Citibank signs five-year agreement with AIA Consumer Credit Card Insurance

Citibank aims to grow its credit card insurance business on the back of a newly signed agreement with AIA Australia.

This latest five year agreement is part of Citibank's plans to provide customers with highly competitive credit insurance with more compelling benefits. This agreement is in addition to the current agreement with MetLife Australia

With around 10 percent market share in credit cards, Citibank's decision to roll out a new credit insurance provider from July 1 is part of a strategy to better service its growing credit portfolio.

Jessica Power, Citibank Director of Insurance and Telesales said Citibank is aims to strengthen its insurance business through an improved offer.

"Citibank has aggressive growth plans to grow its share of credit cards over the next the years so it makes strategic sense to boost our insurance business by providing customers with more competitive credit insurance products with enhanced benefits," Mrs Power said.

"We have worked with AIA to develop market leading credit card insurance that will significantly increase our insurance penetration and will also deliver much greater value back to customers than other traditional products in the market.

Citibank's new suite of credit insurance products will progressively launch from mid-July both online and through telephone banking.

Newsroom - Citibank Australia

Macau.com Doubles Best Rate Guarantee Macau Hotel Offers

Macau, China May 8, 2008

Macau.com now offers travelers a greater selection of Best Rate Guarantee hotel deals. The company has doubled the number of participating hotels in less than 6 months after the program launch, a move that further consolidates its position as Macau&39;s top online destination marketing and travel website.

The Best Rate Guarantee program is designed to offer customers the lowest online room rates for participating Macau hotels. To cater to different customer preferences, Macau.com offers a wide range of hotels under the Best Rate Guarantee program, which includes three-, four- and five-star hotels on the Macau peninsula, Taipa, and the upcoming Cotai Strip.

"With our Best Rate Guarantee, customers can travel with the peace of mind, knowing that they are always getting the lowest rates possible for their preferred hotels in Macau," says Macau.com&39;s CEO Christina Siaw. "The fact that we can offer the most competitive room rates with more participating hotels in the market is testament to our solid partnerships and strong standing in Macau&39;s travel industry."

Christina adds that Macau.com is also continuing its efforts to sign on more participating Best Rate Guarantee hotels in the near future, to offer an even wider selection of hotel deals to its customers.

In addition, Macau.com also offers special deals and promotions to travelers via its free email newsletter, The Insider, every fortnight. To get free regular email updates on special offers in and around Macau, please go to http://www.macau.com.

About Macau.com
Macau.com is the premier web portal and online travel agency for hotel accommodation, show, packaged tour products for Macau and the Pearl River Delta Region. With a secure and technologically advanced online booking engine, Macau.com&39;s services are targeted at Macau-bound travelers coming from Mainland China, Hong Kong and high growth-tourist areas including Southeast Asia, Taiwan, Australia and North Asian markets such as Japan and Korea. The company is owned by MKW Capital Management, a private equity firm with investments in Macau based businesses including international airline VIVA Macau.

Creator Capital Launches http://www.worldwidelotteries-china.com

HAMILTON, BERMUDA March 5, 2004

Creator Capital Limited (CTORF:OTCBB) (&194;“CCL&194;”) is pleased to provide its shareholders with the following update.

CCL is pleased to announce that its website, http://www.worldwidelotteries-china.com, is now live and able to accept purchases for the PRC Soccer Betting Lottery.

&194;“WorldWideLotteries-China&194;” is the only international portal to the exciting new world of China&39;s soccer betting, or Toto-Style Lottery.

Eligible participants worldwide are now able to purchase tickets in a lottery sports book which offers prizes up to USD$600,000. To play, simply guess the outcomes of 13 soccer matches drawn from the British, Italian and German premier leagues. By correctly predicting all 13 outcomes, or 12 of 13 outcomes, players will win first or second prizes. Over US$160 Million has been won this season alone, in China. International players now have the opportunity to share in the fortune.

CCL is pleased to add the WorldWideLotteries product to its entertainment roster, which includes Sky Games Gaming Software and Sky Play PC Amusement Games.

CCL continues to research further online entertainment opportunities which are synergistic with CCL&194;’s current offerings.

About Creator Capital

Creator Capital Ltd., a Bermuda exempted company, along with Harrah&194;’s Entertainment Inc., introduced the in-flight interactive gaming experience to international airline passengers as a method of creating additional revenues for airlines in 1998. Creator Capital&39;s two products are Sky Games and Sky Play. Sky Games consists of interactive gaming, such as Blackjack (21), Draw Poker, and Slots. Sky Play consists of interactive PC amusement games such as Mah Jong, Solitaire and Chess.

