Destination Marketing Association International announces management changes

Nine positions vacated for further evaluation; Charles Jeffers to depart at end of May Washington, DC, 2016-Apr-05 — /Travel PR News/ — Destination Marketing Association International (DMAI) Chairman Bob Lander and President and CEO Don Welsh today announced a strategic realignment of the organization in preparation for a renewed commitment to focus on member and partner… Read the full press release

Wizz Air Holdings Plc announces passenger statistics for March 2016

WIZZ AIR GROWS PASSENGER NUMBERS BY 21% Budapest, Hungary, 2016-Apr-05 — /Travel PR News/ — Wizz Air Holdings Plc (“Wizz Air”), the largest low-cost airline in Central and Eastern Europe, today announces passenger statistics for March 2016. In March 2016, Wizz Air continued to expand its customer offering and network with the following announcements: The arrival… Read the full press release

Singapore Airlines expands codeshare agreement with Lufthansa Group

SINGAPORE, 2016-Apr-05 — /Travel PR News/ — Singapore Airlines (SIA) and the Lufthansa Group are expanding their codeshare agreement to provide customers more benefits through enhanced connections and new codeshare destinations. The expanded codeshare ties will provide SIA customers convenient access to over 20 new routes on Lufthansa- and Swiss-operated flights, to and from points in… Read the full press release

Sir Graham Henry announced as keynote speaker at the 2016 New Zealand Hotel Industry Conference, Auckland, 1-2 June

AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND, 2016-Apr-05 — /Travel PR News/ — Sir Graham Henry, the man who coached the All Blacks to World Cup glory and who knows better than most how to create a winning team culture, is a keynote speaker at the 2016 New Zealand Hotel Industry Conference, Auckland, 1-2 June. “Sir Graham is an expert… Read the full press release

IHG in partnership with Pro-invest to open Australia’s first Holiday Inn Express hotel on April 11, 2016

Holiday Inn Express Sydney Macquarie Park Ribbon Cutting by IHG CEO, Pro-invest CEO and New South Wales Minister for Trade, Tourism and Major Events Sydney, Australia, 2016-Apr-05 — /Travel PR News/ — InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG®) in partnership with investment group, Pro-invest today celebrated the opening of Australia’s first Holiday Inn Express hotel, Holiday Inn Express… Read the full press release

Heathrow airport celebrated 30th anniversary of Terminal 4

LONDON, 2016-Apr-05 — /Travel PR News/ — Heathrow’s 70th year has seen another significant milestone in the airports history with Terminal 4 turning thirty. Colleagues at Heathrow celebrated the 30th anniversary of its opening on Friday (1/4).Officially opened by His Royal Highness Prince Charles and Princess Diana on Tuesday 1st April 1986, the terminal cost around… Read the full press release

Royalton Riviera Cancun honored with Gold Crown Resort® Award by RCI for the second year in a row

Cancun, Mexico, 2016-Apr-05 — /Travel PR News/ — For the second year in a row, Royalton Riviera Cancun is the recipient of a Gold Crown Resort® Award, the most prestigious award handed out by the world’s largest vacation exchange network, RCI®. This designation is particularly impressive as the resort has achieved this distinction for each year… Read the full press release

Starwood Hotels & Resorts and Rajawali Property Group to open The St. Regis Jakarta and The Residences at The St. Regis Jakarta

Set in the Heart of Jakarta’s Golden Triangle, the New St. Regis Jakarta and The Residences at The St. Regis Jakarta Will Set a New Paradigm for Luxury Hospitality JAKARTA, Indonesia, 2016-Apr-05 — /Travel PR News/ — Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE:HOT) announced today that the company has reached a management agreement with Rajawali… Read the full press release

Southwest Airlines to start new nonstop service from Oakland International Airport to Long Beach (LGB) beginning June 5

Flights Surge in Bay to Basin Corridor by Way of OAK Oakland, CA, 2016-Apr-05 — /Travel PR News/ — As it welcomes the former Long Beach Airport Director, Bryant Francis, to take its helm, Oakland International Airport (OAK) announces that service to Long Beach (LGB) will increase to include four new peak daily nonstops on Southwest. … Read the full press release

airberlin to operate more flights from Berlin to the Dominican Republic and the USA this coming winter

The premium airline develops its USA and Caribbean services from Berlin and Dusseldorf BERLIN, GERMANY, 2016-Apr-05 — /Travel PR News/ — airberlin will dramatically expand its range of long-haul flights this coming winter (2016/17). Germany’s second-largest airline will base an additional type A330-200 aircraft at Berlin Tegel, with 19 seats in the exclusive FullFlat Business… Read the full press release