Stefan Ketter has been appointed to lead the Group’s Pernambuco Project, the creation of a state-of-the-art automotive industrial complex in Pernambuco, Brazil. Ketter retains his role as Chief Manufacturing Officer.
“Given the strategic importance of this project to Fiat Chrysler, responsibility has been assigned to a key manager responsible for the development of the Group’s global manufacturing activities” said Sergio Marchionne, CEO of Fiat S.p.A. and Chairman and CEO of Chrysler Group LLC.
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World Travel Market, the leading global event for the travel industry, experienced a massive 73% increase in buyers attending the event to strike deals with African exhibitors in 2012.An impressive 3,951 buyers attended WTM 2012 with the intention of signing deals with African exhibitors, compared to 2,283 for WTM 2011.
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Fiat S.p.A. currently holds 11,536,143 ordinary shares in RCS MediaGroup S.p.A. (RCS) – including 226,198 RCS ordinary shares assigned through a stock dividend in 2007 that are not subject to the RCS shareholder agreement – representing 10.497% of the company’s existing ordinary share capital.
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World Travel Market 2012, the leading global event for the travel industry, will generate a massive £469 million for its European exhibitors, including UK & Ireland, reveals independent research.Independent analysis, by Fusion Communications, of the WTM 2012 Europe & Mediterranean and UK & Ireland regions reveals £469,064,918 of contracts will be generated, either through deals signed at the event with WTM Buyers’ Club (formerly known as WTM Meridian Club) members or from further negotiations which will conclude before WTM 2013.
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Padma Spa by Mandara offers guests an even more elevating experience with the introduction of leading luxury British spa and skincare brand, Elemis, in its treatment and therapy range with effect from June 19th 2013. The lavish therapies from Elemis have been uniquely designed, tried and tested for effectiveness.
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The fifth Nashua River Brewers Festival kicked off today from 1-7 pm at Riverfront Park in historic downtown Fitchburg MA. It provided visitors with the opportunity to taste the finest in craft beers from regional breweries and listen to great music along the banks of the Nashua River for a good cause!
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Mandara Spa offers guests an even more elevating experience with the introduction of leading luxury British spa and skincare brand, Elemis, in its treatment and therapy range with effect from June 21st 2013. The lavish therapies from Elemis have been uniquely designed, tried and tested for effectiveness.
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Responding to the publication of the Passenger Focus Spring 2013 National Passenger Survey, David Mapp, Commercial Director at the Association of Train Operating Companies, said:
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Four huge tunnel boring machines will call Sydney’s North West home from next year after the NSW Government awarded a $1.15 billion contract to build the North West Rail Link’s 15km twin tunnels.The Thiess John Holland Dragados joint venture has been awarded the contract, with work starting immediately to get the first tunnel boring machine (TBM) in the ground by the end of next year.
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In a move that is expected to generate significant revenue for its capital program, the MTA will vacate its headquarters buildings in Midtown Manhattan by the end of next year and award a long-term lease to a developer expected to demolish the buildings and redevelop the premier location with modern Class A offices, a hotel, residential tower, or a mixture of uses.
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The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) is saddened to announce the death of Susan Kupferman, Senior Advisor to the Chairman, who passed away on June 26, 2013, following a long illness.“The MTA has lost a true professional in our industry, and her wisdom and counsel will be sorely missed,” said MTA Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Thomas F. Prendergast. “Susan brought to the MTA not just her expertise in mass transit, which was substantial, but a clear understanding of the political and social environments in which we operate, making her an invaluable advisor on many different policy issues.”
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Companies participating in airberlin’s free bonus programme business points can now double their benefits when planning flights up to 31st August 2013: double points will be awarded on all flights within the domestic German business points route network with a travel date in July or August. For each flight booking, double the usual number of points will be automatically credited to business points participants upon presentation of their customer number.
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Building on its successful effort to improve bus service efficiency and reduce travel times along some of the city’s more heavily-traveled thoroughfares, MTA New York City Transit will launch a new Select Bus Service (SBS) route along Webster Avenue, one of the Bronx’s main north-south corridors on Sunday, June 30th.
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Everyone has different tastes in classical music, and many welcome the opportunity to experience new forms and interpretations. This summer, MISA (Music in the Summer Air) presents a series of concerts that push traditional perceptions and present classical music in a modern way, featuring Chinese and international musicians, conductors and composers.
