rukkus is a live entertainment search engine that explores 100 + ticket sites , as well as their network of private brokers , to pinpoint the lowest prices for concert , sports , and theater tickets .

they figure out the best-valued ticket by using an analytical engine that compares a seat 's distance from the action to the price of the ticket .

rukkus also shows stadium layouts for arena shows to allow visualization of your seat , and allows users to search for specific events by city or interest .

the company launched its mobile app in february 2014 ; it was named one of the five best ticket finder apps by imore and a " genuine leap forward with loads of epic potential " by iphone savior .

the rukkus app is free , and features 2 tap purchasing , as well as in-app music streaming and artist recommendations .

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urltoken also listed the hip hop acts who performed in 1994 , a year the website says many believed was “the best year in hip hop history . ”
thanks to a series of infographics created by urltoken , an online ticket retailer , the history of hip hop acts at the annual lollapalooza music festival has been detailed .
yes ! rukkus can facilitate the ticketing for your event whether it is a super underground house concert or a full blown music festival . interested ? contact hi @ urltoken to find out how to get started .
a plethora of intriguing information has been put together by online ticket seller urltoken ahead of this weekend’s grateful dead performances at soldier field . everything from how the band stacks up in radio play vs . record sales , to the fluctuating prices of show tickets .
although this is a category that often doesn’t get much attention , it seems like theres a lot of history and interesting connections when you compare the performers with the choreographers they work with , in fact sometimes its the same people . urltoken has made this cool infographic to show you just how interconnected it all is , especially when you look at the careers of beyonce , michael jackson , janet jackson & madonna .
there a couple simply ways to be notified when knicks tickets go on sale . they are usually able to be purchased a few months before the opening game . it is also possible to setup a personal price alert for both a team or a specific game , so that you can know right away if any game information has changed . rukkus is one of the first companies to display tickets for a nba game at madison square garden . if you can’t find the information that you are looking for , please email our team over at : hi @ urltoken
“lollapalooza 2015 is fast approaching , ” urltoken writes . “2015 marks the 15th active year of the music festival which was started by jane’s addiction lead singer perry farrell . starting july 31st fans will be treated to 3 days full of musical acts from genres like rock , pop , edm & country . but there is one genre that is often , and unfairly left out of the conversation when it comes to the annual festival , hip hop . below we’ve compiled data from previous festivals , especially in regards to lollapalooza hip hop & rap , in order to paint a clearer picture of how the storied event and one of the most popular genres of music overlap . ”
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on any given night in any given city , there are thousands of things to do .
rukkus launched a ticket search engine for live events today , with tools for tracking your favorite performers , inviting friends to shows , and receiving personalized recommendations on upcoming events .
“rukkus was born out of a general dissatisfaction with the disjointed nature of the online event discovery and ticket buying process , ” founder manick bhan told venturebeat . “the ticket buying experience has become increasingly complicated . rukkus is a virtual concierge service that searches the entire ticket universe , recommends events according to their interests , and pinpoints the best - valued tickets for every event . ”
the site aggregates event tickets from multiple sources and uses a analytics engine to figure out the best deals , by comparing a seat’s distance from the action to the price of the ticket . you can search for specific events in your city , or browse by musical genre . rukkus plans to feature sports and theater tickets soon as well .
users can also connect their music listening services like pandroa , spotify , and rdio to the site , and rukkus will create an “individually tailored” calendar of upcoming events .
emerging artists use the site to post their shows , connect with their existing fans , and hopefully attract new ones .
the internet threw the music industry into crisis mode by fundamentally changing how music gets distributed . it created more channels for people to discover , listen , and share music , and realigned the existing power and financial structures .
the biggest record labels saw their revenues plummet , but the amount of music being consumed and produced is at an all time high . americans are spending billions of dollars on music a year , and live music sales are experiencing dramatic growth .
the internet has given small and independent artists greater opportunities to get their music in front of a wider audience . donnie dinch , who runs another music ticketing startup called willcall , said in a recent interview that music consumption is now distributed among more artists than ever before .
with more artists and more shows , there arises the need for tools that help fans stay on top of shows in their city . rukkus competes with willcall , as well as ticketfly , songkick , bandsintown , seatgeek , and the recently launched jukely .
it is a competitive space and bhan said rukkus’s aggregation technology makes it stand out , as well as its personalized recommendation engine and ability to do “quantitative analysis” of ticket value distinguish it from the pack .
rukkus currently has an inventory of 2 million tickets around the world and features 71 , 735 performers .
bhan spent years as a studio musician , transitioned to investment banking at goldman sachs , and is now working on rukkus with fellow former investment banker ( and cofounder ) joe messineo , and third cofounder angela mccrory .
new york startup rukkus calls itself
kayak for tickets ,
but i ' d say it ' s more of a hipmunk for tickets . kayak is great for aggregating flights , and it was the first comprehensive place to do that . but latecomer hipmunk , in this flyer ' s opinion , offers the most user - friendly visual search experience .
aggregating tickets online has become a crowded market , especially in the world of concerts . but touring is a big business - - bigger now than album sales . that ' s why companies like songkick ( eight million users ) , bandsintown ( five million users ) , superglued ( user count much smaller ) have raised venture capital to tell us when our favorite bands are coming to town . seatgeek , which is more focused on sports , has also gotten traction , calling itself
the world ' s largest ticket search engine .
for rukkus ' s part , the site pulls inventory from 100 ticket providers , including ticketmaster , ticketfly , stubhub , clubtickets , viagogo , ebay , ticketcity and ticketsnow . rukkus has also built a platform that allows smaller bands to post their gigs and be in its system . ceo manick bhan , a former banker at goldman sachs , explains that this is done as a way to win over the music industry .
rukkus ranks tickets in order from
great deal
to
terrible deal
for the price and seat . it is a well - designed breeze compared with most wonky ticketing sites , which means it has a chance of winning fans in the hugely competitive market .
prior to hipmunk , we had plenty of ways to search and book flights online , too . but hipmunk just made it so much better that i haven ' t used one of the other flight search sites since i discovered it . the company has since expanded into hotel search and raised more than $ 20 million in venture funding .
the important difference between buying flights and buying tickets is necessity . i go to hipmunk when i need to book a flight . i rarely need to buy a concert ticket . that ' s why songkick and its peers exist - - to create demand and interest in concerts , sporting events , and broadway shows , by telling you about them with their recommendation engines .
these ticket aggregator sites all have their own way of serving up concert recommendations . songkick uses your spotify listening habits to surface shows in your area . bandsintown uses facebook likes . jukely , a new entrant , believes that a social media element will help tip people towards seeing more concerts , and recommends shows that your friends and you might like together .
rukkus also has a recommendation engine , which pulls in similar data to surface concert suggestions .
after using most of these services , i ' ve noticed they tend to serve up the same recommendations . between songkick , rukkus , bandsintown , and the others , you only need one app to tell you about shows . ( except jukely , which serves up a wider variety and offers chances to discover new bands . )
on hipmunk , when you find the ticket you want , the site sends you to the vendor to buy it directly . same with seatgeek and bandsintown , as well as rukkus . songkick recently introduced native check - out function and i ' m guessing that most aggregator businesses will go in that direction , because it is a better user experience and more profitable than affiliate fees .
rukkus launched in private beta three months ago and has accumulated 5000 subscribers , a number that grows by 50 percent every month . rukkus has 10 employees and has raised seed capital from friends and family .
property hunting can be a grinding chore . but what if you could have a good nose round your prospective
des res
without getting up from your chair ?
this is what sotheby ' s international realty is offering viewers of its luxury properties through the application of virtual reality ( vr ) technology .
we see a use case where a client can come to one of our offices , come into a virtual reality station and experience the property through a vr headset ,
says john passerini , global vice president for interactive marketing .
they could be in paris looking at a new york city property and get a real feel for what that property is like .
sellers wanting their properties to stand out in a competitive market can no longer rely solely on high definition photos and videos , he says :
the next evolution is virtual reality .
many sotheby ' s estate agents are working with matterport , a tech company specialising in high - definition 3d content of interiors , while some of its agents have invested in their own vr cameras .
in another example , seattle property company luma is working with the digital design agency studio216 to develop vr viewings of its high - rise condominiums .
customers can drop by its downtown sales centre , pop on an oculus rift headset , and take a tour - which also means being able to see how the view changes as you move higher up the buildings .
