Daily Archives: December 7, 2012

O’Hare “Airport Watch” Recognized by National Law Enforcement Group

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O'Hare "Airport Watch" Recognized by National Law Enforcement Group

CHICAGO, 2012-12-07 — /travelprnews.com/ — The Chicago Department of Aviation (CDA) Safety and Security Division, Chicago Police Department (CPD) and Bensenville, IL Police Department recently received the inaugural 9/11 Commendation Award from the InterPort Police organization. The award was presented in New York City on November 28, 2012 for the “Airport Watch” Program at  O’Hare International Airport. The program, based on… Read the full press release

Woodland Park Zoo, WildLights hosts Illuminated Stroller Parade

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Bring a stroller, wagon, or other kiddie conveyance to WildLights adorned in festive seasonal decorations for Woodland Park Zoo’s Illuminated Stroller Parade Thursday, December 14, 6:45 p.m. Participation is free and children age 2 and under are admitted free to WildLights

2012-12-07 — /travelprnews.com/ — Woodland Park Zoo, WildLights hosts Illuminated Stroller Parade WHAT Woodland Park Zoo invites you to deck your strollers with holiday lights, ornaments and boughs of holly galore! Join the Illuminated Stroller Parade during WildLights presented by KeyBank Friday, December 14, 6:45 p.m. Participation is free and highly encouraged for all evening visitors…. Read the full press release

Southwest Airlines Applies For Additional Slots At Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport To Serve Houston Hobby

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Airline Launches Website For Travelers to Voice Their Support DALLAS – 2012-12-07 — /travelprnews.com/ — Southwest Airlines (NYSE: LUV) today announced it has filed an application with the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) for slot exemptions that would allow Southwest to offer nonstop service between Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) and William P. Hobby Airport (HOU).  The proposed… Read the full press release

Commissioner Andolino Discusses Sustainability and Technology at Latin American & Caribbean Summit

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CHICAGO, 2012-12-07 — /travelprnews.com/ — Chicago Department of Aviation (CDA) Commissioner Rosemarie S. Andolino was a guest speaker today during a plenary session at the Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) Summit in Miami, FL. During the session, entitled “Aviation IT Management/Green Technologies in the LAC Region”, Andolino discussed sustainable initiatives that the CDA currently has in place and is… Read the full press release

Four Seasons Invites Food and Drink Aficionados to Taste New Epicurean Website

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Heirloom apple and lobster carpaccio

Interactive site offers gourmands, amateur cooks and culinary voyeurs a new meeting place to share the love of all things delicious *Corporate – 2012-12-07 — /travelprnews.com/ — Imagine an apple as it travels the globe; stopping first in Boston where it’s transformed into a Berkshire pork taco with honey crisp apples, then on to Riyadh where it matures into… Read the full press release

Qatar Airways Flies Into Poland

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Qatar Airways’ inaugural flight to Warsaw arrives in the Polish capital, its 32nd European destination

Carrier Launches Flights From Doha To Warsaw Frederic Chopin Airport Latest Route Becomes Carrier’s 32nd Destination Across Europe Warsaw, POLAND – 2012-12-07 — /travelprnews.com/ — Qatar Airways today launched scheduled flights to Poland, its latest entry into Central Eastern Europe and 12th new route of the year. Despite wintry weather, the Airbus A320 operating flight number… Read the full press release

Spirit Airlines Starting Myrtle Beach Seasonal Service Early to: Chicago, Detroit, Latrobe/Pittsburgh, Niagara Falls, NY/Toronto and Charleston, WV

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Miramar, Florida – 2012-12-07 — /travelprnews.com/ — Spirit Airlines (NASDAQ: SAVE) has moved up the start dates for its 2013 seasonal service to/from Myrtle Beach – and most just in time for the Valentine’s and President’s Day Weekend, including: Daily nonstop service between Myrtle Beach and Chicago O’Hare starting February 14, 2013. Daily nonstop service between… Read the full press release

Woodland Park Zoo, Lion cubs receive first health check-up

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Quadruplet lion cubs at Woodland Park Zoo receive their first health examination. Born Nov. 8, the cubs are two males and two females.

SEATTLE ‒ 2012-12-07 — /travelprnews.com/ — A neonatal exam on Woodland Park Zoo’s lion cubs revealed the quadruplets are healthy and are two males and two females. Visit www.zoo.org/lioncubs for photos of the exam. The cubs, born November 8, mark the first offspring between the mother, 3-year-old Adia (ah-DEE-uh), and 13-year-old father, Hubert. It is the first birth… Read the full press release

New partnership to bolster Australia’s wine and tourism marketing push

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Wine Australia

Key facts International marketing of two of Australia’s biggest export sectors – wine and tourism – is about to be bolstered by a new three-year Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Tourism Australia and Wine Australia, announced today. The three year agreement will see the two Australian Government agencies partner to promote wine and tourism in… Read the full press release

