What's Floating Around? 3 October 20016

Welcome to another week, and this week we wanted to share with you an amazing opportunity to visit India with Moulden Marketing.

We are well travelled here at Cloud 9 Towers, but this is a destination we have yet to explore!

Family and Friends Trip to Jaipur, India 4-11 December 2016

This is a programme which captures the famed textiles, jewellery, and artisan crafts around Jaipur, whilst sightseeing is not forgotten (yes, we can get to the Taj Mahal!).

We don’t often get one of these, this really isn’t a fam trip, not even a paid fam. No-one will ‘sell’ nor push you through a tightly packed programme of endless guided tours of monuments and hotels.   

A restful programme - your reward, and to unwind after yet another busy year.
This is a ‘family and friends‘ trip, you can bring your spouse, or other personal guests of choice, you can nominate colleague/s. 

This journey is weaved around Textile & Jewellery in Jaipur. The program starts in this capital of Rajasthan and all the activities are planned in & around this colourful city which has endless activities & highlights to offer. So the journey is blessed with no long drives and no frequent change of hotels!

Some activities:-

Elephant safari with exclusive breakfast, visit to Anokhi textile museum and meet the textiles artists in Anokhi Interactive session with artists in Bagroo along with hands on experience on block printing, meeting the jewellery artists in Amrapali & Surana Jewellery, spend a day in Rajasthani village & try your hands on Saree & turban tying sessions, explore the exquisite textile shops in Jaipur, attend a cooking class followed by a family dinner. 

This opportunity will admirably suit those curious about India but who may never have had the opportunity to visit, either as your core business doesn't or hasn't included this fascinating destination (yet!). Plus we offer a business reason for coming, should you materialise a group within the next 12 months. 

All costs, ground programme, flights, accommodation etc are listed on p7 of the itinerary here

We hope you have enjoyed this - have a great week!

 

What's Floating Around? 26 September 2016

Welcome to another week and we have been so manic that we have missed a couple of weeks with our news so please forgive us as we tell you what we have been up to!

There is never a dull moment at Cloud 9 so here goes...

The National Acute Pain Symposium in Chester on 14/15 September was a pretty big event over two days for 250 medical professionals took up a big chunk of our time with main plenary sessions, workshops, socials and last week we have been in major evaluation mode for the event as well as issuing attendance certificates and tying up the details of the event - and sourcing a venue for 2017 as the event is growing considerably.

We've also been prepping for the 2017 CHS Awards which we run on behalf of Emma Cartmell and her team at the Conference and Hospitality Show, which is set to launch in October and is scheduled for next Spring at the Royal Armouries in Leeds.

The new look Fresh Awards is also now live and up and running for entries so as well as coordinating around 50 judges on six juries and sourcing a venue to take all the work we will be amassing, its been a bit of a challenge to cover it all.

Preparing for the Midlands Media Awards which take place on 20 October at the Rep in Birmingham is also a priority at present and scripts, logistics and formats all take time to ensure the 2016 event is a success.

We've also been tying up our Ambassadors Programme and in October we will be pleased to announce our nine new additions to the Cloud 9 team, each of whom will be based in a different location in the UK.

Add in our "All Wrapped Up" Campaign, securing venues for Christmas Parties for numerous clients and our usual round of Venue Finding and you can see we have been a little manic.

However, we wouldn't have it any other way...

Have a great week and look out, we will be back next week!

What's Floating Around Cloud 9? 5 September 2016

Welcome to another week and it's time to tell you about our All Wrapped Up service for Christmas, so ask yourself?

Have You Booked Your Christmas Party yet?

Although the sun is shining and everyone is still in the summer mood, Christmas will be here before you know it.

Not only can we find you the perfect venue for your Christmas Party (completely for free), we can also deliver Christmas to your office or place of work with our “All Wrapped Up” Christmas service.

Catering, decorations, entertainment and all of the fun stuff you associate with Christmas can be delivered, discretely set up and designed to delight your staff – and we can even put a guard on the photocopier so that any and all pictures of bottoms remain un-copied and un-circulated! Our very own 'elf & safety officer will be yours for the duration.

If you would rather take Christmas to a hotel or venue locally, nationally or internationally then we can help with our free venue finding service – and please remember that we don’t charge for this, ever.

So get Christmas All Wrapped Up with Cloud 9 and make sure you call our very own Christmas Carol here at Cloud 9 on 0115 9333811 - and if you ask her nicely she might even sing you a carol or two....

In other news this week, its the Midlands Media Awards Judging, we're gearing up for the National Acute Pain Symposium next week, interviewing our Ambassadors, attending the Chamber Business Awards, securing multiple venues, launching Fresh, organising a couple of corporate hospitality days and helping with a special event at St Mary's to celebrate the success of the East Midlands Olympians in Rio so its just another week at Cloud 9 Towers! 

Enjoy everyone.

What's Flooating Around Cloud 9? 29 August 2016

Welcome to another week and Ho Ho Ho. Sorry. We know that there are many out there who share our view that Christmas should be saved for December and the countdown to it should not really start in the middle of September!

However, we do know here at Cloud 9 Towers that if you want to secure your annual Christmas bash then it’s important to book early not only to meet the needs of your employees but also to guarantee the best rates at a suitable venue.

From taking a table at a pre-planned party to exclusive use options it’s a minefield out there and more often than not, some poor PA who is already up to their necks in budgets, telephone calls, emails and a thousand and one other tasks, is left sorting out the details and trying to find the best option to suit everyone – and stay on budget.

Not only can we source some fantastic options for you but we can also suggest some alternative solutions to your Christmas events that had perhaps never even crossed your mind!

From coming in and dressing your office to a winter wonderland and providing all of the extra touches that will really make your event go with a bang, to suggesting unusual options both in the UK and further afield, our imaginations are only limited by your objectives and your budget.

Our one stop office shop can deliver a truly magical experience for your employees and we can even post a guard on the photocopier room to ensure that not a single photocopy of a bottom does the rounds!

Patriotism is a key theme for Christmas 2016 as we’ve celebrated the Queen’s Birthday, had Brexit and enjoyed some success at the Olympics so a very British Christmas could be yours, with games and competitions, interactive quizzes and some good old fashioned touches to make your Christmas event really special.

Alternatively, you might want to enter a more high tech world with gadgets galore to make your Christmas experience a little more interactive with digital singing elves, graphic walls of snow and even a 3D Santa Claus to dole out the odd gift or two.

As Christmas is a time for giving, instead of stuffing yourself with turkey and bingeing on too much booze, you might want to use the festive season as an opportunity to bring your staff together and indulge in a team building activity that benefits those less fortunate.

We can help you source a range of projects and experiences that will not only help those in need but also provide you all with a real sense of achievement afterwards in everything from decorating to building, to simply entertaining a crowd.

You might also decide that its time to really thank your staff for their hard work and commitment and try a little jaunt over a weekend to somewhere a little more glam. From Brittany to Belgium, Barcelona to Barbados, we can create the perfect incentive weekend for your team, including activities you would not be able to enjoy simply as a tourist – and what a great way for any grump bosses to escape all of that turkey and tinsel!

However, if you simply want a party night at a venue close to your office, then please give us a shout, our email inboxes are bulging with offers and promotions from venues country wide all offering everything from Venetian Style Masquerade Balls to simple snowflake offers, all designed to help you celebrate.

This is Christmas made simple. This is Cloud 9 Event Management.

Have a great week, enjoy!