LONDON, 2014-5-29 — /Travel PR News/ — The UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has today published a series of recommendations to help drive improvements in the way the aviation industry manages aircraft noise. More people in the UK are affected by aviation noise than any other country in Europe. With the Airports Commission currently considering proposals for increasing… Read the full press release
Daily Archives: May 29, 2014
UK Civil Aviation Authority’s newly-launched GA Unit to present at the AeroExpo on June 1st
LONDON, 2014-5-29 — /Travel PR News/ — Pilots attending this weekend’s AeroExpo event at Sywell Aerodrome will be able to hear first-hand how general aviation will be regulated over the coming years. The UK Civil Aviation Authority’s newly-launched GA Unit will be holding an inaugural event on Sunday 1 June at the Northamptonshire show, to put… Read the full press release
Oman Air moves its Qatar operation to newly opened Doha Hamad International Airport
Muscat, Oman, 2014-5-29 — /Travel PR News/ — Oman Air is to move its Qatar operation from Doha International Airport to the newly opened Doha Hamad International Airport, from 22nd May 2014. The move follows the new airport’s soft opening on 30th April and most of the airlines currently flying from Doha International Airport will, over the… Read the full press release
The Massachusetts Port Authority to work with East Boston Neighborhood Health Center and the state Department of Public Health to support respiratory health in neighborhoods
AUTHORITY EMBRACES SEMINAL DPH STUDY RECOMMENDATIONS BOSTON, 2014-5-29 — /Travel PR News/ — The Massachusetts Port Authority will work with the East Boston Neighborhood Health Center and other health centers and the state Department of Public Health to support respiratory health in neighborhoods. The initiative, which comes out of a ground-breaking study by the state Department of… Read the full press release
TravelClick’s May 2014 North American Hospitality Review: The hotel industry continued on its positive growth trajectory in the Q2-2014
NEW YORK, 2014-5-29 — /Travel PR News/ — The hotel industry continued on its positive growth trajectory in the second quarter 2014 and for the next 12 months, showing gains in both occupancy and average daily rate (ADR), according to data from the May 2014 TravelClick North American Hospitality Review (NAHR). Both the transient (individual business and… Read the full press release
Lincoln Park Zoo to host “Yoga at the Zoo” presented by Walgreens
Chicago, 2014-5-29 — /Travel PR News/ — Leave the stress of the day behind while practicing yoga amongst the serene sounds of birds chirping and prairie grasses rustling in the fresh air of Nature Boardwalk at Lincoln Park Zoo. The zoo’s upcoming Yoga at the Zoo Presented by Walgreens connects adults and children to nature right in… Read the full press release
FirstGroup: Transport Scotland announced Serco to operate the new Caledonian Sleeper rail franchise from 1 April 2015
Aberdeen, Scotland, 2014-5-29 — /Travel PR News/ — Transport Scotland has announced today that Serco will be operating the new Caledonian Sleeper rail franchise, with effect from 1 April 2015. Caledonian Sleeper services, which currently form a small part of the Group’s ScotRail franchise, will become a new, separate franchise and as a result the Group… Read the full press release
Loews Don CeSar Hotel to help educate and inform visitors about the natural environment and sea life of St. Pete Beach, FL
ST. PETE BEACH, 2014-5-29 — /Travel PR News/ — Loews Don CeSar Hotel, the iconic seaside property in famed St. Pete Beach, FL has partnered with Tampa Bay Watch, the Pinellas Education Foundation, and students from St. Petersburg’s Campbell Park Elementary School, to create a series of permanent education stations, and sea life mural, designed to inform… Read the full press release
Hilton Worldwide to open new Hilton Hotels & Resorts in Abu Dhabi, UAE
DUBAI, UAE/MCLEAN, Va., 2014-5-29 — /Travel PR News/ — Hilton Worldwide today announced the signing of a new Hilton Hotels & Resorts branded hotel for Abu Dhabi, UAE. The hotel, currently known as Abu Dhabi Al Maqta, will rebrand and re-open as Hilton Abu Dhabi Capital Grand in Summer 2013. Described as an ‘architectural masterpiece’, the 281-room conversion property is… Read the full press release
Aeroflot’s low-budget airline Dobrolet announced half of its tickets for June booked during the first day of sales
Moscow, 2014-5-29 — /Travel PR News/ — More than a half of all tickets offered by low-budget airline «Dobrolet» for June were booked during the first day of sales. The sale was opened on May 26 at 23:17 Moscow time, and within the first 24 hours 13.7 thousand tickets were booked on Moscow-Simferopol-Moscow route. From June 11 to June 22, the load factor on flights from Moscow to Simferopol is 99.9%,… Read the full press release
Christchurch Airport to introduce new car parking choices from June 9
Christchurch, New Zealand, 2014-5-29 — /Travel PR News/ — Christchurch Airport is following its customers’ parking desires with new car parking choices from June 9. The changes follow a year-long review which included extensive market research to gather customer feedback. Chief Commercial Officer Blair Forgie says the review considered feedback from more than 1500 customers and included… Read the full press release
Robert H. Gleason reappointed Board Chair of the San Diego County Regional Airport Authority by San Diego Mayor Kevin Faulconer
SAN DIEGO, 2014-5-29 — /Travel PR News/ — Robert H. Gleason has been reappointed Board Chair of the San Diego County Regional Airport Authority by San Diego Mayor Kevin Faulconer. The City Council unanimously approved his reappointment on May 21, 2014. Gleason was originally appointed to the Board by former San Diego Mayor Jerry Sanders in 2009… Read the full press release