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Mazda Reports April Sales Results
IRVINE, Calif., May 3, 2021 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ — Mazda North American Operations (MNAO) today reported total April sales of 31,117 vehicles, an increase of 184.4 percent compared to April 2020. Year-to-date sales totaled 114,375 vehicles; an increase of 45.5 percent compared to the same time last year. With 26 selling days in April, compared to the same number the year prior, the company posted an increase of 48.4 percent on a Daily Selling Rate (DSR) basis.
CPO sales totaled 6,880 vehicles in April, an increase of 187 percent compared to April 2020, and achieved its best ever April.
Sales Highlights
- Sales of the CX-30 achieved its second-best month ever with 5,532 vehicles sold.
- Sales of the CX-5 achieved its best April ever with14,883 vehicles sold.
- Sales of the CX-9 achieved its best April ever with 3,188 vehicles sold.
- CPO sales achieved its best April ever with 6,880 vehicles sold.
Mazda Motor de Mexico (MMdM) reported April sales of 4,482 vehicles, an increase of 133.4 percent compared to April last year. Year-to-date sales increased 16 percent, with 17,211 vehicles sold.
Mazda North American Operations is headquartered in Irvine, California, and oversees the sales, marketing, parts and customer service support of Mazda vehicles in the United States and Mexico through approximately 620 dealers. Operations in Mexico are managed by Mazda Motor de Mexico in Mexico City. For more information on Mazda vehicles, including photography and B-roll, please visit the online Mazda media center at InsideMazda.MazdaUSA.com/Newsroom.
Follow MNAO’s social media channels through Twitter and Instagram at @MazdaUSA and Facebook at Facebook.com/MazdaUSA.
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Year-To-Date |
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April |
April |
YOY % |
% MTD |
April |
April |
YOY % |
% MTD |
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2021 |
2020 |
Change |
DSR |
2021 |
2020 |
Change |
DSR |
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Mazda3 |
3,794 |
1,492 |
154.3% |
154.3% |
13,786 |
9,610 |
43.5% |
46.3% |
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Mazda6 |
1,517 |
746 |
103.4% |
103.4% |
5,802 |
5,252 |
10.5% |
12.7% |
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MX-5 Miata |
1,310 |
552 |
137.3% |
137.3% |
4,053 |
2,252 |
80.0% |
83.6% |
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CX-3 |
893 |
363 |
146.0% |
146.0% |
2,406 |
2,915 |
(17.5)% |
(15.8)% |
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CX-30 |
5,532 |
1,483 |
273.0% |
273.0% |
20,121 |
9,847 |
104.3% |
108.4% |
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CX-5 |
14,883 |
5,220 |
185.1% |
185.1% |
55,633 |
40,431 |
37.6% |
40.4% |
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CX-9 |
3,188 |
1,084 |
194.1% |
194.1% |
12,574 |
8,303 |
51.4% |
54.5% |
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CARS |
6,621 |
2,790 |
137.3% |
137.3% |
23,641 |
17,114 |
38.1% |
40.9% |
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TRUCKS |
24,496 |
8,150 |
200.6% |
200.6% |
90,734 |
61,496 |
47.5% |
50.5% |
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TOTAL |
31,117 |
10,940 |
184.4% |
184.4% |
114,375 |
78,610 |
45.5% |
48.4% |
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*Selling Days |
26 |
26 |
100 |
102 |
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Coalition Launches Mental Health Awareness Campaign In South Los Angeles
LA County Department of Mental Health-funded program aims to educate, destigmatize and connect residents to resources
LOS ANGELES, May 3, 2021 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ — Children’s Institute (CII), Partners for Children South L.A., St. John’s Well Child and Family Center, Watts Leadership Institute and a network of Watts-based nonprofit organizations, announced the launch of You Good?, a bilingual mental health awareness campaign centered in South Los Angeles.
Launching during Mental Health Awareness month, the campaign’s goal is to familiarize residents of South Los Angeles with signs of trauma and destigmatize discussions about self-care, emotional well-being and counseling. Additionally, the campaign will help connect individuals and families to resources and supportive services within the coalition of trusted partners.
The campaign was created with community input from stakeholders, focus groups and CII’s Community Wellness Advisory Committee (CWAC), made up of community residents and providers who volunteer their time to support the well-being of the community through outreach and wellness initiatives.
“The past year has been incredibly stressful — the pandemic, job losses, isolation and social unrest have all contributed to an unprecedented need for emotional support,” said Ginger Lavender-Wilkerson, LMFT, Clinical Program Manager at Children’s Institute. “There are long-term consequences when traumatic experiences go unaddressed, and we want to ensure that our community is connected to resources that support healthy and hopeful futures.”
Designed as a question, You Good? seeks to engage with the audience and start a conversation, while the tagline — “It’s okay to say you’re not okay” — creates space for an authentic answer. The campaign features multiple colorful and high-impact creative components including a Spanish and English website, print and digital ads and outdoor placements including murals. All materials focus on emotional well-being and encourage outreach for free support services including counseling, preschool, employment and financial resources, health care, housing supports, parenting groups and more.
