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  • Visited Publishes Top 10 Most Popular Shopping Destinations

    Visited Publishes Top 10 Most Popular Shopping Destinations

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    Visited, the travel app, has announced the top 10 most popular shopping dentations, as per their international traveling users who travel with shopping in mind.

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    Aug 25, 2022


    TORONTO, August 25, 2022 (Newswire.com)
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    Arriving In High Heels announces the Top 10 most visited shopping destinations, as per the travel app Visited’s international users. Visited is a travel app that helps users map their travels, find new destinations and check off famous places. The app comes with a personalized map, travel stats and travel lists. Travel lists are being added on a monthly basis, and lists are constantly updated to ensure that any changes in travel destinations are reflected in the top 10 list. The top 10 most visited popular shopping destinations include all of the fashion capitals of the world: 

    1. London, England – The most popular shopping destination in the world. 

    2. Paris, France – The second most popular shopping destination while being the most popular city in the world to visit. 

    3. Rome, Italy – No visit to Rome goes without visiting the Spanish steps and Via Del Corso Rome’s famous shopping street. 

    4. Amsterdam, Netherlands – Famous for its open-air markets, art collections and flower markets. 

    5. New York, United States of America – New York is the most popular shopping destination for the Americas. 

    6. Milan, Italy is famous for its luxury retailers and is the second most popular shopping destination in Italy despite being a fashion capital. 

    7. Florence, Italy is the third most popular shopping destination in Italy. Florence is known for its Italian leather and jewelry. 

    8. Madrid, Spain – Home to famous Spanish brands such as Zara and Mango. There is no shortage of shopping to be found in Madrid. 

    9. Las Vegas, United States – Not only is it known for its casinos but also for its shopping, which can be found in every casino. Las Vegas is also home to the Fashion Show Las Vegas mall for those looking for outlet mall deals.

    10. Los Angeles, United States is the third most popular shopping destination in the United States, with its famous Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills, which was made famous by the movie Pretty Woman. 

    For the full list of shopping destinations found around the world, download the Visited App. The Visited app is available for free on the App Store and Google Play Store. 

    To learn more about the Visited app and its latest feature update, please visit https://visitedapp.com. 

    About Arriving In High Heels Corporation

    Arriving In High Heels Corporation is a mobile app company; Visited is their most popular app. For inspiration on travel destinations, travel stats and the latest travel news, follow Visited on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Pinterest. Other apps include Pay Off Debt and X-Walk. 

    Contact Information|
    Anna Kayfitz
    anna@arrivinginhighheels.com

    Source: Arriving In High Heels Corporation

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  • Flying Scotsman’s US Appeal Ahead of Historic Centenary

    Flying Scotsman’s US Appeal Ahead of Historic Centenary

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    May 12, 2022


    YORK, England, May 12, 2022 (Newswire.com)
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    The UK’s National Railway Museum is seeking the help of rail fans across the United States to help celebrate the 100th birthday of one of the world’s most recognizable steam locomotives – Flying Scotsman. 

    Built in Doncaster, England, in 1923, the engine became the first steam locomotive to officially reach 100 mph, capturing the hearts of people across the world. 

    Flying Scotsman turns 100 in 2023, and the locomotive’s current owners, the National Railway Museum, have launched an appeal to find memories and stories of Flying Scotsman. These could feature as part of a new exhibition called Flying Scotsman: 100 Years, 100 Voices.

    Charlotte Kingston, Head of Interpretation and Design at the National Railway Museum, said: “Often described as ‘the people’s engine,’ we want to hear what Flying Scotsman means to you, and we particularly want to hear from people who have family memories of Flying Scotsman’s famous trip to the United States. We hope that this exhibition will create a lasting and important chapter in the Flying Scotsman story.” 

    Flying Scotsman famously visited the United States and Canada between 1969 and 1973 as part of a tour organized by British owner Alan Pegler. In 1969, Flying Scotsman was fitted with a cowcatcher, a bell and American-style whistle and set off from Boston along the eastern seaboard of the United States, visiting New York, Washington D.C., and ending in Houston, Texas. 

    The following year Flying Scotsman began another tour of U.S. towns and cities, which included Chicago and the National Railroad Museum at Green Bay, Wisconsin, before travelling to Canada and finishing at Niagara Falls on the Canadian/U.S. border. 

    The 1970 tour was beset by financial difficulties, and in a bid to balance the books, in 1971 Pegler arranged for the train to travel to Toronto and then San Francisco where it went on display at Fisherman’s Wharf. The trip worked well operationally but was a financial disaster, and Alan Pegler was forced into bankruptcy, leaving Flying Scotsman stranded in the USA.

