After a pandemic-enforced pause in 2021 and a virtual awards ceremony in 2020, the Off To Work Event Photography Awards have relaunched with a double-quick 2022 competition for images captured during both 2020 and 2021. Both professional and amateur photographers need to promptly review their portfolios though, as entries close on 31st July, with an […]

A qualified HR professional, Natalia Kalacova, is celebrating the launch of her new business Alchemy VA – an all-encompassing virtual assistant service that’s promising to increase productivity for SME owners and legal firms. Her business is part of the UK’s only family-run virtual assistant franchise. After becoming a mum and spending most of her career […]

BBC Studios, Siemens, and SAP Sapphire all Winners at ICEAWARDS 2022. The winners of the annual ICEAWARDS 2022 were announced last night at a gala dinner that bought together some of the biggest corporate brands working in events. The ceremony took place at the Southbank Centre on the River Thames and saw over 200 event […]

The East Midlands Personal Assistant Network (EMPAN) is joining forces with the West Midlands-based PA Forum. It will create a Midlands-wide body for personal and executive assistants to network, attend events and undergo training, operating under the PA Forum banner. East Midlands Chamber Company Secretary and Executive Support Manager Lesley Young, who has run EMPAN, […]

The Cuddle Club is pleased to offer PA Life Club members 5% discount off their two to four hour Dog Therapy Office Visits. To take advantage of of our partner offers such as this as well as of our extensive programme of Club Meet Ups, FAM trips, competitions and discounted educational courses please join us. […]

The number of people who are self-employed in the UK has fallen sharply since the pandemic, the Office of National Statistics (ONS) reports. The data showed 4.2 million people were self-employed by March 2022, the equivalent of 13% of the working population. This was down from 5 million in December 2019 – a decline the […]

The Meetings Industry Association has reacted to UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s resignation. Kerrin MacPhie, Chief Executive of the mia, said: “We feel that Boris Johnson’s resignation potentially provides an opportunity for the business meetings and events sector as it really feels like wholesale change is in the air. “Despite the distractions of the inevitable […]

It can sound overwhelming straight off the bat, but risk affects every traveller. Employers and employees need to be proactive, plan for an expanded range of risk scenarios and be agile enough to react almost immediately. When managed in-house, it can be an exhausting exercise for organisations that don’t have the right support around them. […]

Port Lympne Hotel & Reserve launches spectacular new venue for 2022 with lavish space hailed as ‘absolute perfection’. A new venue at Kent’s iconic Port Lympne Hotel & Reserve has opened to lavish praise from delighted guests. The luxurious new space – a spectacular glass orangery – opened in June and the Port Lympne team have […]

Our Meet Up on 23rd of June at Theatre Royal Drury Lane was simply fantastic from start to finish. We were treated to a welcome glass of Champagne at arrival at this beautifully refurbished historic theatre which backs onto Drury Lane. The building is the most recent in a line of four theatres which were built at […]

What comes first; the idea or the inspiration…? When we first started to develop the concept behind The Midas I bespoke gifting service, we knew that we wanted to work with the world’s most gifted artisans and creators but felt strongly that we needed to avoid being another “off-the-shelf” or “Limited Edition” gifting service. As […]

Carlo Scotto’s new restaurant Amethyst is a gastronomic experience worth adding to your black book under ‘exceptional dinners and lunches’. Our Editor ate her way through the 12-course tasting menu. I was really looking forward to dining at the much praised Neapolitan chef Carlo Scotto’s new restaurant in the heart of Mayfair’s fine-dining scene. Carlo […]

Summer events are in full swing, however Christmas 2022 will be here before we know it. Now is the time to book. Let us create a memorable Christmas party with you, cruising the Thames, enjoying the sights of London… and believe us when we tell you that there’s nothing like London at Christmas on the […]

Butlin’s has launched a brand-new Chef Academy designed to train, coach and validate current team and new starters to the standard required to operate in all catering venues at its three resorts. The Butlin’s Chef Academy provides aspiring chefs the perfect platform to learn, grow and develop industry skills in a year-long programme that will […]

Winners of HSMAI (Hotel Sales and Marketing Association International) Europe 2021 Awards announced at HSMAI Europe Commercial Strategy Week in London. The HSMAI Europe Awards 2021 were unveiled at a Gala Ceremony at the Kimpton Fitzroy Hotel in London last week. The event was part of the annual HSMAI Europe Commercial Strategy Week. The aim […]

Center Parcs reawakens its conference, team building and events spaces in the Forest with a £2.5m Investment. Their offering for the corporate sector is set to relaunch in September 2022, as enquiries reach pre-pandemic levels. Center Parcs is set to reawaken two of its most accessible and sought-after destinations in the UK: Woburn Forest in […]

Paultons Park are delighted to be sponsoring our readers and PA Life Club members’ July competition. One lucky winner will receive a family pass enabling x4 guests to visit the Park in the New Forest – the home of Peppa Pig World and a winner of the UK’s best amusement park for five years in […]

“Own it” by taking ownership! Adam Fidler, Founder of Adam Fidler Academy, the UK’s leading provider of education to EAs and PAs recently talked to a group of EA students about the importance of ownership in their careers. “Now, you might ask: Where has this word come from and why is it important? Well, the […]