Daily Archives: September 16, 2014

Hotel ICON awarded the “Excellence Award” by Hong Kong Management Association’s Award for Excellence in Training and Development 2014 for two specific training programs

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Hong Kong, 2014-9-16 — /Travel PR News/ — Aiming to better serve tourism, benefit the community and showcase the best of our city, Hotel ICON was awarded the “Excellence Award” by Hong Kong Management Association (HKMA) Award for Excellence in Training and Development for two specific training programs: (1) Work-Integrated-Education under the Skills Training Category and… Read the full press release

Wyndham Rewards® gives its loyal members the opportunity to earn up to 10,000 Wyndham Rewards bonus points to mark its 10-year anniversary

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Wyndham Hotel Group’s loyalty program marks tenth anniversary PARSIPPANY, N.J., 2014-9-16 — /Travel PR News/ — To celebrate its milestone 10-year anniversary, Wyndham Rewards®, the free-to-join guest loyalty program of Wyndham Hotel Group and the world’s largest lodging loyalty program as measured by number of participating hotels, is offering its most loyal members the opportunity to… Read the full press release

Norwegian awarded three prizes at the Passenger Choice Awards 2014 in California

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Fornebu, Norway, 2014-9-16 — /Travel PR News/ — Norwegian scooped three prizes at the prestigious Passenger Choice Awards 2014 in California last night. It won the categories Best in Region: Europe and Best in Inflight Connectivity & Communications. It also won an Avion Award in the category Best Single Achievement in Passenger Experience for its moving… Read the full press release

Gatwick Airport announces August 2014 traffic performance summary

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Nearly 4.4 million passengers chose to fly through Gatwick in August – up 8.2% on the prior year – making it the busiest month in Gatwick’s history Gatwick handled 906 air traffic movements in a day on its single runway – a world first North Atlantic routes performed strongly as Norwegian Air announced it will… Read the full press release

Govia and Gatwick to work together to provide more seamless transition for passengers between rail and air

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Gatwick’s partnership with Govia will transform rail services to and from Gatwick Airport Brand new Gatwick Express and Thameslink trains plus more reliable services will connect even more people to Gatwick and the region Gatwick will be ‘second runway ready’ by road and rail by 2021 LONDON, 2014-9-16 — /Travel PR News/ — The launch… Read the full press release

Bahrain Airport Company launched new initiative to gauge passenger’s satisfaction levels with the introduction of HappyOrNot® kiosks at the departure and arrival halls

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Muharraq, Bahrain, 2014-9-16 — /Travel PR News/ — In line with its on-going commitment to deliver service excellence and improve passenger experience, Bahrain Airport Company (BAC) recently launched a new initiative to gauge passenger’s satisfaction levels with the facilities and services provided at Bahrain International Airport (BIA) by introducing HappyOrNot® kiosks at the departure and arrival… Read the full press release

Hamburg Airport: SUN-AIR to launch new service from Hamburg to London City Airport on 27 October, 2014

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Hamburg, Germany, 2014-9-16 — /Travel PR News/ — On 27 October, 2014, SUN-AIR is launching a new service from Hamburg to London City Airport. The Danish franchise partner of British Airways is operating one morning and one evening flight from Monday to Friday. A 32-seat Dornier 328 is being deployed on the route, and passengers will… Read the full press release

easyJet launched its first ever £8.5m integrated pan-European TV ad campaign focused on what it has to offer business travellers

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LONDON, 2014-9-16 — /Travel PR News/ — The airline launches its first business travel TV advertising campaign. The £8.5m integrated pan-European ad campaign will launch in the UK on 13 September. easyJet, the UK’s largest airline, has launched its first ever TV campaign focused on what it has to offer business travellers. Passengers travelling for… Read the full press release

UNWTO World Tourism Barometer: International tourist arrivals grew by 4.6% in the first half of 2014

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MADRID, 2014-9-16 — /Travel PR News/ — International tourist arrivals grew by 4.6% in the first half of 2014 according to the latest UNWTO World Tourism Barometer. Destinations worldwide received some 517 million international tourists between January and June 2014, 22 million more than in the same period of 2013. Growth was strongest in the… Read the full press release

Southwest Airlines announces daily roundtrip service between Baltimore/Washington and Costa Rica beginning March 7, 2015

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Nonstop Flights Between Baltimore/Washington and Costa Rica to Begin March 7, 2015 Subject to Government Approval DALLAS, 2014-9-16 — /Travel PR News/ — Southwest Airlines (NYSE: LUV) announced today that it has filed an application with the U.S. Department of Transportation to add its first destination in Central America with daily roundtrip service between Baltimore/Washington… Read the full press release

The PATA Foundation to host the Inaugural PATA Foundation Gala Dinner at the Global Tourism Economy Forum on October 28, 2014 at the Galaxy Macau

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Attendees of the PATA Foundation Gala Dinner get the chance to be a part of the many success stories BANGKOK, 2014-9-16 — /Travel PR News/ — The PATA Foundation, in conjunction with the Global Tourism Economy Forum (GTEF), will host the Inaugural PATA Foundation Gala Dinner on Tuesday, October 28, 2014 at the Galaxy Macau. Under… Read the full press release

IATA to host the fourth annual World Passenger Symposium, 15-17 October in San Diego, California

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Geneva, 2014-9-16 — /Travel PR News/ — The International Air Transport Association (IATA) will host the fourth annual World Passenger Symposium (WPS 2014), 15-17 October in San Diego, California. More than 700 high-level delegates from airlines, global distribution systems and travel technology providers, airports and travel management companies are expected to attend the event. “2014 marks… Read the full press release