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 […]

Isn’t it a dream of many, to get married on a beautiful beach, far away from the everyday routine? Isn’t it heartbreaking though, if one person close to the heart can’t travel as they are very ill? But flying when sick can be made possible. It is a common dilemma! The parent with terminal cancer, […]

“You couldn’t pay me enough to go back to five days!”  Moving to a four-day working week has transformed the life of Web App Developer at search engine marketing agency, Marketing Signals, and young dad Jack Darracott.   After the business transitioned to a four-day-week last month, Darracott has explained that he’s much happier now […]

Helen Day, Director of Positive Leaders and a generational researcher, has some ideas that will help when it comes to managing Gen Z in the workplace. In this post-pandemic world, leaders face several challenges in increasing engagement in the workplace. Not least is finding ways of engaging the newest generation to enter the workforce, Generation […]

Today, Bang & Olufsen is pleased to announce a new partnership with celebrated two Michelin-starred chef and restaurateur, Tom Sellers. The exclusive multi-year partnership will deliver a series of unmatched culinary experiences to customers, with the first being the Wimbledon Treehouse – a new luxury dining experience set against the backdrop of Wimbledon 2022. From […]

The value of sport in communities and how staging events like The Olympics can have a catalytic effect on improving them was one of the key messages delivered by Lord Sebastian Coe in his opening keynote of The Meetings Show 2022. Following his joint keynote with TEAMS Europe, which recapped on his work staging the […]

 How is the meetings & events industry awakening? We sat down with Emma Bason, Director of Meetings & Events UK at American Express Global Business Travel (Amex GBT) to talk about getting back to business and what’s unique about her company. As a Meetings and Events professional, what do you enjoy most about working in […]

Drayton’s range of Christmas Items & Christmas Gifting is extensive. The focus in this article is mainly on Advent Calendars, because (as crazy as it seems) the deadline to order some of the bespoke styles is fast approaching! Branded Advent Calendars are a fantastic way of keeping your name in front of clients, partners or […]