATION
Clients can chose from over 160 room categories from four unique stay experiences to select from. There are 43 luxury resort rooms, 30 Camp Della rooms, 44 adventure resort rooms and over 40 Villa resort rooms, in addition to the presidential suite and four uber-luxurious Della suites. Guests also have a choice of five lavish restaurants and one nightclub to choose from to relax, dine and entertain.
The suites, spread over and area of 1,400 square feet each, feature a private lawn with an openair seating area, Jacuzzi, a four-poster bed to lounge in, and a distinguished chef's table, where guests can treat themselves to an exclusive dinner specially prepared for you and served by the chef. The suites are enhanced with design elements and merchandise of the respective brand, which are featured across the dining area and accessories, bathroom, bedroom, décor accents, mini bar et al.
BANQUETING FACILITIES
Della has six indoor banquet avenues, a meeting room and a board room plus seven outdoor banquet avenues. The resort includes a massive pillar-less ballroom which can seat up to 700 guests theatre style, and can be further partitioned into three smaller avenues. Outdoor avenues include the resort and poolside lawns and a massive amphitheatre for hosting events.
There are 43 luxury resort rooms, 30 Camp Della rooms, 44 adventure resort rooms, etc