Dubai Airports opens new facility for families at Dubai International’s Terminal 3

Dubai, UAE, 2015-7-30 — /Travel PR News/ — If you are travelling through Dubai International’s Terminal 3 with family and kids, a pleasant surprise awaits you at Concourse B’s Zen Garden where Dubai Airports has just opened a new facility for families. Located between Gates B7 and B8, the new family facility features a children’s area complete… Read the full press release

HMSHost and Chef Susur Lee open Lee Kitchen at Toronto Pearson International Airport

Internationally renowned chef serves up Asian-fusion in the airport TORONTO, 2015-7-30 — /Travel PR News/ — Internationally acclaimed Master Chef Susur Lee’s culinary creations are taking flight—literally– with the opening of Lee Kitchen at Toronto Pearson International Airport. Chef Lee, in partnership with global restaurateur HMSHost, has opened Lee Kitchen in Terminal 1, where guests from all over… Read the full press release

Concur announces new partnership with Lufthansa to enable business travel bookings directly

Concur’s TripLink enables Lufthansa to meet today’s growing business travel needs ORLANDO, Fl., 2015-7-30 — /Travel PR News/ — Concur, the world’s leading provider of expense management solutions and services, today announced a new partnership with Lufthansa to enable business travel bookings directly, while still giving travel managers all of the same benefits, tools and… Read the full press release

Concur announces partnerships with Lyft and HotelTonight

New partnerships expand options for on-the-go and last minute business travel with Concur ORLANDO, Fla., 2015-7-30 — /Travel PR News/ — Concur, the world’s leading provider of integrated travel and expense management solutions and services, today announced partnerships with Lyft and HotelTonight. These partnerships continue the company’s commitment to meet modern business travelers’ needs for… Read the full press release

Arik Air ranked as one of the top ten airlines in the world to offer most comfortable economy class seat

Ikeja, Nigeria, 2015-7-30 — /Travel PR News/ — Arik Air, West Africa’s largest airline has been ranked as one of the top ten airlines in the world to offer most comfortable economy class seat. According to a report by www.airlinequality.com Arik Air is among ten airlines in the world that offers the most comfortable seats in… Read the full press release

Arik Air increases flight frequency on the Abuja – Port Harcourt – Abuja route to three daily flights

Ikeja, Nigeria, 2015-7-30 — /Travel PR News/ — Arik Air, Nigeria and West Africa’s leading airline has increased flight frequency on the Abuja-Port Harcourt-Abuja route to three daily flights effective Monday, July 6, 2015. The new schedule provides guests with options of flying in the morning, mid-day or evening as the first flight from Abuja to… Read the full press release

Wizz Air welcomed its fifth Airbus A320 at its Sofia base

5 NEW ROUTES START IN JULY SOFIA, Bulgaria, 2015-7-30 — /Travel PR News/ — Wizz Air, the largest low-cost airline in Central and Eastern Europe, welcomed today the fifth Airbus A320 at its Sofia base. This aircraft will support operations on the recently launched services to Bari, Cologne, Geneva, Naples and Munich Memmingen. The new… Read the full press release

The Port Authority names Michael Marino its new Director of Rail Transit (PATH)

40-year rail industry veteran, Michael Marino, promoted to lead agency’s trans-Hudson rail transit system NEW YORK, NY, 2015-7-30 — /Travel PR News/ — The Port Authority announced today that Michael Marino – a seasoned railroad veteran with more than 40 years experience in the industry – was named the agency’s new Director of Rail Transit… Read the full press release

oneworld® receives Trazees Favorite Airline Alliance award; its seventh best airline alliance award of the year

NEW YORK, NY, 2015-7-30 — /Travel PR News/ — oneworld® today collects its seventh best airline alliance award of the year, confirming its position as the world’s most highly prized airline alliance. It receives its latest honour in the debut Trazees, a new award scheme presented by Trazee Travel, the web publication focussed on travellers aged… Read the full press release

Canongate Youth’s budding film makers and artists teamed up with Scotland’s Urban Past to explore and celebrate the history of the Dumbiedykes area

EDINBURGH, 2015-7-30 — /Travel PR News/ — Budding film makers and artists from Canongate Youth have teamed up with Scotland’s Urban Past (SUP) to explore and celebrate the history of the Dumbiedykes area. SUP, a nationwide initiative that puts local communities in charge of recording the history on their doorsteps, helped a group of 5-11… Read the full press release

Star Cruises and Xiamen Port Holding Group mark the beginning of SuperStar Libra’s homeport in Xiamen, China

Xiamen / Hong Kong, 2015-7-30 — /Travel PR News/ — On 24 July, Star Cruises joined with Xiamen Port Holding Group to hold a festive celebration marking the beginning of SuperStar Libra’s homeport in Xiamen, China until 1 November. The longest homeport of any industry cruise ship ever in Xiamen, SuperStar Libra will operate 3-day/2-night… Read the full press release

The Great Britain Tourism Survey by VisitEngland reveals record breaking performance for domestic tourism in the first quarter of the year

LONDON, 2015-7-30 — /Travel PR News/ — The latest results from the Great Britain Tourism Survey (GBTS) published today by VisitEngland reveal a record breaking performance for domestic tourism in the first quarter of the year. Key figures include: 28.7 million trips recorded in England between January and April this year, an 18% increase YOY,… Read the full press release

The Tourism Authority of Thailand announces the winners of the “One and Only” campaign

Bangkok, 2015-7-30 — /Travel PR News/ — The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) held a gala event to announce the winner of a social-media competition designed to raise the profile of the “Discover Thainess” marketing campaign amongst the world’s young people. The winner of the “One and Only” campaign was chosen from amongst three finalist… Read the full press release