Representing the next generation of Hilton hotels, Hilton London Bankside is the perfect venue for an event, whether it’s for 8 people or 700 people. This design-led hotel has won multiple awards for its 11 flexible meeting spaces, five star customer service and diverse menu packages. The Mersive Wireless Presentation System used throughout allows presenters […]

Being in an administrative role such as in office management or being a PA can sometimes be a thankless job, and we get that – however, we think it’s one of the most crucial roles in a business. Being in these types of roles can also be quite isolating for individuals as we’ve come to […]

Welcome to the first issue of 2020! And what a start to the year it’s been as we get ready for ‘show season’. The PA Show (along with sister events International Confex, OMYAGUE and the Event Production Show) kicks things off on February 25th & 26th at ExCeL, London. A heady mix of exhibitors, workshops, […]

Village Hotel Club, Virgin Atlantic Airways, London North Eastern Railway (LNER) and Lime Venue Portfolio were all winners at the Smarter Working Wellbeing Awards, the first wellbeing awards in the travel and MICE industries. The winners, as announced at the awards ceremony on 6 February at the Mercure Hotel in Nottingham, were: Village Hotel Club […]

PA Life is conducting a widespread survey into the stress and workplace anxieties facing PAs, EAs and other Administration staff in 2020. Ahead of the PA Life Workplace Wellness & Wellbeing Summit later this month, we are conducting a first-of-its-kind survey looking at the hours you work, whether you can ‘switch off’ in the evenings […]

MEET beyond London and VisitBrighton’s Conference venue finding service are inviting PA Life Club members for an exclusive opportunity to experience Brighton’s meetings, events, and team building scene in a very unique way!    Apply for one of only 15 spaces on this exclusive familiarisation weekend taking place on Friday 24th – Saturday 25th April 2020. Read more […]

Join us at the Workplace Wellness and Wellbeing Summit this month at the PA Show and take the first steps towards furthering your career and personal development. We’ll will be hosting two full days of seminar sessions, that will help you gain control of your wellbeing and unlock that work/life balance. In her session ‘Silencing […]

PA Life readers recently gathered in Manchester for an evening of wellness and wellbeing with American Express Global Business Travel, sponsored by Virgin Atlantic! The exclusive event was hosted in the brand new Stock Exchange Hotel in the heart of City, with attendees enjoying two talk sessions led by industry-leading wellbeing experts:- Chris Pinner from […]

THIS EVENT HAS BEEN POSTPONED – NEW DATE TBC We’re delighted to announce an exclusive Meet Up networking event for 30 PA Life Club Members at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Thursday April 16th 2020, in association with Lime Venue Portfolio. Situated in the heart of Tottenham in north London, Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, part of Lime […]

As a PA or EA, it can be easy to forget about your own personal development and career aspirations when the very nature of the role is looking after someone else. An endless ‘to do’ list, busy schedules and long working hours can lead to stress, anxiety and ultimately burnout through sheer mental and physical […]

We caught up with Winged Boots, personalised travel management agency, to pick the team’s brains on why outsourcing your travel requirements is actually cheaper than booking online… Organising travel is a lot like cooking… we can all do it, but few can do it well. It takes practise to perfect; mistakes are easily made, and […]

Thursday 12th March 2020 Venues of Excellence is the UK’s leading collection of exceptional venues delivering excellence in conferences, training and events. With over 50 venues, we cover a geographic footprint from the south coast of England to Scotland with collectively, over 3500 bedrooms and 900 meeting rooms. The consortium is made up of a diverse […]

Following the adrenaline-filled success of the inaugural Great Adventure Race in 2019, you are invited to warm-up, carb-load and enjoy a spectacular adventure across the glorious Perthshire countryside from 1–3 May. Where sporting grit meets stunning scenery and luxury hospitality, The Great Adventure Race is a thrilling celebration of spring and the great outdoors. We’re […]

Thursday 26th March 2020, Senate House, University of London THIS EVENT HAS BEEN POSTPONED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE Academic Venues Solutions is an association for Academic Venues throughout the UK, and we have over 50 member venues. One thing that makes academic venues so different to their competition, is that they are often numerous types of venues in […]

Junius is a multi-award-winning food-to-go newbie created to help time-poor health conscious employers and their teams. We take the guess work out of eating well and simplify logistics by delivering to your workplace. At Junius we start with the science and build our delicious hand-crafted and nutritionally balanced recipes. We have simplified health into 7 […]

Last month we ran two amazing competitions for PA Life Club Members – and now we’re ready to reveal the winners! For the first, we partnered with DotDot to give away two VIP tickets to Jeff Wayne’s musical version of The War of The Worlds The Immersive Experience, including welcome house drink, themed Red Weed Cocktail in […]

More than half of British employers admitted to making a decision not to employ someone – because they didn’t like the way they looked. A study of 1,000 bosses found that despite UK employment laws banning employers from discriminating against anyone because of their sex, religion or other personal characteristics, many are doing so anyway. […]

A Business Travel Show poll of 114 European travel buyers has revealed that many travel programmes are ignoring the specific needs of minority travellers. For example, just 13 per cent of travel programmes have been created with special consideration for younger travellers, even though millennials account for half of the UK workforce and almost one […]