Bathing Beauties Take Center Stage at Anastasia Summer ClassicBANGOR, Maine - - Bikini Madness on the Eastern Front It’s been a sweltering summer in Eastern Europe with the humidity climbing and the temperature reaching 100degreesF plus degrees in many parts of the former Soviet Union. Every year this prompts the beaches of the Black Sea from Sochi to Odessa plus every inland body of water from Sevastopol to St. Petersburg to teem with luscious women eager to strut their stuff in the latest swimwear fashions. Casa Ceibo, Gem of Bahia de Caraquez, Hosts Grand Opening Celebrations to Ecuadorian Celebrities & OfficialsBAHIA DE CARAQUEZ, Ecuador - - With Photo Shining on the banks of Ecuador’s Pacific Coast, Bahia de Caraquez has earned a reputation as an eco-city, as well as a gateway to the country’s pristine mangrove forests, breathtaking bird sanctuaries and ancient archeological past. And now, the bay city has a new attraction - Casa Ceibo (www.casaceibo.com), a luxury, boutique hotel that’s a destination in and of itself. The Magic of Walt Disney Comes to Life at New San Francisco Museum Opening Oct. 1, 2009SAN FRANCISCO - - The Walt Disney Family Museum Celebrates Triumphs and Travails of Great American Storyteller, Animation Artist, Director and Innovator Global Hotel Prices Drop 17%LONDON - - Room Rates at Their Lowest for Five Years The average price of a hotel room around the world fell by 17% in the first six months of 2009, according to the latest Hotels.com Hotel Price Index. Bus and Coach Operators Announce Plan to Take One Billion Car Journeys Off the RoadLONDON - News Conference Venue: One Birdcage Walk, 1 Birdcage Walk, Westminster, London SW1H 9JJ Date: Tuesday 15 September Time: 10.00am. Coffee and refreshments from 09:30 TAM Sets New International Market Share Record of 89.4%SAO PAULO - - Our domestic market share was 43.8% TAM (NYSE: TAM, BOVESPA: TAMM4) announces its operating data for August 2009, as disclosed yesterday by the Brazilian National Civil Aviation Agency (ANAC). Travelzoo Surpasses 1.5 Million Subscriber Milestone in the UKLONDON - Travelzoo (NASDAQ: TZOO), a global Internet media company, announced today that it now has more than 1.5 million unduplicated subscribers to its UK publications, including the Travelzoo Top 20(R) and Newsflash(TM), a regional travel deal alert service. Since January, Travelzoo has added more than 375,000 subscribers in the UK, an increase of 35%. Best Vienna Hotel Selects Best NonStop Wi-Fi NetworkPLEASANTON, California - - Grand Hotel Wien Combines Majesty of Austro-Hungarian Empire With 21st Century NonStop Wireless Networking SAA Targets Improved Customer Satisfaction and Online User Experience With Launch of New Route Mapping Application From OAGLONDON - South African Airways (SAA) is anticipating an increase in customer satisfaction with its web site, www.flysaa.com, when it launches its interactive timetable and route-mapping tool developed by OAG, the world’s leading aviation data business. SAA is the first airline to sign up for OAG Route Mapper, a new online mapping application for marketing an airline’s routes and services. Applications to Join Mike Horn in India in December as a Young Explorer to Close on 22nd SeptemberLONDON - - With Photo South African, Mike Horn, is acknowledged as one of the world’s greatest modern adventurer-explorers. He has undertaken exceptional feats of endurance, determination and courage that have extended the boundaries of human achievement. Cruise Shipping Miami Launches New WebsitePRINCETON, New Jersey - Cruise Shipping Miami, the international exhibition and conference serving the cruise industry, is pleased to announce the launch of its new and improved website, www.cruiseshippingmiami.com. Mayor of London Announces World Premiere of Disney’s A Christmas Carol and Launch of the Festive Season in London on Tuesday, 3 November With “London’s Christmas Carol”LONDON - - West End’s Most Famous Streets to Join The City of London for the Biggest Co-Ordinated Christmas Lights Switch-On and Celebration the Capital has Ever Seen Fraport Traffic Figures - September 2009: Passenger Figures Nearly at Last Year’s LevelFRANKFURT - - Frankfurt Airport Achieves Highest August Punctuality Rate Frankfurt Airport’s (FRA) traffic results continued to develop positively in August 2009. Germany’s largest airport registered about 4.9 million passengers, down only 0.4 percent year-on-year. Fraport executive board chairman Dr. Stefan Schulte is optimistic that the decline has