New York Festive Guide

New York Festive Guide

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New York is the greatest city on earth for inspiring that warm, feeling festive. As my daughter now lives in Manhattan, I’m open to any excuse for a visit, so a pre-Christmas shopping trip is just the ticket. Here are a few of my favourite yuletide sights along the way.  My 48 hours – New York Festive Guide: Rockefeller Centre Christmas Tree …

Six festive tipples to impress guests this Christmas

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*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 …

Manchester’s Best Five Live Music Venues

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Manchester is a hub for music makers and music lovers; including the TLC team. Many bands to have emerged from the city need no introduction. The Hollies, Herman’s Hermits, The Smiths, Simply Red, New Order, Joy Division, Happy Mondays, Oasis, The Stone Roses, Take That, Elbow, The 1975. The list goes on. Live music lies at the centre of so …

Our Pick of Dubai’s Best Luxury Venues

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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!

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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 …

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Manchester’s Five Most Exclusive Private Dining Rooms

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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

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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

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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. …

Wedding Vow Renewal Tips

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I ‘still’ do – wedding vow renewal tips Nearly two decades after tying the knot in one of the most lavish ceremonies on record, David Beckham revealed this year that he and Victoria have since renewed his wedding vows in a more intimate setting. The couple, who have long been trend setters, recognise that while you may want the emotion of …

Greater Manchester’s top 5 corporate venues

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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, …