We’re excited to welcome Plandisc as an Event Partner at the PA Life LIVE digital conference, which takes place on Wednesday, March 24th – secure your free place today! Plandisc is the world’s first digital circular calendar. Its calendars are easy, visual, sharable and interactive. A Plandisc circular calendar is the ideal tool for visualising organisational flow […]

2021 will be the year of the smaller office, predicts serviced office broker FreeOfficeFinder. The company reports that more than a third of companies (35%) that enquired about office space in January and February have said they would be taking smaller offices than their previous workspaces. They follow in the footsteps of the likes of HSBC and […]

Training specialist Your Excellency has added Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) Training to its learning and development portfolio. The training will be delivered by certified MHFA England Instructor Alice Scutchey who has been appointed as a Your Excellency Associate Trainer. Lindsay Taylor, Founder & Director commented: “MHFA England’s vision is to improve the mental health […]

Venues should remain firm on their pricing as we come out of the pandemic, was the clear message from panellists of the Meetings Industry Association’s (mia) Extraordinary Matters anniversary event. Taking place a year after the first session of the popular series, the mia welcomed seven prominent industry figures who have all appeared as panellists during […]

Barbican Business Events has seen its film and photo shoot enquiries increase by more than 50% in 2020 (compared to 2019) despite the COVID-19 pandemic. The venue says it has continued to changing needs in the market, which included the launch of filming and photo shoot packages at the start of 2020. The packages include not […]

By Alan Price, CEO of BrightHR A recent survey by the British Council for Offices shows that participants favoured not only working from the office but also from home, creating a ‘hybrid’ working arrangement which could soon take the spotlight from traditional working norms. Before making the shift to hybrid working, here are five things […]

The revenue of the UK’s Top 25 holiday parks – key destinations for conferences, corporate events, away days and team building – has increased by 65% in the past five years, validating major private equity investment in a sector that has performed strongly during the pandemic, according to New Street Consulting Group. The incomes of […]

Thirty-five per cent of UK workers believe that employers do not provide them with enough opportunities to develop new skills, while less than half (49.9%) of UK staff indicate they can decide for themselves which training courses they may/can attend. That’s according to results of research conducted by payroll and HR services provider SD Worx […]

Last week we teamed up with our friends at Hope Health to offer PA Life Club members an exclusive complimentary workplace wellbeing virtual session – Here’s what we learned… The virtual Lunch & Learn session, Enhance Your Energy – How to eat for better energy & productivity was introduced by Hope Health’s Business Development Director, Emma Quainton, and presented […]

Is it time to try something different at your next virtual office event? Indulge your team with some fun and book the brand new The Big Virtual Game Show. Inspired by TV Shows from Yesteryear the big virtual game show has been launched by Team Building Experiences to entertain and boost your team’s morale. Taking […]

This is your final chance to sign up for our exclusive webinar with Gett, taking place next week and addressing the Challenges and solutions for busy PAs booking travel in 2021. This short webinar will help you to address any problems and issues that you may face as a PA on a daily basis when booking all types […]

By the time Easter comes around, your customers, suppliers and teams will have spent more than a year in lockdown, uncertainty, tiers (and quite possibly, tears) and everyone will be long overdue for a treat. So, if you’d like to use our Easter Äggs to show you care, we promise to go out of our way […]

Inspire Me Travel is an Experiential Travel Company offering worldwide Experiences under such categories as Opera, Jazz, Wine, Gastronomy, Art etc. We strive to offer new, enticing and inspiring discoveries which we then package with accommodation and transportation (if required) to create unforgettable experiences for our clients. We tailor-make everything according to our clients’ requirements. […]

March is Team Building month here on PA Life – and if post-lockdown Team Building activities are on your agenda, the PA Life Recommended Supplier Directory is home to dozens of trusted partners ready to help. Our list of specialists covers everything from indoor and outdoor sports to bushcraft adventures and comedy nights – There’s […]

The Business Travel Association (BTA) has announced the appointment of Varinder Atwal, Senior Director of Supplier Management at CWT, as its new Board Director. Working alongside the BTA’s Executive team, Atwal will ensure the ongoing success of the Association’s business objectives and overall commercial plan following COVID-19. Atwal is the Senior Director of Global Supplier […]

Eclipse has unveiled an upgraded digital event studios, providing event organisers with bespoke virtual environments for conferences, awards ceremonies or product launches. The company says its studios will give organisers freedom to control and deliver cutting-edge content, interactive experiences, and immersive virtual stages in real-time. Taking inspiration from television event broadcasts and video game environments, 3D […]

We’re excited to welcome Inspire Me Travel as a Session Partner at the PA Life LIVE digital conference, which takes place on Wednesday, March 24th – secure your free place today! Inspire Me Travel is an award-winning company offering tailor-made travel Experiences. As seasoned travellers and 30+ years in the travel industry, the team have extensive knowledge […]

Lady Chatterley’s Lover, Fifty Shades Of Grey, Normal People And The Intimate Adventures Of A London Call Girl, have emerged among a list of the 20 most erotic novels of all time, according to research conducted among the UK’s female population. The study, by research and insights agency Perspectus Global, found almost half (45 percent) […]