RETTER EVENTS
RETTER EVENTS is an Austrian full-service event agency founded in 1996 that plans and delivers corporate teambuilding events, staff outings, company parties, and domestic and international incentive travel programs for medium-to-large enterprises across Austria.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded1996
- HeadquartersFurstenfeld, Austria
- Headcount11–50
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingServices
What RETTER EVENTS does
RETTER EVENTS (Retter GmbH) is an Austrian full-service event management agency founded on June 6, 1996, and headquartered in Fürstenfeld, Styria. The company plans and executes corporate teambuilding events, staff outings, company parties, and multi-day incentive travel programs for medium to large Austrian enterprises, with named customers spanning telecom (Magenta Telekom), energy (Wiener Netze), IT/telecom (Kapsch BusinessCom, Rubicon IT, K-Businesscom), aviation training (Lufthansa Aviation Training Austria), fintech (Bitpanda), consumer electronics (Samsung Electronics Austria), legal (Wolf Theiss), and public-affiliated firms (Österreichische Lotterien). Its core product surface includes four pillars—teambuilding events, Betriebsausflüge (staff outings), Firmenfeiern (corporate celebrations), and Incentive-Reisen (incentive travel)—supported by a catalog of over 100 distinct event formats (from soap box races and drone workshops to escape games and farm Olympics) and international incentive destinations spanning South Tyrol, Hamburg, Morocco, Lapland, Montenegro, Malta, and Mallorca.
The underlying operating asset is company-owned mobile event infrastructure—Segways, E-Scooters, dragon boats, canoes, and converted Land Rover camping vehicles—stored in a dedicated Fürstenfeld warehouse, paired with an exclusive Austrian license for the iChallenge digital teambuilding platform (developed 2014 with a Hamburg software agency), and supplemented with VR and hybrid-event delivery options. Distribution flows through direct B2B sales (phone +43 3382 200 50, email [email protected]), 60+ partner hotels (Falkensteiner, LOISIUM, Werzers, Rogner Bad Blumau, Krallerhof), and four regional Convention Bureau memberships (Steiermark, Kärnten, Niederösterreich, Burgenland). Internally the company is integrated into the owner-managed Retter Unternehmensgruppe conglomerate, leveraging sibling entities Retter Reisen (bus/travel, 1989), Retter Trans (transport, 1994), Retter Linien (regional bus lines, 2006), and the Retter Bio-Natur-Resort seminar hotel for vertical supply-chain control over transfers, accommodation, and venue.
The business model is primarily project-based professional services: inquiry-driven custom quotations encompass planning, guides, equipment, transfers, and venue coordination, with indicative starting prices ranging from about €59 per person for standard team activities up to roughly €1,950 per person for international incentives, plus commissions on hotel and location referrals. The customer base is enterprise B2B across Austria with selective international reach, marketing is concentrated in German-language SEO and content plus a 60+ partner hotel referral channel, and revenue is not publicly disclosed. Operating from four Austrian offices (Fürstenfeld HQ, Vienna, Altaussee, Velden), the firm positions itself as the long-established 'Erlebnismanufaktur' (experience manufactory) for repeatable, end-to-end managed corporate events.
RETTER EVENTS firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- RETTER EVENTS
- Legal name
- Retter GmbH
- Website
- https://retter-events.at
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 1996
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 11–50 employees
- Short description
- RETTER EVENTS is an Austrian full-service event agency founded in 1996 that plans and delivers corporate teambuilding events, staff outings, company parties, and domestic and international incentive travel programs for medium-to-large enterprises across Austria.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
RETTER EVENTS industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Corporate Event Management Services
- NAICS
- Convention and Trade Show Organizers (56192), Tour Operators (56152)
- SIC
- Services-Amusement & Recreation Services (7900)
- akta.pro primary industry
- On-Site Event Operations & Day-Of Coordination (HSACAAAK)
- akta.pro secondary industries
- Experiential Logistics & Tour Management (Roadshows) (MPAAAGAK), Virtual, Hybrid & Livestream Event Coordination (HSACAAAO)
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Where RETTER EVENTS is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Furstenfeld
- HQ country
- Austria
- HQ region
- Europe
Offices4 records
Markets served
RETTER EVENTS business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Services
- Cost components
- Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Others
Revenue model
- Event Planning and Management Services: Full-service event planning for corporate teambuilding, staff outings, company parties, and incentive trips. Revenue generated through project-based fees with custom pricing per event. Services include planning, organization, equipment provision, guide personnel, transfers, and venue coordination.
- Venue and Hotel Commission / Referral: Through hotel and location intermediary services, RETTER EVENTS earns commissions on bookings at partner hotels. 'Hotel- & Locationvermittlung im In- und Ausland' (hotel and location agency domestically and abroad) is listed as a key service offering.
