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AMERICAN AIRLINES LAUNCHES NEW IPHONE APPLICATION
(source: PR Newswire)
Swipe And Tap Your Way Through Our New App For The iPhone®.
Mobile phones have evolved into hand-held personal assistants, concierges and bookkeepers for people on the go. American Airlines has added "travel guide" to this list, by releasing the first version of its iPhone application. The free app for iPhone and iPod Touch offers customers a new way to stay connected with the airline while they are traveling. It is the latest in a series of technology enhancements from American to improve customer service and give customers more control of their travel experience.
The new iPhone application's intelligent data display allows American to provide the most relevant day-of-travel information. This means the application knows and displays who the customer is and where they are going – from where they are departing and what gate, to where they will sit, and where they are on the standby list, once they are logged in.
With the new applications, customers are able to:
• Enter log in and password only once – allowing the application to push upcoming flight details to the home screen automatically
• Set a parking reminder
• Monitor the standby list
• Track elite status progress
• View personal flight details – receive gate, seat and flight status information at a glance
• Access Mobile Boarding Pass – the application saves it for you, so it's always easy to find
• Use GPS to locate the nearest airport served by American
• View terminal maps
• Play Sudoku
The app also provides direct and easy access to a variety of other tools that help customers manage, plan and further enjoy each trip on American Airlines:
• Check-in for flights
• Create Flight Status Notifications
• Check Flight Status and schedules
• Access AAdvantage® account information
• Enroll in the AAdvantage® program
• Access contact information
American continues to invest in technology enhancements, developing innovative products and services that better serve the needs of its constantly connected customers, as well as its employees, who strive to improve the customer's experience with unique operational mobile applications.
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NAVIGATING EUROPE IN THE DIGITAL AGE
(source: CNN.com)
Ebooks are just one of the latest technologies changing the way we travel. Email, blogging, Facebook and Twitter have usurped postcards. Public pay phones are nearly obsolete now that cell phones, international phone cards (sold in Europe), and calling over the Internet offer easy and cheap alternatives. After a busy day of sightseeing in Berlin, you could go back to your hotel room, download a movie, and watch the serious "Das Boot" or the funny "Good Bye, Lenin!"
An audio tour you can run on your iWhatever is a new, inventive technology. More and more tourist offices and museums are offering these for free or at low cost. For instance, the tourist information office in Italy's Padua has MP3 tours covering five walking routes. You can download these for free from their website, or just borrow one of their MP3 players when you're there.
In England, Bath's tourism office has a downloadable Jane Austen walking tour that includes a printable map. Free audio tours for London's National Portrait Gallery, Prague's Charles Bridge, and other sights are available at www.acoustiguide.com.
The just launched Audio Europe, an extensive free online library -- contains audio tours of Europe's major sights and interviews with travel experts -- organized by destination. Choose whatever interests you, and download it to your iPod, smartphone or computer at www.ricksteves.com or iTunes.
Before you leave for Europe, it's worth checking online to see what kinds of digital content you can find to enhance your trip. Using Google or the iTunes store, search for sights and cities you'll be visiting.
Some places are going beyond audio. At Chateau de Chenonceau in France's Loire region, pictures and videos accompany the audio narration, clueing you in to what you're looking at. You can rent an iPod there or run the tour on your own device. Versailles' free app for iPhones uses GPS to sense where you are and pops up related videos, narration and slideshows.
While paper guidebooks are still selling well, map sales are being hit much harder by techie alternatives, such as Google Maps and GPS.
The bottom line with most technology is that it can lead you in the right direction -- to that small town in the hills or through an overwhelming museum like the Louvre -- but the rest is up to you.
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SECURE FLIGHT PASSENGER DATA DEADLINE APPROACHING
The U.S. Transportation Security Administration (TSA) announced this month that after November 1, 2010, air passenger reservations without full Secure Flight Passenger Data (SFPD) will be rejected by Secure Flight and will not be processed. This policy will apply to all passenger records regardless of source, aircraft operator, or air carrier.
Effective September 15, 2010, select airlines will prohibit ticket issuance if the passenger's full name, date of birth and gender are not present in the reservation.
To facilitate the collection of the SFPD, The Lawyers' Travel Service has created a secure, encrypted web form which travelers can use to input this information. When the information is submitted, the traveler profile will be updated.
If you have not already done so, please click on the URL directly below to complete the collection process: https://secureflight.lawyerstravel.com
reservations.
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THE LAWYERS' TRAVEL SERVICE PREFERRED HOTEL PARTNERS PROGRAM
FLATOTEL
135 West 52nd Street
New York City
The Flatotel Hotel, New York City, a Contemporary, Intimate and Cosmopolitan hotel, is located in midtown Manhattan. Featuring 288 deluxe rooms and suites with custom designed furniture and state of the art amenities, Flatotel offers boutique hotel intimacy with apartment size rooms.
The new design is based on the American architect Frank Lloyd Wright's concept of the hearth being the heart and soul of a house. They have created a place that draws its spirit from the bed, a custom-designed piece that becomes the central element of the room.
The Lawyers' Travel Service Preferred Hotel Partners Program rate at the Flatotel is $189 (compared to a corporate rate of $253) through September 6, 2010.*
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LANDMARK LONDON
222 Marylebone Road
London
Stay in one of the luxurious guest rooms in August and receive a complimentary upgrade.
With a five-red-star rating, The Landmark London ranks among the finest of the Capital’s leading luxury hotels and is situated in Central London, close to all of London’s amenities.
The Landmark London encompasses some of the largest guest rooms in London, averaging 55 square metres. All rooms boast beautiful Italian marble en-suites, high-speed Internet access, laptop safes and dual voltage power supply.
