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    <title>EventMingle.com: Current news for Business Travel &amp; Meetings Show</title>
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    <description>This is a listing of recent press releases for the Business Travel &amp; Meetings Show event</description>
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      <title>Frasers Hospitality at The Business Travel and Meetings Show</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 02 Aug 2010 08:30:00 -0700</pubDate>
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Frasers Hospitality, the Singapore based serviced apartment operator is looking to continue its growth plans despite the economic difficulties that remain in the hospitality arena.
Exhibiting at The Business Travel Show, the operator is looking to build on its portfolio in Europe and the Middle East which now stands at 12 properties. The company opened one further Scottish property in Edinburgh (there is one already in Glasgow) in the last months and made its first move in the Middle East ...]]></description>
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      <title>maiden-voyage.com wins double innovation award</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 15 Feb 2010 08:30:00 -0800</pubDate>
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maiden-voyage.com, the business travel network for professional women scooped two innovation awards at the Business Travel and Meetings Show held at Earls Court London on the 9th, 10th February.
 The Traveller Support Services Innovation AwardThe Gold Innovation Award
 
The purpose of the annual Innovation Awards is to recognise those business travel & meetings suppliers who create highly innovative products, services and processes for travel & meeting bookers, buyers and arrangers or bu...]]></description>
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      <title>HRG Consulting launches Return on Investment guarantee</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 01:30:00 -0800</pubDate>
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HRG Consulting launches Return on Investment guarantee
Stand number 130, Earl’s Court, London, 9-10 February 2010 
Experts from HRG Consulting will unveil a significant money-saving guarantee which delivers UK clients up to five times a return on their investment at the Business Travel and Meetings Show today. The Return on Investment (ROI) guarantee covers air, hotel or car hire negotiation projects.
The ROI guarantee is designed to help UK clients ensure they get the most from their su...]]></description>
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      <title>Maxwell Lucas announces two new appointments</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 08 Feb 2010 09:30:00 -0800</pubDate>
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Maxwell Lucas is pleased to announce two new appointments of Marty Quinn, as Regional Security Director, MEA and Annette as Security Analyst.
In his role, Marty will be responsible for the holistic management of all security issues affecting Maxwell Lucas operations throughout MEA.  He will manage the implementation of referral partnerships and deliver new business growth for Maxwell Lucas within the specified geographic area and will have a roving remit allowing continual assessment of th...]]></description>
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      <title>“Online Serviced Apartment bookings go into overdrive at BTMS 2010”…</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 08 Feb 2010 08:30:00 -0800</pubDate>
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The Apartment Service (TAS) announces
that their extensive in-house online booking system has, this month, been made
available on the TAS public website via www.apartmentservice.com .
The number of serviced
apartments available worldwide now totals over 520,000 and that many of these
can now be booked in real time at the best available rates. And more and more inventory
is being added each week enabling immediate online bookings. 
TAS has 29 years experience
as a booking agent for s...]]></description>
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      <title>UK SERVICED APARTMENTS - STRONG PERFORMANCE DURING 2009</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 08 Feb 2010 08:30:00 -0800</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[The average overall occupancy for serviced apartments in London was 86%, with a particularly strong fourth quarter when occupancy averaged 90%.  For the rest of the UK the overall occupancy for 2009 was 72% (up 1% on the 2008 performance).
Membership of the Association is growing steadily and now totals 32 members who collectively represent over 5,000 apartments in every major UK city - including London, Birmingham, Manchester, Liverpool, Newcastle, Edinburgh and Cardiff.
David Smith, Chair...]]></description>
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      <title>ITM Sets Theme For Annual Conference Gala</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 08 Feb 2010 08:30:00 -0800</pubDate>
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The Institute of Travel & Meetings (ITM) UK & Ireland has announced the theme for the gala dinner night of its annual conference being held in Chelsea May 12th – 13th.  Building on the incredible success of its “Strictly ITM” event held last year, the association has turned to Austin Powers to ensure it keeps its event “mojo”.
 
