Whether you’re edging to impress clients, or just want to tilt your next business trip toward something a little closer to a fully fledged vacation, we’ve found your new favourite meeting destination. Expense cards at the ready.

On a tropical island that’s been listed by UNESCO as a World Biosphere Reserve, swathed in lush National Park and surrounded by sparkling turquoise sea, a new event space has opened.

InterContinental Phu Quoc Long Beach Resort, Vietnam, just fifteen minutes from the international airport, is attracting those who’d like to make their conferences a little less classroom-like and a little more unforgettable-holiday-like.

The resort is home to 459 rooms and villas overlooking sea, mountains, gardens and pools – and, naturally, each are fitted with state-of-the-art tech features for busy global travellers (if you can drag yourself away from the ocean views for a fleeting moment).

Six restaurants, featuring local and international cuisines, keep energies high and drinks topped up – think fresh seafood dishes and crisp cocktails with a view.

It’s not all about the wining and dining, either. A 24-hour fitness centre, four swimming pools, spa treatments, kayaking, stand-up paddle boarding, snorkelling, yoga, pilates, zumba, basket boating and sailing each offer a chance to unwind and socialise on the island. It’s tough work, but somebody is going to have to take one for the team. We’re willing to put up our hands.