Marriott International to support Asian University for Women (AUW)

Marriott International pledges to support a total of 100 students at the Asian University for Women Marriott will provide mentorships, internships, fundraising scholarship and jobs over two years Bethesda, Maryland, 2017-Jun-17 — /Travel PR News/ — As part of its global commitment to develop and empower future women leaders, Marriott International (NASDAQ: MAR) today announced… Read the full press release

Marriott International to open nearly 80 hotels in Asia Pacific in 2017

HONG KONG, 2017-Jun-16 — /Travel PR News/ — On the back of a strong first quarter, Marriott International (NASDAQ: MAR) today announced that 2017 is on track for a progressive year in Asia Pacific with nearly 80 hotels targeted to open, bringing 19,000 new rooms to the region. Additionally, the company will debut two brands in Asia Pacific offering guests… Read the full press release

Marriott International to grow Delta Hotels globally to major gateway cities

Bethesda, Md., 2017-Jun-16 — /Travel PR News/ — Delta Hotels by Marriott announced today an aggressive growth plan that aims to double the brand’s growth in the next two years, following the full-service hotel brand’s acquisition by Marriott International (NASDAQ: MAR) in 2015. Then at 30 properties solely in Canada, the brand’s rapid ascension now… Read the full press release

Aeromexico starts Calgary-Mexico City route with daily nonstop service

The flight was launched on June 1 and offers a daily service with the carrier’s Boeing 737-800 aircraft Calgary becomes Aeromexico’s fourth destination in Canada, along with Montreal, Toronto and Vancouver Calgary, Alberta, 2017-Jun-16 — /Travel PR News/ — Aeromexico, Mexico’s global airline, started to serve its fourth Canadian destination the Calgary-Mexico City route on June… Read the full press release

EUROCONTROL PRC publishes its fifteenth ATM Cost-Effectiveness Benchmarking Report

Brussels, Belgium, 2017-Jun-16 — /Travel PR News/ — The EUROCONTROL Performance Review Commission (PRC) has published its fifteenth ATM Cost-Effectiveness (ACE) Benchmarking Report. It analyses the cost-effectiveness and productivity of 38 European Air Navigation Service Providers (ANSPs) in 2015, the latest year for which actual financial data are available, based on information submitted in July 2016…. Read the full press release

Textron Aviation rolled out the first production unit of the Cessna Citation Longitude

WICHITA, Kan., 2017-Jun-16 — /Travel PR News/ — Textron Aviation Inc., a Textron Inc. (NYSE:TXT) company, today announced it has rolled out the first production unit of the Cessna Citation Longitude, the company’s latest clean-sheet design, super-midsize business jet. State-of-the-art assembly and fabrication tools and techniques bring exceptional quality and superior fit and finish to this… Read the full press release

Strathallan House attains Gold status from VisitScotland

Strathallan House attains Gold status from VisitScotland   EDINBURGH, Scotland, 2017-Jun-15 — /Travel PR News/ — A family-run, historic Highland house has attained a coveted ‘Gold’ award to add to their four stars from the national tourism organisation. Strathallan House was already a 4-Star Guest House but has now been awarded the added ‘Gold’ status… Read the full press release

Balfour House Apartment earns four-star accommodation from VisitScotland’s Quality Assurance (QA) Scheme

Balfour House Apartment earns four-star accommodation from VisitScotland’s Quality Assurance (QA) Scheme   EDINBURGH, Scotland, 2017-Jun-15 — /Travel PR News/ — A former University of Edinburgh building has graduated from a student hostel to luxury four-star accommodation. Balfour House Apartment, a self-catering property in Newington, was given the accolade in VisitScotland’s Quality Assurance (QA) Scheme…. Read the full press release

Glasgow Airport’s Scotland & Sea Food Court wins Taste Our Best award

Glasgow Airport’s Scotland & Sea Food Court wins Taste Our Best award   EDINBURGH, Scotland, 2017-Jun-15 — /Travel PR News/ —Glasgow Airport has become the first airport in Scotland to boast a coveted food and drink standards award – its Scotland & Sea Food Court has won a Taste Our Best award. The Quality Assurance… Read the full press release

New VisitScotland iCentre to open in Inverness on 27th June

New VisitScotland iCentre to open in Inverness on 27th June   EDINBURGH, Scotland, 2017-Jun-15 — /Travel PR News/ — Iconic and inspirational imagery and free WiFi to help visitors plan and book their stay are part of a new flagship VisitScotland iCentre, due to open in Inverness on 27th June.** This new gateway to the… Read the full press release

Bombardier to showcase airBaltic’s brand new CS300 aircraft at the 2017 Paris International Airshow