The “Austin Powers” themed gala dinner will entice attendees to dress in swinging 60’s style fancy dress (with optional black tie of course!), and organisers are ...]]></description>
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      <title>Iconic St Pierre Park Hotel &amp; Conference Centre awarded 4-star accolade</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 08 Feb 2010 08:30:00 -0800</pubDate>
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The St Pierre Park has been extensively refurbished in a £ multi-million project in the last six months, with all the bedrooms and bathrooms upgraded to a contemporary, high standard which conference and meetings organisers expect of a modern resort hotel and conference centre.  
Over the years, the St Pierre Park has welcomed many famous people, including travel presenter Alan Whicker, author Jack Higgins, comedian Ruby Wax, sports celebrities Martin Johnson and Henry Cooper, pop star Elt...]]></description>
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      <title>Holiday Inn and Holiday Inn Express are Official Hotel Services Provider for London 2012</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 08 Feb 2010 08:30:00 -0800</pubDate>
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Official Hotel Services Provider for London 2012
Why are we sponsoring the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games? 
To showcase our hospitality on the world’s biggest stage
Big brands do big things. We’ll use our global experience in hospitality to provide our guests, athletes, London 2012 officials and fans with an unforgettable experience during the Games 
To promote the global relaunch of Holiday Inn
The relaunch programme will be complete by the end of 2010. So it’s the perfect t...]]></description>
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      <title>HRG unveils enhancements to HRG Online™</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 08 Feb 2010 08:30:00 -0800</pubDate>
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Hogg Robinson Group (HRG), the award-winning international corporate travel services company, will launch the newest version of its online booking tool, HRG Online™ at the Business Travel and Meetings Show this week. Visitors to the show will be able to experience the benefits of the new version including integrated Ground Transportation, and a Hotel BillBack facility. 
This latest version of HRG Online™ is available now on the Galileo GDS in the UK and builds on a long legacy of technolog...]]></description>
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      <title>“The number of Serviced Apartments has grown by over 15% to nearly 524,000 units worldwide in the last year…” </title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 08 Feb 2010 08:30:00 -0800</pubDate>
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“The number of Serviced Apartments has grown by over 15% to nearly 524,000 units worldwide in the last year…” 

…says Charles McCrow, MD - The Apartment Service and publisher of the 2010 Global Serviced Apartments Industry Report (GSAIR 2010).

The Apartment Service is pleased to announce the publication of the second Global Serviced Apartment Industry Report. This edition is an update to the report published in September 2008. 


“…In comparison with our last report, the total numbe...]]></description>
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      <title>PricewaterhouseCoopers roll out our e-learning travel risk management course - Globally</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 07 Feb 2010 08:30:00 -0800</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[As the New Year gets underway, Maxwell Lucas are delighted to announce our newest client.  PricewaterhouseCoopers is one of the world's largest professional services firms and the largest of the Big Four auditing firms with an estimated employee base of over 146,000 people operating in 150 countries worldwide.  
Our e-learning travel risk management course, Travel Angel will be made available via the PwC intranet to support existing travel security policies and provide a greater duty of care...]]></description>
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      <title>196 Bishopsgate Apartments to open NEW sister property in April 2010!</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 05 Feb 2010 04:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[196 Bishopsgate is excited to open new sister property under the name Town Hall Hotel & Apartments
The Town Hall Hotel and Apartments will offer a  selection of hotel bedrooms, apartments, leisure facilities, cocktail bar,the renowned “Viajante” fine dining restaurant, and extensive Conference and Banqueting rooms. The beautifully restored, grade 2 listed, period property will be finished to a 5 star standard and offers an ideal base for either work or leisure in London’s highly fashionable ...]]></description>
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      <title>Finnair’s New President and CEO Announced</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 04 Feb 2010 08:30:00 -0800</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Finnair’s New President and CEO Announced.The Board of Directors of Finnair Plc has appointed Mika Vehviläinen M.Sc.(Econ.), 48, as Finnair's President and CEO as of 1 February 2010. Vehviläinen will join Finnair on 5 January 2010.Since 1991, Vehviläinen has been employed by Nokia and is currently Chief Operating Officer of Nokia Siemens Networks. He has strong experience of sales and marketing and of strategic management and business development in Asia, North America and Europe.“Finnair is ...]]></description>
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      <title>The Spires showcases business facilities at Business Travel and Meetings Show</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 04 Feb 2010 08:30:00 -0800</pubDate>
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NEWS RELEASE
February 4,  2010
The Spires showcases business facilities at Business Travel and Meetings Show
 
