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BIRMINGHAM, Ala., Feb. 17, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — TruSpin Nanomaterial Innovation («TruSpin»), an advanced materials company engaged in battery technology, today announced the positive results of third-party tests evaluating the performance of the company‘s prototype batteries.  These tests, conducted by SpectraPower, validate the use of TruSpin‘s silicon nanofibers to reliably multiply the energy capacity of Li-ion batteries.  TruSpin summarizes test results in a report provided here: https://www.tru-spin.com/batteries 

«These results provide further confirmation of our material‘s ability to reliably augment the energy capacity of Li-ion batteries.  The advent of this technology challenges previous time horizons for the widespread adoption of electric vehicles and clean energy sources,» said Robert Agnew, CEO of TruSpin.

TruSpin uses a proprietary process to mass produce exotic compositions of nanofibers, a new type of material with useful properties.  Their prototype batteries incorporate silicon nanofibers within the negative side of the battery, referred to as the «anode.»  For years, scientists have known that using silicon this way increases the energy capacity of batteries, but they‘re challenged by silicon‘s tendency to expand as the battery charges.  Because of this, companies like Tesla use a relatively small amount of silicon in their batteries.  A handful of startups focused on silicon anode technology offer other types of nanomaterials to increase the silicon content.  They have attracted massive investments, but the complexities of their production techniques render these solutions economically impractical.

TruSpin is differentiated by its platform manufacturing process for affordably mass-producing nanofibers.  While the approaches of other companies in the silicon anode segment involve engineering intricate silicon particles on the nano-scale, TruSpin’s production technique imparts the desired features to be innately embodied by the nanofibers.  This enables the industrial-scale fabrication of anodes containing silicon nanofibers as the primary constituent.

TruSpin‘s prototype results place the company in a small cohort of startups, some of whom with valuations exceeding $3B, all vying for leadership in a segment of technological development that will ultimately enable the electrification of America.

About SpectraPower
SpectraPower, located minutes from the heart of Silicon Valley, offers contract assembly, testing, consulting, and expert witness services for Li-ion and other types of batteries.  SpectraPower personnel have experience in all aspects of battery research.  Customers include major corporations, law firms, startups, investors, government, and defense.

About TruSpin
TruSpin is an advanced materials company using a platform manufacturing process to affordably mass-produce exotic compositions of nanofibers.  The company was founded in 2019 by CEO Robert Agnew and CTO Anthony Brayer.  TruSpin recently graduated from the Techstars EnergyTech Accelerator.

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TOKYO, Feb. 17, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Hotel Chinzanso Tokyo, a luxury urban resort, has unveiled «Tokyo Camellia» (‘Tsubaki’ in Japanese), a temporary installation to highlight its renowned Japanese garden during camellia blossoming season. The installation offers quaint views and experiences until March 14^th. Given the current travel restrictions due to COVID-19, a short video offering a virtual garden tour is also available at: https://www.hotel-chinzanso-tokyo.com/tsubaki/

The hotel’s majestic botanical garden currently boasts 2,300 camellia trees from 100 different species, making it a truly one-of-a-kind property in the middle of Tokyo. The name «Chinzanso,» meaning «villa on the hill of camellias,» was given by Gensui Prince Aritomo Yamagata (1838-1922), who served as Japan’s third and ninth prime minister, since the garden’s location had been cherished for its abundant wild camellia trees for hundreds of years. «Although many international guests visit Japan to enjoy cherry blossoms, camellia blossoms also carry deep significance in Japanese art and culture, and are certainly as marvelous,» says Shinsuke Yamashita, the hotel’s GM. «Among the various botanical species around our garden, camellias certainly hold a special place, and represent our unique heritage. We are pleased to present their exquisite Japanese beauty in an enhanced landscape.»  

