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líneas de servicios de aterrizaje

English translation: a range of destination services

08:37 Dec 31, 2010
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Business/Commerce (general) / business start-up support
Spanish term or phrase: líneas de servicios de aterrizaje
Estrategias de atracción de talento internacional y capital humano altamente cualificado en Barcelona merecen también una especial atención en el marco del modelo de XXXX, facilitando líneas de servicios de aterrizaje destinadas a fortalecer la posición de Barcelona como centro de conocimiento e innovación.

I've not come across this before and a literal translation doesn't seem right.
Many thanks for any help.

UK English please
Comunican
United Kingdom
Local time: 19:44
English translation:a range of destination services
Explanation:
"Landing services" is actually used in a document trying to attract business investment to Barcelona.
http://www.livinglabs-global.com/documents/events/2010_Servi...
But it's just a hopeful invention coined by some translator.

What this means is services to help people coming to Barcelona from elsewhere and setting up businesses to settle in and find their feet: to "aterrizar". Makes sense. See this usage from Mexico:
"Parque Tecnológico CEDETEC: fomentando el desarrollo de la Comunidad [...]
Servicios de Aterrizaje de Empresas: Servicio destinado a apoyar a empresas extranjeras que deseando instalarse en México, reciben el soporte necesario. Apoyo en temas culturales, legales, fiscales, de marketing, entre otros."
http://www.cem.itesm.mx/cms/egic/index.php?option=com_conten...

A reasonable term for this might be "settling-in services", and this expression is found, though it's much more common for individuals than companies. But "destination services" seems to fit the bill:

"Destination Services for Expats and Solutions for Doing Business in China.
Our business focus is simple. We offer a personalised service for business visitors, expatriates and new businesses that want to do business in, or with, China. "
http://www.china-expert.org/

"The Business Park is one of the most crucial elements of the £100m Lomondgate development, which is transforming redundant land including the former site of the J&B Bottling Plant, into a thriving community featuring more than 300 new homes, offices and destination services."
http://www.scottishproperty.co.uk/news/index.cfm?fuseaction=...

"ExpatWomen: You also offer your services as a Relocation Specialist. Do you think the real estate and the destination services industries are good options for expats looking to start new businesses abroad?
Macarena: It is my humble opinion that who better to help you than someone who has done it, who can advise on what to look out for, and who knows it from your perspective."
http://www.expatwomen.com/business_ideas/macarena_rose.php


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Charles Davis
Spain
Local time: 20:44
Grading comment
Many thanks everyone for all your help
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +4a range of destination services
Charles Davis
2start-up enterprises
AllegroTrans
3 -2International Headhunting(and Investment) Services
Andrew Bramhall


Discussion entries: 3





  

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47 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): -2
International Headhunting(and Investment) Services


Explanation:
The aviation analogy is purely figurative.If it were 'servicios de desterrizaje' it would probably mean 'braindrain' in this context.
But it is about international recruiting of personnel and capital investment.
http://www.headhunting.org.uk/

Andrew Bramhall
United Kingdom
Local time: 19:44
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 18

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  philgoddard: Where's your evidence?
5 hrs
  -> You tell me
disagree  AllegroTrans: "international" doesn't appear in this part of the text and you haven't dealt with "aterrizaje" either figuratively or otherwise
5 hrs
  -> Well, perhaps it's the landing of aircraft then
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
a range of destination services


Explanation:
"Landing services" is actually used in a document trying to attract business investment to Barcelona.
http://www.livinglabs-global.com/documents/events/2010_Servi...
But it's just a hopeful invention coined by some translator.

What this means is services to help people coming to Barcelona from elsewhere and setting up businesses to settle in and find their feet: to "aterrizar". Makes sense. See this usage from Mexico:
"Parque Tecnológico CEDETEC: fomentando el desarrollo de la Comunidad [...]
Servicios de Aterrizaje de Empresas: Servicio destinado a apoyar a empresas extranjeras que deseando instalarse en México, reciben el soporte necesario. Apoyo en temas culturales, legales, fiscales, de marketing, entre otros."
http://www.cem.itesm.mx/cms/egic/index.php?option=com_conten...

A reasonable term for this might be "settling-in services", and this expression is found, though it's much more common for individuals than companies. But "destination services" seems to fit the bill:

"Destination Services for Expats and Solutions for Doing Business in China.
Our business focus is simple. We offer a personalised service for business visitors, expatriates and new businesses that want to do business in, or with, China. "
http://www.china-expert.org/

"The Business Park is one of the most crucial elements of the £100m Lomondgate development, which is transforming redundant land including the former site of the J&B Bottling Plant, into a thriving community featuring more than 300 new homes, offices and destination services."
http://www.scottishproperty.co.uk/news/index.cfm?fuseaction=...

"ExpatWomen: You also offer your services as a Relocation Specialist. Do you think the real estate and the destination services industries are good options for expats looking to start new businesses abroad?
Macarena: It is my humble opinion that who better to help you than someone who has done it, who can advise on what to look out for, and who knows it from your perspective."
http://www.expatwomen.com/business_ideas/macarena_rose.php




Charles Davis
Spain
Local time: 20:44
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 304
Grading comment
Many thanks everyone for all your help

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  James A. Walsh: Sounds good to me - Happy New Year!
27 mins
  -> Thanks, James. Happy New Year! :)
agree  GGruia: Hi Charles: Even if I'm not a native English speaker, nor a Spanish one, I agree with your explanation. I'd suggest to add " implementing a range of services able to attract highly qualified foreign human capital". Happy New Year!
2 hrs
  -> Thanks very much. Happy New Year!
agree  philgoddard: Good idea. You could also say business support services.
4 hrs
  -> Thanks, Phil. Happy New Year :)
agree  Thayenga: With Phil. Happy New Year. :)
1 day 2 hrs
  -> Thanks, Thayenga. Happy New Year to you too :)
neutral  Andrew Bramhall: Destination services doesn't work as a concept.(in U.K English at least.
2 days 1 hr
  -> Thanks, Oliver. Happy New Year!
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6 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5
start-up enterprises


Explanation:
Strategies to attract international talent and highly qualified human resources in Barcelona also deserve special attention under the XXXX model, facilitating start-up enterprises to strengthen the position of Barcelona as a knowledge and innovation hub.

AllegroTrans
United Kingdom
Local time: 19:44
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 174
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