The campaign is funded by the Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health as part of a four-year grant focused on residents of South Los Angeles (in a subsection of Supervisorial District 2) who are currently experiencing or are at risk of trauma from factors including COVID-19, racism and poverty.
Visit the campaign website at https://yougood.la/ and follow on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.
Children’s Institute
Founded in 1906, Children’s Institute (CII) is the largest agency of its kind working to transform the lives of children exposed to adversity and poverty in Los Angeles. By providing early education, behavioral health and family strengthening services, CII reaches 30,000 children and family members annually. Learn more at childrensinstitute.org/.
The Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health (LACDMH)
As the nation’s largest public mental health department, we ensure access to care and treatment for our most vulnerable residents in a region with more than 10 million people. With an annual budget approaching $3B and a committed staff of 6,000, LACDMH embodies a “heart-forward” approach to supporting hope, recovery and wellbeing across the County. For more information on LACDMH, visit dmh.lacounty.gov/.
Partners for Children South L.A.
Partners for Children South L.A.’s mission is to improve access to high-quality healthcare, early education and family supports for the youngest and most vulnerable children in South Los Angeles. To do this, Partners for Children and its 38 partner agencies operate an Early Childhood System of Care, which is an effective holistic and cross-disciplinary approach to early childhood systems that identifies and mitigates risk, helps families remain intact, and supports the healthy development of their children.
St. John’s Well Child and Family Center
St. John’s Well Child and Family Center was started as a one-room volunteer clinic and has expanded into an independent 501(c)(3) network of community health clinics serving patients of all ages. In addition to providing medical, dental, and mental health care, St. John’s provides services to address our patients’ educational, socio-economic, and housing needs to advance all aspects of their well-being.
Watts Leadership Institute
The UCLA Watts Leadership Institute (WLI) draws upon an innovative and engaging peer learning model, addressing gaps in nonprofit knowledge, capacity, and sustainability by supporting a cadre of community-based leaders who will guide other leaders and small nonprofits in the future. This adaptive approach to capacity-building and leadership development creates the foundation for promoting equity in and across the field, resulting in transformative change.
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Dixon Dominates in Texas for Third Consecutive Honda Victory
FORT WORTH, Texas, May 3, 2021 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ — Defending and six-time series champion Scott Dixon dominated tonight’s opening round of this weekend’s doubleheader at Texas Motor Speedway, scoring Honda’s third consecutive victory to open the 2021 NTT INDYCAR SERIES season.
Honda now leads rival Chevrolet by 42 points (265-223) as it seeks a fourth consecutive INDYCAR Manufacturers’ Championship.
Starting third, Dixon quickly took over at the front, leading 206 of the 212-lap Genesys 300, and moved into the championship points lead as Honda added an oval-track victory to wins in the opening two races of the season: on a road course at the Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama by Alex Palou; and victory last weekend by Colton Herta on the streets of St. Petersburg, Florida.
Following his fourth-place finish tonight, Palou is second in the early-season championship standings, with 100 points to 118 for his Chip Ganassi Racing teammate, Dixon. Graham Rahal made the biggest gain tonight, finishing fifth after starting 13th, with Jack Harvey running seventh for Honda, moving him to fifth in the points standings. St. Petersburg winner Herta appeared headed for a top-five finish tonight, but mechanical failure ended his evening after 190 laps.
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Genesys 300 Honda Driver/Team Results |
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Chip Ganassi Racing Honda |
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Chip Ganassi Racing Honda |
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Rahal Letterman Lanigan Honda |
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Meyer Shank Racing Honda |
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Andretti Autosport Honda |
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Rahal Letterman Lanigan Honda |
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Chip Ganassi Racing Honda |
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Dale Coyne Racing with Vasser-Sullivan Honda |
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Dale Coyne Racing with RWR Honda |
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Andretti Autosport Honda |
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Chip Ganassi Racing Honda |
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Andretti Autosport Honda |
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Andretti Autosport Honda |
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NTT INDYCAR SERIES Manufacturers’ Championship (unofficial, after 3 of 17 rounds) |
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Honda |
265 pts |
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Chevrolet |
223
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NTT INDYCAR SERIES Drivers’ Championship (unofficial, after 3 of 17 rounds) |
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1. Scott Dixon, Chip Ganassi Racing Honda |
118 pts [1 race win] |
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2. Alex Palou, Chip Ganassi Racing Honda |
100 [1 race win] |
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3. Will Power, Team Penske Chevrolet |
81 |
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4. Pato O’Ward, Arrow McLaren SP Chevrolet |
80 |
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5. Jack Harvey, Meyer Shank Racing |
77 |
Quotes
Scott Dixon (Chip Ganassi Racing Honda) started 3rd, finished 1st: “Yeah, that was pretty awesome. I love this place. It was a bit of a crazy night, it was cool to be racing a countryman [fellow New Zealand native Scott McLaughlin] for those last few laps. Huge thanks to everyone at PNC, the team, and Honda. Always proud to be powered by Honda, especially when you get wins like this. He [McLaughlin] was fast, and the conditions were definitely difficult tonight, with traffic and the rain earlier this weekend. But we won man, and that’s what counts.”