studio216 partner boaz ashkenazy says his company is also working on commercial projects using microsoft ' s hololens - a headset that mixes the real world with the digital .
while vr is primarily used for luxury properties , both luma and sotheby ' s see vr viewings becoming the norm for all types of property .
indeed , goldman sachs predicts that the vr for the real estate market will be worth $ 1 . 6bn ( £1 . 1bn ) by 2025 .
and real estate is just one business sector embracing a technology most closely associated with gaming . the live entertainment industry is also excited about the prospects for vr .
ticket marketplace rukkus is enabling live sports and music fans to check out the view from different seat positions using a platform called seat360 .
gig goers can make sure they don ' t end up sitting behind a pillar in the
nosebleed seats
, says chief executive manick bhan .
the 360 - degree views are generated using real photographs , captured by a combination of our team and some very dedicated fans using a special camera rig ,
he says .
it ' s in the process of capturing images of major baseball , football , and concert venues .
but vr could go much further , allowing viewers to experience live music concerts and even giving them better views than if they were actually there .
for example , nextvr from california wants to give virtual fans live 3d views of concerts and events from the front row or even from the stage itself . it has signed a deal with with major music promoter live nation to that effect .
vr tech also has huge potential in the education and training sector , giving teachers the opportunity to provide much more vivid and absorbing experiences for their students .
if you ' re talking about marine biology , why not hold that class on the seabed and have a whale swim through the centre of the class ? it ' s a lot more immersive and engaging ,
says david whelan , chief executive of immersive vr education , a tech firm specialising in this type of content .
mr whelan believes vr could make massive open online courses , or moocs , much more engaging and help raise completion rates , which can be as low as 7 % .
what we ' re hoping to achieve with virtual reality is that [ students ] feel like they ' re talking to real people and interacting in a more natural way , and that more will adapt to finish the course in the end .
of course , students will need to own their own vr headset to appreciate the full experience , so costs will have to fall dramatically if students in developing economies are going to benefit .
big engineering firms , such as boeing , are also using vr to help train their staff in engine maintenance , while auto makers like bmw are using it to test real cabin designs in virtual environments .
for example , music store dawsons lets its online customers get a good look at instruments by making sales staff put on a pair of epson - made smart glasses .
the live video feed from the glasses is fed through to the website , so the customer sees exactly what the sales person is seeing . the online customer can then direct the video and ask questions during the demonstration .
while business is undoubtedly showing interest in the potential of vr - more than $ 1 . 7bn has been invested in vr start - ups in the last 12 months , says investment adviser digi - capital - there are big hurdles to overcome if the tech is to take off .
one of those is the feeling of nausea headset wearers often feel . to help neutralise this effect we need more powerful graphics processing units ( gpus ) capable of processing images fast enough to remove any delays , or latency , says roy taylor , corporate vice president at chip maker amd .
if your computer can ' t keep up , it makes you throw up ,
he says .
to achieve a live , totally realistic experience , headsets will need to be much lighter and feature two powerful gpus - one for each eye - capable of processing images at about 144 frames per second ( fps ) , he says .
current headsets process images at about 90fps , so that ' s a huge leap in computing power required , but mr taylor remains confident this is achievable .
vr has its limitations - not least the cumbersome headgear - but tech optimists think these issues will be addressed in time .
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if you ' re looking to get out on the town and hit some concerts and local events , you ' ll want to make sure you have the absolute best iphone apps available to help you get the best ticket prices and info available . nowadays it ' s extremely easy to buy tickets to sporting events , concerts , the theater , and any other kind of event in just the tap or click of a button . however , when buying tickets you also want to make sure that you know what you ' re getting and that you ' re not overpaying . although there are lots of ticketing apps available for iphone , we think these ticket apps are currently the best !
rukkus can use your current location and the music that ' s already in your music library to provide recommendations for venues around you . currently rukkus plays host to over 100 , 000 events at any given time . rukkus does this by pulling results from all the large ticket hubs on the web including stubhub , ticketmaster , ebay , and more . rukkus currently supports ticket finding and purchasing services for sporting events , concerts , and theater tickets .
for a ticket app that serves up personalized results based on your tastes and ticket buying history , be sure you give rukkus a try .
applauze is silmiar to rukkus in some ways but along with offering tickets for concerts , sporting , events , and theater , there is also a large emphasis on local community events . when you find an event you think looks interesting , you can save it for later or buy tickets immediately . you can also share events with friends and applauze automatically creates a chatroom so you and your friends can discuss and coordinate plans . even better yet , if your friends join applauze and purchase tickets , you each get a $ 5 credit .
for a social ticket finding and buying experience that lets you involve your friends , applauze is what you want .
like rukkus , seatgeek can also pull in your itunes library in order to serve up concert and event information it thinks is more relevant to you . the thing i love about seatgeek is that you immediately see pricing and where tickets are located on detailed maps . in my experience , seatgeek does a great job pulling in seating charts for most venues , so you always know exactly what you ' re getting before you tap the buy button . seatgeek also aggregates from popular ticketing agencies such as stubhub , ebay , and others so you get the best prices possible for events .
if you ' re the type that wants to know exactly what kind of deal you ' re getting , complete with seating charts for most venues , check out seatgeek .
live nation does a great job at pulling in festivals and smaller concerts that other ticketing apps somehow seem to miss . from concerts at baseball fields to local shows by local bands , you ' ll most likely find it with live nation . when you ' re ready to purchase tickets however , live nation simply uses the in - app browser to load the source . this means you may not get the best deal booking through the app but that doesn ' t mean it isn ' t a great resource for finding events other apps let fall through the tracks .
if you ' re looking for local shows and events in your area and just aren ' t finding them in other ticketing apps , be sure to browse live nation .
stubhub is a long time favorite when it comes to buying tickets to every type of event imaginable . the stubhub app brings that experience right in the palm of your hand . my favorite thing about the stubhub app is the level of control is brings . you can drill down by artists or by venue . this is great for time when you want to find something to do nearby and know the venues and just want to see what ' s coming up . lots of stubhub venues also come complete with event maps so you know what you ' re buying .
for more control over your ticket buying experience , stubhub is one of the most trust sources available .
for folks that are traveling or in an area that ' s new to them , checking out local landmarks and attractions typically become top priority . the viator tours app brings great prices and perks to your iphone . just tell viator where you are or where you ' re going to be visiting and it can serve up lots of attractions and deals . in some areas , you can even show your iphone in order to skip the line . not only will viator save you money , it ' ll help you explore and discover new things you never would have found otherwise .
for attraction tickets and deals when traveling , look no further than viator tours .
comparing overpriced concert tickets can be an overwhelming process , especially when you’re looking at multiple sites for the best deal . however , new york - based startup rukkus is making music and event experiences better for fans , not charging them higher prices . their site and mobile app pulls inventory from over 100 ticket providers , including ticketmaster , stubhub , and ticketfly , and helps you discover events happening near you .
rukkus founder manick bhan was inspired to found a company after growing increasingly frustrated with online live entertainment ticketing and discovery options and left his former job as a goldman sachs banker . the avid concert attendee frequently missed events , so he decided to combine his entrepreneurial chops and love of music into a product he believes will change the way fans purchase tickets in this highly competitive market .
we sat down with bhan for this member spotlight series — a series that showcases the individuals behind startups and small businesses . here’s what he shared :
my first “acquisition” happened when i was in middle school . the acquiring party happened to be my parents . i built websites for classmates and then local businesses — mostly basic sites i designed and coded in dreamweaver . i had no trouble getting pizza shops , dry cleaners , and florists to sign up , so i hiked my prices accordingly . my parents eventually stepped in to shut things down . with my earnings , i was able to buy more bubble gum than any middle schooler i knew .
a band is probably the most challenging startup there is . in college , my entrepreneurial experience consisted of playing in a band and hustling to get gigs in and around durham , north carolina . convinced we’d make it big time , i poured my energies into various promotional hacks , recording albums , and buying a ton of gear ; but sadly , we went the way of most college bands , fading into oblivion . secretly , i plan to use rukkus to resurrect my old college band .
rukkus is a live entertainment concierge that you carry in your pocket . it will keep you posted about what live events are happening near you , learn your likes and dislikes , offer recommendations , and then take care of all of the messy price comparison stuff so that you can snag tickets quickly and easily . we’re making this process of buying on mobile as streamlined as possible .
