Category Archives: Society

Strategic partnership to provide support, jobs and training for APSN’s students and trainees across all IHG hotels in Singapore

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Apprenticeships and training programmes extended to all IHG hotels in Singapore Denham, United Kingdom, 2021-Sep-16 — /Travel PR News/ — IHG Hotels & Resorts and APSN (fka Association for Persons with Special Needs) are proud to announce a strategic partnership to provide support, jobs and training for APSN’s students and trainees across all IHG hotels in… Read the full press release

Skywalk Biokovo on Croatia’s Adriatic coast part of Samsung’s new video for their flagship Neo QLED 8K TV

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SAATCHI GALLERY, LONDON, 2021-Sep-10 — /Travel PR News/ —Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd today hosted an immersive art experience at London’s Saatchi Gallery with perceptual artist, Michael Murphy. Together, they unveiled a stunning spiralling installation created using eleven of Samsung’s state-of-the-art, super Neo QLED TV Infinity Screens. Audiences were transported through the immersive installation to an… Read the full press release

East London charitable projects to benefit from City Airport Community Fund grants

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Community Fund provides financial backing to local groups working to build stronger, safer, and healthier communities in East London 12 local charities and not for profit organisations awarded £3k grants to enable significant and positive change for East Londoners Funding from the airport’s Community Fund reaches a total of £75,000 in 2021 London, UK, 2021-Jul-24… Read the full press release

Give with Oakwood returns for the 2nd year to spread kindness and compassion to vulnerable members of society

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Oakwood properties around the world will contribute positively to local communities, charities and food banks with every direct reservation SINGAPORE, 2021-Jul-20 — /Travel PR News/ — As the pioneer of serviced residences with over 50 years of hospitality expertise, Oakwood today (19 July 2021) announced the launch of Give with Oakwood, its commitment to effect… Read the full press release

Marriott International named to 2021 Best Places to Work for Disability Inclusion list

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Company Also Named to 2021 Best Places to Work for Disability Inclusion list BETHESDA, MD, 2021-Jul-14 — /Travel PR News/ — For the second consecutive year Marriott International, Inc. has earned the top score of 100 on the Disability Equality Index (DEI) and been named to the Best Places to Work for Disability Inclusion list…. Read the full press release

Silversea Cruises unveils two new Venetian Society Reunion sailings for 2022

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Miami, FL, 2021-Jun-25 — /Travel PR News/ — Leading ultra-luxury cruise line Silversea Cruises today (June 24, 2021) unveiled two new Venetian Society Reunion sailings for 2022, offering members of Silversea’s close-knit loyalty program the chance to reunite at sea. As well as saving 5% on the cruise fare, Venetian Society members will enjoy an… Read the full press release

W Hotels and them. to put spotlight on queer authors and audiences with the launch of new Summer Book Club

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Literary Selections Chosen by ‘them.’—the Next-Gen Community Platform Which Chronicles Stories, People and Voices Through the Lens of Today’s LGBTQ+ Community NEW YORK, USA, 2021-Jun-25 — /Travel PR News/ — You can lose yourself in a good book, but you can see yourself in a great one. W Hotels, a champion of inclusivity since its… Read the full press release

Hyatt launches special offers to celebrate Pride 2021

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Guided by its purpose of care and commitment to understanding and inclusion, Hyatt proudly sponsors NYC Pride 2021 for the second year, as part of a three-year commitment at the Platinum level CHICAGO, IL, 2021-Jun-25 — /Travel PR News/ — Hyatt Hotels Corporation (NYSE: H) invites guests to celebrate Pride 2021 with special offers from New York… Read the full press release

Accor and International LGBTQ+ Travel Association (IGLTA) to ensure hospitality industry is a safe and inclusive space for all

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ACCOR REAFFIRMS COMMITMENTS TO THE LGBTQ+ COMMUNITY AND ITS PROACTIVE APPROACH IN ENSURING EVERY GUEST, EMPLOYEE AND CUSTOMER FEEL WELCOME AND EQUAL   ANOTHER STEP IN SUPPORTING AND DRIVING INCLUSIVE TRAVEL FOR ALL Paris, France, 2021-Jun-16 — /Travel PR News/ — Accor, a world leader in hospitality, and the International LGBTQ+ Travel Association (IGLTA), the… Read the full press release

Four Seasons Hotel Washington, DC marks the 41st anniversary of the Race to Beat Cancer

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Washington, DC, U.S.A., 2021-Jun-09 — /Travel PR News/ — Four Seasons Hotel Washington, DC will begin celebrating the 41st anniversary of Race to Beat Cancer with Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts and Global Wellness Day to benefit MedStar Washington Hospital Center’s Washington Cancer Institute. A core part of Four Seasons history is the inspiring story of Terry Fox and his legacy… Read the full press release