Graham Rahal (Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda) started 13th, finished 5th: “We had a rough opening to the race, I think we fell back to about 20th place, but after our first pit stop I think we were the fastest car on track. I thought we might be able to get Alex [Palou] for fourth there at the end, but I took too much out of the car getting up to him, and didn’t have quite enough left at the finish [to attempt a pass]. The guys did a great job, Honda did a great job. The motor was fast, to go by [Josef] Newgarden the way I did, I was super pleased with that.”
Rebecca Johnson (Senior Manager, Director of Production, Honda Performance Development) on tonight’s opening race win for Honda at Texas Motor Speedway: “Starting the season with three wins in a row, it simply doesn’t get much better. It’s good to see Scott [Dixon] start out his championship defense on a strong note, and to see three different Honda drivers win on three types of race circuit as the season begins with this string of consecutive events. Hopefully, we can continue this string and close out the weekend with another win here in Texas.”
Fast Facts
- This is Scott Dixon’s 19th consecutive INDYCAR season with at least one victory, tying him with A.J. Foyt on the all-time list.
- It is Honda’s 13th win at Texas Motor Speedway, and the fifth for Dixon.
- Seven wins in 2020 brought Honda the company’s ninth INDYCAR Manufacturers’ Championship, and third consecutive title, with Honda driver Scott Dixon prevailing to win his sixth Drivers’ Championship, highest among all active drivers in the series.
Next
The doubleheader NTT INDYCAR SERIES weekend at Texas Motor Speedway concludes Sunday with the Expel 375, with television coverage on NBCSN starting at 5 p.m. EDT.
Honda Racing social media content and video links from Texas Motor Speedway can be found on Instagram (www.instagram.com/hondaracing_hpd), Twitter (twitter.com/HondaRacing_HPD) and Facebook (www.facebook.com/HondaRacingHPD). Additional features and long-form videos can be found on the Honda Racing/HPD YouTube channel (https://www.youtube.com/HondaRacingHPDTV).
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Texas homebuyers are more diverse, earn higher incomes compared to national average
AUSTIN, Texas, April 30, 2021 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ — Texas homebuyers are more diverse, while also earning higher incomes compared to national homebuyers, according to the 2021 Texas Homebuyers and Sellers Report released by Texas Realtors. The annual report provides in-depth insights into the demographics, motivations and opinions of Texas homebuyers and sellers who had a real estate transaction between July 2019 and June 2020. The report also outlines information related to Texas real estate consumers’ income, ethnicity, age and perceptions of the homebuying and selling process.
“The increase in household income is encouraging as well as the broader base of diversity in homebuyers,” said Marvin Jolly, 2021 Chairman of Texas Realtors. “Even with higher income levels, buyers are experiencing one of the most challenging markets in history right now, as the supply of homes for sale in most areas of Texas is extremely low.”
According to the report, the percentage of homebuyers who identified as Hispanic/Latino was 18%, up from 14% the previous year; 7% identified as Black/African-American, up from 5%; and 6% identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, up from 4%. White/Caucasian homebuyers fell from 78% to 69% between the two reporting periods.
The majority of Texas homebuyers (68%) were married couples, followed by single females (15%), single males (9%) and unmarried couples (6%). The median age of Texas homebuyers was 48, four years less than the previous year. The median household income for Texas homebuyers was $112,500, $16,000 more than the national median. Of all Texas homebuyers, 31% were first-time homebuyers, unchanged from last year.
Jolly continued, “Although median household incomes continue to rise, median home prices have risen aggressively. As the voice of Texas real estate, it is a priority for Texas Realtors to continue to speak with our state’s leaders and work to ensure that homeownership remains attainable, particularly for first-time homebuyers.”
For Texans who sold their homes, the most popular reason for putting a home on the market was to move closer to friends or family, followed by job relocations and a desire for a larger home. Sellers spent a median of nine years in their homes. The median sales price was $70,000 more than what sellers paid for their homes, and the median length the home spent on the market was four weeks.
About the Texas Homebuyers and Sellers Report
Data from the 2021 edition of the Texas Homebuyers and Sellers Report is derived from the 2020 Texas Profile of Homebuyers and Sellers by NAR, which analyzes survey data among Texans who bought or sold a home between July 2019 and June 2020. Texas REALTORS® distributes insights about the Texas housing market throughout the year, including quarterly market statistics, trends among homebuyers and sellers, luxury home sales, international trends and more. To view the Texas Homebuyers and Sellers Report in its entirety, visit texasrealestate.com.
About Texas REALTORS®
With more than 140,000 members, Texas REALTORS® is a professional membership organization that represents all aspects of real estate in Texas. We are the advocates for REALTORS® and private property rights in Texas. Visit texasrealestate.com to learn more.
Morgan Moritz
[email protected]
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Honoring Asian-American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, UNANIMO Deportes presents special sports programming
The sports media company joins the movement #stopasianhate to stop racism and violence against Asian-Americans in the United States.
MIAMI, May 3, 2021 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ — May is Asian-American and Pacific Islanders (AAPI) Heritage Month, and Unanimo Deportes joins in the celebration on all its platforms by taking a close look at the most prominent Latin-American sports personalities of Asian ancestry.
