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maltatoday, WEDNESDAY, 8 OCTOBER 2014 17 Events Emirates launches seat sale for online bookings EMIRATES, a global connector of people and places, is launching a seat sale for online bookings this week. For a limited time only, Emirates' web customers can benefit from dis- counts of up to 35% on a wide range of destinations in the Middle East, Far East, Africa, as well as Cyprus. Available on selected return Econ- omy Class tickets, the sale is valid for bookings made on www.emir- ates.com/mt between this Thursday 9 October to Wednesday 15 Oc- tober 2014 both days included. To avail of this offer, outbound travel must commence between 5 and 14 November and completed by 10 De- cember 2014. "Whether travelling for leisure or business, our seven-day sale pro- vides customers with the opportu- nity to reach that long-for and de- sired destination for much less," said Paul Fleri Soler, Emirates Manager for Malta. Among some of the most popular destinations included in this offer are Dubai, Cyprus, Bangkok, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Mumbai, Delhi, Osaka, Singapore, The Philippines, Durban, and Johannesburg. Emirates operates flights on a daily schedule between Malta and Dubai via Larnaka. The airline provides Emirates' award-winning ice inflight entertainment system with hundreds of channels of mov- ies, television programmes, music and games in every seat. Luggage allowances are amongst the most generous in the industry with 30kg of checked baggage permitted in Economy Class, 40kg in Business Class, and 50 kg in First Class. Further enquiries can be made to Emirates Sales Office at Malta International Airport (Departures Lounge) tel 2557 7255, or visit www. emirates.com/mt Kinnie proudly supports VOICES 2014 KINNIE is proud to be extend- ing its support to this year's edi- tion of the popular VOICES con- certs, sponsored by Vodafone Foundation Malta. This is the eleventh consecutive time that Kinnie is supporting this popular event.The concerts are being held at the Mediterranean Confer- ence Centre in Valletta from 1 to 5 and 8 to 12 October 2014. This year's theme is "VOICES heart and soul ". The VOICES Foundation is a non-profit organization and its concerts, held ever y t wo years, ser ve to raise money for charita- ble and worthy causes. Ever since the first concert in June 1991 VOICES have raised and donated over €1.7million to charitable organizations. The driving force behind VOIC- ES is still the same as when the idea started in 1991 – to bring young people together in a posi- tive and creative environment, to offer good entertainment and to be a voice for and aid the under- privileged. "We are extremely proud to be long-time supporters of the VOICES initiative through our f lagship brand, Kinnie. Ever since the first concert held in 1991, this extremely talented and gif ted choir, has attracted large audienc- es to the biennial concerts which have now become a national fund raising event," said Lara Filletti, Brand Executive for Kinnie. For more information please vis- it www.voices.org.mt ON Monday, 6th October, the Minister for the Economy, Invest- ment and Small Business, Hon. Chris Cardona, together with Ray Abela, E-BIZ Mentor, and Antho- ny P. Tabone, CEO of SmartCity Malta, launched the educational project, E-Biz at SmartCity Malta. E-Biz is one of the next community training projects aimed for SMEs, self-employed, family-run busi- nesses and students with the pros- pect of business management. E-Biz courses will focus on six pillars of the Maltese e-economy and the needs for businesses to evolve in today's modern digital age. Topics will include: e-com- merce, e-marketing, e-government services, applications for SMEs, excel spreadsheets and outlook as business tools, as well as effec- tive English for business, and soft skills. The course is free of charge and will be held at various E-Biz regional training centres around Malta and Gozo, including Smart- City Malta. At the end of the E-Biz course in May, 2015, students will sit for a ba- sic multiple choice test via an online e-learning platform where they will receive the results straightaway. Following successful completion of the course, an E-Biz certificate will also be awarded to all participants. Speaking during the E-Biz launch, Anthony P. Tabone, CEO of Smart- City Malta discussed the relevance of the knowledge industry in today's economy. "It is a pleasure to have partnered with the Ministry for the Economy, Investment and Small Business, and TCTC to support ICT learning among the Maltese community, and facilitate the de- velopment of indigenous businesses while supporting entrepreneurs and teams with great ideas and poten- tial." The main sponsors of the E-Biz project are TCTC, SmartCity Mal- ta, GO, Malta Enterprise and Bank of Valletta. Kindly visit www.ebiz.com.mt to enrol in the E-Biz course by not later than Sunday, 9 November Educational project, E-Biz launched at SmartCity Malta WINNERS of the TransLog Awards, a first for Malta, are now only a step away from gaining prestige in the industry as a panel of judges has se- lected the finalists for the inaugural edition. Supported by HSBC Malta, the TransLog Awards 2014 is aimed to create awareness and enhancement of the transport, logistics and supply chain industry in Malta, and seeks to recognise the efforts and investments in this industry done by the different stakeholders operating in Malta. Competing in twelve different cat- egories, the finalists in alphabetical order are as follows: Best Express Courier of the Year: Gozo Express and MaltaPost; Best Freight Forward of the Year: B.A.S , Express Trailers and Falcotrans; Best Warehouse Facili- ties of the Year: Express Trailers; Best Cargo Operator of the Year: Emirates SkyCargo and Express Trailers; Best Shipping Agent of the Year: Sullivan Maritime; Best Importer/Exporter with Emerging Markets of the Year: Aurobindo, Avifilm Export, Freight- Zone, and New Energy; Best Tech- nology Solution Provider of the Year: Cyberpass, Emirates SkyCargo, and HandsOn; Corporate Social Respon- sibility of the Year: Emirates SkyCar- go, Express Trailers, Liquigas Malta, MaltaPost; Logistics and Supply Chain Managers of the Year: Arkadia, Lufthansa Technik, and VJ Salomone Marketing; Transport Manager of the Year: e-Cabs and Falcotrans. The first edition also includes two other cat- egories, namely Young Achiever of the Year and the Outstanding Achieve- ment Award. The winners of these two categories will also be announced at the Awards Presentation Ceremony. Alex Borg, Director of SSM Group, the organisers of the awards together with marketing communications agency BPC International, remarked on the overwhelming diversity of nominations received for the first edi- tion of the Awards. "We are heartened to receive applications from both Mal- tese and regional businesses operating in Malta. The TransLog Awards offer the opportunity to recognise and cel- ebrate exceptional achievements and outstanding contributions made by organisations in training the work- force and in business development in these important sectors for the Mal- tese economy. "Their collective contribution high- lights the best of our industry, and raises the bar for excellence across the board." Borg added that the finalists were shortlisted following a technical as- sessment, and on the merits of indi- vidual achievements based on pre-de- fined criteria in order to determine the winners of this year's edition. "Consisting of a number of catego- ries, the TransLog Awards are based on international benchmarks and val- ues, and geared towards performance excellence, using global and standards systems. The winners in their respec- tive categories will be revealed at the Awards Presentation ceremony set to take place on Friday 10 October 2014." HSBC Malta's Head of Commercial Banking Michel Cordina said: "Logis- tics is one of the fastest growing indus- tries with a global value of $4 trillion, almost 10% of global GDP. The global transportation services market has seen a 7% year-on-year growth since 2011. With our geographic location we are uniquely positioned to capital- ise on this growth. We are sponsoring the TransLog Awards to give logistics the due importance it deserves in our economy and with a view to support the growth in this sector. TransLog Awards 2014 finalists announced