Tokyo Camellia is located at the garden’s hilltop, behind a three-story pagoda, a registered tangible cultural property. The installation is also part of the 70^th anniversary celebrations for the Chinzanso garden since Fujita Kanko, the owner/manager of Hotel Chinzanso Tokyo, opened it to the public in 1952. Leading to the official anniversary in 2022, the hotel has begun hosting various events/programs, including Tokyo Sea of Clouds and One Thousand Lights, which also showcase spectacular views of the garden.

Tokyo Camellia is open daily during two time frames, 10:00-16:30 and 17:30-23:00, for both daytime and nighttime ambience. It is currently only available for hotel guests and restaurant/spa patrons.   

COVID-19 information:
https://hotel-chinzanso-tokyo.jp/wp/wp-content/uploads/20201225notice_eng.pdf

About Hotel Chinzanso Tokyo

Hotel Chinzanso Tokyo was rebranded and opened in January 2013. It is owned/managed by Fujita Kanko Inc., a publicly traded tourism industry corporation headquartered in Tokyo, which operates 70 properties/facilities. The hotel’s facilities include 267 guest rooms/suites, nine restaurants, 38 meeting/banquet rooms, and a full-service spa with Japanese onsen. Its garden contains a wide variety of botanical species including 100+ cherry trees and 2,300+ camellia trees.

Keiko Okano
keiko.okano@didit.com
+1-212-583-1084 (U.S.)

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ATLANTA, Feb. 17, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — ParkMobile, the leading provider of smart parking and mobility solutions in the U.S., announced today a new solution that enables users to pay for parking right from Google Maps. This expands ParkMobile’s work with Google that launched in November 2020 following the introduction of the redesigned Google Pay app. Google Maps and ParkMobile are the #1 and #3 ranked apps in the app store’s navigation category, making this a powerful combination for drivers.

Currently, ParkMobile’s integration with Google Pay enables users to pay for parking in over 240 cities across the U.S. without needing to download a separate parking app or create an account. Now with the new Google Maps feature, users can navigate to their destination and then, with just a few taps, quickly pay for parking at most locations where ParkMobile is accepted. This new feature starts rolling out on Android today and will be coming to iOS soon.

To make a parking payment, a user taps the «pay for parking» button from driving navigation in Google Maps. They are then taken directly to the ParkMobile section in the Google Pay app, where they enter their parking zone number, add time, and finish the payment with any credit or debit card saved to their Google Pay account If it is the user’s first-time using Google Pay to park, the user also has to enter the car’s license plate number. Once the session has started, the user can easily extend parking time from the Google Pay app without going back to the meter.

«We’re excited to work with ParkMobile to help drivers across the U.S. pay for parking more quickly and conveniently right from Google Maps,» explains Vishal Dutta, Product Manager, Google Maps. «Google Pay and Google Maps were able to seamlessly incorporate ParkMobile’s software, which helped us bring this feature to life.»

«We are excited to expand our work with Google and bring ParkMobile’s vast inventory into Google Maps,» says Jon Ziglar, CEO of ParkMobile. «We know people are constantly jumping between navigation and parking apps. This new feature enables users to navigate to their destination and then quickly pay for parking in one seamless experience.»

About ParkMobile

ParkMobile, LLC, is the leading provider of smart parking and mobility solutions in North America, providing a contactless way for millions of people to easily find, reserve, and pay for parking on their mobile devices. The company’s technology is used in thousands of locations across the country, including 8 of the top 10 cities, as well as college campuses, airports, and stadiums. People can use ParkMobile solutions to quickly pay for on-street and off-street parking without having to use a meter or kiosk. Additionally, ParkMobile offers parking reservations at stadium venues for concerts and sporting events. Reservations are also available in metro area garages, allowing people to drive into the city without worrying about finding parking. ParkMobile has been named to the Inc. 5000, Deloitte Fast 500, Smart Cities Connect «Smart 50,» and the Atlanta Journal Constitution’s Top Workplaces. Additionally, the company won the 2020 Stevie Awards for Achievement in Product Innovation and the 2019 Stevie Awards for Most Innovative Tech Company and Best Travel App. For more information, visit ParkMobile.io or @ParkMobile on Twitter.

