Limousine Service of Westchester (LSW) has served as the ground transportation provider for many corporate meetings, and we have observed how some meeting venues seem to spark a more positive attitude in their participants than others. We want our clientele to make the most of the many opportunities that business meetings provide for networking, brainstorming and team building. To encourage our customers to try such strategies, we have compiled a summary of corporate meeting styles and suggestions to help make your next meeting — whether large or small — a smashing success.

Yacht Cruises

Take to the high seas for your next executive meeting in a chartered yacht with a professional crew trained in top-quality service techniques. They have the experience and know-how to make sure that your guests are comfortable while helping your staff stick to the agenda so all your business is tended. Excursions can include meals and sightseeing tours that give visitors a unique perspective of the New York area. If your event will require guests coming and going at different intervals, yachts can also remained docked.

Team building reaches new heights when you sign up for programs like the Dennis Conner’s America’s Cup Experience, where you can set sail in a professional sailboat to the Statue of Liberty and back. These excursions are designed to both entertain the participants and strengthen the type of cooperative skills that are crucial to good project management.

Improvisational Programs

To give your corporate meeting a fresh perspective, hire an improvisational group to create a fun, comedic atmosphere that focuses on topics like leadership techniques, staff management and solid team building. Professional theater groups like the Peoples Improv Theater offer facilities for corporate meetings where the cast participates in the banter to add a sense of humor — and a fresh perspective — to everyday issues that your team routinely encounters.

Improvisational groups can also help devise outings for your research team so they can examine consumer reactions to various situations. Set up your meeting in a sidewalk cafe and study how the improvisational group is able to influence total strangers to follow their suggestions and offer their opinions on the target subjects. This can be a very effective exercise in understanding what motivates buyers and what repels them.

Scavenger Hunts

A corporate meeting can be designed to function like an old- fashioned scavenger hunt, where solving the clues requires shared strategies and cooperation to reach a common goal. Such meetings are ideal for building trust with new — or potential — clients, and can also be a constructive tool for introducing a new management style.

The playful atmosphere that such venues enhance give participants a chance to get acquainted and learn how much they have in common, a good foundation for launching team projects. Professional groups with experience shaping corporate meeting events like Scaventure  have scavenger huts specifically designed to promote effective meetings.

Media Presentations

Light and sound shows are not limited to concerts these days, and production companies like Fourth Dimension can create spectacular effects to complement your meeting or convention’s theme. Professional engineers who know all the tricks of the trade can help plan impressive productions for corporate meetings that engages audiences and creates a vibrant, exciting atmosphere.

Don’t limit your employment of these technicians to staged events, their talents can be put to use lighting product displays, meeting rooms and information booths. Sound designers can craft a soothing audio environment for a public meeting space that contains white noise generators to assure your conversations are not overheard.

What can be more frustrating than a delayed flight? You are probably a busy person and keep a tight schedule, and when you are forced to stop and step out of your comfort zone, it can be stressful. You may have appointments that you will miss and perhaps another flight that will leave without you, adding to the stress. The first thing to do is to realize that there is absolutely nothing that you can do about a delayed flight, so you may as well make the best of a bad situation and look at the extra time as a bonus. You can relax, take a nap or read without feeling guilty about wasting time. If you are prepared for such things though, you can use the time productively if you choose – and maybe have a little fun too.

1. Read a Book

Never travel without a good book or two. You may think that if the flight is supposed to be short, you will not need to bring anything to read. However, unexpected things happen, and it is good to be prepared. You could bring a book to help you learn something interesting or educational – perhaps something to help you with your career. Bring a book that is fun to read too – something entertaining or amusing will make the time seem to go faster.

2. Bring a Laptop Computer

There are numerous possibilities of things that you can do if you have a computer. You may catch up on work, do some research, shop online, read and send emails or play games. Games that make you think, like Solitaire, help to keep your mind sharp.

3. Make Some Phone Calls

Use your cell phone to make calls that you have been putting off because you didn’t have time. Call family and friends who would love to hear from you and chat for a while. If your flight delay is causing you to miss appointments, make phone calls to re-schedule them.

4. Write Letters

Write letters to friends and loved ones. Emails are fast and facebook is great, but people can keep letters and read them again and again. Older people with lots of time on their hands especially enjoy receiving letters. They feel special when they get letters and will boast about them to their friends. Each time they read the letters, they will have pleasant thoughts for hours.

5. Make New Friends

Visit with fellow travelers. An airport is the ideal place to meet a wide variety of people from many different states and countries. Strike up a conversation with someone and learn about other cultures and different locations. If you happen to be involved in a business in which you could benefit from attracting new people to your organization, share your opportunity with people that you talk to, and your delay may turn into a benefit.

