With the new year just over the horizon, many companies will be entering the first stages of planning their 2021 kick-off conference. Lockdown restrictions make it likely that businesses across the world will be holding their event online, with many organisers daunted by the task of making it as engaging as an ‘in-person’ event. So
January. Everyone’s least-favourite time of the year. The Christmas decorations are down, the weather’s miserable and the next bank holiday isn’t until April. After the excitement of Christmas and New Year, it all feels a little deflating. So how do you re-motivate staff ready to smash 2021 when face-to-face team building is out of the
As the UK gets into Lockdown Part II, Coronavirus has got businesses across the country scratching their heads as to how to celebrate and reward hard working staff this Christmas. Understandably, spirits have been quashed of late and many workers are feeling a little deflated after the events of 2020 and the restrictions on socialising with colleagues and
This year many of us were introduced to the concept of furlough and doing our part in lockdown to stay home and stay safe. On the other hand, key workers and non-furloughed employees bravely stepped up; continuing to work consistently or remotely to keep businesses going and support communities, often while juggling home-schooling and many
Do you have the responsibility to arrange an important conference in the UK? We know how stressful it can be to take on such an immense task (and that was before a global pandemic!) From 2020, conferences will never quite be the same. Sanitising and safety features will take priority, with more virtual options to
We are pleased to be awarded the ‘We’re Good to Go’ industry standard that demonstrates we are following Government and industry guidelines and have the necessary processes in place to maintain cleanliness and social distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic. This important UK-wide industry standard and consumer mark developed by VisitEngland in partnership with Tourism Northern
