Month: January 2018

Tips And Tricks For A Successful Trip

Traveling is one of the most exciting things you can be such a rewarding experience. No matter how much fun traveling is, through your own state or abroad, there are important travel tips that everyone should be aware of before they set off on their great vacation. Here is a handy list of suggestions and tips that will make your travel plans. Canada ski packages has some wonderful ideas for creating your own custom ski vacation. Heli-Skiing, Cat-Skiing and much much more!

Create a list for your trip!

When deciding on a camera to take on your trip, pick a digital camera that will suit you on that particular trip. If you’re going backpacking, you might not want a rechargeable battery. You also want a camera you can turn off and on quickly and that will focus almost immediately.

If you have to drive a distance to the port to get on a cruise, try to find a reasonably priced hotel with included parking and check in the night before. Ask the hotel’s staff about any parking deals even though none are published.

Look at your alarm clock in the room when you check in. Set the alarm to a reasonable time or turn it off so that you can sleep peacefully.

If you will be traveling with a toddler, make sure they have something to occupy them. Try bring along some of your child’s favorite toys. You may even consider purchasing a couple of new toys to grab his attention.

You could be covered in the event of a cancelled flight is canceled. It is worth your time to do some research before leaving.

You surely do not want to deal with the noise of construction workers everywhere when vacationing.

Join travel forums and social websites centered around travel. Getting connected with fellow travelers is a great way to get prepared for your trip. This will put you make friends and share similar experiences.

It will be more expensive to just ride into the lot and park.

Sign up for email newsletters offered by most major airlines you like to use to fly. The potential savings you will enjoy will more than make up for having to deal with a few more items in your email address.

Always take bottled water when going overseas.Many foreign countries have non-purified drinking water that is not purified leading to illness. Use bottled water any time you need water such as when you brush your teeth with.You can also become ill from using the tap water.

Make sure you carry small pillow and blanket when traveling. Whether you are traveling by car, train, bus or car, the trip will be much more comfortable with your own blanket and pillow. Airlines will sometimes provide them, but they often run out. Bringing your own pillow lets you peace of mind.

Tip generously as you are on a cruise. Give the steward a $20 tip when you first board the ship.You are likely to have the same crew members waiting on you for the duration of the cruise and if they feel as though you are going to be generous with them, so generosity will likely ensure better care and service.

Make sure you take along all your important documents when you leave. Keep the copies of your insurance, insurance information, and other documents in a separate place than the ones you travel with.

Don’t rush anything on your road trip, especially if someone needs you to pull over so that they can go to the restroom. Your trip won’t be ruined if you allow 10 minutes stops occasionally. This will also help you avoid unhappy travelers.

If you won’t have immediate access to a currency exchange service when you land, exchange just a bit of money before leaving, then exchange the rest when you find an exchange center in your destination.

Before traveling, look up nearby banks that do currency exchanges, as they often provide better rates.

If you are traveling and wear glasses, make sure that an extra pair is in your luggage. This will help to ensure that if your current pair breaks on the glasses you are wearing become damaged you will still be able to see. You may not want to keep them in your carry on bag, or you can pack them into a suitcase if you prefer.

This helps with issues about lost luggage experiences. If one bag is lost, nobody will be left without any belongings. Another way to guard against disaster is to have everyone bring one change of clothes on you with your carry-on bag.

Be cautious of any unsolicited emails you receive for travel deals.

You might be able to save money by booking flights that has multiple stopovers. Too short? You’ll miss your connection. You might find yourself stranded at the airport if there is a long layover.

If you are planning on leaving the country, make sure to purchase your electric adapter here before you leave. If you wait till you get to the airport to purchase one, you will probably pay much more money than you would have at home.

You do not want to find it difficult to exchange your money. You can also visit a major bank and get some foreign currency before you go to the airport.

TSA is sure to be suspicious of your gift and take the nice wrapping right off. Instead, pack wrapping paper in your suitcase, or buy paper at your destination.

Know the three digit code for your airport code. Your luggage will have the code on the bags so they go to the right place.This helps prevent lost or delays in getting hold of your items.

Now you have wonderful tips to make traveling fun. Have fun traveling now that you know what to do.

Artistic Licence – The Bars That Are Doubling As Galleries In London

There was a time when the closest you’d get to art in a bar was the graffiti in the men’s bogs, but today there’s much more to the art of drinking. A concept artist imagines and designs things that do not yet exist.

It’s 4 o’clock on a Saturday afternoon. The tanned leather sofa has almost swallowed me whole. I grab a magazine from the rack and with an ice cold bottle of beer straight from the fridge, finally now I can truly relax. The walls are covered with garish, but intriguing artworks and I still haven’t decided which I prefer, but they are quite engaging and in a way they comfort me as much as the sofa. There’s a definite movement in the world of bars to create environments that are as comfortable as your own front room. Bar names such as Living Room, Front Room, Bedroom and Home are all proof positive that bars are trying to offer their customers that real convivial feel. The concept of putting art on the walls, though, is often far more significant than just aesthetics.

