Mandarin Oriental, Atlanta Partners With The Esteemed Bill Lowe Gallery

Hong Kong, 2012-11-02 — /travelprnews.com/ — Mandarin Oriental, Atlanta is delighted to partner with Bill Lowe Gallery to showcase an outstanding collection of contemporary art at the hotel through December 2012.  Curated by Bill Lowe, the art exhibition features work from some of the world’s most exciting contemporary artists. Guests will also enjoy art-inspired cocktails, a special art… Read the full press release

Unwrap the Perfect Winter Spa-cation at Four Seasons Hotel Dublin

Winter spa escape

The perfect escape from holiday shopping Dublin, Ireland – 2012-11-02 — /travelprnews.com/ — Why not escape for some pampering post-Christmas shopping? TheWinter Spa-cation package at Four Seasons Hotel Dublin is the ultimate pampering staycation, starting from EUR 350.00 for two people, available to book beginning November 26, 2012 . Indulge in true luxury with the Hotel’s five star short break: the… Read the full press release

Spirit Airlines Reports Third Quarter Adjusted Net Income of $25.2 million And Delivers on the Promise of Low Fares at $71.85 per Flight Segment Average

MIRAMAR, FLORIDA, 2012-11-02 — /travelprnews.com/ — Spirit Airlines, Inc. (NASDAQ: SAVE) today reported third quarter 2012 financial results. Net income, excluding special items, for the third quarter 2012 was $25.2 million, or $0.35 per diluted share1. GAAP net income for the third quarter 2012 was $30.9 million, or $0.43 per diluted share. Operating margin, excluding special items,… Read the full press release

Southwest Airlines Announces Service At San Juan’s Luis Munoz Marin International Airport With $99 One-Way Fares, Bringing Customers More Value, Flights, And Destinations

Southwest Expands Footprint Beyond the 48 Contiguous States as the Carrier Continues to Integrate with AirTran Airways DALLAS, 2012-11-02 — /travelprnews.com/ — Southwest Airlines (NYSE: LUV) now offers for sale nonstop service from San Juan, Puerto Rico, to Orlando and Tampa Bay, for travel beginning on Sunday, April 14, 2013.  Beginning in April, Southwest will operate three… Read the full press release

Dragonair Celebrates Senior Citizens’ Day with Special Fares

HONG KONG, 2012-11-02 — /travelprnews.com/ —To celebrate Senior Citizens’ Day on 18 November, Dragonair will once again offer senior citizens in Hong Kong and Macau a special 20 per cent discount on Economy Class and Business Class tickets to a number of popular destinations, including Kaohsiung, Hanoi and Kota Kinabalu, etc. This is the sixth consecutive… Read the full press release

Cathay Pacific plans to resume New York service on Thursday

2012-11-02 — /travelprnews.com/ — Cathay Pacific Airways announced that it plans to resume its scheduled service to New York starting 1 November with the expected reopening of the John F Kennedy International Airport. However, the following flight today (31 October) has been cancelled in addition to the previously announced cancellations of CX830 from Hong Kong and… Read the full press release

airberlin celebrates 1,000,000 check-ins via its iPhone app

2012-11-02 — /travelprnews.com/ — airberlin is delighted that a total of one million check-ins have now been made via its iPhone app. More than 500,000 passengers have already installed the airberlin iPhone app on their Smartphone. Daniel Haisch, Vice President e-commerce at airberlin, said: “We offer the option of online check-in via app from up to… Read the full press release

Marriott and Renaissance Caribbean & Mexico Resorts Think You Deserve Some Credit

Nine exclusive tropical resort properties offer travelers up to $200 in resort credit for travel this winter. 2012-11-02 — /travelprnews.com/ — Marriott and Renaissance Caribbean & Mexico Resorts is giving travelers an extra incentive to escape the chilly weather with the new You Deserve Some Credit Event. Those that visit any one of nine exclusive resorts in… Read the full press release

Härth Offering The Farmer’s Survival Sides-Kit At Hilton McLean Tysons Corner

Everyone has their favorite part of Thanksgiving whether it is the food, the family, or the football. Härth restaurant knows that preparing a homemade meal can be time-consuming and stressful. Credit: Hilton Hotels & Resorts

