Alarming numbers on the slopes

when drinking.

Twenty percent of skiers admitted to drinking more than four units1 for skiing down the side of a mountain. This has led to one in four is affected by drunk skiers. These people either admitted to falling over in the resort after participating in apr & 232; s ski, fall on the slopes or is hit by a skier who had been drinking.

Alarming, an incredible 41% of the more than 30 's in accordance with the accident are covered by their holiday insurance, regardless of the fact that it happened thanks to drinking alcohol.

The research also reveals her two core groups probably Slurp and skis; men and between 31-35 years old. Thirty-five percent of men drinking heavily and regularly on ski vacations, whereas more than one in four 31-35 year olds admitted to the same thing.

Steve Williams, head of travel insurance on Confused.com said: "the amount of people in our study who admit to drinking on the slopes is cause for concern. All travel insurance contracts include an exclusion regarding claims made as a result of alcohol consumption. Skiers must be made aware of the risk they take as drink when on vacation; insurers are fully of their right to refuse claims relating to alcohol, as it is reasonable to assume adequate care was not taken. "

Behavior on the slopes are also cause for concern. One in ten people have noticed an increase in aggression between slope users and drunk people using the slopes. In addition to these behaviors increases the amount of people on the slopes. Have 20% more skiers on the slopes, suggests that the long empty points are replaced by skiers (potentially) behaving badly noticed.

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M & s money announces new fixed-rate savings of up to three years at 3.5%

Canary Wharf, London November 11,M&S Money is offering new Fixed Rate Savings options for up to three years at 3.50%. The fixed rates are available within or outside of an ISA*. One year on from the increase in ISA limits for savers aged 50 plus, many savers may have one year fixed rate accounts that are coming to maturity now. The guaranteed interest rates are available over 1, 2 and 3 years at up to 3.50% AER/gross**. This is a strictly limited offer and replaces the previous issue. 1 year term - 3.00% AER/gross**, 2.40% net 2 year term - 3.20% AER/gross**, 2.56% net 3 year term - 3.50% AER/gross**, 2.80% net Customers can choose between fixed and variable rate options within the M&S ISA, or split their annual allowance between the two, using one simple application form. The M&S Flexi Cash ISA option offers a variable rate of 2.65% AER/tax-free**. This includes a bonus rate of 1.25% for 18 months from initial deposit. Minimum deposit dollar 100 From dollar 25 a month by direct debit Transfers from other Cash ISA providers accepted Withdrawals without penalty, although once the maximum Cash ISA allowance of dollar 5,100 for this tax year is reached, any withdrawals cannot be replaced Customers can apply for M&S Fixed Rate Savings online at www.marksandspencer.com/fixedratesavings About M&S Money: M&S Money (the trading name of Marks&Spencer Financial Services) was founded in 1985 as the financial services division of Marks and Spencer Group plc, making 2010 the company's 25th anniversary. The company is a top-ten credit card (money.marksandspencer.com/cards/credit-card/overview/ ) provider and the second-largest travel money retailer in the UK. M&S Money also offers a range of insurance cover, including home insurance (money.marksandspencer.com/insurance/home-insurance/overview/ ), car insurance (money.marksandspencer.com/insurance/car-insurance/overview/ ) and pet insurance (money.marksandspencer.com/insurance/pet-insurance/overview/ ), as well as loans, savings and investment products. Notes to Editors: *Outside an ISA - minimum deposit dollar 500, maximum dollar 1 million. **AER is the Annual Equivalent Rate and illustrates what the rate of interest would be if interest is paid and compounded once a year. Gross means the rate of interest before the deduction of tax applicable to interest on savings. Tax-free means the rate of interest where interest is exempt from income tax. Net means the rate of interest after the deduction of tax applicable to interest on savings. For illustrative purposes only this is based on the basic rate of tax, currently 20%. Interest added annually. PR Contact: Simon Coughlin Media Relations Manager M&S Money 8 Canada Square Canary Wharf London E14 5HQ 020 7992 1574 money.marksandspencer.com&160;

Advants Announces Agreement to Honor Access Cards Processed Through the PATN Clearinghouse

Advants announces for honor tickets processed through PATN Clearinghouse

Moneynet Champions consumer awareness with new insurance Guide

August 18,Moneynet, the UK based price comparison and product research site, has just launched its ninth product guide in its series of consumer information publications. The new insurance guide joins the collection of other product manuals on moneynet ( www.moneynet.co.uk ) encompassing credit cards, mortgages, loans, life insurance, ethical investing, family finance and student finance. The insurance guide ( www.moneynet.co.uk/home-car-travel-insurance-guide/index.shtml ) focuses on the most popular types of insurance, including home insurance (buildings and content), motor insurance and travel insurance. Within the motor insurance section, the guide includes detailed information on fully comprehensive insurance, third party insurance and specialty insurance. Moneynet was in the news earlier this year over travel insurance, when the price comparison website issued a press release in April warning the consumer to guard against exorbitant insurance premiums from high street travel agents. At the time Richard Brown, Chief Executive of moneynet was quoted as saying: "Single trip travel insurance can be obtained direct from a broker at very reasonable prices. The difference in price can in our view only be accounted for by the commission that some agents are taking from the insurance company. As usual it is the consumer who loses out because of travel agents greed." Research from the University of Warwick has shown that search capability is a powerful influence in overall consumer market choice, hence giving consumers the tools to shop around and empower them to seek the most competitive product. Of the insurance guide, Richard Brown confirmed, the insurance market is full of pitfalls and our guide is designed to highlight some of the potential problems that people face when arranging their home, motor or travel insurance. Moneynet offers a separate life insurance guide, which contains a comprehensive review of the types of life insurance and an explanation of the relevant complex terms. Moneynet intend to expand this particular section over the next few months in response to widespread concerns that consumers do not have adequate protection and personal cover against risks that could leave them in serious debt. About moneynet: Moneynet.co.uk is the UKs most established personal finance research and data website. The company offers consumers a wide range of low cost financial products: from mortgages and personal loans; to car, home and medical insurance; credit cards; savings accounts and best-buy fixed rate products. Moneynet.co.uk is an ethical, impartial and comprehensive source of consumer finance information, covering the whole of the personal finance sector. Moneynet was founded in 1997 by Chief Executive Richard Brown to simplify the personal finance market and provide consumers with impartial and inter-active information on financial products and services. Press enquiries: E-mail: online@moneynet.co.uk Telephone: 020 8313 9030 Fax: 020 8464 1971 Website: www.moneynet.co.uk Address: Moneynet, Sussex House, 8-10 Homesdale Road, Bromley, Kent, BR2 9LZ Released by www.bigmouthmedia.com About bigmouthmedia: Bigmouthmedia is an internet marketing agency specializing in search engine optimization / optimization (SEO), paid search (PPC), organic search, link strategy and online PR. Bigmouthmedia is based in Leith, Edinburgh, with offices in London and Madrid, and is headed up by Steve Leach and Lyndsay Menzies. The company focuses on search engine marketing for big brands boasting an impressive list of clients, including Sony PlayStation, British Airways, Sony Ericsson, Barclays, National Express, Laura Ashley and MTV. Contact details: Rachel Lane rachel@bigmouthmedia.com Phone: 0131 561 2251

Agoda.com Partners met Delta Airlines

Through the partnership, members of the Delta earn Worldperks Miles Worldperks Frequent Flyer Programme when they post a hotel via Agoda.com.

Delta Air Lines generating world's largest airline, serving more than 160 million passengers per year. With a fleet of more than 700 aircraft, Delta major international airports in Japan, Narita and Paris, Amsterdam, plus several hubs the American continent. Delta's network includes 346 destinations in 64 countries.

Now in his 30 years is one of the longest running Worldperks and most successful loyalty programs in the travel industry. The program offers members several kilometres-earn opportunities including 100% miles on each rate when flying with Delta Delta Shuttle, the Delta connection, and when flying the SkyTeam Alliance partners. Extra Mile-earning opportunities are offered through other airline partners, the hotels and the bank partners including the co-branded credit cards in Guam, South Korea and the Philippines. Delta is the introduction of more ways to redeem miles, including airline tickets, car rentals and hotel stays for customers.

Multilingual, through a co-branded landing page available in five languages, Delta customers are able to see the inventory of more than 130,000 direct-Agoda.com certified properties, allowing for simple, convenient booking. For non-English speaking hotel booking service Agoda.com provides customers in 32 different languages, including traditional and simplified Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Thai, French and German. Not only can Delta members earn Worldperks by booking their hotels via Agoda, it will also earn points worth 4% Agoda rewards, the price of their stay.

Managing Director North Asia Agoda.com m. Wilfred Fan said: "we are excited that this partnership Delta its extensive promotional and loyalty-based network will use to help their customers access the thousands of great Hotel deals at Agoda.com. Our website and customer support activities are available in all languages spoken in the Delta and SkyTeam of Asian destinations. "

redspottedhanky.com launches new ad campaign

first fully free service (with the exception of next day delivery).

coverage of the TV ad will be concerned mainly the Midlands target demand for important railway lines in the region. The new advertising campaign, with an animated travel show a train moving along the route, is created by convincing Elliot, the Midlands based advertising agency. The belt line of the ad with the money you save you can treat yourself in addition to brand yourself of all your travel needs belt line wrapped in one.

the campaign stresses the savings that can be created by the posting of travel by train via the site redspottedhanky which is also the first online ticket booking service was to offer a loyalty points system with 1 point available for each pound spent. These loyalty points are redeemable on future train bookings via the site.

