Destination Marketing Association International (DMAI) is proud to announce that Don Welsh, CEO of Choose Chicago, has been chosen as the new President & CEO. DMAI retained the executive recruiting firm SearchWide to manage the search process for a new CEO last fall. Washington, D.C., 2016-Jan-28 — /Travel PR News/ — “After a thorough search process… Read the full press release
• New service to bring international flights to Canberra • First to link Canberra with Wellington SINGAPORE, 2016-Jan-28 — /Travel PR News/ — Singapore Airlines is to introduce services to both Canberra and Wellington with the launch of a new ‘Capital Express’ route. The new flights from Singapore will connect the capitals of both Australia and New Zealand…. Read the full press release
BUDAPEST, Hungary, 2016-Jan-28 — /Travel PR News/ — Wizz Air, the largest low-cost airline in Central and Eastern Europe, today celebrates a major milestone with two million passengers carried on its low fare Macedonia routes. The first WIZZ flight took off from Skopje in June 2011 and since then, the airline has constantly expanded its Macedonian… Read the full press release
McLean, Va., 2016-Jan-28 — /Travel PR News/ — The Hospitality Sales & Marketing Association (HSMAI) presents the 2016 HSMAI Digital Marketing Strategy Conference on February 17, at the New York Marriott Marquis. The industry’s premier digital marketing event convenes key stakeholders to address the most critical trends affecting digital marketing in hotels today. With powerful educational… Read the full press release
Explore Minnesota Efforts Generate $337 Million in Spending ST. PAUL, Minn., 2016-Jan-28 — /Travel PR News/ — Explore Minnesota, the state’s tourism promotion office, announced today that its advertising efforts generated big returns for the state, resulting in 3.2 million trips, $337.4 million in traveler spending and $31.2 million in state and local taxes in 2015…. Read the full press release
Ikeja, Nigeria, 2016-Jan-28 — /Travel PR News/ — Flights from Lagos to Freetown were suspended in July 2014 at the outbreak of the Ebola in some West African nations. The resumed service will entail a new schedule with flights from Lagos to Freetown now routed via Accra, Ghana. This will be a three weekly flight to… Read the full press release
Hong Kong, 2016-Jan-28 — /Travel PR News/ — Mandarin Oriental, Guangzhou has teamed up with luxury British lingerie retailer Agent Provocateur to launch a limited edition romantic package, effective from 1 February to 13 April 2016. This package features bespoke offerings including a night’s stay in a luxurious Deluxe Room with breakfast, complimentary private fitting appointment with… Read the full press release
HONG KONG, 2016-Jan-28 — /Travel PR News/ — Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group was again honoured in the annual “World’s Best Hotels” rankings in Institutional Investor magazine. Mandarin Oriental, Tokyo took the coveted number one spot, as ‘Best Hotel in the World’ as well as the ‘Best Hotel in Asia’. The survey rated hotels on a… Read the full press release
Zhuhai, China, 2016-Jan-28 — /Travel PR News/ — Marriott Hotels, the iconic flagship brand of Marriott International (NASDAQ: MAR), accelerates its expansion momentum in China with the opening of the Zhuhai Marriott Hotel in the city of Zhuhai, China. Under a long-term management agreement with ZhuHai New Dragon Hotel Co., Ltd, the 332-room Zhuhai Marriott Hotel… Read the full press release
Courtyard by Marriott and Fairfield by Marriott in Outer Ring Road Bengaluru BENGALURU, INDIA, 2016-Jan-28 — /Travel PR News/ — Marriott International, Inc. (NASDAQ: MAR) expands its brand offering in Bengaluru with the opening of the first dual branded property in the country, the Courtyard by Marriott and Fairfield by Marriott. The property is located in… Read the full press release