GLORIOUS GARDENS AT HIGHGROVE

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London, United Kingdom, 2021-Jun-08 — /Travel PR News/ —CountryClubuk, a unique private members club based in London, is offering the rare opportunity to enjoy a 2-hour private tour of HRH The Prince of Wales’s world renowned garden at Highgrove followed by a Champagne lunch or afternoon tea on Tuesday, June 29, 2021. Opportunities like this… Read the full press release

UNWTO presents Accessibility and Inclusive Tourism Development – Compendium of Best Practices at FITUR Next

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Madrid, Spain, 2021-May-21 — /Travel PR News/ — The UNWTO Affiliate Members Department, within the framework of the activities of the Working Group on Accessible Tourism, organized the Expert Meeting on Accessible Tourism – Good Practices on Accessible Tourism in Nature Areas at FITUR Next. This event provided a space to recognize the importance of… Read the full press release

Hyatt Hotels launch more than 160 Hyatt Loves Local collaborations to help revitalize communities recovering from COVID-19 pandemic

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Building on the success of Hyatt’s global initiative in 2020, Hyatt hotels are teaming up with even more minority and female-owned businesses impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic to strengthen communities in which they operate in CHICAGO, IL, 2021-May-11 — /Travel PR News/ — Hyatt Hotels Corporation (NYSE: H) announces today (May 10, 2021) Hyatt hotels across… Read the full press release

Deutsche Hospitality enhances its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Strategy

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First climate-neutral hotel / 30 percent of menu items to be vegetarian / commitment to responsibility Frankfurt am Main, Germany, 2021-May-11 — /Travel PR News/ — Deutsche Hospitality is putting sustainability at the very heart of its global corporate approach. The group has completely redrawn its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Strategy to emphasise that a… Read the full press release

UNWTO extends partnership with ONCE Foundation and the European Network for Accessible Tourism (ENAT)

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Madrid, Spain, 2021-Apr-16 — /Travel PR News/ — The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) will continue to build on its successful partnership with the Spanish ONCE Foundation and the European Network for Accessible Tourism (ENAT). The three parties have agreed to extend their partnership agreement for a further four years to ensure that their work to improve accessibility,… Read the full press release

The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey to implement actions to raise standards for workplace racial and cultural diversity

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Holistic Review Began in Summer 2020 Following Death of George Floyd; Work Led by Leadership Steering Committee of 10 PA Senior Executives and More than 125 Employee Volunteers Management Training Courses to Add Major Focus on Supporting Diversity and Inclusion Three Initiatives Encourage Upward Mobility in Job Categories with High Proportion of Diverse Employees Through… Read the full press release

Anantara Hotels, Resorts and Spas donates to the Princess Sirindhorn Craniofacial Center at King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital through its Dollars for Deeds campaign

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Bangkok, Thailand, 2021-Apr-06 — /Travel PR News/ — Anantara Hotels, Resorts and Spas has presented a cheque for over THB 500,000 to the Princess Sirindhorn Craniofacial Center at King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital as part of the hotel chain’s on-going CSR campaign – Dollars for Deeds.  Honouring HRH Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn – The Princess Sirindhorn Craniofacial Center,… Read the full press release

UNWTO releases Inclusive Recovery Guide for women in tourism

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Madrid, Spain, 2021-Mar-10 — /Travel PR News/ — As the sector enters the second year of an unprecedented crisis, the impact this has had on women in tourism has been made clear. According to the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), the pandemic, and the unprecedented drop in international tourist arrivals, risks rolling back progress made towards… Read the full press release

Manchester Airport’s Community Trust Fund to support sports clubs, Scouts, hospices, and gardening society across Greater Manchester and Cheshire

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Airport fund awards £29,064 to 18 organisations across Greater Manchester and Cheshire Sports clubs, Scouts, hospices, and gardening society amongst beneficiaries Grants set to fund a cuddle bed, new kitchen equipment, goal posts, and a hopscotch area Community Trust Fund has handed out more than £3.5m since its launch in 1997 For more information or… Read the full press release

Hyatt’s Miraval announces new partnership with NAMI, the National Alliance on Mental Illness

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Non-profit partnership reinforces the importance of mindfulness and mental wellbeing CHICAGO, IL, 2021-Feb-16 — /Travel PR News/ — A global leader in destination wellness resorts and spas, Hyatt’s Miraval brand announces its new partnership with NAMI, the National Alliance on Mental Illness, a non-profit, grassroots organization providing no-cost advocacy, education, and support to all those… Read the full press release