Gareth

Woodhouse, commercial Development Manager at redspottedhanky.com said: "this is a very exciting time for the team redspottedhanky. The ad shows really our vibrant, fun, and energetic brand and hopefully we'll get the customer about our great messages of no credit card or debit card charges, no booking fee and no shipping costs, except on next day deliveries. This, together with our unique loyalty scheme, means that customers can buy their tickets and save if they treat themselves. We have been able show that customers created, on average, real savings of 51% buy through us, and with our price guarantee they can be assured of the best deals. "

launched in June 2010, saving an average of 51% redspottedhanky.com has offers for customers advance booking train tickets through the site, in comparison with pay for train tickets at the station on the day. By searching all the rates, the Atos Origin driven site is able to mark the lowest rates available and is accredited by National Rail.

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Types of term life insurance to avoid

Wheeling, IL adviseert 2 April, AccuQuote, een leider in het verstrekken van term life insurance quotes aan mensen in de Verenigde Staten, consumenten overwegen het kopen van bepaalde soorten levensverzekeringspolissen zeer zorgvuldig. De die accuquote waarschuwt in het bijzonder voor zijn leven kredietverzekering, hypotheek levensverzekeringen en lucht reizen levensverzekeringen.

"de belangrijkste reden voor een levensverzekering is om uw gezin beschermen tegen financiële ramp als iets zou gebeuren aan u onverwacht. Veel van de levensverzekering wordt verkocht vandaag is herhaling van de bescherming die u van een low-cost term levensverzekering krijgen zou,"zegt Byron Udell, oprichter en CEO van AccuQuote. "En dollar voor dollar, dit andere beleid belachelijk duurder zijn."

hier zijn sommige types van verzekering die Udell zegt dat je moet denken twee keer:

leven kredietverzekering - baten van een term life insurance beleid kan worden gebruikt om ervoor te zorgen dat deze schuldeisers worden betaald, alsmede andere rekeningen.

hypotheek Life Insurance - het lijkt misschien een goed idee om levensverzekering van de hypotheek te betalen uit de huis, maar een betaalbare term levensverzekering zal hetzelfde doen. En termijn levensverzekeringen in het algemeen goedkoper zijn dan die welke worden aangeboden door hypotheekbedrijven.

Air reisverzekering leven - "als iemand hangt van u financieel, dan je leven verzekering moet ter dekking van u geen kwestie hoe u sterven," zegt Udell. Term levensverzekering zal de eigenaar beschermen als hij/zij in een vliegtuigongeluk of natuurlijk sterft.

zegt "als u een telefoongesprek van uw credit card of mortgage company krijgt en het klinkt als de deal van de eeuw, dont val voor het aas," Udell. "Als u denkt dat u verzekering wellicht ter dekking van deze soorten rekeningen in het geval van uw overlijden, dan is het tijd om te overwegen goedkope term life insurance."

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America car rental now available for u.s., Canadian customers

New York, NY, January 20, America car rental (http://www.AmericaCarRental.com), one of the world's leading car rental companies, has announced a new partnership with which to sell it to licensees in the United States and Canada.

is the company together with car rental 8 LLC, a U.S. car rental company based in Tampa, Florida In the past, American and Canadian licensees could not AmericaCarRental.com, and so the books on agreement has the potential to achieve the company's assets.

"We are absolutely thrilled to this enormous new market opens in North America," said Saurabh Majumdar, Managing Director of America car rental. "With this partnership, our company will her wide range of excellent services to more customers fast, simple and reliable car rental have to offer."

with more than 500 locations in the United States, America would like to get to their destinations with car rental travellers as little hassle as possible help. Its website, AmericaCarRental.com, is designed to offer the best rates available through first class suppliers with no hidden costs.

the company also offers special offers such as free unlimited mileage, car hire in select locations and no collision damage or theft excess, which can be of great use, especially when traveling during the holidays.

"We invite our new customers to book online with us out, and when they do, they will work with a friendly sales team that will help them along every step of the way," Majumdar said. "Our priority is to help people easier travel, and our staff does a great of work on that purpose every day."

America car rental accepts all major credit cards in many different types of currencies through a safe and completely confidential encrypted payment method. To get started, visit http://www.AmericaCarRental.com.

Make a reservation for travel to Korea on-line.

1 June 2001

a good news for those who are planning to travel from Korea!!!

-Korea is a country where 2002 World Cup is held, well known for its 5,000 years of history, Taekwondo, unique traditional beauty,

Kimchi, etc. Koreainfogate.com

, English portal site with useful information about Korea in Korea to people abroad, travel reservation service launched this week.

because it specialized in Korea, it can provide more different tour programs around Korea.

her tour programmes experienced tour Korea tradition such as buchaechum (a kind of traditional dance) tour, make Kimchi Seoul, tour, tour and famous golf tour, shopping tour LAN, etc. It will be in the near future more tour programmes.

for those who don't have much time, various types of half or city tours 1 day are prepared.

for those who cant find what they want between prepared tour programs, custom tour is also available.

payment by credit card or bank account delegation is available.

Visit Koreainfogate and feel the taste of Korea.

Online users are likely to put after the first exposure to finance campaigns

New York, NY (Vocus/) 08 March, MediaMind Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ: MDMD), the leading independent provider of integrated digital advertising solutions, today released a new study titled "financial services: making smart investments in Online advertising. Research shows that users are likely to put after the first exposure to an advertisement in comparison with later impressions. The complete study is available here.

MediaMind

examined the performance of more than 28 billion impressions of financial services. Ad impressions were served between Q4 2009 and 2010 Q3. Fifty percent of these impressions advertised bank services, while the rest advertised insurance, credit cards and brokerage services. In particular, receive ads from credit card companies the highest conversion rate and the highest CTR

.

"the data show that consumers within the first exposure can determine if a range of financial services relevant to them. said Gal Trifon, President and CEO of MediaMind."There is a great opportunity to stimulate performance with dynamic message optimization.

results from the study also shows that financial services ads consistently over a variety of content environments. The highest performance branding was measured in Games, music, Instant Messaging (IM), health & beauty and Social Networking sites. For direct response, the highest conversion rate was driven by Maps, travel, Auto, Entertainment, news, IM and homepages.

other insights from the research shows that Rich Media and video ads that use more than click through rates (CTR triple) and increase conversion rates.

Visit

for more information about MediaMind,

http://www.mediamind.com MediaMind on

MediaMind
is a leading global provider of digital advertising campaign management solutions to advertising agencies and advertisers. MediaMind offers media and creative agencies, advertisers and publishers with an integrated platform for managing campaigns on digital media channels and a variety of formats, including rich media, in-stream video, display and search. In addition to its headquarters in New York and delivered during 2010 for about 9,000 MediaMind campaigns brand advertisers, media and creative agencies on about maintenance about 3,800 8,200 publishers of the world wide web in 64 countries.

Noord-Amerika Media contact opnemen met:
Alice Suh
MediaMind
T: 646. 723. 1922
M: 347. 414. 4660
alice (dot) suh (at) mediamind (dot) com

internationale Media contact opnemen met:
Lianne Schneider
MediaMind
T: 972.9.776.0889
M: 972.523.776844
lianne (dot) schneider (at) mediamind (dot) com

SuperSurge.com adds Web services and instruments for combating Internet scams

Charlotte, NC, November 23, SuperSurge.com one of the fastest growing sites on the Internet, is pleased to announce the appointment of Rafael Rodriguez as Vice President. A native of Caracas, Venezuela, Mr Rodriguez is the founder of Interwebconcepts and has over 15 years of experience in website design and development. With his expertise, SuperSurge.com will also move in the growing Spanish market.

SuperSurge

President Chris Hines says, Mr Rodriguez is a very important addition to SuperSurge because we both agree that the safety of the customer of the utmost importance. In addition, under the guidance of Mr Rodriguez, SuperSurge is now developing products and services for the growing Spanish market.

as an IT professional, Mr Rodriguez is a true visionary, customer services are main focus. "My goal is to create something unique, while at the same time keeping it simple, yet innovative, he says. I feel that the customer be respected by giving them a very user friendly design, but at the same time not intrusive with many of the popup and banners. "

more online communication and transactions, attempts to steal sensitive personal information have become increasingly common and innovative. Websites that collect personal information such as employment, moving, or credit card, shopping, travel and mortgage sites are all heavily targeted for Internet scams. SuperSurge of advanced fraud protection program protects users against phishing, or effectively their brand-spoofing, and other malicious Internet fraud schemes by detection and interception.

SuperSurge.com

is dedicated to protecting the personal information of surfers and clients; to do this, SuperSurge co-branding has contracts with prominent and respected Internet and market-share companies such as Careerbuilder.com, Shopping.com, Worldchoicetravel.com and Monster.moving.com. SuperSurge In times of Internet crime is committed to identity-verified and certified by leading Internet companies.

together with Web services such as hosting, email

and SuperSurge now offers traffic, also domain names which start at $ 8.95, with plenty of free services included. For more information about the products they sell, visit SuperSurge.com or http://www.supersurge.com.

Media contact op met:

Chris Hines

704-759-3624

-http://www.SuperSurge.com

Qantas Long Haul Flights Expand the Horizon for Australian Travellers

February 15, 2011

Qantas has announced that it will provide direct flights from Sydney to Dallas Fort Worth International Airport from the 16th of May 2011. This new route will be the longest service in the world by 747 aircraft; it will carry passengers 13,804 kilometres. According to online holiday experts Jetabroad, these flights will make life easier for Australian travellers looking to head to North America. Darin Walters, MD of Jetabroad, comments: “This new route will allow customers to explore North America with much greater ease; Dallas Fort Worth is a major connecting airport and many destinations are best accessed through it. Direct flights to Dallas will allow tourists to cut one step out of their travel plans, and help take away some of the stress of flying.

