Hong Kong, 2012-11-08 — /travelprnews.com/ — Kaoru Izuha, Assistant Manager of Mandarin Oriental, Tokyo’s sushi restaurant Sushi SORA, won this year’s prestigious Kikisake-shi (sake sommelier) Category of the Third Kikisake-shi World Championship. Ms Izuha claimed the honour out of 25,000 certified sake sommelier competitors. The Kikisake-shi World Championship, sponsored by the Sake Service Institute, selects the world’s… Read the full press release
Daily Archives: November 8, 2012
Saint Louis Zoo – U.S. Bank Wild Lights
Walk on the Wild Side! 2012-11-08 — /travelprnews.com/ — Stroll through the Saint Louis Zoo’s enchanting holiday wonderland and enjoy thousands of colorful lights, animated light displays and seasonal sounds. 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Fridays, Saturdays & Sundays, Nov. 23 to Dec. 23, 2012 Nov. 23-25; Nov. 30-Dec. 2; Dec. 7-9; Dec. 14-16; Dec. 21-23 Nightly,… Read the full press release
Wrap Up Your Year At Hilton Brighton Metropole
Hilton Brighton Metropole Adds Sparkle this Winter with a Selection of Festive Packages LONDON – 2012-11-08 — /travelprnews.com/ — Hilton Brighton Metropole, situated a stone’s throw from Brighton’s beachfront, has launched its winter packages to suit a range of budgets and festive occasions, from a Santa’s Grotto Afternoon Tea to a New Year’s Eve Family Celebration…. Read the full press release
Luxury five star hotel, The Royal Horseguards, has been commended in the Condé Nast Traveler’s Top 35 Hotels in the British Isles
2012-11-08 — /travelprnews.com/ — Adding to its string of awards including the AA London Hotel of the Year 2010-11 and Trip Advisor’s Travellers’ Choice 2012, The Royal Horseguards has earned a rating of 87.8 from Condé Nast Traveler’s readers, who ranked the hotel as one of the top hotels in the UK. Niels Sherry, The Royal… Read the full press release
Trek the Americas with Lincoln Park Zoo Registration Coming Up for Spring Break Camp 2013
Chicago – 2012-11-08 — /travelprnews.com/ — The leaves may be falling across Chicago, but Lincoln Park Zoo has spring on the brain. Spring Break, that is. The zoo is pleased to announce its first-ever weeklong Spring Break Camp, and early registration is just around the corner. Open registration kicks off on the Lincoln Park Zoo website on Thursday, November 8,… Read the full press release
Enterprise Rent-A-Car, National Car Rental and Alamo Rent A Car Receive Top Three Spots in J.D. Power and Associates 2012 Rental Car Satisfaction Study
ST. LOUIS, Mo. – 2012-11-08 — /travelprnews.com/ — For the first time, Enterprise Holdings, which owns and operates the Enterprise Rent-A-Car, National Car Rental and Alamo Rent A Car brands, captured the top three rankings in the J.D. Power and Associates 2012 North American Rental Car Satisfaction StudySM. The study, which surveyed leisure and business travelers who rented vehicles at… Read the full press release
Cracking Christmas Joiner Party Nights At Hilton Brighton Metropole
Hilton Brighton Metropole Adds Sparkle this Winter with Two Joiner Party Night Packages LONDON – 2012-11-08 — /travelprnews.com/ — Hilton Brighton Metropole, situated a stone’s throw from Brighton’s beachfront, is celebrating Christmas by offering companies two cracking Christmas joiner party night packages. Designed as a group event to cater for multiple organisations, joiner parties allow smaller… Read the full press release
Loews Portofino Bay Hotel, Hard Rock Hotel and Loews Royal Pacific Resort at Universal Orlando Kick off the Holiday Season with Thanksgiving Celebrations
ORLANDO, FL – 2012-11-08 — /travelprnews.com/ — The on-site hotels at Universal Orlando Resort are featuring a new lineup of Thanksgiving celebrations for 2012. From a new, one-of-a-kind outdoor dinner event with Pilgrims and Native Americans, plus holiday buffets to a tree-lighting luau, beer dinner, and Holiday Harbor Nights, the resorts will glisten with holiday decorations… Read the full press release
Saint Louis Zoo Awards 2012
SAINT LOUIS ZOO CONSERVATION AWARD GOES TO DR. JEFF BRIGGLER, MISSOURI CONSERVATION DEPARTMENT Dr. and Mrs. David Perkins, U.S. Bank and Fox Family Foundation also honored 2012-11-08 — /travelprnews.com/ — The 2012 Saint Louis Zoo Conservation Award went to Dr. Jeff Briggler, Herpetologist for the Missouri Department of Conservation. Over the past decade, his work with Missouri’s amphibians and… Read the full press release
Get Ready for English Tourism Week 2013!
