As the annual PA Life Star Awards draw closer, it’s a good time to consider who you could nominate – or even enter yourself. If you have never done this before you may be unsure what to include in a nomination to ensure the best possible outcome. The process for PA Life Star Awards 2026 […]

New data from Business Travel Show America reveals that as high as half of American corporate travel budgets are expected to rise in 2027. The necessary increase is driven by a faster than anticipated cost rise in the first half of 2026. This is impacting corporate travel bookers, including EAs and PAs… New data from […]

Afternoon tea is very much alive and a kicking with new creative themes and venues popping up all the time. The afternoon tea week – 10-16 August is a great time for EAs and PAs to book afternoon tea as a reward for a colleague, or for a whole team even. Here are some of […]

15 of PA Life Club’s EA and PA members gathered on a hot July afternoon for a roof terrace lunch experience at PocketSquare Skyline Rooftop Bar & Terrace at Hyatt Place London City East. Our editor joined the group, and shares the highlights of the event here… Hyatt Place London City East is located  just […]

We are excited to confirm the venue and the much-anticipated date for this year’s PA Life Christmas Party & Star Awards. It’s a real pleasure to have Graysons Venues as our venue partner, co-hosting the celebrations at 10 Union Street in London Bridge…   📅 The joint celebrations of the festive season and the PA Life […]

Manchester Convention Bureau, part of Marketing Manchester, are inviting EAs, PAs, event organisers and other professionals to discover Manchester. Their new programme for the Discover Manchester stage at CHS Manchester will highlight how the city region is pushing boundaries in event delivery and visitor experience… PA Life are delighted to be exhibiting at CHS Manchester. […]

You might find the statistic of office workers spending 70% of their time in meetings surprising, we do here at PA Life. But looking at this more closely, it starts to make perfect sense, and we feel most EAs and PAs would agree… New research reveals a major mismatch between how employees actually work and […]

Redundances are increasing in the UK, and are currently at a five-year high since the pandemic and expected to continue the upwards trends. The uncertainty, and increased workloads with reduced workforce drive some to quit in heavily affected businesses. What does the situation look like for assistants? Leading in research suggests that redundancy rounds are […]

We are delighted to have Hannah Houston-Banks, Executive Assistant to George Weston, Group CEO of  Associated British Foods, as our next Amazing Assistant. In this series of interviews we speak to 15 outstanding assistants to mark each year of PA Life’s successful run to date… When did you first learn about PA Life? I was […]

Every EA, PA and event planner knows the lull. Around an hour in, the keynote’s done, the welcome drink has gone warm, and the room quietly sorts itself into clusters of people who already know each other. Getting strangers to mix, and getting them to stay, is the part of the brief no run-sheet solves […]

A group of PA Life Club members spent a truly wonderful afternoon as guests of Leeds Castle in Kent exploring the varied spaces and styles in which to host memorable corporate events in this historic setting… The 900 year old Leeds Castle is steeped in glamorous history filled with strong and visionary women. It is […]

Sarah Dennis, head of international for Everywhen talks about the importance of employee happiness in achieving desired success in work assignments overseas. Working with employees who are based abroad is often part of an EAs and PAs role, it’s therefore important to know how best to support their wellbeing and happiness… Health and wellbeing support […]

PA Life congratulates the founders of Manchester PA Network – Amanda Hargreaves and Melanie Sheehy – who, in response to lack of networking groups for the assistant community outside of London, set up their own network 15 years ago… It started as a single networking event with just 50 curious people in 2011. Today the […]

PA Life hears from Tash Stone, National Business Development Manager, The Jockey Club Venues, about a hot topic of how the changing delegate behaviour is re-shaping the corporate events landscape…   Delegate behaviour is changing Why is that important? The business events industry generated an estimated £19.3billion in direct expenditure in 2024, with more than […]

In PA Life’s Amazing Assistant series, we speak next to Yeang Nicholson, EA to CMO at Control Risks in London. We have chosen 15 outstanding assistants to mark each year in PA Life’s successful run so far… How and when did you first learn about PA Life? I can’t recall exactly, but I believe I […]

PA Life takes its picks of the hottest restaurant openings in London this summer. EAs and PAs are in charge of finding the best places to book for their executives and clients dinner, lunching and small celebrations. We feel confident that our selection below is worthy an inclusion in your ‘little black book’ of great […]

Our Editor talks to Millie Elston, Head of Events at a luxury, London-based event agency Word on the Street about the benefits an agency can bring to EAs, PAs and other event organisers. Millie brings valuable  experience from the supplier side to her agency role having worked in an event catering business previously.  How has […]

Executives often spend a large portion of their week travelling which is not ideal for productivity. Between airport queues, delays and limited privacy, commercial flying can turn even the most organised executive schedules into chaos. Private jet travel, however, offers a smarter way to make the most of time in the air and helps PAs […]