Press Release : Indonesian-Embassy.de
After South Korea, Malaysia, the Maldives and Papua New Guinea, Indonesia was awarded on the fifth place the prize “The Best Exhibitor Award” for the Asia, Australia and Oceania region. Design, service communication and special features of the Indonesian pavilion at the ITB Berlin 2009
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Press Release : Indonesian-Embassy.de
Indonesia is the second-most popular destination in Asia for tourists. Go Asia, a German market research initiative for Asia, established this following a survey and awarded Indonesia with the Go Asia Award in Berlin on 11 March 2009. This brings Indonesia to the top of the most valued tourist destinations in Asia after Thailand and before Malaysia.
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South Korea’s Incheon tops the list for the third year, Porto leads Europe, Dallas-Fort Worth wins first place stateside, and Ben Gurion is best in the Mideast
In the often maddening, even degrading, world of modern air travel, check-in and security screenings can provoke as much ire as flight delays or lost luggage. The disgruntled check-in clerk who refuses your humble request for a window seat, the surly tax agent who insists on inspecting your every purchase before issuing a refund, the lewd security officer who delights in asking women to disrobe down to their underclothes, these characters and others have turned many a passenger sour on the prospect of flying.
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But as a recent survey by Geneva-based Airports Council International points out, there are still some airports that seem unusually invested in the happiness of flyers. From thermal baths in Nagoya to free movies in Singapore to children’s play areas in Kuala Lumpur, some airports offer dazzling amenities that make travel far more pleasant. And while the world’s top five-ranked—all in Asia—are a long flight away from the U.S. and Europe, each region of the globe has its own star performers as well.
The annual survey, called the Airport Service Quality Awards, polled 200,000 passengers waiting at the gate in 90 airports on 34 indicators ranging from the availability of luggage carts to restroom cleanliness. South Korea’s Incheon International Airport took first place for the third year running, followed by Kuala Lumpur International Airport, Changi Airport in Singapore, Hong Kong International Airport, and Central Japan International Airport in Nagoya.
Guayaquil Is Latin America’s Top Airport
Regionally, Portugal’s Francisco Sá Carneiro Airport in Porto took the prize for Europe; Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport again came in first in North America; Ben Gurion International Airport in Tel Aviv, its first year in the survey, ranked first in the Middle East; O.R. Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg scored top marks in Africa, thanks in part to an overhaul for the 2010 Soccer World Cup; and José Joaquín de Olmedo International Airport in Guayaquil, Ecuador, won the top spot in Latin America and the Caribbean after major renovations.
In Asia, the drive to please customers is linked to national pride, says Mark Adamson, project manager for the Airport Service Quality benchmarking program. These airports get a lot of international traffic and want tourists to see their country in a positive light. “A light, airy ambiance” is also essential, Adamson says. But while Asian countries have been expanding airports or building bigger ones to replace, old, overcrowded hubs (BusinessWeek, 1/23/07), European airports such as Heathrow have immense difficulty expanding on account of urban sprawl.
Speedy Security Clearance in Israel
A lack of financial resources also may lead to a lower ranking. Even airports with the most courteous staff will come up short if they cannot afford enough people to clean the bathrooms frequently. Technological upgrades, too, can work wonders for efficiency and dramatically improve travelers’ moods. Israelis flying out of Ben Gurion undergo a biometric handprint check that speeds them through passport control in five seconds. If they purchase duty-free products before departure, they can leave them behind at the airport and retrieve them for use at home upon their return.
While most airports can’t regulate the behavior of passport control agents and security officers, who are usually not airport employees, the Israel Airports Authority does, and it invests a lot of time and money in keeping the security screening process short and courteous without sacrificing quality. “Security doesn’t mean that you have to be rude to somebody,” says Zeev Sarig, managing director at Ben Gurion.
For a look at some of the cleanest, most efficient, and heartwarming airports around the globe, click on.
Fishbein is a reporter in BusinessWeek’s Paris bureau .
Source : BusinessWeek.com
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Lancaster Brand of Apart-Hotels or Condotels Labeled ‘Prime’ Realty Investments in the Philippines
In the Philippines it’s not just that condos are comparatively cheaper and relatively more easy to maintain than a single-family home. In recent years, they’ve become the prime residential real estate investment and the best may be yet to come says Beth Collingz, International Sales Director, PLC International, the lead marketing partners for Pacific Concord Properties Inc’s Lancaster Brand of Condo Hotels.
