Emirates SkyCargo successfully handles very important load of heavy machinery and steel parts for construction of Nile bridge in Uganda

Cargo carrier uplifts outsized equipment for construction of Nile bridge in Uganda DUBAI, U.A.E., 2015-12-30 — /Travel PR News/ — Emirates SkyCargo, the freight division of Emirates, has again demonstrated its capability to handle all types of cargo, this time a very important load of heavy machinery and steel parts for a new bridge currently… Read the full press release

dnata Singapore wins eight new airline customers in 2015

Singapore and Dubai, 2015-12-30 — /Travel PR News/ — Operating in a perpetually time-critical environment at Singapore Changi Airport, dnata Singapore has successfully taken on another year of challenges and has emerged a step ahead by winning eight new airline customers in 2015. Myanmar Airways International, Myanmar National Airlines and Bhutan Airlines have appointed dnata… Read the full press release

Gatwick Airport launches UK’s first community noise lab – an online tool designed to help people monitor aircraft noise more accurately

Innovative noise lab provides up to date information on aircraft noise Clearer picture of emerging trends to help with longer-term noise mitigation Developed with community in mind LONDON, 2015-12-30 — /Travel PR News/ — Gatwick Airport has launched the UK’s first community noise lab – an innovative and interactive online tool designed to help local… Read the full press release

easyJet announces dates of nine new Fearless Flyer courses for Spring 2016

LONDON, 2015-12-30 — /Travel PR News/ — easyJet, Europe’s leading airline, has announced the dates of nine new Fearless Flyer courses for Spring 2016, with further courses also being scheduled for the Autumn. The two-day courses will take place throughout the UK including Belfast, Bristol, Gatwick, Glasgow, Manchester and Newcastle, and are suitable for anyone… Read the full press release

Southwest Airlines Co. announces new tentative agreement with Transport Workers Union Local 555

DALLAS, 2015-12-30 — /Travel PR News/ — Southwest Airlines Co. (NYSE: LUV) today announced a new tentative agreement with Transport Workers Union Local 555, the union that represents more than 12,000 Southwest Ground Operations, Provisioning, and Cargo Agents. The Union’s Executive Board reviewed an Agreement in Principle that negotiators reached December 23rd and decided to conduct… Read the full press release

Qatar Airways celebrates milestone year in 2015

2015 Milestones include Launching of new Brand and On-board Safety Campaign, Commencement of A350 Operations, Winning Skytrax Airline of the Year Award for the third time, Acquisition of a 9.99% Stake in IAG, Passing of 10-millionth-fan mark on Facebook and the Expansion of its Fleet by 20 per cent Qatar Airways’ Ambitious Plans for 2016… Read the full press release

Jet Airways partners with Heel & Buckle to offer JetPrivilege members unmatched level of style and elegance

JetPrivilege members can accrue JPMiles on shopping at Heel & Buckle exclusive stores and on the Heel & Buckle website Mumbai, 2015-12-30 — /Travel PR News/ — JetPrivilege, the award-winning loyalty and rewards management programme of Jet Airways, India’s premier international airline, has partnered with luxury brand Heel & Buckle to offer members an unmatched level… Read the full press release

IHG® signs management agreement with Kebsup Group Company Limited to open the first Hotel Indigo® in Phuket

Phuket, Thailand, 2015-12-30 — /Travel PR News/ — InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG®), one of the world’s leading hotel companies, has signed a management agreement with Kebsup Group Company Limited to open the first Hotel Indigo® in Phuket. Set to open its doors to guests in 2018, the 180-room Hotel Indigo Phuket Patong will be located in… Read the full press release

Silver Airways to resume nonstop service to Cuba in 2016

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., 2015-12-30 — /Travel PR News/ — Silver Airways, Florida’s largest intrastate airline, today announced its intention to resume nonstop service to Cuba in 2016. The company has a long history of providing charter flights to Cuba, and given the announcement of a new bilateral agreement between Cuba and the U.S., Silver plans to bring… Read the full press release

Ethiopian Airlines signs purchase agreement for two additional Q400 turboprop airliners with Bombardier Commercial Aircraft

TORONTO, 2015-12-30 — /Travel PR News/ — Bombardier Commercial Aircraft and Addis Ababa-based Ethiopian Airlines Enterprise (Ethiopian Airlines) announced today that they have signed a firm purchase agreement for two additional Q400 turboprop airliners that will bring Ethiopian Airlines’ Q400 aircraft fleet to a total of 19 aircraft, the largest total fleet in Africa. Based… Read the full press release

VisitScotland identifies new tourism trend – the “consoliday”

