British restauranteur and events caterer Searcys has been appointed the new catering partner for 116 Pall Mall, home to the Institute of Directors in London. Founded in 1903, the Institute of Directors is the UK’s longest-running membership organisation for professional business leaders. Its London headquarters are located at 116 Pall Mall; a Georgian Grade-I listed […]

Mandy Jennings (pictured), CEO at Venues of Excellence, shares top tips for selecting a venue for post pandemic conferences and events… As the Government lifts restrictions on the MICE sector, I would love to share my top tips to give you confidence and reassurance as you start planning your company events for 2021 and beyond. […]

Join the teambuilding experts at Port Lympne Hotel & Reserve for bespoke day of activities designed to make your team work effectively together while crafting essential enrichment toys for rare and endangered animals. Located in the rolling Kent countryside, just over an hour from central London, Port Lympne Hotel & Reserve offers unique teambuilding activities […]

Sandals Resorts International (SRI) has unveiled new details for its flagship brand’s highly anticipated 16th resort and the Company’s first venture into Curaçao, Sandals Royal Curaçao, which is now open for bookings. Situated on 44 acres of land within the Santa Barbara private estate, an exclusive 3,000-acre protected nature reserve, Sandals Royal Curaçao will intertwine […]

Make Venues has continued its investment in the businesses senior team with the high-profile recruitment of Oliver Wortley to General Manager of its Woodland Grange property. Wortley joins Make Venues with over 20 years’ experience in the hospitality industry, the majority of which have focused around both conference & meetings and operational positions. As well […]

Venues of Excellence has launched its ‘Confidence in Us’ campaign, which aims to underpin the commitment of its venues to deliver safe meetings and events as the UK opens up to ‘business as usual’. Mandy Jennings CEO, Venues of Excellence, said: “We have recognised throughout the pandemic that we needed to keep in contact with […]

80% of UK office workers could fight back against short sighted bosses who are not planning future place of work options or not preparing effectively for flexible working after Freedom Day (today, July 19th). That’s according to research from the UK’s largest online venue booking platform VenueScanner, based on survey responses from 1000 office workers, revealed […]

With the end of the pandemic hopefully in sight, hotel stays for business and pleasure are back on the agenda. PA Life checked in to the Kings Arms Hotel Hampton Court for dinner and an overnight stay… Given its location, it’s no surprise that the Kings Arms is steeped in history. Though built in the Georgian […]

Aquavit is the name of a tasty Scandinavian spirit – and also of a Swedish-inspired restaurant opened a few years ago in London’s St James’s. PA Life went along to try both for a recent lunch meeting… The Aquavit restaurant in New York has received all sorts of praise in recent years, so we were […]

The QEII Centre, London, has created a humorous cartoon series to help ease the business meetings and events sector back into live events and celebrate the joy of meeting face-to-face once again. The leading conference and events venue commissioned cartoonist Will Kevans to create the exclusive comic strip, which takes a light-hearted view of re-integration […]

Make Venues has seen more than £1m of confirmed meetings business across its three sites, since the unveiling of the UK roadmap in March. The brand is also predicting a further surge between ‘Freedom Day’ on July 19th and the end of the year as well as the return to pre-pandemic levels in its training […]

The CHS Group, in partnership with the wider West Midland meetings and events industry, has launched a celebratory week for event professionals. The week coincides with the inaugural CHS Birmingham Show (October 26th), and will be made up of satellite networking, educational and entertainment sessions across the region. The week begins on October 25th and […]

Watford Football Club has become the latest stadia brand to join the Lime Venue Portfolio. In a year that will see the club return to Premier League Football, the addition not only adds to the group’s South-East options, but marks yet another elite football brand for event organisers to choose from. Lime Venue Portfolio has […]

Venue Lab has unveiled a partnership with Peel L&P to re-activate EventCity and join its nationwide event venue portfolio. As one of the most instantly recognisable and respected large-scale event centres in the UK, it is now available to hire for conferences, awards, gala dinners, exhibitions, brand events, concerts, product launches and filming. Located in […]

This FREE virtual event gives PAs and Event Organisers an insight into the world of Academic Venues, brought to you by Academic Venue Solutions, and 5 of their members: Unique Venues Birmingham, Lancaster University, Northumbria University, Oxford Brookes and Roehampton Venues. The event will: Introduce PAs and Event Organisers to the world of Academic Venues […]

Manchester’s iconic 5-star city centre hotel, The Lowry Hotel, has announced a new partnership with DermAssure Aesthetic– and what’s more, you can enjoy treatments from the comfort of your own hotel bedroom. Famed for its 5-star interiors and delicious food menu, The Lowry Hotel will be the only hotel in the city to offer a […]

Wasing Park has unveiled a new covered terrace with a floating stretch tent alongside the majestic grade II listed Castle Barn at the exclusive-use events venue in Berkshire. Adorned with sheepskins, fairy lights, candles and a fire pit, this new area will give guests an alternative alfresco area that can be used all year round. […]

De Vere is launching a dog sitting service for guests visiting its hotels to work or for business training, meetings, or events. The service will be launching at De Vere Wokefield Estate with local company Pets, Homes and Gardens, allowing guests to leave their dogs in safe hands with a dog walker and sitter on site […]