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With 11 Brazilian ports on its fall cruise calendar, luxe Crystal Cruises has set dozens of cool ways to explore the country’s hot culture, culinary arts, and landscape. Sugar Loaf, samba, and snorkeling may be most famous, but guests can take in such varied Crystal Adventures as:
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Tourism Ireland teamed up with golf holiday specialist Your Golf Travel for a special promotion which saw over 40 golf enthusiasts from across Great Britain win a trip to Royal Portrush to play golf this week with Darren Clarke.
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The Brazil Tourism Ministry announced the preliminary results of a study conducted by the Institute of Economic Research (FIFE) on the quality of infrastructure and tourist services provided during the Confederations Cup. According to the survey, the satisfaction of Brazilian and foreign tourists is above 50% in more than half of the evaluated services.
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The theme park is a popular visitor attraction for families and thrillseekers alike, but also operates a busy schedule of conferences, meetings and events for private and corporate clients. Alton Towers boasts a dedicated conference centre, which hosts events of all sizes for up to 500 delegates throughout the year; hotel venues including the Emperor's Suite and Waterpark; Theme Park venues; greenfield sites and lawns for concerts and exclusive park buy-outs; and bars and catering outlets.
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New Trent (SC), Aparecida (SP), Trinity (GO), Santa Cruz (RN) and Bragança (PA) were classified in the five cities Selection Process Project for Strengthening of Religious Tourism in Brazil, promoted by the Ministry of Tourism.
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The second largest annual festival in Brazil, Parintins Folklore Festival, held in Parintins (AM), north of the country, which attracts tourists from all over Brazil kicked off yesterday (June 28) and will end on June 30. This weekend, the festival celebrates a local legend about a resurrected ox. It is also a competition where two teams, Garantido and Caprichoso, compete in extended retellings of the story, each team attempting to outdo the other with flamboyant dances, singing, and parade floats.
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The second largest annual festival in Brazil, Parintins Folklore Festival, held in Parintins (AM), north of the country, which attracts tourists from all over Brazil kicked off yesterday (June 28) and will end on June 30. This weekend, the festival celebrates a local legend about a resurrected ox. It is also a competition where two teams, Garantido and Caprichoso, compete in extended retellings of the story, each team attempting to outdo the other with flamboyant dances, singing, and parade floats.
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Roger Dow, president and CEO of the U.S. Travel Association, today released the following statement commending the U.S. Senate for approving S. 744, the Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act, which recognizes the importance of travel – an industry that contributes $2.0 trillion per year to the U.S. economy and constitutes America's No. 1 services export:
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A collaboration between VIA Rail and the Institute for Canadian Citizenship (ICC) has resulted in 1,500 new citizens travelling by train to explore Canada, their new home, in the last year.This collaboration offers members of the ICC’s Cultural Access Pass (CAP) program – a program exclusively offered to new citizens – 50 per cent off the lowest available fare, in any class, one way or round trip, with no blackout periods, for them and up to four of their children under the age of 18.
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Hogg Robinson Group (HRG), the award-winning international corporate services company, has been awarded the global travel contract for Statoil, one of the world’s leading energy companies specialising in oil and gas production. The award covers an initial 17 countries, predominantly in Norway and the US, but also including countries across Africa, Europe, Latin America and Singapore.
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Travel industry veterans Randy Garfield of The Walt Disney Company and Mike Gallagher of CityPASS have been selected as the 2013 inductees into the U.S. Travel Hall of Leaders. Garfield and Gallagher will be honored during a dinner among more than 100 travel industry leaders during the U.S. Travel fall board meeting on November 21-22 at the Fairmont Washington, D.C.
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The Global Business Travel Association (GBTA) – the voice of the global business travel industry – today announced the first step in a global translation project, with the production of French translations of three key GBTA resources to support French speaking members in France, Canada and Africa globally.
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Delta Air Lines will begin renovations funded by a $6.3 million grant from The Delta Air Lines Foundation and will kick-off a corporate sponsorship campaign to refurbish Delta's historic hangars on the company's corporate campus. Upon completion of the project, the facility will open to the public as the Delta Flight Museum offering daily tours and a unique private event facility.
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F&E Aerospace , organisers of The Dubai Airshow new CEO – Sharief Fahmy is pictured entering the F&E Aerospace Chalet, D50, at the Paris Air Show where the Dubai Airshow team will be available for bookings and show enquiries all week. The Dubai Airshow takes place 17 to 21 November 2013 and is moving to a new purpose built home at Dubai World Central (DWC), located in Jebel Ali, Dubai.
