GLENEAGLES – Agents Visit
Gleneagles is one of those names banded about as if everyone is familiar with it, but until you go you really can't appreciate it. Whilst not quite as imposing as I thought it was going to be it's one of those hotels that carries on wowing from the inside. The views from every angle through the panoramic windows are stunning →
Budapest – Hungarian Tourism Invitation October 2011
Sally and Evie travelled to Budapest - a 3 day trip organised by Hungarian Tourism. Taking a direct flight from Gatwick to Budapest. 30 minute transfer to the City Centre. We managed to visit five luxury 4* and 5* hotels, along with Restaurants and venues suitable for a variety of dinner events. Hotels included: * Zara Continental Hotel - located in the heart →
LITTLE GEMS!
ARDENCOTE MANOR HOTEL Country Club & Spa - a privately owned hotel (and yes there are still some out there) * Located just outside Warwick, set in 83 acres of grounds. * Property offers 110 bedrooms, together with a 9 hole golf course, large Spa with 19 treatment rooms * The Hotel overlooks a 3 acre lake * 4 star rating with 1 rosette * →
Laurie Bear
Meet Laurie (!) who works for Scania GB Ltd Trucks! He has only known Evie a couple of years - he was inspired by her travels and decided to get involved. He enjoys working with trucks but has gotten the travel bug! Sadly he missed a recent trip to San Franciso but as you can see he is ready →
THISTLE GRAND BRISTOL Tasting Event – September 2011
The E&V Team were invited to the Grand Bristol who hosted a Chocolate and Wine Tasting evening event. This 19th Century Hotel has undergone a £10 million refurbishment - bringing their Conference Rooms, Bedrooms and Restaurants completely up to date. * The Hotel is located in the heart of the City * Offers 10 meeting rooms, largest seating 500 theatre style * 182 bedrooms →
South Coast Venues – Client Site Visits Sept 2011
Jackie and Evie recently made the most of the Indian Summer with a trip to the South Coast, to take a look at venues for a Residential client event. The list of around 9 options had been narrowed down to 4 which were mapped out by E&V - and appointments made (this is all part of the service). We picked the →
HBAA FORUM – Manchester, September 2011
The theme of this year's Conference was Future Vision so plenty of experts predicting where the industry is heading. * Mid range groups are expected to flourish so the Holiday Inn, Mercure, Holiday Inn Express, Hampton Inns, Jurys Inn with the 5 star market struggling. * Better deals can be had for long term regular business as venues are →
C&IT – Conference & Incentive Travel Forum 2011
3rd - 5th August 2011 the CONFERENCE & INCENTIVE TRAVEL buyers forum was held at Chelsea Football Club, with accommodation in the almost adjoining Millenium & Copthorne Hotels on site. Whilst we didn't eat at Marco Pierre Whites Restaurant within the complex, we did have a tour of the grounds and changing rooms... some delegates had →
Site Visit to LILLE
FAMILIARISATION TRIP TO LILLE: - We were invited by Hotel Barrière Lille * Hotel Barrière has great views overlooking the City * Contemporary Luxury 5* hotel * Casino next door ideal to host events * Location right next to the historical centre of Lille and all public transport Dining in Lille: There are amazing dining options to suit all events →
SITE VISIT TO BERLIN – July 2011
This was Evies first visit to BERLIN but accompanied by Jackie who had been to Berlin twice before. The 3 days were packed with visits to some new hotels and old favourites from the modern to traditional. Evie was amazed by some of the dinner venues on offer from Beach Bars, Rverside Settings, Old Industiral Pumping Stations as well as the →
Site Visit to ROTTERDAM and THE HAGUE
ROTTERDAM and THE HAGUE- you may not be sure exactly where they are so: 1. Fly into Amsterdam which is one of the biggest European hubs 2. Use the walkways straight down to the station below the concorse 3. Pick up the regular service and 30 mins later you're in Rotterdam A great Old Port City now revitalised with great modern architecture situated around →
E&V Visit DUBLIN – Event Industry Forum
THIS WAS A 3 DAY TRIP... "Meet in UK & Ireland" Industry Forum was hosted at the magnificent Carton House, in Dublin. This beautiful Country House Hotel offers excellent conference facilities, a 1,100-acre private parkland estate with permanent on site team building structures. Carton House Hotel Golf Club & Spa has 165 bedrooms, and is situated only 20 minutes from →
Client Site Visit to Barcelona – April 2011
THIS WAS A 4 DAY VISIT ... We visited a variety of venues suitable for meetings ranging from 20 VIPs, to lower budget 30 delegate, and a 100 delegate requirement. Lots of walking was involved to see as many venues as possible, resulting in having to purchase a new pair of shoes - "costing twice as much as back in the UK!!!" Hotels →
E & V Team take off for weekend in Edinburgh – 5th November 2010
The E&V Team took off to Edinburgh - a Familiarisation Trip hosted by Apex Hotel Group. Hotels visited included the Apex Waterloo Place, Apex International and Apex City - experiencing firsthand their superb standard of accommodation, dining and facilities. *Apex Waterloo P lace newly opened 2009: Offering luxury bedrooms and suites, contemporary dining, versatile meeting rooms all with state-of-the-art AV. * Apex City →
Client Site Visit to Vienna – September 2010
A 4 day visit in which we managed to visit 8 hotels and over a dozen Restaurants and venues suitable for a variety of dinners. Restaurants included dining: * with views of the River * overlooking St Peter's Church * in a Palace * within a Monestry All were within walking distance of the City Centre. Vienna is consistently rated as one of the top European Destinations →
Destination Visit to Italy – October 2010
This annual event was organised by Meet In Italy - "X meets X", which took place in the beautiful Bay of Naples. There were over 300 hotel representatives, destination bureaus, agents and corporates. The workshop involved: * One to one Presentations * Interactive Sessions * Destination Showcase with Trips to Pompeii and Capri * Entertainment - including how to make your own Limoncello Liquer "If you →
Destination Visit To Berlin
A member of our team was recently invited to Berlin. The trip incorporated the following activities: * Boat Trip looking at sites from the River * Coach Tour around the City * Trabi Tour - these are original East German cars from 1960's and 1970's. So this was a fun, self-driving tour around the City * Tasting local wines * Dining - experiencing the German →
Welcome to Events and Venues
We Are Your Agent If you are not familiar with the benefits of a Free Venue Finding Service or have not used a dedicated Conference Specialist before, you may not know that we can save you valuable time as well as having access to discounted rates. If you found our web site whilst trawling the Internet for a suitable venue for an →
