Sydney, Australia, 2013-10-23— /travelprnews.com/ — Today, cricket legend and Movember Mo Mentor, Merv Hughes, announced he will be taking to the skies during Movember and flying the flag for men’s health, with a little help from Qantas. Immortalized for the month, his iconic moustache will be spreading Movember’s men’s health messages as it flies the length… Read the full press release
Sydney, Australia, 2013-10-23— /travelprnews.com/ — Revamped travel app to inspire more visits Down Under Key quotes “We broke new ground when we launched this app back in June 2012, but it was always our intention that this would be something that we would evolve, in terms of content, functionality and usability. Apart from being visually stunning, the… Read the full press release
Vienna, Austria, 2013-10-23— /travelprnews.com/ — The number of passengers handled by Vienna Airport in September 2013 declined by 1.3% year-on-year to 2,145,988. Cargo traffic rose by 13.8% during this same period. Flight movements declined by 4.5%, while maximum take-off weight was 0.6% lower. The number of local passengers fell by 2.2% in comparison with September 2012. The number of transfer… Read the full press release
Bangkok, Thailand, 2013-10-23— /travelprnews.com/ — Rosewood Hotels & Resorts® has been appointed by hospitality investment company RENDE to manage the ultra-luxury Rosewood Bangkok, scheduled to open 2017. This latest signing marks Rosewood’s ninth management agreement to be announced globally, and fourth this year in the Asia-Pacific region, heralding an unprecedented period of accelerated growth for the group. Rosewood… Read the full press release
Arik Air, West and Central Africa’s largest commercial airline has launched a special sales promotion to celebrate its 7th anniversary. The promotion is valid on the airline’s long haul routes; Lagos-London Heathrow, Lagos-Johannesburg and Lagos-New York. Lagos, Nigeria, 2013-10-23— /travelprnews.com/ — Guests travelling between Lagos and London will be able to buy a return economy class ticket… Read the full press release
Sydney, Australia, 2013-10-23— /travelprnews.com/ — Qantas today announced Alasdair McLuckie as winner of the Visual Arts category in the 2013 Spirit of Youth Awards (SOYA 365), which recognises outstanding young Australian artists. The Melbourne-based, talented young Artist becomes one of only nine recipients of the award. Hundreds of talented Australian designers entered SOYA 365 for a chance… Read the full press release
Representatives of the domestic aviation sector jointly hand over list of demands to the future government Ticket tax is a stumbling block for business and tourism Improved air traffic links to Europe’s railway system is necessary Harmonization of European air traffic control is long overdue Austria, 2013-10-23— /travelprnews.com/ — The domestic aviation industry, which accounts for 80,000… Read the full press release
Budapest, Hungary, 2013-10-23— /travelprnews.com/ — Today Wizz Air Ukraine announced a new route from Donetsk to Larnaca (Cyprus) which will commence on 30 March 2014. The new service will initially operate two times a week. As of today, flights from Wizz Air’s new base in Donetsk are operated to Kutaisi, Dortmund, Memmingen, Rome, Milan Bergamo, and… Read the full press release
Budapest, Hungary, 2013-10-23— /travelprnews.com/ — Wizz Air, the largest low-cost airline in Central and Eastern Europe* today announced that it has converted 26 of its future Airbus A320 deliveries to the larger Airbus A321 aircraft. The airline currently has a fleet of 45 Airbus A320 aircraft and the partially-converted order will accommodate its ongoing route network expansion. The… Read the full press release
Moscow, Russia, 2013-10-23— /travelprnews.com/ — Ten years ago Aeroflot received its first aircraft from the Airbus family — A320-A-319 which was named after the eminent Russian composer, pianist and conductor Sergei Prokofiev. The A320 family airplanes meet all the requirements of security, reliability and passenger comfort. Aeroflot operates A320 aircraft on European and domestic routes. In terms of operational reliability and actual… Read the full press release