SEE THESE SIX TALENTED SINGERS AS THEY EMBARK ON THEIR 63-CITY TOUR OF AMERICA & CANADA! 2012-08-08 — /travelprnews.com/ — Storming onto the main stage are the international megastars Celtic Thunder, with Voyage, a brand new show that explores the diversity of traditional and contemporary Celtic music. The ensemble performances in this thrilling evening of entertainment… Read the full press release
Daily Archives: August 8, 2012
Marriott Deals of the Week
2012-08-08 — /travelprnews.com/ — Shake Things Up- San Diego Style At the San Diego Marriott Gaslamp Quarter, guests can order their specialized martinis at Altitude Sky Lounge-on the house. Dubbed one of San Diego’s hottest bars, Altitude, is located on the roof, 22 stories up, offering breathtaking views of the city and the ocean. Guests will… Read the full press release
RYANAIR’S £11 SEAT SALE
Fly for £11 on over 1,000 routes in September and October 2012-08-08 — /travelprnews.com/ — Ryanair, Europe’s only ultra-low cost airline, announced that from midnight (24:00hrs) tonight, Tues 7 Aug, it will release 100,000 seats at fares from £11 for travel on Mon, Tue, Wed & Thur in September and October. These “all in” low fares will be available… Read the full press release
Steigenberger Launching a Presence in Amsterdam
2012-08-08 — /travelprnews.com/ — Steigenberger is just about to check in at Schiphol International Airport in Amsterdam. The Frankfurt-based hotel company will be acquiring representation at a further international airport by taking over the former Dorint Hotel Amsterdam-Airport with effect from 1 September 2012 and thus adding to the presence it already enjoys at Frankfurt Main… Read the full press release
HUALUXE Hotels and Resorts Forges Ahead with Eight Signings in First Five Months after Brand Launch
Strong market confidence in world’s first international hotel brand designed for Chinese consumers Shanghai, 2012-08-08 — /travelprnews.com/ — IHG (InterContinental Hotels Group), one of the world’s largest hotel companies and the biggest international hotel company in Greater China, today announced its first set of signings for the new HUALUXETM Hotels and Resorts brand. Eight management contracts have been signed… Read the full press release
RYANAIR TO SEND FREE SMS ALERTS FOR FLIGHT DELAYS OF OVER 90 MINS
PASSENGERS URGED TO PROVIDE MOBILE NUMBERS 2012-08-08 — /travelprnews.com/ — Ryanair, Europe’s only ultra-low cost airline, today (8 Aug) announced that passengers who experience very rare Ryanair flight delays, of over 90 minutes, will now receive free text message updates to advise them of the likely duration of the delay and their new departure time. The… Read the full press release
Hilton Orlando Welcomes Mona Ingram as Director of Sales and Marketing
ORLANDO, Fla., 2012-08-08 — /travelprnews.com/ — Hilton Orlando is proud to announce the appointment of Mona Ingram as director of sales and marketing. Effective August 13, Ingram will lead the hotel’s award-winning team of sales and marketing professionals with her more than 25 years of hospitality experience. “We are delighted to have Mona join our team,” said Doug… Read the full press release
IHG Interim Results to 30 June 2012
Preferred brands continue to drive outperformance Financial summary0 2012 2011 % Change YoY Actual CER1 CER & ex. LDs2 Revenue $878m $850m 3% 5% 6% Operating profit $286m $269m 6% 7% 11% Total adjusted EPS 64.1¢ 59.2¢ 8% Total basic EPS3 94.8¢ 54.0¢ 76% Interim dividend per share 21.0¢ 16.0¢ 31%4 Net debt $564m $818m… Read the full press release
RYANAIR’S JULY TRAFFIC GROWS BY 645,000 PASSENGERS
2012-08-08 — /travelprnews.com/ — Ryanair today (3 Aug) released passenger and load factor stats for July 2012 as follows: Jul 11 Jul 12 Change Yr to Jul 12 Passengers (m) 1 8.08M 8.72M +8% 77.72M Load Factor 2 89% 88% -1% 82% 1. Booked seats sold 2. Passengers as a percentage of total seats available. ###
Hilton Checkers Los Angeles To Be Featured In An Upcoming Episode of ABC’s Bachelor Pad
LOS ANGELES, 2012-08-08 — /travelprnews.com/ — Hilton Checkers Los Angeles will be accommodating a special date in the August 13, 2012 episode of Bachelor Pad, ABC’s hot summer series (Mondays 8/7c) where contestants vie for love and an ultimate prize of $250,000. The activity will include a romantic one on one date provided by Hilton Checkers Los Angeles…. Read the full press release
Starwood Preferred Guest and Westin Hotels Serve Members Memorable Experiences at the 2012 US Open
