Team building for hospitality teams

Team building for hospitality teams works best as a hosted 45 or 60 minute event in the quiet hours between services, with managers from every property on one video call, and a staff holiday party held in January, after the rush. Play a hosted game on video, make a kit at home on a day off, or bring a host to your hotel in 17 US cities.

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8 activities for hotel and restaurant teams

Short hosted games for the quiet hours, puzzles and networking for managers who never meet, and kits made at home on a day off. Every one has a live host, and prices are live from our catalog.

Hosted games need about 2 weeks to book; kit workshops about 3 weeks for US addresses. See all activities.

Hotel staff team building around service hours

Hospitality runs evenings, weekends and holidays, so a 5 pm Friday event leaves half the team out. Book the hour your properties are quietest.

  • Restaurants

    The afternoon lull

    Between lunch and dinner service, often 2 to 4 pm, managers can step away for 45 minutes before the pre-shift meeting.

  • Hotels

    Midday, between checkout and check-in

    The front desk and sales leads are freest between checkout and check-in. Housekeeping is busiest then, so give them a second session.

  • Your slowest night

    The night the books are lightest

    Every group has one. Book an early evening session then, so people join from home before their days off.

  • Corporate and regional office

    Office hours, any weekday

    Sales, finance, HR and revenue teams keep office hours. One lunch-hour session reaches everyone.

Team building for restaurant managers and GMs across properties

Your managers run the same standards in different cities and mostly meet on spreadsheets. Four group shapes that work for hotel and restaurant groups.

  • GMs across every property

    General managers who run the same playbook in different cities and rarely sit in one room. One call, teams mixed by property.

  • A restaurant group's managers

    GMs, chefs and assistant managers from each location. Hold it on the slowest night, or in the afternoon before service.

  • One property's leadership team

    Department heads at one hotel. In 17 US cities a host can come to your property and run a game in a meeting room. See in-person events.

  • Sales, events and corporate staff

    Sales and catering teams, revenue managers and the corporate office. They keep office hours, so a lunch slot works.

Every property at once? We have run a single 60-minute event for 1,000 registered employees across four parallel activity tracks.

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Your holiday party is in January: book-by dates

Hosted games need about 2 weeks, kit workshops about 3 weeks for US addresses. Here is what that means around the busiest weeks of the year.

  1. Nov 26, 2026 to Jan 1, 2027

    The rush: plan, don't party

    Thanksgiving on November 26, holiday parties in your ballrooms and private rooms, then New Year's Eve. Property teams work every one of them, so use these weeks to book January.

  2. Dec 8, 2026

    A December party for the corporate office

    Office teams can celebrate in December. For Tuesday, December 8, book a hosted game by November 24, 2026 and a kit workshop by November 17, 2026. More on the virtual holiday party page.

  3. Jan 12, 2027

    The staff holiday party, in January

    For a Tuesday, January 12 session, book a hosted game by December 29, 2026. For a kit workshop, book by December 22, 2026 and collect home addresses before Christmas: they are due two weeks before the event.

  4. Feb 14, 2027

    Keep Valentine's week clear

    Valentine's Day falls on Sunday, February 14, 2027, one of the busiest nights for restaurants. Plan any February event for the week after.

What it costs for a hotel or restaurant group

Totals for a regional GM group, a restaurant group's managers and a full management meeting, worked out from live catalog prices.

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  • Who joins: managers and office staff on video, or one property's team with a host on site.
  • The quiet window at each property, and the time zone of the furthest one.
  • Whether managers join from a back office laptop or from home on a day off.
  • Card with a 50% deposit, or an invoice against a purchase order from the corporate office.
Total price for the whole group, by headcount
Music BingoHosted game, 45 minutes15 people$1,80040 people$1,800100 people$1,800
Trivia with a Twist!Hosted game, 60 minutes15 people$97540 people$1,195100 people$1,635
Terrarium MakingKit workshop, a kit for each person15 people$1,63940 people$3,739100 people$8,779

Most hosted games are one package for up to 25 guests, then grow in blocks. Kits are a base fee plus a price per kit, with continental US shipping included; Alaska, Hawaii, US territories, Canada and international addresses cost extra. Want a number for your properties? Get a free quote.

On video, at home, or at your property

Hotel and restaurant people spend all day hosting others. These three formats let someone else run the room for once.

  • One call for every property

    A hosted game or workshop on Zoom, Teams, Meet or Webex. Managers join from a back office laptop or from home.

  • A kit made at home

    Each person gets a box with everything inside and joins a live class on a day off. See the team building kits.

  • A host at your property

    In 17 US cities a host runs Feud Night, Music Bingo or live trivia in your meeting room or private dining room. Feud Night is $1,750 for up to 50 guests.

Thanking line staff after a long season? Pair a January event with thank-you gifts for each property.

Hospitality team building questions

What is good team building for hospitality teams?

A short hosted event that fits the quiet hours between services: Music Bingo runs 45 minutes, trivia and a survey-answer game show run 60. Managers from every property join one video call, and a live host runs it, so nobody on your team has to plan or emcee.

When should a hotel or restaurant group hold its holiday party?

In January. Property teams work Thanksgiving, December parties and New Year's Eve, so most groups celebrate after the rush. For Tuesday, January 12, 2027, book a hosted game by December 29, 2026, or a kit workshop by December 22, 2026.

How do we bring managers from several properties together?

Put everyone on one video call. Zoom is the default, and Microsoft Teams, Google Meet or Webex work on request (Music Bingo is Zoom only). The host mixes people from different properties into each team.

How much does team building cost for a hotel or restaurant group?

Most hosted virtual games are one package for up to 25 guests (Trivia with a Twist is $975), with added guests in blocks. Kit workshops are a base fee plus a price per kit, with continental US shipping included. Each activity page shows the price for your headcount.

Can a host come to our hotel or restaurant?

In 17 US cities a host can run Feud Night, Music Bingo or live trivia at your property, in a meeting room or a private dining room. Feud Night is $1,750 for up to 50 guests.

Can every hourly employee across all our properties join?

Each event is booked for one group at one time, so a whole staff across shifts means several sessions. Most groups start with managers and the corporate office, then add a session per property or shift. For many sessions at once we plan a multi-event program.

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