Camberwell’s Sun & Doves was one of the very first bars to use its walls to exhibit artworks and it has become know as much for its exhibitions as for its drinks. “Quite a few people look around and don’t buy a drink.” Insists Mark Dodds, Sun & Doves’ Managing Director. “But then, we probably sell 4 or 5 pieces per show.” Mark puts on a new show every two months and has seen works go for as much as £2000. The art displays have been a key focus in the marketing of the Sun & Doves and until recently it was quite a unique angle for them. The bar is now listed on most art gallery websites and has a mailing list of 800 locals who come down specifically for their exhibitions. Around the corner, and indeed the bar in which I am sitting, notepad in hand, bottle of Becks on the table, Snug has been supporting local amateur talent from Camberwell Art College since it opened two years ago. It was also the chosen bar for Camberwell Arts Week to link hands with and Steven Knowles, the curator involved, oversaw the project. “We sold 5 or 6 pieces directly through Snug. There was a private viewing as you would expect with a gallery, combined with the bar’s usual events and nights. We got great feedback and the concept of in-bar exhibitions works well as long as the art is not too conceptual and not all of one styling.”

Steven is now Co-Director of the Century and Mafuji art galleries in Shoreditch, but believes bars are a good place for artists to launch themselves. “Two of the artists I work with had a very successful series of evenings last year at the Foundry, using VJs to mix images and music together. One of the guys went to America and has now been given his own show on cable – so a success story! Bars are always a good start as your audience is that much wider than you would find in a gallery.”

“People are often so stuck up in galleries,” adds Siraz Izhar who runs Public Life, a unique fusion of bar, gallery and art workshop located in the peculiar space of a former public toilet on Commercial Road. “In a gallery people are too concerned about whether an artwork is ‘right’ or ‘wrong’. A bar is a far more exciting space to display art as it is already a meeting point for like-minded people.” The Strike Foundation is a charitable organisation set up by Siraz, an artist himself, to support and encourage creativity. Most of the works on display in the bar are digital media and very contemporary concepts. The crowd that frequents the bar is about as cool as you get and considering it’s slap bang in the middle of Shoreditch, that’s pretty damned cool. Soho’s latest style bar, Waikiki is taking a different angle on art. Every fortnight, Waikiki offers its customers a chance to experience art ‘live’. The events are called First Course and are as varied as the world of art is in itself. You may on one Saturday evening happen across a graffiti artist befuming the air with primary colours or an urban sculptor being creative with a fruit crate, or perhaps a graduate fashion show – all combined with an eclectic mix of jazz-influenced electronic music. In a bar that holds just a hundred people, that has quite some impact.

“Drinking and art go hand in hand,” comments Siraz. “In our culture, people enjoying themselves is all about relaxing, socialising and your circle of friends. Art is there for our enjoyment.” Mark agrees: “Galleries are very sterile places. In a bar people can relate to art as it would be in their own front room.”

Of course it’s not just the bars and the customers that benefit from this new creative movement. In the world of art, it’s as difficult to get a space for your artworks as it is for a musician to get airplay for a new record. If you’re unknown then you have no following yet and no-one wants to know you. It’s at this critical stage that artists really need the exposure and the support. There are a number of organisations and sponsorships that get behind young talent such as the Strike Foundation and Beck’s Futures, which is the UK’s largest arts prize touring ten up-and-coming artists nationally. But bars offer a readily accessible space to amateur artists, making sure that artworks are where they should be – in the public eye – and not stored away in some dark and dusty attic.

Jeremy Mascarenhas has been editorial director of the seminal London Bar Guide magazine [http://www.londonbarguide.com] for 10 years. He is also global editor of The World Bar Guide, an online guide to the best bars in the world http://www.worldbarguide.com, publisher of The Big Directory (a bar industry bible) and a freelance drinks marketing consultant. He has worked with most of the leading drinks groups including Red Bull, Moët Hennessy, Diageo, Brown Foreman, Budweiser, Asahi, Tiger Beer and Grand Marnier. Through his publishing company Scene It, as well as the London Bar Guide, he has published guides to Sherry, UK nightlife, cocktails, Japanese restaurants, the much lauded London Restaurant Guide and much more besides. Click here for more details about freelance artist work.

