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FINAVIA: Fly to the Happiest Country in the World, Finland, With Five Direct Connections

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Thursday, March 21, 2024
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Finland is a unique travel destination, and you can fly there with five direct connections from the United States.

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  • Finland is a unique travel destination, and you can fly there with five direct connections from the United States.
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    According to the international World Happiness Report, Finland is the happiest country in the world in 2024.
  • Finland has been named the happiest country in the world in 2024 for the seventh year in a row.
  • “The past winter season 2023–2024 was record-breaking and European airlines opened almost 20 new direct flight connections to airports in Lapland.

Alaska Airlines is rolling out new global award redemptions

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Wednesday, November 15, 2023
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SEATTLE, Nov. 15, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan miles have long offered outsized value for our members who work hard to earn and save their miles. That's why we're making it even easier and more rewarding to go global with our Mileage Plan program with upfront information that's clearer and more user-friendly. We're also expanding award availability so our members can find more award space when they want to travel.

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  • We're also expanding award availability so our members can find more award space when they want to travel.
  • We now have a more straightforward set of award charts for all our oneworld and partner airlines that will be effective in March 2024.
  • We're also expanding access to premium economy awards with more partners than ever before, including American Airlines and Japan Airlines, at award levels starting just 30% higher than economy*.
  • Alaska has consistently offered some of the best global award redemptions in the industry.

ARC Implements NDC with Finnair

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Monday, August 7, 2023
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With ARC Direct Connect, Finnair will be able to offer flexible payment options for NDC transactions, including cash and card payments, along with a consistent settlement experience for travel agencies.

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  • With ARC Direct Connect, Finnair will be able to offer flexible payment options for NDC transactions, including cash and card payments, along with a consistent settlement experience for travel agencies.
  • “Partnering with ARC is an important milestone on our NDC journey,” said Jenni Suomela, Finnair vice president of global sales and channel management.
  • By implementing NDC with ARC, airlines have greater flexibility in managing partnerships with the travel agency community.
  • “ARC’s Direct Connect solution gives the ARC travel agency community access to Finnair’s expanded NDC offerings while providing flexible payments and business rules that uniquely fit Finnair,” said Paige Blunt, senior manager of Direct Connect and ONE Order at ARC.

Spendsetter Award Winners Accelerate Business Performance with Coupa

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Wednesday, June 21, 2023
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LONDON, June 21, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Business expectations have never been clearer: boost productivity, drive growth and profitability, and improve sustainability. The companies that win are powered by innovative teams that embrace transformation to achieve their goals and reach unrivaled levels of success.

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  • And every year, Coupa hosts the Spendsetter Awards at Inspire America and Inspire EMEA .
  • This year's winners leverage BSM to encourage a more impactful and purposeful way of doing business.
  • For Inspire Americas, the Spendsetter of the Year is Jaime Robles, Chief Procurement Officer at Casey's General Stores.
  • For Inspire EMEA, the Spendsetter of the Year is Martin Fog, Vice President, Corporate Procurement, Processes & Digitalisation at Novo Nordisk.

Spendsetter Award Winners Accelerate Business Performance with Coupa

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Wednesday, June 21, 2023
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LONDON, June 21, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Business expectations have never been clearer: boost productivity, drive growth and profitability, and improve sustainability. The companies that win are powered by innovative teams that embrace transformation to achieve their goals and reach unrivaled levels of success.

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  • And every year, Coupa hosts the Spendsetter Awards at Inspire America and Inspire EMEA .
  • This year's winners leverage BSM to encourage a more impactful and purposeful way of doing business.
  • For Inspire Americas, the Spendsetter of the Year is Jaime Robles, Chief Procurement Officer at Casey's General Stores.
  • For Inspire EMEA, the Spendsetter of the Year is Martin Fog, Vice President, Corporate Procurement, Processes & Digitalisation at Novo Nordisk.

Sabre and Finnair launch NDC content to Sabre-connected travel agents

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Tuesday, March 7, 2023
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Starting March 2023, Finnair is rolling out its NDC content globally in multiple waves, with the first wave including 34 countries.

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  • Starting March 2023, Finnair is rolling out its NDC content globally in multiple waves, with the first wave including 34 countries.
  • Sabre-connected agencies and developer partners can now shop, book and service Finnair's NDC content by using the Sabre Offer and Order APIs, Sabre Red 360 and GetThere.
  • Finnair is the first European airline to distribute its NDC content through the Sabre marketplace.
  • "Through Sabre's Beyond NDC program, we can provide NDC content consistently and efficiently to travel sellers.

