Lonely Planet recently announced Iceland as one of its ‘Perfect Trips for 2010’, encouraging travellers to visit this summer. According to Lonely Planet’s January issue of its monthly magazine, ‘there really has never been a better time’ to visit Iceland as prices are more affordable than ever with the current exchange rate. Also, Iceland flights have resumed to normal after the ceasing of the Eyjafjallajokull volcanic eruption.
The global travel guide and digital media publisher recommends taking a road trip to the hot springs and pastel mountains of Landmannalaugar, a geothermal area in the southern highland and taking a boat ride around the magnificent Vestmannaeyjar islands to see thousands of puffin chicks take flight. Reykjavik, Iceland’s capital city, is also highly recommended, describing it as the perfect location for those wishing to enjoy ‘endless’ summer evenings. Read more…
With over 50 years of experience, the Icelandic travel provider, Netbus offers high quality bus trips across Iceland to the beautiful Blue Lagoon, the breathtaking Jokulsarlon at Vatnajokull and the magnificent sites of the grand Golden Circle tour; Geysir, Gullfoss and Thingvellir. In addition, Netbus offers professional guided coach tours and airport transfers.
Netbus’ professional guided coach tours are without a doubt the best way to experience Iceland as the company truly believes in providing its customers with expert knowledge about the country’s unique landscape and history. Read more…
The Soho Grand and Tribeca Grand Hotels have launched their iPhone and web-based mobile app, bringing the Hotels’ celebrated downtown City Guide into the travelling hands of the consumer.
The GrandLife app pulls content from GrandLifeNYC.com, the Soho Grand Hotel and Tribeca Grand Hotels selectively curated cultural site which offers readers exclusive editorial content and a list of recommendations throughout the city. “It is designed to reveal the hidden side of all aspects of New York City culture; from art, film, fashion, music, and dining and nightlife. It’s an intimate introduction to the city as seen through the eyes of those who call it home” affirms Tommy Saleh, Creative Director and Editor in Chief of www.GrandLifeNYC.com
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Minimalist film director, Jim Jarmusch will be awarded with the 2010 RIFF Honorary Creative Award by the President of Iceland, Olafur Ragnar Grimsson, during this year’s Reykjavik International Film Festival.
The Reykjavik International Film Festival, taking place this year between September 23rd and October 3rd, has become one of Iceland’s most popular cultural events, offering both Icelandic and international film enthusiasts a wide selection of alternative and independent cinema. This year, Jim Jarmusch will be awarded with the 2010 RIFF Honorary Creative Award by the President of Iceland, Olafur Ragnar Grimsson, alongside the screening of three of his films.
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Leading Sage UK Business Partner DMC Software Solutions explains how the new Sage ACT! 2011 will transform small business operations. DMC who won the Overall Sage Excellence Award in 2009 say the new automated workflow system will drive efficiency and improve productivity.
Following the economic crisis of 2009, a major concern for the small business is workforce productivity and process efficiency to ensure a maximum return on investment is received. Sage ACT! 2011, due for release in August 2010, extends the functionality of Sage ACT! to address these issues providing business owners with the tools to control and streamline processes for maximum business efficiency. Read more…
Iceland’s international airport in Keflavik, in coordination with the FIFA World Cup Football Championships 2010, last month launched an online competition in celebration of the event. The football competition was aimed at participants predicting the World Cup playoffs with daily prizes to be won.
The online football competition involved participants predicting the outcome for each game with correct results being awarded a pre-set amount of points in relation to the odds. The participant who then achieved the highest number of points won the game. Prizes were awarded to participants and also to fans of Keflavik Airport on Facebook. Read more…
Iceland was recently recommended as a top summer travel destination by leading global travel guide, Lonely Planet. The travel publication encourages travellers to visit the land of fire and ice, explaining that ‘there really has never been a better time’ to go. The recommendation comes from the January issue of Lonely Planet’s monthly magazine proclaiming Iceland as one of the ‘Perfect Trips for 2010’.
According to the Lonely Planet, this is due to the favourable exchange rate for visitors, making prices more affordable than ever, and Iceland flights resuming as normal after the ceasing of the Eyjafjallajokull volcano eruption. Read more…
Presentation training expert releases exclusive free report to celebrate new website launch.
Well Presented Ltd’s Managing Director, Stephen Hendren, said “Fear of giving presentations frequently tops polls of peoples worst fears, usually above fear of death! What we hope to do with this report is give people tools to help overcome that.”
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Lead generation specialist Jem Marketing explains how effective outsourcing can establish qualified sales leads or appointments giving support to the sales team by providing a valuable ‘prospect database’. With fully trained and qualified telemarketers, Jem Marketing is able to generate sustainable leads for the B2B sector.
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Greg Jarboe, video optimization expert and winner of the first ever Medallion Speaker award at the International Search Summit, will speak at the Seattle Summit on October 6th.
Greg, President of SEO-PR and author of You Tube and Video Marketing: An Hour a Day, is widely recognised as one of the pioneers of online publicity and video marketing. At the May Summit in London, Greg presented a case study demonstrating the techniques of video optimization and discussing the opportunities available to international marketers embracing the medium.
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Top Reykjavik restaurant, Domo, is providing its unique barbeque services across Iceland’s capital for those wishing to party in the midnight sun.
Domo is set to offer its barbeque party services all summer, for concerts, birthday parties, festivals, weddings and anything else partygoers are planning. Domo will provide the barbeque, plates, cutlery, drinks and of course food, including grilled lamb, BBQ chicken, grilled pork, garlic potatoes and hamburgers.
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