Website launch begins countdown to Winter Classic

NHL.com launched its 2010 Bridgestone NHL Winter Classic website Thursday afternoon, amplifying the excitement generated by the first meeting between the Winter Classic opponents -- Boston and Philadelphia -- at the Wachovia Center (7 p.m., NHL Network) on Thursday night.

The all-encompassing site provides fans with all the information, stories and video they need to prepare for the 2010 Bridgestone NHL Winter Classic on New Year's Day (1 p.m., NBC, CBC, RDS) at Boston's Fenway Park. In addition to comprehensive coverage of the Flyers and Bruins, visitors to the Web site will be treated to a variety of other features.

There are retrospectives of the two previous NHL Winter Classic games on a dedicated NHL Winter Classic video channel. There will also be blogs, facts, figures, FAQs, as well as unparalleled reporting on the construction of the rink -- including the wildly-popular web cam that monitors the work of NHL Facilities Operations Manager Dan Craig and his rink crew 24 hours a day, seven days a week until puck drop.

NHL.com and all 30 NHL team websites combine to attract nearly 17 million unique visitors per month. Earlier this year, NHL.com was recognized by Fast Company Magazine as one of the 10 most-innovative companies in sports. Also, the NHL was the only sports league nominated in Website Design category for the 2009 Webby Awards.

More than 307,000 fans -- nine times the capacity of Fenway Park -- registered on NHL.com for the chance to purchase tickets to the 2010 Bridgestone NHL Winter Classic. This week, those U.S.-based fans chosen randomly and those Canadian fans who won an on-line contest began to receive notification of their eligibility to purchase tickets.

TRAVELCLICK® Wins 18 W3 Awards for Creative Excellence in 2009 Website Design Competition

Chicago, IL (PRWEB) October 22, 2009 -- TRAVELCLICK®, the leader in hotel ecommerce solutions, has brought home 18 awards for website design excellence in the 2009 W3 Awards competition, honoring creative excellence on the Web. Sanctioned and judged by the International Academy of Visual Arts (IAVA), this year's competition drew nearly 3,000 entries from around the world. TRAVELCLICK received 17 Silver awards in the Hotel and Lodging category and the Gold award in the Restaurant category for the SmoodS at HotelBLOOM! Website (smoods.net). These 18 awards follow another recent honor for TRAVELCLICK--a record 20 awards for website design excellence in the Web Marketing Association's 2009 International WebAwards including the best hotel and lodging website for the Albert Hotel (alberthotel.lv).

TRAVELCLICK's website design services are a key part of its Digital Agency, providing a complete suite of online marketing services and solutions that enable hotels to outsource their ecommerce departments. With Digital Agency, hotels have a one-stop resource for managing all electronic channels; planning and executing personalized, powerful digital marketing campaigns; increasing online visibility; and ultimately, booking more direct business on the Web. Along with website design, Digital Agency solutions include content management, search engine optimization, pay-per-click advertising, social marketing optimization, and integration with the award-winning web booking engine iStay®, as well as the industry's most complete -- and measurable -- travel agent media products.

"Working with TRAVELCLICK´s team during the creation of our new website was a seamless, stress-free experience," said Sandra Farreró, Director of Marketing for Silver-award-winner Hotel Rey Juan Carlos (hrjuancarlos.com). "We felt taken care of, well advised, and understood. And the superb sales figures we are getting month after month indicate that the ROI for this project has truly been realized."

Along with the SmoodS site, TRAVELCLICK-designed sites receiving awards include:

The Granary Hotel (thegranaryhotel.com) Hotel Le Bleu (hotellebleu.com) Prima Hotels (primahotels.co.uk) Off White (offwhite.pl) Hotel Villa Magna (hotelvillamagna.com) Sala Resorts (salaresorts.com) Jet Luxury Resorts (jetluxuryresorts.com) Hotel Monteleone (hotelmonteleone.com) Hacienda Tres Rios (haciendatresrios.com) Princess Yaiza Suite Hotel Resort (princesayaiza.com) Cretan Malia Park (cretanmaliapark.gr) Dakota Mountain Lodge (dakotamountainlodge.com) Trump Miami (trumpmiami.com) La Amada Hotel (laamadahotel.com) Hotel Rey Juan Carlos (hrjuancarlos.com) Sycuan Resort (sycuanresort.com) Savoy Suites (savoysuites.com)

"We were incredibly impressed by the quality and creativity of this year's entries," said Linda Day, executive director of the IAVA. "W3 winners continue to set the bar in Web development and design, push the limits of Web advertising creativity, and advance the use of Web video. We are thrilled to have reviewed such a diverse and respected pool of work."

About TRAVELCLICK, Inc.:
TRAVELCLICK, the leader in hotel ecommerce solutions, provides a continuous flow of high-value online bookings to hotels worldwide. A uniquely comprehensive one-stop solution, TRAVELCLICK offers business intelligence, distribution, and digital marketing solutions delivered with personal attention and local market expertise. With revenue optimization experts in every global market, we help our clients make better business decisions, generate greater demand from the right mix of channels, convert more shoppers to high-value guests, and increase revenue and profitability. Serving the hospitality industry since 1999, TRAVELCLICK has more than 15,000 customers in 140 countries with offices in Barcelona, Baltimore, Chicago, Dubai, Houston, Phoenix, Melbourne, Shanghai, and Tokyo.

© 2009 TRAVELCLICK. All rights reserved. TRAVELCLICK is a registered trademark of TRAVELCLICK Inc.

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Katrina Pruitt-Andrews, Director of Marketing
Phone: +1 410 257 9154
Email: kpandrews(at)travelclick(dot)net
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Texas Gold and Collectible Currency Dealer Hires Leading New York Web Design Firm to Revamp Its Website

Online PR News – 22-October-2009 – According to Peter Crisafi Vice President of dzine it, inc. (http://www.dzineit.net), a reputable web design, website development, and Internet marketing solutions firm serving clients worldwide, the company has been charged with the redevelopment of Aerlooms (http://www.aerlooms.com), a division of Texas-based American Eagle Reserve, LLC.

"Our staff is pleased that American Eagle Reserve has put its trust in our team of website development experts," says Crisafi. "We have big plans for the Aerlooms website that will boost business for the company and create a better experience for its customers."

Aerlooms is an online marketplace for collectible currency as well as gold, silver and platinum bullion products. In addition to online sales, the company provides users with timely news and information related to the industry.

According to Crisafi, Aerlooms hired dzine it to re-design its website and give it a cleaner, more visually stimulating look, while making its features more user-friendly. In addition, the expert staff at dzine it has been charged with boosting the company’s online presence through a targeted organic search engine optimization plan.

"American Eagle Reserve recognized the importance of quality website design, easy navigation for its clients, and a professional Internet marketing campaign to help boost its business," Robson explained. "Understanding that they were not achieving these goals with their current website, they turned to the dzine it staff, because of its reputation as a leader in the website development industry, not only in the New York area, but across the country."

Established in 2003, dzine it, inc. is a leader in Custom web development, web programming and design solutions for small and large business, agencies. The company offers a wide range of business-centered visual communication solutions, including web-based content management, web design, graphic design, custom web software applications, ethical white hat search engine optimization (Organic SEO), Video Encoding, and print media solutions. For more information, call 718.336.2660 or visit www.dzineit.net.