Destination News.For more destination news, data and analysis, please go to: http://www.airguideonline.com/order_formsubs.htm AirGuideAirports To Go for your computer, laptop, PDA (Personal Digital Assistant) A handheld computer for managing contacts, appointments and tasks. It typically includes a name and address database, calendar, to-do list and note taker, which are the functions in a personal information manager (see PIM). , phone or mobile device go to: http://www.airguideonline.com/order_formsubs.htm#airgairp Avis Rent A Car Avis Rent A Car is boosting security at Stansted by asking customers to leave their thumbprint when hiring a vehicle. As part of a major security drive, the car rental organization is working with local police and it competitors at the airport in a scheme to help prevent fraudulent rentals occurring at the airport. The scheme requires all customers to leave a thumbprint with their rental agreement A rental agreement is a contract, usually written, between the owner of a property and a renter who desires to have temporary possession of the property. As a minimum, the agreement identifies the parties, the property, the term of the rental, and the amount of rent for the term. when collecting their car. Critics of the system claim it is an invasion of privacy invasion of privacy n. the intrusion into the personal life of another, without just cause, which can give the person whose privacy has been invaded a right to bring a lawsuit for damages against the person or entity that intruded. , however Avis promises not to store the print permanently and will not use it in any way unless a crime is perpetrated. "Customers' reaction to the trial at Stansted will enable us to look into standardizing this practice across all our rental stations. It is currently working fine and has been generally well received by our customers," said Stuart Gent, managing director of Avis UK. http://www.avis.co.uk Aug 5, 2006 Hotel de Rome Berlin is to have a new 146-room five-star hotel from October, the Hotel de Rome. Part of the ever expanding Rocco Forte Sir Rocco Forte (born 18 January 1945) is a British hotelier born in Bournemouth. He went to Downside School in England as a child and went on to read modern languages at Oxford University. He is the son of Lord Forte from whom he took over as CEO of the Forte Group in 1992. Group, and located on Bebelplatz in the center of the city, it is a conversion of an existing building constructed in 1889. The head office of Dresdner Bank Dresdner Bank AG is one of Germany's largest banking corporations and is based in Frankfurt. History 19th century Dresdner Bank was established on 12 November 1872 through the conversion of financial institution Michael Kaskel. until 1945 it makes use of its full architectural splendor offering guests an authentic Berlin experience. The restaurant will seat 120 and will look onto an intimate inner courtyard which will be used for al fresco dining during the summer months. The Opera Court is a grand room which will feature its original ceiling; it will be the focal point focal point n. See focus. for coffee and afternoon tea. The spa will have a sauna, steam bath, relaxation area, five treatment rooms and a fully equipped gymnasium. The original "jewel room" of the bank vault will somewhat uniquely house a 20-metre swimming pool. The ballroom has a capacity for up to 250 people and usefully the hotel has its own 30 underground parking spaces. http://www.hotelderome.com Aug 5, 2006 InterContinental Hotels China has seen the opening of four InterContinental Hotels Group InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) (LSE: IHG NYSE: IHG) is a multinational company which operates several hotel brands. The largest hotel company by number of rooms (556,000 as of March 2007 [1]), its headquarters are in Windsor just outside Greater London and (IHG IHG Intercontinental Hotels Group IHG Iris Hypoplasia with Glaucoma ) properties over the last month or so. The Crowne Plaza This article or section needs sources or references that appear in reliable, third-party publications. Alone, primary sources and sources affiliated with the subject of this article are not sufficient for an accurate encyclopedia article. Changshu, Crowne Plaza Fudan Shanghai, Holiday Inn Jasmine Suzhou and Holiday Inn Seaview Qinhuangdao takes the Group's portfolio of hotels in China to 57, the largest of any international hotel company. It also brings the company a step closer to its goal of having 125 hotels open in China by 2008. http://www.ichotelsgroup.com Aug 5, 2006 InterContinental Tripoli Libya is quickly adapting to its new found place as a friend of the west. Now under construction is the InterContinental Tripoli, designed to provide premier accommodation for both business and leisure travelers. It is located in the city center along the Cornice cornice (kôr`nĭs), molded or decorated projection that forms the crowning feature at the top of a building wall or other architectural element; specifically, the uppermost of the three principal members of the classic entablature, hence by near the Green Square. Ready in 2008 it will offer 300 guest rooms, 26 serviced apartments along with an adjacent 120,000 sq. ft retail mall. InterContinental is also to operate the historic 1930s Al Waddan Hotel on an unbranded basis. Next door to the InterCon, the property is currently undergoing a renovation and is set to reopen in early 2007. http://www.ichotelsgroup.com Aug 5, 2006 Steigenberger Frankfurter Hof Frankfurt's renowned Steigenberger Frankfurter Hof has completed a major refurbishment. At the front of the hotel 25 standard rooms have been turned into four luxurious double rooms and ten suites, including the Honeymoon Suite Honeymoon Suite are a Canadian rock band, based out of Niagara Falls, Ontario that formed in 1982. The band's name was a nod to the fact that Niagara Falls is the unofficial honeymoon capital. (Movies, such as Superman II, have affectionately supported this claim. with its tailor made four-poster. It is now possible to access the balconies facing the hotel's inner courtyard. A special feature of the balconies on the second story is that together they form a terrace over 80m2 in size that could not previously be used. This has been resolved by the installation of terrace doors in the new suites. http://www.frankfurter-hof.steigenberger.de Aug 5, 2006 |
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