Southwest Airlines again named as a “Best Place to Work for LGBTQ Equality

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DALLAS, TEXAS, 2021-Feb-02 — /Travel PR News/ — Southwest Airlines Co. (NYSE: LUV) announced today (Jan 29, 2021) that it has, once again, received a rating of 100 from the Human Rights Campaign Foundation on the 2021 Corporate Equality Index, designating the airline as being a “Best Place to Work for LGBTQ Equality.” The Corporate Equality Index… Read the full press release

Qatar Airways donates over QAR 3.8 million to Education Above All Foundation’s Educate A Child programme

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The airline has been committed to supporting the vision of Education Above All Foundation since 2013 DOHA, Qatar, 2021-Jan-26 — /Travel PR News/ — Qatar Airways is pleased to announce that it has raised over QAR 3.8 million for Education Above All (EAA) Foundation’s programme, Educate A Child (EAC), during 2019 and 2020. Since 2013,… Read the full press release

“Freeze or Fry” Challenge Highlights Need to ACT NOW on Climate Crisis

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Travel & Tourism urged to help save the planet. Brussels, Belgium, 2021-Jan-21 — /Travel PR News/ — Geoffrey Lipman, President of SUNx Malta, greets the start of Joe Biden’s Presidency with a challenge for us all to act now to take advantage of new US leadership to help redress the devastating impact of climate change…. Read the full press release

Manchester Airport’s Community Trust Fund awards almost £30,000 to 18 organisations across Greater Manchester and Cheshire

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Airport fund awards £29,064 to 18 organisations across Greater Manchester and Cheshire Sports clubs, Scouts, hospices, and gardening society amongst beneficiaries Grants set to fund a cuddle bed, new kitchen equipment, goal posts, and a hopscotch area Community Trust Fund has handed out more than £3.5m since its launch in 1997 For more information or… Read the full press release

UNWTO research highlights progress made in gender equality in the tourism sector

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Middle East, 2021-Jan-13 — /Travel PR News/ — Fewer than one in 10 tourism workers in the Middle East are women though this proportion is steadily increasing, new research has found. The Regional Report on Women in Tourism in the Middle East, released today by the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) and the Ministry of Tourism… Read the full press release

Manchester Airport staff deliver gift packs to schools and care homes through ‘Give & Go’ campaign

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Airport colleagues volunteered to deliver gift packs and selection boxes to schools and care homes ‘Give & Go’ campaign for colleagues to donate toys, gifts and food items Raffle held with ten winners receiving gift pack and hamper Manchester, UK, 2021-Jan-07 — /Travel PR News/ — Manchester Airport workers helped spread Christmas cheer in Woodhouse… Read the full press release

Can Chinese save the world economy?

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Cover of the book Chinese tourists - what do they want Facts, ideas and successful examples by Ingemar Fredriksson

New book about Chinese tourists (the largest demographic in tourism) by Ingemar Fredriksson thinks so ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates, 2020-Nov-26 — /Travel PR News/ — According to UNWTO (United Nations World Tourism Organization) tourism accounts for 10% of global GDP and 1 in 10 jobs in the world. And China is the world’s largest… Read the full press release

Emirates Airline Foundation and partners share hopes of improving welfare of disadvantaged children around the world

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Dubai, UAE, 2020-Nov-20 — /Travel PR News/ — On World Children’s Day, the Emirates Airline Foundation and its NGO partners share their hopes for improving the welfare of disadvantaged children around the world, and speak on projects that provide children with safe shelter, basic necessities such as food and medical services, and access to opportunities… Read the full press release

Baron Hotels and Resorts Egypt support the Breast Cancer Awareness Cause

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Cairo, Egypt, 2020-Oct-26 — /Travel PR News/ — As Baron Hotels and Resorts Egypt is always keen on supporting the noble causes and showing contributions to all who is in need, to reflect the good side of the organization to the publics. And Since, October is the month of Breast Cancer awareness, the company was… Read the full press release

Four Seasons Hotel Hampshire’s annual Spa Members’ Ball raised GBP 16,850 for Cancer Research UK and the Brain Tumour Trust Charity

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Hampshire, England, 2020-Oct-20 — /Travel PR News/ — In a year of such uncertainity, charity has never been more important and the team at Four Seasons Hotel Hampshire is delighted to announce that this year its annual Spa Members’ Ball  raised GBP 16,850 for Cancer Research UK and the Brain Tumour Trust Charity. Each year, Four Seasons… Read the full press release