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Stuart O'Brien

Free summer surprise with your Accor hotel meeting booking

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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 moreย !* PLUS get double Meeting Planner Rewards points if you book, host and […]

PA Life Summit Speaker Q&A: Melody Brooker, Live The City

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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 […]

London Venues Summit – Final call!

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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 […]

How to plan the perfect office Christmas party

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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’ UK incentive business up 65% year-on-year

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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.ย  With 18 resorts located on seven islands in […]

Can people make good decisions in your meeting rooms?

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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 โ€“ 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 […]

CHRISTMAS EVENT PLANNING: SS Great Britain

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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 […]

ยฃ4.2m refurbishment for Stanbrook Abbey complete

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Hand Picked Hotels has completed a ยฃ4.2m renovation of Stanbrook Abbey Hotel in Worcester following its acquisition in 2017. The refurbishment, designed to enhance the historic Grade II Listed venueโ€™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 to lead debate on #FORO at The Meetings Show

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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 โ€“ within the events industry and its negative impact on the planet.  The […]

CHRISTMAS EVENT PLANNING: Hampton Court Palace โ€“ The Garden Room

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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 […]

HRH The Princess Royal attends celebratory gala dinner at the Painted Hall

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The Painted Hall, part of the Old Royal Naval College in Greenwich, celebrated the conclusion to ยฃ8.5 million renovations, partly funded by the National Lottery, by holding a gala dinner hosted by The Greenwich Foundation at which HRH The Princess Royal was guest of honour. The event also marked the venueโ€™s return to the events […]

Companies in danger of losing top talent due to lack of flexible working

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A significant number of UK employees are seeking out flexible working to better juggle life both in and out of work, without compromising productivity. The latest findings from Wildgooseโ€™s Flexible Working survey follow on from the organisationโ€™s other insights surveys exploringย Diversity & Inclusionย andย Mental healthย in the workplace.ย  The results showed that in organisations where flexible working […]

Research reveals what Britons want from corporate gifts

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A survey indicates that more businesses than ever are viewing corporate gifts as an indispensable part of their business strategy.ย ย  The Cartwright & Butler survey, which delves into British businessโ€™s corporate gifting habits, shows that gifting is not just a priority at Christmas. In fact, over two thirds of businesses (67%) gift clients and staff […]

Remember Tippex? Top 50 things British workers miss about the past

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One-hour lunch breaks, working nine to five and a simple tea round are among the things office workers miss about the past. The research of 2,000 office workers aged 40 and over revealed the extent to which things have changed over the years, with six in 10 saying work was โ€˜easierโ€™ in previous decades. Being […]

‘Pointless’ tasks at work cost you 15 weeks a year

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The average employee reckons they waste almost 15 weeks a year – carrying out ‘pointless’ tasks at work, according to research. The study of 2,000 workers found typically 142 minutes a day – more than two hours – are spent doing admin, paperwork and attending meetings when they could be getting on with more important […]

Office workers feel they’re gaining weight on the job

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64 per cent of Americans that have or had worked in an office environment said that it caused their health and fitness levels to decline. Not only that, a whopping nine in 10 who have gained weight while working an office job blame their workplace for playing a role. A new study of 2,000 Americans, […]

A vote for Sandals is a chance to win big…

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Sandals is calling on the readers of PA Life to help them win Gold at the 2020 M&IT Awards, along with the chance of winning a seven night stay at the luxury resortโ€ฆ Organised by Meetings & Incentive Travel magazine, the M&IT Awards is the biggest events industry awards in the UK, attracting over 1,300 […]

London Venues Summit: Last chance to attend!

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There is only one supplier place left 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 60 corporate […]