Central to the hotel is the spectacular Winter Garden restaurant, situated beneath its soaring eight-storey glass-roof atrium. Offering international cuisine and the award winning Afternoon Tea. Guests can enjoy excellent meals amongst beautiful, picturesque soundings. For a relaxed atmosphere, the stylish twotwentytwo Bar and Restaurant offers a wide variety of food together with a selection of fine wines, beers, cocktails and cigars. The Mirror Bar serves fine Champagnes and the best Cognacs available.
The luxurious Health Club & Spa includes a 15-metre swimming pool and fully equipped gymnasium, a sauna, steam rooms, and ESPA or VOYA treatments.
For a truly memorable experience, The Landmark London provides the luxury and service at the most exclusive address in the Capital.
Terms & Conditions - This offer is subject to availability.
The Lawyers' Travel Service Preferred Hotel Partners Program rate at the Landmark London is £210 (compared to a corporate rate of £260).*
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LE MERIDIEN SAN FRANCISCO
333 Battery Street
San Francisco
Le Méridien San Francisco is a luxury hotel located in the heart of San Francisco's Financial District. The hotel is connected by a landscaped pedestrian bridge to the historic Federal Reserve Building, and the shops, entertainment, and cafés of the dynamic Embarcadero Center. Le Méridien is also steps away from San Francisco's main leisure attractions such as Chinatown and the California Street cable cars, with easy access to Fisherman's Wharf and Ghirardelli Square.
The guest rooms are spacious and many offer sweeping views of the bay as well as the city. The rooms have an attractive, contemporary décor and appointments with fine furnishings. Accommodations are 100% non-smoking and are equipped with wired and wireless High Speed Internet Access, plush robes, beds with 300-count Frette sheets, down duvets, and a Nakamichi stereo/CD player. Room service is available 24 hours a day.
A professional staff and superior facilities, including onsite catering and audiovisual resources with state-of-the-art telecommunication services, provide support for all conference needs.
Le Méridien San Francisco…the premier choice in the downtown area for one's next executive conference, meeting or retreat.
The Lawyers' Travel Service Preferred Hotel Partners Program rate at Le Méridien San Francisco is $239 (compared to a corporate rate of $285).*
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OMNI WILLIAM PENN
530 William Penn Place
Pittsburgh
With a blend of classic elegance and modern sophistication, the renowned Omni William Penn Hotel has served as Pittsburgh's premier hotel since 1916. Guests will enjoy the spacious, stately rooms with High Speed Wireless Internet access. Located in the heart of downtown, it has easy access to all major office buildings and to both courthouses: just two blocks to either the County or Federal courthouse. Full service dining options, 24-hour room service & fitness center access. Suites are also available. All Omni Select Guests enjoy complimentary WiFi, daily morning beverage service and newspaper, daily pressing service, turndown service and much more.
The Lawyers' Travel Service Preferred Hotel Partners Program rate at the Omni William Penn is $174 (compared to a corporate rate of $329).*
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ROCCO FORTE DE RUSSIE
Via del Babuino 9
Rome
Design a customized itinerary to enhance the summer holiday in Italy by visiting 2 beautiful gems of The Rocco Forte Collection: the renowned Hotel de Russie in Rome and the newest Verdura Golf and Spa Resort in Sicily.
Reserve a minimum of 5 nights and discover Italy the way it is always dreamed of. (Stays at each property must be respectively of at least three consecutive nights at the Verdura and two consecutive nights at the Hotel de Russie, during the same trip).
Each hotel has its own personality and style, blending the tradition and locality of its destination with a contemporary touch.
Their friendly and professional staff ready to respond to every need.
Should guests wish to experience the Hotel Savoy in Florence during the same trip, travelers will be offered two entrance tickets to the famous Uffizi Gallery.
The Lawyers' Travel Service Preferred Hotel Partners Program rate at the Rocco Forte de Russie is € 322 (compared to a corporate rate of € 414).*
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ROSEWOOD MANSION ON TURTLE CREEK
2821 Turtle Creek Boulevard
Dallas
Dallas' Rosewood Mansion on Turtle Creek has spent three decades as a trendsetter in the hotel industry, and it's ushering in the new decade as a fore-runner in style and design.
In its 30th birthday year, the Mansion debuts a dramatically redesigned property that sets the standard for hospitality.
The hotel's 143 newly appointed rooms and suites and restyled lobby have been unveiled and the hotel looks forward to welcoming guests.
Rosewood Mansion on Turtle Creek, The Most Celebrated Hotel in Texas.
The Lawyers' Travel Service Preferred Hotel Partners Program rate at the Mansion on Turtle Creek is $215 (compared to a corporate rate of $245) including complimentary high speed internet access.*
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WESTIN TABOR CENTER
1672 Lawrence Street
Denver
Experience the transformation
The Westin Tabor Center experience has just been rejuvenated. Unwind at this downtown Denver hotel in one of the redesigned Denver guestrooms featuring the Westin Heavenly Bed®, Westin signature style, 37' LCD flat screen televisions, smart desk with laptop, iPod and television interfacing capabilities. Book a stay at The Westin Tabor Center a downtown Denver hotel and let the hotel transform and renew guests from the inside out.
The hotel is a four-diamond downtown Denver hotel featuring an outdoor whirlpool and sundeck, on-site spa, newly transformed guestrooms and a fitness center with a half basketball court. Enjoy the downtown Denver location and be within walking distance of various convention and performing arts centers. Catch a game at Coors Field or Invesco Field at Mile High.
The Lawyers' Travel Service Preferred Hotel Partners Program rate at the Westin Tabor Center is $195 (compared to a corporate rate of $249) including complimentary transportation within 5 miles of the hotel.*
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* All rates are subject to availability.
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