Qantas plans on offering four return flights to Dallas Fort Worth every week; services returning to Australia will be routed through Brisbane. Dallas Fort Worth International Airport is one of the largest airports in the United States: in 2009 alone, 56 million people passed through its gates with 59% of passengers taking connecting flights on to other destinations.

Walters believes that this record setting flight is a positive development for Australians looking to embark on significant journeys. He comments: “This is obviously good news for travellers looking to fly to North America, yet it will also hopefully be followed by even more direct flights to destinations around the world. Modern aircraft have incredible range, and as airlines like Qantas use them to their full potential it will allow people to cover great distances in one fell swoop. We can look forward to a future where many more destinations can be reached directly from airports in Australia.

Walters concludes that these flights will be a strong incentive for people to travel further afield. He states: “Direct flights are incredibly convenient and make travelling much easier. Increasing the numbers of long-haul flights will only encourage Australians to embark on more adventurous journeys to the far corners of the world.

Qantas flights can be booked easily and affordably through Jetabroad.com.au.

About Jetabroad.com.au:
Jetabroad is a Sydney-based, global online flight specialist and travel agency. The best flight options are just a click away with the ability to search, combine and ticket over 450 of the world&39;s commercial airlines. Jetabroad’s unique flight search technology allows for bookings in multiple currencies from anywhere, to anywhere else in the world. All inclusive pricing is displayed upfront in Jetabroad&39;s flight results - no extra charges or credit card fees are added at the end of the booking process when completing your online payment.

Based in Chatswood in Sydney&39;s northern suburbs Jetabroad is led by an executive team with extensive international experience in both offline and Internet-based travel and consumer marketing. Supported by a highly skilled team of online professionals and travel consultants they offer an exceptional customer experience at a competitive price.

Menudata Dietary Card and Electronic Translation Service

Helsinki, April 16, 2005

Menudata Ltd has launched a food-related translation service for travelers with special dietary needs. Menudata&194;’s dietary cards and electronic translations are an easy way to communicate special dietary needs in over 20 global languages.

The dietary cards present food restrictions and diets with up to four languages along with the essential sentences for communicating these special needs when traveling abroad. Prices for dietary cards vary between 11.90 and 22.90 euros including VAT and delivery.

Alternatively, the customer can choose an electronic translation of his personal dietary profile, which is stored in Menudata&194;’s SLL-secured database. The customer can view the translated profile anytime and print as well as redirect the translations into email. Prices for the electronic services vary between 4.90 and 14.75 euros including VAT and delivery.

The web service contains useful information for travelers with food restrictions or special diets as well as a discussion forum. The registration for Menudata&194;’s web service is free.

Contents of the Service:

Menudata&194;’s web service offers 20 top global languages including languages of the most popular travel destinations. Languages include Chinese (simplified), Chinese (traditional), Czech, Dutch, English, Estonian, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Slovene, Spanish, Swedish and Turkish.

The service includes over 150 most common food ingredients related to food allergy and hypersensitivity. In addition, translations of 14 special diets, such as vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, lactose-free and religion-based diets, are offered.

&194;”We have worked on this service for a year. It is easy for the customer to create a personal dietary profile and order a translation when needed. Prices of the translations are competitive, and payment can be made with all the most popular credit cards as well as through some European online banks. All traffic is secured with SSL to ensure safe transacting,&194;” tells Visa Randell, Menudata&194;’s managing director.

The potential of this service was also noted in Venture Cup, a Finnish business plan competition, where Menudata was nominated as one of the most promising Finnish start-up companies of the year. The competitions organizers included the Finnish Ministry of Trade and Industry and McKinsey&Company, a top management consulting firm.

&194;“Menudata&194;’s translation products have been well received among travelers with food restrictions. Safe eating is one of the most important factors ensuring the success of a trip according to travelers. Menudata serves these customers with its sophisticated products. In addition, the number of people with special dietary needs is increasing globally,&194;” adds Hannu Verkasalo, the marketing manager of the firm.

The service is available in English and Finnish at http://www.menudata.com/

Menudata Ltd:

Menudata Ltd, a Finland based company founded in 2004, provides a translation service for travelers with special dietary needs. Its products and services are an easy way to communicate food allergies, restrictions and special diets in foreign languages.

Contact:

Hannu Verkasalo, Menudata Ltd

Tel. +358 45 652 9969

E-mail: hannu.verkasalo@menudata.com

Visa Randell, Menudata Ltd

Tel. +852 6570 6655

E-mail: visa.randell@menudata.com

Perfect Places Completes Upgrade to Flagship Vacation Rental Website PerfectPlaces.com

Mountain View, CA June 21, 2011

Perfect Places, Inc. today announced it has completed a significant feature and technology upgrade to its flagship vacation rental website, PerfectPlaces.com. PerfectPlaces.com includes over 56,000 property listings in 78 countries. The upgrade includes improvements to the online booking capability which is available for over 42,000 of the properties. The upgrade also provides improved search capabilities, simplified site navigation, and improved access to special offers and featured listings. The upgrade completes the migration of the PerfectPlaces.com website onto the same technical platform as the vacation rentals websites Perfect Places purchased from The Weather Channel Interactive in 2010. In addition to PerfectPlaces.com, the Perfect Places Vacation Rental Network portfolio includes forGetaway.com, LakeRentals.com, CoastRentals.com and MountainSkiRentals.com.

"We are very excited to have completed this upgrade and to continue to provide visitors to PerfectPlaces.com industry leading features and the best user experience. We feel it was important that PerfectPlaces.com retain its mix of professionally managed and by owner properties while improving key features to make the site easier to use. Our leading online booking capability, which allows travelers to securely book directly with the property managers using a credit card, has been improved in both speed and usability," said Rick Haggart, founder and president of Perfect Places.

The Perfect Places portfolio of sites offers travelers different channels which meet the needs of their desired vacation. LakeRentals.com, CoastRentals.com and MountainSkiRentals.com are focused on providing destination information and options for lake, beach and ocean, and mountain and ski vacations, respectively. Each of these niche sites organizes properties around a destination area or attraction to make it easier for travelers to find the ideal location and property for their trip. PerfectPlaces.com and forGetway.com provide more traditional city and town organization of properties in order to offer a very large and diverse selection of properties worldwide. Each channel offers a mix of professionally managed and owner managed properties and advanced search and online booking capabilities.

"Vacation rental managers and owners have historically had a great product with a very high rate of repeat customers. Over the last several years the vacation rental industry has transformed itself through the use of leading Internet technology which has brought vacation rentals into the mainstream travel market. Perfect Places is proud to be among the leaders in implementing this technology and empowering travelers to efficiently find and book properties all over the world. Once travelers experience to the variety, features, amenities, pricing and cost-effectiveness of vacation rentals, coupled with the new tools available to easily find and book properties, they understand what a great option vacation rentals provide to hotels. These travelers frequently become evangelists and spread the word to friends and family which expands the industry in the best possible way," noted Haggart.

About Perfect Places, Inc.

Perfect Places is a leading vacation rental website offering over 56,000 properties worldwide and receiving millions of annual visitors. Launched in 1996, Perfect Places is at the forefront of offering online booking for vacation rentals. PerfectPlaces.com is owned by Perfect Places, Inc., a Mountain View, California-based, privately held company.

Timeshare Giant Makes a Giant Impression on the Timeshare Industry

Zephyr Cove, NV August 28, 2007

Karen Phelan is no stranger to timeshare. She’s been a timeshare industry professional since 1985, having worked her way up from a front desk clerk at a large timeshare resort, to off-premise marketing for resort developers, on-site developer sales, and even started her own timeshare resale company 11 years ago in 1996. Developing TimeshareGiant.com is her latest accomplishment in her multi-faceted timeshare career.

Equipped with her 22 years of timeshare experience, Karen set out to develop a website that would provide an interesting, feature-rich platform in which individual timeshare owners, fellow timeshare industry brokers, and timeshare property owner associations can showcase their timeshare listings in a ‘Giantway.

“When I started the Timeshare Giant project, I was determined to offer more than just another place to post timeshare listings. It had to be head-and-shoulders above that. It had to be extra special, with great features to draw visitors and advertisers back over and over again,said Phelan.

There are approximately 4,500 timeshare resorts around the globe. On TimeshareGiant.com, users will find a feature slideshow for almost every resort in the world. And the features go on from there. Read Industry News, Browse through Timeshare Promotional Offers, Buy books and magazines about Timesharing, and even Arrange all your travel; flights, car rentals, cruises, and even hotel stays through Timeshare Giant Travel. Every feature on TimeshareGiant.com gives timeshare advertisers more ‘Giantopportunities to expose their listings.

Timeshare Giant has 3 different timeshare advertising programs, one of which is absolutely free. That’s right no cost, obligation, or credit card required. For those who desire more exposure, additional surprisingly affordable advertising packages are available. Using Timeshare Giant’s simple automated system, timeshare listings can be crafted and posted in a matter of minutes.

Log on to http://www.TimeshareGiant.com and see what all the buzz is about!

Contact:
Karen Phelan, President
Karen @ timesharegiant.com
775-831-7234

Is that Insurance Policy Necessary 10 Insurance Rip-offs to Avoid

California (Vocus/) January 18, 2011

Just how much insurance is enough It seems like there is an insurance policy for everything these days. Although it is important to have insurance for your family’s future, many of the available policies are a waste of money, says Money Smart author Ted Hunter. He lists 10 of the most common offers consumers will encounter but should avoid.

Life insurance for children- The purpose of life insurance is to cover the living expenses of dependants. Unless there is a major child star in the family, nobody is depending on their children for income and so this just doesn’t make sense.

Warranty insurance and maintenance policies- These policies cover repairs that are not covered by the warranty that comes with the product. Most consumers will spend less on repairs than on the insurance. Skip the insurance and cover the expense should it even arise.