EDINBURGH, 2015-12-30 — /Travel PR News/ — It’s the time of year that every gamer loves with the shops filled with brand new video game releases and many receiving the latest new console from Santa. With the popularity of video games on the rise thanks to the explosion of smart phones and success of new… Read the full press release

Courtyard by Marriott makes its debut into Taiwan with the opening of the Courtyard by Marriott Taipei

Taipei, Taiwan, 2015-12-29 — /Travel PR News/ — Courtyard by Marriott today makes its debut into Taiwan with the opening of the Courtyard by Marriott Taipei in the centre of Nangang District. Owned and operated by the renowned Leofoo Tourism Group, the 465-room hotel is the 36th Courtyard branded hotel in Asia Pacific, and the latest addition… Read the full press release

Four Seasons Hotel Bahrain Bay recognised by the inaugural Food and Travel Bahrain Awards in six categories

Bahrain Bay, Bahrain, 2015-12-29 — /Travel PR News/ — Just nine months after its opening, Four Seasons Hotel Bahrain Bay has been recognised by the inaugural Food and Travel Bahrain Awards in six categories. The Hotel has been named: Hotel of the Year 2015 Best 5 Star Hotel Restaurant of the Year: re/Asian Cuisine by… Read the full press release

airberlin takes home three awards in US travel magazines Global Traveler and Premier Traveler readers’ survey

Germany’s second-largest airline takes home several awards at the end of the year BERLIN, 2015-12-29 — /Travel PR News/ — “And the winner is airberlin”: The company pocketed three awards just this month in the United States. In a survey conducted among readers of the US travel magazines Global Traveler and Premier Traveler, airberlin took… Read the full press release

dnata awarded with its seventh IATA’s Safety Audit for Ground Operations (ISAGO) certification

Latest certification in Sydney underscores uncompromising focus on safety & security Dubai, UAE., and Sydney, 2015-12-29 — /Travel PR News/ —Another milestone in dnata’s continual focus on safety and security has been achieved with the air services provider’s Sydney headquarters and station receiving registration for IATA’s Safety Audit for Ground Operations (ISAGO) in December. This is… Read the full press release

Hong Kong International Airport’s HK$10-billion Midfield Concourse welcomed its first batch of passengers

HONG KONG, 2015-12-29 — /Travel PR News/ — Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA)’s HK$10-billion Midfield Concourse (MFC), as well as its auxiliary facilities including the aviation fuel supply system and the Automated People Mover connecting Terminal 1 and the MFC, were completed on schedule. Jack So, Chairman of Airport Authority Hong Kong (AA) and Zhang… Read the full press release

Liverpool John Lennon Airport celebrates its success in 2015

LIVERPOOL, England, 2015-12-29 — /Travel PR News/ — It’s been a fantastic year at Liverpool John Lennon Airport so as 2015 winds down, it’s the perfect time to reflect on what we’ve achieved over the past twelve months. With passenger numbers growing by a whopping 19% we saw over 313,000 travelling through the airport in November… Read the full press release

Liverpool John Lennon Airport welcomes the announcement of C. I. Travel Group of its new service from Liverpool to Guernsey for Summer 2016

LIVERPOOL, England, 2015-12-29 — /Travel PR News/ — As New Year’s Eve rapidly approaches, Liverpool John Lennon Airport is already celebrating, with the news that Channel Islands based C. I. Travel Group has announced the launch of a new service from Liverpool to Guernsey for Summer 2016. The service, which is subject to licence approval, will… Read the full press release

VisitBritain: Inbound tourism numbers and spend to the UK set to continue its growth in 2016

LONDON, 2015-12-29 — /Travel PR News/ — It has been a record-breaking year to date for inbound tourism numbers and spend to the UK and growth looks set to continue in 2016 according to forecasts from national tourism body VisitBritain. In spite of the strength of sterling, spending by overseas visitors is predicted to reach… Read the full press release

Manchester Airport invites businesses to bid for contacts for its 10-year transformation programme

Businesses are being invited to bid for contracts worth up to £500m, as part of Manchester Airport’s 10-year transformation programme. MANCHESTER, UK, 2015-12-29 — /Travel PR News/ — The airport has issued a contract notice for the Terminal Two transformation phase, and includes the design and construction of an extension to the existing building, more… Read the full press release

Turkish Airlines expands its operation in Ukraine with the launch of 4 times weekly flights from Istanbul to Zaporizhzhia