i worked my butt off as a banker . i also enjoyed being a part of multi - million dollar trades because i loved learning and solving puzzles everyday . but it was frustrating that i couldn’t claim ownership if a successful trade was built off of one of my ideas .
the tipping point to start my own company was when goldman sachs asked me to start coding . i personally enjoy being able to take an idea , and then develop it into something concrete , without having to pass that idea off to someone else to develop for me . it gave me a sense for what i could do independently , so i finally followed the urge to leave and start something on my own .
if you’re going to be a founder of a tech - related company , you’ve got to have a very intimate knowledge of how coding works . at the end of the day , code is the foundation your company is built on . while it’s entirely possible to found a tech company with no technical skill whatsoever , i’d say it’s the more difficult path to take . it’s actually easier to learn some amount of coding so that you have a solid idea about what needs to be done during the initial product building stage and each product iteration .
find a good team . either assemble one or join one , depending on whether you have clarity about your business idea . the quality of the people that you work with , really in any context , will determine your success . it’s also much more satisfying to share your wins with an awesome team .
here’s what i’m currently listening to : i like armin van buuren when i’m coding , angus and julia stone when i’m trying to unwind , red hot chili peppers for the musicality and the eagles . what can i say , i’m old fashioned .
when former marine corps captain zach iscol went out for beers with his former commander , they talked about the 33 men in their battalion who had been killed in action in the iraqi city of fallujah in 2004 .
“ [ we ] realized that there’d soon be a point in time when we’d lost more marines to suicide than to enemy action , ” iscol says . “it’s an epidemic . ”
, a new york - based nonprofit that helps veterans heal the wounds that have plagued so many of their lives as a result of the experience of war and beyond — in particular , the effects of post - traumatic stress disorder ( ptsd ) .
, with the department of veterans affairs reporting that about 22 veterans killing themselves every day .
iscol decided he wanted to do something about this problem by providing veterans with top - notch mental health care , free of charge . he joined forces with two staffers at weill cornell medical college in new york city : ann beeder , a clinical psychiatrist who has treated patients suffering from trauma for more than two decades , and gerard ilaria , a licensed social worker and health care professional who has dedicated much of his career to caring for people with hiv . together they co - founded headstrong .
at headstrong , post - 9 / 11 veterans can receive confidential treatment at no cost , and without bureaucracy or paperwork — or the stigma that often surrounds mental health counseling .
“these are good people who have to make impossible life - and - death decisions , ” says iscol , 39 . “and you have to live with those decisions . and when you’re a good person it can be really hard to live with those decisions . ”
there is no cap to the number of counseling sessions veterans can partake in . according to iscol , the program currently has more than 500 veterans in treatment across 18 cities .
“we’ve treated over 700 veterans in six years , ” he says . “and we’ve had zero suicides that have been in our treatment program . ”
ilaria said that helping veterans in the workplace is a big part of the program . it’s an important part of getting their lives back on track .
“veterans make excellent leaders and they’re great on a team , ” says ilaria , 57 . “but they can’t really do well at their job if their mental health isn’t in order . ”
todd bowers , director of wework’s veterans initiative , says that headstrong is a valuable resource for veterans and their loved ones .
“by providing cost - free , bureaucracy - free , and stigma - free treatment for the hidden wounds of war , headstrong and their incredible team have helped to shape the narrative around post - 9 / 11 veterans and their families by showing that the right help at the right time can heal anyone , ” says bowers , who was a staff sergeant with the marine corps serving in iraq and afghanistan .
one of headstrong’s success stories is joe quinn , who was a year away from graduating from west point in 2001 . but a week after he received his senior class ring , a celebratory event , the world trade center was attacked . “it all changed in the blink of an eye , ” quinn says .
his 23 - year - old brother jimmy was on the 104th floor when flight 11 hit the north tower on september 11 , 2001 . a graduate of manhattan college , jimmy was working for cantor fitzgerald , a financial services firm whose offices occupied the 101st through 105th floors . the company lost 658 employees , including quinn’s brother . “all of the sudden there was this punch in the face , ” says quinn . his classmates at west point realized , as quinn puts it , “that this is why we’re here . ”
he graduated as a lieutenant and joined the army , serving two tours in iraq before being deployed in afghanistan as a civilian counterinsurgency advisor for general david petraeus . he then earned a master’s degree in public policy from harvard’s kennedy school and returned to west point as an instructor at its combatting terrorism center .
for 14 years quinn held onto a complex set of feelings wrapped up in the grief of his brother’s death and the experiences surrounding the deaths of many of his fellow soldiers . quinn , now 38 ,
a heaviness in his chest ; a warm flush of blood rising to his head ; a sharp jolt of heat stinging his heart . he had ptsd . at first he thought he felt guilt , but eventually realized it was shame . “i placed no value on myself , which led to depression and aggression , ” he wrote . “i thought going to war would save me , but it made things worse . ”
after referring numerous friends to headstrong , quinn decided in 2015 that it was time to seek help for himself there .
. “i jump out of bed [ to go to work ] , ” he says . quinn , who grew up in brooklyn , also
in which he and early 200 family and friends go to citi field in queens for a ballgame .
quinn isn’t the only member of headstrong’s management to seek help at his eventual place of employment . dustin shryock , the nonprofit’s director of operations , served two tours in iraq . during his second deployment in 2007 and 2008 , he says his unit set a new record for the number of days in a row during which they were engaged with direct fire , indirect fire , mortar fire , and grenades .
. he had left his home state of california for new york city , enrolling in graduate school , but was doing poorly , and began to notice that he was experiencing anxiety and depression . “i was not going home anymore . i was staying out all night . i quit responding at work . [ nyu ] was about to kick me out because i’d rather be at the bar than at class , ” says shryrock , who also works from wework 42nd street .
then , in 2014 , he sought help . “i was actually told , ‘you look sick . ’” friends referred him to headstrong and he’s never turned back — first as a client and now running its day - to - day operations . “that’s when you start to do the work , ” says shryrock . “you address moral injury . consistent bombardment or enemy fire . you address the absurdity of war . thanks goodness i cleaned myself up . ”
reporting on the ongoing civil war that had spilled over from syria into lebanon , rené cao says she witnessed suffering on a scale unlike anything she’d ever seen before . but despite the hardships she encountered in war zones and refugee camps , she found herself inspired by the selflessness of the people she encountered .
but the chinese citizen has never forgotten the people she met when she was on assignment in lebanon in 2011 .
“the people i met really shaped my values , ” says cao . “they have driven me to do something for someone else , not just care about myself . as a journalist , i thought i could use my skills to tell their stories and share them with the world . i knew their voices needed to be heard . ”
in 2014 , she decided to return to lebanon to document the lives of young people there . finding a videographer was tough — her first one dropped out after a terrorist attack in paris — but her editor connected her to olmo reverter . together cao and reverter made a documentary called
“flying over with olmo and shooting that first documentary was really a turning point in my life , ” says cao , who is 30 . “i had no idea at the time that i was going to carry on with this project . what i really wanted to do was tell their stories . ”
within a year the team had officially set up the ponybaby project . cao and her partners tell moving stories through articles , documentaries , and photo exhibitions . in honor of world refugee day , she and her team hosted a panel discussion on the crisis in syria at wework shanghai finance center .
cao says the name was inspired by a verse in a famous chinese poem , which loosely translates to : “take your dream as a horse , act your glorious youth . ”
that follows more than a dozen syrian refugees living across the middle east . the ponybaby project also teamed up with
tencent charity , one of the leading fundraising platforms in china , to help raise money to help refugees directly .
“i believe that the stories and documentaries displayed by ponybaby project , as first - hand information , can honestly uncover the real status of the refugees , including their basic life , children’s education , job employment , and willingness to return to their home country , ” says song , who was among the speakers at the panel discussion .
all of the funds raised by the ponybaby project go towards scholarships for families living in refugee camps who can’t afford their children’s school fees , materials , and books .
“almost 90 percent of syrian refugees are in debt , ” says lisa abou khaled , who works for the united nations high commissioner for human rights . “parents are having to resort to difficult choices like pulling their children out of school and sending them to work because they can’t afford to feed the family anymore . ”
since cao’s first visit to the middle east , the humanitarian crisis in syria has claimed the lives of 70 , 000 civilians and displaced 5 million others . despite the scale of trauma , cao says the refugee crisis is rarely discussed in her native china . but that’s part of the goal—to start the conversation by bringing the personal stories of refugees to households across the country .
“many people don’t have a chance to talk with refugees , so they have a very unclear concept of who they are , ” says cao . “they’re often treated like wild animals , vulnerable and unpredictable . but they want to live with respect and dignity , just like everyone else . ”