6. Get Some Exercise

If the airport offers a fitness center, take advantage of it. If it does not have such amenities, stash your carry-on bags in a locker, and go for a brisk walk along the corridors. You will be sitting long enough when you finally get into the plane.

7. Take a Nap

Roll up your jacket or whatever you may have handy to use for a pillow, get comfortable and get some sleep.

Any time you encounter an unavoidable delay, fretting about it will only create stress, so just accept what you cannot change and do something useful, educational, restful or fun, and enjoy yourself. You will get where you are going just as quickly if you don’t worry about it as you will if you complain, and you may influence some of your fellow travelers to relax too.

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Put some style in your next Girls Night Out adventure by booking a sweet ride with the Limousine Service of Westchester (LSW). Just give us a call and we will help you arrange an evening out with your girlfriends that will be one for the scrapbook. Our friendly staff will be glad to listen to your plans and help you make your night in New York a ‘once in a lifetime’ event. And prepare to be surprised, all these luxurious services cost less than you might think!

The evening will start with a bang when our professional chauffer arrives in an immaculate limo with all the extra touches needed to set a grand adventure into motion. Just imagine the fun you will have exploring the greater New York area in safety and comfort without the worry of parking, driving, or walking down streets late at night. Your chauffeur will be glad to be your tour guide — as well as your watchdog — and make sure all your exits are graceful and you all return home safe and sound.

You can rest assured that our uniformed chauffeurs have passed extensive background checks and are registered by the Westchester County Taxi and Limousine Commission. They are dedicated to making their passengers journey as safe and enjoyable as possible. The entire LSW team takes pride in providing our clientele with lavish attention to detail and vehicles in excellent condition. The superior level of customer service is usually the “deciding factor” that keeps our passengers coming back.

One of the reasons the services offered by LSW are so exceptional is our team of dedicated professionals like Melissa Thornton — our Chief Operating Officer — who was recently selected as a finalist for the 2009 “40 Rising Stars under 40″ award by the Business Council of Westchester. Melissa is carrying on the family tradition started by her parents who founded LSW in 1978. The reputation we have built as an exceptional minority-owned and operated ground transportation service has resulted in a loyal customer base with second generation clients.

So, for the best Girls Night Out ever, let Melissa and her staff at Limousine Service of Westchester show you how affordable a luxury chauffeured limousine trip can be. Once you have had a evening on the town with LSW, you will understand why we say “it’s more than just a ride, it’s an experience.”

…we were digging out….unless you chose to LSW to chauffer you to your desination.  As we approach summer’s really hot months and the horrible summer traffic, consider the difference a commute in a LSW chauffered car could make in your day.

In response to growing public concerns about the environmental impact of fossil fuels and CO2 emissions, many forward thinking businesses and corporations have developed in-house policies that encourage their employees to select vendors who practice eco-friendly strategies. Limousine Service of Westchester (LWS) has risen to the challenge and has teamed with the Limousine Environmental Action Partnership (LEAP) to develop environmentally responsible ground transportation services for the greater New York City area that will reflect well on your business’ green initiative. LWS is proud to provide ground transportation that meets or exceeds most companies ‘green meeting’ standards.

Limousine Service of Westchester’s eco initiative plan contains a host of programs that address ways we can reduce, reuse and switch to clean, renewable fuels throughout our company. We have set goals for emission reduction on all of our used fleet vehicles, and new additions to our fleet are the most innovative, fuel efficient models on the market. We have instituted a voluntary reporting system that tracks all of our fleet’s emissions standards as well as our in house efforts to conserve and recycle. We, too, select green vendors whenever possible, and promote educational events that raise community awareness about how we can all work together to support each other’s efforts to locally reduce pollution and dependence on fossil fuels.

Our drivers are trained in ‘eco-driving’ techniques that can not only cut overall fuel consumption, but consequently decreases our vehicle’s emissions by up to 20 percent. These classes teach drivers how to squeeze the most out of a gas tank and how to make sure their vehicles are performing at top efficiency. A portion of the training involves practicing proper gear changing — 2,500 revs is ideal in a gasoline powered vehicle — combined with smooth acceleration and gentle stopping practices which cut fuel consumption considerably. Another helpful hint involves idling, which consumes the most fuel and creates the biggest concentration of emissions. Ideally, drivers should roll slowly when in queues instead of braking and accelerating. Also it is recommended that the engine be switched off whenever possible.