Mortgage protection life insurance- The idea behind these policies is that homes will be fully paid off in case of death. This is nothing more than a term insurance policy, but at a much higher rate (as much as 200% more). If more coverage is desired, increase the size of term-life insurance policies. This is a much cheaper way to go and offers greater financial flexibility for families in the unfortunate event that a mortgage holder dies.

Credit card theft insurance- Federal law already limits a consumer’s credit card liability for unauthorized charges to a maximum of $50. The FTC (Federal Trade Commission) singles out credit card theft insurance as the biggest type of scam out there today. But there is a loophole. The $50 liability limit does not include debit cards (nor does credit card theft insurance). Most financial institutions also cover debit cards but, to be sure, call and find out. If they do not cover debit cards, move to an institution that does.
Identity theft insurance- For the most part, these plans do not reimburse the consumer for the money lost, just for the expenses incurred if identity theft occurs. It would cover expenses such as phone calls, copying fees, and lost wages. By and large these plans aren’t worth it.

Credit life insurance/credit card balance insurance- These policies pay off credit debt upon death. This is that same situation where the premiums are ridiculously high compared to term-life insurance rates. This is another attempt to play on emotions or take advantage of fear. If you feel you need more coverage, the best bet is to lose this policy and raise term-life insurance instead.
Trip insurance- This insurance reimburses the consumer for canceled planned trips or vacations and is almost surely a losing proposition. The best approach is to be willing to cover any amount(s) that might be lost in the unlikely occurrence that an expensive trip is cancelled.

Flight insurance- This is extra life insurance in case the plane crashes. Very few people are killed this way and so it is a terrible deal.

Travel life insurance- Travel life insurance pays if a death happens while traveling. It preys on people’s fears and is just one more bad deal.

Wedding insurance- This covers the added cost that might occur should the wedding be postponed due to illness on the part of the bride or groom, missing vendors, damage to the reception site should the place not have its own insurance, etc. Once again, the insurance company will have done its homework. What is covered, and the rates charged, makes it a winner for the company, not the consumer, even given all of the marketing and selling expenses the insurer pays out. These policies do not pay off if either the bride or the groom changes her or his mind.

“Insurance is important and taking care of the future of your family in case of tragedy is important, but be Money Smart,states Hunter, “don’t waste your hard earned money on these expensive and ultimately useless policies.

Combining Hunter’s sixty years of experience and a common sense approach, Money Smart shows readers that they are capable of managing their money better than anyone else. Presenting easy-to-use tools and a clear list of rules to follow, Money Smart teaches readers to make solid, educated decisions so they can effectively eliminate debt, manage their money and make their dreams a reality.

Money Smart can be purchased online at http://www.MoneySmartOnline.com and Amazon.com.

About the Author
Ted Hunter is a successful business man who, thirty years ago, built a successful real estate brokerage with over 100 agents, which went bust in the real estate crash of the late 0s. Learning from this experience he then entered into the stockbrokerage industry, successfully helping his clients make money and advising his clients to get out of the stock market in early 2000 before the market started to dive. In the fall of 2005 he did it again, warning all who would listen of the coming crash of the real estate market. He wrote Money Smart to share his knowledge of cycles in both the real estate and financial markets and to help people take control of their money and create financial freedom.

Ted is a native of the New York City area and now resides in Davis, California, with his wife, Suchit, and their daughter, Kat. Ted is also the proud father of three adult sons: John, Dave, and Dan.

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You Better Watch Out, You Better Shop Smart!

Newton, MA November 21, 2007

It&39;s easy to get caught up in the spirit of the holidays, especially when shopping for family and friends. Consumers see no harm in breaking out of their normal budget and using their credit cards a little more freely than usual during this time of year. Before they know it, months worth of debt pile up, with interest on top of it, and payments for charges on those holiday gfts end up lasting much longer than expected. Here are a few tips from American Consumer Credit Counseling to keep consumers from overspending this holiday season.

Have a Plan - Determine how much can be spent on all holiday purchases by making a list. Gifts, food, entertainment, and travel expenses should all be considered when compiling the list.

Set a Limit - It&39;s difficult to please everyone, giving them all gifts, especially on a budget. Prioritize who to give gifts to. Consumers should communicate their plans to those whom they normally exchange gifts with. This way, embarrassment is spared if somone is planning to give them a gift.

Monitor Purchases - In order to stick to the plan, consumers need to track their spending. All of the little expenses like clothing, cards, decorations and wrapping paper add up too. Keeping tabs on the small things, in addition to the big gifts, will help to stay within their budget.

Do Your Homework- Consumers shouldn&39;t rush to get all of their shopping done at once. They should look in catalogues, sales ads, and on the internet to find the best deals. They should ask themself: " Is this gift I&39;m buying in my price range". It&39;s not worth charging a purchase that can&39;t be afforded now, only to pay more for it later.

Carry Cash - This forces consumers to adhere to their strict budget, and makes overspending more evident. Consumers are likely to spend one-third more using plastic than they are with cash.

About ACCC: American Consumer Credit Counseling (ACCC) is a non-profit 501 (c) (3) organization dedicated to empowering consumers to regain control of their lives through education, counseling and debt management. ACCC provides individuals with practical solutions for solving financial problems and recognizes that consumers&39; financial difficulties are often not the result of poor spending habits, but more frequently from extenuating circumstances beyond their control. As one of the nation&39;s leading providers of financial education and credit counseling services, ACCC works with consumers to help them with the best plan of action to reduce their debt and regain financial stability. For more information or to access free financial education resources log on to http://www.consumercredit.com.

Flavorful Guangzhou|travel package

Flavorful Guangzhou
travel package - 3 days / 2 nights

At the mouth of the Pearl River, the enthusiastically Cantonese city of Guangzhou, invites you to delve into its delights, old and new. Marvel at an amazing archeological gem, the 2000 year old tomb of an emperor. Roam the atmospheric old colonial era streets and shop where fashionable boutiques and classic old-quarter alleyways vie for your attention.

Beijing departure: From RMB 5, 680 p.p.
Shanghai departure: From RMB 5, 100 p.p.
Travel date: Daily departure

Day 1 Beijing / Shanghai - Guangzhou (L, D) Flight from Beijing / Shanghai to Guangzhou airport, where your guide will meet you upon your arrival.
Visit the Museum of the Western Han Dynasty (206 B.C. to 24 A.D.) which is the tomb of a Nanyue emperor who reigned in southern China more than 2000 years ago. The tomb covers an area of 14,000 square meters, offering a fascinating insight into Guangzhou's ancient history. This site is renowned in China as a particularly well-preserved original tomb and funerary antiquity collection of the Han Dynasty, as well as an example of the grand and elegant architecture of the Lingnan area (South of Nanling Mountain). The tomb belonged to the second king, Zhao Mei, of Nanyue State. Hidden 20 meters (65.6 feet) underground, the tomb is made up of 750 huge stones with colorful murals. Over 1,000 pieces of cultural relics, especially bronze and terracotta ware, reveal the Yue culture of south China. Traces of cultures in other parts of China are represented: central Chinese cultures, the Chu of the south, the Bashu of the southwest, the Hun of northern grasslands, and even foreign cultures.
Transfer to Yuexiu Park to view the Five-Ram Statue.
After dinner, take an evening cruise on Zhujiang river.
Overnight in Guangzhou Day 2 Guangzhou (B. L) Today, you will first visit the Chen Family Confucian Academy.
Then transfer to Shamian Island. The island has an area of 0.3 square kilometers and is a gazetted historical area. Quiet pedestrian avenues flanked by trees and lined with historical buildings in various states of repair are a tranquil reminder of the colonial European era. Several hotels, a youth hostel, restaurants and tourist shops selling curios and souvenirs are located on the island.
Finally, take a stroll in the alleys of Qing Ping Market, then free time for you to explore Shang Xia Jiu, the fashionable central pedestrian shopping street.
Overnight in Guangzhou Day 3 Guangzhou - Beijing / Shanghai (B) After breakfast in the hotel, leisure time to discover Guangzhou.
In the afternoon, your final guided tour will be the Temple of the Six Banyan Trees, and Xi Guan Great House. Originally known by another name (Baozhuangyan), the temple came to be known by its present name when the Northern Song Dynasty writer, Su Shi, saw the six banyan trees there and wrote the inscription Liu Rong. It was believed to have housed some of the Buddha's bones, revered relics.
Transfer to airport for flight back to Beijing / Shanghai. For travel package bookings and more information please contact Hotline Beijing: +86-10-8519 8999(phone)

A Glimpse of Guilin|travel package

A Glimpse of Guilin
travel package - 4 days / 3 nights

Did you ever imagine China as a country with rice paddies and farmers wearing straw hats? That's Guilin! Located in southwestern China, it's one of the most enchanting places in the world according to many travelers.
The limestone karst peaks along the Li River create a magnificent fantasy landscape. Their fantastic shapes have inspired whimsical names, such as 'Looking out for Husband Rock', and their beauty has been immortalized by many a writer and artist. Guilin also gives travelers the chance to experience the village life of ethnic minorities in the countryside. In spring, the fresh green of newly planted rice paddies, light mists over the Li River and gentle spring drizzle all give Guilin a poetic appeal. Autumn is also very pleasant and, for those who don't mind a bit of heat or cold, even summer and winter offer great times in Guilin, where the matchless scenery and cultural delights always await you.

