Come from Away is a musical with book, music and lyrics by Irene Sankoff and David Hein. It is set in the week following the September 11 attacks and tells the true story of what transpired when 38 planes were ordered to land unexpectedly in the small town of Gander, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada as part of Operation Yellow Ribbon. The characters in the musical are based on (and in most cases share the names of) real Gander residents as well as some of the 7,000 stranded travellers they housed and fed.

World Privilege Plus sent lucky winner Maddy Walsh from Hearst Magazine 2 tickets to see the show and here is what she had to say “Come From Away shines a light on some of the kindness and empathy shown in wake of 9/11, without dwelling on the darkness. It takes a real and humorous look at life in Gander, Canada, the characters will make you laugh and the songs will be stuck in your head for the rest of the evening!”

World Privilege Plus members can book with See Tickets to get their 10% discount on Come from Away and all West End shows: https://www.worldprivilegeplus.com/merchants/see-tickets

World Privilege Plus were delighted to receive a VIP invite to Babbo’s 1^st Birthday, Italian restaurant in Prestwich. The owners wanted to throw an exclusive party as a thank you to their loyal customers as well as business owners, hospitality professionals, press/bloggers and celebrities.

Babbo has had a stylish new rebrand. WPP Company CEO David Brockway went along recently in support of the restaurant.

Credits go to: The whole Babbo team
PR: The Edge Events http://www.theedge-events.com/
Here are some of our best bits:
Photography: Joe Hague https://www.joehaguephotography.com/
Entertainment: Carlo Sax/Mo Bar
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Using your World Privilege Plus membership you can get 10% off Awesome Experiences incredible range of trips and experiences!

Awesome Experiences mission is to give you the most amazing experiences possible within the limited time you have off work – whether that’s a weekend, 7 days or a fortnight. Our trips are the perfect blend of luxury and adventure, designed by our team of destination experts to provide the most interesting and original holidays possible. We offer everything from Serengeti Wildebeest migration safaris; trekking to Machu Picchu or Mount Everest; to navigating the colourful souks of Marrakech. Whether you visit Turkey or Cambodia, you see the world’s most exciting destinations and experience all of the highlights with your own personal guide and driver, enjoy once-in-a-lifetime activities, and have plenty of time to unwind as well.

Magnificent Migrations in Mexico

Between October and March, two incredible wildlife events occur in Mexico. In late October, millions of monarch butterflies start their 3,000 mile migration from the northern US and Canada to southwestern Mexico. Fir trees in the Angangueo Butterfly Sanctuary droop with the weight of thousands of butterflies, which can be seen from horseback while riding through the forest. At the same time, hundreds of whale sharks return to the warm waters of La Paz Bay in Baja California to feed, where travellers can snorkel with these beautiful, gentle creatures. On top of this, there’s enough time to explore some of Mexico’s ancient pyramids and buzzing cities, all in just one week.

The Best of the East – Vietnam and Cambodia

Vietnam and Cambodia are rich with beautiful temples, stunning scenery and wonderful people. Within only seven days, travellers can have an action-packed adventure through these South-East Asian neighbours. Cambodia’s key highlight is undoubtedly the magnificent Angkor Wat temple complex, discoverable on foot, by ox-cart, bicycle or helicopter. Halong Bay in Vietnam is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and its mesmerizing emerald waters are amazing to explore. Float around on a traditional Junk Boat and watch the sun set behind towering limestone cliffs. Legends says they are a mother dragon and her children, who live in the mortal world, guarding Vietnam and its people.

Holi – Celebration of Colours in Rajasthan

Join the Indian festivities during the week of the riotous, rainbow-hued Hindu festival Holi, on an adventure that takes in tasty food, ancient monuments and the endless buzz of city and cultural life. This experience takes you from Delhi to Jaipur to experience the Golden triangle with Delhi’s sizzling street food, Agra’s staggering Taj Mahal and Jaipur’s famous sights and wilderness. After this introduction to the varied sights of the Golden Triangle, the celebrations with the local Royal family in their Royal Garden begin; can watch and join in on the action as powder paints and water bombs flying. This colorful Indian experience will be rounded off with shopping in the bazaars of Rajasthan and a magical boat trip on Lake Pichola.

Your World Privilege Plus membership will give you access to this Awesome Experiences discount plus many more special privileges and discounts.  Sign up now to start saving today!

2019 has seen the best start to the year in terms of how much I’ve read thanks to one really smart, simple hack. BookBeat — and walking as much as possible.

