Staff benefits update
15 Oct 2014
Let’s get out and about with offers on travel, outdoor gear, theatre, a coffee event and free tickets for homebuilding show!
Travel offers
Superbreak’s October overseas location focus is non-other than Amsterdam, where you can find mediaeval architecture nestled amongst a maze of meandering canals, plus a great choice of Amsterdam hotels. Appreciate the art and culture of the Rijksmuseum or Van Gogh Museum, enjoy a coffee at one of the many outdoor cafes, or browse the shopping malls and beautiful flower markets. Offers include a FREE City Canal Cruise & guided tour of Coster Diamonds Factory when booking a minimum 2 nights in a city centre hotel by 31st October 2014! Find out more on Superbreak offers or call Superbreak on 01904 436 002 and quote Manchester University (8am-10pm GMT, 7 days a week).
The IHG® Staff Benefits programme gives you incredible discounts and savings on UK, Ireland and European weekend breaks at Holiday Inn and Crown Plaza. Whether you want sun, sea and sand, or architecture, restaurants and museums, you’ll find great deals in every corner of the continent – with more than 400 hotels to choose from.
Outdoor gear
Cotswold Outdoors offer one of the most extensive and comprehensive ranges of outdoor clothing, products and equipment. Visit the Cotswold page for details of the 15% staff discount.
Theatre offers
Manchester Opera House has an offer for Roy Orbison and Friends on 23 October (7.30pm). £15 each including stalls and circle seating. The Palace Theatre has Elvis Presley’s Aloha from Hawaii on Friday, 17 October. Best available Stalls and Circle seats £15.00 each and best available Grand Tier seats £10.00. For all bookings and enquiries call the Group Sales Dept on 0161 245 6666 quoting University of Manchester and you will be provided with the best rates available.
Weddings and event hire
Tabley House is closed for day visitors from 31 October. Although they do conservation work in the house during the winter, they welcome any enquiries for weddings and events/ space hire, particularly in November and December and are usually able to accommodate room hires around the ‘behind the scenes’ work going on. The Tabley House Collection offer University Departments free use of the Collection rooms for University events and training and away days and staff can receive 10% discount on weddings.
Perkz
Visit Perkz this month and you could win £300 in Cottages4u vouchers and two nights at a 4* London hotel. Just visit Perkz and visit the competitions section. No purchase required!
Cup North – Two-day coffee event 1–2 November (20% off tickets)
The Cup North event in Manchester will showcase the best in speciality coffee with tastings, talks, sourcing, live coffee roasting, competitions, art installations, music, the best street food vendors, craft beers and even a book corner. It will be an interactive event for everybody attending. Cup North are offering 20% off the ticket price for staff using the discount code UNISTAFF14 when buying tickets online via Cup North: Tickets. Cup North are donating £1 per each ticket sold to Coffee Kids Charity.
Claim two free tickets worth £24 to The Northern Homebuilding & Renovating and Home Improvement Show, Harrogate, 7-9 November
The show organisers have 100 pairs of tickets to giveaway to University of Manchester staff!!! To register for your two free tickets, click here!
Terms and conditions: Tickets will be valid on any one day between 7-9 November 2014, Tickets must be claimed by 5pm on 6 November 2014, two tickets per household, Children under the age of 16 enter for free, and 100 pairs of tickets will be given away on a first come first served basis.