Press Releases by Category Tourism, Cars, Traffic
MOST(r) Networking Solution Adopted in Third Lexus Platform
Hauppauge, NY, September 2, 2009 - SMSC (NASDAQ: SMSC), a leading semiconductor company that provides Smart Mixed-Signal Connectivity(tm) solutions, announced that its Media Oriented Systems Transport (MOST(r)) networking technology has been selected as part of the infotainment system for the new Lexus HS250h, which is distributed in the U.S. and Japan.
"We are pleased to see the rapid roll-out of MOST in the car models of Lexus," said Dr. Christian Thiel,…
Aston Martin knows precisely where their cars are in production in real-time wit …
Aston Martin, famous the world over for precision engineering and performance has turned to the number one supplier of precision real-time location systems to gain complete visibility of its production processes.
Cambridge UK – 3rd September 2009 - Aston Martin, the prestigious sports car manufacturer, is using the Ubisense precise real-time location system in its daily production operations at the company’s headquarters in Gaydon, Warwickshire.
The Ubisense system enhances already rigorous off-line…
Why language travel agencies might benefit from the financial crisis
This is not the first financial crisis of the era of globalization, but today, things are both similar and different. It is today the western countries, the U.S. and then Europe who are affected first. Like always, there is the risk of the “Greek tragedy", the whole world goes on discussing and arguing about the disaster. Of course, the whole world has entered an era of great turbulence but…
Executive Appointments at Swissôtel Hotels & Resorts Asia Pacific
SINGAPORE, August 2009 – Swissôtel Hotels & Resorts is pleased to announce the following executive appointments in Asia Pacific with immediate effect: Torsten Pinter, as General Manager of Swissôtel Nai Lert Park, Bangkok and Jackson Wong, as General Manager of Swissôtel Foshan, Guangdong.
Torsten Pinter, General Manager, Swissôtel Nai Lert Park, Bangkok
Prior to his Bangkok appointment, Torsten was General Manager at Swissôtel Foshan which opened in May 2008 to…
RNCOS: Malaysian Tourism Industry Forecast to 2012 on reports-research.com
Malaysia is known for its lively capitol city Kuala Lumpur with the Petronas Twin Towers and it is also known for its numerous national parks, like the Kinabalu National Park with the highest Malaysian mountain, the Mount Kinabalu. All these attractions make Malaysia to one of the most popular tourist destinations in the ASEAN region.
Despite the global economic slowdown, it received around 22 Million international tourists in 2008, an increase…
At times of financial crisis, foreign language learning and work experience abro …
This is not the first financial crisis of the era of globalization, but today, things are both similar and different. It is today the western countries, the U.S. and then Europe who are affected first. Like always, there is the risk of the “Greek tragedy ", the whole world goes on discussing and arguing about the disaster. Of course, the whole world has entered an era of great turbulence…
Precisely accurate - Parachute World Cup Series in Zell am See (Organizer's pres …
In 2009 Zell am See is hosting one of the six parachute accuracy landing competitions of the Parachute World Cup Series for the third time. From 28th to 30th August as many as 190 participants from 19 nations - the list of starters has been complete for several weeks now - will be flocking to the province of Salzburg to display their ability of landing precisely accurate.
The series consists…
The New Maserati Grancabrio To Premiere In Frankfurt
Modena, August 24th 2009. The Maserati GranCabrio, the first four-seater convertible in the Trident carmaker's history, make its world wide debut on September 15 at the Frankfurt Motor Show.
The introduction of the GranCabrio - the Trident's third prong - completes Maserati's product line-up that now consists of three different families of models: Quattroporte, GranTurismo, GranCabrio.
