Lime Venue Portfolio has launched a new series of learning and networking meetings for event organisers – Lunch, Link & Learn. The aim is to give planners the chance to meet with other industry peers and to discuss topics and issues shared across the group. The first Lunch, Link & Learn event took place earlier […]

The Stoller Hall are offering 20% off venue hire for any event booking made in March 2022. That includes conferences, recordings, rehearsals, exhibitions and events that take place. Simply email Simon Chaplin and quote PA Life 20. The offer applies to any event in 2022, but the booking will need to be made between 1-32 March 2022. […]

Tomorrow’s Talent, The Meetings Show’s initiative designed to shine a spotlight on up-and-coming meetings and events planners, is back for the fourth year running. The scheme, run in partnership with M&IT and sponsored by Visit Belfast in 2022, champions exceptional emerging talent within the industry to help nurture and support the leaders of the future. […]

Is remote or flexi-working your new normal? Having adapted over the past few years to remote forms of socialising and entertaining, you will be aware of how beneficial virtual team experiences are to company wellbeing and team bonding. The task now is to make sure your teams are constantly surprised and excited by what is […]

Butlin’s has further strengthened its position as a leading British venue for conference events by achieving AIM Accreditation from the Meetings Industry Association (mia) at all three resorts and becoming a member of beam, formerly the HBAA. All three Butlin’s Resorts in Bognor Regis, Minehead and Skegness, have achieved AIM Accreditation from the UK’s nationally […]

Aspects at the National Memorial Arboretum offers modern conference facilities with added benefits that can enhance your next conference, away day, or event. We all feel better in the great outdoors, but escaping the boardroom for a space with inspirational views has huge benefits for your conference and delegates. Studies have shown that proximity to […]

Very often an event to set the scene for the year to come. Always a highlight in the calendar. The annual chairman’s dinner is an event that takes months of planning for PAs. With VIPs packed in and lots of opportunity to make an impression, it’s also the one occasion of the year that can […]

Red Bull Racing has unveiled the first of its new event spaces, the Red Bull Ring Boardroom, created in response to the Team’s growing calendar of corporate event bookings for 2022 and beyond. The addition of the new space forms part of a recent multi-million pound investment project at the Red Bull Racing site, which […]

Claire Spencer will lead the Barbican Centre after being appointed by the City of London Corporation as its first-ever Chief Executive Officer, following a far-reaching recruitment search. Spencer (pictured), described as an experienced and dynamic arts leader, will take up her new post in May 2022, after stepping down from Arts Centre Melbourne, where she has been CEO since November 2014.  She has nearly 20 years’ […]

Hotels and venues specialist De Vere has expanded its Smart Booker package to integrate its Showtime rewards programme, meaning Showtime members can now benefit from points on every Smart Booker booking. Smart Booker is a cloud-based meetings and events booking platform, powered by MeetingPackage, available across De Vere’s properties. The platform enables more efficient online bookings […]

By Simon Chaplin, Deputy General Manager, The Stoller Hall  Despite being in the heart of Manchester city centre, stepping into Stoller Hall is like nowhere you have ever been before. The intimate concert hall and event space provides an impressive backdrop for conferences, exhibitions and events and is directly opposite Manchester Victoria Station and all main transport […]

CHS Leeds is set to return to its original roots at the Royal Armouries. Taking over three large event spaces, including an outside hub for creativity and innovation, the Show will flow across New Dock, Royal Armouries Hall, and the outside Square, offering over 1,000 square metres of exhibiting and brand activation opportunities. Emma Cartmell, […]

Celebrate International Women’s Day (March 8th) by heading out with friends and team mates… Events to book  Sustainable Fashion, Food & Fizz: Women Leading Sustainability at 116 Pall Mall Institute of Directors, St. James’s, London, SW1Y 5ED www.116pallmall.com Come together for an evening of fashion, food and fizz at 116 Pall Mall by Searcys between […]

By Kerry Wright, Head of Group Sales, Lime Venue Portfolio My word! We’re only in February for god’s sake, this is still (technically) winter and its freezing cold outside… Also, we’re being told that there is a race for space planned in March, we need to get to that first, OK? Oh, and by the […]

By Vector Lighting & Audio Visual Vector Lighting & Audio Visual are showing off some of the very latest screen technology as part of our stand at The Event Production Show/Confex on 8th & 9th March at Excel London. Getting back to events Face to face meetings are more important now than they have ever been, […]

Working sustainably is a goal for many business leaders in 2022, yet with all the other obstacles businesses have had to navigate in the last couple of years, it has been tough to keep the environment as a top priority. Creating and sticking to a company-wide environmental policy is a great start but creating that […]

Having just won the FIFA Club World Cup, GO Sport Travel is delighted to offer some specially discounted packages to PA Life members for Chelsea’s upcoming clash v Lille in the Champions League at Stamford Bridge. They have four options ranging from seat-only (but with access to a private bar/lounge), through to a fabulous 4-course […]

The Meetings Industry Association (mia) and VisitBritain have joined forces to reunite teams from UK destination marketing organisations and city convention bureaux for two dedicated events next month. Taking place on March 1st-2nd at Venue Cymru in Llandudno, North Wales, the two-day programme is designed to provide inspiring insight to those working in key roles […]