    In 1973 Flying Scotsman was brought back to the UK after Sir William McAlpine arranged to pay creditors and to purchase the locomotive.

    Flying Scotsman left the Doncaster workshops in February 1923 and was the first locomotive of the newly formed LNER (London and North Eastern Railway). Designed by Sir Nigel Gresley and numbered 1472, the locomotive was named ‘Flying Scotsman’ the following year when it was picked to attend the British Empire Exhibition in London and renumbered 4472. 

    To submit your memories of Flying Scotsman, visit: www.railwaymuseum.org.uk/flying-scotsman/your-moments-and-memories 

    For more information and to arrange interviews:

    Source: The National Railway Museum, UK

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  • Google workers in London stage walkout over job cuts | CNN Business

    Google workers in London stage walkout over job cuts | CNN Business

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    Hundreds of Google employees staged a walkout at the company’s London offices on Tuesday, following a dispute over layoffs.

    In January, Google’s parent company Alphabet announced it was laying off 12,000 employees worldwide, equivalent to 6% of its global workforce.

    The move came amid a wave of job cuts across corporate America, particularly in the tech sector, which has so far seen companies shed more than 290,000 workers since the start of the year, according to tracking site Layoffs.fyi.

    Trade union Unite, which counts hundreds of Google’s UK employees among its members, said the company had ignored concerns put forward by employees.

    “Our members are clear: Google needs to listen to its own advice of not being evil,” said Unite regional officer Matt Whaley.

    “They and Unite will not back down until Google allows workers full union representation, engages properly with the consultation process and treats its staff with the respect and dignity they deserve.”

    A Google employee attending the protest, who asked not to be named for fear of retaliation, told Reuters that talks between employees and management had been “extremely frustrating.”

    “It has been difficult for those involved. We have a redundancy process for a reason, so that employees can make their voice heard,” they said. “But it feels as if our concerns have fallen on deaf ears.”

    Google’s senior management has been engaged in redundancy talks in many parts of Europe, in line with local employment laws.

    Last month, workers at the company’s Zurich office in Switzerland staged a similar walkout, with employee representatives claiming Google had rejected their proposals to reduce job cuts.

    “As we said on January 20, we’ve made the difficult decision to reduce our workforce by approximately 12,000 roles globally. We know this is a very challenging time for our employees,” a Google spokesperson said.

    “In the UK, we have been constructively engaging and listening to our employees through numerous meetings, and are working hard to bring them clarity and share updates as soon as we can in adherence with all UK processes and legal requirements.”

    Google employs more than 5,000 people in the United Kingdom.

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  • New Dloky App Offers Local Promotion for All Retail and Events

    New Dloky App Offers Local Promotion for All Retail and Events

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    Dloky is a worldwide platform with millions of users and visitors and already more than half a million businesses. Dloky offers the latest deals and actions of retail and hospitality in the user’s direct vicinity, based on real-time or planned GPS position.

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    updated: Sep 12, 2017


    AMSTERDAM, September 12, 2017 (Newswire.com)
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     Of course there are solutions for local promotion and proximity marketing for retail, restaurants, and events, for instance through social media, search, beacons, and review apps. However, there is not yet a universal, free and worldwide platform for local businesses to promote their deals, news, new products, and actions (e.g. new menu items, happy hours, concerts, DJ’s, activities, events, attractions etc.) to the general public in the vicinity of their business or to people planning a visit nearby. City visitors might be looking for the latest deals, things to do, action, events etc. nearby without following, or even knowing all those businesses.

    Now there is Dloky, a worldwide platform with millions of users and visitors and already more than half a million businesses. Dloky offers the latest deals and actions of retail and hospitality in the user’s direct vicinity, based on real-time or planned GPS position. “One can compare Dloky with the digital equivalent of the local brochures and leaflets that you can find at hotel receptions, in taxi’s or in local city guides or event agendas,” says Robert Hoevers, founder and MD of Dloky.  

    Dozens of categories and subcategories can be selected such as women’s or men’s fashion, cosmetics, sports, shoes, restaurants, museums and nightlife.  The user can select the desired search distance and sort on distance or date. A sort on local businesses is currently in development to favor local businesses due to user’s demand.

