Posts Tagged ‘Chicago’

Horizon Airs New Schedules Boost Connections, Convenience

Tuesday, November 25th, 2008

In January, February and March, Horizon Air is changing flight schedules on several routes in its network to better align them with its travelers’ current needs.
“We never stop listening to our customers. We’re always factoring in what we hear to ensure our flight schedules work well for them, whether they’re traveling solely within our own [...]

Jentro Technologies and Langenscheidt Launch BerlitzTM Mobile with Bouygues Telecom in Europe

Tuesday, November 25th, 2008

Jentro Technologies GmbH (Jentro), a worldwide provider of mobility solutions, and Langenscheidt Publishing Group (Langenscheidt), a premier provider of language, travel and cartography brands and services, announced today the launch of BerlitzTM Mobile, a free navigation and search solution, on the Bouygues Telecom (Bouygues) network in Europe
As previously announced, the Berlitz®-branded solution is available to [...]

Riverside Healthcare Awarded National Rankings

Saturday, November 22nd, 2008

Riverside Medical Center, a prominent fixture in the south Chicago medical community, recently received national recognition in several patient care areas. Heart care, cancer care, neurosurgery and orthopedics highlight the core of the organization’s most distinguished programs.
Successful hospitals in Illinois require sensitivity to the people in the community that they serve. The handful of five-star [...]

Union Pacific to Be Exclusive Sponsor of Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Exhibition at Library of Congress

Thursday, November 20th, 2008

Union Pacific will be the exclusive sponsor of the Abraham Lincoln bicentennial exhibition, which opens at the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C., February 12, 2009, in celebration of Lincoln’s 200th birthday. America’s 16th president, Lincoln was a great railroad advocate and is considered the father of the transcontinental railroad. He signed the Pacific Railroad [...]

Ticketmaster to Power Live Music Ticket Sales On Billboard.com

Thursday, November 20th, 2008

Billboard — the world’s premier music source, and Ticketmaster — the world’s leading live entertainment ticketing and marketing company — today announced that they have joined forces to offer Billboard.com visitors direct access to thousands of live music events across all genres of music. Ticketmaster is a Ticketmaster Entertainment, Inc. company.
Links to ticket sales are [...]

Make a Child Bear-y Happy

Thursday, November 20th, 2008

United Airlines and the American Cancer Society® are again teaming up and inviting people from across the country to bring smiles to children undergoing cancer treatment. Mileage or monetary contributions to the American Cancer Society will send Maye I. Hugyou, an adorably, soft GUND® teddy bear that was exclusively designed for this initiative, to a [...]

Federal Court Issues Preliminary Injunction Against ALPA to Protect United Customers, Employees

Tuesday, November 18th, 2008

A federal court granted United Airlines’ motion for a preliminary injunction against the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA) and four individual pilots, putting a halt to a deliberate, organized and unlawful campaign of sick leave abuse, pilot intimidation and other actions that resulted in the cancellation of hundreds of flights, inconvenienced thousands of customers and [...]

ZTE, Qualcomm and Aircell Collaborate on Industry-first In-flight Mobile Broadband System

Tuesday, November 18th, 2008

ZTE USA, Inc. a subsidiary of ZTE Corporation, a leading global provider of telecommunications equipment and network solutions, and Qualcomm Incorporated, a leading developer and innovator of advanced wireless technologies and data solutions, today announced their collaboration with Aircell® to create the networking platform for Aircell’s new Inflight Internet service, Gogo®, which first began service [...]

WeRentMotorcycles.com Revolutionizes the Motorcycle Rental Business by Offering Free Delivery and Pickup of Motorcycles to Homes and Hotels

Tuesday, November 18th, 2008

WeRentMotorcycles.com, the leading motorcycle adventure travel company in California, announced today that it is offering free delivery and pickup of its motorcycles for customers in Southern California. “People visiting California don’t want to rent a car to drive somewhere to rent a motorcycle,” says Jack Reynolds, President of WeRentMotorcycles.com, “They want the bike and gear [...]

Charlie Villanueva Voted Nation’s Most Beautiful Bald Celebrity

Monday, November 17th, 2008

Voters all across America have exercised their inalienable rights and have once again proven that bald is indeed beautiful, naming Charlie Villanueva, the inaugural winner of the EAGLE Snacks’ THE BALD AND THE BEAUTIFUL(TM) Sweepstakes. Villanueva, starting forward for the Milwaukee Bucks, went head to head with Tiki Barber, Terry Bradshaw, Chris Daughtry and won [...]

Zagat’s 2009 U.S. Hotels, Resorts & Spas Survey Finds More Options Available for Cost-Conscious Travellers

Wednesday, November 12th, 2008

According to Zagat Survey, the economic downturn, accompanied by a decline in business travel, may have an upside for leisure travelers: hotels are responding by dropping rates, ramping up promotions and negotiating deals. Zagat’s 2009 U.S. Hotels, Resorts & Spas survey released today, also shows great progress in the industry, with numerous major renovations and [...]

New Specialty Retailers Sign Up to Sell Life Fitness Equipment

Saturday, November 1st, 2008

Exercise equipment leader Life Fitness will be carried through 15 new specialty retailers beginning this month, in a move to extend its reach in advance of the all-important holiday shopping season and beyond. The new relationships increase the presence for Life Fitness within key markets in the Northeast, Northwest, Southwest, Southern California, Colorado and Alaska.
The [...]