even before the lights went up on the stage , the wework creator awards was literally one of the biggest events of the year in jerusalem . nearly 4 , 000 people packed a stadium that usually hosts basketball games , and they came from as far away as
tel aviv , herzliya , and be’er sheva . it was also the largest regional competition so far for the awards , hosted in cities around the world .
at the job fair and pop - up market held before the awards , there were so many people that it was sometimes difficult to navigate the aisles . people eagerly pushed forward for free samples of food — even crispy grasshoppers .
when wework cofounder adam neumann finally stepped onto the stage , the event had the feeling of a homecoming . neumann and his sister adi neumann , a model who hosted the event , both grew up on a kibbutz not far away .
wework cofounder adam neumann and his sister adi share a moment at the jerusalem creator awards .
“it’s a really special city and really special to be here , ” said adi from what is usually the home court for the hapoel jerusalem basketball club .
this is the second time the creator awards has been held in israel . in october more than $ 1 million was awarded to winners at an event in tel aviv . in jerusalem — where a wework location is
host adi neumann announces the winners in the business ventures category at the jerusalem creator awards .
more than 30 local artists , companies , and nonprofit organizations took part in a pop - up market on the arena’s concourse . there were bright paintings on canvas , glittering jewelry , natural beauty products , and plenty of t - shirts , including some emblazoned with the words “i’m not for sale , ” part of a campaign against prostitution and human trafficking by the local nonprofit
perhaps the most intriguing items for sale were paper greeting cards that weren’t just recyclable — they could actually be planted in the ground . made by the israeli company
, there are nine types of seeds embedded in the paper of the cards , resulting in several types of flowers that bloom throughout the year .
winners in the nonprofit category of the jerusalem creator awards pose for a photo together .
more than 30 companies and nonprofits staffed tables at the event’s job fair , including half a dozen creator awards winners from last year’s event in tel aviv . , the participants , like yahoo’s israeli r & d team and taboola , were looking to hire a total of more than 70 people . among the most attention - grabbing booths was that of the
, a nonprofit promoting culture and creativity in israel , whose table was covered with bottles of local wine .
, an israeli company that produces food products made from grasshoppers . the company — the top winner at the tel aviv creator awards — caught many people’s eyes with jars of roasted grasshoppers . about 40 percent of people who stopped by the table sampled them , leaving their transparent wings and crispy legs in little piles on the table . many people then pocketed full jars to take home . “people keep taking them when we’re not looking , ” said hargol ceo dror tamir . “i don’t blame them . it really is the best souvenir . ”
the most in - demand item of the evening appeared to be bright red bags emblazoned with the words “work happy . ” these were from jobbio , the dublin - based online hiring platform . “personally i think they are quite eye - catching , ” said jobbio’s account manager martha hayes , who traveled from dublin to attend the event in jerusalem . “and they are a useful place to keep the rest of your swag . ”
netta barzilai , who recently propelled israel to eurovision champion , is surrounded by fans .
at a moment when israeli cuisine has been making global headlines , tables filled with local specialties were scattered throughout the event’s pop - up market and job fair . popular items included fresh pitas stuffed with chicken , lamb , fish , or roasted vegetables and topped with cilantro - infused tahini . there were also tiny jars of creamy malabi pudding topped with pomegranate syrup and pistachio nuts . but the biggest hit may have been the chocolate chip cookies , baked on the premises in a giant oven by pilpel catering . “holy moses , these are good , ” said one person who sampled them .
open bars served beer , wine , and craft cocktails all night long . people seemed to love the golden city , a drink inspired by jerusalem and made from vodka and honey and garnished with fresh cucumbers .
for those who could tear themselves away from the party - like scene at the pop - up market , the highlight of the masterclasses was a show by israeli mentalist lior suchard . as usual , the internationally known performer wowed the audience by reading people’s minds . at one point he seemed to know some participants better than they knew themselves . when asking one woman how many letters were in the name of her first crush , she kept saying five . suchard replied , “are you sure it isn’t six ? ” sure enough , suchard guessed the name , and there were indeed six letters .
, which helps teeneagers who have dropped out of school , that took home the top prize for nonprofit ventures . yoni yefet - reich , kaima’s ceo , immediately handed the prize over to one of the teenagers who said his life had been transformed by his time on the farm .
the $ 360 , 000 grand prize went to yehudit abrams , a recent american immigrant to israel , for her startup monither , which is developing a hand - held ultrasound device women can use for monthly breasts exams . the device will alert them to any changes in tissue , a key to early diagnosis of breast cancer . “i’m empowering women , ” abrams said , holding up her award .
with her song “toy , ” took the stage to kick off the real party part of the evening . the crowd gathered around her , wildly snapping photos .
when raffi rembrand’s son was diagnosed with autism at the age of 4 , it was not the worst news the family received that day . the biggest blow came when their doctor said it was too late for the earliest treatments .
so for rembrand , a chemical engineer by training , finding a way to detect autism earlier became his life’s mission .
senspd , a winner in the wework creator awards held on june 20 in jerusalem , is developing a way to detect autism based on physiological signs . the company uses an existing device commonly used to check the hearing of newborns , but has modified it to check for sensory perception . one of the major components of autism , which affects one of every 59 children born in the u . s . , is its effect on the sensory system .
“we didn’t reinvent the wheel , ” says maayan shahar , senspd’s ceo . “but we have altered a very known device used in all hospitals that will hopefully provide a standard screening process for all babies . ”
the goal is for such a test to eventually become standard for every baby born around the world , allowing the various treatments for autism to start as soon as possible . when started very early in life , some therapies have a success rate of up to 90 percent .
“it’s been known for a long time that it’s early intervention that makes all the difference , ” shahar says .
but the standard diagnosis of autism based on a series of evaluations often comes after a children has reached the age of 3 or 4 , which is too late for some treatments .
senspd is currently preparing to start clinical trials in israel . it hopes that if all goes well it will get regulatory approval for its device within three years .
rembrand’s son , now 35 and living in a group home in israel , remains an inspiration for the company .
“we want to bring this to market as soon as possible , but in the most professional way , ” shahar says . ”so that instead of being isolated , children with autism can be a productive part of society . ”
if you’ve ever wasted time comparing overpriced tickets to a show , look no further . rukkus aggregates tickets from over 100 sources of sale and sorts them to present you with the best deal , showing stadium layout for arena shows to easily visualize your seat . with 20 million tickets in their inventory , this new york startup has got date night covered . and since launching in november , the company has expanded to offer more than just music .
“we always had in the back of our minds that we wanted to move into sports and theatre but what our users were asking us was : ' can i use this to find theatre shows in the city on this random weekend when my mom’s in town ? ' ” explained cofounder manick bhan , a keen musician and former goldman sachs banker who grew frustrated with missing concerts . “we supercharged our home page around discovery and made it possible to filter by category and times . ”
“on the sports side , we have everything from premium seats to face value to deeply discounted tickets , ” continued investment banker turned startup cofounder joe messineo .
by pulling tickets from stubhub , ticketmaster and ticketfly among others , rukkus does the digital legwork for its users . like songkick and bandsintown , it lets users track favorite performers and invite friends to the show . as many music platforms now do , rukkus also sends personalized recommendations on events pulled from user’s spotify and facebook .
bhan , whose duke university band was very fronted by popular songster mike posner , says he’s simply trying to improve the ticket buying experience for the fan . he’s entering a crowded space – direct competitors seatgeek and bandsintown also let users buy in - site – but hopes rukkus’ sleek new combination of existing services sets it apart .
founders bhan , messineo and angela mccrory have yet to announce a funding round and would not disclose user numbers , but would say : “over the last quarter we’ve seen 30 - 50 % growth . ”
rukkus has also moved into content creation , launching its own blog which covers up - and - coming acts – acts that might happen to be playing forthcoming rukkus shows . it’s a clever move : building a readership rukkus can then drive to its site and monetize , just as streetwear brand vfiles ' television series built an audience which shops in its store .
perhaps most exciting , rukkus will soon be releasing an app to compete with the willcall and timbre s of the world . unlike many of these ticketing apps – not to mention the various event services like yplan and sosh – rukkus has an incredibly large inventory . if rukkus can maintain a personalized experience while tapping into their unparalleled sources , they’ll be onto a winner .
that ' s exactly what the rukkus app is all about . the impressive part is this apps fluid user interface that ' s extremely easy to tap through — offering the perfect amount of eye candy and listing ticket prices right up front as you scroll .
one of the coolest features offered on the right side tab of each artist slide is the ability to listen to music from bands without exiting the app . in the case of both cibo matto and dale earnhardt jr . jr . — i listened to over 14 songs from each . the same was true of comedian anjelah johnson where the app featured audio excerpts from her live show . brilliant !


