Sabinal, TX (PRWEB) July 14, 2006

Europcar, the leading European car rental firm which is 100% owned by Eurazeo, today entered into an exclusive long-term partnership with Mazda Car Rental Corporation, one of Japan’s leading car rental companies.

As of September 1st Mazda Car Rental will feature Europcar branding in key rental locations throughout Japan. The Partnership reinforces Europcar’s already successful expansion strategy for the region including a recent Master Franchise Agreement developing more than 20 Territories in the Asia Pacific region.

At the same time Mazda Car Rental and its customers benefit from Europcar’s worldwide network and expertise, with Europcar and Mazda Car Rental jointly approaching major Japanese and international corporations and the Japanese outbound car rental market.

The mainstay of the exclusive Partnership is the serving of mutual customers with a high standard of service quality. Europcar and Mazda Car Rental are both actively increasing their international business through a variety of initiatives including dedicated teams and call centres, and this agreement confirms and reinforces these commitments.

In a statement about the Partnership, Salvatore Catania, CEO, Europcar International said:

“Partnering with Mazda Car Rental aligns Europcar with a leading and dynamic player in Japan and reinforces our existing network within the Asia-Pacific region.

This Partnership, the first of its kind for Europcar, provides considerable synergies for both parties in the corporate and leisure markets and should contribute significantly to Europcar’s aggressive and ongoing development strategy in the region.

Best practice transfer from Europe’s leading Car Rental Company to Mazda Car Rental will be a deciding factor in our new relationship for the benefit of the customer on both sides.”

Mr. Uenishi, CEO of Mazda Car Rental said: “The partnership with Europcar, the leading European car rental company, will be an epoch in our history. This tie-up can bring the improvement of service to our customer as well as the expansion of our business. I have no doubt that it will be a large step toward the realization of corporate idea, “Driving is everything!”

About Europcar:

A subsidiary of the French investment company Eurazeo, Europcar is the leading European car rental firm. The Europcar network includes more than 2,900 rental agencies in over 147 countries. In 2005 with an average fleet of more than 220,000 rental cars and vans and with close to seven million hire contracts, Europcar had revenues of EUR1.28 billion, up nine per cent versus 2004. The Group has 5,200 employees.

About Mazda Car Rental Corporation:

Mazda Car Rental Company, a private company and ex-subsidiary of Mazda Motors Corporation, is a leading Japanese car rental company, operating a fleet of 19,000 vehicles from 340 rental locations throughout Japan. The company has 1,142 employees. In 2005 MRC launched an innovative car sharing scheme, a first amongst major car rental companies in Japan.

Tom Paterson

Franchise Communication Manager

Europcar International

Tel: +33 (0)1 30 44 92 35

Fax: +33 (0)1 30 44 92 18

http://www.europcar.jp or http://www.europcar.com

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Portland, OR (Vocus/PRWEB) March 04, 2011

Kells St. Patrick’s Day festival, with its authentic Irish music, family entertainment and food, has become one of the largest in Portland. This year, Kells will offer three days of merriment from March 17-19.

The three-day celebration begins on Thursday March 17th (St Patrick’s Day) at 10 a.m. featuring Irish dancing, pipe bands, live Irish music, food and beverages. Family Day welcomes all ages with no admission charge on Saturday from 11 a.m. until 5p.m. Unique this year will be a showing of some of the original artwork from the Oscar nominated “The Secret of Kells” during Family Day. There will be Irish dancing, arts, crafts, complimentary Irish cheese samples, face painting and Irish wolfhounds for the enjoyment of everyone.

2011 Festival Calendar

March 17 (St. Patrick’s Day)—Pub open 10 a.m. – 2 a.m. with live entertainment starting at 12:30 p.m. Festival tent open 10 a.m.-midnight, free admission to lunch area from 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. Live entertainment with dancers, pipers and bands throughout the day, including U277.

March 18 (Friday)—Pub open 11:30 a.m. – 2 a.m. with live entertainment starting at 8:30 p.m. Festival tent, 5:30 p.m.-midnight. New this year is an Oregon vs. Ireland live boxing match at 7:30 pm.

March 19 (Saturday)—Pub open 7 a.m. – 2 a.m. with live entertainment starting at 6:30pm. Festival tent, 11 a.m.-midnight. Families admitted to festival tent from 11 a.m.- 5 p.m.

Kells co-owners Gerard and Lucille McAleese invite one and all to come to Portland to enjoy the 20th Annual St Patrick’s Day Festival: “If you can’t go to Ireland, come to Kells.”

