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Le Journal

Notes from a Lisbon DMC.

Practical guides, benchmarks and ideas to design your seminars, incentives and team building in Portugal, destination by destination. Written by the Solcanto teams, on the ground.

A table set against a Portuguese landscape at sunset, the setting for a luxury incentive
Incentive · Premium

A luxury incentive in Portugal.

Palaces, privatised quintas, dinners closed to the public: the codes of a premium incentive in Portugal, and the budget to plan for.

7 min read · October 2026
Coastline and mountains of Madeira dropping into the Atlantic, Portugal's only destination without a low season
Seminars · Seasonality

Best time for an event.

The month-by-month, region-by-region guide to the best time for a corporate event in Portugal.

6 min read · August 2026
Corporate team building in Portugal, team in an outdoor activity
Team building · Ideas

15 team building activity ideas.

Tuk-tuk rally, grape harvest, Benagil kayaking, Pico trek: fifteen ideas sorted by cohesion, skill and displacement.

6 min read · August 2026
Cratères volcaniques et lacs des Açores, terrain d'un séminaire d'entreprise éco-responsable
Seminars · CSR

A sustainable seminar in the Azores.

Sustainable labels, local produce, a controlled footprint: CSR applied to a corporate seminar.

6 min read · July 2026
Yellow tram in Lisbon, one of the two cities compared with Porto for a corporate seminar
Seminars · Comparison

Lisbon or Porto for a seminar?

Accessibility, headcount, budget, mood: the head-to-head comparison of Portugal's two flagship destinations.

6 min read · July 2026
Corporate seminar in Portugal, an overview of Solcanto's six destinations
Seminars · Portugal

Planning a seminar in Portugal.

Which region, format and budget: the country guide to choose before diving into destination detail.

7 min read · June 2026
Corporate incentive trip in Portugal, an overview of Solcanto's six destinations
Incentive · Portugal

Planning an incentive in Portugal.

Reward, motivate, bond: the country guide to choose the destination, format and budget of your incentive.

7 min read · June 2026
Corporate team building in Portugal, an overview of Solcanto's six destinations
Team building · Portugal

Planning a team building in Portugal.

Bring a team together through experience: which destination, activity and budget in Portugal.

7 min read · June 2026
Tramway jaune et collines de Lisbonne, décor d'un séminaire d'entreprise dans la capitale portugaise
Seminars

Planning a seminar in Lisbon.

Length, districts, venues, budget: the complete guide to a corporate seminar in the capital.

6 min read · May 2026
Quais de Porto sur le Douro avec bateaux rabelos, cadre d'un événement d'entreprise au nord du Portugal
Corporate events

An event in Porto & Douro.

UNESCO old town, Gaia cellars and Douro quintas: building a corporate event up north.

6 min read · May 2026
Falaises ocre et plage de l'Algarve, terrain d'incentive et de team building en bord de mer
Incentive · Team building

Incentive in the Algarve.

Golf, cliffs and the Benagil caves: the Algarve outside summer to rally a team.

5 min read · May 2026
Plaine et vignobles de l'Alentejo au coucher du soleil, cadre d'un séminaire au vert
Seminars

A green retreat: Alentejo & Comporta.

Herdades, plains and starry skies: the retreat format under an hour from Lisbon.

5 min read · May 2026
Côte verdoyante et montagnes de Madère plongeant dans l'Atlantique, décor d'incentive nature
Incentive

Incentive in Madeira.

A subtropical island open all year, levadas and grand hotels: the nature incentive par excellence.

5 min read · May 2026
Cratères volcaniques et lacs des Açores, terrain de team building nature et durable
Team building

Team building in the Azores.

Volcanoes, whales and nine islands: the Atlantic archipelago for a nature-driven, sustainable team build.

5 min read · May 2026
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