DATELINE MONDAY 18TH JULY 2022

Good morning on this Monday morning, but it is not any Monday morning it is a hot Monday morning and at last I can use my favourite Sun Newspaper headline Cor what a scorcher!

Greetings from the sunny, sultry, super sun drenched streets of North West London, I hope you are well.

OMG I just love, love, love this weather, the sun is beating down through my open office window there is a light breeze and as they say in McDonalds I am loving it. However the news channels are putting the wind up everyone saying OMG its going to be very dangerous it’s going to be hot, hot, hot, for the next two days. OK I get that elderly and vulnerable people need to be warned but they need to take care whatever the weather if it is too cold or too hot. Oh an another thing millions of people that live in the UK go off every year in search of sunshine and 40 degrees C to Spain Dubai, South of Turkey, Israel, Cyprus, Greece, etc so what is the problem? Train companies are cancelling services just in case there is a problem, I guess there will be other challenges with regular public services as well so hold on tight enjoy the sunshine, its summer in the UK.

Europe seems to be ablaze at the moment Spain, Portugal, Greece and France are all experiencing wildfires, they happen every year, it still makes the news.

Congratulations to The Lionesses OMG 8 – 0 win over Norway opps, poor old Norway I think they call this a drabbing.

That’s it, you are up to date from a David point of view .

MM and Company news update

Germany

Eva and the team at Cornerstone Meetings part of Germanyinsight DMC has just been managing an event in Munich, one of the activities was team building in Viktualien market. An awesome market in the centre of Munich, it’s a place full of local life and activity with more than 130 stalls covering 22,000 square meters where fresh, organic and gourmet products, as well as flowers and local arts and crafts. There are also lots of places in the market to eat and enjoy traditional Bavarian dishes.

Austria

Martin Hodi MD of e+o meetings and events has just been in London Vienna's best-known gastronomic market. Located on the Wienzeile and extending approximately 1.5 kilometers, Naschmarkt has been held since the 16th century. It combines a wide range of international cuisine and numerous trendy bars, making it one of the most popular meeting places for young Viennese. With more than 120 stalls, offering Austrian specialities.

Athens

Nassos and the team at AME DMC Greece have told us about a new hotel that has just opened on the amazing Island of Santorini it is called NOUS SANTORINI HOTELIt is the largest hotel on Santorini it is also the most cost effective hotel as it is not on the Caldera Cliff where you see all the classic photos of Santorini, hotel is close to the Airport and Port, and very close to Fira Town. The hotel is ideal of groups up to100 guests (50 Doubles), Nassos tells me that the hotel would be amenable to increasing the number of rooms for groups during shoulder months or even Buyout.The Nous Hotel is classified as a five star hotel with121 rooms & suites, 62 private pools and a variety of pool suites and pool bungalows with meeting space for up to 140 pax, theatre style, three breakout room and outdoor spaces for coffee breaks.