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In collaboration with “It’s Time for Taiwan” (旅行台灣就是現在) campaign, Taiwan Tourism Bureau New York (TTB NY) held a “Taiwan Tour
Bus Departing from New York” kick-off event that included a luxurious tour bus
around NYC, and a high-profile ribbon-cutting ceremony attended by business
partners: Executive Director of the PATA New York Chapter, Simone Bassous;
General Manager of China Airlines’ New York Branch Office, Steve Chang; General
Manager of EVA Airways’ New York Operation, Benjamin Wang; Vice President of
Pacific Holiday, Marta Visu; and Marketing Manager of Vector Media, Chris
Serino.
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Airberlin lowers fares for business class summer travel for select flights from July 1^st through August 31, 2012 featuring fares from as low as $1,989* USD from New York to Berlin or Dusseldorf Germany, based on round-trip travel including all taxes. Other cities included in the sale include Vienna, from $2,123* USD and Zurich from $2,085* USD from New York (JFK) just to name a few. airberlin is also offering reduced business class fares from its other US gateways which include Miami, Los Angeles or San Francisco, Vancouver, Canada and new this year Las Vegas. airberlin offers the only nonstop service from Los Angeles to Berlin and has extended its Los Angeles service to Dusseldorf year round.

airberlin has been recognized as one of Europe’s premiere airlines and as of March of this year is a proud member of the global airline alliance oneworld^®. Passengers will enjoy airberlin’s newly refurbished business class featuring 170º lie-flat seats, multi-course gourmet meals, a wide selection of complimentary wines and spirits, personal in-seat entertainment system, and much more.

As an added value to business travelers airberlin offers small and medium sized companies an exclusive rewards program; business points that gives companies the opportunity to accrue and redeem miles collectively amongst their employees and managers. Additionally participants in the topbonus frequent flyer program can also collect status and award miles on their flights with airberlin, the Austrian airline NIKI which belongs to the airberlin group, Etihad Airways and with all oneworld^® members. Registration can be done online at businesspoints.airberlin.com and as an added bonus companies who register by July 31^st will qualify to win two round-trip tickets in economy class to Germany.

For more information on all current airberlin routes and fare specials, visit us at airberlin.com; contact our call center at 866-266-5588 or book through your travel agent.

As of Thursday June 28, passengers flying with Air France and its SkyTeam partners will be able to discover this amazing new satellite with a Parisian feel, designed by Aéroports de Paris.

Light, space, easier passenger channels

With a capacity of 7.8 million passengers every year, the S4 is a welcome addition to the Air France hub and also increases the competitiveness of Paris-Charles de Gaulle airport in terms of long-haul traffic and the quality of service offered to passengers.

Aéroports de Paris has paid particular attention to the atmosphere, the shopping areas, passenger channels and the materials used. Light and spacious, the S4 offers passengers 6,000 sq. m. of boutiques, bars and restaurants and 25,000 sq. m. dedicated to the boarding lounges, the equivalent of 128 tennis courts.

Water walls designed by Taro Suzuki, wooden patios, plant walls inside and out, trees, this building, certified "High Environmental Quality", has many original creations. A museum will also shortly be opening at the satellite, presenting original works from famous museums in Paris.

The new Air France lounge, a place for relaxation

At the heart of the S4, Air France welcomes Business class passengers in its brand new 3,000 sq. m. lounge designed by Brandimage in association with the designer Noé Duchaufour-Lawrance. Inspired by a park, customers can rest, have something to eat and drink, work, read and relax in various different atmospheres.

In this haven of peace, a hot meal service has been added to the already existing offer of cold snacks and drinks available at all Air France lounges.
A Clarins well-being area invites passengers to relax before a flight, and wi-fi access, digital tablets and computers are available if they wish to work in peace.

"By investing 580 million euros in this new satellite, the airport has taken a major step in terms of quality of service and is taking Paris-Charles de Gaulle to a new dimension with one main objective: to become passengers’ preferred hub," declared Pierre Graff, Chairman of Aéroports de Paris.

"The launch of satellite S4 and the largest ever Air France lounge marks a turning point in the history of our hub. In these times of transformation for our airline, we are reconfirming our ambition to offer our customers airport service which is among the best in the world. We are continuing to invest to guarantee all our passengers even more efficiency, fluidity and quality of service", added Alexandre de Juniac, Chairman and CEO of Air France.