Dreamliner LOT-u w certyfikacie AOC

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Warszawa, 2012-12-07 — /travelprnews.com/ — Polskie Linie Lotnicze LOT otrzymały jako pierwszy przewoźnik w Europie Certyfikat Operatora Lotniczego (Air Operator Certificate, w skrócie „AOC”) z wpisanym w dokumencie samolotem Boeing 787 Dreamliner o numerach rejestracyjnych SP-LRA. Certyfikat wydawany jest na mocy decyzji Prezesa Urzędu Lotnictwa Cywilnego, państwowej instytucji pełniącej nadzór nad lotnictwem cywilnym w Polsce. Certyfikat… Read the full press release

Manila Hotel Celebrates Centennial Anniversary

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Manila Hotel celebrated its 100th anniversary in a grand festivity with an unforgettable gala reception on July 4, 2012.  2012-12-07 — /travelprnews.com/ — The Manila Hotel Grand Centennial Ball began with cocktails and entertainment with Philippine President Benigno S. Aquino III gracing the event as the Guest-of-Honor. Manila Hotel Executive Vice President Enrique Y. Yap, Jr. welcomed… Read the full press release

Digital Dominance: Four Seasons Cements Digital Content Leadership with Award Winning Website and Social Media Programs

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Digital Dominance: Four Seasons Cements Digital Content Leadership with Award Winning Website and Social Media Programs

Latest developments include epicurean website Taste and new luxury and lifestyle sites *Corporate – 2012-12-07 — /travelprnews.com/ — As the list of awards and accolades for the re-imagined and redesigned fourseasons.com grows, Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts continues to expand its digital universe with fresh content in the luxury lifestyle category, broader and deeper social media presence, and new synergies… Read the full press release

Southwest Airlines Reports November Traffic

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DALLAS – 2012-12-07 — /travelprnews.com/ — Southwest Airlines Co. (NYSE: LUV) today reported November 2012 consolidated traffic results for Southwest Airlines and AirTran.  AirTran became a wholly-owned subsidiary of Southwest Airlines Co. (“the Company”) on May 2, 2011.  For purposes of comparability, year-to-date 2011 traffic results presented in the accompanying table include the combined results of Southwest… Read the full press release

Loews Hollywood Hotel and the World’s Most Extravagant Candy Emporium Launch the Sweet! Suite Just in Time for the Holidays

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Loews Hollywood Hotel and the World’s Most Extravagant Candy Emporium Launch the Sweet! Suite Just in Time for the Holidays

LOS ANGELES, 2012-12-07 — /travelprnews.com/ — The sweetest dreams will come true this holiday season when families check-in to the handcrafted, candy-coated Sweet! Suite at the new Loews Hollywood Hotel. The world’s only Sweet! Suite was custom designed by the chocolate-making, lollipop-twirling candy-makers of Hollywood’s newest 30,000 square foot candy emporium, aptly named Sweet! Hollywood. A… Read the full press release

Woodland Park, Zoo’s Draft Annual Plan for 2013 available for public review

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2012-12-07 — /travelprnews.com/ — Woodland Park, Zoo’s Draft Annual Plan for 2013 available for public review WHAT Woodland Park Zoo’s Draft Annual Plan for 2013 is available to the public beginning December 3, 2012 to midnight, January 2, 2013. The Annual Plan describes programmatic changes, capital improvements or planned fee changes for the upcoming year. HOW… Read the full press release

Estonian Air carried 834 070 passengers in the first eleven months

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2012-12-07 — /travelprnews.com/ — In the first eleven months Estonian Air carried altogether 834 070 passengers, out of which 832 510 on regular flights. The load factor of Estonian Air regular flights was 71.3%. In November Estonian Air carried 67 347 passengers, all on regular flights. In the first eleven months Estonian Air operated 18 307… Read the full press release

Accor accelerates the dynamic around its brands and reorganizes its operational teams

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A new business model for each of the brands: Pullman, MGallery, Mercure, Novotel, Suite Novotel, ibis, ibis Styles and ibis budget 2012-12-07 — /travelprnews.com/ — Accor announces a new brand-based organization of its operations in Europe, effective as of January 1st, 2013, with the aim of anticipating trends in the hotel sector and strengthening its brands. The hotel market… Read the full press release

Enterprise Holdings affiche ses Ambitions de Croissance en Europe avec L’integration de Citer et Atesa sous sa Marque (France – French)

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2012-12-07 — /travelprnews.com/ — Avec le rebranding de Citer et Atesa, Enterprise Holdings passe un nouveau cap dans son développement européen Dès février 2013, le réseau global d’Enterprise Rent-A-Car sera renforcé avec les 350 agences des réseaux Citer et Atesa Enterprise Holdings prévoit des investissements en France pour l’ouverture de nouvelles agences tout au long de… Read the full press release

Manila Hotel on Conde Nast Traveler’s Top 20 Hotels in Southeast Asia

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2012-12-07 — /travelprnews.com/ — The Manila Hotel, the Grand Dame of the Philippines, was named one of the top 20 hotels in Southeast Asia in a poll conducted by Condé Nast Traveler. The Hotel earned a rating of 82.5 from the 46,476 readers for the 2012 Readers’ Choice Awards securely placing on the list’s anchor position… Read the full press release

