ACTE Strengthens Relations With Leading European Procurement Organisations

London (PRWEB) January 28, 2005

The Berlin Executive Forum entitled “Travel Management in a Procurement Environment: Opportunity and Threat to your Business Role,” will address the ongoing integration between travel management and procurement departments. In an attempt to tame travel expenses, companies are increasingly relying on procurement disciplines to direct travel purchasing.

Alexander Stendal, a Board Member from the German Bundesverband Materialwirtschaft Einkauf und Logistik (BME) will contribute to a panel session, while the Austrian Bundesverband Materialwirtschaft, Einkauf und Logistik Österreich (BMÖ) is promoting the event to its own members. Panel representatives from both the procurement and travel management sides will lead a discussion on best practices for sourcing and managing corporate travel procurement.

“Both procurement and travel specialists will gain from this ACTE – BME collaboration for the ACTE Berlin Forum,” said Stendal. “We in the Procurement Department realise that we must acquire specific skills when purchasing business travel services. Similarly, Travel Procurement specialists are increasingly turning to procurement methods to optimise their processes.”

The Berlin Executive Forum will present ACTE members with the opportunity to discuss the impact of EU enlargement to many Central and Eastern states. Participants from Germany and neighbouring countries, as well as attendees from the new EU member states will share their experiences and discuss how procurement practices can be successfully applied to business travel purchasing. Security experts, both Eastern and Western European, will be on hand to discuss concerns in the region. Forum delegates also will take part in a multi-perspective discussion on hotel distribution. Finally, industry pundits will examine the increasing complexity of air fares, including challenges surrounding yield management and IATA regulations.

“Many corporations have outsourced services to Eastern and Central European states just like they did in the past to countries such as Ireland. In Berlin I will tell ACTE delegates how this will contribute to the future shape of the travel industry in the CEE region,” said Christoph Klenner, a public affairs consultant at Prisma. “The EC’s expansion impacts the travel industry in a dramatic way. Legislation, security, extension of the open market, financial viability of low-cost airlines are all matters that everyone involved in travel procurement in Europe should be familiarised with.”

Berlin’s Forum participants will also learn how the low cost carrier Air Berlin is targeting Business Travel. Mr. Carsten Kröger the airline’s sales director will reveal how he sees the company future expansion as an increasing number of business travellers are seen on flying on no thrilled airlines.

ACTE President and Executive Level Sponsors are providing ACTE with high level visibility at the upcoming London Business Travel Show. Representative sponsors will be on hand to answer corporations’ questions about the association’s initiatives and on-going programs, and provide interested professionals with information packs. The collaborative approach to drive membership demonstrates a renewed commitment by the industry to highlight ACTE as the leading global business travel association.

ACTE will offer corporates joining the association with a free registration to a forum in EMEA. ACTE also will announce its 2005 educational program, which culminate next October with its Global Conference in London.

ACTE Executive Forum         

Brussels    February 17

Berlin        February 21-22

Paris        March 10

Stockholm    April 5

London    May 26

Amsterdam    June 2    

Madrid    October 4    

ACTE Global Conferences

Vancouver ACTE Global Conference        May 1-3    

London ACTE Global     Conference        Oct 23-25

About ACTE

Founded in 1988, the Association of Corporate Travel Executives (ACTE) is a member-driven organization dedicated to advancing the business travel industry through is educational programs, local initiatives and government relations. ACTE membership totals more than 2,500 in over 37 countries, including business travel executives in Asia-Pacific, Canada, Europe, Middle East, Africa, Latin America and the United States. The organization is headquartered in Alexandria, Va., with regional offices located in Canada, Brussels, France, and Singapore.

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20 Years After: City Discovery Celebrates the Fall of the Berlin Wall

City-Discovery.com : tours, activities and things to do

Paris, France (PRWEB) October 9, 2009 – -

On November 9, 20 years ago, The Berlin Wall came down, reuniting East and West Germany into a single state. A climactic point in the history of Europe, the crumbling of the Wall signified the end of the Cold War and the dismantling of the Communist Bloc.