The GranCabrio represents the very essence of Maserati in terms of open-top cars. It's…
SMSC to Showcase Line of Automotive MOST, USB & Ethernet Products at VDI Congres …
Hauppauge, NY, August 20, 2009 - SMSC (NASDAQ: SMSC), a leading semiconductor company that provides Smart Mixed-Signal Connectivity(tm) solutions, today announced that it will present the latest developments in its automotive product line at the 14th International VDI Congress "Electronic Systems for Vehicles" in Baden-Baden, Germany on October 7 and 8, 2009. In addition to highlighting SMSC's Media Oriented Systems Transport (MOST(r)) technology, the Company will also demonstrate it…
"Electronic Systems for Vehicles" VDI Congress: MOST Cooperation Presents MOST F …
MOST Specification Rev. 3.0 is Taking Shape in the Form of MOST150 Product and Project Releases
Karlsruhe (Germany) August 5, 2009 - The MOST Cooperation will be presenting a look into the MOST Future at the 14th International VDI Congress "Electronic Systems for Vehicles" in Baden-Baden (Germany). On October 7-8, 2009, member companies of the organization, through which the leading automotive multimedia network Media Oriented Systems Transport (MOST) is standardized, will…
HAFAS at ITS World Congress Stockholm
HaCon solutions for comfortably planned journeys from door to door
Hanover. As ITS stands for intelligent transport systems and services, HAFAS must not be missing at the 16th World Congress which is to be hold in Stockholm this year from September 21st to 25th. The software specialist HaCon will present its leading timetable information system in the Congress Center of the Swedish Capital. There, HaCon will show its solutions on…
Villa La Rogaia Umbria Blog online now
Agriturismo Villa La Rogaia in Umbria now has opened its Umbria Blog.
At http://holidaysitaly.wordpress.com travellers to Italy find actual information about Umbria and the neighbouring regions Tuscany, Marche and Latio.
Special attention is given of course to everything around the Trasimeno Lake as well as to Perugia, Assisi and their surroundings.
Urlauber erfahren aktuell welche Dorffeste (die sogenannten Sagre), Konzerte oder sonstige kulturelle, bzw. naturkundliche Veranstaltungen gerade stattfinden.
Tourists will…
IMDS web based trainings
The IMDS service provider tec4U from Saarbrücken, Germany has extended its wide-ranging offer of workshops and training sessions by online-trainings. Since the beginning of the IMDS, tec4U gives lessons regarding to the technical and operational handling of the system, fitted to individual company needs. As an economic alternative to the conventional face-to-face courses tec4U provides now additional web based trainings. This allows teaching participants worldwide without time-consuming journeys and high…
Swissôtel Nai Lert Park - An oasis of tranquility in the heart of Bangkok
BANGKOK, July 2009 – Swissôtel Nai Lert Park Bangkok, located in the heart of the Thai metropolis, is an exclusive, top-class hotel serving business travellers and tourists. The hotel, which only last year was named as “Thailand’s Leading Business Hotel" at the World Travel Awards in Asia, nestles amid eight acres of beautiful tropical gardens and is therefore the ideal place for a peaceful, relaxed stay in the centre of…
SIR RICHARD LEESE TO OPEN WYSTC 2009
Manchester City Council leader, Sir Richard Leese will deliver the opening welcome address at legendary Manchester Town Hall to delegates attending the World Youth and Student Travel Conference (WYSTC).
Youth, student and educational travel industry professionals representing more than 80 countries will attend the three and a half day WYSTC conference being held in Manchester, UK, 22-25 September.
Each year, the conference takes place in a different city around the world,…
SMSC’s MOST® Network Again Adopted in Mercedes E-Class
Hauppauge, New York – July 27, 2009 - SMSC (NASDAQ: SMSC), a leading semiconductor company that provides Smart Mixed-Signal Connectivity™ solutions, today announced that its Media Oriented Systems Transport (MOST®) networking technology, has been selected as part of the infotainment system of the new Mercedes E-Class. MOST is the standard network for the infotainment systems across the full range of Mercedes volume platforms. Its proliferation, which started with the…
Swiss Design and Craftsmanship for Doormen at Swissôtel Hotels & Resorts
ZURICH, July 2009 – The doormen at Swissôtel Hotels & Resorts are to have an eye-catching new uniform: the prominent Swiss fashion designer Ida Gut has created an original doormen’s uniform for the international hotel chain, which reflects the company’s Swiss roots and quality ethos.