clickair was a low-cost airline that was based in the parc de negocis mas blau in el prat de llobregat , near barcelona , spain .

clickair flew to nearly 40 destinations in europe .

the airline 's main base was barcelona – el prat airport with further bases at málaga , seville and valencia .

clickair merged into vueling on 15 july 2009 .

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clickair will be absorbed by vueling , providing a capital increase to vueling but eliminating the clickair brand .
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clickair airlines came into existence in 1989 . clickair airlines has its base airport in न्यूयॉर्क ( jfk ) in usa .
clickair ' s corporate equity will be transferred to vueling , resulting in clickair ' s
extinction
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spanish budget airlines vueling and clickair are due to complete a merger this week .
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clickair is a spanish low cost airline based in barcelona that will merge with budget airline vueling in 2009 .
earlier , a vueling spokesman said there were no talks at company level , while clickair declined to comment .
under the agreement , vueling will issue new shares which clickair shareholders will then buy , the source said .
clickair was a low - cost airline based in barcelona , spain and flew to nearly 40 destinations in europe .
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clickair = = history = = = = = early years = = = the company was first called catair , derived from cat ( catalonia ) and air , but changed its name to clickair just before starting operations . clickair positioned itself as a low - cost airline and offered a buy on board programme for food , drinks , and other goods .
clickair and vueling planes are seen at el prat airpot in barcelona , july 7 , 2008 . reuters / albert gea
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the boss of clickair , alex cruz , is expected to be named chief executive of the combined company , the source said .
the notification , allocated eu merger case number m5364 , confirms that the integration will be achieved through vueling ' s absorbing clickair .
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clickair s . a . is a spanish
low - cost
airline based at the airport of barcelona - el prat . it provides scheduled air transport of passengers on short - haul spanish and european routes . prior to the proposed transaction , iberia had a 20 % stake in clickair but did not control it . clickair covers 49 routes and transported 4 . 5 million passengers in 2007 .
spanish carriers iberia , clickair and vueling have issued formal notification to the european commission of the plan to merge the two budget airlines .
vueling will operate 35 airbus a320s ( 18 aircraft coming from clickair and 17 from vueling ) , serve 46 airports and run 92 routes .
clickair’s other shareholders are spain’s biggest construction group acs , nefinsa , which own regional flyer air nostrum , and hotel and travel firm iberostar .
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once the framework agreement is implemented , it adds , iberia is expected to acquire control of the entity formed by the vueling - clickair combination .
one airline industry source who asked not to be named said vueling and clickair were a good fit as they have practically the same number of planes and routes .
these aircraft have joined vueling ' s all - a320 fleet , which now stands at 35 aircraft , after its merger with clickair was ratified on july 15th .
the 36 - month old clickair brand will disappear and vueling will become spain’s second largest carrier flying 11 million passengers a year from six bases including its barcelona headquarters .
a source close to clickair shareholders said one of its owners , quercus equity , wanted to sell its stake after the airline delayed its breakeven target date to 2009 .
under the proposal iberia - a minority shareholder in clickair - would take over the merged entity ' nueva vueling ' formed by the combination of the two budget airlines .
under the proposed concentration , to be carried out through several interdependent transactions , vueling and clickair would merge into
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over which iberia would acquire control .
the market has long speculated about a merger involving vueling , and clickair — which is 20 percent owned by iberia — has been named as one of the possible partners .
vueling will be a new name to the uk and heathrow when it absorbs clickair’s daily flights to seville , la coruna , bilbao , in addition to summer flights to vigo .
madrid ( reuters ) - spanish low - cost airlines vueling vulg . mc and clickair have agreed to merge , vueling said on monday , in a move to . . .
“shareholders of clickair and vueling have signed an agreement to merge , ” the source said . “it will be formalized later today . the boards have to rubber stamp it . ”
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“we acknowledge there are talks going on with shareholders in various companies in the sector , including clickair , without there being any deal or agreement , ” hemisferio said in a statement .
in a statement to the stock exchange regulator , vueling said its board had approved a deal signed between the two airlines’ main shareholders whereby vueling would absorb clickair through a capital increase .
the clickair / vueling merger is expected to be completed by mid - july , when the combined entity will start flying under a unified designator code and a single name ( vueling ) and all clickair assets will be transferred to the listed vueling airlines company .
it will be confusing for passengers ,
clickair ceo alex cruz , who will be ceo of the merged entity , conceded to atwonline last week .
we hope to reach 30 % - 40 % of passengers in advance of their journey and we will put manpower in the . . .
earlier in the day clickair’s board voted to merge with rival vueling to create the third biggest airline operating in spain , which would be around 45 percent owned by national flag carrier iberia .
vueling and clickair launched merger plans last july after high fuel costs and overcapacity in the spanish market dented vueling’s hopes of making a profit for the first time since listing in december 2006 .
the process of re - painting clickair ' s 18 - strong a320 fleet will span from mid - september to mid - november , as the aircraft stop for their scheduled checks . it is the only pending step in the process of rolling out the vueling brand to the entire clickair fleet , whose interiors have already been 100 % fitted in vueling fashion since early july .
vueling announced it would formally combine with clickair on 09 - jul - 2009 , operating under the vueling brand , in what new vueling ceo , alex cruz , called a “merger of equals” .
the merged airline will also retain clickair flights to casablanca and marrakech , moscow , st . petersburg , warsaw , budapest and bucharest . italy will continue to be vueling’s second biggest market after spain .
but questions lingered over vueling’s health and operating costs . it has almost double clickair’s workforce and has made decisions that were criticized in the airline industry , such as opening an expensive hub in paris .
the contract established with clickair , a spanish low - cost company which recently began its operation to portugal , covers the provision of all ramp handling services up to march 2009 at lisbon and porto airports .
madrid ( reuters ) - the top shareholder in spanish low - cost airline vueling , inversiones hemisferio , is in talks with the owners of clickair and other airlines about possible deals , it said on tuesday .
madrid , feb 18 ( reuters ) - iberia ibla . mc subsidiary clickair said on wednesday its chief executive alex cruz would become ceo of the new airline formed by its impending merger with vueling vulg . mc .
european competition regulators have ordered the release of slots at barcelona and other airports in europe as the price for clearing spanish flag - carrier iberia ' s proposed takeover of merging low - cost carriers clickair and vueling .
the outlook for spanish airlines has since darkened , with the country’s worst recession in 50 years taking an especially heavy toll on domestic passenger traffic , traffic data from iberia shows . data from unlisted clickair are not published .
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earlier , newspaper expansion reported the owners of vueling and clickair were in talks to merge the two and create spain’s third - largest carrier , which would be better placed to fight back against cut - throat competition and higher oil prices .
madrid ( reuters ) - spanish low - cost airlines vueling vulg . mc and clickair have agreed to merge , vueling said on monday , in a move to create a carrier better equipped to tackle stiff competition and high fuel costs .
vueling’s biggest shareholder , hemisferio , the investment vehicle of spain’s lara family , will hold some 15 percent , the source said , while regional airline air nostrum — now holding 20 percent of clickair — will control just over 10 percent .
madrid ( reuters ) - shareholders in spanish airlines clickair , which is part - owned by iberia ibla . mc , and vueling vulg . mc have signed an agreement to merge , a source close to the situation said on monday .
spanish flagship airline iberia ibla . mc , which controls 80 percent of unlisted clickair , would be a major shareholder in the new airline along with nefinsa and inversiones hemisferio , which had agreed to remain in the company for two years , vueling said .
the vueling - clickair merger now has several hurdles to clear . in a separate statement on monday , iberia said it would seek an exemption to stock exchange rules that force any company buying more than 30 percent of a firm to make an offer for its entire share capital .
top international sectors of clickair include frankfurt to fuerteventura / puerto del rosario , fuerteventura / puerto del rosario to frankfurt , varna to dusseldorf and dusseldorf to varna . they also have occasional flights from dalaman to dusseldorf , chania to frankfurt and antalya to schkeuditz flights . find more route here -
with its head office in barcelona , clickair is a low - cost airline owned by iberia and another four companies . at this early stage clickair operates with a fleet of three a320 aeroplanes , offering domestic flights between barcelona , seville and malaga . besides this , the airline will cover european routes such as lisbon , porto , frankfurt , amsterdam , geneva , zurich , basle , dublin , moscow , munich , berlin , prague , paris , rome and london . the company’s objective is to position itself amongst the three main low cost european air transporters , as well as to increase its fleet .
the statement said iberia and fellow clickair shareholder nefinsa had agreed to remain as shareholders . vueling’s biggest shareholder , the investment vehicle of publishing magnate jose manual lara , will have a 14 percent stake in the new airline down from 27 percent of the exisiting vueling airline . ( reporting by ben harding ; editing by tracy rucinski )
dublin to barcelona and back with different airline . we booked our flights through iberia . com and the flight code we were given was different to the code displayed at dublin airport but as long as you are aware of this before travelling it poses no problems . check in in dublin airport opened early which allowed us to check in with no time wasted . we were designated seat numbers which was new to clickair which allowed easy embarking . the seats were no tighter than the average short flight airbus . we departed on time and we found this airline compared favourably to the more expensive carriers . dont be put off by the cheap prices as the service is a high as their competitors . book directly with clickair as it is cheaper than booking the same flight through iberia . com . the price quoted is inclusive of all charges and taxes , free baggage allowance and choice of seats . ( only premium seating has extra charges ) . clickair also flies into the main airport in barcelona with excellent transport options into the city unlike other low cost airlines which fly you to airports which are less convenient .
