Publish Date : 26 Apr,2022 - 11:06 AM
2022 seems to be the year of the corporate retreat. Since the beginning of the year, Unlocked have been inundated with enquiries for corporate retreats and team away days. After being locked down and having had so much time away from the office, companies are organising events to bring their teams b...
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Publish Date : 26 Apr,2022 - 11:03 AM
Over the recent months Unlocked have been busy proposing venues from all over the world to our clients. Often clients will come to use with a host city in mind, however sometimes the world is our oyster! Sometimes (not often) a client will come to us with a location that s...
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Publish Date : 03 Mar,2022 - 12:25 PM
With International Confex just around the corner (5 days away) and much of our community attending, we thought we’d share our top tips on how to make the most of attending a trade show, tips that can be applied at next weeks event. Find them below: Book Appointments In Advance You shoul...
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Publish Date : 26 Jan,2022 - 5:16 PM
At Unlocked we've started 2022 with hope, anticipation and excitement. We certainly have a spring in our step as we believe that 2022 is the year of in-person events. We've been in the pandemic for over two years now and there have been lot's of changes including how we've all adapted to virtual ev...
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Publish Date : 12 Jan,2022 - 12:16 PM
This week we’d like to highlight our ever growing and increasingly popular venue category of Stately Homes and Manors. What could be more quintessentially British than the grandeur of a centuries old stately home? They are so Downtonesque and thus have proved a huge hit since the re...
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Publish Date : 06 Jan,2022 - 5:13 PM
Hopefully you've enjoyed the festive period and are looking forward to the year ahead. As we head into 2022, the future for events is looking hopeful. We expect that In Real Life (IRL) and hybrid events will be the favoured option after so many events that have had to tak...
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Publish Date : 16 Dec,2021 - 11:21 AM
Since the summer we've seen an insurgence of in real life (IRL) events. Everyone has been itching to socialise in-person after spending so much time in front of their screens. Unfortunately now we are heading into the flu season and the new variant of covid is around, we are seeing that more and mor...
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Publish Date : 16 Dec,2021 - 11:18 AM
At Unlocked we're starting to see more and more enquiries that are seeking event venues that are outside of the UK's major cities. We think this a trend that is going to continue and that the industry is slowly becoming less London Centric which for many years has been a qualm of many...
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Publish Date : 01 Dec,2021 - 11:54 AM
For many of us in the UK, the past week has dampened our spirits and brought a new set of worries now that we are facing the Omicron variant of Covid. Since the announcement, Unlocked have been speaking with many event venues, suppliers, and planners. We're hearing mixed reviews from the ...
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Publish Date : 04 Nov,2021 - 11:00 AM
There are many factors that need to be considered when hosting an event in a Heritage venue and this post couldn’t be more timely with the current Coalition of the Parties (COP26) taking place in Glasgow. We should always consider our events impacts when selecting a venue. This includes our en...
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Publish Date : 04 Nov,2021 - 10:57 AM
With Christmas still in our eye line and 2022 just around the corner, you started planning your January Kick Off meeting? They are a great opportunity to brief the team on the year ahead, for some team bonding and to conquer the January blues. A January Kick Off meeting is usually half ...
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Publish Date : 20 Oct,2021 - 3:13 PM
We can't believe it, Christmas is just around the corner. If you haven't already, it's time to start planning your companies festivities. The advent calendars are on the supermarket shelves, so let's also start counting down to the company soiree. It will be here before you know it and time is runni...
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