Port of Oakland partners with San Francisco-based Blue & Gold Fleet to run 12 cruises through October

Oakland, Calif., 2017-Mar-06 — /Travel PR News/ — Free Port of Oakland harbor tours will return in May with a new vessel operator.  The Port today announced an agreement with San Francisco-based Blue & Gold Fleet to run 12 cruises through October. Blue & Gold said it would deploy 230-passenger sightseeing vessels for the 90-minute tours. … Read the full press release

Oakwood Worldwide® adds 141-unit apartment complex in Redwood City, Calif., to its global portfolio

LOS ANGELES, 2015-4-2 — /Travel PR News/ — Oakwood Worldwide®, the global leader in corporate housing and serviced apartment solutions, has added a 141-unit apartment complex in Redwood City, Calif., to its global portfolio through its $4 billion joint venture with Singapore-based Mapletree Group. The property is the third Oakwood-branded property acquired by the Mapletree Group as… Read the full press release

Baymont Inn & Suites’ spring 2015 “Home Team Hospitality” contest gives amateur teams, groups and clubs the chance to win $10,000 and 1,000,000 Wyndham Rewards points

Community-focused hotel brand offers groups the chance to win funds and Wyndham Rewards® points PARSIPPANY, N.J., 2015-3-26 — /Travel PR News/ — Baymont Inn & Suites, the midscale hotel brand with a “Hometown Hospitality” service promise of listening to guests and treating them like neighbors, is offering amateur teams, groups and clubs the chance to win $10,000… Read the full press release

GBTA announced registration is open for GBTA Convention 2014 in Los Angeles, Calif., July 26-30

Alexandria, VA, USA, 2013-12-16 — /travelprnews.com/ — The Global Business Travel Association (GBTA) – the voice of the global business travel industry – announced today registration is open for the GBTA Convention 2014 in Los Angeles, Calif., July 26-30. The annual convention is the largest, most comprehensive annual gathering of business travel and meetings managers, meeting planners,… Read the full press release

Virgin Galactic Breaks Speed Of Sound In First Rocket-Powered Flight Of SpaceShipTwo

Sir Richard Branson witnesses vehicle-proving milestone as company sets year-end goal for spaceflight MOJAVE, Calif. 2013-04-29 — /travelprnews.com/ — Today, Virgin Galactic, the world’s first commercial spaceline owned by Sir Richard Branson’s Virgin Group and Abu Dhabi’s aabar Investments PJS, completed the first rocket-powered flight of its space vehicle, SpaceShipTwo (SS2). The test, conducted by teams… Read the full press release