- Package Pricing per Activity: Individual event activities sold at per-person rates (e.g., ab €59 pro Person for Winzer-Weinrallye, ab €88 pro Person for Agenten Escape Game, ab €89 pro Person for Seifenkistenrennen). Also group pricing (ab €640 for Agenten Escape Game).
Pricing tiers
| Model | Billing | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Unit Pricing | Pay-as-you-go | Per-person activity pricing (indicative) |
| Unit Pricing | Pay-as-you-go | Full-service firmenausflug packages |
| Unit Pricing | Pay-as-you-go | Incentive travel packages |
| Other | Multi-year contract | Custom full-service quotation |
Go-to-market motion3 records
Distribution channels4 records
Marketing channels7 records
RETTER EVENTS product offering
Product offeringCore offering
RETTER EVENTS is a full-service event management agency that plans, organizes, and executes corporate teambuilding events, staff outings (Betriebsausflüge), company parties (Firmenfeiern), and incentive trips for medium to large Austrian corporations. Services span end-to-end delivery including event design, owned equipment provision (Segways, E-Scooters, dragon boats, Land Rovers), trained guides, transfers across water, land and air, and hotel/location intermediation through a partner network of 60+ hotels across Austria and international destinations.
Product overview
RETTER EVENTS is a full-service event management agency offering a comprehensive portfolio of team-building activities, company outings, corporate celebrations, and incentive travel programs. The core offerings include Teambuilding Events (creative indoor and outdoor activities), Betriebsausflüge (staff outings), Firmenfeiern (company parties), and Incentive-Reisen (premium travel experiences). Additional offerings encompass Fahr-Erlebnisse (driving experiences), Lehrlings-Events (trainee programs), Hybrid Events, and Virtuelle Events. The product lineup spans over 100 event ideas including soap box races, drone workshops, escape games, wine rallies, DJ parties, and international incentive destinations. The company operates four Austrian locations (Fürstenfeld, Vienna, Altaussee, Velden) and serves clients throughout Austria and internationally.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Brands
- RETTER Bio-Natur-Resort: Seminar- und Urlaubshotel in der Steiermark, gegründet 1964, Teil der Retter Unternehmensgruppe.
- RETTER REISEN
- RETTER TRANS
- RETTER LINIEN
- Retter Sports
Products and services
- Teambuilding Events Outdoor and indoor team-building activities designed to strengthen collaboration, trust, and team spirit through creative challenges (Seifenkistenrennen, Drohnen-Workshop, Escape Games, Highland Games, Goal Getters, Winzer-Weinrallye, GINspiration, VR Challenges, etc.) for Austrian corporate teams.
- Betriebsausflüge (Staff Outings) Day-trip or multi-day company excursion programs combining adventure, gastronomy, and team activities across Austria and select international destinations (e.g., Budweis from €250 per person, Sommerrodelbahn & Drachenbootrennen from €159 per person).
- Firmenfeiern (Company Parties) Full-service corporate celebration services including Christmas parties (with photobooth), summer festivals, anniversary events, themed parties, DJ Party entertainment, Boomwhacker energizers, Big Picture Painting, and Human Joystick interactive events for Austrian companies.
- Incentive-Reisen (Incentive Travel) Exclusive multi-day employee and client incentive trips with package pricing per person, including domestic (Wörthersee, Schladming, Thermen- und Vulkanland, Südsteiermark, Niederösterreich) and international destinations (Hamburg from €990 per person, Morocco from €1,950 per person, Montenegro, Mallorca, Malta, Riga, Lapland, Istrien, Budweis).
- Fahr-Erlebnisse (Driving Experiences) Off-road, on-road and automotive adventure experiences including Land Rover Offroad Events, Tesla Gourmet Safaris, and Oldtimer rallies for corporate audiences, delivered through partnerships with LAND ROVER AUSTRIA, NISSAN ÖSTERREICH, and JEEP AUSTRIA.
- Lehrlings-Events (Trainee Events) Specialized team-building programs designed specifically for company apprentices and trainees (Lehrlinge), focused on engaging younger employees with age-appropriate activities and integration.
- Hybrid Events & Virtuelle Teambuildings (Hybrid & Virtual Events) Combined in-person and virtual (hybrid) event formats and fully digital (virtual) team-building events designed for remote, distributed, or hybrid workforces that cannot attend on-site, leveraging the iChallenge digital teambuilding platform.
- Hotel- & Locationvermittlung (Hotel and Location Intermediation) Hotel and location intermediation services domestically and abroad (Hotel- & Locationvermittlung im In- und Ausland), connecting corporate clients with partner hotels, venues, and event locations through a network of 60+ Austrian and international partner properties.
- Camping Land Rover Mieten (Camping Land Rover Rental) Nature-close adventure vacation rental based on converted Camping Land Rovers, marketed to both corporate and private customers seeking autonomous outdoor experiences in cooperation with partner organizations.