the creator of the best idea will be awarded with a visit to the hangar ( in either the netherlands , the uk or spain , dependent on the tender ' s outcome ) where the clickair livery will be transformed into a vueling one . he or she will be able to see , first hand , the aircraft being painted with its new name . on top of that , the winner will get five roundtrips for two people ( with two overnights included in every trip ) to any vueling destination .
we have also booked a flight with clickair which they have changed and im trying to get my money back ! out of all the phone lines that they have only one works and the girl put the phone down on me saying it was nothing to do with her ! ! i only found out that they changed the airport which we are flying out of by chance , as we to connect flights it is impossible to make the other airport in time for the flight and i am still waiting for comfirmation by email or a phone call .
vueling airlines , which will join with barcelona rival clickair to create a
new
vueling , reported an €8 . 5 million ( $ 10 . 8 million ) net profit last year , a welcome reversal from the €78 . 5 million lost in 2007 , as it implemented a restructuring plan . full - year revenue increased 21 % year - over - year to €438 . 9 million as costs rose 8 . 1 % to €469 . 7 million . operating loss narrowed 57 % from €71 . 7 million to €30 . 8 million in 2007 . the lcc reduced its fleet from 24 . . .
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i booked my flights in sept 2007 for 4 people to barcelona on 9 feb 2008 . the flight times were excellent and the value fantastic at ђ50 each all inclusive . too good to be true ! on the 14 jan 2008
clickair
phoned me to say the flight was cancelled . alternative flights cost me ђ250 each , five times as much as you see . i am still waiting for their customer service to contact me with alternative options . i have emailed them several times without response and have tried unsuccessfully to telephone also , requesting a refund of the total cost . had i booked with one of the other airlines in september it would have cost me ђ400 . now it has cost me ђ1000 + my refund of ђ226 . 5 , which remains outstanding .
the european commission has approved under the eu merger regulation the proposed acquisition of the two spanish low - cost airlines vueling and clickair by the spanish flag - carrier iberia on condition that commitments to safeguard competition and passenger choice are implemented . the commission ' s clearance is conditional upon the parties releasing slots in barcelona and other european airports to address competition concerns on several spanish and other european routes where the proposed concentration would have led to a restriction of competition . in the light of these commitments , which encourage competing airlines to enter or expand on those routes , the commission has concluded that the proposed transaction would not significantly impede effective competition in the european economic area ( eea ) or any substantial part of it . the spanish competition authority submitted a request for the concentration to be referred to them for consideration but subsequently withdrew their request .
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they are set to formally combine on july 9 to create what the new vueling ceo alex cruz calls ‘a merger of equals . ’
the move follows the spanish stock market regulator cnmw exempted iberia from making a takeover bid for the new airline .
will feature prominently on the new vueling’s network as one of its six spanish bases , the others being barcelona , seville , bilbao , malaga and valencia .
the new vueling will cater for 70 % leisure / 30 % business travellers , said cruz .
the combined workforce will total 1 , 300 , including flight crew and office staff .
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lhr - sevilla . aircraft modern , minimalist feel , clean and in a good state of repair . legroom is not generous but otherwise the seats were comfortable . food must be paid for in euros or credit card - no problem , but sandwiches were not a good experience to the extent that own catering will be provided in future ! do not like free seating , although maybe it ' s the enviable spanish mentality , but this did not trigger the once and never again to be experienced ryanair stampede . it surely does not cost any more to allocate seats ! ! the cabin crew were friendly the flight crew did their job with ease and overall the experience was a good one , as was the fare , which must always be remembered in making assessments .
i have no tel number for click air that works . . . incredible ! !
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it added it was looking at any deal that could increase the value of vueling , whose shares have tumbled 74 percent since they listed in late 2006 , beset by two profit warnings , a price war , higher oil costs and a management clear - out .
vueling shares were suspended early on tuesday . they went into pre - auction at 1115 gmt ( 6 : 15 a . m . est ) but almost half an hour later , they still had not been able to open as there were not enough sellers to match the number of bids .
a merger of the two would create a 47 - plane carrier , flying 10 . 7 million passengers a year and employing around 2 , 000 staff — spain’s next largest after iberia and spanair .
iberia’s stock rose on the story , up 4 . 4 percent to 2 . 40 euros by 1120 , which analysts put down to a merger cutting competition , which has intensified over the last two years as ryanair and easyjet made inroads into spain .
artur carulla , whose family control quercus , and jose manuel lara , the chairman of vueling’s largest shareholder hemisferio , see each other regularly as vice - president and president of barcelona’s circulo de economia business club .
“a merger , from a strategic standpoint , does make sense as there’s overcapacity in the market , but i wouldn’t be sure this is going to happen overnight , ” the industry source said .
expansion said the airlines’ shareholders were negotiating over price and any possible deal had not been put to either company’s board . it added both groups were naming advisors .
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passengers who reside in the balearic islands , the canary islands or the autonomous city of ceuta can benefit from a 50 % discount on the base fare . this discount is only applicable to flights between airports on the spanish mainland and islands ( except for the residents of ceuta , who can benefit from discounts on flights between seville , malaga or jerez and other spanish mainland destinations ) .
if you ' re a resident , you can buy your ticket through the usual vueling sales channels .
to obtain the discount , during the purchase process you must provide your residency details as they appear on the supporting documentation . once the booking has been completed , your details will be sent to the spanish ministry of public works and transport for validation . if validation is successful , you will not have to present any documentation at the airport ; if unsuccessful , you must present the supporting documentation at the boarding gate . travellers entitled to a resident discount can check in via the website or mobile phone , even if their documentation has not be validated during the purchase of the flight .
vueling reserves the right to make copies of the documentation provided and to refuse to allow the passenger to board if the company detects any deficiency or anomaly .
any passenger who fails to prove that they are a resident during the purchase process , at the check - in desks or at the boarding gate will not be able to board the plane and will not be reimbursed for their ticket .
large families with three children can benefit from a 5 % discount on the base fare . for families with more than three children , the discount is 10 % . these discounts are only applicable to flights between spanish airports .
if you ' re a member of a large family , you can buy your ticket through the usual vueling sales channels , where you ' ll need to certify your large - family member number .
to obtain the discount , you ' ll need to prove that you belong to a large family by presenting the corresponding documentation before boarding . vueling reserves the right to make copies of the documentation provided and to refuse to allow the passenger to board if the company detects any deficiency or anomaly .
any passenger who fails to prove that they are a member of a large family at the check - in desks will not be able to board the plane and will not be reimbursed for their ticket .
travellers entitled to a large family discount can check in via the website or mobile phone , but they will have to show their supporting documentation at the check - in desks or at the boarding gate at the time of departure .
you can book one extra seat per passenger , in priority rows and in the front or back rows of the plane .
through our website , you can only book one extra seat for each passenger . if you wish to book more extra seats for one passenger , please make your booking by phone .
please note that we define infant as minors under 2 years of age at the time of all flights in the booking * .
children under 2 years of age travel on the lap of the adult who is accompanying them , so they do not need their own ticket . on the day of the flight our staff will give you a special seat belt for the child .
if the infant is more than 18 months old , you can book a seat for them in which they will have to travel in an approved car seat . you will have to book through our customer service centre .
minors who must travel with an adult minors under 12 years of age at the time of the flight must always travel with an adult ( under - 14s of italian nationality travelling to / from italy and under - 18s of romanian nationality travelling to / from romania ) . vueling will not provide specific services or unaccompanied minor services for such passengers . if , at the time of the flight , the minor does not meet the specified age requirements , he / she will not be able to board the plane .
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british airways customer experience will be worse than ryanair as early as next year… . the end of an iconic british brand ?
following on from my earlier post of september 2016 highlighting how british airways is sinking into the customer experience mire by taking the opportunity to move from an easily distinguished full service carrier to a hybrid low cost / premium player it now transpires that in a few short months it is potentially going to be a worse experience than ryanair ( long seen as the price champion that ignored experience a model that the travelling public both understood and bought into ) but at a higher price , the story continues… . to get worse… . read on !
not only that but if you want to use them for international travel , whilst the business and first won’t change , if like the majority of passengers you travel economy , then they are set to increase passenger numbers per flight by adding an extra seat to every row . their business plan obviously assumes that will be ba money in the bank but that assumes that we are happy to still fly with them given they are now going to be competing with both budget airlines and the likes of the mighty emirates . yes emirates have the 10 seat configuration on boeing 777’s but it has newer aircraft , better service and more regular flights whereas ba is going’ in many cases’ to be retro fitting to older planes by adding an extra seat to every row on its boeing 777 fleet adding an extra 52 seats to the aircraft from 2018 . travelling passengers will notice this !
when we buy today it is a value based decision and that is a combination of availability , price , service , brand and of course how we feel about a particular supplier . just as ryanair has woken up the the power of offering its customers more in terms of an experience ba is heading in the opposite direction . why does that matter ? is this just not a levelling of the playing field ( a market opportunity to quote willie walsh ) . well i would argue that ba customers have to an extent been loyal because of those little differences – the free food , the better leg room , the brand but those customers are going to see a downgrading of their experience and an opportunity to no longer be loyal . as an example the ryanair customers are seeing the opposite an improvement in service and a feeling of better value for money – i know who i see as the big winners and it is not ba . you have one opportunity to trash the brand ( sometimes called moving with the times ! ! ) for a perceived short term gain and the world is littered with the relics of companies that have and never recovered .