SPG Offers Access Like No Other Through ‘GAME ON with SPG’ at the US Open. Experiences Include a Tennis Clinic with Andre Agassi, Courtside Seats, Arthur Ashe Stadium Luxury Suite, Behind-the-Scenes-Tours and More Through a Renewed Partnership with the United States Tennis Association. STAMFORD, Conn., -2012-08-08 — /travelprnews.com/ — Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE: HOT), today announced its award-winning Starwood… Read the full press release
EVA, United Team Up to Co-share Flights
EVA’s West Coast routes extended to Houston, Cleveland 2012-08-08 — /travelprnews.com/ — EVA Air and United Airlines will introduce co-shared services on August 11, 2012. Initially, the new cooperation enables EVA passengers to more easily connect from Asia to Midwestern and Southern regions of the United States and those flying United from Cleveland and Houston to… Read the full press release
Dragonair Plans to Resume Operation After Midnight to and from Shanghai, Hangzhou and Ningbo
Hong Kong, 2012-08-08 — /travelprnews.com/ — Dragonair today (Wednesday, 8 August) announced that its flights to and from Shanghai, Hangzhou and Ningbo remain suspended today, but plans are underway for resuming operations on a limited scale after midnight, as well as mounting extra flights in the early hours tomorrow. The latest flight information is available on… Read the full press release
Norwegian Reports New Passenger Record and Solid July Figures
Norwegian’s (NAS) passenger growth continued in July, resulting in one of the best months in the company’s history. More than 1.8 million passengers flew with Norwegian in July, up 14 percent from the same month last year and the highest ever passenger figure. 2012-08-08 — /travelprnews.com/ — The airline flew 1,820,158 passengers in July, an increase… Read the full press release
Renaissance Hotels’ Debuts Newest Address in Turkey
Towering 212-Room Renaissance Istanbul Bosphorus Hotel Opens. LONDON, 2012-08-08 — /travelprnews.com/ — Marriott International, Inc (NYSE:MAR) today celebrates the opening of its ninth hotel in Turkey, the 212-room Renaissance Istanbul Bosphorus Hotel operating under a franchise agreement with Polat Holding A.S. Offering stunning views of Istanbul’s celebrated Bosphorus River, the magnificent 20-story Renaissance Istanbul Bosphorus Hotel… Read the full press release
EVA Launches Freighter Flights from Taipei’s Taoyuan to Tokyo’s Haneda
2012-08-08 — /travelprnews.com/ — EVA Air Cargo launched regularly scheduled, twice weekly freighter flights between Taipei’s Taoyuan International and Tokyo’s close-in Haneda International Airports today (August 8, 2012). The carrier is serving the route with McDonnell Douglas MD-11 freighters that operate between Taoyuan and Haneda, initially, on Wednesday and Friday with return trips from Haneda to… Read the full press release
Dragonair Flights Today to and from Shanghai, Hangzhou and Ningbo Cancelled
Hong Kong, 2012-08-08 — /travelprnews.com/ — Dragonair today (Wednesday, 8 August) announced that today’s flights to and from Shanghai, Hangzhou and Ningbo are cancelled, as Strong Typhoon Haikui sweeps through Eastern China and wind speeds exceed operational limits. Dragonair is closely monitoring the situation and, once the local weather is cleared for operation, we will mount… Read the full press release
SAS Group’s Financial Calendar 2013
2012-08-08 — /travelprnews.com/ — The SAS Group plans to release interim- and annual reports in 2013 as follows: Annual report 2012 February 15, 2013 Interim Report Nov-Jan 2013 March 8, 2013 Interim Report Feb-Apr 2013 June 11, 2013 Interim Report May-Jul 2013 September 4, 2013 Interim Report Aug-Oct 2013 December 19, 2013 Annual General Meeting SAS AB’s AGM is… Read the full press release
Dragonair Flights to and from Shanghai, Hangzhou and Ningbo Cancelled Through at Least Late Afternoon Wednesday
Hong Kong, 2012-08-08 — /travelprnews.com/ — Dragonair today (Tuesday, 7 August) announced that as the latest weather forecast on Typhoon Haikui shows more of an impact than we first announced the revised schedule, at least 26 flights to and from Eastern China today and tomorrow morning are cancelled. From now until at least late afternoon Wednesday 8 August, all Dragonair lights to… Read the full press release
Frontier Airlines Reports July 2012 Traffic
INDIANAPOLIS, 2012-08-08 — /travelprnews.com/ — Frontier Airlines, a subsidiary of Republic Airways Holdings (NASDAQ/NM: RJET), today reported preliminary traffic results for July 2012. For the month, Frontier had a load factor of 93% compared to 92% in July 2011. It was Frontier’s 14thconsecutive record monthly load factor. Frontier’s traffic decreased 8%, to 1.2 billion revenue passenger… Read the full press release
Dragonair Flights to and from Shanghai, Hangzhou and Ningbo Affected by Typhoon Haikui
