Tourism

ROYAL PALM BEACH, FLORIDA–(Marketwire – Aug. 30, 2010) – The Medical Tourism industry is facing new obstacles and challenges it never faced before. One of these challenges is the new competition entering the marketplace. Established medical tourism destinations are being challenged by new and emerging one.  “As new opportunities arise in any industry, so does new competition,” said Renee-Marie Stephano, President of the Medical Tourism Association and Chief Editor of Medical Tourism Magazine. “We are starting to see some of the more established medical tourism destinations with excellent reputations letting their guard down in terms of marketing and promotion. This is allowing new, emerging destinations to make a big push, generating larger international patient flow through brand awareness. The lack of a comprehensive roadmap will mean less consumer awareness and loss of market positioning in the future,” adds Stephano

SOURCE: Verde Canyon Railroad CLARKDALE, AZ–(Marketwire – August 29, 2010) –   The first sign of autumn isn’t always the changing of the leaves; sometimes it’s the changing of the kegs. When the air turns crisp and carries the sound of polka music and the aroma of brats sizzling on the grill, it can only mean that Oktoberfest has arrived. Ales on Rails is Verde Canyon Railroad’s way of toasting this German tradition.  Ales on Rails provides a rollicking farewell to summer every Saturday at noon and Sunday at 11:00 a.m.

CALGARY, ALBERTA–(Marketwire – Aug. 27, 2010) – FRANCHISE SERVICES OF NORTH AMERICA INC

SOURCE: Compete Cable TV Strengthened, Booksellers Thrived and Tourists Checked Out the Gulf Online BOSTON, MA–(Marketwire – August 27, 2010) –   Compete , a Kantar Media company, today released its ranking of the top 50 web sites for June 2010. Among the notable movements for the month were traffic increases to the online homes of cable networks, online book sellers and tourism sites related to the Gulf Coast. Cable TV Networks Gain Steam June was a big month in television, as the premieres of top cable programs were as prevalent as tanning beds on the MTV hit, Jersey Shore

SOURCE: TicketNetwork.com VERNON, CT–(Marketwire – August 27, 2010) –  Rascal Flatts are back on the road for another leg of the Nothing Like This Tour. Fans of the country superstars shopping on the TicketNetwork exchange will spend slightly less on average for admission to upcoming concerts than they did for last year’s tour

SOURCE: SCVNGR SCVNGR Check-ins and Challenges Can be Posted to Facebook and Shared with Friends BOSTON, MA–(Marketwire – August 27, 2010) –   SCVNGR , the mobile social game all about going places, doing challenges, earning points and unlocking awesome rewards, announced its integration with Facebook Places today. SCVNGR is among the first location-based mobile games to build and launch with the Facebook Places feature of the Graph API

SOURCE: PinPointsX LOS ANGELES, CA–(Marketwire – August 26, 2010) –  After debuting successfully for the past year within the mainstream, GLTB and adult communities, the premier location-aware adult social networking portal PinPointsX® ( www.pinpointsx.com ) gives desirable Gentlemen’s Clubs a place on the internet to drive in customers and increase revenues. Gentlemen’s clubs and adult businesses now have a new business opportunity, thanks to PinPointsX®. The adult social networking platform and mobile application gives companies a great advertising strategy to target customers looking for local venues to meet up.

SOURCE: Firestorm ROSWELL, GA–(Marketwire – August 26, 2010) –  Economic globalization brings increased international business travel, and as a result, greater exposure to communicable illnesses. The H1N1 pandemic that began last year in Mexico forced many companies to face this reality, and new threats are emerging continuously, with illnesses such as Yellow Fever, Hepatitis A & B, Malaria and Japanese Encephalitis confronting today’s business travelers. The key to mitigating these threats is Passport Health ( www.passporthealthusa.com ) , a leading provider of travel health information and immunizations for international travelers, major corporations, universities and other international organizations, and a Charter Sponsor of the recently launched PREACTION EMERGENCY RESPONSE ALLIANCE™ .

SOURCE: Luck Media & Marketing LOS ANGELES, CA–(Marketwire – August 25, 2010) –  One great thing about having a cool, well-paying day job for 30 years — when it comes time to get down to business and start pursuing those long-held musical dreams full time, you don’t have to scrimp and save to make the recording of your life. If you are a singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Jeff Kossack , you’ll have built an incredible, fully digital studio — Otherhand Recording in Canoga Park , California , named after his band, theOtherHand — to create halflife , an infectious soul and rock influenced collection made the classic “old school” way in the tradition of his favorite artists, including The Beatles , Van Morrison, Marc Cohn and the Scottish group Del Amitri . A longtime veteran of the Los Angeles club scene, Kossack began gearing up for his full-time dedication to music in the late 90s with regular gigs at the hotspots on every indie musician’s radar: The Roxy , The Gig , Largo , Genghis Cohen , Highland Grounds , Iguana Cafe and 8121 Club

SOURCE: Red Bull Stratos Team Faces Immense Challenges to Provide Real-Time Images That Will Advance Science and Thrill Public LANCASTER, CA–(Marketwire – August 25, 2010) –  Today the Red Bull Stratos mission team provided a first look at the custom camera systems that will record and broadcast Felix Baumgartner’s stratospheric mission in real time and high definition. The details, announced at capsule manufacturing facility Sage Cheshire Aerospace, reveal that capturing a potentially supersonic freefall from the edge of space may be one of the most complex elements of the Red Bull Stratos mission.