| Locatel On MediaSuite Drives Growth |
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Locatel and Philips breakthrough brings quality interactive TV to wider hospitality market. Locatel Eclipse MiRA on Philips MediaSuite TVs means revenue-driving, high quality services at reduced costs..read more |
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| Davy Stockbrokers Appoints NI Head |
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Davy, Ireland’s leading provider of stockbroking, wealth management and financial advisory services, has announced the appointment of Conor Cahalane as Head of Davy Northern Ireland ..read more |
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| Merchant Wins 'Best UK Hotel' Award |
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The Merchant Hotel, Belfast is celebrating after being named, ‘Best UK Hotel’ at the International Hotel Awards in association with Bloomberg Television; the hospitality industry’s most prestigious awards ...read more |
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| Dave Slays A Dragon, Gets Eaten By His Horse |
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How daring it must have felt, how brave and noble, but this was the work of a Freelance, not a Knight. David Cameron, in a single act of timidity dressed as authority, has decimated the UK's political and financial influence for a generation ...read more |
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| Europe Advances, Slowly, Painfully |
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Just in case you didn't stay up all night to catch the results, Herman Van Rompuy, President of the European Council presented a summary of last night's first session of the European Council.Today, Croatia gets a bit more of the action ...read more |
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| Sheffield Forges European Awards Win |
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Winner of the HSBC Import / Export Award is the UK's Sheffield Forgemasters International. At Europe’s toughest business competition, the victors were selected from the Ruban d’Honneur shortlist; over 15,000 organisations participate from more than 30 countries..read more |
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| Starwoods Unveils St. Regis Florence |
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Starwood Hotels & Resorts has announced the debut of the first St. Regis hotel in Florence with the opening of The St. Regis Florence. The hotel, formerly the Grand Hotel Florence under Starwood’s The Luxury Collection® brand, underwent a meticulous ...read more |
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| EBX Recommends... December List |
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See what the EBX team really wanted you to see this month. A small selection of hotels we reviewed and products we liked - and if you really like them, recommend them to a friend ...read more |
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| Victor's Private Jets Launch In Germany |
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Victor, the private jetshare community, has now built Europe’s largest contracted fleet of private jets.The firm now offers its members a choice of over 170 aircraft, operated by 38 of Europe’s leading private jet operators, flying a network of 940 destinations..read more |
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| 'Improve Digital' Wins Deloitte Award |
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Improve Digital has received the Deloitte Rising Star Award 2011. The Dutch-founded technology company, which helps web publishers to generate more revenues from online advertising, follows in the footsteps of previous winners such as TomTom, Intelius .read more |
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| Simple Power Appoints New Chair |
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Harry McCracken, has joined Simple Power as Chairman. Simple Power, a rapidly growing wind energy company which capitalises on the support for renewable energy, provides single wind turbines that feed directly into the electricity grid. ..read more |
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| Merkel Is 'Rock of European Integration' |
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“You and your country are a solid rock of European integration. You have not only saved the Lisbon Treaty, but you are also a rock of stability in the storms of the financial crisis," said Jerzy Buzek, President of the European Parliament at a meeting with Angela Merkel ..read more |
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| New EU-Brazil "Strategic Complicity" |
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Addressing Brazil’s President, Dilma Rousseff, at the fifth EU‑Brazil summit, José Manuel Durão Barroso President of the European Commission, said it is: “…time to consider moving from a strategic partnership to a strategic ‘complicity’” ..read more |
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| Trichet Advocates New EU Executive |
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Speaking at the European Parliament, at one of his last official events, Jean Claude Trichet, President of the European Central Bank, said he expects the European Union to establish a new executive. ..read more |
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| Mövenpick Hotels' King of Crustaceans |
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Mövenpick Hotels & Resorts chefs are serving lobster bisque with Armagnac; lobster salad with avocado and fresh garden salads; lobster with porcini, gnocchi and lobster bisque and steamed lobster with vegetables and Café de Paris butter ..read more |
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| Rocco Forte, Augustine Hotel, Prague |
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Some of the rooms still have the original doors. Cubism furniture can also be spotted. Sharp points, slicing planes, crystalline shapes. These are the trademarks of the Czech Cubists – a unique, avant-garde group, feverishly active in Prague between 1910 and 1914 ...read more |
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| Europontex New Social Energy Solution |
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Europontex CEO, Fernando Azevedo, stated: “Social Energy Solutions will focus on energy production for isolated communities; in addition we are providing pre-fabricated housing for government social project, especially for disaster relief and refugee emergencies." ...read more |
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| Flybe Reinstates Key Helsinki Route |
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Airline Flybe is to operate up to three return flights a day between Jyväskylä and Helsinki from October 30th. With this newly announced route, Flybe’s network now features 25 routes across the Nordic and Baltic region ...read more |
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| Social Media Rules, A Business Guide |
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The key to building a loyal, responsive following of people is to focus on 3 distinct groups – existing customers, new prospects and related businesses. If you’re wondering how connecting with a business might work, here’s an example ...read more |
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| Expense Management, Spend & Save |
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Since the first wave of the recession hit, CEOs across Europe have been under intense pressure to save money and manage their expenses. At the same time, there is pressure on businesses to continue providing quality services and products ...read more |
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| Business Steady, Confidence Down |
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The Sage Group, polling over 10,000 businesses across Europe, North America, Africa and Asia, the research shows general declining confidence in global and local economies, but cautious optimism in businesses’ own prospects over the next six months. ...read more |
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| Green Trees, Growing Profits |
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Andrew and Omari are now the founders of Global Forestry Investments, which expects to turn over £6-7 million this year and acquire 10,000 hectares of rainforest. Andrew says, “...five years ago we couldn't have imagined we’d be buying land to grow trees in Brazil....”...read more |