“The violence against all generations of Asian-Americans that we are currently living through should not be tolerated. One way to show our support is by showcasing their strengths and contributions to our society and the history and culture of the United States. At Unanimo Deportes, we will do our part by highlighting their many achievements in sports.” said Lino Garcia, CEO of Unanimo Deportes.
For that reason, during the month of May, Unanimo Deportes will have special programming including exclusive interviews and profiles of the many accomplished athletes such as eight-division world boxing champion Manny Pacquiao who has been vocal about stopping this insane violence. Unanimo will also spotlight athletes such as former MLB players Bruce Chen (Panama), Alex Cabrera-Suzuki (Venezuela), and former soccer players Pablo Larios (Mexico), Jorge Hirano Matsumoto (Peru), swimmer Patricia Castañeda Miyamoto (Mexico), and female MMA fighter Xochitl Hamada (Mexico) and many more.
Unanimo fans enjoy a wide variety of sports content on all of its platforms, including several radio programs produced by recognized sports journalists and well-known sportscasters, as well as podcasts, live video and editorial content available in the online portal UnanimoDeportes.com and the Unanimo Deportes App.
“At Unanimo, we are dedicating time, resources and space for the creation of special content to highlight the wide cultural diversity that exists in our society, which converges to unite us through sports” indicated Lino Garcia; “In February, our focus was on Afro-Latin athletes during Black History Month, and now we will look at the Asian-Latins and their rich contributions and performances.” He added that sports fans will have access to this original and interactive content in Spanish, and now also in English on UnanimoSports.com.
Honor One. Honor Many.
From May 1 to 31, the Unanimo audience can join the celebration of Asian-American and Pacific Islander Heritage month and enjoy the following content available on all media platforms.
Content
Audio interviews on select Unanimo Deportes Radio Network programs during AAPI Month
One-minute audio vignettes – with stories of renowned Asian-Latino athletes
AAPI Podcasts highlighting Asian-Latino athletes and their records
Online editorial features – telling the stories of these world-class and famous athletes
Original Online Art Gallery – with the best outstanding athletes
Platforms
Unanimo Deportes Radio Network
Unanimo Sports App
Unanimo Deportes Podcast Network
Social Media – FB, YouTube, Instagram
Timeline – May 1 – May 31, 2021
UNANIMO Deportes is a 100% minority owned sports content company that encompasses several digital media outlets. Media platforms include radio, with live network audio programs produced by recognized sports journalists, to inform and entertain passionate sports fans, as well as cultural and general interest news, with video programming in various formats.
UNANIMO Deportes Radio network was created to provide sports radio stations around the country, high quality sports studio programming with experienced, knowledgeable, and recognizable hosts to super-serve sports fans.
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Beyond Expectations: Celebrity Cruises’ Newest Ship, Celebrity Beyond, Defies Imagination, Wonder And Luxury
MIAMI, April 28, 2021 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ — Today, Celebrity Cruises President and CEO Lisa Lutoff-Perlo unveiled the company’s third ship in the company’s industry-transforming “new luxury” Edge Series® — Celebrity BeyondSM. Designed to give guests endless opportunities to disconnect from the world — while simultaneously reconnecting with the world that surrounds them — Celebrity Beyond goes further than imagined possible for a cruise ship, creating a new world of wonder and luxury.
Inspired by a vision to take the cruise industry into the next era of luxury, Lutoff-Perlo assembled a dream team of modern lifestyle icons to bring to life extraordinary experiences that allow guests to connect with each other, the sea, and their journey. Celebrity Beyond showcases the design talents of multi-award-winning British designer Kelly Hoppen CBE; celebrated American designer Nate Berkus; and lauded Paris-based design firm Jouin Manku; the innovation of British architect Tom Wright; and the culinary gifts of Michelin-starred chef and restaurateur Daniel Boulud. The ship will also feature experiences and products from goop CEO and founder Gwyneth Paltrow, the brand’s new Well-Being Advisor.
Redefining luxury again, Celebrity Beyond builds on the features and design of its award-winning predecessors Celebrity Edge (2018) and Celebrity Apex (2020) by creating innovative spaces that set the brand apart from others in the industry. Every element of Celebrity Beyond‘s look and feel has been carefully curated with re-imagined spaces and more luxurious versions of the brand’s most popular signature spaces, including:
- The Retreat®, an exclusive resort-within-a-resort area for suite guests, highlighted by a new two-story sundeck;
- Transformed accommodations from modern two-story villas with private plunge pools to staterooms with infinite verandas, blurring the boundaries between indoor and outdoor living;
- An expanded Rooftop Garden and stunning Resort Deck featuring unique cantilevered float pools;
- A multi-level, multi-terraced Sunset Bar redefining the ship’s aft;
- A first-ever Daniel Boulud fine-dining restaurant at sea;
- A boldly redesigned Grand Plaza spanning three decks, creating an airy and open indoor space;
- And, the return of the Magic Carpet®, an engineering feat soaring cantilevered above the sea, offering guests uninterrupted vistas while sipping cocktails or having dinner.