ParkMobile Contact: 
Jeff Perkins, CMO
jeff.perkins@parkmobile.io
(678)801-8855

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SARATOGA, Wyo., Feb. 17, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Forbes Travel Guide («FTG»), the world-renowned and only global rating system for luxury hotels, restaurants and spas, today announced its annual Star Rating list, presenting Magee Homestead, the boutique wellness retreat offering of Wyoming’s Brush Creek Luxury Ranch Collection, with a Forbes Travel Guide Five-Star Hotel award for the fourth year in a row. Magee Homestead will be showcased with all of the Star Award winners on ForbesTravelGuide.com.

Sitting on 7,000 acres of historic Wyoming ranchlands in the high mountain desert, Magee Homestead embraces the art of living through curated experiences that provide the ultimate in romance, indulgence and relaxation. Magee Homestead’s supreme privacy and all-inclusive experience is designed for adult individuals or couples and also offers a private guest ranch buyout option for intimate weddings, vow renewals, corporate retreats and multi-generational family vacations for up to 29 guests.

«We are honored to be recognized as a Five-Star Hotel for the fourth consecutive year by Forbes Travel Guide,» said Jeremy Belnap, Proprietor of Magee Homestead. «In the trying year that was 2020, we learned that Magee Homestead’s secluded environment in a naturally distanced western landscape remains evergreen and we look forward to welcoming leisure guests back in 2021.»

Forbes Travel Guide is recognized for creating the original concept of Five-Star service, naming deserving properties such as Magee Homestead to its illustrious annual Star Rating list. Magee Homestead has also earned the Sharecare VERIFIED™ with Forbes Travel Guide badge for completing and maintaining verification on more than 360 global health security standards.

«These 2021 award winners are a testament to the resiliency of the hospitality industry,» said Filip Boyen, CEO of Forbes Travel Guide. «During an unprecedented time, these top properties adapted to numerous adversities all while maintaining high service levels and ensuring the health security of their guests and staff.» 

In 2020, Magee Homestead limited its offering to full buyouts, but with the return of leisure guests in 2021, Magee Homestead will also be bringing back its culinary experiences series, hosted in conjunction with The Farm at Brush Creek, an immersive culinary experience focused on seed-to-table dining that features ranch-raised American Wagyu as well as a 20,000 square foot certified organic greenhouse and a 94-yard wine tunnel. 

«We are particularly excited for 2021 as we reintroduce our special events lineup which will include wine events with Colgin Cellars, Taittinger Champagne, Boyer-Martenot and Ghost Horse Vineyards as well as guest chef events with fellow Relais & Chateaux properties including the Inn at Dos Brisas as well as 3 Michelin star Chef Kyle Connaughton of Single Thread Farms,» said Ulfet Ralph, Magee Homestead Executive Chef.

Magee Homestead will open for the season on May 19, 2021. For more information visit https://www.brushcreekranch.com/magee. To view the full Star Ratings for 2021, visit ForbesTravelGuide.com. For a detailed explanation of how Forbes Travel Guide compiles its Star Ratings, click here.

About Magee Homestead:

The ultimate in sophisticated western luxury, the Magee Homestead prairie hideaway unfolds as a romantic and spellbinding escape for adult getaways or intimate groups of up to 29 guests. Enjoy bespoke, individual attention, the private Magee Homestead Lodge, a Grand Pavilion & Spa, refined and personal culinary experiences, revitalizing adventures and a richly appointed collection of nine historically restored Cabins and Cabin Suites. This boutique all-inclusive – a notable addition to the award-winning Brush Creek Luxury Ranch Collection, part of the Relais & Châteaux Collection and Forbes Travel Guide Five-Star hotel – is tucked in a tranquil, creek- side setting amidst the high mountain desert plains of Wyoming, and offers guests an opportunity to take the reins of their own time, enjoying personally-designed experiences to rekindle a sense of immersive wellness and discovery. For more information visit https://www.brushcreekranch.com/magee.

