With the end of the pandemic hopefully in sight, hotel stays for business and pleasure are back on the agenda. PA Life checked in to the Kings Arms Hotel Hampton Court for dinner and an overnight stay… Given its location, it’s no surprise that the Kings Arms is steeped in history. Though built in the Georgian […]

Decent Drop – the hit wine and cheese pairing company – is positioning itself as the perfect one-stop-shop for your corporate parties, client events, team building and corporate gifting needs this summer. Corporate Parties / Events and Team Building Set to impress even the most difficult of clientele, Decent Drop are known for their iconic […]

John Carson, the popular and personable Managing Director of Ashorne Hill and previous Chair of Venues of Excellence has retired after a hugely successful tenure. Carson started his career in the Royal Navy which then led to a HR Director and learning and development role for British Steel/Tata Steel.  Responsible for graduate recruitment and development, […]

Aquavit is the name of a tasty Scandinavian spirit – and also of a Swedish-inspired restaurant opened a few years ago in London’s St James’s. PA Life went along to try both for a recent lunch meeting… The Aquavit restaurant in New York has received all sorts of praise in recent years, so we were […]

The Meetings Industry Association (mia) has announced it will be publishing guidance for the sector following confirmation that business meetings and events can resume in England from July 19th. Jane Longhurst (pictured), chief executive of the mia, said: “While it is hugely positive news that business meetings and events can resume in England from next Monday, we […]

Ten of the meeting and event industry’s brightest stars have been named as the winners of the Tomorrow’s Talent initiative, launched by The Meetings Show. The initiative, sponsored by London & Partners, aims to champion talented newcomers to the industry and provide a platform for nurturing, mentoring and supporting the industry leaders of the future. […]

The QEII Centre, London, has created a humorous cartoon series to help ease the business meetings and events sector back into live events and celebrate the joy of meeting face-to-face once again. The leading conference and events venue commissioned cartoonist Will Kevans to create the exclusive comic strip, which takes a light-hearted view of re-integration […]

Make Venues has seen more than £1m of confirmed meetings business across its three sites, since the unveiling of the UK roadmap in March. The brand is also predicting a further surge between ‘Freedom Day’ on July 19th and the end of the year as well as the return to pre-pandemic levels in its training […]

The CHS Group, in partnership with the wider West Midland meetings and events industry, has launched a celebratory week for event professionals. The week coincides with the inaugural CHS Birmingham Show (October 26th), and will be made up of satellite networking, educational and entertainment sessions across the region. The week begins on October 25th and […]

A new piece of research from Premier Inn has delved into how workers are feeling about returning to the workplace, and discovered that there is plenty of concern even around the first hurdle – how to greet people face to face again. For many, the pandemic is a great excuse to help us say goodbye […]

PA Life has teamed up with Global PA to raise money and awareness for one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises – please join us! Six years of war has left 12.4m children needing assistance. Half of Yemen’s health facilities have been forced to close or are only partially functioning as a result of the war, leaving millions […]

By Agiito We’ve always been more than a TMC. Formerly, Capita Travel and Events and NYS, we are now ‘Agiito’: a single brand that unites our extensive experience, people, values, personality and culture. We’ve started a new chapter of our story. We’re the same award-winning company, the same creative thinkers and the same no-messing problem […]

Visitor registration is now open for the UK’s leading show that brings together the events, meetings and incentives industry to source, learn and network. The Meetings Show, which takes place live at London’s ExCeL as well as virtually on September 30th and October 1st, offers a tailored programme designed for visitors to maximise their time […]

Global PA Association Founder Rosemary Parr has leapt to the defence of PAs and EAs following a national newspaper article pitching ‘traditional’ PAs against Virtual Assistants. The Daily Mail article claimed that many PAs are considering quitting their jobs after working from home for over a year, with plans to go freelance and work as VAs. […]

Demand for business entertaining has been buoyed by England’s success in the UEFA European Football Championship, according to The AOK Events Group. The leading London agency has seen a 35% increase in web demand and in-person calls for upcoming sporting fixtures off the back of the England football team’s quarter final and semi-final victories. Corporate […]

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HotelRes has been in operation since 1998. Their remit has always been to support corporate clients with their accommodation and event needs. Over the last 22 years the marketplace has changed massively and HotelRes as specialists have adapted their services to keep pace with new developments. Based in Cambridge, but operating globally, HotelRes offer clients […]

Holiday record data from HR tech company, Breathe, has revealed the number of people who booked today off in anticipation of England winning its football match last night and going into Sunday’s final. Holiday requests spiked during and after last Saturday’s match in anticipation of winning last night (and needing today off) and going into Sunday’s […]