“Celebrity Cruises has always been an innovator at sea, and now we have challenged the status quo with a vessel that goes beyond expectations, beyond imagination,” said Lutoff-Perlo. “Celebrity Beyond shatters any and every preconceived notion of the cruising experience. This exquisite ship offers a journey at the intersection of elegance and approachability filled with what’s important to our guests today: forward-thinking design, culinary excellence, unparalleled well-being and incomparable service.”
“With Celebrity Beyond, we saw an opportunity to take the extraordinary features of Celebrity Edge – like the focus on the connection with the ocean and the grand spaces – and really amplify them,” said Richard Fain, Chairman of Royal Caribbean Group, parent company of Celebrity Cruises. “We focused on providing more openness, height and spaciousness throughout the ship’s most popular spaces. The end result is a next generation ship that embodies the intersection of architecture and design.”
The Retreat: A Resort In and of Itself
One of the most sought-after interior designers in the world, Kelly Hoppen CBE, has reimagined aspects of the design for The Retreat, the unrivaled and exclusive resort space for suite guests, including all new suites, and brought her globally renowned style to outdoor venues such as the Rooftop Garden and the main pool area on the Resort Deck.
The new, two-story Retreat Sundeck will offer more unadulterated outdoor bliss and ways to rejuvenate in the fresh ocean air with secluded cabanas, chic new seating areas, additional water features and the exclusive Retreat Bar. The warm and inviting Retreat Lounge is a newly stylish space to unwind; while Hoppen’s new take on the adjacent private restaurant Luminae, now at the front of the ship, becomes a space where every corner provides a new experience with each visit, in keeping with the daily changing menu.
An array of contemporary suite accommodations featuring fresh color palettes and design details by Hoppen await guests of The Retreat, including the redesigned two-story Edge Villas with outdoor plunge pools, and Celebrity’s famous Iconic Suites, the largest in the fleet, offering better views than the captain’s quarters.
Connecting Two Worlds
Nowhere is more rejuvenating than the open sea, and Celebrity Beyond ensures guests are able to take full advantage of both the luxurious design of the ship while soaking in the world around them.
Perhaps best known for designing the world-famous Burj Al Arab Hotel, lead architect Tom Wright of WKK has expanded the exterior spaces on Celebrity Beyond, transforming them into serene outward-facing sanctuaries leveraging endless ocean vistas and breath-taking panoramas of the extraordinary places the ship will visit. His design both lengthens the ship by 20 meters and raises the ship to 17 decks tall, allowing for the reimagination of The Retreat, the Resort Deck, and the Rooftop Garden – outdoor spaces increasingly important to today’s traveler.
The main open deck, 40 percent larger than on previous Edge Series ships, features an enormous living Rooftop Garden designed by Hoppen and includes increased seating offering new private nooks and more spaces for movie watching, enjoying live music and outdoor dining at the expanded Rooftop Grill. A highlight of this area is Wright’s incorporation of two spectacular floating pools cantilevered six and a half feet over the side of the ship, taking guests beyond the water’s edge.
On the Resort Deck, guests will enjoy a stunning asymmetrical space with a 25-yard lap pool surrounded by a terraced pool deck and new sunken seating areas designed by Hoppen.
Wright also designed the signature Edge Series Magic Carpet, a tennis-court sized cantilevered platform that scales the side of the ship and transforms from open-air lounge or restaurant hovering above the ocean along higher decks to a tender platform for going ashore on lower decks. Featured on Celebrity Beyond, it debuted on Celebrity Edge in 2018 and is still considered one of the most unique design innovations ever for a cruise ship.
Celebrity Cruises’ Edge Series Design Ambassador Nate Berkus stepped into the role of designer himself, to imagine one of the most anticipated venues on Celebrity Beyond – the Sunset Bar. Inside this space that is nearly twice as large as previous iterations, Berkus has created a chic, Moroccan-inspired escape that is reminiscent of a modern-day Casablanca.
Guests will enter through a pergola-covered entrance to enjoy one of the hottest spots at sea. With more conversation niches and covered enclaves to allow guests to connect in a more intimate way, the Sunset Bar’s cascading terraces will combine to provide the perfect place to soak in spectacular views and create unforgettable memories.
Luxury in Every Detail
The core of Celebrity Beyond’s vision of luxury is the Grand Plaza, a transformational place at the center of the ship designed by Jouin Manku — the team responsible for designing the Jules Verne restaurant in the Eiffel Tower — and offering a different experience with every visit. Inspired by the piazzas of Italy that serve as life centers of towns where architecture and social connection become one, the Grand Plaza spans three decks at the heart of the ship, boldly declaring it is the place to see and be seen.
Larger than Grand Plazas on its sister Edge Series ships, the Celebrity Beyond Grand Plaza has an airier atmosphere with more room for intimate seating. The added space allowed designers to move the Martini Bar into the center of the venue as a full, circular bar.
Hanging proudly above the new Martini Bar, the Grand Plaza’s iconic chandelier boasts a new, organic shape with hundreds of individual LED lights that cast an inviting glow at all hours—taking center stage with talented bartenders at night during their exciting and theatrical Flash Flair Fusion performance.