On Behalf of the Board of Directors

Deborah Fortescue-Merrin

President

Telephone (604) 947-2555

Email info@creatorcapital.com

Website http://www.creatorcapital.com

Labuleng Buddhist Monastery|china travel

The south of northwest China's Gansu province, known as the Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, is regarded as a sacred land with a charming Tibetan Buddhist ambience, represented by the Labuleng Buddhist Monastery.

Photo by courtesy of likefar.com

The Monastery was built in 1710 by Jia Muyang, the first Living Buddha, and now it is the largest cultural center of the Tibetan Buddhism in Gansu, Qinghai and Sichuan provinces.

Located in the west of Xihe county, Labuleng Buddhist Monastery is the Tibetan religious and cultural center of the south of Gansu province. It is the largest Lamaist institution in the world, comprised of six colleges in different regions.

The architecture is a mixture of Tibetan architecture and ancient Chinese palaces, with golden iron tiles, cupreous goats, Buddhist wheels, flags for rites, and precious bottles on the top, as well as all kinds of vivid Buddhist sculptures.

Every year, pilgrims from across China and around the world come to Labuleng Buddhist Monastery. The grand religious ceremonies are respectively held on January 4th-17th, and June 29th to July 15th on the Lunar calendar.

Labuleng Buddhist Monastery is seen as a holy land, not only in the eyes of local people, but also to those who are longing for purifying their heart and soul.

Villeneuve is also the director of award-winning Era, a local production that collected 226.5 million yuan at the box office from 2.2 million spectators in the past five years.

Kaleido has more high-tech details than Era, and it intends to set another milestone by employing more scientific methods to achieve dazzling special effects, says Villeneuve.

But a great show is not only due to technical brilliance, it also owes a lot to its human talent. The young acrobats are dressed in vibrantly colored costumes that draw inspiration from Chinese cultural elements such as ink calligraphy and Peking Opera.

A thought-provoking as well as entertaining show, a night at Kaleido brings spectators back to a childhood spent among grass-green lanes while transporting them into the high-velocity world of the future.

China Daily

(China Daily 02/13/2011 page15)

Report Reveals Student Travel Hotspots

London, UK July 27, 2010

According to a recent report, the most popular student travel destinations for summer 2010 will be extremely varied, ranging from cultural city breaks to volunteering trips. Whatever the type of trip, Post Office Travel Money reminds students of the best ways to secure their foreign currency before heading abroad.

According to the report, popular locations include the European cities of Barcelona and Paris, where students can visit many cultural attractions free of charge, whilst long-haul destinations such as Cambodia and Australia are popular with students wishing to undertake voluntary work.

Post Office Travel Money encourages students and all UK travellers to ensure they get the best deal on their foreign currency before they travel. Due to the additional costs associated with arranging travel money while on holiday, Post Office Travel Money is anyone preparing to travel abroad to arrange their foreign currency before they go.

Recent Mintel research shows that 29 per cent of UK travellers used debit cards and 12 per cent credit cards while abroad to withdraw travel money in a local foreign currency. Using debit and credit cards to withdraw foreign currency from ATMs abroad can be costly, the Post Office advises.

The Post Office reminds travellers that commission fees can be avoided by sensible foreign currency planning through preparing an appropriate travel money mix including cash, travel money card, and travellers cheques prior to travelling.

Mainland visitors travel in Taiwan during Spring Festival|china travel

During the Spring Festival, Mainland visitors can be seen at almost every hot tourist spot in Taiwan. And the enthusiasm for Taiwan travel hasn't declined in the year since cross-Strait tour packages became available.

The Taipei Palace Museum is a place most Mainland visitors would choose to go. In the past, among the museum's 5,000 visitors per day, Mainland visitors made up only about one third. But during this Spring Festival, almost all the visitors are come from the Chinese Mainland.

"Our whole family came here for Spring Festival. The festive atmosphere is great, similarly to our hometown. I love it so much." Visitor said.

"I think staying in Taiwan for the festival makes no difference from staying at home." Visitor said.

Although the price for a flight and hotel are high during the Spring Festival, the enthusiasm for coming to Taiwan is unchanged. Last year, about 40 thousand Mainland visitors travelled to Taiwan. But this year, the total is expected to be more.