2012-11-08 — /travelprnews.com/ — Following the success of the first ever English Tourism Week earlier this year, VisitEngland is calling on the industry to get involved in English Tourism Week 2013. The inaugural event in March saw over 500 special activities and promotions celebrating tourism in England, and the national tourist board is hoping that next… Read the full press release
San Diego Zoo Giant Panda Turns 100-days Old, Has 12th Veterinary Exam
Cub’s Name to be Announced at Public Ceremony Nov. 13 2012-11-08 — /travelprnews.com/ — Keeper Liz Simmons carries out the San Diego Zoo’s youngest giant panda this morning for his weekly exam. Veterinary staff took all the usual weights and measurement and the cub continues to get bigger and heavier. The male panda weighed 9.2 pounds… Read the full press release
Concur Reports Strong Revenue, Earnings and Cash Flow for Fiscal 2012
Increasing customer demand in core business and new markets expected to drive continued strong revenue growth of 25% in fiscal 2013 REDMOND, Wash., 2012-11-08 — /travelprnews.com/ — Concur (Nasdaq: CNQR) today reported financial results for its fourth quarter and fiscal year ended September 30, 2012. Concur reported total revenue for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2012 of… Read the full press release
Saint Louis Zoo, Missouri Department of Conservation, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Announce the Captive Breeding of Three Populations of Endangered Ozark Hellbenders
First Time All Three River Populations of Hellbenders Have Reproduced 2012-11-08 — /travelprnews.com/ — The Saint Louis Zoo’s Ron Goellner Center for Hellbender Conservation today announced that eight female Ozark hellbenders have laid a total of 2,809 fertile eggs in the Zoo’s artificial nest boxes in simulated streams. There are now in 214 larvae, with more… Read the full press release
City Of Chicago Remembers Veterans Day
November 10 Ceremony, Vietnam Veterans Memorial Plaza 2012-11-08 — /travelprnews.com/ — The City of Chicago will once again honor all veterans with a commemorative ceremony to be held on Saturday, November 10 at 10 a.m. at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Plaza, along Chicago’s Riverwalk between State and Wabash. The ceremony site has been chosen in accordance… Read the full press release
Scaevola Travel Makes Waves with Purchase of Atoll Explorer
2012-11-08 — /travelprnews.com/ — Scaevola Travel is delighted to announce the purchase of Atoll Explorer diving cruiser from Universal Enterprises. The Male’-based travel agent specializes in the inbound market and its executive management shares more than 30 years of experience in the travel industry between them. Atoll Explorer is a 20-cabin cruise boat offering facilities and… Read the full press release
Zoo Atlanta, PO THE GIANT PANDA TURNS 2!
2012-11-08 — /travelprnews.com/ — Keepers present the final panda ice cake of the year WHAT: Po the panda cub turned 2 on Saturday, November 3, with a festive finale for giant panda birthday season at Zoo Atlanta. Not to be outdone by the elaborate birthday extravaganzas presented to other members of his family earlier this fall, Po’s human caregivers… Read the full press release
Из Москвы в Пекин с S7 Airlines
2012-11-08 — /travelprnews.com/ — S7 Airlines объявляет о введении специальных тарифов на перелет из Москвы в столицу Китая – Пекин. Полеты осуществляются ежедневно со стыковкой в одном из российских городов – Новосибирске, Иркутске, Екатеринбурге, Красноярске или Омске. Рейсы выполняются на комфортабельных лайнерах Airbus A319/A320 и Boeing 737. Размер тарифа экономического класса при покупке авиабилета туда и… Read the full press release
VisitEngland Announces Eight New Marketing Campaigns to Boost Tourism in 2013
2012-11-08 — /travelprnews.com/ — Today at World Travel Market, VisitEngland announced plans to launch eight marketing campaigns in 2013 to run from January to boost domestic tourism next year. The campaigns will cover the four key themes of countryside, heritage, culture and coastal, and will run in partnership with destinations from all over England as well as… Read the full press release
The Leading Hotels of the World Offers Guest Great Cold Weather Diversions
Skating, Bobsledding and Golfing in a Winter Wonderland NEW YORK, NY – 2012-11-08 — /travelprnews.com/ — The air may be turning cooler, and the days are growing shorter, but those aren’t good reasons to stay indoors! As the calendar turns inexorably toward the close of 2013, now is a great time to make plans for a winter holiday,… Read the full press release
Four Seasons Hotel Boston Presents the Thanksgiving Twitorial
A two-week guide to the Hotel team’s hottest holiday tips Boston, U.S.A. – 2012-11-08 — /travelprnews.com/ — Thanksgiving is just two weeks away, and Four Seasons Hotel Boston is here to provide the hottest tips for hosts and hostesses with the mostest everywhere, so that they can enjoy a gourmet, festive and stress-free holiday. From Thursday, November 8,… Read the full press release