This year, Berlin will celebrate the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall with a “Festival of Freedom.” The event, which will take place at the Brandenburg Gate, will be culminating in a multimedia recreation of the wall’s falling. Weighing in on the celebrations is leader in the tours and travel experiences industry, City Discovery. Offering special sightseeing activities, tours, attractions and things to do in Berlin, City Discovery commemorates the Fall of the Berlin Wall in style.

With City Discovery’s biking tours, travelers are given a chance to cruise through delightful parks and a fantastic beer garden through the All-In-One Berlin City Bike Tour. Along with an expert guide, the biking tourists get to see Checkpoint Charlie, the Berlin Wall, Hitler’s Bunker, the Topography of Terror, Brandenburg Gate, Luftwaffe Ministry, the Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe, Museum Island, Bebelplatz, Victory Column and so much more. The Third Reich or Nazi Germany Bike Tour, on the other hand, explores Berlin as the capital city of Nazi Germany and lets travelers visit the former Jewish quarter, war-damaged buildings, Nazi resistance monuments, WWII battlefields, etc. The itinerary also features Neue Synagoge, Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church, Air Raid Shelter and Anhalter Bahnhof. Last but not the least is City Discovery’s Berlin Wall and Cold War Bike Tour, which features the imposing Karl-Marx-Allee, the colorful East Side Gallery and the powerful Trep Tower Park Memorial.

For Segway lovers, City Discovery presents the Berlin City Segway Tour and the Afternoon Mini Segway Tour. Both tours offer a wonderful tutorial to get tourists trained and comfortable, whilst riding a Segway. After the orientation, a guide will take the vacationers to Berlin’s famous sights such as Brandenburg Gate, Museum Island, the TV Tower and Unter den Linden.

Next on the list of City Discovery’s Berlin tours are the Berlin Hop On Hop Off Tours, which takes travelers to the most famous streets and squares of Berlin. Experience the allure of Berlin aboard a sightseeing tour bus (with commentaries available in both English and German languages). See the new Parliament buildings, the Reichstag, the Federal Chancellery and Bellevue Palace, the seat of the President. Also on the itinerary are the Brandenburg Gate, Checkpoint Charlie and Alexanderplatz, and the Potsdamer Platz.

Meanwhile, half-day excursionists will love City Discovery’s Potsdam/Sanssouci tour from Berlin. A UNESCO World Heritage Site, with a unique collectionof palaces and parks, Potsdam is the capital city of the German federal state. Also on the agenda is the rococo Palace of Sanssouci, the favorite refuge of Prussia’s King Frederick II. Here, the Philosopher of Sanssouci entertained some of the most educated men of his time, among them the French poet Voltaire who was a frequent guest over many years.

To learn more about the ins and outs of life in the Eastern Bloc, try joining a Communism tour such as Budapest’s Hammer & Sickle Tour, Prague’s Communism Walk and St. Petersburg’s Back in the USSR tour. For more details, visit City Discovery’s Budapest, Prague and St. Petersburg pages and check out the impressive list of tours, activities and things to do.

About City-Discovery.com

City Discovery is a leading provider of sightseeing tours, travel experiences and ground transportation worldwide. With over 5,000 carefully selected travel activities in 300 destinations and user-friendly features such as traveler reviews, wishbox, suggested itineraries and gift certificates, City Discovery sells directly to consumers through City-Discovery.com and a network of over 7,000 travel agencies and affiliates. City Discovery is available in 12 languages and has offices in USA, France, Italy, Greece and the Philippines.

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Italian Online Casino Player Claims $ 6,000 Everest Casino Winner’s Choice Vacation

Italy (PRWEB) August 15, 2008

Everest Casino (http://www.everescasino.com), one of Europe’s most popular online casinos and gaming destinations, is proud to announce today that one lucky player has won the $ 6,000 Winner’s Choice Vacation.

The winner is R.R. from Italy, who will now have their choice of a fabulous $ 6,000 vacation in one of six glamorous cities across Europe. Those cities include Amsterdam, Barcelona, Berlin, London, Paris and Rome, and R.R. and a guest will have free reign to choose whichever city they like!

