Four resort hotels in California add to the alliance’s growing presence in North America Dubai, 2014-6-11 — /Travel PR News/ — Global Hotel Alliance (“GHA”) today announced California-based Meritage Collection as its latest member brand, bringing its presence in the United States to 60 hotels, making it GHA’s largest single market, both in terms of hotel… Read the full press release
Hershey, PA, 2014-6-11 — /Travel PR News/ — Master Storyteller and host of public radio’s A Prairie Home Companion, Garrison Keillor will be at Hershey Theatre on Wednesday, November 12 at 8:00 p.m. Tickets for this show are $45.00, $55.00 and $65.00 (tax and applicable fees apply and there is an eight-ticket limit) and are available at… Read the full press release
Hershey, PA, 2014-6-11 — /Travel PR News/ — Comedian Ron “Tater Salad” White, best known as the cigar smoking, scotch drinking funnyman from the “Blue Collar Comedy” phenomenon coming to Hershey Theatre on Friday, November 21 at 7:00 p.m., with his new stand-up show, Nutcracker. Tickets for this show are $46.75 and $56.75 (tax and applicable fees… Read the full press release
IHG’s Newest Brand Works with Vucurevich Simons Advisory Group and SPE® Certified to Develop Branded F&B Platform Made with Simple.Natural.Good. Ingredients ATLANTA, 2014-6-10 — /Travel PR News/ — EVEN™ Hotels, InterContinental Hotels Group’s (IHG)[LON: IHG; NYSE: IHG (ADRs)] newest brand, created to meet the needs of wellness-minded travelers, today introduces the Cork & Kale™ food and beverage platform focused on simple,… Read the full press release
Buckinghamshire,UK, 2014-6-10 — /Travel PR News/ — On Friday, 2 May 2014, the Board of IHG announced its intention to return US$750 million to Shareholders via a Special Dividend with a Share Consolidation. The Board today announces it is publishing a circular (the “Circular”) setting out full details of the proposed Special Dividend and associated Share Consolidation… Read the full press release
IHG expands its footprint in Puebla State, Mexico PUEBLA, PUE., 2014-6-10 — /Travel PR News/ — InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) [LON: IHG, NYSE: IHG (ADRs)] recently announced the opening of the 148-room Holiday Inn Express® & Suites Puebla Angelopolis hotel which features 18 suites and two master suites, in a 14-story building. The City of Puebla is also known as “The… Read the full press release
Buckinghamshire,UK, 2014-6-10 — /Travel PR News/ — InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG®), one of the world’s largest hotel companies has announced the signing of Holiday Inn Express® Istanbul – Halkali. The hotel, due to open in 2014, will be the first internationally branded limited service hotel near Istanbul International Airport. The 110-room hotel will operate under a franchise… Read the full press release
Halifax, N.S., 2014-6-10 — /Travel PR News/ — Paul Brigley has been appointed Vice President Finance and Chief Financial Officer of Halifax International Airport Authority (HIAA), effective June 30, 2014. The position became vacant when Joyce Carter was appointed President and CEO earlier this year. In his new position, Mr. Brigley will be responsible for the… Read the full press release
Air New Zealand has today announced further fleet investment with the purchase of 13 new Airbus A320neo (new engine option) aircraft to refresh its international narrow body fleet and an additional A320 to join its domestic operation. Auckland, New Zealand, 2014-6-10 — /Travel PR News/ — Air New Zealand Chief Executive Officer, Christopher Luxon, signed the purchase agreement with Airbus… Read the full press release
Moscow, 2014-6-10 — /Travel PR News/ — Aeroflot (Moscow Exchange ticker: AFLT) announces that Dobrolet, its wholly owned low-cost carrier subsidiary, has completed its first commercial flight from Moscow to Simferopol. A ceremony to mark the maiden flight at Sheremetyevo International Airport, Aeroflot’s international hub in Moscow, was attended by Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev, senior… Read the full press release
SINGAPORE, 2014-6-10 — /Travel PR News/ — Singapore Airlines customers travelling to and from Beijing will soon be able to enjoy the luxury and comfort of the world’s largest aircraft, the Airbus A380. From 1 August 2014, the A380 will be deployed on flight SQ802, departing Singapore at 0830hrs and arriving in Beijing at 1440hrs. The return… Read the full press release
Ikeja, Nigeria, 2014-6-10 — /Travel PR News/ — Arik Air, has reinforced its position as West and Central Africa’s largest commercial carrier by expanding its reach to the Middle East, becoming the first Nigerian airline to offer a commercial service between Abuja, Nigeria and Dubai, The United Arab Emirates (UAE). The first commercial flight on the new… Read the full press release
Hong Kong, 2014-6-10 — /Travel PR News/ — Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group has signed a long-term management contract to brand and manage a new luxury 275 room hotel in the heart of Metro Manila. The new Mandarin Oriental, Manila, which is scheduled to open in 2020, will be part of a mixed-use development centrally located within… Read the full press release
LONDON, 2014-6-10 — /Travel PR News/ — Enterprise Rent-A-Car is now available to customers in the new markets of Belgium, Czech Republic, Cyprus, Bosnia Herzegovina and Macedonia. This is the next step in the company’s phased expansion programme and means that the Enterprise brand is currently operating in 19 European countries with more in the pipeline. The… Read the full press release
Differentiated content and product offering results in need to redefine vision and definitions of business operations Langley, UK, 2014-6-10 — /Travel PR News/ — Travelport, a leading travel commerce marketplace providing distribution, technology, payment and other solutions for the $7 trillion global travel and tourism industry, has today outlined details of its new global brand vision and… Read the full press release
