I'm a small business owner who took 50 of my employees to Greece. It was worth the $2,000 a person and 6 figures in revenue.

Bashir Chedrawee, owner and CEO of Simone's Kitchen, a Mediterranean restaurant with three locations in New York state, took 50 employees on a weeklong trip to Greece. He spent months planning and negotiating prices to make the trip possible, at a cost of $2,000 per person and six figures in revenue. During the trip, two employees proposed to their partners, and some coworkers got tattoos. Chedrawee had previously organized company outings within the US but wanted a bigger trip to a region that inspires the restaurant's cuisine.

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