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Penggunaan searh engine mengalami peningkatan yang sangat tajam bahkan dinobatkan sebagai Primary Internet Tools and Application. Tanpanya, browsing tiada artinya dan berselancar menjadi tidak bergairah.
Di Amerika para pengguna internet yang berpengalaman (baca: haus akan informasi yang berkaitan dengan pekerjaannya) selalu mencari search engine yang selain mempunyai database terlengkap dengan mesin pencari yang canggih, juga memberikan kemudahan, kecepatan dan kenyamanan.
Yahoo inc. selama beberapa tahun sempat menjadi idola para pengguna internet sebelum akhirnya rela untuk memberikan posisinya kepada google sebagai mesin pencari nomor satu.
Kemampuan Google dalam memberi tanggapan yang cepat dan terkait terhadap permintaan pencarian yang dalam sehari bisa mencapai ratusan juta kali telah mengubah cara orang mendapatkan informasi dan berita terbaru. Jutaan orang menggunakannya setiap hari melalui lebih dari 100 bahasa hingga muncul anggapan bahwa Google dan internet adalah satu kesatuan.
Tanyakan pada kawan yang duduk disebelah anda atau pengguna internet lain yang ada didepan anda, tanyakan “Bagaimana seandainya Google mati hari ini sehingga besok tidak dapat menggunakan Google lagi?” Beberapa pengguna internet berpengalaman mungkin akan ikut “mati” juga, namun setidaknya yang “mati” disini adalah gairah dan mungkin juga beberapa proyek yang berkaitan dengannya. Dan bulan depan, anda pun sudah tidak menerima cek hasil “adsense dan adwords” anda lagi.
Jika itu terjadi tentunya akan ada banyak orang yang tidak rela dengan kepergian Google. Mengapa Google begitu sensasional dibanding mesin pencari sejenisnya? Kecepatan, ketepatan, kemudahan, kesederhanaan dan keragaman adalah 5 alasan teratas mengapa Google menjadi idaman banyak orang dan sulit untuk digeser oleh para pesaingnya.
Kecepatan = dalam memperoleh hasil
Ketepatan = dalam pencarian
Kemudahan = dalam pemakaian
Kesederhanaan = dalam penampilan
Keragaman = dalam aplikasi lainnya
Mungkinkah bisnis anda mempunyai keunggulan yang sama (5 alasan diatas) dengan yang dimiliki oleh Google? Jika ya, jangan heran jika selanjutnya bisnis anda yang akan melegenda.
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Catatan : Jangan lupa untuk sukuran, bikin tumpeng dan undang saya sebelum bisnis anda melegenda.
Beijing Olympic organizers have been trying to “save face” by bussing in crowds from soccer fan clubs, high schools, and local neighborhoods to fill the empty seats. But even with inflated statistics, there’s undeniable evidence that most Olympic venues are less than full. On Aug. 11 there were 20 competitions in 18 stadiums throughout China attended by 40,000 spectators, according to the Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad (BOCOG). Only two of stadiums were more than 90% full. Six of the venues were more than 80% full. More than half had at least 30% of seats empty.
“We’re very concerned about the stadiums not being full. I believe that it’s due to the weather,” Wang Wei, executive vice-president of BOCOG, told journalists at an Aug. 12 press briefing. Still, while rain, heat, and humidity have been a problem, Wang admitted it’s not just the weather. “Also, for some events such as basketball and beach volleyball, the ticket is for the entire morning, afternoon, or evening. They may want to only watch one game. I believe there are a lot of factors at work here.”
To be sure, Beijing is not the only Olympic host city to be plagued by empty seats. Four years ago there were many empty seats at the Athens Games, which only managed to sell two-thirds of the tickets made available to the public. Another factor: At all Olympics, the best seats in the house are given to the local organizing committee or other VIPs but are not always used. (Being a VIP does not necessarily guarantee tickets to the most popular events. Even the world’s richest man, Bill Gates, (BusinessWeek.com, 8/11/08) had to settle for tickets to badminton at the Beijing Olympics).
From : BusinessWeek.com
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