“Doormen are a hotel’s calling card and the first person the guest comes into contact with”, says Lilian Roten, Vice President Operations, Swissôtel Hotels & Resorts.…
Car Hire Murcia – VictoriaCars advises about car hire insurance at the moment of …
The choice of right insurance when renting a car is one of the points that most raises the client’s doubts. VictoriaCars - Car Hire Madrid points out the most important aspects which have to be considered when it comes to safe driving.
It is common knowledge that most users looking to hire a vehicle put strong effort into finding a rental car at the lowermost price. It is quite obvious…
Zell am See-Kaprun: on 8th August a new series of events kicks off on Schmittenh …
Friends of Alpine nature and the fine arts have to master their impatience for another two weeks. Finally, on 8th August 2009, the time of Hochkultur, an absolutely unique series of events, will have come. Since the event was already a true crowd puller in 2008, the holiday region of Zell am See-Kaprun has decided to stage the event on two consecutive weekends this year. Another difference in comparison to…
Swissôtel Hotels & Resorts Selected for Expedia® Insiders’ Select™ 2009
ZURICH, July 2009 – Swissôtel Hotels & Resorts joins the ranks of Expedia® Insiders’ Select™ 2009 with six properties having been selected by Expedia® customers and industry experts to join this celebrated list of favourite hotels around the world.
For Expedia Insiders’ Select™ 2009, the Swiss hospitality pioneer is represented by Swissôtel Krasnye Holmy, Moscow, Swissôtel Talinn, Estonia and Swissôtel Bremen, Germany in Europe whilst Swissôtel Merchant Court, Singapore,…
Intelligent Leisure Solutions and the Discover. Travel Group nominated for 2009 …
Votes can be cast up to July 27th 2009 in the categories South America’s Leading Travel Management Company and Central America’s Leading Travel Agency.
Salvador, Bahia, Brazil – July 21, 2009 – The World Travel Awards amongst the most widely recognized awards in the travel and tourism industry, also referred to as the “Oscars of the Travel Industry” by the Wall Street Journal. Since 1993, the World Travel Awards…
Tomorrow’s Electric Vehicle - Fraunhofer IESE collaborates with Audi
As far as the German federal government is concerned, Germany will soon be one of the world leaders in the area of electric mobility. The Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) will provide a total of 700 million euros to support this development. One of the projects funded in this context is the network project “ePerformance”, which was initiated by Audi and will be funded by the government with…
New Line of Epoxies for the Automobile and Trucking industry
Venice, FL, July 17, 2009 – Dynamis announces the release of its new protective adhesives, metal and epoxy coatings for the automobile and trucking industry. This line of epoxies is composed of metal filled mastic, 100% solids epoxy bonding compound, epoxy coating, epoxy resin and epoxy for fiberglass repair.
Dynapoxy New EPO Adhesive is specifically formulated to adhere to most common surfaces. This product is a unique epoxy resins in…
BIG REWARDS FOR LITTLE GUESTS WITH SWISSÔTEL AND LUFTHANSA
ZURICH, July 2009 – The new partnership between Lufthansa Miles & More JetFriends and Swissôtel Hotels & Resorts is designed with little guests in mind. JetFriends is the international airline’s Miles & More programme for children and young people, which enables young flyers to collect air miles as well as adults. And now Swissôtel Hotels & Resorts is also offering bonus miles when you book a room at one of…
Travel to Sapa and overnight homestay at Ban Ho Village, Sapa Vietnam
Travel to Ban Ho Village, Vietnamese Australian Tran Han expressed his excitement when he walked out of the Lavie Stream in the scenic village Ban Ho, more than 26 kilometers away from the famous resort town of Sapa.
Han said swimming in the Lavie was one of many unforgettable memories of his trip to northern Vietnam earlier this year, as the water was fresh and clean in the stream which…
Hamburgers in Charge of VIP Transport at Cannes Lions
Hamburg, 10th July 2009 – Two weeks ago the global communication industry’s eyes were directed towards the Côte d’Azur, where this industry’s most important event, Cannes Lions International Advertising Festival, took place for the 56th time. Thousands of professionals from all over the world traveled to Cannes, attracted by a multitude of workshops and seminars, and by keynote speakers such as Sir Martin Sorrell, Bob Greenberg, Kofi Annan, and Bob…
Totally Peru E.I.R.L , Announces New Machu Picchu and Galapagos Combined Tours
Totally Peru E.I.R.L, a travel specialist in Latin America has announced that they will expand their range of tours to include combined tours of Machu Picchu and the Galapagos Islands.