Zaporizhzhia is the 6th destination to be served in Ukraine as from December 28th. ISTANBUL, 2015-12-29 — /Travel PR News/ — With existing services to Kiev, Odessa, Dneprepetrovsk, Lvov and Kherson, Turkish Airlines now adds Zaporizhzhia, one of the largest cities in Ukraine to its expanding network. Beginning from today, Zaporizhzhia flights will be operated… Read the full press release

Tourism Australia and City of Sydney to project series of short film sequences onto Sydney Harbour Bridge’s two 79m high concrete pillars

Sydney, Australia, 2015-12-28 — /Travel PR News/ — Stunning new footage of Sydney harbour, the city’s iconic beaches and animals from Taronga Zoo will be beamed onto the pylons of Sydney Harbour Bridge as part of Sydney’s New Year’s Eve celebrations. In a world-first tourism initiative between Tourism Australia and City of Sydney, a series… Read the full press release

VIA Rail Canada: trains to operate normally with minimal delays despite forecasts of heavy snowfall and freezing rain

High Demand For Seats Continues Throughout the Windsor to Quebec City Corridor and on Halifax-Montreal services Montréal, 2015-12-28 — /Travel PR News/ — With a winter storm hitting the Maritimes and forecasts of heavy snowfall and freezing rain for Quebec and Ontario for the next 36 hours, travel throughout the region will be challenging. VIA Rail… Read the full press release

Interstate Hotels & Resorts Presents Awards to Housekeeping Teams at the Company’s Inaugural Executive Housekeepers Conference

ARLINGTON, Va., 2015-12-28 — /Travel PR News/ — Interstate Hotels & Resorts – the leading U.S.-based global hotel management company – proudly announces the 2015 Interstate Housekeeping Awards presented to outstanding teams during the Company’s inaugural executive housekeepers conference, “Clean Sweep 2015”. Approximately 160 of Interstate’s Executive Housekeepers attended the first ever “Clean Sweep” conference… Read the full press release

TradeWinds Island Resorts to invest more than $2.4 million into current and new employees for 2016

Resorts Investing $2.4 million in Current and New Employees ST. PETE BEACH, Fla., 2015-12-28 — /Travel PR News/ — In January 2016, the TradeWinds Island Resorts – the Island Grand and Guy Harvey Outpost – will be looking to fill more than 100 full and part-time positions at the popular beachfront resorts, including housekeepers, cooks, reservations… Read the full press release

S7 Group member airlines report 5.2% more passengers in January-November 2015 vs the same period last year

Novosibirsk, Russia, 2015-12-28 — /Travel PR News/ — S7 Group1 member airlines summarized the results of their activity in November 2015. From the beginning of the year the airlines carried 9 813 283 passengers, which is 5.2% more than in January-November 2014. In November 752 496 passengers used services of the airlines, which is 0.9% more than in November 2014…. Read the full press release

S7 Airlines, Etihad Airways will operate code-share flights from Moscow to Singapore with a convenient connection at the Abu Dhabi airport

Novosibirsk, Russia, 2015-12-28 — /Travel PR News/ — S7 Airlines, a member of the oneworld® global aviation alliance®, and Etihad Airways, the national carrier of UAE, announce the extension of the code-share agreement. From 16 January 2016 the airlines will operate code-share flights from Moscow to Singapore with a convenient connection at the Abu Dhabi airport…. Read the full press release

Bombardier Transportation to supply six BOMBARDIER FLEXITY Swift Light Rail Vehicles to the Rotterdam Transport Company RET

Bombardier continues long-standing partnership with Rotterdam Transport Company RET Total number of Bombardier vehicles ordered by RET now stands at 167 BERLIN, 2015-12-28 — /Travel PR News/ — Rail technology leader Bombardier Transportation announced today that it has received an order to supply six BOMBARDIER FLEXITY Swift Light Rail Vehicles (LRVs) to the Rotterdam Transport… Read the full press release

New Zealand’s newest exclusive luxury lodge to open in late 2016 on Helena Bay

AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND, 2015-12-28 — /Travel PR News/ — Helena Bay sits amongst the countless inlets, coves and bays that form the unspoiled Tutukaka Coast, on the northeast perimeter of New Zealand’s North Island. National Geographic Traveler magazine ranked this relatively unknown New Zealand gem second-equal on a list of 99 of the World’s Top… Read the full press release

Oakland International Airport (OAK) records 24 consecutive months of YoY passenger traffic gain

OAKLAND, CA, 2015-12-23 — /Travel PR News/ — More flights, new destinations, and more passengers. Oakland International Airport (OAK) has enjoyed a healthy year of growth. The airport has now recorded 24 consecutive months of year-over-year passenger traffic gain according to its November reports. Passenger traffic in November continued the airport’s growth trend with a 12% increase… Read the full press release