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| US Patent Law - Big New Changes |
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The most comprehensive reform of US patent law for a generation takes effect today, when the America Invents Act is made law. The changes bring US law into greater conformity with the laws in the rest of the industrialised world, according to Withers & Rogers....read more |
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| The Wiesenhof Hotel, Tyrol, Austria |
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The Wiesenhof Hotel rests in the middle of Pertisau, in the Achensee region of the Tyrol. Achensee is the Tyrol’s largest lake, with the Alpine Park Karwendal providing its splendid backdrop. Austrian aristocracy came here to fish, and hunt in tranquillity...read more |
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| Johnson Controls 'Collaboration 2020' |
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Johnson Controls Global WorkPlace Solutions has launched Collaboration 2020, a research project to better understand collaborative work patterns and business performance. ....read more |
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| Galgorm Resort & Spa, UK |
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At the Galgorm Resort and Spa, trembling upper lips might quiver in anticipation, liberated by the unbridled joy of driving through grand gates... If you are not immediately struck by the grandeur of Galgorm’s Manor House, your heart is of stone Mr D’Arcy. Stone!....read more |
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| Leadership Styles, A Guide |
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As a leader you may have a predominant style, or because individual styles deliver the right outcome for specific situations, you may switch to a more appropriate style - Christine Knott explores the leadership theories of Kurt Lewin. Recognise your style amongst them? ...read more |
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| The Future of Wind Power |
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“Growth in the wind energy sector is attributable to a huge range of factors, including financial confidence, technological advancements, legislative support from local governments...” writes David Blake, Renewable Energy Recruitment Manager for Allen & York ...read more |
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| Europe's Recruitment Rising |
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Strong double-digit growth trends in Germany, France and Sweden have driven the notable 21 percent increase in year-over-year growth for Europe,” says Alan Townsend, Vice President of Sales Readiness and Business Operations for Monster Europe ...read more |
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| Titanic Conference Location Showcase |
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Northern Ireland Tourism Minister Arlene Foster promoted Belfast as a leading business destination for meetings and conferences at a high profile tourism event onboard HMS Belfast in London last week...read more |
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| Four Seasons Hotel Istanbul |
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Istanbul’s great history is awakening. There are few cities in the world to rival the vast culture and learning of this Byzantine city, this Roman capital, this Ottoman jewel. Istanbul, once fought over for centuries, seemed to quietly retreat from global prominence....read more |
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| Convention Bureau Launches Guide |
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This Autumn sees the re-launch of Belfast’s leading tourist publication. Formerly entitled ‘Whatabout’, ‘About Belfast’ is the must-have guide to what’s happening across the city and is published by Belfast Visitor and Convention Bureau and supported by Belfast City Council. ....read more |
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| EBX Recommends... December List |
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See what the EBX team really wanted you to see this month. A small selection of hotels we reviewed and products we liked - and if you really like them, recommend them to a friend ...read more |
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| Leading Women of Europe - Q&A |
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Victoria Brannen is CEO of innovative start-up Maya Asset Management. In this Q&A, European Business Express takes a close-up of one of Europe's Leading Women. ....read more |
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| Le Quartier Français, South Africa |
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Le Quartier Français is rated 36th in the world on the San Pellegrino Worlds 50 Best Restaurants 2011 listing. No mean feat for a small boutique hotel in the valley village of Franschoekin, part of the Cape winelands of South Africa ....read more |
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| Trichet's European Confederation |
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Jean-Claude Trichet, President of the European Central Bank, spoke Wednesday of the need for a new European confederation of sovereign states during an open session of the European Parliament’s Monetary Dialogue in Brussels....read more |
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| Midnight In Paris, Hotel Le Bristol |
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Woody Allen decided upon Italy for his next movie. Though maybe he should consider France again; Allen's current romantic film has become his most successful box office hit in 25 years. It could just be because it has Paris in the title, or maybe it has a little stardust from one of this amorous city’s most refined hotels, Hotel Le Bristol ....read more |
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| Europe's Leading Businesses Growing |
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> One in four businesses across Europe plans to enter a new market in the next six months > 50% of businesses have either fully recovered or saw no negative impact from the recession > 20 per cent of businesses plan to launch a new product or service in the next six months ..read more |
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| Tim Ringo On Leadership, Performance |
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In this month's Q&A, EBX asked Tim Ringo, a Partner in Maxxim Consulting to put on the back of his imaginary envelope some thoughts about leadership and workforce performance ...read more |
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| €120bn Untapped Finance In Europe |
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European businesses have ambitious growth plans but risk missing out on new international opportunities unless they restructure their finances, according to a new report from HSBC and PwC. The report, “Forward Thinking Finance: The Growth Challenge”, has identified that €120bn untapped on the balance sheets of Europe’s businesses read more |
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| Smarter Energy Efficiency In Monaco |
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Johnson Controls, the Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation, and The Climate Group opened the 2011 Euro-Mediterranean Energy Efficiency Forum (EEF) promising smarter ways to promote energy efficiency to help meet international climate and energy objectives ...read more |
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| Take Me To Verta, Or Lose Me Forever |
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Hotel Verta, situated at The London Heliport, has introduced ‘Meeting Energisers’ to its business meeting programme, to ensure the maximum concentration and productiveness from delegates ...read more |
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| Aruna Seth's Luxury Brand Soars |
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Each design is embellished with diamante, taffeta frills or ornate bows to truly spoil. The brand is about luxury.... As high street brands struggle to keep their feet on steady ground, Aruna Seth is proving that quality and the lure of the boulevard is a more prosperous step to take ...read more |
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