Diversions April 10, 2014

Best Places to Land or Take Off From

Some people love spending time in airports. And some airports are destinations in themselves, with great shopping and dining. 
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The World Airport Awards by Skytrax ranks the world’s major airports on several factors, including amenities, service and staff. Travelers from more than 160 countries cast their votes in a customer satisfaction survey to award the airports they feel serve them best.

Singapore, the United Arab Emirates and London took top honors for best airports globally, according to the most recent Skytrax airport awards.

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The top 10 winners worldwide are:

Changi Airport in Singapore notched No. 1 for the second year in a row and took honors for Best Airport for Leisure Amenities.

Abu Dhabi International Airport (ADI) was, for the third successive year, named Best Airport in the Middle East. ADI also took the award for Best Staff Service in the Middle East for the second time.

London Stansted Airport won for World’s Best Airport for Low-Cost Airlines for the fourth year straight.

Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport took Best Regional Airport North America, also for the fourth year in a row.

London’s Heathrow Airport was again selected as having the World’s Best Airport Shopping and doubled up on its success, with Heathrow’s Terminal 5 taking honors as the World’s Best Airport Terminal.

Qatar Airways took Best Premium Service Facilities for the fourth consecutive year.

Vancouver International Airport won Best Airport in North America for the fifth year in a row and finished just ninth overall in the world.

Hilton Frankfurt Airport was named the Best Airport Hotel in Europe.

Auckland Airport was a repeat winner, taking for the sixth year running Best Airport in the Australia/Pacific region.

Products April 9, 2014

Retiremap Tool Assesses ROI of Financial Ed.

Retirement plan services provider Boulevard R unveiled a new tool within its Retiremap financial wellness program that allows employers to calculate the return on investment (ROI) of financial education efforts.
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The tool is designed to provide retirement plan advisers and plan committees with custom reports detailing employer cost-savings that result from the implementation of financial wellness programs.

“Financial wellness programs often promise the moon when it comes to savings, but how relevant are these numbers for a specific employer?” asks Matt Iverson, founder at Boulevard R. “By combining current research and Retiremap’s established performance metrics, we can now provide plan advisers and retirement plan committees with a custom savings forecast based on their retirement plan’s unique profile.”

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Additionally, Retiremap’s new ROI tool helps plan advisers project how a financial wellness program can lead to new revenue opportunities, such as charging more for services by demonstrating measurable impact.

“The problem with traditional employee financial education is that the group meeting format and the lack of customized and personalized information means that it rarely leads to desired behavioral changes,” explains Matt Gnabasik, managing director of Blue Prairie Group, which will collaborate with Boulevard R for an upcoming webinar on the subject of employee financial wellness.

The webinar will explore the subject of how to quantify the value of financial wellness, and how doing so can help advisers add value and differentiate their service offerings from the competition. The event is scheduled for April 24, and registration is here.

More information on Retiremap and Boulevard R is available here and at http://retiremaphq.com.

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