Most of the companies try to avoid planning events or meetings near major holidays but there comes situations that cannot be avoided. There are times when you will want to capitalize on the upcoming holiday to add some interesting elements to your meetings especially if you are holding a staff meeting. You need to plan well in advance so that you have everything in place such as caterers and florists if you will need outside vendors. If you do not plan early enough, you may not get any vendor attending to you because they may be booked elsewhere and so planning in advance is fundamental.

Another thing is to steer away from connotations although there are many holidays that tie in with specific religious beliefs so you need to stay away from making office meeting or religious events. In addition, you need to minimize travel during the major holidays because traveling during these periods is more expensive and thus you need to put this fact into consideration.