Kells Irish Restaurant & Pub is located at 112 S.W. Second Ave. in a lovingly restored 1889 building in downtown Portland, listed on the National Register of Historic Buildings. For more details about the Festival, menu and ongoing entertainment visit http://www.kellsirish.com or call 503-227-4057.

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San Diego, CA (Vocus) July 29, 2010

Innovators and leaders in providing Adventure Travel since 1997, the company specializes in customizing the best honeymoons while exceeding the expectations of even the most discerning traveler. They carefully select small distinctive properties, activities and locations where you will find less people, experience more culture, and indulge in the luxury a honeymoon deserves. “One of the reasons couples choose Adventure Honeymoons is our unique ability to combine expertise in adventure travel with our interest and knowledge of honeymoons”. said Roseann Iovine, President of Adventure Honeymoons.

Adventure Honeymoons fills the often neglected but active honeymoon market by offering a dynamic selection of destinations, packaged with adventure options sure to please newly weds looking for that little bit extra. “Almost 90% of our trips are personally designed by experienced adventure consultants who work with the couple every step of the way” said Roseann Iovine, President of Adventure Honeymoons. Popular adventures include diving the Great Barrier Reef, exploring majestic New Zealand, hiking the Inca Trail in Peru, or simply indulging in a luxury Fiji Honeymoon.

Adventure Honeymoons is a full service travel company staffed by specialists who have traveled extensively worldwide. The company prides itself on its high level of customer service and in-depth first hand destination knowledge. Visit the website at http://www.adventurehoneymoons.com or call toll free (800) 554-9059 to learn about the honeymoon you have always dreamed of.

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Myrtle Beach, SC (PRWEB) August 14, 2008

Springmaid Beach Resort is offering ticket and lodging packages for the hottest new attraction in Myrtle Beach, Hard Rock Park.

Hard Rock Park is the world’s first Rock and Roll Theme Park offering 140 acres of excitement for the whole family. The new Hard Rock Park offers 6 rock themed environments celebrating the different eras of Rock and Roll. With plenty of music, food, shopping and entertainment, you are guaranteed to have a great time with the family. There is a children’s play area with a Jamaica themed water attraction, and more than 50 rides and attractions for the rest of the family. There are live shows and great entertainment, including a multi-purpose live music amphitheater for hosting some of the nation’s best talent.

In 2008 gain free entry into the Hard Rock Park Backstage Tour, featuring various interactive displays, park information and unique memorabilia. Purchase your tickets as part of your Springmaid Beach Resort vacation and get 30 minutes guaranteed early access to Hard Rock Park, prior to the park’s regular public operational hours. Along with a great adventure at the Hard Rock Park in Myrtle Beach, join us at Springmaid Beach Resort for easy access to great activities including, strolling/jogging, collecting shells, jet skiing, boating, parasailing, kayaking, windsurfing, scenery and wildlife. From great deals on nightly rates to affordable packages, like our popular Bed & Breakfast Special or the Show packages, Springmaid Beach Resort makes it easy to enjoy a Myrtle Beach vacation. See our website for more special rates and great family getaway specials.

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Cape May, NJ (PRWEB) December 15, 2006

For the first time ever, volumes one, two, and three of “The Millennia Collection: Glorious Christmas Music, Songs, and Carols” is available in a gift package sure to perk up holiday spirit and exterminate humbugs.

“The Millennia Collection” is a planned ten-part series of Christmas music packages compiled by Ronald M. Clancy. This series contain CDs of classic and historical Christmas carols, songbooks with the Christmas carols’ lyrics and music, and coffee-table style fine art and history books that explain the background of individual Christmas songs as well as how Christmas caroling and other holiday traditions evolved in America.

Hailed by USA Today as “the most historically authentic collection of the genre (Christmas music)”, the “Millennia Collection” currently includes “Best-Loved Christmas Carols” (Vol. 1), “American Christmas Classics” (Vol. 2), and “Children’s Christmas Classics” (Vol. 3). The fourth volume, “Sacred Christmas Music”, featuring 28 titles of Christmas music covering a span of fifteen hundred years, is scheduled for publication in the summer of 2007.

With the Millennia Collection gift package of the first three volumes, owners can immerse themselves in the Holiday Spirit. The first three volumes contain:

Five CDs of Christmas carols and music from the earliest days of Christianity to the present

Each Christmas carol’s lyrics

Two songbooks of Christmas carols included on the CDs

Over 200 classic fine art images from history’s finest artists, including Rembrandt, Boticelli, Norman Rockwell, and Grandma Moses

Christmas history, customs, and traditions, like the evolution of the Christmas tree since the time of the Roman Empire

The story behind the Christmas carol, especially favorites like “Silent Night” and “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer”

To learn more about “The Millennium Collection” and for a full list of Christmas carols and holiday music included in this special Christmas music collection, visit http://www.ChristmasClassics.com or call 866-552-7742.