Jersey, Training pays off for T.G.I. Friday’s job-seekers
48 unemployed Islanders have been offered jobs at new restaurant T.G.I. Friday’s 2012-11-08 — /travelprnews.com/ — The restaurant chain confirmed this week that of the 60 jobs created at the restaurant so far, over 75 per cent had been offered to locally qualified job-seekers who had benefitted from intensive preparation from the Back to Work team… Read the full press release
DoubleTree by Hilton Opens Fourth Hotel in Houston, Texas
Hilton’s Fastest-Growing Full Service Brand To Serve City’s Airport Market MCLEAN, Va. – 2012-11-08 — /travelprnews.com/ — DoubleTree by Hilton today announced the opening of the 303-room DoubleTree by Hilton Houston Hobby Airport, located less than half a mile from Houston’s William P. Hobby Airport and just 30 minutes from the Houston Intercontinental Airport. Formerly a… Read the full press release
The Sentosa, A Beaufort Hotel Launches Santa’s Little Helpers Workshop
Singapore, 2012-11-08 — /travelprnews.com/ — Roll up your sleeves and build your own festive gingerbread house this festive season with Santa’s Little Helpers Workshop! The chef at The Sentosa, A Beaufort Hotel will teach Santa’s little helpers the tricks and tips to create a festive gingerbread house, one where each will be proud to showcase during Christmas parties… Read the full press release
Arizona Office of Tourism Launches National, International Ad Campaigns Promoting Arizona as Top Travel Destination
Efforts Mark Agency’s Return to National and International Campaign 2012-11-08 — /travelprnews.com/ — This week, the Arizona Office of Tourism (AOT) launches both national and international advertising campaigns promoting Arizona as a world-class, travel destination. The campaigns mark the return of AOT’s promotional efforts to a national and international audience after a two year absence due… Read the full press release
Qatar welcomes the world at WTM London
Qatar, Doha, 2012-11-08 — /travelprnews.com/ — Taking part in the world’s largest tourism and hospitality trade show, Qatar Tourism Authority (QTA) takes central stage at UK’s World Travel Market (WTM) at ExCel in London from the 5th till the 9th of November 2012. Taking part in this global event, Qatar is strongly represented by a large… Read the full press release
Jersey ‘Attenborough’s Ark’ contains Durrell target species
2012-11-08 — /travelprnews.com/ — Earlier this year television naturalist Sir David Attenborough visited Durrell to film with the delightful black lion tamarins, miniature monkeys that are so affected by habitat loss in their native Brazil, they were once thought to be extinct. The filming was for part of Sir David’s newest series titled Attenborough’s Ark, which… Read the full press release
Hilton Worldwide Team Members to Fill the Earth with the Light and Warmth of Hospitality during First Annual Global Week of Service
Approximately 300,000 Team Members across 90 Countries and Territories to Volunteer in Communities MCLEAN, Va. – 2012-11-08 — /travelprnews.com/ — On November 11 – 18, Hilton Worldwide team members across 90 countries and territories will celebrate the company’s first Global Week of Service. This event will feature hundreds of projects around the globe and unite the… Read the full press release
Lufthansa holiday flights for summer 2013 now bookable
New summer destinations added to timetable 2012-11-08 — /travelprnews.com/ — Lufthansa has opened bookings for its programme of tourist flights for the coming 2013 summer season, and has added four new, attractive holiday destinations to its route network. Whether it is a beach holiday, a journey of discovery or a city break, passengers who are taking… Read the full press release
Enhanced Arrival Experience Greets Guests This Winter at Four Seasons Resort Rancho Encantado Santa Fe
First phase of project brings new landscaping, restructured parking to resort Santa Fe, U.S.A. – 2012-11-08 — /travelprnews.com/ — Sweeping views, meandering pathways, and indigenous northern New Mexico landscaping will greet guests later this winter as they arrive at the new Four Seasons Resort Rancho Encantado Santa Fe, following a USD 400,000 enhancement effort set for completion this December…. Read the full press release
Rejuvenate During the Holidays at The Spa At The Hotel Hershey
Hershey, Pa. – 2012-11-08 — /travelprnews.com/ — The Spa At The Hotel Hershey offers guests and those special people on their holiday lists wonderful ways to relax, rejuvenate and indulge. From November 19 through January 31, The Spa At The Hotel Hershey will bring the holidays a little closer with its “Peppermint Holiday Hydration Facial” and a “Peppermint Hot Chocolate Immersion” treatments. The… Read the full press release