Connected to the Grand Plaza is the top table of culinary excellence at sea, the new, intimate 50-seat restaurant by world-renowned chef Daniel Boulud. Aptly named Le Voyage, travel is the inspiration for the globally inspired flavors within, designed to transport guests to the very places that inspire the Michelin-rated chef. Complementing the menu, world-class sommeliers will pair the perfect wine with every dish from Celebrity Cruises’ “most awarded” wine collection at sea.
Complementing Chef Boulud’s world-class menu is the restaurant’s ambiance, which is also the result of Jouin Manku‘s creative talents. Intimate seating cocoons are surrounded by luminous portals highlighting the themes of journey and travel, while graphically lit “glass flutes” provide layers of light and texture to create an enchanting experience.
Providing a sense of occasion and flow, the Le Voyage experience begins with a dedicated entrance and concludes with a customized sweet prepared in Daniel’s own farewell boutique as guests are wished ‘au revoir.’
Rethinking Wellness at Sea
Luxury didn’t stop at the architectural design and culinary experience, but extended into how Celebrity Cruises thought of wellness on Celebrity Beyond. New to the ship are AquaClass SkySuites, an immersive living experience that helps guests find their center. From floor-to-ceiling ocean views, private verandas, luxurious bedding and other wellness amenities, Celebrity Beyond has thought of everything to nourish its guests’ mind, body, and spirit on vacation.
Celebrity Beyond also sets sail with a new partnership with actress and entrepreneur Gwyneth Paltrow, serving as the line’s new Well-being Advisor. All Aqua Class guests across the entire Celebrity Cruises fleet (excluding Galapagos sailings) will be treated to onboard wellness offerings, including fitness kits from Paltrow’s modern lifestyle brand goop, aimed at enhancing self-care and collective well-being. Paltrow and her team at goop will also curate onboard wellness programming and participate in the line’s new Women in Wellness initiative.
Welcome Beyond
Celebrity Beyond will depart on her maiden voyage on April 27, 2022 from Southampton, England, on a 10-night Western Europe cruise visiting Bordeaux, France; Lisbon, Portugal; and Seville, Malaga, Palma de Mallorca and Barcelona, Spain. She will then offer a variety of Mediterranean journeys including nine-night Italian Riviera and France itineraries and 10-night Greek Isles itineraries through early October, when she then heads to the Caribbean. Voyages are on sale as of April 28, 2021 at 3p.m. ET. For more information on all of Celebrity Beyond’s inaugural 2022-2023 sailings, visit https://www.celebritycruises.com/cruise-ships/celebrity-beyond.
Like her industry-changing sister ships, Celebrity Edge and Celebrity Apex, the former of which was named one of TIME Magazine’s “World’s Greatest Places” following her 2018 debut season, Celebrity Beyond will connect guests to the breath-taking world around them like never before. Celebrity Cruises’ onboard and onshore experiences stand it apart as a new luxury travel brand without comparison. For more information on all Celebrity Cruises’ offerings and to book the vacation of a lifetime, visit www.celebritycruises.com.
About Celebrity Cruises
Celebrity Cruises’ iconic “X” is the mark of a fleet of 14 award-winning ships redefining luxury cruise travel with cool, contemporary design and accommodation; dining, spa and entertainment experiences for modern tastes; and culturally rich and diverse destination experiences, all complemented by warm, personalized service. Celebrity has pioneered many industry firsts at sea, including: the first use of solar panels on a cruise ship; the first to eliminate use of plastic water bottles; the first American female Captain of a cruise ship; the first-ever all-female bridge and officer team sailing; the first West African woman to work on the bridge of a cruise ship; and one of the first legal same-sex weddings performed at sea. Driven by wanderlust and a passion for opening the world, Celebrity journeys to all seven continents, visiting nearly 300 destinations in more than 70 countries. Celebrity Cruises is one of five cruise brands operated by global cruise company Royal Caribbean Group. (NYSE: RCL).
Celebrity Cruises is applying the recommendations of the Healthy Sail Panel of public health and scientific experts to provide a safer and healthier cruise vacation on all of its sailings. Health and safety protocols, regional travel restrictions and clearance to visit ports of call, are subject to change based on ongoing evaluation, public health standards, and government requirements. U.S. cruises and guests: For more information on the latest health and travel alerts, U.S. government travel advisories, please visit https://www.celebritycruises.com/travel-alert or consult travel advisories, warnings or recommendations relating to cruise travel on applicable government websites.