Companies that use RETTER EVENTS
Customer profileNamed customers15 records
Segments3 records
Ideal customer profiles1 record
RETTER EVENTS technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed No
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Feature3 records
RETTER EVENTS partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
25 partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.
- Camping Land Rover PartnershipminorCompany converted camping Land Rovers for nature-close adventure vacations for corporate and private customers. Extends the adventure offering.
- CONVENTION BUREAU BURGENLANDcoreJoined CONVENTION BUREAU BURGENLAND in 2016. Expands visibility in Burgenland MICE market.
- Software Development Agency Hamburg (iChallenge)coreExclusive partnership with a Hamburg-based software development agency to create 'iChallenge', a digital teambuilding game. RETTER EVENTS holds exclusive Austrian license for the iChallenge digital teambuilding software. Developed in 2014.
- CONVENTION BUREAU NIEDERÖSTERREICHcoreJoined CONVENTION BUREAU NIEDERÖSTERREICH in 2011 with 15 years of experience in teambuilding events. Promotes services in Lower Austria.
- JEEP AUSTRIAminorPartnership with JEEP AUSTRIA expanded the Fahr-Erlebnisse (driving experiences) program. Vehicle-based team events.
- KÄRNTEN CONVENTIONcoreJoined KÄRNTEN CONVENTION tourism network in 2007. Promotes event services in Carinthia region.
- NISSAN ÖSTERREICHminorPartnership with NISSAN ÖSTERREICH for B2B and B2C Offroad Events and vehicle presentations throughout Austria.
- STEIERMARK CONVENTIONcoreFounding member of STEIERMARK CONVENTION tourism network since 2003. Positions RETTER EVENTS in regional MICE ecosystem.
- LAND ROVER AUSTRIAminorPartnership with LAND ROVER AUSTRIA for organizing Offroad Events for employees throughout Austria. Enables B2B and B2C offroad events and vehicle presentations.
- RETTER REISENcoreBus company and travel agency founded 1989. Part of the Retter Unternehmensgruppe. Provides transfer services ('zu Wasser, Land und Luft') and incentive travel organization. RETTER EVENTS collaborates with RETTER REISEN for transport and travel logistics.
- RETTER Bio-Natur-ResortcoreSeminar and vacation hotel in Pöllauberg, Styria (founded 1964). Part of Retter Unternehmensgruppe. Multiple times awarded seminar hotel. Often serves as venue and hotel partner for RETTER EVENTS programs.
- RETTER TRANSminorTransport company founded 1994. Part of Retter Unternehmensgruppe. Supports transport logistics for events.
- RETTER LINIENminorRegional scheduled bus company founded 2006. Part of Retter Unternehmensgruppe.
- LOISIUM Wine & Spa Hotel (Südsteiermark & Langenlois)corePremium wine and spa hotel partner with two locations (Langenlois and Ehrenhausen). Featured venue for incentive programs including E-Bike tours, Oldtimer rallies, wine experiences, and balloon rides.
- Falkensteiner Hotel Group (multiple properties)corePartnership with multiple Falkensteiner properties: Schlosshotel Velden (5-star), Hotel & Spa Carinzia (Hermagor), Balance Resort Stegersbach (5-star), Hotel Schladming, Hotel & Spa Bad Leonfelden. Major hotel partner network.
- Werzers Hotel und Resort (Wörthersee)core4-star superior resort in Pörtschach am Wörthersee with lake access. Featured as base for Wörthersee incentive programs including sailing, summer games, beach activities, and escape games.
- Rogner Bad BlumaucoreUnique Hundertwasser-designed hotel resort in Blumau. Originally opened first office in 1997 at Rogner Bad Blumau. Historic partner and key venue for events in Styria.
- Genusshotel Riegersburgcore4-star hotel located in vineyards near Riegersburg. Featured venue for Thermen- und Vulkanland incentive programs with e-bike tours, balloon rides, and culinary discovery experiences.
- Almdorf Reiteralm (Schladming)coreAlpine village with chalets and mountain huts in Schladming-Dachstein region. Featured venue for alpine incentive programs combining Dachstein glacier visits, oldtimer rallies, and traditional hut experiences.
- Smartkat Sailing (Wörthersee)minorSailing program partner for Wörthersee incentive. Smartkat Sailing Trophy concept used for team sailing experiences on Lake Wörthersee.
- Hotel Krallerhof (Leogang)coreSeminar and incentive hotel in Leogang, Salzburg. Alpine setting for team events in the Alps.
- Grafenegg Concert & Event LocationminorConcert and event venue near Grafenegg. Special events location combining culture and team events.
- Vulcano Schinkenmanufaktur (Auersbach)minorPremium ham manufactory in Styrian Vulkanland. Featured as culinary stop in Vulkanland incentive programs.