The Spires, operators of serviced suites accommodation in Aberdeen, Birmingham and Glasgow, is presenting its business facilities at one of Europe’s top business travel exhibitions in London this month (February).
The Spires is on stand 84 at the Business Travel and Meetings Show in Earls Court, London, on Tuesday, February 9 and Wednesday, February 10. This is fourth year ...]]></description>
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      <title>Finnair's Change for Good collection has raised over one million euros for the world's children</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 04 Feb 2010 08:30:00 -0800</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Finnair's Change for Good collection has raised over one million euros for the world's childrenThe Finnair and UNICEF Finland Change for Good collection, which took place over the festive period, has this time raised 69,772 euros. During the 14 years that the collection campaign has been held, Finnair and its customers have raised more than one million euros for UNICEF's work, in fact a grand total of 1,001,380 euros precisely.The money raised this year will go to support UNICEF's Clean Water...]]></description>
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      <title>Finnair wins Business Traveler's best Nordic business class award</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 04 Feb 2010 08:30:00 -0800</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Finnair wins Business Traveler's best Nordic business class awardBusiness Traveler magazine, directed at US business passengers, has ranked Finnair's business class as the best among Nordic airlines. Behind the decision were ratings given by the magazine's frequent flyers.Finnair has invested more in enhancing the travel experience and comfort of business class passengers. Finnair's latest Airbus A330 aircraft has a fully revamped business class with a new type of full-flat seat that reclines...]]></description>
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      <title>Citybase Apartments announces appointment of Sales and Marketing Director</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 04 Feb 2010 08:30:00 -0800</pubDate>
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The Directors of Citybase Apartments have appointed Iona Courtenay-Warren to the newly created position of Sales and Marketing Director. In her role, Iona will be responsible for delivering business growth through new sales and marketing opportunities, the increased use of technology and identifying new distribution channels.
Iona brings with her over 20 years of industry experience in both hotel and booking agency sales environments as well as invaluable knowledge in revenue management an...]]></description>
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      <title>Select Apartments announces a new 60-minute response guarantee at BTMS</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 04 Feb 2010 08:30:00 -0800</pubDate>
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Select Apartments will announce an ‘industry-leading’ innovation – a new top-priority Corporate Client response guarantee, with at focus on delivering detailed Corporate Proposals within 60 minutes - at the BTMS Show in London (9-10 February).  This pledges an impressive typical booking enquiry-to-proposal turn-around of one hour, or less, for 95% of corporate serviced apartment requests.
The specialist company will also unveil a dedicated VIP area for apartment bookers and assignees on it...]]></description>
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      <title>Helsinki Airport Named World’s Best in Baggage Delivery</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 04 Feb 2010 08:30:00 -0800</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Helsinki Airport Named World’s Best in Baggage DeliveryPassengers have voted Helsinki Airport the world's best in baggage delivery. This was announced in the Skytrax World Airport Awards survey, where passengers are asked to evaluate their experiences with airport services.In Skytrax's 2009 survey Helsinki Airport was named the best airport in the world for baggage delivery services. Over 190 airports all over the world participated in the survey.Finnair’s UK Sales Director, Tomi Hänninen is ...]]></description>
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      <title>Finnair launches mobile boarding passes</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 04 Feb 2010 08:30:00 -0800</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Finnair launches mobile boarding passesIt is now even more eco-smart to fly Finnair, as the airline today introduced mobile boarding passes in the UK.Passengers flying from Manchester Airport and Heathrow can opt to have their boarding passes sent directly to their mobile phones, eliminating the need for traditional paper boarding passes to be printed out.The mobile boarding passes contain a 2D bar code that can be read electronically at the airport. The pass will also contain information on ...]]></description>
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      <title>Finnair encourages airlines to assess their routing</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 04 Feb 2010 08:30:00 -0800</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Finnair encourages airlines to assess their routingYesterday BA on behalf of IATA made a dramatic pledge in New York to slash carbon dioxide emissions in half by 2050 and to achieve “carbon-neutral growth” from 2020 onwards.Finnair’s Vice President for Sustainable Development, Kati Ihamäki spoke out yesterday at The Business Travel Conference in London."Finnair are very pleased with this global sectorial approach to reducing carbon emissions as it will benefit the environment long term. Finna...]]></description>
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      <title>Amadeus and Concur enter into a global strategic alliance</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 04 Feb 2010 03:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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Madrid, Spain and Boca Raton, FL, 2 February, 2010 – Amadeus, a leading global technology and distribution partner to the travel industry, and Concur (Nasdaq: CNQR), a leading provider of on-demand employee spend management solutions, announced that they have entered into a long-term alliance to bring key technologies together for a combined travel and expense management solution to extend their core offerings.
This includes the integration of travel bookings from Amadeus eTravel Managemen...]]></description>
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      <title>American Express Business Travel and Concur Agree to Provide Clients with a Unified Global Travel and Expense Management Platfor</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 04 Feb 2010 03:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--American Express Business Travel and Concur® (NASDAQ: CNQR - News) announced today a global agreement that offers clients one comprehensive corporate travel and expense management program. Powered by Concur Travel & Expense and backed by American Express Business Travel’s leading global travel management services and expertise, corporate customers now have access to a single end-to-end program. The relationship delivers all three components of a best in class trav...]]></description>
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      <title>HOUSE OF FISHER UNVEILS PLANS TO EXPAND ITS PORTFOLIO OF PROPERTIES ACROSS THE THAMES VALLEY</title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 03 Feb 2010 11:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[House of Fisher's presence in Reading, Maidenhead, Basingstoke and Bracknell is to be supplemented with brand new facilities in Farnborough and Bracknell.   Commenting, Carol Harwood of House of Fisher said: "our business is built on providing exceptional customer service levels - our attention to detail is unsurpassed.  The two new properties at Farnborough and netherby Lodge, Bracknell will offer one and two bedroom luxury apartments and, like all our facilities, are within walking distance...]]></description>
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