This is a Winner’s Choice Vacation, so there’s no tour package and no itinerary. R.R. will be free to explore the city’s art, architecture and history. Or they can shop for luxury goods, eat at gourmet restaurants and dance at the trendiest nightclubs – whatever they want is theirs!

The five-day, four-night vacation package includes round-trip airfare, luxury hotel accommodations in the heart of one of six European cities for R.R. and a guest, plus $ 1,000 in spending money.

Be sure to visit Everest Casino (http://www.everestcasino.com) soon for more prizes, promotions and vacation packages.

About Everest Casino

Everest Casino is a world-class casino gaming site translated into French, German, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Dutch, Japanese, Norwegian, Swedish, Danish, Hebrew, Greek and Chinese. Find the latest news and information on all of Everest Casino’s promotions and special gaming events on the Everest Casino News Page (http://www.everestcasino.com/about/news/)

About Everest Gaming

With over 11 years of online gaming experience, Everest Gaming has established a name in offering some of the most exciting and trusted multilingual gaming web sites worldwide.

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artnet® and abc art berlin contemporary Announce Three Year Collaboration Beginning with This Year’s Exhibition September 5-7

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New York, NY and Berlin, Germany (PRWEB) September 2, 2008

artnet and abc art berlin contemporary are pleased to announce a three-year joint collaboration beginning with this year’s art berlin contemporary exhibition September 5-7, 2008.

artnet is the leading online resource for the international art market. abc is a new contemporary art exhibition which features the works of 74 artists from over 40 Berlin galleries, including Thomas Hirschhorn, Daniel Richter, and Rirkrit Tiravanija. This year’s exhibition, curated by the renowned art historian and independent curator Ariane Beyn, will focus on sculpture, installation and the projected image.

In conjunction with the exhibition, artnet and abc have jointly published an official art berlin contemporary Guide covering all 74 participating artists with text in English and German written by artnet’s editorial staff.

This newspaper format publication will be offered in limited edition beginning September 4, 2008 for %u20AC 3.00. artnet will also provide an online version of the guide, offering the complete text of the printed version as well as additional market information on each artist at http://www.artnet.de/abc.

“We are delighted to see Berlin’s galleries create such an exciting exhibition, and pleased to support the development of Berlin as a vital part of the international art market,” said Thomas Eller, Executive Manager of artnet, Germany.

View the Official Guide to art berlin contemporary at http://www.artnet.de/abc

About art contemporary berlin:

•abc Exhibition at Postbahnhof Gleisdreieck

•Opening: September 4th, 2008, 6-10pm

•Exhibition: September 5-7, 2008

Luckenwalderstrasse 4-6, 10963 Berlin

•Opening hours: 10am – 8pm

About artnet:

artnet has been online since 1995 and is host to over 2,000,000 visitors each month. Through its Price Database of over 3.5 million auction sales results and its Gallery Network of over 2,000 galleries worldwide, artnet is the leading online resource for the international art market. With the new Online Auctions, artnet is adding a transaction platform to its successful information services.

Press contact:

Sarah Bradley

artnet Worldwide Inc.

61 Broadway, 23rd floor

New York, NY 10006-2701, U.S.A.

Tel: 1-212-497-9700 ext: 197

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Largest Ever LGBT Marketing Travel Research Results to be Released by Out Now at WTM

Out Now, LGBT Marketing agency – research, strategy, communications, training

Berlin ITB, Germany (PRWEB) March 9, 2010

Gay marketing agency Out Now announced today the launch of the largest ever gay travel marketing tourism research study of the LGBT market. Results will be released at WTM London’s World Travel Market this November.

The ’2010 Out Now Global LGBT Market Study’ researches tourism markets of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people living in 14 countries across Latin America and Europe – the first time a gay travel marketing study has been conducted across so many countries at one time. The region is home to more than 35 million lesbian and gay people.

Countries researched are France, Germany, Israel, Italy, Spain, Sweden; Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Ecuador, Mexico, Peru, Uruguay.

LGBT travel marketing data including preferred destinations, annual tourism spending, lifestyle leisure preferences, air travel frequency, incomes, expenditures and gay honeymoons will all be researched.

Research sponsors include Delta Air Lines and Berlin Tourism Marketing (BTM).