Beijing departure: RMB 4, 710 p.p.
Shanghai departure: RMB 4, 580 p.p.
Travel date: Daily departure

Day 1 Beijing / Shanghai - Guilin Flight to Guilin. Upon arrival at noon, your travel guide will meet you at the airport. Then visit Elephant Trunk Hill (Xiangbi Shan), one of Guilin's well-known landmarks, a limestone peak within the city. It actually does look like an elephant drinking from the Li River.
Visit Reed Flute Cave, named after the reeds that formerly grew at the cave's entrance, from which locals made flutes. The huge stalactite cave can hold about 1,000 people and was used during WWII as an air-raid shelter. Now huge concert lights reveal its fantastic interior.
Overnight in Guilin Day 2 Guilin - Longsheng - Guilin (B L) Breakfast at the hotel. Transfer to Longsheng to visit the Longsheng Rice Terraces. These lovely terraced fields are an amazing example of farm engineering. The fields are situated along the slope winding from the riverside up to the mountain top, the highest part being 880 meters in elevation while the lowest part is at 380 meters, providing superb vistas. The terraced fields were mostly built during the Ming Dynasty about 500 years ago.
Transfer back to Guilin.
Overnight in Guilin Day 3 Guilin - Yangshuo (B, L) After breakfast, transfer to the pier to take a Li River Cruise. Lunch is included on the cruise ship. You will start the cruise through the breathtaking scenery along the Li River. The steep hills are reflected in the clear water of the river that winds between the peaks. Fishermen with cormorants float by on their bamboo rafts.
After arrival in Yangshuo in the afternoon you will have free time to stroll around the charming small market town. Consider exploring the beautiful surroundings either by walking or by renting a bicycle.
Overnight in Yangshuo Day 4 Yangshuo - Guilin - Shanghai (B) Breakfast at the hotel.
Visit the famous Big Banyan Tree, now 17 meters high, 7.1 meters around the trunk, and covering an area of 1000 square meters.
Transfer to the airport for your flight back to Beijing / Shanghai in the early afternoon. For travel package bookings and more information please contact Hotline Beijing: +86-10-8519 8999(phone)

Credit Repair Kit For Dummies, 2nd Edition, Provides Answers for Surviving the Credit Crunch, Mortgage Crisis, and Unemployment

Hoboken, NJ August 6, 2008 - The rise in sub-

prime foreclosures, credit card debt, and concern over tightening credit has left many consumers worried about their credit rating. For those looking for concise, straightforward guidance, the second edition of Credit Repair Kit For Dummies&174; (Wiley; 978-0-470-27673-0; August 2008), by Bankrate.com&39;s Debt Adviser columnist Steve Bucci, gives readers the proper tools to navigate today&39;s unforgiving credit environment. It features clear-cut directions on paying down debt, avoiding foreclosure and repossession, and getting your personal finances back in order. The book also explains how bad credit can keep you from a good job.

"Millions of Americans are facing harsh financial, employment and credit related challenges," says Bucci. "The second edition of my book has been updated just in time to provide a no-nonsense guide to help you through the credit crunch, mortgage meltdown and personal budget crisis we are facing in the United States in 2008."

Here are some of the issues and solutions addressed in the book:

Foreclosure - Saving a home from foreclosure requires quick and effective action. Bucci tell homeowners how to take effective action as soon as possible, communicate with lenders, and get help from experts. There are solutions available, but it is essential to know what to ask for.

Credit Crunch - Good credit has never been more important. Bad credit won&39;t just cost you more in payments; it can deny you credit entirely, keep you from getting a job, a promotion, insurance, a decent apartment, and more. Twenty-five percent of all credit reports have errors. Credit Repair Kit For Dummies, 2nd Edition, will help you understand what is in your credit report, how your score is figured, and how to fix errors and polish your credit.

Bankruptcy - Since the 2005 bankruptcy law came onto the scene, it has been harder to get relief from creditors. Understanding the process is the first step to getting help. The book lays out the process in easy-to-understand terms and helps you decide if bankruptcy is right for you.

Counseling Choices - Getting the help you need can be confusing and daunting; picking the right agency that will help, not hurt, is very important. Bucci details what to look for and questions to ask, and outlines how to find non-profit status, third party accreditation, low/no fees and credit, foreclosure prevention, bankruptcy and reverse mortgage counselors.

In typical For Dummies&174; fashion, the book concludes with "The Part of Tens," including ten tips for avoiding identity theft or reducing its damage, ten ways to avoid foreclosure, and ten ways to maximize your credit. A helpful "Cheat Sheet" in the front of the book features information on the big three credit bureaus, tips on how to handle an overdue mortgage, and questions to ask a credit counselor. A bonus CD includes a bonus chapter on handling financial emergencies, sample credit reports, letters to creditors, banking institutions, credit bureau agencies, budgets, and identity theft letters.

About the Author
Steve Bucci is the President of Money Management International Financial Education Foundation and writes a nationally syndicated column for the financial mega-site Bankrate.com that is carried by the Scripps Howard News Service.

Credit Repair Kit For Dummies,&174; 2nd Edition
By Steve Bucci
ISBN: 978-0-470-27673-0 / $24.99 U.S. / August 2008

For more plain-English information on money management, check out:
Personal Finance For Dummies, 5th Edition 978-0-470-03832-1
Personal Bankruptcy Laws For Dummies, 2nd Edition 978-0-471-77380-1
Personal Finance Workbook For Dummies 978-0-470-09933-9

To see all For Dummies titles, visit http://www.dummies.com.

About For Dummies&174;
With near universal name recognition, more than 150 million books in print, and over 1,000 topics, For Dummies is the world&39;s bestselling reference series. With loyal customers around the globe, For Dummies enriches people&39;s lives by making knowledge accessible in a fun and easy way. Described by the N.Y. Times as "more than a publishing phenomenon, but a sign of the times," For Dummies span every section of the bookstore, covering everything from health to history, music to math, sports to self-help, technology to travel, and more. The Dummies brand franchise has expanded with an extensive licensed product line, including DVDs, software, consumer electronics, cooking, cleaning and automotive products, craft and hobby kits, games and more. For information, visit Dummies.com. For Dummies is a branded imprint of Wiley.

Credit and Loans have Become a Buyers Market--Are You getting the Best Deals for Yourself

February 8, 2005

At one time, only people who did not need credit or had very good credit, could get credit cards and loans. People with bad credit, no credit, bankruptcy, divorce, etc. were left in the cold. For this group, shopping for credit and loans meant begging and taking the first offer they could get, even if they knew it was not a good deal.

Today, thanks to the growth of numerous creditors and lenders, the information explosion, and fierce competition, the credit and loan arena has become a Buyer&39;s (Consumer&39;s) marketplace. Now, there are Companies that actually seek out people with less than perfect credit (bad credit, no credit, bankruptcy, divorce, self-employed, etc.) This is good news for people with less than perfect credit bceause it gives them another chance, or in the case of "no credit", a first chance. The benefits exceed the surface benefits because people can now defend themselves against Redlining (the practice of Banks and other financial institutions not making loans to specific communities) and predatory lending (the practice of giving credit or making loans at excessively high rates, among other startegies).

However, for the average Consumer to get the best deals they must shop around. http://www.credit4u.cc (where the "cc" stands for credit cards,) specializes in bringing you the best credit card offers, and has now teamed up with credit4everybody to bring you a full range of credit card and loan offers to save you money. At least 4 different lenders and businesses will compete for your business. What types of business do you normally do that the lenders want to compete to get

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Identity Thieves Dont Take A Holiday

Denver, CO December 7, 2010

Holiday madness, crazed shoppers and packed malls. While shoppers are bustling from store to store and internet site to site trying to complete holiday to-do lists, thieves and scammers are taking advantage of consumer distraction to strike. According to the author of Privacy Means Profit and identity theft expert John Sileo, "This is the easiest time of year for thieves to steal wallets, break into houses and profit financially from the season of giving without victims detecting it for a long time."

With just three weeks until Christmas, now is the time to protect identity from potential thieves. Just last month, Sileo was hired to speak to the Department of Defense and included some of the most important Holiday Safety Prevention Tips:

Don’t trust emails. There are so many holiday scams by email that consumers should read everything with an enormous grain of salt. If someone is promising something for nothing (free gift, free money, etc.), don’t buy it.

Protect the home. The greatest risk during the busy-ness is all of the extra people that circulate through the home during the holiday season. It makes it very easy to pocket a check book that’s on a desk or a brokerage or social security statement in a filing cabinet. Especially during the holidays, lock it up!

Use a credit card. Don’t use checks and don’t use a debit card, as they don&39;t give nearly as much protection.

Carry less. It is too easy to steal a purse that is sitting underneath a table at a restaurant during lunch. The very best advice is to only take a drivers license and one or two credit cards while shopping.

Watch bank statements. Most forms of holiday identity theft can be caught simply by monitoring checking, debit and credit card accounts frequently. Even better, sign up for automatic account alerts to send a notification when any transaction occurs..

Give the gift of Identity Monitoring, like http://www.CSIdentity.com so that trouble is easily detected early on.

Shop on secure websites. Make sure that both the https:// and lock symbols appear in the browser.

Be cautious in public. Don’t give out credit card numbers over the phone if someone is within earshot. Shield PIN numbers when entering at an ATM or card swipe.

Donate to known charities and only when initiating the gift. Don&39;t respond to phone calls for charity.

Rotate credit cards. After the busy holiday shopping season is over, call the credit card company and ask them to issue a new card - all old cards will be quickly outdated and useless.

Don&39;t advertise travel plans to burglars on Social Networking sites.

Distraction is the worst enemy when it comes to crime and the holidays. In addition to spending more money, consumers tend to be busier, more stressed-out and less careful than other times of the year. Identity thieves take advantage of this distraction to perform information extraction.

Identity theft expert John Sileo speaks around the world on identity theft, privacy, social networking exposure, cyber crime, social engineering and other forms of information theft. Sileo&39;s clients include the Department of Defense, Blue Cross, FDIC, Pfizer and hundreds of organizations of all sizes. Contact John directly on 800.258.8076 or at http://www.ThinkLikeASpy.com.

