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MARCH 29, 2017

Office Managers and PA’s across the world are using Roomex to save time and money on their work-related hotel bookings. This innovative tool comes at no cost and with no contract but saves on average 21% on hotel bookings. The post How to solve those hotel booking ‘facepalm’ moments appeared first on Practically Perfect PA.

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APRIL 28, 2016

Here are some top tips for booking space for your Executive meetings. ITA* offers a bespoke and free of charge booking service for over 40 of the most exclusive events settings the capital has to offer. The post Booking space for your Executive meetings appeared first on Practically Perfect PA.

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MARCH 26, 2014

For any assistant booking a flight for the boss can be a daunting task. Here are my top tips on booking a flight for your boss… . Once you have the flight booked there are a few more aspects of the trip you should consider before your boss boards the flight. 15 questions to ask your manager about their flight. Do they need WiFi?

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JUNE 13, 2014

Over the years I have booked many different types of entertainment for events I have been asked to organise. I once booked a caricaturist that pretty much offended everyone he drew. I’ve booked entertainment that has brought the house down and entertainment that has made people leave the conference. How big is the space?

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JULY 29, 2015

Booking business travel can be a lengthy process. Apps are taking advantage of this user fatigue by aiming to make booking travel a simple and quick process. Recently launched private jet charter app, Victor aims to bridge the gap between industry knowledge and ease of online booking. Yes, is the simple answer.

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AUGUST 12, 2014

Many will skip the gauntlet that is busy airports and scheduled flights preferring to arrange their own private transportation, which means that assistants will be asked to book, chartered flights for their boss (and potentially their entire family and staff). Where do you start and how do you know what is best for your boss? ACC Aviation.

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JUNE 17, 2014

It goes without saying that the venue is a crucial part of any event that you organise, there are a lot of factors that need to be considered before you book the venue. The post 20 questions to ask before you book a venue appeared first on Practically Perfect PA. Let’s assume that all of the groundwork has been completed.

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JULY 12, 2017

Here is everything you need to know about this new corporate travel booking platform. Tripmate is a corporate booking platform which combines rich content, fantastic rates and simplicity for the end user meaning you can book flights, hotels and car hire utilising our contracted rates quickly and efficiently saving time and money.

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

In this blog post, I’d like to share an extract from my award-winning book “A-Z Pearls of Wisdom” on how to effectively use “feedback-to-self” as a development tool. If you enjoy this read, remember you can order my book from Amazon (e-reader version is available too) or I can bring copies with me if […].

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AUGUST 3, 2017

When I took over the managing of the meeting rooms the booking process was a joke. Each meeting room had a massive paper diary that had been left outside each office for people to book in meetings for themselves. But, I do think you will probably still face the issue of how you manage the bookings. Here is why.

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MARCH 21, 2019

I decided to read the book because I don’t think of myself as someone who thinks logically or analytically. I’ve just finished reading Think Better Analytically, and I want to share my learning with you! I’m much more of an emotional thinker, placing more value on my instincts than the evidence in front of me. […].

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AUGUST 21, 2019

How many times have you booked a work trip for you or your colleague, only for them to end up needing to change the date or time, or even cancel altogether? When you book travel, currently you have two options: […]. Of course, business trips get amended for endless reasons which are out of your control.

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MAY 3, 2018

Booking a last minute trip to an international company? Booking and managing business travel is time consuming, stressful, and let’s be honest, not always that appreciated. Or maybe you’re managing the annual ski-trip for the entire company?

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MAY 10, 2018

As Personal Assistant’s we book hundreds of restaurants every year for our colleagues, our executives and let’s not forget ourselves. I am Paula Gibson, a Personal Assistant and Founder of JLT’s Global PA Network for over 100 PA’s.

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SEPTEMBER 11, 2018

Some of the following scenarios will probably sound all too familiar to you in your current position: Your Executive Team and colleagues take the liberty of booking their flights and accommodation themselves without much thought for the time it takes to get a business trip organised.

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MAY 18, 2017

Realising the time sensitive nature of our premium passengers, booking is done within minutes and our airport services are executed with speed and ease at the forefront of our airport agents’ minds. How to book: You can see the services we offer, alongside pricing, for all airports on our bespoke online booking tool.

Suppliers 165

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JULY 3, 2018

There’s even a book called, Meetings Suck by Cameron Herold. Long or short, large or small, food or no food, outside or inside, morning or afternoon — it doesn’t matter. Meetings drain the life out me, and I’m guessing most of you feel the same. Unfortunately, meetings often resort to nothing more […].

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MAY 4, 2017

In a time where the majority of emphasis is placed on finding the best price, the easy route is to choose the cheapest option when booking your executive travel, especially when it comes to airport transfers, be it a group or individual. Maybe, you have an upcoming itinerary with numerous pre booked services, across 5 cities worldwide.

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2017

If you have yet to book your place on the Virtual Summit, it is taking place on Friday 20 th October from 9am GMT until 7pm GMT. You can also book a hub place for your entire organisation (or your PA network) for £250+VAT. Here is a link to the full programme.

