Hydrogen explores the Land of the Rising Sun

29 May 2015

Hydrogen’s top performers have returned recently from a long weekend in Tokyo where they celebrated surpassing their 2014 annual sales target. Twenty-two consultants enjoyed the sights and sounds of this amazing city and got to spend time with the senior leadership team.


During their well-deserved trip, our recruitment consultants stayed at the prestigious Ritz-Carlton Hotel which is famed for its views of Tokyo’s impressive skyline. Making the most of their visit, activities ranged from watching sumo wrestling at the world famous Ryogoku Kokugikan arena, learning more about the Japanese culture and food, and enjoying a VIP night at Feria Club.

Mixing pleasure with a little business, the trip brought together colleagues from all of our global offices and presented opportunities to share ideas and for everyone to get to know each other better during an afternoon’s high-energy training session.


Building from previous incentive trips to destinations such as Ibiza and Las Vegas Tokyo was a huge success. Here’s what some of our consultants had to say:


“One of the best weekends of my life.”


“I felt truly spoilt and I've returned wanting to work harder to make sure I hit the next one!”

“Something I will never forget.”


"Great destination that I probably wouldn't have ever chosen to go to myself, so glad that I hit it!"

"A really inclusive fun trip to a fantastic destination!"


With staff already making headway to confirm their places for next year’s incentive, we hope to have even more people on the plane to Cancun.

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