Gourmet Thanksgiving Sides Ready for Pick-Up MCLEAN, Va., 2012-11-02 — /travelprnews.com/ — Everyone has their favorite part of Thanksgiving whether it is the food, the family, or the football. Härth restaurant knows that preparing a homemade meal can be time-consuming and stressful. In an effort to make Thanksgiving a little bit easier, Executive Chef Thomas Elder… Read the full press release

U.S. Travel Industry to Add Nearly 100,000 Jobs By 2013

Domestic Leisure Travel to Increase to Record High for 2013 Washington, D.C., 2012-11-02 — /travelprnews.com/ — The U.S. Travel Association today projected increases in leisure, business and international inbound travel next year will enable the industry to add 98,800 American jobs by the end of 2013. Leisure travel is expected to rise 1.2 percent, business travel… Read the full press release

Marriott International Hosts Revolutionary ‘Lifestyle University’ Program in Bangkok

Renaissance Hotels & Autograph Collection Lead the Way as Company Inspires New Generation of Global Talent. 2012-11-02 — /travelprnews.com/ — Sixteen participants representing eight countries and four Marriott International brands including JW Marriott Hotels, Marriott Hotels & Resorts, Renaissance Hotels, and Courtyard by Marriott gathered for an exclusive program at the Renaissance Bangkok Ratchaprasong in Thailand… Read the full press release

Hilton Worldwide firma acuerdo de gerenciamiento para desarrollo de Hilton Hotels & Resorts en Pilar, Argentina

Este quinto proyecto en Argentina de la compañía contará con acceso al Pilar Golf Club, uno de los mejores campos de golf y urbanización privada del país. MCLEAN, Va., 2012-11-02 — /travelprnews.com/ —  Hilton Worldwide anunció que firmó un acuerdo de gerenciamiento con El Hotel Pilar S.A. para un hotel Hilton de 170 habitaciones a construirse en… Read the full press release

Frontier Airlines Supports Boulder-based Make A Hero

Carrier raises funds; shows The Movement on board in November DENVER, 2012-11-02 — /travelprnews.com/ — Frontier Airlines today announced it is launching a month-long fundraising and awareness campaign for Boulder, Colo.-based Make A Hero, an organization founded by Kurt Miller with a mission of helping individuals with disabilities and local adaptive sports groups gain recognition and… Read the full press release

ABTA Opposes Extension of Consumer Rights Directive to Cover Package Travel and Timeshare Markets

2012-11-02 — /travelprnews.com/ — ABTA – the Travel Association today submitted its formal response to the Department for Business, Innovation & Skill’s (BIS) Consultation on the Consumer Rights Directive. The Consultation focuses in particular on whether pre-ticked boxes for additional payments and premium rate consumer helpline numbers should be allowed. ABTA believes it is unfair to… Read the full press release

Hilton Colón Quito anuncia su Festival Típico Ecuatoriano con lo mejor de la Gastronomía Tradicional

Hilton Colón Quito presenta su “Festival Típico”, este es un espacio en el que la gastronomía ecuatoriana es la protagonista. Recetas que evocan el espíritu de la cocina tradicional caracterizada por su variedad, creatividad y sabor. Credit: Hilton Hotels & Resorts.

QUITO, Ecuador, 2012-11-02 — /travelprnews.com/ — Hilton Colón Quito presenta su “Festival Típico”, este es un espacio en el que la gastronomía ecuatoriana es la protagonista. Recetas que evocan el espíritu de la cocina tradicional caracterizada por su variedad, creatividad y sabor. Desde este 13 hasta el 18 de noviembre en el restaurante El Dorado Gourmet del Hotel,… Read the full press release

Blue1 becomes production company for SAS. Check out the changes!

Effective 1 November 2012, Blue1 will become a production company for SAS. Consequently, Blue1’s main responsibility will be to operate routes on behalf of SAS. SAS will take over sales and marketing of flights operated by Blue1. 2012-11-02 — /travelprnews.com/ — What will change and what will remain the same? All flight tickets purchased of Blue1… Read the full press release

Hilton Abu Dhabi Named One Of The Top 10 Hotels In The Middle East By Condé Nast Traveler Readers Choice Awards 2012

Hilton Abu Dhabi has been selected as one of the Top 10 Hotels in the Middle East by the Condé Nast Traveler as part of its Readers Choice Awards 2012. Credit: Hilton Hotels & Resorts.

