Agreement Sees Innovative Construction Model Facilitate Growth in Mature and Emerging Markets BRISTOL, UK, 2015-2-5 — /Travel PR News/ — Hilton Worldwide has reached an agreement with modular building provider CIMC to develop the first hotel at Bristol Airport under its economy Hampton by Hilton brand. Financed and owned by CIMC, the hotel will be managed by… Read the full press release
LONDON, 2015-2-5 — /Travel PR News/ — easyJet, the UK’s largest airline, has launched a new aircraft livery – the first change to the look of the airline’s iconic white and orange fleet since easyJet.com replaced the call centre number on the fuselage in 1998. There are two main design changes. easyJet’s trademark orange has… Read the full press release
Budapest, Hungary, 2015-2-5 — /Travel PR News/ — Turkish Cargo has increased the frequency of its scheduled flights to Budapest Airport to three a week. One of the world’s leading cargo airlines, Turkish Cargo sees great opportunities in the Hungarian market, which is reflected in its latest frequency increase. Turkish Cargo has started to operate… Read the full press release
Geneva, 2015-2-5 — /Travel PR News/ — The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released full-year air cargo data for 2014 showing 4.5% demand growth compared to 2013 measured by freight tonne kilometers (FTKs). That is a significant acceleration from the 1.4% recorded in 2013 over 2012. Air cargo market expansion gathered momentum as 2014 progressed. The… Read the full press release
Geneva, Switzerland, 2015-2-5 — /Travel PR News/ — The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced that Hawaiian Airlines has attained Platinum status for Fast Travel implementation. Hawaiian is the first airline in the United States to achieve Platinum status, which recognizes carriers that offer four or more Fast Travel compliant solutions to at least 80% of… Read the full press release
Branding and promotion, foreign direct investment, human resources development and visa facilitation were among the key topics in focus at the VI Investment and Tourism Business Forum for Africa (INVESTOUR). 16 Tourism Ministers from Africa and the Middle East and experts from different areas attended the yearly Forum, held on the occasion of the International… Read the full press release
San Jose, CA, 2015-2-5 — /Travel PR News/ — Classic Vacations, a leading provider of luxury wholesale travel, announced today the addition of pre- and post- cruise land packages now available through their website, www.classicvacations.com. The Initial launch includes 45 port of call cities throughout Europe. Port of calls in Canada, the Caribbean, United States, Middle East, and… Read the full press release
Opfikon, Switzerland, 2015-2-5 — /Travel PR News/ — Swissport International (Swissport), the world´s largest provider of ground and cargo handling services to the aviation industry, names Dirk Schmitt as new CEO Cargo Services Germany & Austria, with effect 1 February 2015. He will be responsible for Swissport Cargo Services (SCS) Germany, a successful, profitable operating unit… Read the full press release
2015 Oscar nominees ‘Gone Girl’, ‘Whiplash’ and ‘Nightcrawler’ premiere onboard DOHA, Qatar, 2015-2-5 — /Travel PR News/ — Qatar Airways has announced an exciting schedule of five-star inflight entertainment for its passengers onboard its flights during February 2015 to celebrate The Oscars, which takes place in Los Angeles on Sunday 22 February. This year’s Oscar nominees… Read the full press release
Third Daily Flight to Commence from 1 June 2015 Airline Announces That All Three Daily Flights Will Be Operated by the A350 XWB aircraft Singapore will become Airline’s Second A350 XWB Destination after Frankfurt DOHA, Qatar, 2015-2-5 — /Travel PR News/ — Qatar Airways is to launch an additional daily flight to Singapore from June 1, 2015, as… Read the full press release