About Christmas Classics, Ltd.

Christmas Classics Ltd. was founded in 1999 to publish and create unique and exquisite Christmas music packages that heretofore have not been offered to customers who treasure Christmas music.

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Dallas, TX (PRWEB) October 30, 2007

Christmas trees are serious business: every year millions of dollars worth of trees are sold. So how can you make sure you pick the right tree and get the most for your time and money?

Bill Quinn of ChristmasTreeForMe.com shares these insights, “When you buy a Christmas tree, you’re making both a financial and emotional investment. You want good value but you also want complete confidence in your selection, whether you choose a live or an artificial Christmas tree. The look of people’s faces lighting up after seeing a great tree — now that’s priceless. And that’s our goal. So while my web site sells artificial Christmas trees, what we ultimately deliver is happiness and peace of mind.”

The holidays are hectic enough without adding more stress with the centerpiece of any holiday home: the Christmas Tree. So here are some of ChristmasTreeForMe’s “Top 10 Christmas Tree Buying Mistakes And How To Avoid Them”:

http://www.ChristmasTreeForMe.com/top10

Mistake #1: Buying The Wrong Size Tree

People with high ceilings usually want the tallest tree possible so they get an ultra slim tree. Really tall, very skinny trees are poor choices for the main tree where presents are placed. TIP: use masking tape to mark the wall and the floor where the tree will be placed. This will help visualize how much space the tree will consume.

Mistake #2: Buying a live tree that’s really “dead tree walking”

If you live in an urban area, the neighborhood tree lot is geographically convenient but keep in mind trees there can be several weeks old. So look for Christmas trees with branches that are soft to the touch and not dry and brittle. Always shake out the tree and see how many needles drop off. And make sure you cut off the bottom and keep the tree properly hydrated.

Mistake #3: Following the Jones’

Be unique; buy a Christmas tree that is unique to your home as the sofa is to the family room. There are so many different choices, why stick with the plain green traditional tree? Pinecones, grapevine, flock, multi-color lights, frost, etc. are all attractive Christmas trees that make your tree uniquely yours.

To get the entire “Top 10 Christmas Tree Buying Mistakes And How To Avoid Them” plus immediate access to 2007 Christmas Tree Buying Guide, please visit: http://www.ChristmasTreeForMe.com/top10

For media inquiries, please visit our media room: http://www.ChristmasTreeForMe.com/media

About ChristmasTreeForMe.com:

ChristmasTreeForMe.com has over 52 different styles of artificial Christmas trees from 4½ to 20 feet tall, with over 30,000 Christmas tree and holiday decorations available online. ChristmasTreeForMe.com has been profiled in The USA Today, The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post as well as appearing on Good Morning America, HGTV and the computer screen nearest you.

http://www.ChristmasTreeForMe.com/top10

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Waitsfield, VT (PRWEB) March 29, 2007

http://www.chooseco.com – R. A. Montgomery, founder of the classic children’s interactive book series, Choose Your Own Adventure®, and his company Chooseco LLC of Waitsfield, Vermont, announced today that they have filed suit, case number 2:07-CV-71, against DaimlerChrysler, BBDO Detroit, Organic and Marvel Entertainment in the U.S. District Court for the District of Vermont for trademark infringement.

DaimlerChrysler features the trademark Choose Your Own Adventure in their recently launched ad campaign for the new Jeep Patriot. Chooseco also seeks to injunct DaimlerChrysler and its advertising partners from continued use of their mark in the campaign.

On March 13, Jeep and DaimlerChrysler launched an advertising campaign for the new Jeep Patriot using “Choose Your Adventure” throughout print, online and television ads. The campaign features an interactive website and movie which is recognizably similar to the model used for the Choose Your Own Adventure book series. Jeep’s press release describes the “Choose Your Adventure” campaign as “interactive” and its goal as one for “consumers to directly impact the evolution of the plot through their…choices.” The Patriot is Jeep’s most affordable model and the campaign press release lists the target demographic as “young, active men and women.”