Because of this one simple change in my life, I’ve got through almost a book a week by the end of the year (read 40 — not bad going and I’ve consumed some incredible content that I’m delighted to share with members, in the hopes you will have a look and try it for a month for FREE). So let’s get to it and share some of the amazing books I have already read.

If you read one book in 2019 .- make it this, I went out and brought this:

1. Lost Connections – Johann Hari
It’s my top choice having been recommended this by a friend and having no idea how incredible I’d find it. It’s an absolute masterpiece that could totally change society and the way we think. “Suffering from depression all his life, he travels the world uncovering stories from fellow sufferers and the key scientists who have shaped the modern world of antidepressants to blow that story wide open, making room for a new, improved one.

2. Fear trump in the White House Bob Woodward
With authoritative reporting honed through eight presidencies from Nixon to Obama, author Bob Woodward reveals in unprecedented detail the harrowing life inside President Donald Trump’s White House and precisely how he makes decisions on major foreign and domestic policies. Woodward draws from hundreds of hours of interviews with firsthand sources, meeting notes, personal diaries, files and documents. The focus is on the explosive debates and the decision-making in the Oval Office, the Situation Room, Air Force One and the White House residence.

3. Rich Dad Poor Dad Robert Kiyosaki
Personal finance author and lecturer Robert T. Kiyosaki developed his unique economic perspective from two very different influences – his two fathers. One father (Robert’s real father) was a highly educated man but fiscally poor. The other father was the father of Robert’s best friend – that Dad was an eighth-grade drop-out who became a self-made multi-millionaire. The lifelong monetary problems experienced by his poor dad pounded home the counterpoint communicated by his rich dad. Taking that message to heart, Kiyosaki was able to retire at 47.
4. Steve Jobs Walter Isaacson
In Steve Jobs: The Exclusive Biography, Isaacson provides an extraordinary account of Jobs’ professional and personal life. Drawn from three years of exclusive and unprecedented interviews Isaacson has conducted with Jobs as well as extensive interviews with Jobs’ family members and key colleagues from Apple and its competitors, Steve Jobs: The Exclusive Biography is the definitive portrait of the greatest innovator of his generation.

5. Principles Ray Dalio
Ray Dalio, one of the world’s most successful investors and entrepreneurs, shares the unconventional principles that he’s developed, refined, and used over the past forty years to create unique results in both life and business—and which any person or organization can adopt to help achieve their goals.

6. Dreams from My Father Barack Obama
A searching meditation on the meaning of identity in America, Dreams from My Father might be the most revealing portrait we have of a major American leader—a man who is playing, and will play, an increasingly prominent role in healing a fractious and fragmented nation.

7. The Hate U Give Angie Thomas
Sixteen-year-old Starr Carter moves between two worlds: the poor neighborhood where she lives and the fancy suburban prep school she attends. The uneasy balance between these worlds is shattered when Starr witnesses the fatal shooting of her childhood best friend Khalil at the hands of a police officer. Khalil was unarmed.

BookBeat gives you access to tens of thousands of audiobooks and radio plays from all genres right on your smartphone. Discover novels, thrillers, guides, children’s radio plays or any other audiobook of your choice. Be inspired by our personal lists and audiobook recommendations. You can stream all audiobooks or download them for offline use – perfect for on the go. At BookBeat, you can cancel at any time and choose between two subscription models, depending on your hearing needs.

World Privilege Plus Members, you’ll always start BookBeat with a free trial of BookBeat Premium to discover and test all audiobooks. Listen as much as you want!

WPP Members receive 1 month discount on their purchase.
• Listen for 1 month free!
• Tens of thousands of audiobooks right on your smartphone
• Listen as much as you want
• Listen whenever and wherever you want
• Stream or listen offline

Last week staff at World Privilege Plus attended a benefits fair for Hearst Magazines – hosted by Enjoy Benefits. Here are some of the prizes donated by World Privilege Plus partners.

Sennheiser offer members 20-70% off.
Sennheiser MOMENTUM Free: The MOMENTUM Free is Sennheiser’s most compact Bluetooth earphone. Like every member of the MOMENTUM family, it leaves nothing to be desired in terms of sound, style and technical quality. Equipped with Bluetooth 4.2 and Qualcomm® aptX ™, it delivers the best wireless hi-fi sound that can be enjoyed all day long thanks to the ergonomic headphone design. With its built-in microphone, a battery life of six hours and a high-quality transport bag made of genuine leather, the MOMENTUM Free is the ideal partner for discerning music lovers who travel a lot. Prize Value €199.