currently chairman of acme group the first company to combine customer experience design and award winning creative and advertising company and non executive director of suitecx the leading cx software company , he was prior to its sale managing director and co - founder of mulberry consulting the number one ce business globally and executive chair of ' experience by design ' a south african based venture .
ba died as credible flag carrier some years ago when willie walsh changed the company focus from customer service to share holder dividends and starting slashing costs . he’s now pushed it so far that the economy drive is cutting into the company infrastructure . the big problem ba has is that there’s a lot of talk about the future but behind it there’s a fundamental lack of long - term planning . take ba’s current fleets – despite their advertising claims they operate some of the oldest aircraft in the industry . a conservative estimate is that in order to keep current ba needs to replace at least 100 aircraft in the next 5 - 6 years but that’s not what’s happening . retirement deadlines on the fleets ( the 767 is the worst example ) have been steadily extended while deliveries of new aircraft like the 787 have been slowed down . that may look good on the balance sheets but it’s not much fun for passengers flying on their tired old 767s and 747s . at the same time ba has poured a small fortune into the a380 . that aircraft may look good on their website but operationally it’s an inflexible nightmare that will never produce the kind of returns that investing in new 777s and 787s could have .
to give a couple of examples of the mess ba are in – as a cost - cutting measure ba paid off experienced cabin crew and tried to replace them with new recruits . the most tangible result of that policy is the current ‘mixed fleet’ dispute but behind those headlines there’s another issue . their recruitment drives ( ba were boasting they’d create something like 3000 new jobs in 2015 ) didn’t produce the expected results . in fact at the end of 2015 ba were so short of cabin staff they were trying to poach experienced crew from competitors like virgin atlantic . ba are also cutting back on the uk maintenance services , there’s another 10 % staff cut in the pipeline right now . this is despite two recent major incidents that were attributed to inadequate staffing levels and the fact that aircraft are already having to be flown to the usa for checks that used to be conducted in the uk .
agreed john there will be a sad case study to be done at some point , i have flown the a380 with ba and was so disappointed as it contains virtually no innovations of note just a re - run of the tired ba look . whereas other airlines have taken the opportunity , however over the top we may feel they are , to do some really different things in terms of configuration and experiences 🙁
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in spain , groundforce is also responsible for providing ramp handling services to emirates airline at barcelona airport up to the 9th of november 2009 , as per the contract signed by this airline .
in turn , latcharter signed a contract with groundforce morocco , valid up to the 31st of october 2009 , which covers the provision of full handling services at the moroccan airports of fez , casablanca , marrakech and agadir .
another contract was also established for these 4 airports , with the airline atlasjet , providing for full handling service on an ad - hoc basis for a period of 2 years .
the contract signed with copa airlines is valid for 3 years and allows for the provision of ramp handling services by groundforce mexico at mexico city airport .
the emirates airline was founded in dubai in 1985 and operates flights to over 80 destinations throughout the world . as from november , this airline expects to operate two cargo flights per week to barcelona , with a310f craft .
coming from latvia , the airline latcharter was founded in 1992 and began operating the following year . with a fleet made up from two airbus a320 , it currently makes ad - hoc charter flights from riga international airport to destinations such as tenerife , hurghada , sharm el - sheikh , dubai , antalya , bodrum , dalaman and heraklion . at the end of september latcharter began operating flights to morocco , more concretely to agadir , to where it intends to have one flight per week .
with its head office in istanbul , the turkish airline atlasjet was founded in 2001 , currently operating with a fleet comprising 17 aeroplanes . it offers domestic flights to the main turkish cities as well as flights to various cities in countries such as spain , germany , holland , kazakhstan , france , italy , the czech republic , hungary , denmark , egypt , the united arab emirates and morocco .
copa airlines , in turn , operates since 1947 out of the republic of panama , and is one of the main commercial aviation companies in latin america . it currently offers 110 daily flights to 33 destinations in 20 countries in north , central and south america and in the caribbean , also providing flights to another 120 international destinations , through agreements established with other airlines , amongst which is continental airlines . with a fleet of 25 aircraft copa airlines operates one flight per day to mexico city , with b737 - 700 and b737 - 800 aircraft .
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the new company would trade under the name vueling and continue to be headquartered in barcelona , vueling said .
iberia would be the main industrial partner in the merged company under the agreement . earlier , a source close to the situation said iberia would own 45 percent of the new airline .
the deal — which the pair have spent months negotiating — will give much - needed pricing power in spain’s crowded airline market which was struggling to make profits even before this year’s sharp rise in the oil price .
a combined company would have just short of 50 planes that , on a pro - forma basis , flew 10 . 7 million passengers last year .
iberia stock , trading at 1 . 39 euros on monday , has halved in value since british airways plc bay . l and private equity group tpg tpg . ul made a 3 . 6 euros - a - share indicative offer in march 2007 .
vueling’s shares have crashed from a high of 47 euros last february to just 5 . 48 euros now as it issued two profit warnings despite fast increasing passenger traffic . cut - throat competition had forced it to slash fares .
the stock rose 6 . 2 percent on monday before trading in vueling and iberia’s shares was suspended at 1232 gmt pending the stock exchange announcement .
“the feeling is that they will get the exemption because they are not going to exercise management of the company , ” the source said .
spain’s competition commission will then have to decide whether the new company poses a threat to domestic competition .
iberia will have 45 percent of the newly merged airline , the source said , speaking soon after trading in iberia and vueling shares was suspended pending an announcement .
that leaves approval from stock market regulator cnmv and vueling’s extraordinary shareholder meeting as the last meaningful hurdles before the deal goes through . eu competition authorities have already conditionally passed the tie - up .
the merged carrier , which will be called vueling , will be chaired by current vueling chairman josep pique , the two sides said .
the two carriers’ earlier statements on wednesday added that iberia would manage some of the handling and maintenance activities of the merged airline , as outlined by newspaper cinco dias last week .
european commission notification was submitted on 11 november , and the case has a provisional deadline of 16 december .
only twice in the first decade since the airbus a380 entered service has the double - deck aircraft ended a year with its order backlog higher than that of the previous one . on both occasions middle eastern carrier emirates alone had spared the programme from recording a duck for the year . emirates ordered 32 a380s in mid - 2010 and just eight days before the end of 2013 signed for another 50 of the type .
losing four geared turbofan engines to in - flight failures as a result of a botched durability upgrade was not how pratt & whitney wanted 2018 to begin quite the opposite .
the european commission , having assessed the effects of the plan , says the merger raised
serious doubts
over competition on 19 routes - seven international and 12 domestic . routes to italy and france have been a particular source of concern .
in a statement the commission says the
strong position
of the merged carriers on these routes
would have been further strengthened
by their combined share of slots at barcelona el prat and madrid barajas .
as a result the airlines involved have offered to transfer slots , for free , at these and other destination airports - among them venice , rome , nice , athens , naples , paris and those at several spanish cities .
these slots would create the conditions for new entrants or current competitors to operate more than 150 additional weekly round - trips .
we consider that these remedies are likely to considerably facilitate entry for competitors , maintain competitive pressure on the merged entity and thereby benefit spanish and other european passengers on the affected routes ,
says the commission .
spain ' s competition authority has withdrawn a request to consider the merger plan .
barcelona - based vueling says that the commission ' s authoritisation will allow it to move
immediately
towards the next stages of integration . the merger process will double the size of the carrier .
vueling adds that the approval means the merging airlines will be able to concentrate on providing passengers with a combined summer schedule this year .
our board of directors ' intention is to foster a swift execution of every action leading to the integration , so that this is concluded in the shortest possible timeframe ,
it says .
vueling adds that its aim of becoming profitable this year will be
significantly reinforced
by the commission ' s clearance .
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competition commissioner neelie kroes said :
the commitments given by iberia will permit other airlines to enter new routes or expand their services in competition with the merged company . my priority is to ensure that airline consolidation does not lead to higher prices or reduced services , so that consumers can continue to enjoy the benefits of liberalisation of air transport in the eu .
iberia líneas aéreas de españa , s . a . is the spanish
flag
- carrier , based at the airport of madrid - barajas . it provides long and short - haul scheduled air transport of passengers , covering 108 routes . in 2007 it transported around 26 . 8 million passengers . iberia also provides air cargo transport , aircraft maintenance and handling services .
vueling airlines , s . a . is a spanish
low - cost
airline based at the airports of barcelona - el prat and madrid - barajas . it operates scheduled air transport of passengers on short - haul routes in spain and to other european countries . vueling covers 56 routes and in 2007 carried 6 . 2 million passengers .
in line with previous airline merger cases , the commission analysed the effects of the merger on a route - by - route basis . the investigation found that the merger as initially notified would have raised serious doubts as to its compatibility with the single market because it was likely to restrict competition or even lead to a monopoly on 19 routes ( see table attached ) , used by almost five million passengers every year , from spain to other european countries ( in particular italy , france and greece ) or within spain , . the strong position of the merged entity on these routes in terms of passengers transported would have been further strengthened by its high combined shares of slots at the airports of barcelona - el prat and madrid - barajas .