Bombardier to showcase airBaltic’s brand new CS300 aircraft at the 2017 Paris International Airshow   airBaltic’s brand new CS300 aircraft will be on static display alongside a Q400 aircraft in WestJet Encore colors Montréal, 2017-Jun-15 — /Travel PR News/ — Bombardier Commercial Aircraft will celebrate the C Series aircraft’s exceptional first year in service by… Read the full press release

GBTA unveils new panel in an exciting line-up of Center Stage content for GBTA Convention 2017

Alexandria, VA, 2017-Jun-15 — /Travel PR News/ — The Global Business Travel Association (GBTA), the voice of the global business travel industry, today (June 13, 2017) unveiled a new panel in an exciting line-up of Center Stage content for GBTA Convention 2017, July 15 – 19 in Boston: The Modern State of Lodging. Moderated by… Read the full press release

Carlson Rezidor announces new Park Inn by Radisson hotel scheduled to open in Liège in 2020

Carlson Rezidor announces new Park Inn by Radisson hotel scheduled to open in Liège in 2020   BRUSSELS, Belgium, 2017-Jun-15 — /Travel PR News/ — Carlson Rezidor continues to strengthen its presence in Western Europe with another hotel signing in Belgium. A new-build Park Inn by Radisson hotel is scheduled to open in Liège in 2020…. Read the full press release

Lindores Abbey Distillery in Fife to open its doors to visitors this August

Lindores Abbey Distillery in Fife to open its doors to visitors this August   EDINBURGH, Scotland, 2017-Jun-15 — /Travel PR News/ — Its charms may have lain hidden in the tranquility of undulating hills and arching woodlands these past 800 or so years, but Lindores Abbey in Fife is set to restore its position as whisky’s… Read the full press release

NBAA’s new pilot resource for pilots: “Pocket Reference for Flight Planning in the U.S. National Airspace System”

NBAA’s new pilot resource for pilots: “Pocket Reference for Flight Planning in the U.S. National Airspace System”   Washington, DC, 2017-Jun-15 — /Travel PR News/ — NBAA’s Air Traffic Services (ATS) has released a pocket-sized resource for pilots that answers the most frequently asked questions about navigating the nation’s airspace. The new “Pocket Reference for… Read the full press release

Worldwide Flight Services again the official ground handling partner at the 52nd International Paris Air Show

PARIS, FRANCE, 2017-Jun-15 — /Travel PR News/ — The ground handling expertise of Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) will once again help to ensure the safety and security of ground operations at the world’s largest aerospace event, the 52nd International Paris Air Show from 19 to 25 June 2017. WFS has been the official ground handling… Read the full press release

easyJet passengers can now use Signature Flight Support’s luxury private jet terminal at London Luton Airport

easyJet passengers can now use Signature Flight Support’s luxury private jet terminal at London Luton Airport   LUTON, UK, 2017-Jun-14 — /Travel PR News/ — easyJet partners with Signature Flight Support to enable its customers to use the private jet terminal at London Luton Airport easyJet, Europe’s leading airline, has announced a partnership with Signature… Read the full press release

Ryanair appoints Chiara Ravara as its new Senior Sales & Marketing Manager

Ryanair appoints Chiara Ravara as its new Senior Sales & Marketing Manager   DUBLIN, Ireland, 2017-Jun-14 — /Travel PR News/ — Ryanair, Europe’s No.1 airline, today (12 Jun) announced the appointment of Chiara Ravara as its new Senior Sales & Marketing Manager, promoting her from her previous role as Sales and Marketing Manager for Greece… Read the full press release

Four Seasons Hotel Austin Concierge Elizabeth Fudell admitted into Les Clefs d’Or

Four Seasons Hotel Austin Concierge Elizabeth Fudell admitted into Les Clefs d’Or   Austin, U.S.A, 2017-Jun-14 — /Travel PR News/ — Four Seasons Hotel Austin announces that Concierge Elizabeth Fudell has been admitted into Les Clefs d’Or, a prestigious organisation of top hotel concierges boasting just 650 members nationwide. The designation makes Fudell one of five… Read the full press release

Edward Linsley prepares to open the new Four Seasons Resort Seychelles at Desroches Island

Edward Linsley prepares to open the new Four Seasons Resort Seychelles at Desroches Island   Seychelles, Desroches Island, 2017-Jun-14 — /Travel PR News/ — A keen sailor who is no stranger to life on secluded islands, Edward Linsley has circled the globe, touching down on all seven continents, including a recent trip to Antarctica.  Now,… Read the full press release

Michael Patria appointed Executive Chef Four Seasons Hotel Atlanta

Michael Patria appointed Executive Chef Four Seasons Hotel Atlanta   Atlanta, U.S.A, 2017-Jun-14 — /Travel PR News/ — Four Seasons Hotel Atlanta announces the appointment of Michael Patria as Executive Chef of the leading luxury hotel in the city. In his role, Patria will oversee the kitchen of breakfast destination Park 75 and its popular lunch… Read the full press release

Choice Hotels International and Seaview Inn open the Cambria Hotel in Newport, R.I.