Sales Director of BTM, Ralf Ostendorf said: “Berlin Tourism Marketing and Out Now have worked very successfully for over five years to enhance our product’s unique advantages in the gay market, so sponsoring this new Out Now LGBT marketing study makes strategic business sense for Berlin.”

“WTM is the logical place to release the findings of Out Now’s new LGBT marketing research study,” said Fiona Jeffery, Chairman of WTM. “Out Now and WTM share a history of five years leading the industry in understanding and development of lesbian and gay tourism market strategies. Delegates attending our event in November will gain access to the latest and most comprehensive market insight into LGBT marketing in the world, from Out Now.”

Out Now, established in Australia in 1992, has LGBT marketing consultants in markets across the world.

FURTHER INFORMATION:

Ian Johnson, CEO, Out Now Global

info(at)outnowconsulting(dot)com

http://www.outnowconsulting.com

FR: +33-647 880 555

US: +1-310-878 4878

UK: +44-20-8123 5288

ABOUT OUT NOW

Out Now clients include leading brands such as Barclays, Citibank, IBM, Toyota, Volvo, Time Inc. Magazines, VisitSweden, Tel Aviv Tourist Association and German National Tourist Office. Services include research, strategy, communications and training.

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New Website Helps Travellers Book Hotels Near Subway Stations

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London, (PRWEB) November 28, 2007

With hundreds of hotels in Paris, Madrid and Berlin, how does a traveller find one in the right location and at the right price? New website SubwayHotels.com shows hotels near Paris, Madrid and Berlin subway stations on a Google map and compares hotel rates from several leading hotel reservation websites to find cheap rooms.

Travellers choose a city and subway station to find and book Paris, Berlin and Madrid hotels, bed & breakfasts and apartments. All accommodation has a map, description, photos and distance to nearby subway stations to help visitors choose the ideal place to stay.

SubwayHotels compares seven hotel reservation companies to find the best hotel rates, hotel discounts and special offers. All this price information is presented to users for them to choose the right deal and click through to the appropriate website to book online.

The site is equally useful to both tourists and business travellers. Tourists can pinpoint hotels near tourist attractions like the Eiffel Tower and events like the Berlin marathon; and business people can find hotels near meeting and conference venues.

Founder Ben Jackson, said: “Big European capital cities can easily confuse travellers. Fortunately the Paris, Madrid and Berlin metro systems provide a perfect set of reference points to navigate the cities and now to find accommodation in the right area. Subway Hotels unique maps and hotel booking system simplify Madrid, Berlin and Paris and make hotel reservations easy.”

For further information please contact:

Ben Jackson

+44 7887 604005

ben(at)SubwayHotels.com

http://www.SubwayHotels.com

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Frommer’s Honors Roman Reference Vacation Rentals as Top Italian Company to Consider

Frommer’s Rome

New York, NY (PRWEB) February 22, 2010

Frommer’s Guide doesn’t really need presentation. Since the 1957 publication of Arthur Frommer’s revolutionary Europe on $ 5 a Day, the Frommer’s collection of travel products has expanded to include over 300 guidebooks, reaffirming Frommer’s as the most trusted name in travel today.

Pauline Frommer recent article on 5 Italian Companies to Consider featured Roman Reference Vacation Rentals’ website in her top 5. They also note Roman Reference as the only vacation rental agency on the list to focus on hospitality and accommodation in Rome.

Roman Reference has been a leading Vacation Rental company in Rome since 1997. Based in Rome, Italy it grew global in 2006 by adding 10 more vacation rental destinations within the Cities Reference network.

It now provides choice Vacation Rental Apartments in the following destinations

ParisReference.com – Rental flats and apartments in Paris, France

CopenhagenReference.com – Vacation Rental Apartments in Copenhagen, Denmark

BerlinReference.com – Vacation Rental Apartments in Berlin, Germany

BarcelonaReference.com – Vacation Rental Apartments in Barcelona, Spain

MadridReference.com – Vacation Rental Apartments in Madrid, Spain

LondonReference.co.uk – Holiday Rental Homes in London, United Kingdom

MiamiReference.com – Vacation Rental Condos and Villas in Miami, United States of America

NewYorkReference.co.uk – Vacation Rental Flats and Apartments in New York City, United States of America.