- Zotter SchokoladenmanufakturminorChocolate factory in the Thermen- und Vulkanland region. Featured as culinary discovery stop in regional incentive programs.
- Schnapsbrennerei und Essigmanufaktur GöllesminorDistillery and vinegar manufactory in the Vulkanland region. Featured as culinary discovery stop in incentive programs.
Scale indicators4 records
Recent moves10 records
Expansion highlights5 records
RETTER EVENTS competitors and assessment
Company assessmentOthers
- IMEX Group: Operates the IMEX Frankfurt and IMEX America trade shows for the worldwide MICE industry. Not a direct peer to RETTER EVENTS, but an industry enabler and Convention Bureau-adjacent entity that RETTER EVENTS engages with as part of the broader MICE ecosystem.
Emerging players
- Cvent: US-headquartered event management software platform (parent of Aventri). Not a direct event agency competitor, but represents the technology layer enabling corporate teams to plan and run events themselves — a structural threat and partial substitute to traditional agencies like RETTER EVENTS.
- Eventsforce: Event management software platform for corporate events, conferences, and meetings. Functions as an emerging tech-enabled alternative to traditional event agencies, enabling in-house corporate event teams to manage end-to-end event operations themselves.
- Bizzabo: Event experience and marketing platform serving enterprise event organizers. Comparable as an emerging technology-enabled alternative to traditional event agencies, particularly for in-person, hybrid, and virtual event execution and registration.
Direct peers
- MCI Group: Global association, event, and communication management company headquartered in Switzerland with strong EMEA and DACH presence. MCI provides corporate event, association management, and meetings services — directly comparable to RETTER EVENTS in the corporate MICE segment, though at materially larger scale.
- BCD Meetings & Events: Global meetings, incentives, conventions, and events (MICE) management company and a division of BCD Travel, operating across 60+ countries. Serves multinational corporate clients with strategic meetings management programs — a direct global peer in corporate MICE and incentive travel.
- HelmsBriscoe: Global hotel sourcing and meeting site selection company with a network of associates supporting corporate clients. Closely comparable to RETTER EVENTS' hotel and location intermediation service, though operating at significantly larger global scale.
- Maritz: Long-established US-headquartered corporate events and incentive travel company serving enterprise customers. Direct competitor in the corporate incentive travel and events space, particularly in the design and delivery of high-touch incentive programs similar to RETTER EVENTS' Incentive-Reisen offering.
- ITA Group: US-headquartered engagement, incentive, and events company specializing in incentive travel, loyalty programs, and corporate events. Direct peer in the incentive travel and corporate events space, particularly for designing and operating international reward trips comparable to RETTER EVENTS' international Incentive-Reisen.
- American Express GBT Meetings & Events: Global meetings, events, and travel management arm of American Express Global Business Travel (formed in part via the CWT acquisition). Comparable in delivering large-scale corporate meetings, conferences, and incentive programs for multinational clients.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat4 records
Key risks6 records
Key highlights7 records
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RETTER EVENTS funding detail
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Frequently asked questions about RETTER EVENTS
What does RETTER EVENTS do?
RETTER EVENTS is a full-service event management agency that plans, organizes, and executes corporate teambuilding events, staff outings (Betriebsausflüge), company parties (Firmenfeiern), and incentive trips for medium to large Austrian corporations. Services span end-to-end delivery including event design, owned equipment provision (Segways, E-Scooters, dragon boats, Land Rovers), trained guides, transfers across water, land and air, and hotel/location intermediation through a partner network of 60+ hotels across Austria and international destinations.
Is RETTER EVENTS a public or private company?
RETTER EVENTS is a private company. It is classified as family owned and is currently operating.
When was RETTER EVENTS founded?
RETTER EVENTS was founded in 1996. It employs 11 to 50 people.
Where is RETTER EVENTS based?
RETTER EVENTS is headquartered in Furstenfeld, Austria, in the Europe region.
How does RETTER EVENTS make money?
Three revenue lines are on record. Event Planning and Management Services are the primary driver. The others are venue and Hotel Commission / Referral and package Pricing per Activity.
Who are RETTER EVENTS's main competitors?
IMEX Group is listed as an others. Emerging players are Cvent, Eventsforce and Bizzabo. Direct peers are MCI Group, BCD Meetings & Events, HelmsBriscoe, Maritz, ITA Group and American Express GBT Meetings & Events.
Does RETTER EVENTS have an API?
No public API is recorded for RETTER EVENTS.
What industry is RETTER EVENTS in?
RETTER EVENTS's product category is Corporate Event Management Services. Its primary akta.pro industry code is HSACAAAK, On-Site Event Operations & Day-Of Coordination, with a secondary code of MPAAAGAK, Experiential Logistics & Tour Management (Roadshows). Its NAICS code is 56192 and its SIC code is 7900.