Barclaycard Reveals Huge Black Hole in Unclaimed UK Business Travel Expenses

June 11, 2009

The new Barclaycard 13th Annual Commercial Business Travel Survey has highlighted a worrying trend that employees might not be as prudent with managing their own business travel expenses as they perhaps should be. Thirty two per cent of the business travellers surveyed stated that they fail to claim back all of their expenses, amounting to an average &163;373 in unclaimed business travel expenses each year. The survey also found that the more senior an employee is, the more money they are likely to lose in unclaimed expenses. There is also a clear division between the sexes as it appears men are lazier about claiming expenses than their female colleagues.

There are 38,486 companies employing more than 100 people in the UK, according to the Office of National Statistics, and even assuming each of these companies only employs 100 people and a third of these employees do not claim back, the total loss in unclaimed expenses would amount to a staggering half a billion pounds (&163;473,724,174) in the past year.

Worryingly, if employees tried to claim back almost half a billion in travel expenses from last year, companies could be crippled in an already pressurised economic environment. This begs the question does the government have an obligation to both the individual and businesses to lay down general guidelines on claiming expenses that will protect both parties

In addition, Barclaycard (http://www.barclaycard.co.uk/personal-home/cards/index.html ) found that only 61 per cent of respondents claim back all of their expenses - a drop from 79 per cent last year - suggesting that the UK is becoming less rather than more financially prudent as a nation and there is a growing problem with British business travellers managing money.

Neil Radley, Managing Director of Barclaycard Commercial, commented: "Anyone who regularly travels on business knows keeping track of all expenses can be tricky, especially when your top priority is your performance. Managing incidental and often small costs can drop to the bottom of the list of priorities. Barclaycard has found that the most sensible action companies can take is to help their employees to centralise their costs and to give them the facility to create automatic records by using company credit cards (http://www.barclaycard.co.uk/personal-home/cards/index.html ) responsibly to keep better track of their expenses."

About Barclaycard Commercial
The 13th annual Barclaycard Commercial Business Travel Survey was conducted in December 2008, amongst a nationwide sample of Barclaycard Commercial card holders. A total of 2,202 respondents (CEOs, chairmen, non-executives, financial directors, executive directors, managers and personal assistants) provided their thoughts on all aspects of business travel including attitudes to the environment and in-flight technology, airlines and hotel preferences and online bookings.

Barclaycard, part of Barclays Global and Retail Commercial Banking division, is a leading global payment business which helps consumers, retailers and businesses to make and accept payments flexibly, and to access short-term credit when needed.

The company is one of the pioneers of new forms of credit card (http://www.barclaycard.co.uk/personal-home/cards/index.html ) payments and is at the forefront of developing viable contactless and mobile payment schemes for today and cutting edge forms of payment for the future. It also issues credit and charge cards to corporate customers and the UK Government. Barclaycard partners with a wide range of organisations across the globe to offer their customers or members payment options and credit.

In addition to the UK, Barclaycard operates in the United States, Europe, Africa and the Middle and Far East.

Barclaycard PR contact:
Andrew Bond
Barclaycard Press Office
Barclaycard
1234 Pavilion Drive
Northampton
NN4 7SG
01604 251229
http://www.barclaycard.co.uk/

CSI Enterprises, Inc. Optimizes Accounts Payable Procedures and Saves Businesses Money with Every Purchase

Bonita Springs, FL (Vocus) June 24, 2010

CSI Enterprises, Inc., a recognized leader in cost saving and comprehensively controlled financial payment products, announces the CSI Virtual Payment MasterCard&174; Program created to optimize accounts payable procedures. The program is universally accepted, highly efficient, strongly secure, and system-compatible, resulting in cost savings in a variety of ways.

The CSI Virtual Payment MasterCard Program automates the payment process by generating a unique MasterCard account number for a specific amount for each vendor payable. No more checks need to be issued.

“This program is ideal for both the customer and the vendor,explains Keith Stone, CSI President/CEO. “Both enjoy cost savings with efficiency and security which result in increased productivity. Optimizing business practices not only gives one a competitive edge, but helps one become an industry leader.

A business gets started by submitting a Payables Disbursement File to CSI. The CSI Enrollment Team assists by contacting each vendor, introducing the program and the benefits for participating, and then acquiring the necessary information for enrollment. The vendors are paid with the Virtual MasterCard&174; card based upon pre-defined date, time and amount. CSI then prepares a single invoice containing all vendor-processed transactions. Online reporting provides immediate information.

For vendors, the CSI Virtual Payment MasterCard Program offers control, security, and accelerated cash flow. No more waiting for a check. Vendors initiate the payment as they would any other credit card transaction with funds typically posting within 24-48 hours, eliminating delays, collection costs and disputes.

A simple, safe, and secure alternative payment method to traditional check disbursements, the CSI Virtual Payment MasterCard reduces the cost of manual check processing. To apply for and learn more about the CSI Fleet Fuel MasterCard and the CSI Virtual Payment MasterCard Program, visit http://www.csi-businessmastercard.com.

About CSI Enterprises, Inc
CSI Enterprises, Inc. provides a specific line of controlled financial payment products including business fleet fueling/maintenance payment cards, a corporate virtual payment MasterCard&174; card and card solutions for corporate purchasing, travel and entertainment spending. Today CSI and its products operate in all fifty states including Canada, Mexico and the Caribbean, with operating subsidiaries involved in municipal tax reclamation, venture capital and real estate development activities nationwide. Since 1988, CSI Enterprises, Inc. was the first and largest U.S. organization to have a successful corporate asset management and payment network throughout the U.S. and Latin America. CSI MasterCard Corporate Fleet Card and Virtual Payment MasterCard are issued by Regions&174; Bank, pursuant to a license by MasterCard International Incorporated. MasterCard is a registered trademark of MasterCard International Incorporated.

Top Travelers Name American Express Top Rewards Program - Global Traveler Readers Have Picked Membership Rewards Three Years in a Row

Morrisville, PA January 21, 2007

Global Traveler is pleased to announce that for the third consecutive year American Express Membership Rewards has won the GT Tested Award for Best Credit Card Rewards Program. The credit card company was awarded this honor by Global Traveler readers who participated in a survey that ran in the magazine from February 2006 to August 2006.

American Express Membership Rewards will be recognized at an awards luncheon on January 23, 2007 at the Jumeirah Essex House in New York City. Francis X. Gallagher, publisher and CEO of Global Traveler, will honor the winners at the gala ceremony, accompanied by Cynthia Nixon, star of Sex and the City. Nixon will speak to attendees on behalf of the Leukemia&Lymphoma Society.

"The awards luncheon is a celebration of the accomplishments do all our award winners and also reminds all of us that it&39;s time to give back to important organizations like the Leukemia&Lymphoma Society," Gallagher said. "I do want to congratulate all of our winners for their achievements in the world of travel and the work they do that puts them a step ahead of the competition."

"The American Express Membership Rewards program is honored to receive this award from the readers of Global Traveler," said Robin Korn, vice president, Membership Rewards, American Express. "As a longtime leader in the rewards space we strive to continue to offer innovative program enhancements that deliver value, choice and relevance to our cardmembers and partners, as well as an unmatched breadth and depth of offerings."

For a complete list of winners and to read the full awards article, visit http://www.globaltravelerusa.com.

About the Survey

Global Traveler Magazine conducted the third annual survey of its readers from February 1, 2006 to August 31, 2006, with open-ended questions for the best in 42 categories of business and luxury travel. A total of 13,653 completed questionnaires were received. The questionnaires were made available as a six-page insert in subscriber copies of the magazine, and online at the Global Traveler website http://www.globaltravelerusa.com/readersurvey. Only those questionnaires in which more than 50 percent of the questions were completed were counted; those answering fewer than 50 percent of the questions were discarded. Responses also were screened for duplication. Members of the travel industry and employees of FXExpress Publications were not allowed to participate.

Survey respondents spent a mean number of 61 nights last year on international business trips and 76 nights on domestic business trips. They took an average of 18 international flights and 21 domestic flights per person during that period. Of all respondents, 76 percent were male and 24 percent were female; average age was 45.

About the Membership Rewards Program

The Membership Rewards program from American Express has more than 140 redemption partners. The program allows cardmembers to earn one point for virtually every dollar charged on eligible, enrolled American Express&61650; Cards.

Membership Rewards points are redeemable in a wide selection of reward categories, including travel, retail merchandise, entertainment, shopping and recreation gift certificates, experiences, financial services and charity rewards. Enrollees may also customize their own redemption experiences through the program&39;s Your Reward&174; option and use points for just about anything they can imagine. Points have no expiration date, and there is no limit on the number of points a cardmember can earn.

The company launched Pay with Points, allowing cardmembers to instantly redeem Membership Rewards points for all or part of the cost of any airline ticket, hotel room or cruise booked directly through the American Express website (http://www.americanexpress.com/travel).

For more information about the Membership Rewards program, or to apply for an American Express Card, consumers can call 1-800-THE-CARD or visit 800TheCard.com.

About American Express

American Express Company (http://www.americanexpress.com) is a leading global payments, network and travel company founded in 1850.

About Global Traveler

A business travel publication that takes into account the sophisticated lifestyle interests of today&39;s executive travelers, Global Traveler is the publication of choice among seasoned business travelers. Circulated nationally, Global Traveler is the only ABC-audited American magazine for the international business traveler, with ABC paid circulation of 60,055. The magazine has increased its frequency to12 times a year effective with the January 2007 issue.

