Finding speakers and key opinion leaders (KOL) can be a difficult task, and getting them to appear at your event means dealing with a number of factors. After tackling availability comes the travel arrangements, potential accommodation, ensuring they have access to the facilities they need and making sure they can meet the schedule, all with […]

This year’s winners of the Hospitality Assured Awards have been revealed as part of the Institute of Hospitality’s annual dinner and awards ceremony at The Montcalm, Marble Arch. Looking to discover the highest performers delivering the greatest quality service in the hospitality sector, the awards also highlight management and operations ability chosen by respected leaders […]

Christmas at Corrigan Collection is a special affair. The Corrigan Collection offer old-fashioned hospitality, with a very modern approach and food that is not just award winning, but has Richard Corrigan’s very unique interpretation. Quality, seasonal ingredients cooked with care, passion and attention. The Corrigan Collection can offer private lunches or dinners for as few […]

The Scottish PA Network Awards has named Fiona Forbes as Scottish PA of the Year 2017 as part of a conference aimed at showcasing the crucial roles PAs across the globe make within the workplace. As part of the Scottish PA Network Conference, in association with Hays PA and Secretarial recruiting firm, Forbes has been […]

Wyboston Lakes will be joining events association HBAA’s stand at this year’s Meetings Show to promote the resort as a key destination for conferences and training opportunities. Attending alongside the HBAA, Wyboston Lakes hopes to further establish its longstanding membership with the association, of which it is involved in the executive committee. Seeing the show […]

Technology in meetings needs to be used carefully to bring people together instead of causing unneeded distractions, according to a statement by Imago Venues. The conference and events venue provider researched the value of face-to-face communication in meetings and examined how technology affected audience retention. Established to unify Loughborough University’s various meeting spaces under a […]

Plans have been announced to redevelop the hotel at The Grand, a Grade II-listed Birmingham building, 15 years after it shut down. he redevelopment is expected to bring the hotel up to the standards of modern times while maintaining more than 120 years of history. The announcement revealed a partnership between building owner Hortons’ Estate […]

Executive Assistant Abigail Jones has been announced as a speaker at the upcoming London Venues Summit on 3 July. Hosting a seminar called Having a life, whilst running someone else’s, Jones will be discussing how she juggles her life yet remaining a dedicated assistant. Detailing how to perfect your schedule and learning when to make […]

Hospitality company Searcys has launched an online venue sourcing and booking service, hoping to offer a streamlined, centralised, one-stop solution for event organisation. The service, Exclusive Events, covers all of the company’s event destinations across London and Bath, including restaurants, champagne bars and private clubs from The Gherkin to the Bath Assembly Rooms. The team […]

Chelsea Football Club has announced the launch of its new benefits for those looking to join the annual hospitality waitlist. Introducing the perks for the first time in its history, the launch comes after a record-breaking 96% hospitality renewal rate into the next football season. The current Premier League champions have introduced benefits for waitlist […]

[easingslider id=”13876″] Merlin Events have thrown open the doors of the London Dungeon to launch ‘Lates with More Bite: Seven Deadly Sins Edition.’ The latest offering from the Merlin team gives event buyers something truly unique by offering a culinary journey through the dark streets of London’s past. Michael Aldridge, general manager of Merlin Events said: […]

Expanding your training programmes and encouraging development in the workplace should be a key focus of your business strategy according to reports by Love Energy Savings. Revealing that almost half of workers don’t believe their bosses offer enough learning opportunities in the workplace, here are six ways the business energy company has detailed how training […]

The next London Christmas Party Show is only six days away taking place on Thursday, 11 May at Spitalfields Venue near Liverpool Street. REGISTER FOR A FREE TICKET Every year the event brings together some of the newest and most exciting Christmas themed venues and suppliers to inspire your next event. This year is our biggest […]

MeetingPackage.com, a site for booking all-inclusive meeting packages and meeting rooms for offsite meetings & events, is the only service to standardise meeting packages of Half-Day, Full-Day, Overnight or 2 Days for a side-by-side price comparison and live online booking. Corporate clients can add their negotiated rates with preferred hotels and get real-time reporting of […]

Central London venue No.11 Cavendish Square has extended its Gold Level AIM Higher accreditation from the Meetings Industry Association (mia) for a further three years. The award-winning conference venue in Marylebone has successfully renewed the highest level of accreditation from the association representing the conference, meetings and events sector, having first achieved the Gold standard […]

London’s Victory Service’s Club (VSC) has launched a campaign marking the venue’s 110 year anniversary. The campaign, VSC 110, will showcase the history of the private military members club, while looking into the site’s future in events. Through the anniversary year, a series of initiatives will be exploring the core beliefs of value, service and […]

The unique and unusual venue market has been highlighted as playing a key role in the UK venue industry according to new research. The report, Unique & Unusual: A Market Overview, is the first market report of its kind and suggests that as the sector continues to grow, so too will its impact on the […]

Event organisers are being urged to maximise their use of breakout sessions and networking opportunities in order to help grow their own company, and the industry at large. Research by Imago Venues revealed that more networking helped delegates discuss and digest what they have learnt, and develop a different perspective on the information. Creating environments […]