“The misappropriation of the Choose Your Own Adventure mark by Jeep is particularly harmful as Choose Your Own Adventure books have also promoted interactive adventure and active lifestyles for boys and girls for over 20 years,” stated Chooseco publisher Shannon Gilligan. “The series maintains a large fan base of original readers who are now in the exact demographic Jeep targets. An internal market study done by one of our licensees indicated a 75% recognition rate of the Choose Your Own Adventure brand among 25-35 year olds. Choose Your Own Adventure has enormously positive associations for these young consumers. This Jeep ad campaign is a gross abuse of our brand.”

Requests of Daimler Chrysler, BBDO, Organic Interactive and Marvel to cease and desist their infringement of Chooseco’s trademark have been denied. “We regret that we were forced to file suit to stop their behavior but we are committed to staunchly protecting the trademark from misappropriation,” Montgomery noted. “One would think that in the business most associated with protecting and building creative brands, BBDO and Organic would have run a simple check of trademarks during the creative development process.”

About Choose Your Own Adventure

Choose Your Own Adventure is the most successful interactive series of all time. Over 250 million books were printed in more than 35 languages between 1978 and 1998. R.A. Montgomery recently founded Chooseco to re-release several classic titles as well as license the brand into new interactive media and develop new Choose Your Own Adventure book series. Chooseco books are widely available throughout the United States, Canada, Australia and New Zealand and translation deals exist in Spain, Turkey and Germany.

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Pennington, NJ (PRWEB) September 6, 2007 -

Cruise Critic, the world’s leading resource for cruise news and reviews, was named one of Travel + Leisure Magazine’s 2007 “25 Best Travel Web Sites.” Cruise Critic is the only cruise Web site to have won the nomination for two consecutive years. Cruise Critic was selected in the vacation planning category, for its outstanding news and cruise reviews coverage. This year’s “25 Best Travel Web Sites” list appears in Travel + Leisure’s September 2007 issue, now on newsstands.

Travel + Leisure said about Cruise Critic “Research almost anything about 60 different cruise lines and gather advice on everything ship-related – from buying travel insurance to using onboard slot machines.”

“The recognition by Travel + Leisure of Cruise Critic as a top Web site for planning trips is gratifying,” says Carolyn Spencer Brown, editor of cruisecritic.com, “particularly because cruises come in so many styles and price ranges. Matching the right cruise to each vacationer requires a bit of homework and we’re happy to provide a one-stop-shop for research.”

Carolyn Spencer Brown, Editor of Cruise Critic is available for interviews at editor(at)cruisecritic.com.

About Cruise Critic

With approximately five million visitors per year, Cruise Critic is a critically acclaimed interactive community comprised of avid and first-time cruisers who enjoy the fun of planning, researching and sharing their passion for cruising. No other single resource covers the world of cruising as thoroughly as Cruise Critic. Cruise Critic’s world-renowned editorial staff offers objective cruise reviews, features, ports of call profiles and destination stories. The Cruise Critic message boards are the most active in the world. Since its launch in 1995, Cruise Critic has been recognized as the most influential cruise site on the Web, and an innovator of consumer-oriented cruise travel news.

Cruise Critic is published by The Independent Traveler, Inc., a subsidiary of TripAdvisor, LLC, which is an operating company of Expedia, Inc. (NASDAQ: EXPE). TripAdvisor® Media Network, operated by TripAdvisor, LLC, attracts nearly 30 million monthly visitors (source: comScore Media Metrix, Digital Calculator Report, July 2007) across eight popular travel brands, TripAdvisor® sites, bookingbuddy.com ™, cruisecritic.com™, independenttraveler.com™, seatguru.com®, smartertravel.com™, travel-library.com™ and travelpod.com™. TripAdvisor-branded sites make up the largest travel community in the world, with more than 25 million monthly visitors.

Contact:

Carolyn Brown, Editor

editor @ cruisecritic.com

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(Vocus/PRWEB) February 18, 2011

Summer lacrosse camps leader GameBreaker Lacrosse has published their 2011 summer lacrosse camp schedule. Over 5,000 lacrosse players attend these camps annually to get better, make friends, and have fun. Overnight and day lacrosse camps are offered.

The GameBreaker Lacrosse Camps have a unique balance between instruction and scrimmages at their camps, providing campers with the opportunity to learn new skills while also gaining game-time experience. Cornell University Head Coach Jeff Tambroni, the 2009 Field Turf / NCAA Division I Coach of the Year and GameBreaker Director for the Miami Lacrosse Camp, says “summer lacrosse camp provides a great opportunity to improve a player’s individual skills in a learning environment that is both fun and challenging.”