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The Digital Signage Industry and International Growth

Over the past several months we’ve been speaking about the growth in the digital signage industry on the NAMC Newswire and how this growth will continue to move forward in 2007 and beyond, not only in the United States but also globally. We’ve spoken about the companies that are actually offering digital signage solutions to advertisers and if you just take a stroll in Times Square in New York City you can see digital signage at its best. If you’re looking for quality stickers Sydney, the expert team at Absolutesignsolutions.com.au can help you find a solution that’s right for you

But there are companies that play a vital role in the digital signage business that allow content to be delivered and changed at will, they allow for advertisers to reach their target market with the press of a button. They give retail stores, banks, shopping malls, convenience stores and other outlets the opportunity to either deliver their messages to their customers or generate additional revenue through the sale of advertising space on their digital systems.

Through the use of compelling content with advertising embedded within the content, such companies have the ability to seamlessly integrate an advertisers message with content that would attract the attention of consumers.

One other important element in digital signage are the actual units, the LCD or LED screens that you see at various retail locations that provide dynamic digital content. The problem has been that the expense of such systems becomes a blockade in more retailers implementing such systems.

New Age Media Concepts has found a solution that may intrigue more retailers, banks, shopping malls, airports, convenience stores and building owners to implement digital signage within their locations. New Age Media Concepts has long been a voice in the digital signage arena and they have formed NAMC Digital along with D2Ads to provide high quality digital signage solutions at affordable rates.

Through NAMC Digital venues will be able to not only offer advertisers the opportunity to advertise to their customer base but also integrate that with viable content making it less intrusive. Venues such as commercial banks or retail stores actually have the opportunity to feature the latest sales offers, events, new product launches and more at rates that are surprisingly affordable.

The beauty of the system is that all that is required is power, no cables are needed to be run through the locations, no computer or boxes are needed to be placed in a small room, this seamless integration within a venue provides ease of use and the ability to change or rotate content with ease.

As we move deeper into the mobile lifestyle, as I’ve written many times about, consumers are becoming more difficult to connect with. This is pushing more advertisers to seek alternative forms of advertising, from connecting with consumers via cell phones to dynamic digital displays, and they are doing it more now than ever. Commercial environments such as banks, retail stores and sports venues are beginning to see the value in digital signage and are implementing them within their venues, this is just the beginning of the growth and NAMC Digital along with D2Ads looks forward to playing a vital role in this growth.

Although major players in the digital signage industry include the likes of PRN Corporation; which creates in-store media networks for major retailers in the United States such as Wal-Mart (NYSE: WMT), Costco (NASDAQ: COST), Best Buy (NYSE: BBY), Circuit City (NYSE: CC) and Albertsons (NYSE: ABS). They are one of the driving forces in the digital signage industry but as technology advances so should they and currently they have a need to upgrade their technology, which is something that NAMC Digital and D2Ads would be able to do for them.

On the International front you have Focus Media Holding Ltd (NASDAQ: FMCN) they are heavily involved in the digital signage business in Shanghai China and recently acquired one of their competitors by the name of Dotad that operates the largest Wireless Access Protocol in Beijing China. With the growth in Beijing, Shanghai and Hong Kong, Focus Media is in a position to grow but their one problem is technology due to restrictions in the region. Even in this case NAMC Digital/D2Ads would be an asset to Focus Media Holdings in furnishing them not only with the technology but assist them in receiving approval in the region.

So in short NAMC Digital along with D2Ads has all the tools necessary to furnish any venue or retail store with the equipment, technology and content to suit their needs.

Charles Yoo, Preesident of the privately held D2Ads, has strategically positioned his company to make an impact in the billion-dollar digital signage industry. This is what he had to say in a brief statement “We are excited about our partnership with New Age Media Concepts’ NAMC Digital division, we feel that this strategic alliance will afford us the opportunity to take advantage of the growth opportunities in the industry currently.”

Keep in mind that companies such as Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT), which is coming out with their new Zune shortly and Apple Computer (NASDAQ: AAPL) which is on top of the heap in the digital entertainment arena with the popular iPod, are opening the doors wide open in the digital arena by connecting with users on the go. This is another avenue that is being tapped by advertisers, digital mobile marketing.

We can only predict what may happen in the future within the digital signage arena but to date the progress has not let us down one bit, advertisers and their agencies are beginning to see the value and the retail stores as well as the sports venues and shopping malls are all slowly but surely coming around.

So the combination of NAMC Digital and D2Ads makes them well positioned to capture new business and additional market share from existing digital signage customers not only in the United States but globally.

The group is also positioned to form strategic alliances globally to not only expand their reach but to tie in various other digital marketing vehicles around the world.

To find out more about what NAMC Digital/D2Ads offers or to contact them to inquire about a potential strategic alliance go to [http://www.namct.com/digitalsignage] or [http://www.d2ads.com]

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Louis Victor

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Louis Victor is the host of the syndicated radio show and financial newsletter “Wall Street to Main Street” which is featured on the NAMC Newswire Radio. He has been involved in the financial industry for over two decades, on the retail and investment banking ends. He is also well versed in the advertising and marketing industries, which has given him insight into market trends and unqiue companies that may be under the radar. Learn more about the services we offered.

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