About Forbes Travel Guide:

Forbes Travel Guide is the only global rating system for luxury hotels, restaurants and spas. Our anonymous professional inspectors evaluate based on up to 900 objective standards, with an emphasis on exceptional service, to help discerning travelers select the world’s best luxury experiences. The only way to get a Five-Star, Four-Star or Recommended rating is by earning it through our independent inspection process. For more information about Forbes Travel Guide, please visit ForbesTravelGuide.com.

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(303) 916-2752

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HONG KONG, Feb. 17, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Forbes Travel Guide, the global rating system for luxury hotels, restaurants and spas, announced its 2021 Star Rating awards, honoring twenty properties, nine spas and four restaurants in the esteemed Rosewood Hotels & Resorts^® collection. A team of professional inspectors traveled the world and anonymously visited and assessed hotels, restaurants and spas based on 900 objective standards that determined the coveted annual Star Ratings, offering designations for Five-Star, Four-Star and Recommended properties. Recognition in this year’s program is a continuation of Rosewood Hotels & Resorts’ high achievements in the global ratings system with ten properties receiving Five-Star ratings, nine properties receiving Four-Star ratings and one property receiving a Recommended rating. In addition to the property distinctions, two Sense^®, A Rosewood Spas received Five-Star ratings; seven spas received Four-Star ratings; three restaurants received Four-Star ratings and one restaurant received a Recommended rating.

The 2021 Star Ratings recognize multiple honorees within the portfolio that have had a continued presence in the program. This includes Rosewood Hotel Georgia’s ninth consecutive Five-Star rating; Rosewood Sand Hill and Rosewood Mayakoba’s seventh consecutive Five-Star ratings; Las Ventanas al Paraíso, A Rosewood Resort’s sixth consecutive five-star rating; Rosewood Beijing’s fourth consecutive Five-Star rating; Hôtel de Crillon, A Rosewood Hotel and Rosewood San Miguel de Allende’s third consecutive Five-Star ratings and the second consecutive Five-Star ratings for Rosewood Hong Kong, Rosewood London and Rosewood Castiglion del Bosco. This year also celebrates the fifth and second uninterrupted years that Rosewood Mayakoba’s Sense spa and Rosewood Miramar Beach’s Sense spa received Five-Star ratings, respectively. Rosewood Hotels & Resorts’ recognition on the prestigious Star Ratings is the latest testament to the brand’s ongoing commitment to providing guests and visitors exceptional service and unique experiences in a safe and inspiring environment.

Rosewood properties awarded on the 2021 list include:

• Five-Star Ratings:
• Hôtel de Crillon, A Rosewood Hotel (Paris, France)
• Las Ventanas al Paraíso, A Rosewood Resort (Los Cabos, Mexico)
• Rosewood Beijing (Beijing, China)
• Rosewood Castiglion del Bosco (Tuscany, Italy)
• Rosewood Hong Kong (Hong Kong SAR)
• Rosewood Hotel Georgia (Vancouver, Canada)
• Rosewood London (London, United Kingdom)
• Rosewood Mayakoba (Riviera Maya, Mexico)
• Rosewood San Miguel de Allende (San Miguel de Allende, Mexico)
• Rosewood Sand Hill (Menlo Park, California)

• Four-Star Ratings:
• Rosewood Abu Dhabi (Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates)
• Rosewood Baha Mar (Nassau, The Bahamas)
• Rosewood Bermuda (Bermuda)
• Rosewood Inn of the Anasazi (Santa Fe, New Mexico)
• Rosewood Jeddah (Jeddah, Saudi Arabia)
• Rosewood Mansion on Turtle Creek (Dallas, Texas)
• Rosewood Phnom Penh (Phnom Penh, Cambodia)
• Rosewood Washington, D.C. (Washington, D.C.)
• The Carlyle, A Rosewood Hotel (New York, New York)