Lacrosse is the fastest growing team sport in the country with over 300,000 youth players and 225,000 high school players, according to US Lacrosse. Many coaches appreciate the role that camp plays in the development of team members. “Teams are developed in the season, while players are developed in the summer,” according to Chris Bulger, the President of GameBreaker Lacrosse Camps. This year, over 100,000 players will attend a summer lacrosse camp for boys or girls.

As the sport of lacrosse has grown, GameBreaker has expanded geographically to accommodate for new players in emerging lacrosse states. “Lacrosse is not longer just an east coast sport,” comments Taylor Nissi, GameBreaker’s Marketing Coordinator. “The national growth of lacrosse has been staggering and we are responding to coaches in these new areas who are in search of the expert coaching that we provide.”

Interested prospective campers can learn more about the GameBreaker Advantage and view the 2011 lacrosse camps schedule at http://www.LaxCamps.com.

GameBreaker Lacrosse is a division of eCamps, Inc. eCamps is a nationally recognized provider of summer sports camps. Other camps include the adidas Tennis Camps, Revolution Field Hockey Camps, and the International Squash Academy.

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Maui, HI (PRWEB) December 30, 2006

According to the Hawaii Ecotourism Association (HEA), ecotourism is nature and culture based tourism that is ecologically sustainable and supports the well being of local communities. Commercial entities have become a positive influence on the environment because they promote a tourism industry that is environmentally and culturally sensitive while increasing profits. The availability of vacation accommodations through online resources such as HawaiianBeachRentals.com affords tourists the opportunity to plan customized, environmentally-friendly Hawaii vacations.

Recent statistics published in dBusinessNews reveal that visitor expenditures in Maui totaled 3.1 billion dollars in 2005 and 2.9 billion dollars in 2004. Maui’s tourism sector is sound and growing, as evidenced by the fact that hotel occupancy is well above average for the Hawaiian Islands. Since Maui’s economy is tourism-based, practicing ecotourism protects valuable environmental assets while luring savvy travelers to experience the raw beauty of a Pacific Island. Visiting an online vacation site is the simplest way to plan a customized trip to Maui or Kauai based on the principles of ecotourism. Jeff Berzolla of Hawaiian Beach Rentals states that, “We have traditionally specialized in providing our customers with alternative trips to Hawaii allowing them to stay in unique places and helping them coordinate the details of their dream vacation, be it romantic, active or relaxation focused. Also, our staff enjoys living and playing in Hawaii. Time off is often spent visiting the units we rent to our customers, whether they’re Maui vacation rentals or condos on Kauai, to better understand the Islands and the beautiful paradise we share with the world.”

According to Wayne Nastri, the western regional administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, more than 95 million dollars has been committed to Hawaii within the past year to correct environmental violations while preventing future pollution. Clearly, capitalists and tree huggers are now teaming up as opposed to being at odds, finding it more progressive and profitable to protect the environment rather than exploit it. Environmentally responsible hotels known as “green hotels” use energy and natural resources in environmentally-friendly ways and give visitors a realistic Hawaiian experience without compromising the world around them. As a result, breathtaking natural wonders such as the majestic Na Pali coast can be found just steps away from many Kauai vacation rentals. Hawaiian vacations offer hiking, boating, snorkeling and whale watching in an unaffected, natural habitat. Since it is the incredible flora and fauna of Hawaii that lures vacationers, it is in the best interest of big business to protect the environment to keep the visitors coming back.

According to a recent poll of HEA members, to be considered as genuinely engaging in ecotourism, Hawaii travel operators need to minimize the negative impact on Hawaii’s natural environment, cultural heritage and local communities, as well as maximize the positive impact on these factors. Additionally, rental operators must foster an appreciation of Hawaii’s sense of place among staff and visitors. The spirit of the land is referred to as “aina” in Hawaii. Kauai condo rentals and hotels are sensitive to this “aina” because they are built with special care to have the least impact possible on the precious local land and wildlife. Securing such accommodations is easy with the online help of informed locals. Jeff Berzolla further says, “We like working with folks that have a passion for travel and want a customized experience that only a local person can help coordinate. Hawaiian Beach Rentals offers accommodations such as vacation homes, condos and hotels, as well as airfare and car rentals to customers wanting to travel to Hawaii. We want to help our customers have a unique experience in Hawaii so we can show them what Aloha is all about. Our services include the most up to date local information about Hawaii and the ability for customers to quickly and easily pay for their vacation online via a secure payment process.”

A savvy traveler seeking information about ecotourism-based excursions to Maui and Kauai can visit HawaiianBeachRentals.com for additional details. Take advantage of technology to plan the most unique, socially-conscious trip of a lifetime!

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