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CHRISTMAS PARTIES
Graham HillHead of Square Meal Venues & Events
Budget validationDon’t skimp, it’s a false economy
• Internal marketing• Networking & team building• Staff retention = lower recruitment costs• Good morale = higher productivity• £150 gift voucher or brilliant party?• Tax deductible• Pre-party conference or team building
Key Criteria• Company/ Department/ Desk
• Dinner/ Buffet/ Drinks & Canapes/ Other?
• Lunchtime/ Evening/ Both/ Overnight?
• Spouses too?
• Package or bespoke?
• Exclusive or shared?
Timing
• Shop early for best dates and venues
• Be flexible and shop late for bargains
• How about January?
Attendance & Conversion
• 12% average no show
• Make the invitation attractive
• Give people plenty of notice
• Clear dress code – if themed, keep it easy
• Don’t assume acceptance = attendance
• Appoint departmental reps
• Get feedback
Avoiding Pitfalls• Confirm all costs in writing
• Confirm all timings
• Write and share the itinerary
• Insist on a tasting
• Don’t run out of booze
• Avoid cloakroom horrors
• Get people home safely
• Don’t do it for the directors
Social Media
• Promotion
• Feedback
• Pictures
• Potential pitfall…?!
Shared Christmas Parties
• Awesome Events – various venues• Ex Events – G35• ITA* – various venues • Jumeirah Carlton Tower Hotel – D31• The HAC – G37• Chelsea FC – G30• ZSL London Zoo • 8 Northumberland Avenue • Vinopolis
Awesome Events
• Bloomsbury Big Top – Cirque Extraordinaire• Bankside Ballroom – Vegas• Victoria House – Christmas at the Lodge• Royal Horticultural Society – Midnight in Manhattan• The Fountain Room – Diamonds are Forever• Old Truman Brewery – Through the wardrobe• Old Truman Brewery – Disco through the Decades
EX EventsG35
Dickensian ChristmasWhitehall Place Après-ski East & West
Blackall Studios & Trafalgar Square
Great GatsbyBloomsbury Ballroom
ITA*
Classic Christmas themed party planning for 17 London venues
Ministry of Sound - E23
Heated outdoor courtyard (1600 stand-up)
The Deck - D27
Transforms into
Max capacity: 150 stand-up
Tower Bridge - G38
Christmas over the Thames (120 sit-down, 250 stand-up)
The Brewery - G31
‘The Apostles of Anonymity’ Masquerade (660 for dinner)
Warner Bros. Studio Tours London:The Making of Harry Potter
G29
Shared parties in the Great Hall (180 stand-up, 300 sit-down)
QEII Centre
Prices start at £43pp for standing parties & £63pp for seated affairs.
Max capacity = 930!
Coca Cola London Eye – D34
Ice rink and corporate packages
The Shard – G20
Host your party at London’s highest event space
HQS Wellington – G32
Traditional venue that’s a moored Thames boat
BMA House – E21
Narnia theme from £55pp for stand-up (max 320)
IET London: Savoy Place – D21
Big new re-opening… Riverside Room = 330 for dinner
East Wintergarden – H5
Canary Wharf option including shared parties
London Irish Centre - E10
Christmas Dublin Nights :Including live Irish folk and Ceildh bands
Also consider Dublin Christmas parties by Great Days = Disneyland Paris stand B39
• THE GALLERY = This floor…
• The Cinnamon Club, Cinnamon Kitchen & Anise – A4
• Circus – A22
• Playboy Club – E41
• Beat – E43
• Mason House – F41
• Searcys | The Gkerkin – H15
Restaurants & Bars
London Hotels• ME London (STK & Radio) – A1• Mandarin Oriental – C23• Jumeirah Carlton Tower – D31• The May Fair (Cinema) – D32• St. Ermin's Hotel – E32• The Stafford – F32• The Belgraves – F34• Hilton Tower Bridge (Tworuba) & The Waldorf – F38• Hotel Café Royal – G2• Marriott Hotels – G10• Ace Hotel, Shoreditch – G11
For hotels outside London, go to theB, C and J aisles…
Mandarin Oriental
Rugby: • Twickenham Experience – C27• Allianz Park – D43• Leicester Tigers – B33
Racecourses:• Lingfield Park – C39• Royal Windsor Racecourse – J3• Ascot – J11• Newbury Racecourse – J23
Sporting VenuesFootball:• St Georges Park – B40• Chelsea Football Club – G20• Liverpool FC – J17
Cricket:• Emirates Old Trafford – J1
Pool & Ten-Pin Bowling:• Namco – E1
Château Rhianfa
• Amazing Venues: Ackergill Tower, Kinnettles Castle, Carberry Tower, Château Rhianfa – C24
• Hever castle – B10
• Leeds Castle – J13
• Peckforton Castle – J15
• Walton Castle – B34
Castles
Read our Christmas Parties magazine!
If you’re stuck or need advice, call Square Meal Concierge