NY SKYRIDE RECOGNIZED AS TOURISM LEADER; Awarded Prestigious Receptive Services Association Award for Outstanding Achievement in Product Innovation.NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--February 14, 1996 -- Skyline Multimedia Entertainment, Inc. has been presented the award for Outstanding Achievement in Product Innovation at the First Annual Receptive Services Association Awards Gala, which was held at the Rainbow Room For the Los Angeles nightclub, see Rainbow Bar and Grill. The Rainbow Room is a well-known upscale restaurant and nightclub on the sixty-fifth floor of the GE Building in Rockefeller Center, Midtown Manhattan, New York City. in New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. on February 7, 1996. New York Skyride The New York Skyride is a motion simulator ride located on the second floor of the Empire State Building in New York City. It opened in 1994 as a tourist attraction, and is a simulated flight over the city, with a few "unexpected" twists and turns. , New York's first and only flight simulation thrill ride was recognized as "an organization that has made significant impact in the area of technology, operational issues, sales and marketing strategies." Based on the awards criteria, New York Skyride advanced tourism entertainment to a new level and by doing so, contributed to the industry as a whole. New York Skyride provides a unique and exhilarating visual and motion tour of New York City. The twenty-five minute experience includes JVC's interactive exhibit, Info.City@NYC NYC abbr. New York City NYC New York City , Comedy Central's "New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of Survival Guide", a pre-flight briefing from the hosts, Yakov Smirnoff and James Doohan ("Scotty" from Star Trek), and is capped off by a thrilling "flight" over, under and through New York's most famous landmarks. The Receptive Services Association Awards, which honors members whose vision and commitment have impacted the tour and travel industry, was designed to encourage further development of international tourism to the United States. New York Skyride was honored along with other worthy recipients including the Rainbow Room, Holiday Inn Worldwide, New York Marriott Hotels, and the Mayor of New York, Rudolph W. Giuliani. Eric Cohen cohen or kohen (Hebrew: “priest”) Jewish priest descended from Zadok (a descendant of Aaron), priest at the First Temple of Jerusalem. The biblical priesthood was hereditary and male. , Director of Marketing of Skyline Multimedia Entertainment, Inc., owner and operator of New York Skyride, stated, "It is always an honor to be recognized by your peers, but it is even more rewarding to be praised by your clients." He added, "In our first year, New York Skyride hosted over 650,000 visitors. We look forward to sharing this unique experience with millions more in the years to come." The Receptive Services Association (RSA (1) (Rural Service Area) See MSA. (2) (Rivest-Shamir-Adleman) A highly secure cryptography method by RSA Security, Inc., Bedford, MA (www.rsa.com), a division of EMC Corporation since 2006. It uses a two-part key. ) is a non-profit association whose members are U.S. companies engaged primarily in providing wholesale receptive tour and travel related services to overseas/foreign members of the travel industry. RSA welcomes to its membership hotels, restaurants, domestic tour operators, attractions, museums and cultural institutions, tourism promotion bureaus, and other companies engaged in the tour and travel business. Skyline Multimedia Entertainment, Inc. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on : SKYL, SKYLU) is a holding company engaged in the development and operation of state-of-the-art, entertainment attractions at locations worldwide. New York Skyline, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary, owns and operates the first and only simulator attraction in the New York metropolitan area New York–Northern New Jersey–Long Island is the most populous metropolitan area in the United States and the third most populous in the world, after Tokyo and Mexico City. , located within the Empire State Building -- New York's most famous tourist attraction. CONTACT: SKYLINE MULTIMEDIA ENTERTAINMENT, INC. Eric Cohen, 212/564-2224 or WOLFE AXELROD ASSOCIATES Gordon H. Wolfe, Jennifer Hendrickson Barbara Yu (Media), 212/370-4500 |
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