Eight-Day-Old Southern White Rhino Takes “Charge” At San Diego Zoo Safari Park 2013-03-07 — /travelprnews.com/ — Kayode, an eight-day-old male southern white rhino, spent the morning running and interacting with his mother at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park. The youngster was eager to explore all the fun the 55-acre East African Plains habitat had to… Read the full press release
Category Archives: Trips
Lufthansa extends First Class fare offers – 40 per cent lower on average
New First Saver Plus fare is about 40 per cent lower on average 2013-03-07 — /travelprnews.com/ — Lufthansa is extending its fares for First Class flights and in future will also offer its top travel class at a more affordable price. The new fare provides a welcome alternative to the traditional, fully flexible fare and is… Read the full press release
Lonely Planet’s Best in Travel 2013 offered as free ebook to celebrate 1,000,000 fans each on Twitter and Facebook
2013-03-06 — /travelprnews.com/ — Lonely Planet, the world’s #1 guidebook publisher, reached 1 million fans each on both Twitter and Facebook this week. To celebrate, and thank its loyal community, the publisher has launched its “Thanks a Million” campaign. As part of the campaign, Lonely Planet’s Best in Travel 2013, the latest edition of the annual series… Read the full press release
Spirit Airlines Continues Houston Expansion with Daily Nonstop Service Houston – Denver and Houston – Detroit
Voting continues at give.spirit.com/houston for Houston-area charity to receive $10,000 Miramar, Florida, 2013-03-05 — /travelprnews.com/ — Spirit Airlines (NASDAQ: SAVE) is continuing to add service at Houston’s George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH). Starting June 13, 2013, Spirit will operate daily nonstop service between Houston and Denver and between Houston and Detroit. The new nonstop flight between Denver and… Read the full press release
Now Even More Reason to Book on FlyFrontier.com
Fares as low as $39* at FlyFrontier.com DENVER, 2013-02-26 — /travelprnews.com/ — Frontier Airlines today announced that, effective immediately, its schedules and fares will no longer be available on Expedia. As always, Frontier’s best fares continue to be found on its website at FlyFrontier.com. When you book at FlyFrontier.com, Frontier guarantees you’ll get the best travel… Read the full press release
S7 Airlines начинает полеты в Грецию
2013-02-25 — /travelprnews.com/ — S7 Airlines объявляет об открытии регулярных рейсов из Москвы в столицу Греции – Афины. Новая страна в маршрутной сети S7 Airlines предоставит пассажирам авиакомпании еще больше возможностей для путешествий в Европу. Полеты будут осуществляться с 27 апреля 2013 года с периодичностью два раза в неделю – по средам и субботам. Вылет из московского… Read the full press release
Viva España: Successful take-off for the first airberlin non-stop flight from Berlin to Madrid
The only non-stop service in operation from Berlin-Tegel to Madrid Smooth transfer to onward flights via Berlin connecting Madrid with 16 destinations in Europe 2013-02-25 — /travelprnews.com/ — It was a successful premiere for the first airberlin flight from Berlin-Tegel to Madrid: on 25th February more than 130 flight guests and invited media representatives celebrated the… Read the full press release
Give the Apple of Your Eye the Big Apple with Jet2.com and Jet2holidays
2013-02-22 — /travelprnews.com/ — Jet2.com and Jet2holidays are giving Yorkshire customers another chance to grab a bite of the big apple, direct from Leeds Bradford Airport. On sale from today, there are two outbound flights taking off on 5th and 12th December 2013 – perfectly timed to treat a loved one to a pre-Christmas getaway in… Read the full press release
Aer Lingus and JetBlue Airways announce code-share agreement
Agreement includes connecting East Coast flights to/from New York’s JFK and Boston’s Logan International Airport 2013-02-22 — /travelprnews.com/ — Aer Lingus and JetBlue Airways today announced a code-share agreement, expanding the current interline partnership between the carriers’ two networks at New York’s John F. Kennedy International airport as well as Boston’s Logan International airport. The two… Read the full press release
Lufthansa Group profitable in difficult environment
Operating profit in 2012 totals 524 million euros / Sale of equity investments lifts net profit to 990 million euros / Executive Board proposes to suspend dividend payment 2013-02-21 — /travelprnews.com/ — According to last year’s preliminary consolidated financial statements, Lufthansa Group posted revenues totalling 30.1 billion euros (+4.9 per cent) and generated an operating profit… Read the full press release