Designer Quotes
“There is something about being at sea and looking for the destination that is coming up that is really quite special and is the reason I sail. The design of the ship is what provides that window to the world – the vantage point. More space on Beyond created a bigger ‘window’ and enabled us to add elements that I had always dreamed of for Celebrity’s Edge Series like the float pools hanging off the ship. It all adds to the perspective that will be unmatched in the travel experience it offers.” — Tom Wright, lead architect, WKK
“All of these spaces are so integral to the ship and people’s experience. For me, the design project became all about this idea that every day someone’s going to feel different and want to do something different but always want the ultimate holiday. So, there’s music, drinks and places to come together but also cocoons and places of solitude. The beauty of this ship is that there is so much opportunity to be who you want to be.” — Kelly Hoppen CBE, designer
“When a good designer thinks about how something should look, they’re thinking about how people should feel. I took inspiration from some of my favorite places in the world – the best parts of Mexico, the best parts of Greece, the best parts of Uruguay with the best parts of California. I wanted this space to represent aspiration. I wanted it to represent relaxation, in an upmarket way.” — Nate Berkus, designer
“Le Voyage will be a culinary journey like no other and will reflect the flavors of the destinations the ship will visit. The menu will be grounded in the DNA of my French roots, but, at the same time, it’s going to be very adventurous. My goal is to create a wonderfully comfortable environment where the food is center stage. I want this to be the most special restaurant at sea.” — Daniel Boulud, chef
“Guests really gravitated to this area [the Grand Plaza] on Celebrity Edge, making it the most popular gathering spot on the ship. So, we expanded the area and then took a lot of inspiration from modern opera halls for the design – opening it up, giving it a loftier, airier atmosphere. The added space not only lends itself to more guest interaction but also allows for more intimate seating areas for guests to escape to.” — Sanjit Manku, co-founder, Jouin Manku
“At goop, our curiosity leads us to explore different approaches to well-being and sends us around the world, reporting on the best places to eat, drink, engage, and unwind. Near the nexus of these interests, we came across Celebrity’s mission to disrupt the traditional notion of being well-traveled. As Celebrity’s new well-being advisor, I’ll be working with my team at goop to bring onboard some of our favorite practices and tools for deepening well-being and joy.” — Gwyneth Paltrow, CEO and founder of goop
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Fidelis Care Encourages Women to Prioritize their Health on National Women’s Checkup Day, May 10
LONG ISLAND CITY, N.Y., May 3, 2021 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ — In recognition of National Women’s Checkup Day on Monday, May 10, Fidelis Care is encouraging women of all ages to make their health a priority and schedule an appointment for their annual checkup with their primary care provider. Having a checkup and staying current on routine screenings and preventive care is one of the most important things women can do for their health and wellness.
Held each year on the second Monday in May, National Women’s Checkup Day was created by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to remind women to take care of themselves and their health by scheduling an appointment with their health care provider.
According to a recent Women’s Health Survey published by the Kaiser Family Foundation’s (KFF), published in March, 38 percent of women have skipped preventive care, including annual exams and routine tests, during the COVID pandemic.
The KFF Women’s Health Survey revealed that women have been missing their healthcare appointments in greater numbers than men since the pandemic began. When asked about their experiences, a larger share of women than men say they have skipped preventive health services, such as a yearly checkup or routine test (38% vs. 26%), or skipped a recommended medical test or treatment (23% vs. 15%). The study also showed that women with health and economic challenges prior to the pandemic have experienced worsening health conditions as a result of forgoing health care services.
These gaps in care could translate into higher numbers of women experiencing severe health issues after the health emergency from the pandemic resolves.
“During the pandemic, we know that many women took on new roles and responsibilities – including working from home, homeschooling their children, and being a multi-generational family caregiver,” explained Fidelis Care Senior Medical Director Dr. Camille Pearte.“Women have often prioritized their family’s health and wellness over their own. On National Women’s Checkup Day, we urge all women to proactively schedule their preventive care and recommended screenings. Regular checkups are integral to women’s physical and mental health and wellness over the course of their lives.”
As a first step, Dr. Pearte encourages women to speak with their provider’s office about the ways they are keeping patients safe during COVID, make an appointment for their annual checkup, and ask whether or an in-person or telehealth visit is right for them.
Taking care of their physical and mental health and wellness is one of the most important things women can do – not just during the pandemic, but also throughout their lives. For more information on ways women can prioritize their heath, including recommended screenings and other resources, visit fideliscare.org/womenshealth.
About Fidelis Care:
Fidelis Care is a mission-driven health plan offering quality, affordable coverage for children and adults of all ages and at all stages of life. With more than 2.3 million members statewide, Fidelis Care believes that all New Yorkers should have access to affordable, quality health insurance. Follow us on Twitter at @fideliscare, Instagram at @fideliscare, and on Facebook at facebook.com/fideliscare. For more information, call Fidelis Care at 1-888-FIDELIS (1-888-343-3547) or visit fideliscare.org.
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TransVoyant adds continuous analysis of real-time and predicted supply chain behavior to Tive and the Open Visibility Network
BOSTON and ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 3, 2021 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ — Leading in-transit visibility provider Tive and TransVoyant, the leader in global supply chain data fusion, business analytics and actionable intelligence, today announced a partnership to deliver live supply chain situational awareness to the Open Visibility Network (OVN) to improve actionable, complete, and intelligent visibility and business insights.
Most visibility journeys start by focusing on a single segment of supply chains, lacking visibility into events occurring upstream and downstream. This is problematic for shippers that rely on inbound materials. When traditional visibility is connected with predicted supply chain behavior it is easier to see the impact that events have on the overall supply chain. Visibility needs to incorporate information from inside your enterprise (ERP, TMS, OMS, WMS) and the external world that surrounds your supply chains (social unrest, border crossings, port congestion, etc.). Without this level of connectedness, you will have blind spots in the supply chain that will inevitably cost you time, service, and money.
