Brussels, Belgium, 2016-Jun-30 — /Travel PR News/ — Park Inn by Radisson, one of the world’s most dynamic and colorful hotel brand, is delighted to announce the launch of its newly refreshed website. The new parkinn.com is live now, and has been enhanced and improved to make guests’ bookings and enquiries easier, brighter and more enjoyable…. Read the full press release
Calgary, AB, 2016-Jun-30 — /Travel PR News/ — The Calgary Airport Authority celebrated the 25-year anniversary of its world-famous White Hat Volunteer program at Calgary International Airport (YYC) today. Representatives of The Calgary Airport Authority Board and Executive team gathered with the 440-plus volunteers to mark the milestone with a commemorative luncheon. During the celebration,… Read the full press release
St. John’s, NL, 2016-Jun-30 — /Travel PR News/ — St. John’s International Airport Authority hosts family-oriented events including an Entertainment Series for travellers in the Airport Terminal Building over the summer season. “We’re delighted to showcase the local talent of our province,” said Marie Manning, Director of Marketing and Business Development with the St. John’s International… Read the full press release
Share Your Favorite Vacation with Us and Enter for a Chance to Win Prizes ORLANDO, Fla., 2016-Jun-30 — /Travel PR News/ — Wyndham Vacation Ownership (WVO), the world’s largest vacation ownership company and a member of the Wyndham Worldwide family of companies (NYSE: WYN), is inviting you to “Show Your Travel Side” this summer by sharing… Read the full press release
Green light from EASA: Supplemental Type Certificate issued Cologne, Germany, 2016-Jun-30 — /Travel PR News/ — In October of this year, the first Lufthansa short- and medium-haul aircraft will take off with broadband internet on board. Lufthansa’s entire A320 family fleet is expected to have the innovative technology installed by mid-2018. One key milestone has already… Read the full press release
Leading Indian and International film celebrities grace event in the Spanish capital city, Madrid DOHA, Qatar, 2016-Jun-29 — /Travel PR News/ — Qatar Airways was proud to be the official airline partner of the 17th International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) celebrations in Madrid this weekend, attracting leading celebrities from the Indian and International film fraternity. The… Read the full press release
Cruise Line Plans to Sail an Oasis-Class Ship Out of the State-Of-The-Art Terminal MIAMI, 2016-Jun-29 — /Travel PR News/ — Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. (NYSE: RCL) today announced an agreement with Miami-Dade County to construct and operate a dramatic new cruise terminal at PortMiami, on land leased from the County. The new terminal will be a… Read the full press release
CHICAGO, 2016-Jun-29 — /Travel PR News/ — Hyatt Hotels Corporation (“Hyatt” or the “Company”) (NYSE: H) announced today that it will release second quarter 2016 financial results on Tuesday, August 2, 2016, before the stock market opens, followed by a conference call at 10:00 a.m. CT. All interested persons may listen to a simultaneous webcast of… Read the full press release
Academic researchers say ATL tops 200 other airports in efficiency ATLANTA, 2016-Jun-29 — /Travel PR News/ — Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) was honored over the weekend when it was named the world’s most efficient airport for the 13th straight year. In its annual benchmarking study of commercial airports in Europe, Asia, Oceania and North America,… Read the full press release
With the launch of WorldSIM Infinity, WorldSIM’s network now encompasses 50 million Wi-Fi hotspots and 600 mobile networks in 200 countries. LONDON, 2016-Jun-29 — /Travel PR News/ — WorldSIM, is now the most connected network in the world. Known for their roaming solutions, today WorldSIM announced the launch of WorldSIM Infinity; a combination of worldwide… Read the full press release
LONDON, 2016-Jun-29 — /Travel PR News/ — England and Spain have a new happier connection thanks to the launch of British Airways flights from London City Airport to Alicante. As the two countries commiserated on their joint exit from the Euro 2016 football finals last night, customers were celebrating the start of the new four-times-a-week service… Read the full press release
BANGKOK, Thailand, 2016-Jun-28 — /Travel PR News/ — The Zimbabwe Tourism Authority (ZTA) is the first national tourism organisation from the continent of Africa to join the Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA). The two organisations signed a Letter of Agreement during the annual Sanganai World Tourism Expo in Bulawayo held from June 16-18, 2016. The Agreement reinforces Zimbabwe’s determination to increase the numbers… Read the full press release
Brussels, Belgium, 2016-Jun-28 — /Travel PR News/ — Brussels Airport named ‘Best European Airport’ in the 10-25 million passenger category by a group of independent experts CEO Arnaud Feist of Brussels Airport Company has received the exceptional and one-off ’Leader of the Year’ Award at the ACI Europe congress in Athens for his approach and leadership… Read the full press release
JOHANNESBURG, 2016-Jun-28 — /Travel PR News/ — South African Airways, the South African national carrier, celebrates Youth Month with a number of activities aimed at stimulating interest in aviation as a career option. The national carrier’s workforce is a young one, with almost 47% of employees under the age of 40 and almost 30% aged between… Read the full press release
Replacement Playground Equipment for Dixon Aircraft Observation Park Glen Burnie, Maryland, 2016-Jun-28 — /Travel PR News/ — Officials at Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport announced today that new playground equipment is now open for use at the Thomas A. Dixon Jr. Aircraft Observation Area. Located along Dorsey Road on the south side of BWI Marshall, the… Read the full press release