bottomed out. Commenting on the actual traffic figures Schulte said: “From month to month the traffic decline is lessening. In the passenger segment, we have almost reached the previous year’s level during August 2009 - especially because of the base-year effect from the weakening economy in the second half of 2008. With improving positive development, we have a good chance of ending the year with a passenger decline of only five to six percent. Up to now, we had been expecting six to nine percent fewer passengers than in the previous year.” Candidate Cities for 2016 Summer Olympics: ORC Finds Rio Most Cost-EffectiveNEW YORK - With the much-anticipated October announcement of the winning host city for the 2016 Summer Olympics, ORC Worldwide surveyed prices of goods and services in each candidate city - Chicago, Madrid, Rio de Janeiro, and Tokyo - and compared them to London, the host of the 2012 Summer Olympics. Rio appears to be the most attractive option from a cost perspective - it’s 18 percent less costly than London, followed by Chicago (11 percent) and Madrid (3 percent). In Tokyo, well-known as expensive, prices are 42 percent higher than London. ORC’s pricing agents compile data on a representative market basket of nearly 200 items in more than 300 cities worldwide. OAG Delivers Customised Air Freight Rates (AFRA) Application to Martinair CargoLONDON - - Major Improvements for Internal Rates Management and Customer Communications Ipiranga and Walmart Sign Partnership Agreements with TAM for Multiplus FidelidadeSAO PAULO - TAM (NYSE: TAM, BOVESPA: TAMM4), Ipiranga and Walmart, through their customer loyalty and affiliation programs — Km de Vantagens and Bomclube, respectively — are the first partners of Multiplus Fidelidade, our loyalty program network initiative. realbuzz.com Top 25 Things to do Before You DieLONDON - Have you ever thought about what you want to do before you die? The 2007 film The Bucket List highlighted this with Jack Nicholson, and Morgan Freeman. With the bucket list being effectively your list of things you want to achieve before you die. So, do you want to Climb a mountain, drive a Ferrari, run a marathon? Or just simply make a million… The Address Dubai Mall Now OpenDUBAI, UAE - The Address Dubai Mall, a five-star premium hotel linked directly to The Dubai Mall, the world’s largest shopping and entertainment destination, has opened its doors to guests today, 9/09/09. The Address Dubai Mall Now OpenDUBAI, UAE - The Address Dubai Mall, a five-star premium hotel linked directly to The Dubai Mall, the world’s largest shopping and entertainment destination, has opened its doors to guests today, 9/09/09. Karambir Singh Kang of the Taj Mahal Palace & Tower, Mumbai, Wins the Coveted ‘Virtuoso Hotelier of the Year 2009′ AwardMUMBAI, India - - The Award Honours Karambir’s Commitment and Dedication Towards his Job Buy Your Way Out of RecessionLONDON - According to website www.BusinessesForSale.com more people are turning towards buying a business as a way of securing their future. And there are some wonderful opportunities out there to suit all passions. TAM is Awarded United States Federal Aviation Administration CertificationSAO PAULO - - The document issued by the American aeronautical authority enables maintenance operations on aircraft registered in the USA Frost & Sullivan’s Global Commercial Aviation Service Technology Innovation of the Year Award Presented to LORD IngenierieLONDON - The Frost & Sullivan ‘2009 Global Commercial Aviation Service Technology Innovation of the Year Award’, is presented to LORD Ingenierie for developing a unique, automatic, laser-based bird deterrent system, TOM500. London Hotels Preparing for the OlympicsAMSTERDAM - In 2012 the Olympic and Paralympic Games will be held in London, Great Britain. Obviously, this will draw a huge number of visitors to the area from all over the world. Years ahead it is clear that its planning has already started. It is expected that the current 110,000 hotel rooms in London will increase to 123,000 in the year the city hosts the Olympics. OAG Releases Prototype for Pandemic Disease Planning and ManagementCHICAGO - - Modelling Air Travel Could Prove Critical for Health Organizations and Government Agencies Preparing for the Upcoming Flu Season Rambagh Palace Wins Best Hotel in Conde Nast Traveller Reader’s Awards 2009MUMBAI, India - - Voted Top Hotel in the World’s Top 100, Across Travel and Industry Categories Monarch and PayPal Celebrate Two Year Partnership!LUTON, England - - No Booking Fees on All Monarch Flights Paid Via PayPal Award winning low fares airline, Monarch, and global leader in online payments, PayPal, are celebrating a successful two year partnership by rewarding customers and removing booking fees for all flights booked via www.monarch.co.uk and paid for via PayPal. Northrop Grumman Awarded SESAR Research Contracts for the Future Development of Europe’s Air Traffic Management InfrastructureLONDON - Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC), as one of the four member companies forming the North European Air Traffic Management Industry Group (NATMIG), has been awarded funding from the European Community and EUROCONTROL to participate in a research programme to streamline and modernise air traffic management in Europe. TAM Files Amended 2007 Annual ReportSAO PAULO - TAM (BOVESPA: TAMM4, NYSE: TAM) announced that it has filed an amended annual report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2007 (the 2007 Amended Annual Report) with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC). The 2007 Amended Annual Report amends the annual report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2007 that was originally filed with the SEC on June 25, 2008 primarily to restate our cash flow statement filed therewith, in order to eliminate the effects of a non-cash item relating to a transfer of spare parts between property, plant and equipment and inventories that was incorrectly reported on our cash flow statement. The 2007 Amended Annual Report can be accessed on our website (www.tam.com.br/ir) and the SEC’s website (www.sec.gov). Musuc’Bag Kids - Children’s Sleeping Bag With Arms and Legs for Kids at UrbanJacksLONDON - - With Photo The Selk’Bag is a sleeping bag with arms and legs. It features zips on the hands, ventilation zips on the legs and canvas on the feet to allow for durability. Celebrate Libya Sees Olympic-Scale Success While World Watches OnTRIPOLI, Libya - Dignitaries from around the world gathered in Tripoli’s Green Park last night to witness what has been one of Africa’s largest, most successful and most spectacular events in history. The celebration marked the 40th Anniversary of the Al Fateh Revolution on the precise date that had seen the unpopular King Idris deposed following the country’s liberation from Italy. Guests joined Muammar Al Gaddafi, Brotherly Leader and Guide of the Revolution, for a full schedule of activities from a military parade to an exclusive Iftar dinner and opening ceremony designed to bring to life Libya’s rich history and culture. /C O R R E C T I O N — Celebrate Libya/TRIPOLI, Libya - In the news release, “Celebrate Libya Sees Olympic-Scale Success While World Watches On” issued on 2 Sep 2009 15:44 GMT, by Celebrate Libya over PR Newswire, We have been advised by the team that in the fourth paragraph the current Ukrainian Prime Minister Ioulia Tymochenko was erroneously referred to as the “former” Prime Minister of Ukraine, as originally issued inadvertently. Complete, corrected release follows: 70% of UK Holidaymakers Desperately Seeking sun Getaways Reveals MonarchLUTON, England - Despite the reported growth of the ’staycation’, the poor British weather this summer has once again fallen foul of people’s expectations and in a desperate attempt to catch some sun, a recent online survey by www.monarch.co.uk has revealed that 70% of UK holidaymakers are now planning to book a late holiday deal and travel abroad. New, Single-Source Hotel Service for HannoverHANNOVER, Germany - - Deutsche Messe and Hannover Marketing und Tourismus GmbH Join Forces to Offer an Accommodation Booking Service Tahiti Haumana Cruises Introduces ‘Barefoot Chic’ Adventures in the Islands of Tahiti, for a Discovery Out of the Ordinary!PAPEETE, Tahiti - Join us on the Haumana, ‘Spirit of Peace’ in Tahitian! This 12-cabin catamaran offers 3, 4 and 7-night itineraries in Rangiroa, the largest atoll in French Polynesia and second largest in the world. All 12 cabins are well appointed with beautiful panoramic views. The restaurant features an exquisite blend of French & Polynesian cuisine. Polynesian delicacies are sampled at the occasion of our signature events such the picnic lunch in the lagoon and the dinner under the stars. The main lounge is the ideal place to unwind, while the bar with its Philippe Stark furniture is the onboard social place, for the early morning cup of coffee, the tea time delight or the sunset cocktail moment. You may also relax in the outdoor spa pool. |
