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43 maltatoday, Sunday, 23 February 2014 Events The President of Hellenic Republic at the Grand Hotel Excelsior Win a Renault Captur with ROCS travel The management and staff at the Grand Hotel Excelsior are ex- tremely honoured to have had the opportunity to host the President of the Hellenic Republic Karolos Papoulias, during his two day visit to Malta. He was accompanied by the Maritime Affairs Minister MilitadisVarvitsiotis and Deputy Foreign Minister Kyriakos Geron- topoulos. This visit coincided with the fifth Greek Presidency of the European Union. The Grand Hotel Excelsior strongly believes in its commit- ment to promote hospitality and friendship to all its distinguished guests. Before his departure, the Greek President thanked the Ex- celsior staff and signed the visitors' book. As part of ROCS's Best Ever Offers Eurovision Campaign 2014, ROCS Travel is giving you the chance to win a brand new Renault Captur worth an incredible €18,000 – just for booking a holiday to Disneyland Paris with us. Launched on Friday, 7 February 2014 during the Malta Song semi-finals, ROCS Travel's Best Ever Offers Euro- vision Campaign 2014 is set to bring you some incredible offers and com- petitions all throughout 2014, start- ing with the chance to win a Renault Captur worth €18,000 when booking a trip to Disneyland Paris. So, for every €50 spent when pur- chasing a trip to Disneyland, we'll give you a free ticket so you'll go into the draw. The prize winner will be announced on Wednesday, 24 De- cember 2014 and he or she will need to answer a skill question; just in time to give the lucky winner a Christmas to remember. "With over 10,000 Maltese passen- gers opting to choose ROCS Travel to visit Disneyland Paris from Malta over the past few years, we have been known as the leading agent to this magical destination for four years now," says Rachel Vella, ROCS Group Director. "We guarantee to not only offer the best package prices on the local market, but also outstanding itineraries, including better hotels, fun-filled experiences and the most knowledgeable tour managers." "This competition is yet another way that we choose to thank our clients for their continual support," Vella contin- ues. "Our experience and customers' satisfaction speak for themselves, but this competition just gives that little bit extra those who trust us with their holidaymaking." "As Autosales we feel that partnering up with the ROCS Group is simply the perfect choice for thousands of Mal- tese to get the chance to win a unique car. The Renault Captur is the latest addition to the Renault family. The Captur better described as a beau- tifully practical urban crossover is simply irresistible is every sense and I sincerely hope than the winner will be able to enjoy every second of this fan- tastic car," commented Bernardette Bonnici Kind, Director Autosales Limited, local agents for Renault. Flying to Disneyland Paris with ROCS Travel can cost as little as €389 per person for seven nights in a four star hotel, including return flights, breakfast and all taxes and charges. Clients also get the opportunity to choose from over 80 group departure dates throughout 2014. To find out more about this and other current ROCS Group news and offers, kindly visit the offices in Flori- ana or Mellieħa. You can also call the ROCS Group on 2015 1515, or check out the ROCS website www.rocsholi- days.com. Alternatively, email the team directly on travel@rocsgrp.com for more information. You can also visit their Facebook page at ROCS Group rOCS Travel is giving you the chance to win a brand new renault Captur worth €18,000 when you book a trip to disneyland Paris in 2014 President of the Hellenic Republic Karolos Papoulias Emirates named most valuable airline brand worldwide retains #1 ranking in the Middle east, brand value up 34% Emirates, a global connector of people and places, is the most valuable airline brand worldwide for the third consecutive year, according to The Brand Finance Global 500 report for 2014 that was released this week. The airline, now at the 234th position in the list, is also the most valuable brand in the Mid- dle East for the fourth consecu- tive year, and is currently valued at US $5.48 billion, an increase of 34 per cent over its 2013 value. "A strong brand is an important business differentiator, and that is why Emirates has continually invested in our brand over the years. We are delighted that our brand valuation has increased and that Emirates has retained its top position, because this reflects our success in engaging our customers, and remaining relevant to them in a fast chang- ing and highly competitive glo- bal environment," said Boutros Boutros, Emirates' Divisional Senior Vice President, Corpo- rate Communications, Market- ing and Brand. "Emirates flies more passen- gers over longer distances than any of its rivals and has become the standard by which other air- line brands are judged. As em- ployees of the Middle East's most valuable brand, Emirates' staff are ambassadors for the whole region, building bridges and good relationships across cultures with their impec- cable service," said David Haigh, Chief Execu- tive, Brand Finance. Emirates' brand platform 'Hello Tomorrow' connects people and cultures by creating rele- vant and meaningful experiences that are shap- ing our world. It is an intrinsic part of airline's aspirations to evolve into a global lifestyle brand - not just offer a way to connect people from one point to another, but work as a catalyst to con- nect people's hopes, dreams and aspirations. A global audience now has diverse ways of en- gaging with Emirates through iconic sponsor- ships such as the FIFA World Cup™ and Formula One, to its many social media platforms. Emir- ates is now one of the most engaged brands on Facebook not only in the airline category but amongst other lifestyle brands, with posts about its fleet, products, sponsorships and crew. Emir- ates is also the world's largest airline on Linke- dIn, and has an active presence on YouTube, In- stagram and Google Plus. With a fleet of 212 aircraft, Emirates operates services to 141 destinations in 80 countries from Dubai. With a multi-cultural work force which is made up of more than 48,000 people from over 160 different nations, Emirates embodies the spirit of the brand and its evolution is embed- ded internally with an outlook that celebrates the new, the pioneering and innovative in the world - empowering people to explore, engage and live. Brand Finance, the world's leading brand valu- ation consultancy, releases its annual Brand Fi- nance Global 500 report which assesses the dol- lar value of the reputation, image and intellectual property of the world's foremost brands across diverse categories. The ranking also considers in its valuation, a number of relevant attributes such as emotional connection, financial per- formance and sustainability, economic growth rates, revenue forecasts and analysts' insights, amongst others. Emirates operates daily scheduled flights from Malta to Dubai. On Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays Emirates flies via Lar- naka, Cyprus, while on Sundays, Tuesdays, and Fridays, the airline operates direct flights from Dubai to Malta and return flights fly via Tripoli One of Emirates' much-loved onboard experiences, the popular instant photograph in an iconic Emirates cabin crew hat