The training also includes helpful hints on reducing fuel consumption, such as removing heavy objects from the trunk as soon as possible to reduce weight. The are also advised not to top off the fuel tank unless taking a long trip since a full gas tanks add considerable weight to the vehicle. Our chauffers are trained to resist driving aggressively and at high speeds. By developing smooth, fuel efficient driving skills, our chauffers can make a big difference in how efficiently our vehicles run while providing our customers with a silky smooth ride to their destination.

When you choose Limousine Service of Westchester as your ground transportation company for your green business meetings, you can be assured that our drivers are well trained in fuel efficient driving techniques that reduce CO2 emissions and consequently cut your company’s carbon footprint. Our friendly staff is at your service to handle all the details and can provide you with reports of our sustainability practices that charts the progress we have made and our future plans to continually reduce our impact on the environment. At Limousine Services of Westchester, we share your commitment to environmentally sound practices that will reflect well on your green business initiatives.

This has got to be a luxury car owners worst nightmare…

Given all the horrible parking attendants and lots in the tri-state area, why chance your prized car to attendants who may not be as careful as this one? For your next event or trip into anywhere in the tri-state area, give us a call and enjoy the ride and service instead of worrying about scratches or worse on your car.

This is a funny Mexican commercial about having fun with traffic, something we all know is NOT generallly fun. 

If you’re planning a trip into New York or any of our beautiful surrounding areas for any reason, business or pleasure, we can get you there in a nice calm relaxing way—no traffic tetris involved! Give us a call today.

There are lots of great things about living in New York City and Westchester County. If you’re a lover of the arts, though, you’re especially in luck. The area is jam-packed with first-rate art museums and art galleries; some of the most eclectic and exciting arts festivals are also held in New York City and all around Westchester each year. Whether it’s an evening at one of the area’s fine museums, or a day spent exploring a topnotch arts festival, planning such an outing is a whole lot of fun. It’s also much easier to do when you’ve got the right transportation.

As one of the area’s leading chauffeured limousine companies, we are experts at getting our clients to and from all of the region’s best arts festivals, museums and galleries. Our clients regularly hire us to make sure that they arrive at their events in style – and on time. Our experienced chauffeurs will pick your party up, deliver you to the location or the event of your choice, and get you back home; all the while, you’ll get to enjoy one of the most impeccable and exquisite transportation experiences in the NYC and Westchester areas.

Let us Chauffeur Your Next Visit to a NYC Art Museum

Whether it’s the Guggenheim, the MoMA or the Metropolitan Museum of Art, we know Manhattan and the rest of New York City like the back of our hands. While you luxuriate in the comfort of one of our topnotch vehicles, our chauffeurs will deliver you to the location of your choice in a very timely manner. There’s nothing quite like arriving at one of the best museums in the world and stepping out of a first-class limousine or stretch SUV; hire us, and you can make that a reality.

Attend A NYC Arts Festival in Style

Arts festivals go on all year in New York City, but summer is definitely the busiest time of year. Getting into and out of the city can be a hassle during such times, so why not let us give you a lift? If you’ll be attending the New York Arts Festival during the spring and summer, we’ll be happy to help. In August, the New York International Fringe Festival is a popular choice, and we’re experienced in getting our clients there with ease. All summer long, we can transport you to popular events during the River to River Festival, too.

Stop in at Westchester Art Galleries and Museums

You don’t have to travel into the depths of Manhattan to enjoy fine art. We regularly chauffeur clients around the Westchester County area’s art galleries and museums. Plan an evening at the Neuberger Museum of Art; we’ll make the experience that much more special. We’re also happy to provide transportation for those who want to experience several of Westchester’s finest art galleries. From the Charles Michael Gallery in Salem to Eyebuzz Fine Art in Tarrytown, we’ll give you a day – or an evening – to remember.

Experience Westchester’s Best Arts Festivals

Westchester County has plenty of great arts festivals to keep you busy throughout the spring, summer and fall. If you’d like to treat a group of friends to a memorable experience, hire us to bring you to the Scarsdale Fine Art Festival. When clients are visiting from out of town, show them a great time at one of Westchester’s popular arts festivals; we’ll make sure that their experience is perfect, from beginning to end. From the Westchester Craft Show to the Armonk Outdoor Art Show, we’re well versed in providing transportation to popular area events.

Simplify Your Arts Experiences

Whether it’s enjoying a great arts festival or visiting a world-class contemporary art museum, an outing goes a lot more smoothly when the transportation is taken care of for you. Why worry about parking meters, parking garages and navigating a vehicle through miles of traffic snarls, when you could be sitting in the back of one of our first-rate vehicles? We maintain one of the best fleets in the area, ensuring that you have an incredible time from start to finish. Keep us in mind when planning your next arts experience – you’ll be glad that you did!