The Galapagos Islands official name Archipiélago de Colón, located 970 Km’s west of mainland Ecuador were made famous by the English naturalist Charles Darwin in the mid 1800’s. Geologically young in age, and famous for the great number of endemic species…
SWISS MEETING SAVER: ATTRACTIVE OFFERS FOR PROFESSIONAL CONFERENCES AT SWISSÔTEL …
ZURICH, June 2009 – Attractive conference rates are available from June 2009 at all Swissôtel Hotels & Resorts: The international hotel chain is offering a 20 percent rate reduction on the best available daily delegate rate for all meeting and conference participants.
Customised meetings and conferences are in good hands at Swissôtel Hotels & Resorts. From small seminars to international congresses with several hundred delegates, the service offered is always…
RESTAURANT HOTEL DU PARC DES EAUX-VIVES ON BOARD OF SWISS INTERNATIONAL AIRLINES
GENEVA, June 2009 – Swiss First and Swiss Business class travelers on Swiss International Airlines flights will soon enjoy culinary excellence from the cuisine of Restaurant Hôtel du Parc des Eaux-Vives. From the beginning of September until end of November 2009 the renowned catering program “Swiss Taste of Switzerland” brings guests exquisite dishes from the culinary temple in Geneva, which is managed by Swissôtel Hotels & Resorts.
The Restaurant…
“PICNIC IN THE SKY” AT SWISSOTEL THE HOWARD, LONDON
LONDON, June 2009 - Summer is going to be a scorcher and what better way to make the most of it than having a picnic. Swissôtel The Howard, London is launching the ‘Picnic in the sky’ package where guests can indulge in a private picnic on one of our 9th floor Terrace Suites and view all the iconic landmarks along the length of the river Thames from the Houses of…
SABIC Innovative Plastics Helps Gocycle® Cruise to Success with Durable Parts Ma …
CHICAGO – June 22, 2009 – Underscoring its focus on customer collaboration and innovation, SABIC Innovative Plastics has helped a key customer – Karbon Kinetics Ltd. (KKL) – break away from the pack and ride to success with a unique new bicycle that uses high-value Verton* RV00CE specialty compound. KKL’s new Gocycle® electric bicycle – on display here at NPE 2009 in SABIC booth W123011 – is the lightest production…
SABIC Reaffirms Commitment to Plastics Industry with Diverse, Customer-Valued Ma …
CHICAGO – June 22, 2009 – At NPE 2009, SABIC today launched its latest material solutions designed to help customers around the globe meet today’s most pressing demands and challenges. In multiple sectors worldwide, SABIC’s expansive product portfolio is helping to drive environmental responsibility, penetrate new markets and application areas, and enable customers to differentiate their products, all while increasing productivity and reducing manufacturing costs. SABIC’s impressive display here in…
FIVE STARS FOR HEAD OF SWISSÔTEL FOSHAN
SINGAPORE, 17 June 2009 – Mr. Torsten Pinter, General Manager of the five-star Swissôtel Foshan has been awarded the Golden Five-Star Badge for Best Foreign General Manager at the 60 Splendour Years of China Hotel Industry Awards Presentation Ceremony. The awards ceremony, attended by over 1,000 representatives from the hospitality and tourism industry, was held as part of the 2009 Annual Meeting of China Hotel Industry and 9th China Hotel…
Hexis enter technical partnership with Oreca
Hexis, manufacturer of self-adhesive vinyl films, and Oreca, the motor racing company, are entering a technical partnership with the aim of further improving the performance of the LMP1 race car (Le Mans Prototype 1). The vehicle body panels will be covered in vinyl film instead of paint for a noticeable weight reduction thus achieving fuel savings and faster laps. Several tests were carried out in 2008 and 2009 with the…
SUMMER SAVERS: SUMMER SALE PRICES AT SWISSÔTEL HOTELS & RESORTS
ZURICH, June 2009 – Swissôtel Hotels & Resorts is reintroducing the Summer Savers concept so that guests can make the most of this summer. Room bookings through www.swissotel.com lead to attractive savings everywhere from Osaka to Lima, from Sydney to Chicago and from Amsterdam to Moscow.
