Five of the most promising start-ups in the meetings technology sector have been shortlisted for the 2019 Future of Meetings Award. Exclusively open to businesses which have been in the market for three years or less, the Future of Meetings Award offers a springboard to launching new products and services to the meetings industry. This […]

As The Meetings Show opens its doors for the seventh year, the event is shaking up its education programme to deliver more than 40 hours of learning in a variety of exciting new formats. The theme of the education programme will be ‘The Planner Journey’, covering the seven key stages of event planning: Sharpening Your Event […]

The Meetings Show returns to Olympia London this week with a stronger international focus than ever before, thanks to new and expanding exhibitors from around the world.  Already established as the leading event for the UK inbound and outbound meetings and events industry, this year visitors to the show will notice a substantial increase in […]

A digital pioneer and former SAS operative have been named as the keynote speakers at The Meetings Show 2019. The show’s education programme will open with a fascinating talk from Colin Maclachlan, star of Channel Four’s reality drama ‘SAS: Who Dares Wins’ and Channel 5’s ‘Secrets of the SAS’. Colin will be using the experience he’s […]

Take The Mike are running an interactive session at The Meetings Show on Wednesday 26th June at 1.50pm-2.50pm in the Pillar Room. Delegates will have an opportunity to see staff retention challenges of the workplace. Unresolved workplace issues can affect staff retention, dramatically increasing costs for replacing your valuable employees. Take The Mike aim to prevent this. […]

London’s highest-tech mini golf venue Puttshack is the host of The Meetings Show’s Hosted Buyer Welcome Reception. Taking place on Tuesday 25 June, the event will see more than 400 event organisers come together for an exclusive evening of networking, ahead of The Meetings Show officially opening on Wednesday 26 June. Puttshack is the world’s first super tech-mini golf […]

One of the benefits of becoming a PA Life Club member is access to the best networking events at the most fantastic venues, giving you the opportunity to mingle with fellow PAs and EAs while discovering new locations for your upcoming events and functions. Here’s a taster of our upcoming Meet Up events: Tuesday, June […]

Join us on stand J700 at 3pm this coming Wednesday, June 26th to toast a successful first day of The Meetings Show, discover Sejuiced’s new Juice Round, learn about our new Club offers, network, share best practice and swap top-tips. Taking place over a two-day period on 26th and 27th June at Olympia in London, […]

Book your meeting or event at any Accor hotel to be held between 1st June and 31st August to claim your free summer surprise. Our summer surprises include: Cocktail ice lollies Iced coffee and iced tea Light summer lunch Drink vouchers and more !* PLUS get double Meeting Planner Rewards points if you book, host and […]

In the latest of our Q&A’s with PA Life Summit speakers, we sat down with Live The City Managing Director Melody Brooker to discuss her career path, industry trends and advice for aspiring event managers… Tell us a little bit about your career to date and what your current professional focus is? I left a […]

This is your last chance to secure a place at the London Venues Summit on July 8th – make sure you don’t miss out! The Summit is a highly-focused event that brings PAs, event organisers and other corporate buyers together with leading venues for one-to-one business meetings, interactive seminars and valuable networking opportunities. We have […]

As part of our new series of features taking a look at the projects that PAs and EAs are tackling, we speak to Jo Parkin (pictured, below), Assistant to the VP of Customer Development at Alpro UK, about organising the annual company shindig… Tell us about a brief you were given for a company Christmas […]

Sandals and Beaches Resorts’ incentive travel business has grown by 65% year on year in the UK, as of May 2019. As such, the Caribbean resort brand says it plans to continue its key focus on growing business with its UK Event partners in the Incentive sector.  With 18 resorts located on seven islands in […]

Pack people into a meeting room and the longer the meeting lasts the higher the carbon dioxide (CO2) levels rise and the faster their cognitive ability declines – not just a little but some aspects by between 35 and 90%. That’s according to research from air con supplier Siemens, which concludes that meeting rooms are […]

The Victorians engineered Christmas as we know it today, so where better to celebrate than at Bristol’s unique and breath-taking venue? No matter the size of your group, SS Great Britain has options to cater for all festivities. The exclusive Christmas parties include whole hire of the ship, an arrival drink, a three-course festive dinner […]

Hand Picked Hotels has completed a £4.2m renovation of Stanbrook Abbey Hotel in Worcester following its acquisition in 2017. The refurbishment, designed to enhance the historic Grade II Listed venue’s position as a residential conference, meetings and events destination, has resulted in a refreshed and contemporary events space, a brand-new restaurant on the ground floor […]

Lime Venue Portfolio will lead on an educational session taking on the issue of food wastage in the hospitality and events industry at The Meetings Show later this month. The session will discuss the impact of #FORO – fear of running out – within the events industry and its negative impact on the planet.  The […]

There are few venues that embody the tradition and nostalgia of Christmas more than Hampton Court Palace, offering guests the chance to celebrate the festive season in a truly one-of-a-kind setting steeped in history.  Parties of 50 and above can enjoy a Christmas lunch in the elegant Garden Room, with a glass of sparkling on […]