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Garuda Indonesia is re-introducing a new destination direct from Singapore and adding frequencies in response to strong demand for direct connections to and from Indonesia.Starting July 19th, the Indonesian flag-carrier will be launching a new four times weekly service from Singapore to Surabaya.As the capital of East Java, Surabaya is a hub that links Indonesia’s major cities in eastern areas such as Makassar and Balikpapan and the new route will provide more efficient trips for passengers travelling to destinations including holiday hotspot Lombok and the commercial city of Semarang.
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KiwiRail is advising Hutt Valley Line and Wairarapa Line train commuters that it is planning to resume normal services on the Hutt Valley and Wairarapa lines tomorrow morning.“Work is progressing well to restore the damaged track along Wellington’s foreshore. All track is now in place and a tamper machine has been in operation through the night to level the track. Restoration of signalling and traction will need to take place before services can resume and this will be the focus for the KiwiRail teams today,” says KiwiRail’s Chief Executive Jim Quinn.
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Starting June 25th, VIA Rail will be undertaking work to repair a rail crossing on highway 138 at mileage point 38.68. This is part of a larger maintenance project, which seeks to improve operational and public security.
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Southwest Airlines' computer systems are fully functional and the operation of our flight schedule is back to normal after a systemwide computer outage late Friday night.Overall, nearly 60 flights were canceled Friday night or Saturday morning due to the three-hour outage. A total of approximately 250 flights scheduled to takeoff after 11pm EDT were impacted, mostly delayed. Southwest Airlines currently operates more than 3,400 flights a day.
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Arizona, a world-class, premier destination to global visitors drew nearly 38 million visitors in 2011. As one of Arizona’s most impactful economic drivers, the Arizona tourism industry brings millions of visitors annually to the Grand Canyon State. In 2011, visitors spent $18.3 billion throughout the state, contributing nearly $51 million each day into Arizona’s economy.
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WHAT: The dialogue around immigration reform continues to advance in Washington with the Senate working on a comprehensive measure and members of the bipartisan House working group on immigration reform closing in on potential legislation as well.
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Tens of thousands of United Airlines employees worldwide – including flight attendants, customer service agents, technical operations and ramp workers – begin wearing newly designed uniforms today, the first time members of these work groups will wear similarly styled uniforms. More than 64,000 United employees will debut the garments, which feature accents of blue, gold, silver and gray.
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Jet2holidays has launched a search for Scotland’s best holiday party photo, giving one lucky person the chance to become the ultimate Ibiza VIP and whisking them off to the White Isle from Glasgow Airport for the trip of a lifetime.The package holiday expert is on the hunt for the snap which best captures those fun and memorable times in the sun – whether it’s dancing on the beach at dawn or celebratory cocktails by the pool.
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The Leading Hotels of the World continues to enrich its Leaders Club guest recognition program with new member benefits and services. Recognizing that today’s travelers deserve the refinement of a bygone era, the company has established alliances with recognized industry leaders to provide its Leaders Club members with exciting and valuable new services to smooth the way to effortless travels.
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Royal Caribbean International has released a preview of their catalog Europe cruises 2014. This presents Mediterranean and Northern Europe cruises and provides insights into global destinations for the coming year.At the WOW moments of the 2014 season include the new North Country Cruises from Hamburg to the Legend of the Seas. With her first time to be regular at the same guest a ship of Royal Caribbean. The opening of the six cruises makes the 14-night cruise "Ultimate Scandinavia & Russia" on 27 July 2014 from Stockholm to Hamburg.
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Wyndham Worldwide , one of the world’s largest hospitality companies, again demonstrated its ongoing leadership in global sustainability best practices, achieving an 8 percent reduction in energy use in the first full year of the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Better Buildings Challenge.
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Princess Cruises has appointed Gordon Ho as senior vice president of marketing. In this newly-created position he will lead the company’s global marketing, public relations and digital activities.Ho brings extensive marketing experience to his new role with Princess, in areas including worldwide creative development, brand management, partnership marketing, digital marketing, CRM and public relations.
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Day-trippers, family-vacationers and business travelers alike can earn double Wyndham Rewards® points when they stay two or more times at participating Wyndham Hotel Group properties this summer. Now through September 13, 2013, Wyndham Rewards members who register for the promotion at www.WyndhamRewards.com/double and complete two qualifying stays at any of the nearly 7,000 participating Wyndham Hotel Group locations across the globe will receive double the rewards points. As an added benefit, members in the U.S. will receive a coupon for a free 20-page hard cover photo book from Shutterfly upon check-in. See coupon for terms and conditions.
