FAQs
Everybody!
The purpose of the trip is to get together, get to know each other, and enjoy ourselves in a great atmosphere.
Semperis is a big family and in that perspective, we would love to meet your family as well.
You are welcome to bring your significant other on board!
They will join us as our guests for the 1st evening “opening gala”, for one whole day of activities (besides dinner) and free time on the 3rd day and for the Farwell party on the 4th day.
The rest of the time, they’ll be free to explore Lisbon at their convenience.
We suggest you be informed. Please review the local COVID resources for Portugal:
COVID-19 Information – U.S. Embassy & Consulate in Portugal (usembassy.gov)
Please review the local COVID resources for your respective country as requirements for travelers may differ.
If you do not follow your local departure and arrival requirements, you may be denied entry upon arrival and required to return to your country of residence or unable to travel back to your country of residence when departing.
No, for the Semperis Explorers sponsored dates (Monday June 13 check-in to Friday June 17 check-out), we have booked your room.
If you wish to extend or come prior to the trip and have received VP’s approval, please reach out directly to the hotel at reservations.lisbon@corinthia.com and mention you belong to the Semperis group.
In this way, your reservation will be connected to the group, and you will enjoy the same room rates.
If you are coming from Israel – please do not book any travel. Everything is being handled by our production group’s travel agency.
You will be flying together with your Israeli Semperian friends to Lisbon and back to Tel Aviv in the same rocketship! 🚀
All other Semperians have 2 options:
- Book their flight through our agent Rami – 2gether@genesis-tours.com
Semperis will cover the regular cost of a Home-Lisbon-Home ticket and pay Rami directly.
If you upgrade your ticket or add additional destinations to your trip (Home – Lisbon – London – Home for Ex.), you will have to assume the price difference and pay Rami directly. - Book their flight independently.
Same rules apply as 2, you will submit your expenses via expensify /… and will be reimbursed for the average ticket cost if any upgrade or change in the itinerary is applied.
Please abide by the Company Business expense policy – Non-refundable and Economy class tickets only.
Please keep in mind that any deviation from the company event dates (June 13-17 ) requires your VP’s approval via Bamboo.
All flight arrangements outside of Israel need to be completed by May 15th.
Please note:
If you choose to book your flight tickets on your own, as per the company business expense policy, only economy class may be booked.
- Comfortable shoes to discover Lisbon!
- Light jacket for evening hours – the Ocean breeze sometimes chilly…
- We’ll send a list with more specific items a week before
Yes, there will be complimentary WIFI for all guests in the hotel.
Rapid/antigen tests will be available for those interested on site.
For those who will be obligated to have a PCR test before returning to their origin, we will organize an official PCR test.
Event coordinators and Semperis leadership will evaluate the situation in mid-May.
Several factors will be considered: severity of symptoms, number of hospitalizations and COVID-related deaths worldwide and regionally, and travel restrictions.
If you experience any health issues before the trip, you must report them to HR to protect your health and your team members’ health, as well as for legal reasons.