Daily Archives: January 8, 2016

Silversea Cruises recognised by Worldwide Cruise Associates as its Top Corporate and Incentive Cruise Partner for 2015

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Rue du Gabian, Monaco, 2016-1-8 — /Travel PR News/ — Ultra-luxury Silversea Cruises today announced that is has been recognised by Worldwide Cruise Associates as its Top Corporate and Incentive Cruise Partner for 2015. Each year Worldwide Cruise Associates, a leading supplier of corporate and incentive travel events since 1992, extends the award to its top cruise partner to honour the cruise company’s… Read the full press release

Wizz Air further expands its network with the launch of three new services from Budapest to Liverpool, Reykjavik and Ibiza

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BUDAPEST, HUNGARY, 2016-1-8 — /Travel PR News/ — Wizz Air, the largest low-cost airline in Central and Eastern Europe,today announced further growth of its low fare route network and launched three new services from Budapest to Liverpool and Reykjavik, commencing in March as well as a Budapest-Ibiza service commencing in June. With this announcement, Wizz… Read the full press release

Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group announces the Radisson Blu Plaza Hotel, Addis Ababa scheduled to open in 2017

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Brussels, Belgium, 2016-1-8 — /Travel PR News/ — Rezidor, one of the most dynamic hotel companies worldwide and a member of the Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group, announces the Radisson Blu Plaza Hotel, Addis Ababa. The upper upscale property featuring 165 keys is scheduled to welcome the first guests in 2017. It is the second Radisson Blu hotel… Read the full press release

airberlin starts the new year with extremely affordable fares

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BERLIN, 2016-1-8 — /Travel PR News/ — airberlin is starting the new year with extremely affordable fares, offering passengers one-way flights to many destinations in Spain, Italy and Greece from just 50 euros until 24th January 2016. airberlin operates non-stop flights from Berlin to Madrid and Rome, from Dusseldorf to Barcelona and from Munich and… Read the full press release

Air France hosts special visits of its last Boeing 747 on 16 and 17 January 2016 at the Air and Space Museum at Le Bourget

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PARIS, 2016-1-8 — /Travel PR News/ — Air France salutes with emotion the departure of its Boeing 747 from its long-haul fleet, after more than forty years of idyllic travel by Jumbo Jet. On this occasion, the Company is inviting its customers to share in several different celebrations. SPECIAL OPEN DAYS AT THE AIR AND… Read the full press release

easyJet’s Peter Duffy: We consistently see the price of national train fares increasing year after year but at easyJet our fares have actually reduced

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LONDON, 2016-1-8 — /Travel PR News/ — The annual UK train price change came into effect today and sees fares increase by an average of 1.1% in 2016 while easyJet’s flight prices are lower than they were 20 years ago. The airline famously launched air fares for the price of a pair of jeans back… Read the full press release

IATA expands activities to prevent payment fraud in the air travel industry

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Geneva, 2016-1-8 — /Travel PR News/ — The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced it is expanding its activities to prevent payment fraud in the air travel industry. Payment fraud costs the industry an estimated $858 million annually, approximately $639 million of which is borne by airlines and the remainder by other participants in the travel value… Read the full press release

Qatar Duty Free welcomes forthcoming premier tennis events visitors with interactive pavilion

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Qatar Duty Free sponsors Qatar ExxonMobil Men’s Open 2016 and Qatar Total Open Women’s tennis tournaments for fourth consecutive year A vibrant QDF pavilion welcomes spectators with vouchers, selfie opportunity and tour of QDF’s shopping emporium DOHA, Qatar, 2016-1-8 — /Travel PR News/ — Qatar Duty Free (QDF), designers of the award-winning retail experience at Hamad International… Read the full press release

Qatar Airways Cargo welcomes the seventh Airbus A330F and first Boeing 747F nose loader aircraft to its fleet

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Qatar Airways Cargo’s freighter fleet will grow to 21 aircraft by 2017 DOHA, Qatar, 2016-1-8 — /Travel PR News/ — Qatar Airways Cargo has welcomed the seventh Airbus A330F and first Boeing 747F nose loader aircraft to its fleet at its home base in Hamad International Airport, Doha. Continuing on its trajectory of rapid growth and… Read the full press release

Alaska Airlines named the No. 1 on-time North American carrier for the sixth year in a row

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SEATTLE, 2016-1-8 — /Travel PR News/ — Alaska Airlines has been named the No. 1 on-time major North American carrier for the sixth year in a row. FlightStats Inc., which compiles on-time performance data on millions of flights each year, bestowed the honor on Alaska Airlines today. No other major North American airline has received the prestigious award… Read the full press release