TAT Launch the Amazing Thailand Grand Sale 2011 Website

New York, NY April 10, 2011

Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) cooperating with VISA credit card providers and tourism entrepreneurs are delighted to present “Amazing Thailand Grand Sale 2011which will be held from June 15th to August 15th, 2011. The website will highlight information of the event, tourist attractions, spas, accommodation, and restaurants in seven participating provinces which are: Bangkok, Chiang Mai, Pattaya, Hua Hin, Samui, Phuket, and Had Yai. Tourists can enjoy discounts from participating stores in:

1. Fashion
2. Thai Handicraft
3. OTOP
4. Duty Free
5. Shopping
6. Dining
7. Entertainment
8. Accommodation/ Hotels
9. Beauty
10. Golf
11. Jewelry
12. Hospital/ Medical
13. Thai Handicrafts
14. Airline
15. Online Travel
16. Transportation

Also tourists can search for information about booking accommodation or air tickets and privileges of Suvarnabhumi airport. Those valued customers using a credit card for purchases will attract numerous rewards. Thai tourists have a chance to win a 1,000,000 baht prize and a 0 Days Experience Thailandprogram will be offered to foreign tourists. To find out more go to

http://www.tourismthailand.org/thailandgrandsale/

The Amazing Thailand Grand Sale 2011 website is online now.

preCharge Risk Management Solutions Announces Strategic Partnership with Hallisoft

NEW YORK, NY August 31, 2004

Hallisoft, makers of RezEasy, a travel industry software solution, has confirmed that releases of the popular software solution will now be available with the option to include the preCharge Risk Management technology as a standard for identifying fraudulent activity online. The RezEasy program includes many configuration options, real-time updates of room availability, full reporting, and sales analysis plus the ability to manage rates and inventory over the Internet. RezEasy now offers the most advanced antifraud solution service ever created.

"We&39;ve listened to our customers and responded by developing this new version of RezEasy," said Ray Halliwell, Hallisoft&39;s managing director. "We&39;ve made preCharge available as an add-on for all our e-commerce software. RezEasy users often want to verify the card without taking a payment. Now, preCharge gives them that power."

While credit card fraud continues to plague many online merchants and consumers alike, travel industries have found themselves hit especially hard. With over $10 billion a year in identity theft in the United States, based on a recent report by the Federal Trade Commission, many companies are finding it necessary to implement preCharge Risk Management Solutions, and this new partnership will show that companies like Hallisoft are taking the problem seriously.

&194;“We are standing at the crossroads of what will be the new information superhighway,&194;” says Alex Corral, Director of Technology for preCharge Risk Management. "It&39;s crunch time and we believe that software providers such as Hallisoft have shown that it&39;s everyone&39;s responsibility to put an end to fraud online."

With more than a dozen such partnerships currently live and over fifty in development, preCharge Risk Management Solutions has proven to be the solution that merchants have been waiting for. The system was not only designed to be easy to use but also to be cost-effective, allowing even the smallest online merchant the opportunity to put an end to online fraud. With the introduction of so many solutions preinstalled with preCharge technology, many more merchants will find that Internet fraud doesn&39;t have to be a way of doing business when they make the right business choice.

About preCharge Risk Management

preCharge Risk Management provides the most up-to-date and advanced scoring system online today, meeting the needs of all businesses from today&39;s small Internet business to the most advanced e-commerce site. The preCharge system was designed to give Internet merchants the ability to identify illegal activity before it occurs.

About Hallisoft

Founded in 2000, Hallisoft is a global provider of hotel and travel-related software and technology. Its customer base spans Europe, the United States, Canada, Southeast Asia, and Australia and powers many leading travel portals online. With operations managed by founder Ray Halliwell, Hallisoft has been able to provide advanced "off the shelf" technology over the last four years, giving travel destinations, hotels, and hotel chains cost-effective solutions that offer real-time updates, full reporting and sales, and a wide array of technology-based solutions.

Contact Information:

Alex Corral

Director of Technology

preCharge Risk Management Solutions

+1-212-751-6213

technology@preCharge.com

Ray Halliwell

Founder, Managing Director

Hallisoft

rayhal@hallisoft.com

AP9 Privacy Matters Offers Suggestions for Reducing Your Risk of “FriendlyIdentity Theft

Norwalk, CONN. August 25, 2006

Identity theft is not just a crime perpetrated on strangers, reports AP9 Privacy Matters, a leading security membership program offered by Adaptive Marketing LLC; it’s also increasingly a crime inflicted upon friends, neighbors, co-workers and family members.

According to recent studies looking at the link between criminals and their victims, identity thieves are just as likely to target their friends, co-workers and even relatives as they are to target strangers. In some ways, this makes sense: A friend or acquaintance of yours probably has easier access to your identifying information than a total stranger might. Beyond that, this person may be counting on his or her relationship with you to avoid being arrested or prosecuted for stealing your identity (victims of identity theft are more reluctant to have the perpetrator punished when it’s a family member or close friend), reports AP9 Privacy Matters.

These “friendlyidentity thieves are often driven by the same motives as unknown ID thieves: simple greed, an addiction that needs to be fed, disinterest in working for a living, or even perceived necessity or a desire for compensation. For instance, adult caregivers may justify the theft of a parent’s identity as an effort to purchase items needed to care for their parents, such as a car to drive the parent to and from medical appointments, or even a new wardrobe as “paybackfor their efforts.

So what can you do to protect yourself from friends, family or acquaintances who may feel the urge to make off with your identity AP9 Privacy Matters offers a few practical measures:

--Lock up your personal information. From Social Security cards and checkbooks to credit card and bank account statements, store all of your sensitive data in a locked filing cabinet, safe or safety deposit box. Be careful about sharing access to these documents; make sure you share it only with those people you truly trust.

--Lock down your computer. Password-protect any and all sensitive data -- especially financial information -- that you store on your PC. Your children may not be prone to stealing identities, but their friends might be.

--Treat your credit and debit cards like large sums of cash. Most folks wouldn’t hand over $400 to an acquaintance (at least, not without solid collateral). Credit and debit cards offer access to large amounts of money -- your money -- so protect them as you would cash. And for goodness sake, don’t share your PINs with anyone; that’s like leaving your front door open when you leave the house.

--Screen your help. From once-a-month cleaning services to your vacation housesitters/mail collectors, anyone who can access your home without supervision represents a potential threat. Just because your neighbor is “always homedoesn’t mean you can trust him to water your plants while you’re away. If need be, ask the post office (and any newspaper subscription service) to suspend their delivery when you’re traveling.

--Monitor your financial statements and credit reports regularly. Checking for unauthorized activity in these documents is one of the best ways to detect potential identity theft. You’re entitled to one free credit report from Equifax, Experian and TransUnion every year, but more frequent monitoring of credit reports, bank statements and credit card accounts can help you catch ID thieves more quickly. The sooner you uncover suspicious activity, the sooner you can stop it.

Identity theft is one of the fastest-growing crimes of the new millennium, and, unfortunately, it’s a get-rich-quick scheme that can appeal to even the people you love and trust. To be on the safe side, keep a close guard on all of your sensitive information, suggests AP9 Privacy Matters.

About AP9 Privacy Matters

AP9 Privacy Matters is a leading security and privacy membership program offered by Adaptive Marketing LLC. Headquartered in Norwalk, Conn., Adaptive Marketing is a category leader in both membership and loyalty programs, bringing value direct to consumers through an array of benefits in healthcare, discounts, security, personal property and personals. Members may access their benefits at PrivacyMatters.com. With broad online and offline distribution capabilities, Adaptive Marketing offers its corporate client partners effective tools to enhance market presence, strengthen customer affinity and generate additional value through programs such as AP9 Privacy Matters.

World Traveler Returns to Offer San Francisco the Amenities of the Bankcard Empire Portfolio

San Francisco, CA January 30, 2009

Whoever said being a grandmother meant that their lives were then filled with baking and knitting obviously never met Patricia Atwater. Not new to success but new to Bankcard Empire, Mrs. Atwater hopes to bring her years of travel and business management to her new operations as an affiliate member of Bankcard Empire. With a passion for honesty and strength of service to all, Mrs. Atwater leads the San Francisco area in the offering of small business merchant card services. New to the benchmarked superiority of the Bankcard Empire is this business manager by day, loving grandmother by evening. Resolute in her desire to offer financial prosperity to others, Patricia Atwater is poised to become a force to be reckoned with for years to come. Her business skills are strong and her client list is lengthy- all combining in a formulation of success and long-standing operations. Having the means to tender balanced merchant funds as well as the capacity to afford liquidity to small business owners; Atwater is substantiating her client list through hard work and diligence.

Profiled to make available small business retailers with the cash and loans needed to stay afloat during these economic times Mrs. Atwater is proud to be an option of financial success.

The amount of advance for the new merchants varies from $2,000-$150,000 and is based on the average of merchant&39;s last 4 months Visa/MasterCard statements. The payback period is not fixed because it&39;s based on the merchant&39;s actual Visa/MasterCard receipts. Best of all, http://www.bankcardempire.com/15257 is not a bank; therefore, there is no interest rate. There is also no requirement of collateral, financials, tax returns, etc.

The process by which bankcardempire.com/15257 works is they advance end-users the funds against their future credit card receipts. From there a mutually agreed-upon percentage is taken of the daily merchant&39;s Visa/MasterCard receipts until full repayment. As a newly styled form of repayment helps to redefine the lending process for small business it is sure to take hold is such areas of the country hardest hit by the economic turmoil like Reno, Cleveland, and Indianapolis.

For additional information please contact Patricia Atwater at 888.298.1888 or visit http://www.bankcardempire.com/15257.

