Corporate Bits | The Venetian Macao wins TTG Travel “Best Meetings & Conventions Hotel” Award

The Venetian Macao has been voted the Best Meetings & Conventions Hotel in the 25th Annual TTG Travel Awards 2014. The honor reflects industry recognition by event planners and conference organizers for this meetings destination, demonstrating The Venetian Macao’s service and its facilities.
“Receiving this distinctive award is an honor for us; it demonstrates the success of our efforts to deliver the best experience to our clients, while we strengthen MacaU’s position as the premier destination for business and leisure travellers in the region and contribute to the development of the MICE industry here,” said Ciaran Carruthers, Senior Vice President and Director of Venetian and Plaza Operations, Sands China Ltd.  “We will continue to strive for the best, and to further cement MacaU’s position as the leading meetings destination in Asia.”
This latest recognition is the 11th time TTG has awarded The Venetian Macao. The integrated resort has also won the award for Best Meetings & Conventions Hotel in Macau in the annual TTG China Travel Awards for seven years running. In addition, it was voted Best New Hotel in Macau in the TTG China Travel Awards 2008, and Best Integrated Resort in the TTG Travel Awards in 2008 and 2009.

CTM to offer iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 plus on 31 october

On Tuesday CTM announced it will offer iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus, the biggest advancements in iPhone history, beginning 31 October. Online pre-registration is open now and customers can pre-register interest at https://www.ctm.net/cportal/base/cportal/public/cpiPhone6RegPage.xhtml

Nike sues over Chuck Taylor trademark infringement

Nike’s Converse brand is suing 31 companies, saying they are selling knockoff versions of its Chuck Taylor shoes.
Converse is suing Skechers USA, Wal-Mart Stores Inc., FILA, Ed Hardy, K-Mart Corp. and Ralph Lauren Corp., among many others. It says the companies are infringing on trademarks that cover the look of the shoe and the diamond pattern on the bottom of the sole.
Iconix Brand Group Inc., the parent of the Ed Hardy brand, declined to comment on the lawsuit. Walmart did not immediately reply to a request for comment.
The North Andover, Massachusetts, company filed its lawsuits Tuesday in the Eastern District of New York and at the International Trade Commission. Converse says look-alike Chuck Taylor shoes have become more common in recent years, and says it has served about 180 cease and desist letters related to the issue since 2008.
Nike Inc. acquired Converse in 2003. Sales of the brand rose 16 percent in the most recent quarter ended in August, to USD575 million.