    Webapp (or ‘Progressive Web APP’ / PWA), Polymer, Firebase

    Robert Hoevers; “We have begun as native mobile app but since the launch of our Dloky webapp (a website looking and ‘feeling’ like an app on mobile), traffic really began to take off. Shops, businesses and promotions now have their own Dloky page and will be indexed on Google as well using our state-of-the-art, super-fast PWA and making use of instant loading ‘Accelerated Mobile Pages’ (AMP’s) as well. The webapp uses Google’s new Polymer framework and is hosted on Google’s Firebase CDN (Content Distribution Network) platform so also the small businesses that sign up can make use of the latest mobile technologies through the Dloky platform.”

    Facebook

    “But I already have a Facebook business page.” is a common reaction. Robert Hoevers: “Of course and I would advise any (starting) local business to setup a page. However, it is very hard to increase the organic reach of a local business page beyond friends, family and regular customers who like to follow your business. There are not many people who like to follow all the shops on Facebook where they come. Moreover, as a local business you particularly want to reach the tourists, travelers and visitors that don’t even know your business. Dloky works the other way around, you initially see all the places around you and hide the ones you are not interested in. Dloky will remember your settings across your browsers and devices.”

    Business model

    “If Dloky is free for all businesses and consumers, what is the business model?” is a frequently asked question. Robert Hoevers: “We are currently developing the first payment option, the ‘Google type’ advertising model is a logical solution where a business could have a paid promotion on top of the results page of a category in a certain location. But also cashback, discount or savings programs are being considered.”  However, Dloky will always be free for users as well as businesses. Setting up a Dloky business page is a matter of minutes with the easy Facebook Sync option.

    Dloky hopes to contribute to a more diverse retail experience in cities, malls and shopping areas and to help (small) retail business making maximum use of digital marketing strategies. Dloky believes that the physical shopping experience will transform more and more towards an experience of true consumer involvement, discovery, engagement, activity, authenticity and adventure. Dloky hopes to contribute towards this transformation and experience, both for consumer and business.

    Malls

    Dloky also offers white label solutions for malls and (open air) shopping centers.

    https://dloky.com

    Dloky Video: https://youtu.be/gPQReb789Lw

    Source: Dloky.com

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  • ‘Regulating the Game’ Conference gets ready to launch Pitch! in London next month | Yogonet International

    ‘Regulating the Game’ Conference gets ready to launch Pitch! in London next month | Yogonet International

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    The Regulating the Game conference readies itself for its inaugural London event from September 25 to 29, with Pitch! @RTG will be a debuting event at the conference. 

    This segment is dedicated to showcasing cutting-edge products and strategies capable of enhancing capabilities, optimizing outcomes, and tackling regulatory complexities. Plans already underway for the subsequent Sydney conference in March next year.

    Furthermore, Pitch! @RTG offers an avenue to share groundbreaking research that bridges policy into actionable practices, translating theoretical improvements into real-world policy and supervisory approaches.It also provides a platform to promote ethical leadership, enhance safer gambling outcomes, and fortify the sector against financial crime and money laundering.

    Paul Newson, Director at Regulating the Game, emphasized the pivotal role of Pitch! @RTG, stating: “Pitch! @RTG is designed to spark innovation, encourage compliance, and energize the industry towards outstanding regulatory outcomes.”

    “We are thrilled to launch Pitch! in London and are now inviting applications for Pitch! at Regulating the Game Sydney in March next year. The event is generating significant excitement, setting a promising tone for its London debut.”

    The event has garnered the support of Norths Collective as its sponsor, which will also share insights into its digital transformation journey and how it’s contributing to sustainable industry growth and improved member outcomes.

    Looking ahead, Pitch! @RTG’s trajectory takes at the Salesforce Tower, with hospitality from Norths Collective Catering & Events. Luke Simmons, CEO of Norths Collective, highlighted the collaborative nature of the event, stating: “Our hosts will open the event with a talk about how the two organizations are working together to implement innovative products and leverage system integrations to drive efficiency and a centralized view of the customer.”

    Applications for Pitch! @RTG Sydney, scheduled for March 10 to 15, 2024, are now open. Organisations and individuals with a penchant for innovation, compliance, and ethical leadership are invited to submit their quickfire pitches.

    The event aims to stimulate fresh ideas, inspire regulatory compliance, and showcase ethical leadership in a dynamic networking environment.

    Paul Newson’s distinguished background adds credence to Regulating the Game. He is a former President and Patron of the International Association of Gaming Regulators and previously served as Trustee of the NSW Responsible Gambling Fund. 

    In its third year, Regulating the Game stands as a 5-day conference dedicated to advancing individual and organizational capabilities in gambling law and regulation. 

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