Frequent Flyer Programmes Powered by ICLP Zurich Win Further Major Travel Awards

May 4, 2006

The two frequent flyer programmes powered by ICLP Zurich (formerly Loyalty Gate Ltd. - http://www.iclp.ch) again scored excellent results in this year’s Freddie Awards: Victoria, the frequent flyer programme of TAP Portugal has been honored with ”Program of the Year, “Best Redemption Awardand “Best Member Communicationswhile Privilege, SN Brussels Airlinesprogramme like last year took home “Best Affinity Credit Card “Best Customer Serviceand new this year “Best Awardtogether securing a total of 6 awards!

The 18th Annual Freddie Awards took place in Los Angeles on April 27, 2006. It is one of the most prestigious awards in the travel industry. Known as the frequent travelers answer to the Oscar, Emmy and Grammy Awards, the Freddie Awards recognize the best loyalty programs in the world. With over 315,000 frequent flyers expected to have cast ballots, voters rate hotel, airline and credit card programs in nine categories: Program of the Year, Best Award, Best Bonus Promotion, Best Affinity Credit Card, Best Newsletter, Best Award Redemption, Best Elite-Level Program, Best Customer Service and Best Web Site.

The Freddie Awards are determined by value voting, a system in which voters rate the value of their program choices on a scale of one to 10. Programs with the highest average score and at least one percent of the popular vote in each category are awarded Freddies.

The awards are named after Sir Freddie Laker who attracted fame for his pioneering marketing ideas within the travel industry in the 1970s. Sponsored by InsideFlyer magazine, Freddie Award balloting is conducted entirely online, at http://www.freddieawards.com.

About ICLP (http://www.iclp.ch):

ICLP is the world’s number 1 specialist loyalty marketing agency with offices in London, Dallas, Dubai, Hong Kong, Kuala Lumpur, Mumbai, San Francisco, Shanghai, Singapore, Sydney, Tokyo and Zurich. ICLP Zurich, formarly known as Loyalty Gate Ltd and Qualiflyer Loyalty Ltd., develops and administers customer loyalty programmes on behalf of corporate clients. Its current client base includes airlines such as, SN Brussels Airlines (Privilege) and TAP Portugal (Victoria)

http://www.iclp.ch

Travel Abroad at a Young Age Enhances Education, Career Growth and Success

Boston, MA September 16, 2010

Traveling overseas at a young age supports school performance, leads to successful careers and increases the likelihood of continued travel throughout one’s life, according to a survey in support of the launch of Educational Travel Week. The survey, The Impact of Early Travel Experiences, jointly endorsed by the Student Youth&Travel Association (SYTA) and Explorica, a company creating educational tours that connect students to new cultures, languages and people through educational travel, reveals the positive impact that early travel experiences have on personal and professional accomplishments and travel trends during adulthood.

Live Chat: Thursday, September 16
Trend expert Daniel Levine, director of The Avant-Guide Institute, will lead a live chat on Thursday, September 16 at 3:00 p.m. (Eastern) to discuss survey results and trends. The chat will take place at http://www.educationaltravelweek.com; participants will then click the “Live Chattab to join. A highly-acclaimed speaker on the subject of travel, Levine has addressed the World Travel Market, Tourism Futures and The New York Times Travel Conference, and will be the opening keynote speaker at the 2010 World Youth&Student Travel Conference conference in Beijing. Levine began his career serving the student and youth travel market, researching and writing the legendary guidebook Europe on $50-a-Day and nine other best-selling travel books, including Frommer&39;s guides to California, Florida, London and Italy.

Educational Travel Week celebrates the transformational experience marked by exploring new destinations, cultures and ideas. The goal of the Impact of Early Travel Experiences survey was to gain a better understanding of the learning inherent in travel and the resulting life enhancement as a result. Educational travel is a sector of tourism increasingly recognized as an important way to connect teachers and students to new cultures, languages and people globally.

“By increasing awareness of the educational and cultural benefits of student and youth travel, we can further explore the long-term effects of experiential travel and support the important efforts of reputable youth travel service providers,said SYTA President Patrick Connor.

The survey revealed three primary themes:

•Those who travel abroad before the age of 18 achieve academic and professional success.

•The majority of individuals that participated in youth travel directly credit their travel experiences as positively impacting their education and career.

•Youth travel increases the frequency of travel as an adult, as well as an increase in the number of destinations explored.

Higher Education and Careers
The survey revealed that more than 88 percent of respondents that traveled before the age of 18 received a college degree, with more than a quarter of respondents going on to receive an advanced degree. Respondents also were high performers in school, achieving impressive college grade point averages (GPAs). More than 81 percent of respondents achieved a college GPA greater of 3.0 or higher, with more than 40 percent completing college with a GPA greater than 3.6.

These achievements are not limited to educational excellence. Half of the survey respondents who traveled before the age of 18 reported a household income of more than $75K, and almost a third boasted a household income of more than $100K.

Thank You Youth Travel
Survey respondents were asked to share the lasting impact of their travel abroad experiences. Local culture immersion provided the most lasting impact according to respondents, and almost three-quarters of these respondents credit their travel experiences with positively impacting their education and career. In fact, more than 90 percent of respondents report a willingness to participate in an educational travel experience again as an adult.

While it is not surprising that more than 50 percent of respondents portray their youth travel experiences as “fun,it is notable that 40 percent of respondents report their youth travel is best described as “engaging.

Travel Often and Travel Far
The survey also revealed that youth travel heavily impacts travel behavior in adulthood. Survey respondents that traveled outside North America before the age of 18 continue this trend as adults. In fact, more than 43 percent of youth travelers have visited at least ten countries outside of North America, with almost 90 percent traveling to non-English speaking destinations. Travel is considered so important to these respondents, that more than 70 percent report spending at least $2,000 each year on travel, with one out of four respondents spending more than $5,000 annually.

“At Explorica, we believe that educational experiences can be found wherever and whenever you travel,said Olle Olsson, Explorica&39;s Founder and President. “Travel is about the learning inherent in the experience. We build our educational travel programs so teachers can apply classroom learning to real-world experiences. Educational Travel Week is a way for all those involved in travel as a teaching tool educators, students and parents to celebrate the richness of all travel experiences.

Educational Travel Week
Release of the survey marks the celebration of Explorica’s Educational Travel Week. Other Educational Travel Week activities include video and photo contests that offer a chance to win two free tickets to Europe or the opportunity to win a $500 restaurants.com gift card, culturally-specific Facebook quizzes on favorite travel destinations and more.

Conducted in August/September 2010, the survey polled North American travelers over the age of 21 who had taken a trip abroad whether through a school-sponsored tour, a family trip or other independent travel before the age of 18.

About Explorica, Inc.
Founded in 2000, Explorica Educational Travel creates educational tours that connect students to new cultures, languages and people. Through Explorica&39;s use of exclusive online tools, they help teachers create tours uniquely suited to provide both the best value and the most customized, authentic tour experiences. For more information, call 1.888.310.7120, visit Explorica Educational Travel&39;s Website, join Explorica on Facebook or follow Explorica on Twitter.

Media contact:
Scott MacKenzie
The Castle Group
617-337-9514
smackenzie(at)thecastlegrp(dot)com

CSI Enterprises, Inc. Recognizes One of their Own as the New Director of Hospitality Services

August 05, 2011

CSI Enterprises, Inc., a leader in innovative financial solutions for enterprises and business, recognizes excellence within their team. The CSI Virtual Payment for hospitality has expanded to include a portfolio of over 60 Five-Star hospitality groups. It comes with great honor to announce, Juliann Pless as the Director of Hospitality Services.

Juliann’s history with the company began March 15, 2010 as an application manager in the fleet fuel department. She then transitioned to a Relationship Manager in hospitality services and is now settling in as the Director of Hospitality Services reporting to David Disque, Director of Operations.

As Director of Hospitality Services, Juliann will be responsible for managing new and existing clients within the CSI Virtual Payment for hospitality department, alongside the Vendor Relationship Team. Juliann will work to develop and maintain long term partnerships with CSI’s hospitality portfolio. Having an understanding of each client’s business objectives and needs, helps Juliann and the Vendor Relationship Team provide customized strategic guidance.

The CSI Virtual payment program is an electronic accounts payable solution with customizable options for the hospitality industry that seamlessly integrates with their existing A/P systems delivering unparalleled control over the vendor settlement process. The solution provides security and control by generating unique one-time use credit card account numbers for each vendor payment. It reduces A/P processing costs and provides cash rewards on all payments made through the program. CSI offers the program at no cost and provides complete implementation services including full vendor enrollment support, maximizing vendor participation and minimizing the time commitment by the customer’s A/P personnel. CSI has an impressive track record of helping participating Five-Star hospitality chains streamline their A/P process, increase their bottom line and strengthen vendor relations with their Virtual payment program. CSI maintains a substantial database of accepting hospitality vendors, which allows any hospitality group a very streamlined and quick enrollment process.

“Juliann’s commitment to detail, quality assurance and her passion for client satisfaction are values that can’t go unrecognized,explained Keith Stone, CSI President and CEO. “We are honored to have her on our team. With many expansions in our hospitality services, we have confidence that Juliann will uphold the utmost client relationships.

For more information on CSI Virtual Payment for Hospitality please visit: http://www.csihospitality.com

About CSI Enterprises, Inc.
CSI Enterprises, Inc. provides a specific line of controlled financial payment products including business fleet fueling/maintenance payment cards, a corporate virtual payment and card solutions for corporate purchasing, travel and entertainment spending. Today CSI and its products operate in all fifty states including Canada, Mexico and the Caribbean, with operating subsidiaries involved in municipal tax reclamation, venture capital and real estate development activities nationwide. Since 1988, CSI Enterprises, Inc. was the first and largest U.S. organization to have a successful corporate asset management and payment network throughout the U.S. and Latin America.