ABU DHABI, 2012-11-02 — /travelprnews.com/ — Hilton Abu Dhabi has been selected as one of the Top 10 Hotels in the Middle East by the Condé Nast Traveler as part of its Readers Choice Awards 2012. The annual list, established in 1988, is one of the industry’s most trusted yardsticks of guests experience at hotels in various markets…. Read the full press release

Singapore Airlines significantly expanding services to Copenhagen

2012-11-02 — /travelprnews.com/ — Travelling from Copenhagen to the growth markets and popular holiday destinations in South-East Asia and Australia will now become even easier. Singapore Airlines is increasing its non-stop flights from Copenhagen to Singapore from three to five per week. Copenhagen Airport’s position as the key transport hub of northern Europe will be strengthened,… Read the full press release

Automated runway surface condition reporting takes a big leap forward

2012-11-02 — /travelprnews.com/ — After months of testing, discussion, feedback, revision and finalization, Winnipeg Airports Authority, NAV CANADA and Team Eagle celebrated the successful ‘go-live’ of the much-anticipated automated runway surface condition reporting system ‘SNOWiz’. SNOWiz is an innovative web-based infrastructure capable of handling incoming electronic runway surface condition reports in common formats such as NOTAMJ… Read the full press release

RYANAIR EXTENDS SUCCESSFUL RESERVED SEATING TO 6 ROWS

ESERVE YOUR SEATS ON ALL RYANAIR ROUTES FROM JUST €10/£10 2012-11-02 — /travelprnews.com/ — Ryanair, Europe’s only ultra-low cost airline, today (1 Nov) announced that it will extend its popular reserved seat service from 4 to 6 rows by adding rows 5 & 15 on all aircraft from today, which will allow even more passengers to… Read the full press release

Heathrow unveils new technology to make journeys better

Self Service Bag Drop

Innovative check-in technology to streamline passenger journeys was unveiled last night by Heathrow and Qantas in a joint trial at Terminal 3.   2012-11-02 — /travelprnews.com/ — The ‘self-service bag drop’ process enables passengers to check in at the kiosk, generate and attach their own bag tags before placing their luggage onto the automated bag drop… Read the full press release

One year on: Signature Experiences Collection® case studies Vol. 2: Shediac Bay Cruises.

One year on: Signature Experiences Collection® case studies Vol. 2: Shediac Bay Cruises

A life at sea proved good preparation for life in the tourism industry for this New Brunswick operator. 2012-11-02 — /travelprnews.com/ — There are no better storytellers than sea-faring folk. The mix of adventure, hard work and sea air just brings out the narrator in them. Shediac Bay Cruises, NB, is true to these traditions. As one… Read the full press release

Heathrow Airport Career takeoff for class of 2012

Heathrow Academy Graduation

2012-11-02 — /travelprnews.com/ — Heathrow Airport is celebrating the Class of 2012, after holding its 7th annual Retail Academy graduation ceremony. The event brings together candidates who have completed retail or customer service apprenticeships at Heathrow with the employers that have help make the programme a success and so far this year 300 candidates have been placed… Read the full press release

Scottish airports call for immediate action on damaging aviation tax

2012-11-02 — /travelprnews.com/ — Scotland’s largest airports have demanded the UK Government takes immediate action on air passenger duty (APD) following the publication of a report warning it could cost Scotland more than two million passengers per year by 2016. The managing directors of Aberdeen, Edinburgh and Glasgow airports have come together to once again urge… Read the full press release

BidTravel Group and Travelport reach new strategic partnership agreement

Johannesburg, South Africa, 2012-11-02 — /travelprnews.com/ — Africa’s largest travel group, BidTravel, has signed a new, strategic agreement with Travelport which will see its franchise businesses in Southern Africa continue to have access to the Galileo GDS platform as well as other extensive industry-leading technology emanating from the Travelport stable. BidTravel, which operates leading travel management company… Read the full press release