Frontier Airlines Provides Travelers with Flexibility Due to Winter Storm
Airline allows passengers to change travel plans and waives change fees for travel to, from or through Chicago Midway, Des Moines, Indianapolis, Kansas City, Milwaukee, Minneapolis, Omaha, and St. Louis DENVER, 2013-02-20 — /travelprnews.com/ — Due to the expected impact of a winter storm, Frontier Airlines has enacted guidelines for travel to, from or through Chicago… Read the full press release
Agoda.com partners with Philippine Airlines to bring great hotel deals to airline customers
2013-02-20 — /travelprnews.com/ — Agoda.com, Asia’s leading hotel booking site and part of Nasdaq-listed Priceline Group (Nasdaq:PCLN), has teamed up with Philippine Airlines (PAL) to offer customers of the Philippines’ flagship carrier access to Agoda.com’s inventory of over 100,000 hotels worldwide. As the first and oldest commercial airline in Asia, Philippine Airlines has been carrying people… Read the full press release
Tercera jornada de huelga: se cumplen los servicios mínimos sin incidencias
A las 20:00 habían operado 116 vuelos, todos los previstos a esta hora. Madrid, 2013-02-20 — /travelprnews.com/ — La tercera jornada de huelga en Iberia está transcurriendo sin incidencias en los aeropuertos y cumpliéndose los servicios mínimos. Hasta las 20:00 horas han operado 116 vuelos -el 100% de los previstos a esa hora-, y hoy se espera… Read the full press release
San Francisco International Airport – Inspired Design: Shaker Furniture from the Benjamin Rose Collection
New exhibition features iconic examples of Shaker furnishings from one of the preeminent private collections of Shaker furniture and crafts in the United States. SAN FRANCISCO, 2013-02-20 — /travelprnews.com/ — The most successful of all American communal sects, the Shakers first established societies in New York and New England in the last two decades of the… Read the full press release
easyJet – UK TRAVEL TRENDS FOR 2013 REVEALED
2013-02-20 — /travelprnews.com/ — easyJet, the UK’s largest airline, has today revealed the nation’s travel trends for 2013 following a poll with easyJet travellers across the UK. Key findings from the survey: Despite the recession 86% of Britons plan to take two or more overseas breaks in 2013 – up 6% year on year – with… Read the full press release
Eurostar’s Bumper Half Term
Rugby fans boost passenger numbers ahead of the Six Nations clash Extra Eurostar services to meet demand 2013-02-20 — /travelprnews.com/ — Eurostar has reported a 6% surge in bookings over the February half term week, compared with the same UK half term holiday last year1. Thousands of Brits are taking the opportunity to enjoy a Winter… Read the full press release
Polish Airlines: The first decision – we fly more frequently across the Atlantic
Warsaw, 2013-02-20 — /travelprnews.com/ — Today, the CEO of LOT Polish Airlines Sebastian Mikosz presented the assumptions of the new stage in the reorganisation process of the Polish air carrier. He presented flagship destinations in the LOT Polish Airlines network as well as changes that are about to take place in the company. “The nearest future… Read the full press release
Cathay Pacific releases combined traffic figures for January 2013
2013-02-20 — /travelprnews.com/ — Cathay Pacific Airways today released combined Cathay Pacific and Dragonair traffic figures for January 2013 that show a drop in the number of passengers carried compared to the same month in 2012, alongside a significant year-on-year increase in cargo and mail tonnage. Cathay Pacific and Dragonair carried a total of 2,327,071 passengers… Read the full press release
Fly London To Dusseldorf From Just £12.99
RYANAIR’S MONDAY MADNESS! 100,000 seats on over 1,000 European routes in Apr from only £12.99 2013-02-19 — /travelprnews.com/ — Ryanair, Europe’s only ultra-low cost carrier (ULCC), announced that from midnight (24:00hrs) tonight (Mon 18 Feb), passengers can fly from London Stansted to Dusseldorf Weeze from just £12.99 in April as part of its weekly ‘Monday Madness’… Read the full press release
lowcostbeds.com joins Travelport Rooms and More™
Langley, UK, 2013-02-19 — /travelprnews.com/ — Travelport Rooms and More™ – the industry leading hotel booking engine – has announced the addition of lowcostbeds.com, a major hotel provider, to its accommodation portal. Lowcostbeds.com, the Swiss based hotel provider – a part of the Lowcosttravelgroup – currently operates in 95 countries around the world, with the promise of… Read the full press release