Blush + Blow offer members 5-30%.
Blush + Blow was founded by Bridget O’Keeffe, makeup artist, beauty blogger and entrepreneur. She wanted to create a place with excellent customer service that has great value for money with a fun, unique experience. There really is nowhere else you will need to go to for all your beauty, blow-dry and skincare needs. Prize is a Blow-dry & Manicure worth £100.

Hawes & Curtis offer members 20% off.
Hawes & Curtis was acclaimed by aristocracy and Hollywood’s elite. Today, in addition to producing the finest shirts and formalwear, Hawes & Curtis has introduced exciting new capsule collections, presenting customers with complete looks for a variety of occasions. Prize is £200 Gift Voucher to spend in store or online.

Ghost offer members 15% off.
The iconic British brand, Ghost London, launched three decades ago and has since become an established heritage fashion house producing cotemporary clothing. Maintaining a vintage bohemian feel, Ghost’s collections are known for the feminine aesthetic and modern silhouettes. Fabrics and prints are a key element to every collection and almost always crafted from our signature viscose and ‘Garment Dyed’. Prize: Voucher worth £300.

See Tickets offer members 10% off West End shows.
See Tickets, the UK’s premier ticketing company retails, markets and distributes tickets for events across music, theatre, consumer events, comedy and sport. Experience all that London’s West End has to offer. See Tickets Prize: 2 ticket to see COME FROM AWAY the new musical @ Phoenix Theatre on Fri 8th Feb – Value £84.00. When 38 airliners carrying 7,000 passengers were forced to divert to Newfoundland on 9/11 in 2001, a beautiful thing happened. The locals in the small frozen town of Gander, on a rock in the North Atlantic, opened their homes and hearts to the temporarily displaced.

The Cinema Society offer members up to 40% off.
The Cinema Society: Save up to 40% off the price of your cinema tickets, for any film on any day at any time. The level of discount you receive will depend upon the cinema and time you want to visit but (whisper it) there are time’s we’ve discovered the discounts to be even higher! Prize: 2 free tickets to the cinema of your choice, plus discount code for friends and family.

For details on how you can offer the World Privilege Plus discounts to your employees please email: [email protected]

With the Festive season over, many of us look for some much needed winter sunshine and with Valentine’s Day around the corner there are some great destinations perfect for the month of love.

1. New Orleans
Is there a better time than February to visit the Big Easy? Not only is the raw humidity of the Louisiana summer yet to awaken, but the city’s most famous carnival, Mardi Gras, dominates the month. February 13 will be the big day of celebration in 2019, but you can expect a full week of parades, music, razzmatazz and merriment on St Charles Avenue and in the French Quarter in the build-up to Fat Tuesday.
Take me to New Orleans

2. Marrakesh, Morocco
The Moroccan capital is at its best in February, when days are sun-baked but rarely sweaty, and nights are refreshingly cool, ideal for downing cinnamon-spiced pastilla and rich lamb tagine. Spend the morning wandering the souks, skipping from sellers hawking handmade leather bags and sandals to those peddling rainbows of silk pashminas (don’t forget to haggle). Afterwards, plunk yourself at a garden-fringed hotel pool – Four Seasons Resort Marrakesh, Hotel price reduced from £361 to £298 just outside the souk, is one of the most tranquil hotels. Emirates are offering World Privilege Plus members an incredible 5% off flights.
Take Me to Marrakesh 

3. Barbados
Powder-white sands lapped by azure waves, frosted cocktails made from punchy local rum, glitzy hotels – if you want a sultry Valentine’s break, Barbados is hard to beat. Sexy places to stay, from hideaway villas to plush resorts, line its western shores, while seafood-stacked restaurants, such as The Cliff or Cin Cin, are perfect for a sundowner tête-à-tête. The cherry on the cake? Tax-free shopping in colonial Bridgetown – because nothing says ‘I love you’ like a cut-price diamond-encrusted watch. With up 60% off over 270 Hotels to choose from your money is going a lot further with your World Privilege Plus Membership.
Take me to Barbados

4. The Maldives
Some 1,192 islets and coral outcrops – stretched across 26 atolls and 35,000 square miles of water – make up this archipelago nation in the Indian Ocean. golden sands, swaying palm trees, azure shallows. If you want variety of terrain, do not visit the Maldives. If you want temperatures in the thirties Celsius and unrestrained beach luxury, you have chosen well. World Privilege Plus have partners with Maldives Aficionado membership Amilla Fushi and Finolhu Resorts (contact us directly for more details) to provide you with a host of complementary services and upgrade.
Take me to The Maldives

