Are you guilty of thinking you know a destination?
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We All Want to be Appreciated!
[et_pb_section bb_built=”1″][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.17.2″] We All Want to be Appreciated! If there was ever any doubt about the power of employee recognition, the recent Oscars awards made clear the incredible buzz and excitement that comes from recognising the hard work of an organisation or industry’s star players. At a recent awards dinner we organised for […]
Which Hotel wins your #besthotelsleep Award?
As event professionals we have all slept in a great many hotel beds, in countless hotels across the world. But in how many of those did we actually get a peaceful, uninterrupted night’s sleep? Not in many, if our informal poll of Image team members and event colleagues is anything to go by! If you’re […]
It’s Budget Time Again – Venue Ideas for Management Retreats
At this time of year we tend to be inundated with requests to book venues suitable for the annual round of budget planning and strategy meetings. Favoured venues include large hotels with multiple meeting room options and excellent transport links to the main airports. But also the stylish Country house hotel just beyond the M25 is […]
Christmas is Over – Time to Book the Christmas Party!
As we slide gracefully into the New Year I am sure that the topic furthest from your mind is booking the 2018 Christmas Party. Yet many of our clients and potential clients looking for a suitable venue for this year’s Party were disappointed – all the venues they liked were already booked, many of them […]
To Over Cater or Under Cater? – That is the Question
Leaving aside the lame attempt at a Shakespearean quote, the question of whether to over cater or under cater is one that has troubled event planners since the days of the Bard. Whether catering for a post Shakespearean dinner at the Globe, or laying on a large corporate event in Athens as we did recently, […]
♫ What a Diff’Rence a Day Makes♫
Here in the events industry we constantly talk about the importance of live events and how they can make a difference: a difference to the way a company is perceived by its stakeholders; a difference to the way employees engage with the values and culture of the company; and a difference in the number of […]
Surrey’s Hidden Gems
Hidden Gems of Country House Hotels and Stunning Venues in the Surrey Countryside Beaverbrook On Facebook and Twitter over the past few weeks we have reviewed three of the newest Country House and event venues in Surrey. All of them have excellent access from London and are ideal for a range of activities from Management […]
Behind the Scenes – Family Fun Days
Take a look behind the scenes as we create a Family Fun Day for one of our clients at the Honourable Artillery Company (HAC) venue in the heart of the City of London. The HAC is in a perfect location with great transport links and a huge expanse of beautiful lawns. Easily accessible by public […]
When the Roof Falls In!!!
At Image we like to think that we are pretty flexible – able to adjust, tweak and change arrangements on the fly in response to changing client needs or events beyond our control. But when historic restorations were urgently required to the roof of our client’s chosen venue, just days before their most important event […]