• Recommended Rating:
• Rosewood Sanya (Sanya, China)

«We are incredibly honored to have our properties, spas and restaurants recognized as top destinations by an esteemed global authority in luxury hospitality such as Forbes Travel Guide,» said Radha Arora, president of Rosewood Hotels & Resorts. «We thank our associates for their dedication to facilitating extraordinary experiences for our guests and we look forward to continuing to bring high quality service to all who walk through properties’ doors.»

Along with the hotels and resorts recognized, nine spas and four restaurants were distinguished by Forbes Travel Guide, including:

• Five-Star Ratings:
• Sense, A Rosewood Spa at Rosewood Mayakoba (Riviera Maya, Mexico)
• Sense, A Rosewood Spa at Rosewood Miramar Beach (Montecito, California)
• Four-Star Ratings:
• Hawksworth Restaurant at Rosewood Hotel Georgia (Vancouver, Canada)
• Madera at Rosewood Sand Hill (Menlo Park, California)
• The Mansion Restaurant at Rosewood Mansion on Turtle Creek (Dallas, Texas)
• Sense, A Rosewood Spa at Rosewood Abu Dhabi (Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates)
• Sense, A Rosewood Spa at Rosewood Beijing (Beijing, China)
• Sense, A Rosewood Spa at Rosewood Hotel Georgia (Vancouver, Canada)
• Sense, A Rosewood Spa at Rosewood San Miguel de Allende (San Miguel de Allende, Mexico)
• Sense, A Rosewood Spa at Rosewood Sand Hill (Menlo Park, California)
• Sense, A Rosewood Spa at Rosewood Sanya (Sanya, China)
• The Spa at Las Ventanas al Paraíso, A Rosewood Resort (Los Cabos, Mexico
• Recommended Rating:
• Bistro B at Rosewood Beijing (Beijing, China)

«These 2021 award winners are a testament to the resiliency of the hospitality industry,» said Filip Boyen, chief executive officer of Forbes Travel Guide. «During an unprecedented time, these top properties adapted to numerous adversities all while maintaining high service levels and ensuring the health security of their guests and staff.» 

This year, hotels, spas and restaurants were all inspected prior to the pandemic and when regional restrictions allowed for the safe return of guests. The winning properties, restaurants and spas are showcased on https://www.forbestravelguide.com/. For a detailed explanation of how Forbes Travel Guide compiles its Star Ratings, visit https://www.forbestravelguide.com/about.

About Rosewood Hotels & Resorts
Rosewood Hotels & Resorts^® manages 27 one-of-a-kind luxury hotels, resorts and residences in 16 countries, with 21 new properties under development. Each Rosewood property embraces the brand’s A Sense of Place^® philosophy to reflect the individual location’s history, culture and sensibilities.  The Rosewood collection includes some of the world’s most legendary hotels and resorts, including The Carlyle, A Rosewood Hotel in New York, Rosewood Mansion on Turtle Creek in Dallas and Hôtel de Crillon, A Rosewood Hotel in Paris, as well as new classics such as Rosewood Hong Kong.  For those who wish to stay a little longer, Rosewood Residences offer a distinct opportunity for ownership or rent in extraordinary destinations within the brand’s wide-ranging portfolio.

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About Forbes Travel Guide
Forbes Travel Guide is the only global rating system for luxury hotels, restaurants and spas. Our anonymous professional inspectors evaluate based on up to 900 objective standards, with an emphasis on exceptional service, to help discerning travelers select the world’s best luxury experiences. The only way to get a Five-Star, Four-Star or Recommended rating is by earning it through our independent inspection process. For more information about Forbes Travel Guide, please visit ForbesTravelGuide.com.

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