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19 New Reasons in 2019 to Visit Orlando From Star Wars to Sesame Street, Orlando welcomes new immersive experiences for families and fanatics of all ages. ORLANDO, Fla. – Orlando, Theme Park Capital of the World®, will have even more character in 2019 with the launch of new theme park thrills, adventures beyond the theme parks, and all-new places to stay, play and dine. Visitors can get continuous updates on new attractions and planning tips at VisitOrlando.com, the official visitor information source for the destination. NEW THEME PARK THRILLS Orlando theme parks have experienced unprecedented growth within the past five...

oneworld receives sixth ‘best airline alliance’ of the year Tuesday, 11 December 2018 oneworld® has received is sixth best airline alliance award of 2018 – twice as many as its competitor global airline alliances combined. Its latest honour comes from World Travel Awards, which has named oneworld the World’s Leading Airline Alliance – for the 16th year running. Earlier this month, oneworld was named Best Airline Alliance, for the ninth year running, by Global Traveler in its 2018 GT Tested Reader Survey – and, for the fourth consecutive year, oneworld was also judged Best Airline Alliance in Business Traveler North...

Cushman & Wakefield opens office in Düsseldorf New office goes operational at the end of the year Initial focus to be on commercial rentals, other services to follow   Düsseldorf, December 2018 – International consultancy Cushman & Wakefield is continuing to expand in Germany, opening a new office in Düsseldorf at the end of this year, its sixth location in Germany in addition to its existing offices in Berlin, Hamburg, Frankfurt/Main, Munich, and Leipzig. “Düsseldorf is an economically dynamic city and we see a lot of potential there,” says Yvo Postleb, Head of Cushman & Wakefield Germany. “Our expansion strategy...

DFL CEO Christian Seifert new Chairman of World Leagues Forum   DFL CEO Christian Seifert is the new Chairman of the World Leagues Forum (WLF). He was appointed today at the Annual Meeting of the WLF in Mexico City, with league representatives from 40 countries taking part. Seifert succeeds Richard Scudamore, Executive Chairman of the English Premier League, who is leaving his position. Don Garber, Commissioner of the US Major League Soccer, and Enrique Bonilla, Executive President of the Mexican Liga MX, will serve as vice-Chairmen. “I am honored to have been entrusted with the task of leading the World...

Helsinki’s top-rated startup ecosystem boosted by construction of Maria 01, one of Europe's largest Startup Campuses Photo: AOR Architects Helsinki is developing an internationally significant Startup Campus with around 5,000 jobs and 70,000 square metres in connection to the successful Maria 01 startup hub. The new Maria 01 campus will be looking to attract growth companies, startups, anchor companies, investors, accelerators and representatives of research and development activities. The objective is to get around 650 new actors in addition to the current 130 actors. The global startup community's interest in Helsinki is continuously growing. "During the expansion project, Maria 01 will...