Andy Lawson (pictured) is the founder of BoroughBox – the home of great food and drink on a mission to make better food & drink accessible to everyone. We sat down with Andy to find out how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected the business…  Q: For people who aren’t familiar with BoroughBox, how would you describe […]

Stadium Experience has welcomed Blackburn Rovers Football Club as the latest venue to join the stadium marketing collaboration. Ewood Park, home of Blackburn Rovers FC, is a unique and versatile stadium providing the perfect location for small business meetings to large corporate dinners & events. The venue boasts 15 executive boxes ideal for small meetings, […]

By Terry Farthing, Managing Director, London Jet Charter Here’s an amazing offer for your Corporate clients, with our special package for the Monaco Grand Prix in May 2021. Come and Live the dream, we have various UK regional departure points you can choose from – unlike British Airways where you have to go from a designated […]

Luxury Travel Intelligence has revealed its much-anticipated World’s Best Luxury Hotel Brands list for 2020, with Six Senses (pictured) taking top spot for the first time. LTI says it has taken the past 12 months to apply the perfect assessment process, comprising a ‘rigorously defined algorithm’ that measures the performance and values of luxury hotel brands. The algorithm includes 123 […]

Make Venues has launched a new report that delves into the need for – and nuances of customer service. The white paper, ‘Understanding Excellence’, provides detailed discussion about the meaning of service in business and what the event industry can learn from leading brands. In particular, it looks at how household brands such as Warby […]

Hello Hospitality is celebrating its sixth birthday by investing in both its offering and a belief in the future of the events industry – supported by a #SixOfTheBest top tips initiative. Six years ago, Hello Hospitality, (formerly Signature Sales Support & Services), was launched by Kathryn Clarke (pictured), with a passion for the hospitality and […]

Rebecca Thomas (pictured), Director at London-based Eventify, provides advice on event management in the post-lockdown era… Here at Eventify, we are an event management company committed to providing an unrivalled bespoke and personal service. We offer a free venue finding service, as well as end-to-end event management. We were thrilled to hear that business events […]

By Paella Fella Paella Fella has been successfully catering corporate events since 2009. From team parties to company-wide events and large-scale conventions, and everything in between. Consider then the impact on a business like ours when suddenly events can no longer take place? Gulp. Yep that was exactly our reaction when the government implemented measures […]

As venues plan to open their doors once again to the MICE sector, leading UK Consortium Venues of Excellence (V0E) has become a Strategic Partner of the Institute of Hospitality. Over the past few months, VOE have been integral to position additional membership benefits to with their 47 member venues and their hospitality teams, and […]

Drinkers will visit the pub more than six thousand times during their lifetime – enjoying 7,786 pints of lager and 5,579 packets of crisps along the way. The study of 1,000 pub goers found they will hear ‘time’ called on 1,728 occasions and those who generously tend to buy a round will do so almost […]

Events technology provider Cvent says it has trained and certified more than 20,000 marketers, event planners, and hospitality professionals (1,600 + in the UK and Europe) through its free training and certification programme. The company is temporarily offering all of its Cvent Certifications and training programmes to anyone in the industry free of charge. Certifications typically […]

Westminster venue Church House’s 2020 wine and drinks list now includes an extended range of alcohol-free alternatives alongside its range of fine wines, Champagnes, beers, ciders and spirits. The new additions are in response to the growing number of guests who, for whatever reason, choose not to drink. The new wine list features two red […]

British restaurateur and events caterer Searcys has posted a successful 2019, hosting over 15,000 commercial events across its portfolio and over 380,000 guests across the restaurants and bars. Those numbers have led to a reported revenue increase of 17.5% from 2018, with like-for-like contributing 6.7% of the total revenue growth. In turn, this has led to […]

Butlin’s Conferences & Events is entering the new year with a focus on nutrition, having relaunched its conference menus around wellbeing and nutrition to include brain food as opposed to more traditional fare food.  The company says nutrition is important to corporate partners with increasing awareness and focus on wellbeing of business travellers. Butlin’s offers […]

At the start of a new decade, many organisers and event professionals are considering the food trends of 2020 – CH&CO, catering partner for sustainable venue BMA House, is helping the venue predict and identify what will be popular this year and on into the 2020s. With over 10 years of experience working at CH&CO, […]

Trying to organise a formal event or small gathering, and looking for talented and creative chefs and cooks? Welcome to eho chef, the matchmaking platform that is a perfect addition to any PA’s little black book of contacts.  eho chef is an innovative time-saving platform that can help with your culinary search, quickly and efficiently. […]

Celebrity chef Raymond Blanc’s renowned secret garden restaurant – Jardin Blanc – is back for the RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2020. From Tuesday 19th – Saturday 23rd May, Jardin Blanc will once again offer the premium corporate hospitality experience and hot ticket for London’s must-visit show. The perfect destination for client entertaining or an office awayday, all dining packages include a complimentary […]

Starwood Capital Group has confirmed that The Grand Hotel will open its doors again this summer following a restoration project to return the city centre landmark to its former glory.  The luxury hotel, a Grade II listed building, will be home to 185 rooms and suites, retaining the building’s mix of French Renaissance, Victorian and […]