Introducing New Sunrise Elephant Treks at Four Seasons Tented Camp Golden Triangle, Thailand

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The gentle giants at Four Seasons Tented Camp

Welcoming the sunrise atop an elephant – one of the most unforgettable experiences in the world Golden Triangle, Thailand – 2012-12-07 — /travelprnews.com/ — Picture this. It’s early morning. There’s a chill in the air. The last remaining stars are twinkling in the clear night sky, and in the distance there’s a faint glow on the horizon…. Read the full press release

Thai Tourism Industry Pursues High Net-Worth Visitors at Luxury Travel Mart

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Thai Tourism Industry Pursues High Net-Worth Visitors at Luxury Travel Mart

CANNES, France – 2012-12-07 — /travelprnews.com/ — Eighteen Thai exhibitors selling products and services targeted specifically at the rich and famous participated in the International Luxury Travel Mart 2012 (ILTM) held between 3-6 December, 2012, at Palais des Festivals et des Congres, Cannes, France. Organised by Reed Exhibitions annually since 2002 amidst the backdrop of the… Read the full press release

FirstGroup, Statement re: ScotRail Franchise

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FirstGroup, Statement re: ScotRail Franchise

2012-12-07 — /travelprnews.com/ — FirstGroup plc, the leading transport operator in the UK and North America, welcomed the announcement by the Scottish Government today that the ScotRail franchise will continue until 31 March 2015, from its current end date of 9 November 2014. ScotRail will continue to deliver improvements for passengers throughout this period, and play… Read the full press release

Dusit Thani Manila, Arts & Objects: An Art Exhibit For A Cause

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Dusit Thani Manila, Arts & Objects: An Art Exhibit For A Cause

(Museo Pambata & Dusit Thani Manila Raised Funds for Art’s Sake) Makati, Philippines – 2012-12-07 — /travelprnews.com/ — Museo Pambata in partnership with Dusit Thani Manila successfully held a fund raising art exhibit dubbed as ‘Arts & Objects’ for the benefit of Museo Pambata Foundation Inc. The one week exhibit were attended by art enthusiasts who… Read the full press release

Chicago Cultural Center’s Winter Exhibits

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Michigan Avenue Galleries Host “frizzflopsqueezepop”  An Exhibit by artist Claire Ashley, January 12 – March 31, 2013 2012-12-07 — /travelprnews.com/ — Beginning in the New Year, the first floor galleries of the Chicago Cultural Center (78 E. Washington) will showcase Oak Park artist Claire Ashley, whose unconventional work strains the boundaries between not only painting and… Read the full press release

W Maldives Played Host to Aspiring Filmmakers

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W Maldives Played Host to Aspiring Filmmakers

2012-12-07 — /travelprnews.com/ — Filmed on location at W Retreat & Spa – Maldives using  35mm film; “The Mirror Between Us” directed by Kahlil Joseph is a story of two young women embarking on a dream-like adventure through the islands of the Maldives. The scars of living through a Los Angeles earthquake remain, but they find… Read the full press release

Manila Hotel Revist the Grand Dame, Relive the History

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2012-12-07 — /travelprnews.com/ — 100 years ago, the grand edifice of Manila Hotel was built and the first five-star hotel in the country was born. Soon after, many dubbed the hotel as the Showcase of the Philippines and Address of Prestige. For decades, prominent figures milled around in the Grand Dame’s ethereal lobby, from heads of state and movie… Read the full press release

IHG Continues Asian Expansion with Third Holiday Inn in South Korea

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SINGAPORE, 2012-12-07 — /travelprnews.com/ — IHG (InterContinental Hotels Group) [LON: IHG, NYSE:IHG (ADRs)], the world’s largest hotel group by number of rooms, today announced the signing of Holiday Inn Incheon Songdo, in partnership with OK Center Development Co. Ltd, jointly held by Incheon Development & Tourism Corporation (City of Incheon affiliate) along with TWG Group USA… Read the full press release

San Diego Zoo’s Giant Panda Says, ‘Look into my Eyes!’

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San Diego Zoo’s Giant Panda Cub Says, ‘Look into my Eyes!’

SAN DIEGO – 2012-12-07 — /travelprnews.com/ — As Xiao Liwu gains strength in his legs, the curious 18-week-old giant panda cub is exploring more, even getting near the camera for an up-close view of his black and white markings. As the cub, whose name means “little gift,” develops, mother Bai Yun will take him into other… Read the full press release

The Perfect Holiday Gift: Cooking Classes at Four Seasons Hotel Boston

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The Perfect Holiday Gift: Cooking Classes at Four Seasons Hotel Boston

Register now for Executive Chef Brooke Vosika’s 2013 Cooking Classes, open to the public Boston, U.S.A. – 2012-12-07 — /travelprnews.com/ — Four Seasons Hotel Boston Executive Chef Brooke Vosika is excited to announce the all-new winter and spring 2013 lineup for his popular cooking classes. Known as Boston’s best cooking classes, these monthly sessions are open to the public and cater… Read the full press release