Helsinki, Finland, 2014-6-10 — /Travel PR News/ — Helsinki Airport might soon add yoga, Pilates and meditation to its selection of services. In the newly opened “Kainuu” space you can salute the sun and bust out a few stretches while watching planes land and take off on the runways. As a part of its TravelLab project, which… Read the full press release
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, 2014-6-10 — /Travel PR News/ — Abu Dhabi Airports has reported a 22.5% increase in passenger traffic during April 2014 at Abu Dhabi International Airport, as compared to April 2013. The airport’s passenger statistics showed that 1,620,324 passengers used the airport during the month, growing from 1,515,407 during the same month a… Read the full press release
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, 2014-6-10 — /Travel PR News/ — Abu Dhabi Airports today announced the launch of its official Facebook page, further extending its presence across mainstream social media channels. The new Facebook page contains a broad range of up-to-date information and imagery relating to Abu Dhabi’s airports and subsidiaries. The photography and video… Read the full press release
Brussels, 2014-6-10 — /Travel PR News/ — Brussels Airport has completed its selection procedure to award the second licence for catering transport. The Newrest-Servair joint venture meets the set criteria and will be granted a licence to operate on the airport tarmac. The selection procedure was started at the end of 2013 as a consequence of the… Read the full press release
Maldives, 2014-6-10 — /Travel PR News/ — Sunland Hotels and Coco Collection have appointed Armand Chaudhary as Chief Operating Officer to lead daily operations of the group of companies. While being based in the group’s new and stylish head office in the capital Male’, Armand will oversee the company’s four properties in the Maldives, namely the exclusive… Read the full press release
Maldives, 2014-6-10 — /Travel PR News/ — Set in North Ari Atoll, Kandolhu is a heart shaped island with wide sweeping beaches surrounded by a ring of an intricately formed house reef; a venue ideal for romantics and those seeking a blissful holiday in the beautiful island-dotted nation of the Maldives. The small island with just… Read the full press release
The world’s leading hotel operator in 92 countries gives its employees access to the Cloud Paris, 2014-6-10 — /Travel PR News/ — Accor has completed another stage in its digital revolution with the transformation of its collaborative systems by launching a Web 2.0 internal communication platform that combines a new generation intranet site – AccorLive, and a… Read the full press release
Half a Billion IVAs to Asia Pacific Destinations in 2013 and Growing BANGKOK, 2014-6-10 — /Travel PR News/ — Asia Pacific destinations collectively welcomed close to 520 million international visitor arrivals (IVAs) in calendar year 2013 according to the Pacific Asia Travel Association’s (PATA’s) just released Annual Tourism Monitor 2014 Early Edition. Covering 42 destinations across 11 sub-regions… Read the full press release
Christchurch, New Zealand, 2014-6-10 — /Travel PR News/ — Orange balloon towers are in place in the Jetstar area of Christchurch Airport this week as part of a week-long celebration of the airline’s fifth birthday. The airline has been operating domestic services into and out of Christchurch since June 2009 and now carries more than 827,000 passengers… Read the full press release
India Becomes 10th Largest Business Travel Market in the World Delhi/Mumbai, 2014-6-10 — /Travel PR News/ — The GBTA Foundation, the education and research arm of the Global Business Travel Association (GBTA) – announces the results of its first GBTA BTI™ Outlook – India report, a semi-annual business travel outlook and overall economic analysis of India. The… Read the full press release
DUBAI, U.A.E., 2014-6-7 — /Travel PR News/ — Emirates, a global connector of people and places, is making it even more convenient for passengers to connect with Karachi as it launches its sixth daily service to the city from 1st August. Emirates has served Karachi since it was founded in 1985, and in the past decade… Read the full press release
DUBAI, U.A.E., 2014-6-7 — /Travel PR News/ — Emirates is offering more than ever for families travelling with youngsters with new figures showing the award winning airline carried over two million children last year. With the busy summer holidays on the horizon, Skytrax’s World Best Airline, is pulling out all the stops to keep the young… Read the full press release
Berlin, Germany, 2014-6-7 — /Travel PR News/ — airberlin has received the “Business Destinations Travel Award 2014” from British trade journal Business Destinations in the category “Best Business Class Airline Europe”. “We are very pleased that airberlin has received the “Best Business Class Airline Europe” award. With our new Business Class we offer both business and leisure… Read the full press release
Berlin, Germany, 2014-6-7 — /Travel PR News/ — In May 2014, airberlin welcomed a total of 2,971,840 passengers on board, i.e. an increase of +0.5 percent over the corresponding month of the previous year. Overall, passengers traveled almost 4.4 billion kilometers within airberlin’s global flight route network, thereby reaching the high capacity utilization rate of 79.5 percent…. Read the full press release
Specialty golf-themed brunch, three-course dinner highlight weekend celebration Scottsdale, U.S.A., 2014-6-7 — /Travel PR News/ — Celebrate Dad with a weekend of foodie fun this Father’s Day at Proof, an American canteen, and Onyx Bar & Lounge at Four Seasons Resort Scottsdale at Troon North. Special happenings include everything from a three-course dinner to a golf-themed brunch and ice… Read the full press release