2013-08-20 — /travelprnews.com/ — Cathay Pacific Announces 2013 Interim Results 1H2013 1H2012(restated) Change Turnover HK$ million 48,584 48,861 -0.6% Profit/(loss) attributable to the owners of Cathay Pacific HK$ million 24 (929) +102.6% Earnings/(loss) per share HK cents 0.6 (23.6) +102.5% Dividend per share HK$ 0.06 –… Read the full press release
Daily Archives: August 20, 2013
The Chicago Department of Aviation debuted grazing herd as part of Sustainable Vegetation Management initiative at O’Hare International Airport
CHICAGO, 2013-08-20 — /travelprnews.com/ — The Chicago Department of Aviation (CDA) today debuted a grazing herd as part of a Sustainable Vegetation Management initiative at O’Hare International Airport. The herd, consisting of 25 goats, sheep, llamas and burros, actually arrived at the airport in late July 2013 and began its work on up to 120 acres… Read the full press release
Historic Rotorua Museum hosted one of the first same-sex weddings since it became legal in New Zealand on 19.8.2013
2013-08-20 — /travelprnews.com/ — Happy couples have been racing down aisles across the country in a bid to make history by becoming some of the first same-sex couples to marry in New Zealand. Thirty-one couples in various parts of New Zealand are expected to wed as same-sex marriage officially became legal in New Zealand today (19.8.2013)…. Read the full press release
airberlin announced operating results improved by two-thirds YoY in Q2-2013
Operating result (EBIT) improved by two-thirds in yearly comparison Enhanced capacity utilisation, higher revenue per available seat kilometer Turbine turn-around program will reach 2013 contribution target 80 percent of the Turbine contribution to earnings for 2013 already attained Passenger numbers on flights within the Etihad Airways and airberlin joint network exceed expectations 2013-08-20 — /travelprnews.com/… Read the full press release
Four Seasons Hotel Austin’s 2013 Gingerbread Village will be themed to the beloved Dr. Seuss classic How the Grinch Stole Christmas
2013-08-20 — /travelprnews.com/ — It was only August, but the pastry team at Four Seasons Hotel Austin had an idea for its 2013 Gingerbread Village – a “wonderful, awful idea,” as Dr. Seuss would say. A beloved annual tradition since the 1980s, the Hotel’s Gingerbread Village in 2013 will be themed to the beloved Dr. Seuss classic, How the… Read the full press release
Two new non-traditional event spaces at Four Seasons Hotel New York open for business
2013-08-20 — /travelprnews.com/ — Two new non-traditional event spaces in Four Seasons Hotel New York are now available for receptions, private dinners, weddings, and lunch and breakfast meetings. Fifty-Eight (the former L’Atelier space) accommodates up to 40 guests for a seated dinner and a maximum of 70 guests for a reception. The space designed by Pierre Yves Rochon is scarlet in… Read the full press release
Pacific Asia Travel Association to host the 2nd Pacific Asia Indigenous Tourism Conference (PAITC) and PATA Board Meetings in Rotorua, New Zealand
2013-08-20 — /travelprnews.com/ — The Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) has accepted the New Zealand Māori Tourism‘s exceptional bid to host the second Pacific Asia Indigenous Tourism Conference (PAITC) and PATA Board Meetings in Rotorua, New Zealand from April 4-9, 2014. The objective of the PAITC is to promote awareness, enhance and protect the increasingly important tourism role of… Read the full press release
GBTA Michael W. McCormick applauding U.S. Global Entry Expansion
Nearly 100 Business Travelers Interviewed at GBTA Convention 2013 for Global Entry Program Alexandria, VA, 2013-08-20 — /travelprnews.com/ — Global Business Travel Association Executive Director and Chief Operating Officer Michael W. McCormick issued the following statement today applauding expanding eligibility for participation in Global Entry as U.S. Customs and Border Protection published a Federal Register notice that… Read the full press release
Oklahoma Tourism site TravelOK.com’s digital marketing success featured in Google’s YouTube TrueView advertisements case study
OKLAHOMA CITY, 2013-08-20 — /travelprnews.com/ — Google Inc. has released the results of a month-long digital marketing case study in conjunction with the Oklahoma Tourism and Recreation Department. TravelOK.com, Oklahoma’s official state tourism website, used Google’s YouTube TrueView advertisements in conjunction with the department’s traditional 2013 spring media campaign entitled “Come See for Yourself.” “The Oklahoma… Read the full press release
World Travel Awards Gala Ceremony 2013 to be hosted at Cornelia Diamond Golf Resort & Spa in Antalya Turkey on August 31st 2013
2013-08-20 — /travelprnews.com/ — Leading travel brands and organisations are set to go ‘head to head’ in what promises to be a thrilling World Travel Awards Gala Ceremony, to be hosted at Cornelia Diamond Golf Resort & Spa in Antalya, Turkey on August 31st 2013. Hailed as “The Oscars of the Travel Industry”, World Travel Awards… Read the full press release