Pauline Frommer remarks how there are plenty of listing websites for Italian destinations, yet using a based agency provides “the security of dealing with an experienced rental agent (who can step in if things go wrong)”.

Roman Reference, as well as Paris Reference, ensure such an assistance. Although Cities Reference as a whole doesn’t provide as yet full assistance in every other city, it will however always answer to your calls and emails whenever our help is needed.

Roman Reference attributes its success to its easy to use booking system, open access to user generated feedback to renters and owners, its customer assistance and its culture of transparency.

For more information:

Roman Reference

Via dei Capocci, 94

00184 Rome, Italy

tel 00380648903612

http://www.RomanReference.com

Blog: blog.romanreference.com

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Seattle Artist Andie deRoux exhibiting artwork in Berlin Germany for March

Berlin, Germany (PRWEB) March 2, 2007

Seattle Artist Andie de Roux will be exhibiting artwork in a Berlin Art Exhibition, blütenweiss – Raum für Kunst, Berlin : Anonymous Drawings 5.

The Artist who lives and works in Seattle Washington, exhibits his original artwork in Andria Friesen’s Seattle and Sun Valley Galleries. This will be the second opportunity to see work by this Seattle Artist in Europe.

March 17-18, 2007

blütenweiss – Raum für Kunst, Berlin : Anonymous Drawings 5

Blütenweiss Gallery

Prenzlauer Allee 224

104050 Berlin

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Vietnam ‘a Potential Luxury Travel Hotspot’ in South East Asia

(PRWEB) November 29, 2009

Vietnam’s first luxury travel operator is showcasing its luxury tailor-made tourism services at the annual travel trade show in Berlin from March 10th to 14th, 2010.

The Luxury Travel Company is presenting its tailored tours to Vietnam, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar to 180,000 visitors at ITB Berlin, the World’s Leading Travel Trade Show.

There are 180,000 visitors, among these 108,000 trade visitors, and over 10,000 exhibitors from 180 countries ITB Berlin is the leading B2B-Platform of all tourism industry offers. All levels of the value added chain are present: Tour operators, booking engines, destinations, airlines, and hotels up to car rentals.

Hanoi-based Luxury Travel Company is the first luxury travel operator (http://www.luxurytravelvietnam.com) in Vietnam which is known for offering a wide range of private tours.

“We are truly specialized in Mice, special interest tours, golfing, cruises, family travel, romance, wellness and spa, beach vacation, luxury adventures, gourmet, and cooking classes,” Tony Pham Ha, President and chief executive officer of the Luxury Travel Company.

Vietnam has established its reputation as a unique and genuine

Southeast Asian experience. And now, there is ample opportunity to explore it in style and luxury.

“Whatever travel experience you want, name it we make it happen,” he said. “Luxury Travel Company (http://www.luxurytravelvietnam.com) serves more than 10,000 tourists a year, each of whom spend up to 1000 USD per day.” The company has recently launched a new luxurious tour across Vietnam for luxury German holiday makers, entitled “The best of the best in 18 days,” which features the comfort, the experience, elegance, sophistication, service excellence and uniqueness. Throughout Vietnam luxury travelers will savour fresh and exotic cuisine, experience the warmth and openness of the Vietnamese people and enjoy abundant shopping.

Award winning luxury travel operator, Luxury Travel Company attends ITB to promote luxury tourism and its destinations. Book an appointment with Luxury Travel today by click here http://www.luxurytravelvietnam.com/EN/GE/agent_zone_login.php

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New Photo Book “The Ghosts of Berlin – Images of a Divided City”

Manchester, England (PRWEB) June 3, 2006

Berlin was at the centre of two world wars and was until 1989 the potential flashpoint for a third. Throughout the city are reminders of it’s violent and turbulent past. This large format photo book shows the key locations in its history, as well as some lesser known ones. The book should be of interest to anyone interested in recent European history, as well as tourists to the city, who want to see how Berlin has changed over the years and find locations not in the usual guide books.

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