11th–12th June 2026

CBRE's two-day Tuscany trip: team building meets Italian wine

Venue scouting, catering services, team-building activities, winery tour

The Client's Request

CBRE's summer incentive

CBRE got in touch to organise their annual summer incentive: two days in Tuscany for a team that didn't need to learn how to work together, because they already do that brilliantly. What they wanted was quality time away from the daily routine. There was no cohesion to build, only something already working well to amplify, by giving the group beautiful, restorative and genuinely memorable experiences. The fact that they had chosen the very same format the previous October told us all we needed to know: we were on the right track from the start.

Smart Eventi's Proposal

Cardboard boats in the pool, a wine tasting and plenty of fun

After shortlisting several properties across Tuscany, the CBRE team chose a resort that had it all: generous spaces, excellent facilities and an atmosphere that felt like summer from the moment you walked in. With a pool on hand, we settled on a cardboard boat challenge for the team building: teams built small cardboard vessels and raced them across the water, a mix of creativity and friendly competition that never fails to hit the mark. But the moment that really captured the spirit of the event was a different one: a visit to a renowned local winery, complete with a guided tasting. Unhurried and rooted in the Tuscan landscape, it was the kind of experience that sparks real conversations, the sort the usual working environment rarely allows. The client said so themselves: it was their favourite moment of the whole trip. And then there was the scene we won't forget in a hurry: on the drive back from the winery, the group pulled out water pistols and started gleefully firing at each other from car to car. Nobody had planned it. But that was when we knew the event had done its job: it had given people the freedom to simply be themselves, with no agenda and no targets to hit.

Achieved Results

Connection, lightness and proof that the best moments are often the unplanned ones

The client's objectives were met in full. Across the pool-side team building, the winery visit and the free time in between, the group connected in a way that felt natural and entirely unforced. The shared moments had a quality that goes beyond any programme: people genuinely enjoying each other's company, without one eye on the clock. That is what CBRE was looking for, and it is exactly what they found. On our side, every organisational detail, from choosing the resort to picking the right winery, was aimed at creating the right conditions for it to happen. The team took care of the rest.