Hong Kong 2012-08-08 — /travelprnews.com/ — Dragonair today (Tuesday, 7 August) announced that based on the latest weather forecast on the impact of Typhoon HaiKui, at least 18 flights to and from Eastern China today and tomorrow morning are affected. Status for flights scheduled for departure today (7Aug): Flight No. Route Scheduled Departure Time New Departure Time / Status Shanghai KA872… Read the full press release
AIR FRANCE KLM July 2012 Traffic results
Passenger: 1.1% rise in traffic and good progress of unit revenues ex-currency. Cargo: 5.5% decline in traffic with 2.5 point lower load factor Amstelveen, 2012-08-08 — /travelprnews.com/ — In order to facilitate year on year comparison passenger data has been restated to include the passenger business of Martinair. Passenger business July 2012 traffic rose 1.1% for capacity… Read the full press release
FedEx to Donate Boeing 727-200F Aircraft to Kansas City Aviation Department
2012-08-08 — /travelprnews.com/ — A Boeing 727-200F aircraft from FedEx Express, a subsidiary of FedEx Corp. (NYSE: FDX), made its final taxi today after landing at Kansas City International Airport. Community and airport leaders gathered to celebrate this generous donation to the Kansas City Aviation Department for emergency response training. A tour of the aircraft followed… Read the full press release
CVG Receives $17.6 Million Grant for Runway Work
2012-08-08 — /travelprnews.com/ — The Federal Aviation Administration has awarded a $17.6 million grant to CVG to improve a runway and taxiway, U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood announced Monday. The funds will be used to rehabilitate a 10,000-foot runway and 1,800-foot taxiway, both of which are more than 20 years old. The total project cost is… Read the full press release
SAS Group’s July 2012 traffic figures
· The SAS Group’s load factor improved by 0.5 p.u. in July and reached a record 86.1% · SAS Group carried 2.3 million passengers in July, up 5.6%. · SAS Group’s capacity (ASK) increased by 7.0% and the Group’s traffic (RPK) increased by 7.7%. 2012-08-08 — /travelprnews.com/ — Group market trends, RASK and yield development Traffic… Read the full press release
Fly Frontier Nonstop Between Trenton and Orlando Beginning Nov. 16
Fares starting at $69 each way available until Saturday only at FrontierAirlines.com DENVER, 2012-08-08 — /travelprnews.com/ — Frontier Airlines today announced new nonstop service between Orlando, Fla. (MCO) and Trenton, N.J. (TTN), with twice weekly nonstop flights beginning on Nov. 16, 2012. Frontier will be the only airline providing scheduled carrier service out of Trenton-Mercer Airport. To… Read the full press release
Travelzoo CEO to Present at the Oppenheimer 15th Annual Technology, Internet & Communications Conference
NEW YORK, 2012-08-08 — /travelprnews.com/ — Travelzoo Inc. (NASDAQ: TZOO), a global Internet media company, announced today that Chris Loughlin, chief executive officer, will present at the Oppenheimer 15th Annual Technology, Internet & Communications Conference. The presentation will take place on Tuesday, August 14, 2012, at 9:05 a.m. Eastern Standard Time at the Four Seasons Hotel in Boston. Attendance… Read the full press release
SAS Group Interim Report January-June 2012
4Excellence generates results – Revenue measures lead to more passengers and increased revenue – The unit cost was reduced by 4% 2012-08-08 — /travelprnews.com/ — April-June 2012 · Revenue: MSEK 11,392 (11,319) · Number of passengers: increased by 228,000 (3.1%) · Passenger revenue adjusted for currency and nonrecurring items: increased by 2.8% · Income before… Read the full press release
A smarter way to order food and drinks at Bristol Airport
2012-08-08 — /travelprnews.com/ — Bristol Airport has become the first in the world to offer customers in its bars and lounges the opportunity to order food and drinks via their Smartphone. Customers can download the new free QikServe® App in seconds, place and order and have their food served at their table in three simple steps. This… Read the full press release
DFS GROUP AWARDED 10-YEAR CONTRACT FOR DUTY FREE CONCESSIONS AT LOS ANGELES INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
2012-08-08 — /travelprnews.com/ — Los Angeles Board of Airport Commissioners today approved a Duty Free Merchandise Concession Agreement with DFS Group L.P. to develop and operate duty-free and duty-paid merchandise concessions in all passenger terminals at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) for a period of 10 years with three additional one-year options. The agreement is forecast to… Read the full press release