Summer Savers offer a 15% discount off the best available rate on the exciting range of business and vacation spots of the international hotel chain.…
Car Hire Murcia – VictoriaCars announces shortage for it’s car hire Murcia airpo …
Car rental company VictoriaCars from Spain foresees shortage on rental cars at it’s main Mediterranean airports for summer 2009.
Victoria Rent a Car’s clients have been informed already in the middle of May that the current vehicle fleet for car hire Murcia (http://www.victoriacars.com/car-hire/car-hire-murcia.html/) and car hire Alicante will be maxed rapidly during high season 2009.
Holidaymakers who are looking for last minute offers could experience a nasty surprise by waiting too…
Cycling holidays and bike rental – exploring Sardinia in another way
Sardinia Natour, the travel agent who organizes vacations on one of the most beautiful islands in the Mediterranean, Sardinia, offers not only charming self-catering houses and apartments, hotels, farm holidays, residences and Bed & Breakfasts, but also cycling tours and bike-rental for active holidays in direct contact with the islands beautiful and still intact nature.
One focus of the tour program is the south-western part of Sardinia with its beautiful and…
About 4,500 Vespa pilots visited Zell am See-Kaprun - On Sunday the Vespa World …
They flocked to the region from Italy and Portugal, from Germany and Great Britain: about 4,500 riders from 22 different nations participated in the Vespa World Days in Zell am See-Kaprun last weekend. For four days, the international fan community celebrated its passion for the Italian scooter produced by Piaggio. Since 2007 these meetings have taken place under the name of Vespa World Days. 2009 was the first year that…
Gateway Asia Launched the Gateway2Travel in Thailand during the TTM+2009
New on the Thai market: multi-vendor hotel booking engine
At the TTM+, Gateway Asia introduced a unique hotel booking engine, in which several hotel vendors can be compared and booked. The range includes over 100,000 hotels by vendors, such as GTA, Miki Travel, Tourico, Asian Trails, Bonotel, You Travel, Jacob, Travalco and many more.
Because several hotel vendors can be compared and booked in one system, the travel agent is…
LANXESS Bayferrox pigments for unique shade Eiffel Tower Brown
120th-birthday makeover
High-performance pigments from LANXESS for the anti-corrosion coating on the Parisian landmark
Leverkusen – The Eiffel Tower is getting a new look for its 120th birthday. The monument, which was constructed for the 1889 World’s Fair and was originally intended to remain in place for only 20 years, is repainted every seven years. Bayferrox pigments from the specialty chemicals group LANXESS AG provide the color for the Paris trademark’s high-grade…
World Youth and Student Travel Conference to use eSchedule PRO
The World Youth and Student Travel Conference (WYSTC) has chosen the eSchedule PRO business appointment scheduling system by Marcom Consulting for its trade conference.
Marcom Consulting’s one-on-one appointment scheduling solution will be used to manage and book the 6500-plus pre-scheduled business appointments that take place during the three and a half day event.