the national ballet of rwanda ( ballet national du rwanda , national ballet urukerereza ) is a rwandan dance company .

it was created in 1974 at the behest of president juvenal habyarimana .

their long-running show features traditional rwandan songs , drums and dances .

they regularly take part in dance festivals and perform abroad .

in 2000 , the company made its first visit to north america and performed at the seattle international children 's festival .

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two members of urukerereza , the national ballet of rwanda , have disappeared from the group after performance in italy where the ballet was participating in expo milano 2015 .
i was delighted to read in yesterday’s issue of your newspaper that the rwanda national ballet , urukerereza , will be coming to india next week to perform here .
editor , i was delighted to read in yesterday’s issue of your newspaper that the rwanda national ballet , urukerereza , will be coming to india next week to perform here .
two members of urukerereza , the national ballet of rwanda , have disappeared from the group after performance in italy where the ballet was participating in expo milano 2015 . nkurunziza leon and muhorakeye jeannine were confirmed missing as the ballet was preparing to return to rwanda . urukerereza headed to italy on 30th june 2015 to represent rwanda in a cultural expo dubbed “expo milano 2015” the two missing dancers are relatives from the same family . gatera odetta one of the ballet ( . . . )
nkurunziza leon and muhorakeye jeannine were confirmed missing as the ballet was preparing to return to rwanda .
gatera odetta one of the ballet leader told igihe that the two relatives have escaped from others adding that the ballet has any hand in their escape .
this will help to showcase rwanda’s rich cultural heritage and will also make many more people aware that nestled in the heart of the african continent is a beautiful country called rwanda - the land of a thousand hills and a million smiles ! wishing the national ballet a very successful visit to incredible india .
the national ballet , urukerereza , is scheduled to showcase the rwandan traditional culture through song and dance in new delhi , india , during a three - day african culture festival scheduled next week .
help ! am trying to find a contact for rwanda ' s national dance troupe i ' ve searched high and low with no luck . really after a contact email , website and or phone . will…
help ! am trying to find a contact for rwanda ' s national dance troupe i ' ve searched high and low with no luck . really after a contact email , website and or phone . will be so very appreciative . thanks
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traditional performers from south africa , tunisia , malawi and nigeria will perform in what is considered to be the first major showcase of african culture in india .
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the event’s host , the indian council for cultural relations ( iccr ) , champions what it calls a communion of cultures , a creative dialogue with other nations and it says that the may festival is essentially an attempt to familiarize the indian audience with the traditional african performing arts .
urukerereza’s coach thomas bazatsinda , confirmed the group’s participation in the may 18 - 20 festival yesterday .
“we have been requested to select a few artistes to go and participate in a cultural event involving artists from other african countries in new delhi , ” bazatsinda said on phone thursday .
“we have selected 10 people in addition to a coach – they will travel on sunday . after new delhi , they will also travel to lucknow over 1000 km from new delhi . they will actually stage two performances and will be there for a whole week . ”
the group has also been invited to perform during the upcoming soccer world cup in south africa .
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