Alation Named a Winner in the 2022 Technology Innovation Awards for Sixth Consecutive Year

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Thursday, February 9, 2023
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REDWOOD CITY, Calif., Feb. 09, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Alation Inc. , the leader in enterprise data intelligence solutions , announced it has been named a winner of the 2022 Technology Innovation Award for Data Catalog, presented by Dresner Advisory Services.

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  • REDWOOD CITY, Calif., Feb. 09, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Alation Inc. , the leader in enterprise data intelligence solutions , announced it has been named a winner of the 2022 Technology Innovation Award for Data Catalog, presented by Dresner Advisory Services.
  • The award is based on Alation’s placement in Dresner’s 2022 Data Catalog Market Study, which recognizes Alation as the top-ranked data catalog solution.
  • “Alation is the pioneer of this market and we continue to evolve every single quarter to simplify the challenges from managing and governing data,” said Satyen Sangani , co-founder and CEO at Alation.
  • Congratulations to Alation for its continued leadership in the data catalog market and on being named a winner once again in our annual Technology Innovation Awards.”
    The Technology Innovation Awards are presented to the top-ranked vendors in 12 Dresner Advisory 2022 Wisdom of Crowds® thematic market reports.

AirlineRatings.com names Qantas the world's safest airline for 2023

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Tuesday, January 3, 2023
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PERTH, Australia, Jan. 3, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- AirlineRatings.com ( www.AirlineRatings.com ), the world's only safety, product and COVID-19 rating website, has named Qantas as its safest airline for 2023.

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  • PERTH, Australia, Jan. 3, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- AirlineRatings.com ( www.AirlineRatings.com ), the world's only safety, product and COVID-19 rating website, has named Qantas as its safest airline for 2023.
  • AirlineRatings.com has also announced its Top Twenty Safest Airlines and Top Ten Safest Low-Cost Airlines from the 385 airlines it monitors.
  • The Australian airline, which has just celebrated its 100th operational year, has regained the top spot in AirlineRatings.com's Top Twenty Safest Airlines 2023 just edging out last year's winner Air New Zealand by the finest of margins.
  • In selecting Qantas as the world's safest airline for 2023, AirlineRatings.com editors noted that over its 100-year operational history the world's oldest continuously operating airline has amassed an amazing record of firsts in operations and safety and is now accepted as the industry's most experienced airline.

Alation Named Innovation Leader in GigaOm Radar Report for Data Catalogs

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Thursday, December 15, 2022
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REDWOOD CITY, Calif., Dec. 15, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Alation Inc. , the leader in enterprise data intelligence solutions , has been recognized as an Innovation Leader in the GigaOm Radar for Data Catalogs report .

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  • REDWOOD CITY, Calif., Dec. 15, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Alation Inc. , the leader in enterprise data intelligence solutions , has been recognized as an Innovation Leader in the GigaOm Radar for Data Catalogs report .
  • “Alation Data Catalog is dominant in the data ecosystem and found to be essential by many enterprises accelerating data-driven decision-making and driving ROI from data.
  • By serving everyone from the data engineer to the casual data user, Alation Data Catalog improves every facet of data management, from data stewardship to governance.
  • Alation is the leader in enterprise data intelligence solutions, including data search & discovery, data governance, data stewardship, analytics, and digital transformation.

Sokos Hotels, Finnair, Alepa, Paulig are among the winners of the 2022-2023 Brand of the Year Awards.

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Monday, November 7, 2022
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The fifteenth edition of the World Branding Awards saw over 3,500 brands from more than 45 countries named as Brand of the Year.

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  • The fifteenth edition of the World Branding Awards saw over 3,500 brands from more than 45 countries named as Brand of the Year.
  • Lurpak, Club Med, Yakult, Spotify, CoCo, Ikea, Amazon, Netflix, Neutrogena, Lego, Cadbury, Johnnie Walker, Ferrari, and Hennessy were announced as Global Winners at the prestigious awards ceremony.
  • Winners from Finland include Sokos Hotels, Alepa, Aurinko, Finnair, Paulig, Valio.
  • The World Branding Awards is the premier awards of the World Branding Forum, a registered non-profit organisation.