A truly meaningful gift is one that considers the recipient’s needs – and has a positive impact. Find inspiration in these helpful gift ideas so you can thoughtfully support your people and show you care, this challenging Christmas.   We hope they help lift the mood and bring some extra joy to you and your teams […]

Our Editor paid a visit to experience Fitzrovia’s sought-after, exclusive destination restaurant and bar YOPO at The Mandrake. The multi award-winning boutique hotel, renowned for its fusion of amazing art, culture and design, has re-opened with newly evolved design and a new menu . The creative force behind YOPO is the critically acclaimed Executive Chef […]

The Assistant community came together on Monday evening, the 28th of November, to celebrate the PA Life Star Awards 2022 winners and finalists at the very grand De Vere Grand Connaught Rooms in London who kindly hosted us. The evening was a joint PA Life’s Christmas party and Star Awards celebration with 100 Assistants in […]

Meet Beyond London – MBL – is a dedicated resource for Personal Assistants & Event Organisers alike, showcasing a vast array of meeting venues for hire close to London. The venues are not only tourist attractions but also offer state of the art conference and event facilities that are suited for all budget sizes. You […]

The gleeful surprise of a Harrods hamper arriving at your door is hard to beat. Lift the lid on one of our signature woven wicker baskets or gift boxes and you’ll discover the finest selection of festive food and treats. Think brandy-soaked mincemeat and festive-spiced mince pies, melt-in-the-mouth biscuits, indulgent chocolates and more. Plus, a warming assortment […]

Lift the lid on merry mischief this season with Molton Brown’s full-of-joy gift hamper – the ultimate present for Molton Brown devotees; it’s brimming with both well-loved and new Festive Limited Editions, as well as playful baubles in the iconic fragrances we all love. ALL THIS IS INCLUDED IN THE MOLTON BROWN LIMITED EDITION FESTIVE […]

PA Life Club had a pleasure of travelling up to Cambridge with 10 club members on 17th November for an overnight stay at The Fellows House. The Hilton Curio Collection hotel is more of a luxury home from home offering very comfortable and superbly equipped one bedroom and studio apartments as well as a gym […]

The wait is over! We are so excited to announce the winner of the Harrods Beauty Advent Calendar competition. The winner will receive the fantastic advent calendar which is packed with 25 most sought after products worth a whopping £1136. And the winner is Amanda Hewitt-Spicer, who works at Rolls-Royce Motor Cars. Congratulations! Harrods Corporate […]

Mash Media is delighted to announce that their One Day at Christmas event returns this December after a year off. No need to panic as there’s still time to get involved! For those who aren’t aware, One Day at Christmas is an annual charity event organised by a selection of companies across the UK events […]

The PA Life Club members were treated to a superb Meet Up at the Postal Museum in London on 16th November. It was a great opportunity to go down to the Royal Mail postal tunnels, deep underground in one of their Mail Trains and to also see what a unique events and celebrations venue the […]

In 2013, Anna Szanto and her partner set up the Goodness Project, a service which makes healthy living more convenient with carefully curated gift hampers and subscription boxes filled with wholesome, vegan and gluten-free goodies.   They soon outgrew their kitchen table, then moved into a small office, a bigger office and are now are based […]

Congratulations to Abi Jones from Instagram who has won our PA Life Club’s October competition! Abi can look forward to a stay for 2 at one of the Port Lympne Hotel & Reserve’s luxury Bubbles. Entry to the wildlife park is also included making this a great weekend escape with a difference. WHAT TO EXPECT […]

Are you a Tomorrow’s Talent? The Meetings Show is looking for the future of the MICE industry with its initiative that champions up-and-coming talent within meeting and event planners. Entries for Tomorrow’s Talent 2023 programme, run in partnership with M&IT and now in its fifth year, are now open. Tomorrow’s Talent shines the spotlight on […]

In April 2022, 23% of UK businesses reported they were either already using, or were planning to implement remote working permanently in their business models. Curious to find out whether home workers are more productive than those who work at the office, experts at Reboot Link Building Company conducted a UK survey of 5,265 people to discover […]

One of the world’s PA, EA, VA and Administrative Professional leading training specialist, Your Excellency Ltd, has added their first Digital Training Course for Assistants , The A-Z Digital Training Course, to their portfolio of learning and development offerings. The A-Z Digital Training Course takes its inspiration from co-Founder & Director, Lindsay Taylor’s multi-award winning […]

Neal Poole, Director of Marketing at Agiito, shares his views on what business travel really is. When they hear the words ‘business travel,’ Joe Public typically visualises seat 1A, first-class, high-end hotels and champagne (the Instagram view). But as industry professionals know, the truth behind this misconception can be vastly different. It can be called […]

We are really looking forward to Monday 28th November to the much anticipated PA community’s festive party of the year. It’s PA Life Christmas Party and PA Life Star Awards night of course and we can’t wait to see our readers and PA Life Club members there! The guest list filled up in record time […]

Pre-scheduled appointments and visitor registration have returned to pre-pandemic levels with less than a week to go until IBTM World, which will take place at Fira Barcelona from 29 November to 1 December, the organisers have reported that visitor registration and pre-scheduled appointment numbers have surpassed 2019, reflecting a solid return to global business for […]