5. Oman
Neither as grandstanding as Dubai, nor as grand as Abu Dhabi (whose long-in-percolation outpost of the Louvre opened last year, while the Guggenheim has yet to be unveiled), Oman is the calmer cousin of the Arabian Peninsula. But it should not be underestimated as a possibility for winter sun. Both Zighy Bay and Sur are alluring places for beach escapes; Muscat is a city of underappreciated culture and sophistication.
Take me to Oman

6. St Lucia
St Lucia is one of the Caribbean’s most coveted destinations – and with good reason. Its west coast is home to some of the planet’s loveliest beaches, including the golden strip of Anse Chastanet – while the twin volcanic bluffs of Gros and Petit Piton offer hiking and climbing challenges, as well as wonderful photos. Discover the best kept secret in Saint Lucia and immerse yourself in true Caribbean luxury. East Winds is a breath taking tropical garden by the sea, set on a sandy, secluded storybook beach. Our Caribbean hideaway is the island’s original boutique resort, featuring 30 cottage style suites and an Ocean front beach house, tucked away amongst lush plants, trees, and a kaleidoscope of colourful bird life. Members get up to 30% off.
Take me to St Lucia

7. Zanzibar
This feted slice of sand and sunshine is a continental junction box – officially African in that it is part of Tanzania, seductively Middle Eastern in the mercantile heritage of Stone Town (which was once the capital of Oman), temptingly tropical in the way the Indian Ocean laps at its sides. Of course, this clash of cultures only makes Zanzibar more exotic – and the weather is largely reliable, flirting with the thirties Celsius as February dawns.
Take me to Zanzibar

8. Hawaii
There can be no doubt that America’s mid-Pacific archipelago requires quite a journey from the UK, and an 11-hour slug of jetlag once you arrive. But there are few better cures for such time difference than the soft sands of Waikiki Beach – the sunshine strip which adorns the southern edge of the state capital Honolulu, on Oahu. And the sight of the volcanic titans Kilauea and Mauna Loa, on the “Big Island”, is sure to awaken the senses.
Take me to Hawaii

And if that wasn’t enough WPP have partnered with WeSwap to give member £15.00 when they sign up and add £50.00. WeSwap is a revolutionary peer-to-peer currency exchange platform. It automatically swaps your money directly with other travellers at the fairest rate out there. No hidden charges or poor exchange rates – making it much cheaper than banks and bureaux. You get a free multi-currency card that works worldwide and an easy to use app to help manage your money on the move. Join today and start saving up to 90% on your travel money.

Private healthcare insurance, or private medical insurance as it’s otherwise known by, is designed to give you fast access to eligible health treatment when you need it.

It gives you all the benefits of private healthcare without the worry of how to pay for it. You pay regular subscriptions then your insurer pays for your treatment, as long as it’s covered under your plan.

When you join us at AXA PPP healthcare, you’ll have peace of mind that you’ll have access to the fast diagnosis and treatment you want, along with genuine help, support and understanding from people who care. Our private health insurance plan, Personal Health, covers treatment for a wide range of conditions. This includes the cost of surgery and specialists’ fees and drugs if you need to spend time in hospital as an in-patient.

We also understand that everyone’s different. We have a range of cover options letting you tailor your private health insurance plan so it’s right for you.
Think about what’s important to you and what you want to cover. Maybe you just want cover for yourself or you want cover for your whole family. Making a list of priorities can help you choose the right plan for your needs. If there’s something you want to cover, just ask us.

We also offer extra benefits to our members which include our Doctor@Hand service (delivered by Doctor Care Anywhere); where you can talk to a doctor either by video or phone at a time that suits you (subject to availability) and our online health and wellbeing website AXA ActivePlus; where our members can purchase health related products and services.
Our AXA ActivePlus retail site offers a range of solutions to help prevent illness. This covers products like wearable technology and sports and fitness clothing and equipment to health assessments and gym memberships.

We’re offering all new members who purchase our Personal Health private healthcare plan from the World Privilege Plus website 2 months free cover plus a £100 Marks and Spencer’s gift card.*

So get a quote now by calling 0800 313 4936.

Our Personal Health plan covers eligible treatment of medical conditions that arise after you join.

*Terms and conditions apply. Lines are open 9am to 8pm weekdays. We may record and/or monitor calls for quality assurance, training and as a record of our conversation.
World Privilege Plus is an Introducer Appointed Representative of AXA PPP healthcare Limited.