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Swiss International Air Lines has appointed Urs Weiss as its new Head of Alliances & Commercial Relations. Weiss, who is 48, is currently the airline’s Head of Global Key Accounts & Business Sales Switzerland. In his new capacity he succeeds Alain Chisari, who moved to Edelweiss Air last month to become Chief Commercial Officer at SWISS’s sister carrier.
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With its youngest guests in mind and summer travel officially underway, Hyatt announced today the launch of its “For Kids, By Kids Family Cook-Off” recipe contest. The contest, along with the release of new and kid-approved menu items, kicks-off the second year of Hyatt’s For Kids, By Kids initiative and furthers this industry-leading commitment to delivering healthier options for kids while they are traveling. The “For Kids, By Kids Family Cook-Off” invites families to create and share a healthy breakfast recipe, along with a photo via Facebook, for a chance to win a vacation and a place on Hyatt’s For Kids, By Kids menu.
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American Airlines today announces the launch of a new codeshare agreement with St. Croix-based Seaborne Airlines, providing customers access to six destinations in the Caribbean out of San Juan, Puerto Rico. The codeshare agreement allows American to place its code on Seaborne's flights between San Juan (SJU) and Dominica (DOM), Fort-de-France, Martinique (FDF), Pointe-a-Pitre, Guadeloupe (PTP), Tortola, British Virgin Islands (EIS), Vieques, Puerto Rico (VQS) and Virgin Gorda, British Virgin Islands (VIJ). Customers can book travel on the codeshare flights today for travel beginning June 27, 2013.
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This July, celebrate National Vacation Rental Month with Wyndham Vacation Rentals® and save up to 35 percent* off on rentals in some of America’s most desirable beach, mountain and theme park destinations. Turning the spotlight on the $23 billion vacation rental industry, which traditionally sees its most bookings in July, National Vacation Rental Month can be the perfect time to experience the unique benefits of vacation rentals – convenience, affordability, accessibility and spacious accommodations.
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Sri Lanka Convention Bureau and Sri Lankan Airlines have recently confirmed their participation at CIBTM, the leading trade show for meetings and events organisers, venue providers and incentive and business travel services in China and Asia. In addition to this, key exhibiting partners including Cinnamon Lakeside Colombo, Beyond Boundaries, Walkers Tours LTD, NKAR Travels & Tours Pvt Ltd, Golden Isle Travels (PVT) LTD, Butterflies Pvt. Ltd., Lanka Sportreizen, Delux Holidays Pvt Ltd, Jetwing, BMICH Convention & Exhibition Centre, Sunway Holidays and Asian Adventures have signed up to showcase their products to over 8,600 meetings industry professionals, who are expected to attend.
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Every November 11, Aller (in Moreda, Asturias) celebrates one of the most popular autumn folklore festivals in Asturias known as Festival of San Martin or Humanitarian’s Festival.The festival is organised by the San Martín Humanitarian Association and begins with the traditional sung mass of San Martín, accompanied by the sound of the typical Asturian bagpipes. Then, the auction known as the puya del ramu begins, where people are invited to bid for the emmer bread (so-called because of the flour used to make it) which has previously been blessed in the religious service.
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Images of Ireland will be seen by over two million people across India later this year, after scenes for a popular food and travel TV show, Will Travel for Food, were filmed here – courtesy of Tourism Ireland and Fáilte Ireland. The resulting programme will air to over two million TV viewers around India later this year on NDTV 24x7, a major news TV channel in India.
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Convents and monasteries speak of a time of wealth - financially, socially, culturally and religiously speaking. There are several in the province of Ávila in Spain, and some of them are still inhabited by members of the religious orders that founded them.
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Best Western International, the World’s Biggest Hotel Family®, will make 10 members of its loyalty program, Best Western Rewards® (BWR®), “Loyalty Millionaires” by awarding them one million bonus points. Ten randomly selected participants – two each week through July 14 – will receive one million bonus points to redeem in any way they like. Consumers can sign up for the free program, and become eligible for the promotion, by registering on the Loyalty Millionaire tab on the brand’s Facebook page.
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Oman Air flight WY 823, Muscat to Kuala Lumpur departing this morning, was diverted to Mumbai following receipt of a bomb threat, since shown to be a hoax.The pilot was informed immediately and the aircraft diverted to Mumbai an landed at 2.19 this afternoon. All passengers and crew were disembarked safely before local security forces began investigating the incident.3
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