Ritz up your mobile

ROAD WARRIOR:THE BUSINESS OF TRAVELLING FOR WORK

Ritz up your mobile

RITZ-CARLTON, ONE of the world’s leading luxury brand hotel, has introduced an app that goes beyond the basics. The new app recognises when a guest arrives at an RC location and provides specific advice and exclusive offers. It will also provide ideas on local area culture and customs and the concierge’s tips.

There are also tips from Herve Humler, Chief Operations Officer of Ritz-Carlton. Humler has stayed in all the hotels and has ideas about things he has found marvelous and memorable. See ritzcarlton.com/app

Bring your meeting to Ireland next year

The LIST of organisations on board for The Gathering Ireland 2013, including Google, Facebook, Chambers Ireland, ICA, IFA, Microsoft, is growing fast. KPMG and PwC will be holding their international alumni events in Ireland, bringing 1,000 visitors.

The Taoiseach (above) launched The Gathering two weeks ago and already it is beginning to gain momentum. In the business community, people who can influence or plan meetings are being asked to bring them to Ireland next year. The wider community will also be involved in inviting family and friends home. Business planners can get advice from the Conference Ambassador programme run by Fáilte Ireland.

Shaun Quinn, chief executive of Fáilte Ireland said, "the Gathering has the potential to be a real game-changer, not just for Irish tourism but for Ireland as whole". For more, see thegatheringireland.com.

Watch out for wireless

THE FBI INTERNET Crime Center has issued an Intelligence Note about malware being installed on travellers’ laptops through software updates on hotel wifi connections. There have been instances recently of laptops being infected while using hotel internet connections. When a guest arrives in a hotel and begins to log on to the wireless network, a pop-up notifying them of an update for a widely used software product appears. Don’t click on it – it’s not what it seems. You can see a list of internet frauds on

[ IC3.gov ]

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