Fundraising effort to benefit United Way of Greater Atlanta ATLANTA, 2016-Jun-28 — /Travel PR News/ — Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) officials, working with the United Way of Greater Atlanta (UWGA), opened registration today for The Mayor’s 5k on the 5th Runway. The race, a USATF-certified 5k course and AJC Peachtree Road Race qualifier, will take… Read the full press release
Leading regional airline adds daily flights to South West France as part of extensive 2016-17 Winter schedule and marks Belfast City milestone DEVON, UK, 2016-Jun-27 — /Travel PR News/ — Flybe, Europe’s largest regional airline, has today (22nd June 2016) announced a brand new route between Birmingham and Toulouse-Blagnac airports with daily flights starting on 30th… Read the full press release
MIRAMAR, 2016-Jun-27 — /Travel PR News/ — Spirit Airlines is pleased to announce that its ramp service team members located at the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport (FLL) ratified a tentative agreement, completing negotiation of their first collective bargaining agreement. The team members had ratified an interim agreement in June of 2015, covering wages, job security, union… Read the full press release
LONDON, 2016-Jun-27 — /Travel PR News/ — British Airways customers will soon be able to slope off and enjoy the best of scenic Austria with flights to Innsbruck from Heathrow starting on December 4. Skiers will now be able to fly to the former Winter Olympic city from two UK airports as the airline already operates… Read the full press release
SEATTLE, 2016-Jun-27 — /Travel PR News/ — Alaska Airlines today announced new, daily nonstop flights between Portland, Oregon, and Orlando, Florida, to begin in March 2017. The new flight will be the first and only nonstop flight between Portland and Orlando. With the new flying, Alaska will offer 21 weekly nonstop flights from Seattle, Portland… Read the full press release
Carrier earns top award by showcasing its world-class Hospitality to Customers across the U.S. DALLAS, 2016-Jun-27 — /Travel PR News/ — Southwest Airlines Co. (NYSE: LUV) Cargo is flying high after recently being named the nation’s best carrier for air cargo. For the seventh straight year, Southwest earned the Airforwarders Association’s (AFA) “Domestic Carrier of the… Read the full press release
LONDON, 2016-Jun-24 — /Travel PR News/ — There was more than a bit of ‘oomph’ for the launch of new British Airways flights to Germany from London City Airport this weekend with a rousing send-off from the Die Dorf Fest Kapelle Oompah Band. The band brought a traditional taste of German festivities to East London to… Read the full press release
BUDAPEST, HUNGARY, 2016-Jun-24 — /Travel PR News/ — Wizz Air, the largest low-cost airline in Central and Eastern Europe, today announced two new holiday routes to attractive seaside destinations from Poland. Starting in August, the new services will connect Warsaw with Split in Croatia and Katowice with Bari in Italy. Seats on the new routes are… Read the full press release
BUDAPEST, HUNGARY, 2016-Jun-24 — /Travel PR News/ — Wizz Air, the largest low-cost airline in Central and Eastern Europe, today announced a new summer route from Budapest to Varna commencing on 3 August with two weekly flights on Wednesdays and Sundays. Seats on the new route are already on sale and can be booked on wizzair.com… Read the full press release
Abu Dhabi, UAE, 2016-Jun-24 — /Travel PR News/ — Abu Dhabi Airports today announced that it has completed the final de-propping of the last arch in the roof of the new Midfield Terminal Building (MTB), meaning that the structure is now completely self-supporting. The de-propping took three days and 90 jacking points were used around the… Read the full press release
Muscat, Oman, 2016-Jun-24 — /Travel PR News/ — Oman Air has announced that new graduates from high schools in Oman are to receive a 25 per cent discount on return flights to enable them to continue their studies overseas. The discounts will apply to all booking classes, but will not include promotional fares. To be eligible… Read the full press release
BUDAPEST, HUNGARY, 2016-Jun-23 — /Travel PR News/ — Wizz Air, the largest low-cost airline in Central and Eastern Europe, announced today that WIZZ pilots will provide score updates of half-time and full-time of the football matches that are held at the times of the flights. The information will be sent to the pilots from the airline’s… Read the full press release
SINGAPORE, 2016-Jun-23 — /Travel PR News/ — Singapore Airlines (SIA) is to launch non-stop flights between Singapore and San Francisco and will add a second daily service to Los Angeles in an expansion of its US operations. The non-stop Singapore-San Francisco flights will be operated on a daily basis with effect from 23 October 2016 using… Read the full press release
Air Tahiti Nui chooses Amadeus to transform its technology infrastructure Amadeus’ Altéa Suite and other IT solutions to help Air Tahiti Nui provide a more seamless, personalised experience to customers Bangkok, Thailand, 2016-Jun-23 — /Travel PR News/ — As a Tahitian face to the rest of the world, Air Tahiti Nui takes pride in demonstrating the… Read the full press release
Colleen Phalen to Join DMAI as Executive Vice President, Program Development and Meetings Washington, DC, 2016-Jun-23 — /Travel PR News/ — Destination Marketing Association International (DMAI) Chair Bob Lander President and CEO Don Welsh today announced the appointment of Colleen Phalen to Executive Vice President, Program Development and Meetings. Phalen joins the DMAI team effective… Read the full press release