“The biggest barriers to complete visibility for shippers are primarily around insight and data fragmentation across a multitude of enterprise systems,” said Krenar Komoni, CEO and founder of Tive. “Once you add access to unique predictive insights that analyze and anticipate threats and disruptions resulting from a multitude of internal and external factors, sourced intelligently, and you’re now getting closer to 100% visibility.”
The Open Visibility Network partnership and integration will combine TransVoyant’s capabilities with Tive’s real-time in-transit load sensing data to deliver immediate value to global supply chains. Tive’s Solo 5G trackers stream location, temperature, light, shock and other critical real-time load sensing data to the Tive Data Cloud. TransVoyant applies advanced machine learning and artificial intelligence to real-time event data streams to render a live global picture of customers’ static and moving assets, as well as predictive insights that enable them to anticipate and avoid threats and disruptions resulting from weather, port congestion, natural disasters, supplier failure, road construction, competitor behavior, labor strikes, etc., to improve their end-customer experience.
“Supply chains that rely on latent status updates from legacy communication methods and networks, including EDI transmissions, are no longer competitive,” said Dennis Groseclose, CEO of TransVoyant. “Poor predictability is forcing supply chain leaders to carry excess buffer stock, make bad inventory allocation decisions and prevents them from confidently promising inventory in-transit while quoting accurate delivery ETAs to customers. Furthermore, no ability to predict the behavior that causes shipment delays and supply chain disruptions—weather, port congestion, traffic behavior, natural disasters, road construction, labor unrest, etc.—are undermining supply chain performance. By continuously collecting, cleaning, and normalizing live global supply chain data and applying predictive analytics, our solution attacks supply chain latency, limited line of sight and predictability while enabling firm customer order commitments, optimized global inventory and minimized logistics costs.”
About Tive
Tive is a leading provider of real-time supply chain visibility insights that help logistics professionals actively manage their in-transit shipments’ location and condition. With Tive, shippers and logistics service providers (LSP) eliminate preventable delays, damage, and shipment failures. Tive’s solution provides data generated by its industry-leading trackers allowing clients to actively optimize their shipments, improve their customers’ experience, and unlock supply chain insights in an actionable real-time manner. For more information, visit www.tive.com.
About TransVoyant
TransVoyant is the world’s leader in global supply chain data fusion, business analytics and actionable intelligence. From terrestrial, near-space and space-based sensors, we collect, clean and fuse over one trillion global behavior events each day, giving us the largest repository of real-time big data in the world. Since 2012 we have been analyzing these big data streams with our proprietary algorithms and applying our unique learned behavior models to continually understand the end-to-end global flow of commerce. These behavior models, coupled with our continuous analysis of real-time and predicted global events and risks, enable us to predict lead times, variability, disruptions, and opportunities and initiate prescriptive actions that increase revenues, reduce costs, and improve customer service.
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The End of Ransomware: RevBits Endpoint Security Certified by ICSA Labs
Tested against threats missed by traditional security products, not a single ransomware was able to cripple computers secured by RevBits Endpoint Security
MINEOLA, N.Y., May 3, 2021 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ — RevBits announces that it has passed ICSA Labs (an Independent Division of Verizon) certification testing for RevBits Endpoint Security (RevBits EPS). Testing was performed under the “Advanced Threat Detection” protocol, which focuses on evaluating endpoint security products for protection against new and little-known threats across all types of malware. Over eight hundred test runs containing both malicious samples and innocuous applications were executed in a period of twenty-one consecutive days. With an overall detection rate of nearly one hundred percent and zero false positives, RevBits EPS clearly surpassed the seventy-five percent detection rate required for certification.
“Based on a unique architecture and patented technologies, RevBits Endpoint Security has been developed to provide best in class protection,” said Mucteba Celik, CTO. “It is rewarding to see that independent testing now has confirmed we have reached this goal. Most endpoint solutions can detect previously reported threats. But protection against new and unknown threats is critical to identifying and stopping harmful ransomware code. I am extremely proud to see that the ICSA test report shows RevBits EPS providing a hundred percent protection against threats that are less than one hour old.”
“Passing this certification test with flying colors proves that our customers can confidently deploy our solution and trust that they are completely protected from ransomware and other types of malicious code,” says David Schiffer, CEO. “It is very frustrating to read about companies, government agencies and even school districts that continue to be held hostage by ransomware as this could easily be avoided with our solution.”
For the detailed certification report and more information about the RevBits Endpoint Security, please visit www.revbits.com
Contact: Neal Hesterberg, [email protected]
About RevBits
Established in 2018, RevBits is an innovative cybersecurity company that is dedicated to providing its customers with superior protection based on expert knowledge. RevBits is headquartered in Mineola, NY with offices in Princeton, NJ, Boston, MA, London, England, and Antwerp, Belgium. For more information on RevBits please visit www.revbits.com/aboutrevbits.
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