Daily Archives: February 12, 2015

BAC Facility Management receives official membership certificate from the British Safety Council

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Muharraq, Bahrain, 2015-2-12 — /Travel PR News/ — BAC FM commitment to maintain international health & safety standards across its operations, the facility management arm of Bahrain Airport Company (BAC), proudly announced their affiliation with the British Safety Council, one of the world’s leading Health, Safety and Environmental organizations. BAC FM received the official membership certificate… Read the full press release

Air France hosts special events at the boarding gates for flights to Brazil to celebrate Rio de Janeiro Carnival

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Air France celebrates Carnival at Paris-Charles de Gaulle. PARIS, 2015-2-12 — /Travel PR News/ — Carnival is the most popular national holiday in Brazil, in particular in Rio de Janeiro where the celebrations last for nine days from 13 to 21 February. Air France has also organized its own celebrations, with special events at the… Read the full press release

Budapest Airport: SkyGreece Airlines to commence twice-weekly service to Toronto from Budapest starting from 21 May

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BUDAPEST, Hungary, 2015-2-12 — /Travel PR News/ — Budapest Airport’s high expectation for continued growth and heightened progress in 2015 gets underway with its first new route announcement of the year. Launching its inaugural route from the Hungarian gateway, SkyGreece Airlines will be commencing a twice-weekly service to Toronto from 21 May. The new carrier,… Read the full press release

Bristol Airport welcomes passengers with new energy efficient signage

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BRISTOL, UK, 2015-2-12 — /Travel PR News/ — Passengers flying into Bristol Airport during Winter’s darker evenings, may notice new signage on the façade of the building. Bristol Airport’s logo has been created into a new energy efficient sign and provides a shining welcome to passengers. The new signage has utilised LED lighting to illuminate… Read the full press release

South African Airways extends redemption period for its loyalty programme’s members

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Johannesburg, South Africa, 2015-2-12 — /Travel PR News/ — South African Airways (SAA), Africa’s most awarded airline, announced today that it will extend the redemption period for its loyalty programme’s members to enable them to continue to process AnyDay and MileageKeeper Awards to 28 February 2015 at 23h00, South African time. Whilst the majority of members… Read the full press release

South African Airways: yellow fever vaccinations no longer necessary for travel between Zambia, Tanzania and South Africa

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JOHANNESBURG, 2015-2-12 — /Travel PR News/ — South African Airways (SAA) has welcomed the scrapping of yellow fever vaccinations, which is no longer necessary for travel between Zambia, Tanzania and South Africa. The announcement was made by the South African Department of Health and the requirement was lifted with immediate effect. The decision was made at the… Read the full press release

IATA: New data shows that aviation and aviation-related tourism contributes some $5.9 billion to Panama’s economy

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Panama City, 2015-2-12 — /Travel PR News/ — The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced new data showing that aviation and aviation-related tourism contributes some $5.9 billion to Panama’s economy, an amount equal to 12.6% of the country’s GDP. This is much higher than the global average contribution of 3.4%, reflecting the positive impact of efficient… Read the full press release

Dolphin Dynamics to expand in Europe with Italy and other key markets in focus for 2015

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Company founder Roberto Da Re to head-up regional sales and marketing activities LONDON, 2015-2-12 — /Travel PR News/ — Dolphin Dynamics has revealed plans to focus on the European expansion of its tour operating customer base, with Italy and other key markets in focus for 2015. Distribution of the tour operating platform will be handled… Read the full press release

PATA announces the release of a new book from PATA Life Member, Joseph A. McInerney, ‘Change is the New Status Quo’

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BANGKOK, 2015-2-12 — /Travel PR News/ — The Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) is proud to announce the release of a new title from PATA Life Member, Joseph A. McInerney, a leader and expert in the international hospitality and lodging industry. In the book, titled Change is the New Status Quo and published by Charles Pinot,… Read the full press release

Art for Amnesty and the Cape Town International Airport partner to create giant tapestry in memory of the 25th Anniversary of Nelson Mandela’s release from prison

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Johannesburg, 2015-2-12 — /Travel PR News/ — On the 25th Anniversary of the release of Nelson Mandela from prison Art for Amnesty and the Cape Town International Airport today announced that they would partner in the creation of a giant tapestry in his memory. The tapestry (measuring approximately 30 square metres) will hang in the… Read the full press release