London has so much more to offer for meetings, conferences, and events than the historical and contemporary buildings of The City, the elegant venues of Park Lane or the funky venues of the West End. You will find a variety of venues in West London. From Battersea to Hammersmith and ‘West of London’ within the … Continued
Live events are back! Are you ready to press play on your event planning? Since the government announced their roadmap for getting back too normal in England, Bien Venue have been receiving a number of enquiries for face-to-face events. This is an extremely positive sign that confidence is growing ahead of the return of live … Continued
In this blog Bien Venue’s Director of Client Services, Mark Dixon has been speaking with our venue partners about some of the exciting new hotel openings in UK planned for this year. A central London landmark is gaining a brand new 5* hotel. Plus the launch of a new hotel brand to the UK and … Continued
The virtual Christmas party may seem a distant memory and whilst there are encouraging signs that we may be able to host live events in the coming months there are still plenty of excuses to bring your colleagues, family, or friends together for a virtual event. Here are some of Bien Venue’s chosen highlights for … Continued
Employee wellness, engagement, and mental health are high priorities for most businesses at the moment. While employees are working remotely, juggling work, life, and home schooling, taking on new areas or for team members being on (and returning from) furlough, employee engagement and wellness is more important than ever before. Working with our partners; Bien … Continued
Bored of the weekly Zoom quiz? Completed too many virtual escape rooms? This blog explores some of Bien Venue’s favourite virtual activities which offer something different to the standard virtual team building activities. Virtual Activities: The Benefits As companies continue with remote working, employees on furlough and the challenging environment we are living in; employee … Continued
For some the transition to virtual events may have been a blessing, or a leap forward to a longer-term strategy however; others find the interim transition to virtual / hybrid daunting. Hybrid and virtual events have been on everyone’s mind this year and will continue to be part of some people’s future event planning strategies. … Continued
Remote working, rule of 6 and social distancing. Three obstacles to overcome when planning your office festivities in 2020. With employee engagement, motivation, and morale high on most employers list when working remotely or in socially distanced offices, these ideas will bring the team together in a fun, vibrant and interactive way. Bien Venue have … Continued
Organising an event is stressful at the best of times but in the ‘new norm’ you have additional measures and guidelines to adhere to such as keeping track of guidelines and safety requirements for the potential host city, region and country. Combined with a whole new way of thinking about event spaces and layouts for … Continued
In this blog we review the hotel perspective of hotel’s reopening, but what challenges did hotels face to reopen safely? What has evolved for a guest staying in hotels? And what does the future hold? A few questions which our Head of Client Services, Mark Dixon discussed on a recent site visit with Annie Brown, … Continued
