*UPDATED 08.11.20* The days are getting colder, and shorter. It’s time to turn attentions from the autumn traditions of Bonfire Night and Halloween, to planning your dinner parties, office parties and family celebrations at Christmas. OK, so they may look and feel a little different in 2020. But that’s not an excuse to sit back and miss out on all …
Our Pick of Dubai’s Best Luxury Venues
Dubai’s Best Luxury Venues Dubai’s central geographical location, where East meets West, makes it an excellent choice for international corporate events. It is also home to this year’s Planners Xtraordinaire congress, where I am delighted to be a guest speaker in October. The city is home to some of the world’s most luxury events, and even more luxurious venues. This …
Five event transport ideas .. to make your journey an unexpected bonus!
Five event transport ideas … to make your journey an unexpected bonus! As any professional event organiser will tell you, there is a lot more to transport than getting guests from A to B. Ease of travel to and from your event can influence attendance. And the experience of that travel will certainly determine how guests feel when they arrive …
Manchester’s Five Most Exclusive Private Dining Rooms
Manchester has been transformed in the last fifteen years, with a wealth of fine places to dine and ‘celebrity’ chefs in residence. Not every corporate event you plan requires the scale of a Victoria Warehouse or the historic grandeur of The Midland Hotel though. Importantly, some are designed specifically to be more intimate in scale. An exclusive Chairman’s dinner, client …
Creating Winter Wonderlands
Creating Winter Wonderlands You can’t take Christmas out of Christmas – it’s a basic rule in planning a festive party. Private party, corporate event or family gathering, Christmas celebrations all need to include those hallmark traditions that make this season so memorable. I am frequently challenged to place a contemporary spin on this, and creating winter wonderlands is one way …
Christmas Party Planning Tips
Christmas Party Planning Tips -Five reasons August is the best time for Christmas party planning It’s summer – hooray! We’ve waited all year for the sunshine and no-one wants to wish it away quickly. But while most people are thinking beaches, sun cream, picnics and music festivals – astute party planners are adding the office Christmas party to the list. …
Greater Manchester’s top 5 corporate venues
Greater Manchester’s top 5 corporate venues Corporate event organisers in Manchester are spoiled for choice these days, with so many terrific venues in the centre of the city. We’ve chosen five of our favourites to give you a little taste of what this exciting city has to offer in our list of Greater Manchester’s top 5 corporate venues: Hilton, …
5 easy steps: spring cleaning business events
5 easy steps: spring cleaning business events Spring is in the air. Therefore, it’s time to pull your events out of the cold, dark days of winter and freshen-up with new ideas, creativity and inspiration to brighten up your events. To get you started we’ve compiled our top ideas for you: 5 easy steps: spring cleaning business events: 1. Be …
TLC Create Commercial Festive Decor
As if Christmas wasn’t busy enough with over twenty corporate and private events to plan in the month of December alone, the award-winning Manchester based event management company, the Taylor Lynn Corporation (TLC), has spread its business wings into designing and producing the festive décor for leading hospitality venues in the north west. “I have designed the Christmas interior styling …
How do you make sure that your office festive event is one to remember?
Corporate Christmas parties are a great way to say thank you to staff for all their hard work during the year, and motivate them for the year ahead. And if you get it right, they can also be a fantastic showcase for your company. After all, anyone who has a brilliant night out on the boss is going to talk …