“Business appointments are key reason to come to WYSTC. Having the eSchedule PRO system coupled with our…
SMSC Launches its First TrueAuto™ Ethernet Controller
New Chip Enables Reliable High-speed Car Interface for Shorter Repair Times
Hauppauge, NY, June 8, 2009 – SMSC (NASDAQ: SMSC), a leading semiconductor company that provides Smart Mixed-Signal Connectivity™ solutions, today launched the LAN89218, its first TrueAuto™ high-performance single-chip 10/100 Ethernet controller. This device is designed specifically to meet the high reliability standards required by automotive applications such as on-board diagnostics or fast software download interfaces for central gateway and telematics…
Agoda Goes Shopping at the Great Singapore Sale
The annual Great Singapore Sale, an island-wide sales event that lasts for the next two months, is back. It just started on May 29th and will continue until July 26th giving tourists plenty of time to plan their ultimate shopping trip. Agoda.com, an online hotel booking service, is helping travelers save money on accommodations by offering special room rates and promotions at local Singapore hotels during this year’s Great Singapore…
blue AdmiraL - The APIX Tester of Telemotive AG
With High Speed through the Data Channel
Stuttgart, 16. Juni 2009 (testing expo, Juni 16-18): APIX®, the image and video data transmission of the future. Telemotive is currently developing the first APIX® tester. The tester will offer the automotive industry a competent development and analysis tool. Application as a tester in production is also envisioned. After the A-sample, in July Telemotive will bring the B-sample onto the market; because of its…
New Telemotive blue PiraT with MOST150
Stuttgart, 16. Juni 2009 (testing expo, Juni 16-18): To satisfy the increasing requirements, the product range of Telemotive AG is expanded by a blue PiraT MOST150 data logger. The blue PiraT MOST150 logger has a MOST150 interface, 2 CAN interfaces and 4 serial interfaces (RS232/RS422). Telemotive has developed a data logger, which is able to record the control messages and status information of the MOST150-bus as well as the MDP…
Meetings at its Best: New Convention Centre at Swissôtel Chicago
CHICAGO, June 2009 – Renowned for its architecture and location, the AAA Four-Diamond Swissôtel Chicago has opened it’s new meeting and convention centre. $47 million were invested into this expansion plan comprised of over 38’000 square feet of function space including a state-of-the-art 14’000 square feet ballroom.
“This expansion essentially changes the entire dynamic of the hotel by doubling the amount of function space, allowing the property to compete for extensive…
THE SAUJANA, KUALA LUMPUR WELCOMES DIRECTOR OF FOOD & BEVERAGE
Kuala Lumpur, 4th June 2009 – We are pleased to welcome Didier Belmonte as Director of Food & Beverage effective 1st June 2009. Didier is in charge of the Food and Beverage operations covering a total of eight outlets located at The Saujana, Kuala Lumpur and The Club at The Saujana and Saujana Golf & Country Club (SGCC). His responsibilities cover The Restaurant (The Club), Suria Restaurant, Kogetsu Japanese Restaurant,…
New Toyota Prius: MOST® Technology Goes Hybrid
Hauppauge, NY, June 2, 2009 – SMSC (NASDAQ: SMSC), a leading semiconductor company that provides Smart Mixed-Signal Connectivity™ solutions, today announced that its Media Oriented Systems Transport (MOST®) networking technology, has been selected as part of the infotainment for the new Prius, Toyota’s popular hybrid car model which is distributed worldwide. This design win marks the first high-volume hybrid vehicle to adopt the MOST technology and also expands SMSC’s…
A True "Legend" at the Helm of Swissotel Sydney
SINGAPORE, 5 June 2009 – Pierre U. Stacher, General Manager of Swissôtel Sydney, has been honoured with the prestigious Australian ‘National Tourism Legend’ award at the 2009 Tourism Training Australia National Conference. The awards, hosted by Tourism Training Australia, were presented at a lavish gala dinner.
Pierre U. Stacher joins an elite group of highly respected tourism and hospitality professionals who have been recognised for their strong leadership and valuable…
Europe Hospitality Ranking – Germany ranked first with 44,812 lodging companies …
Away-from-Home Market Facts & Figures – Snapshot June 2009
FACET – Foodservice Annual Count and Expenditures Tracking; tophotelprojects.com – International Hotel Construction Project Database)
More facts about the Away-from-Home markets:
May 2009: 35 new leading hotel projects in Romania, Bulgaria and Turkey
April 2009: Italian Hotels leading in Europe with 8.0 bn Euro turnover of food & beverages
March 2009: 26 bn Euro turnover of restaurants in Germany, Austria and Switzerland
February 2009: 11.5 bn Euro…