ROCKVILLE, Md., 2017-Jun-14 — /Travel PR News/ — Choice Hotels International, Inc. (NYSE: CHH), one of the world’s largest hotel companies, in partnership with Seaview Inn, LLC, announced today ( June 12, 2017) the opening of the Cambria Hotel in Newport, R.I. Located at 240 Aquidneck Ave, the 143-room upscale property is a short distance… Read the full press release

61st Meeting of the UNWTO Commission for Europe held in Chisinau, Moldova

61st Meeting of the UNWTO Commission for Europe held in Chisinau, Moldova   MADRID, Spain, 2017-Jun-14 — /Travel PR News/ — Over 30 countries and Affiliate Members of the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) gathered last week in Chisinau, the capital city of the Republic of Moldova, for the 61st Meeting of the UNWTO Commission for Europe…. Read the full press release

UNWTO appoints Prime Minister of Samoa, Hon. Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi as Special Ambassador of the International Year of Sustainable Tourism 2017

UNWTO appoints Prime Minister of Samoa, Hon. Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi as Special Ambassador of the International Year of Sustainable Tourism 2017   MADRID, Spain, 2017-Jun-14 — /Travel PR News/ —The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) has appointed the Prime Minister of Samoa, Hon. Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi, as Special Ambassador of the International Year of Sustainable Tourism… Read the full press release

George Best Belfast City Airport awarded the Right Place to Work accolade

George Best Belfast City Airport awarded the Right Place to Work accolade   BELFAST, Northern Ireland, 2017-Jun-14 — /Travel PR News/ —George Best Belfast City Airport has been awarded the Right Place to Work accolade at the 2017 Irish News Workplace & Employment Awards. The award was presented at a gala dinner in Titanic Belfast… Read the full press release

Qatar Airways connects Ireland to Qatar and beyond

Award-winning airline’s daily flights to Dublin will connect Ireland to Qatar and beyond To celebrate this special occasion, the airline flew its next-generation Airbus A350 aircraft to Dublin DOHA, Qatar, 2017-Jun-14 — /Travel PR News/ — Dublin welcomed the first Qatar Airways flight from Doha today (12 June 2017), inaugurating the new daily service that… Read the full press release

DMAI To Deliver Reimagined Professional in Destination Management (PDM) Program In Partnership With George Washington University

Washington DC, 2017-Jun-13 — /Travel PR News/ —Fundamentals of Destination Organizations Course to Debut at Annual Convention, Registration is Now Open Destination Marketing Association International (DMAI) Chairman Gary C. Sherwin, CDME and President and CEO of Visit Newport Beach, Inc. and President and CEO Don Welsh today (June 9, 2017) announced a partnership with George… Read the full press release

Philippines’ Cebu Pacific Places Order for Additional A321CEO Planes and Defers A321NEO Deliveries

Pasay City, Philippines, 2017-Jun-13 — /Travel PR News/ — Leading Philippine carrier Cebu Pacific (PSE: CEB) has placed an order with Airbus for an additional seven A321CEO (Current Engine Option) aircraft, for delivery from March 2018. The aircraft will meet the airline’s increased capacity requirements pending the start of delivery of 32 A321NEO aircraft, which… Read the full press release

WizzAir Adds First Direct Flight From Saint Petersburg to Budapest

Budapest, Hungary, 2017-Jun-13 — /Travel PR News/ — Wizz Air, the largest low-cost airline in Central and Eastern Europe, had today its first media event in Saint Petersburg together with Pulkovo Airport, presenting details of the recently announced direct route from Saint Petersburg to Budapest along with WIZZ’s travel opportunities offered to all its business… Read the full press release

Nominations are Now Open for HSMAI’s Inaugural Hotel Sales Professional of the Year Awards

McLean, VA, 2017-Jun-13 — /Travel PR News/ — The Hospitality Sales and Marketing Association International (HSMAI), which is celebrating 90 years of fueling sales, has established the HSMAI Hotel Sales Professional of the Year Awards. Honorees will exemplify strong sales performance producing measurable results. “Recognizing deserving individuals with the HSMAI Hotel Sales Professional of the… Read the full press release