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MAY 7, 2018

I manage the CEO’s calendar and email, book his travel, help with sales notes and drafting proposals, and anything else he needs. Today’s Day in the Life: Jeremy Burrows, EA at Ai Software and Founder of GoBurrows LLC. What are the main aspects of your role? In the first year of the company (2017), I wore […].

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JUNE 21, 2017

The book is her personal story of coming into her own place of knowing and power and she along with a group of contributors, help women to keep evolving as women who know. To book your place just head over to our Virtual Summit webpage. . Lisa is also the author of This Woman Knows (TWK) and editor-in-chief of ThisWomanKnows.com.

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2019

We had almost 500 Assistants book on, but we know that many of our subscribers were not able to join us, so I thought I would do a bit of a summary of the […]. I can’t think of a better way to spend a day than hosting one of the Practically Perfect PA Virtual Summits.

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JUNE 28, 2017

At Roomex we recognise this important need and have developed the Duty of Care function on our online booking platform that would allow for instant visibility on all your colleagues’ whereabouts in over 550,000 hotels worldwide.

Travel 165

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JULY 25, 2017

So here you will find some great blogs, books, tools and general tips on how to Project Manage like a pro. Top five books to help you project manage like a pro. But as usual, most of us are not sent on project management training! Top five blogs for Project Management. Project-Management.com. The Project Management Hut.

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OCTOBER 31, 2018

Today I’m really excited to let you all know that we have now opened bookings for next year’s Future Assistant Conference!! That is right, we are launching the Future Assistant 2019! The Future Assistant is taking place on the 14th and 15th February 2019 at RichMix London and again we are streaming the conference […].

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AUGUST 31, 2016

To book your free afternoon ticket, head over to our booking page and select the ‘ Business Travel Booker Afternoon only ‘ ticket. For further information and book your place, please visit the Assist Travel website. For further information and book your place, please visit the Assist Travel website.

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AUGUST 19, 2016

If you do book business travel to Berlin remember to download their city guide for business travellers. Roomex.com is the leading online hotel booking platform for business travel. By booking with Roomex our clients secure the best available corporate rate at over 550,000 hotels worldwide.

Travel 100

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MAY 18, 2017

Realising the time sensitive nature of our premium passengers, booking is done within minutes and our airport services are executed with speed and ease at the forefront of our airport agents’ minds. How to book: You can see the services we offer, alongside pricing, for all airports on our bespoke online booking tool.

Suppliers 100

Suppliers Travel 2016 UPS 100

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JUNE 15, 2017

Following the success of the last two Assist Conferences, which both sold out, I couldn’t wait to tell you about what we have planned for the new conference and I wanted to make sure everyone had a chance to book their place on the conference. So what can I tell you about the Future Assistant 2018?

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JUNE 8, 2017

When the pressure is on to find an impressive venue to wow your clients, or source the ideal training venue for your delegates, or book the perfect executive meeting room, it’s good to know that help is at hand. The best venue finders are experienced negotiators able to secure rates that are lower than if you booked direct.

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JUNE 27, 2019

You might still be writing long emails back and forth to your travel agent, wasting time searching for the best deals yourself, or having to wait for your travellers to send you the booking options they want. Every time they travel! And expenses—what a nightmare. You get thrown hundreds […].

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JUNE 7, 2017

Here you will be able to book your place and keep up to date with all of our news. We will of course keep you up to date on all of our developments and hope that those who have not booked a place will see the real value in the Virtual Summit. I have just launched the Virtual Summit Event Page.

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Purchasing International Management UPS 164

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MARCH 13, 2018

Drum roll please… Today I am letting you all know that you can now book your place on this summer’s Practically Perfect PA Virtual Summit! High fives all round. Following the success of last year’s first Virtual Summit (and by that I mean the first ever Virtual Summit for Assistants around the world) we […].

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Practically Perfect PA

MAY 4, 2017

In a time where the majority of emphasis is placed on finding the best price, the easy route is to choose the cheapest option when booking your executive travel, especially when it comes to airport transfers, be it a group or individual. Maybe, you have an upcoming itinerary with numerous pre booked services, across 5 cities worldwide.

Travel 100

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APRIL 14, 2019

We had just over 250 Assistants book onto the Virtual Summit. Two weeks ago, we hosted our forth Virtual Summit for Executive Assistants around the world, and I’ve got to say, so far the feedback has been fantastic! We opened the event just before 10 am UK time and immediately the Attendees started to join […].

2019 100

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JULY 21, 2016

Ideally you want to book a hotel attached to the airport or one that offers a shuttle service to the terminal so that your Executive doesn’t have to worry about ground transport. You may be able to book them on or get your Travel Management Company to switch the booking asap. Book early morning flights where possible.

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JUNE 13, 2017

Or the secretary who implemented an on-line time booking system for admin tasks so her work was more evenly spread and the team could see if she had availability to take on a project without calling her. For example, you may be expected to manage meeting room bookings and be expected to know who needs a meeting room and when.

Collaborate 194

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