By St. George’s Park St. George’s Park set in a tranquil 330 acres of Staffordshire countryside provides the ideal location for you to reconnect with your colleagues with plenty of fresh air and space around you. As well as being home to our England football teams, this truly unique, world-class performance environment can provide a […]

By Kymani Getaways Kymani brings corporate groups together in the great outdoors in a safe, socially distanced way. Gone are the days of a stuffy conference room in a hotel – after this year, we are all looking for fresh new ways to get the team together. The last few months have been hard for […]

After months of virtual meetings and nice to ‘e-meet yous’, is it time to get the team back together. But after nearly a year of lockdown, what will people expect when returning to a face-to-face event?  Russell Allen, Owner of Team Interactions specialist Fruitful, gives PA Life his top tips… According to the Economist, in 2019, […]

The Business Travel Association (BTA) has announced JetBlue Airways as its latest industry partner. The collaboration will raise awareness of the importance of business travel across the globe, whilst increasing air travel flexibility for business travellers. The two organisations will work in unison throughout 2021 to enhance JetBlue’s UK presence amongst the business travel sector […]

By Westminster Abbey As lockdown restrictions continue to ease, the Events team at Westminster Abbey are thrilled to be able to take bookings once again for their 6 unique heritage spaces including College Garden – thought to be the oldest cultivated garden in England – and their newest space available for hire, the Queen’s Diamond […]

By Marriott Bonvoy Events Video calls, online conferences, virtual celebrations – they’ve all been great, but there’s nothing like being together. So here at Marriott hotels, we’re helping you reconnect your team with confidence. Flexible Booking Terms Depending on the booking value of your group, meeting or event, you can now cancel up to 72 […]

Church House Westminster is hosting a series of webinars looking at the new golden age of events – the next takes place on Tuesday April 27th at 10.30 and is free to attend. Register here. This interactive session is being hosted by Helend Saxton of Teams Unpuzzled and will look at the importance of team-building […]

As many venues prepare to reopen their doors for business, Venues of Excellence launched a six-month membership offer to give venues an extra sales and marketing boost. Events @ No 6 opened its doors in 2019 as an innovative new venue in the bustling Aldgate, in the City of London with facilities for 2 to […]

PA Life has teamed up with the PA Show to give readers the opportunity to claim a 10% discount on all conference sessions. Simply click here to register and use the code – PAShow11 The PA Show once again takes place at ExCeL London on June 22nd & 23rd and features an exhibition area, plus […]

Some 84% of large businesses and organisations in the UK have lost working days due to a lack of effective contact tracing, according to a new study. The resulting lost productivity is estimated to have cost the country’s economy over £11b in the last 12 months – equivalent to 4.3 million working days. The study, […]

Following the largest ever meta-analysis of wellbeing studios from around the world, researchers have discovered the key to building personal wellbeing. The analysis by teams at SAHMRI and Flinders University in Australia included 400+ clinical trials involving more than 50,000 participants. Researchers divided people into three main groups – those in generally good health, those […]

Venues of Excellence (VoE) has confirmed the latest Affiliate Member to the consortium’s Preferred Partner Programme – Hospitality Digital Services. The consortium has over 15 companies providing products and services to the hospitality industry within their programme, with Hospitality Digital Services (HDS) the latest company to sign up to network with our member venues. Stewart […]

By Sarah Hawkes, Mr Simms Sweet Shop Fed up of the same old corporate gifts?  Are you looking for something new or different this year? Descended from a generation of confectionery shopkeepers dating back to 1891, we love providing products that people love to receive. Watching eyes open and jaws drop, seeing childhood memories rekindled […]

68% of SME business leaders say they have witnessed an increase in mental health issues reported since the pandemic began. That’s according to a new report from HR firm Breathe, which surveyed 429 SME cross-sector decision makers were surveyed with questions around current and planned policy to tackle the surge in mental health problems. Key […]

Despite the uncertainty in travel currently, you can bet frequent travellers are itching for a big getaway once travel corridors begin to open. But with the need for quarantines on either side of embarkation, some may look to ‘workcations’ as a way to still get away without using up all of their holiday allowance. That’s […]

Nominations are open for the sought-after West Midlands PA Awards 2021, recognising the region’s business support community. Founded by PA Forum, the awards are now in their fourth year and celebrate the successes and achievements of executive, personal and virtual assistants across the West Midlands. As the process begins to determine the winners for the awards ceremony taking […]

With lockdown rules being eased and the hospitality sector opening up once more, many companies are beginning to navigate a path to allowing employees to return to their offices – and we want to find out how the nation’s PAs, EAs and Office Managers feel about that prospect. Depending on which research your read, we […]

Over the past 12 months, wellbeing and performance company PUSH has seen a significant increase in enquiries from UK businesses, signifying an upsurge in the number of employers safeguarding employee mental health and wellbeing. Over the course of the pandemic alone, PUSH has supported over 20 major UK companies including Catalina, Rightmove, Urban Outfitters, Toyota, […]