Your Car Partner celebrated 40 years

It was Din Bilpartner's signature red color that set the tone for the anniversary weekend, when the auto repair shop chain celebrated its first 40 years at Hotel Koldingfjord.
 
For Din Bilpartner's marketing coordinator, May Larsen, the event was further proof of how strong the collaboration with the hotel is. She describes the relationship as something very special.

“Every time we are at Hotel Koldingfjord, we get the feeling that we are something very special,” she says.

Through planning the large event with 200 guests, May experienced a flexibility and readiness for solutions that made the process both safe and efficient.

“There is nothing we cannot do – we always find a solution.”

The anniversary weekend was a mix of professionalism and celebration. On Friday evening, the guests went on a city tour in Kolding – an experience that Din Bilpartner arranged with help from Hotel Koldingfjord's employees. 

On Saturday morning, Vejen Garden pulled up to the hotel in their beautiful red uniforms and played the anniversary game.

“It all worked out because I know the hotel employees. We have complete control over who does what,” says May Larsen.

On Saturday, the program focused on academic content under the national meeting's theme "Forty, Bold and Future-ready". 

Afterwards, everyone was ready for the evening's big 80s party. It featured Jacob Haugaard on stage and classics such as shrimp cocktail, ice cream cake with fountain and biksemad for dinner – a loving greeting to the decade and to Din Bilpartner's wonderful 40-year history.

“We like to tie a big red bow on the weekend, and we were able to do that to a certain extent. Everything was delivered to perfection.”

For May Larsen, there is no doubt about what makes a perfect event.

“When the collaboration works so well, it gives us peace of mind to focus on everything we want to give our participants. That's why we keep choosing Hotel Koldingfjord.”

BagerGruppen's General Assembly

There are events where everything just flows smoothly. Where people lift as a group, and where the atmosphere radiates professionalism.

BagerGruppen's general meeting and trade fair at Hotel Koldingfjord was one of the events where collaboration was at play from start to finish.

This is explained by the association's marketing manager, Ditte S. Kragegaard.

"The preparations were incredibly good. What I especially appreciate is that the hotel employees provide just as much concrete input as we do ourselves – often things we ourselves didn't remember from the year before," says Ditte S. Kragegaard.

The event brought together members, exhibitors and partners from all over the country for a day focusing on the association's talented bakers.

The tight schedule required that the hotel's restaurant area be converted from a trade fair to a party room for the participants in a short period of time.

"I think everything that had a pulse and two arms and two legs was called down to the restaurant – and then the gas was just put on. Everyone helped each other, from the youngest to the most experienced. It was a fantastic working environment to witness," says the marketing manager, who also experienced the hotel's ability to react quickly during the evening's gala dinner.

"Our entertainment ran over time, so we were having problems with a fireworks display that we had permission to hold at a certain time. I mentioned this to the kitchen, and within ten minutes the kitchen had dessert ready for all the guests. They solved the problems we had created ourselves – and did it with a smile," says Ditte S. Kragegaard.

Ditte and BagerGruppen have collaborated with Hotel Koldingfjord for three years.

The association's marketing manager emphasizes that the hotel's employees not only deliver quality - they also deliver presence, initiative, job satisfaction and teamwork that elevates the entire event.

"No matter how many changes we make, there is never a sour look. Everything is a possibility – and that gives us enormous security in the process," concludes Ditte S. Kragegaard.