Daily Archives: October 24, 2016

Travelfusion becomes the first IT service provider to adopt British Airways’s New Distribution Capability (NDC) programme

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Travelfusion becomes the first IT service provider to adopt British Airways’s New Distribution Capability (NDC) programme   LONDON, 2016-Oct-24 — /Travel PR News/ — Travelfusion is to become the first IT service provider to launch a site following British Airways opening up its data to IT developers as part of its New Distribution Capability (NDC) programme…. Read the full press release

Aeroflot announces free extra baggage piece to carry one set of ski equipment from 1 November, 2016

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Moscow, 2016-Oct-24 — /Travel PR News/ — Ahead of the coming winter season Aeroflot announces that starting from 1 November, 2016 to 15 May, 2017 it provides a free extra baggage piece to carry one set of skiing equipment with a total weight of up to 23 kg. A set of skiing equipment includes a ski… Read the full press release

Charleston International Airport welcomes three new restaurant and retail outlets from Delaware North

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North Charleston, S.C., 2016-Oct-24 — /Travel PR News/ — Delaware North, a global hospitality and food service company, today (10/21/2016) formally celebrated the opening of three new restaurant and retail outlets at Charleston International Airport (CHS). Jack Nicklaus Golden Bear Grill, a restaurant designed by the golf legend, Caviar & Bananas, a southern-style gourmet market, and… Read the full press release

Massport introduces simplified and improved free Wi-Fi service at Logan International Airport

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BOSTON, 2016-Oct-24 — /Travel PR News/ — As Logan International Airport continues to experience record-breaking volume, the Massport Board of Directors voted yesterday to authorize a pilot program with Boingo, which will simplify and improve Logan’s free Wi-Fi program for the millions of passengers which connect each year. Beginning in late October, customers in Terminal… Read the full press release

Lindley Thomen appointed as Resort Manager for Four Seasons Resort Mauritius at Anahita

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Lindley Thomen appointed as Resort Manager for Four Seasons Resort Mauritius at Anahita   Mauritius, 2016-Oct-24 — /Travel PR News/ — Bringing a wealth of hospitality experience, Lindley Thomen has been appointed as the Resort Manager for Four Seasons Resort Mauritius at Anahita, where he will now oversee all daily operations of the luxury pool villa Resort… Read the full press release

ExpressJet Airlines and ATP Flight School promote airline pilot career through its Tuition Reimbursement Program agreement

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ATLANTA, 2016-Oct-24 — /Travel PR News/ — ExpressJet Airlines (“ExpressJet”) and ATP Flight School (“ATP”) today (October 17, 2016) announced a Tuition Reimbursement Program agreement, which promotes the airline pilot career by making it more financially obtainable and providing a direct path to become a pilot at ExpressJet. Per the agreement, graduates of ATP’s Career Pilot… Read the full press release

The Canadian Air Transport Security Authority extends its Airport Screening Services Agreements until March 31, 2022

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Ottawa, 2016-Oct-24 — /Travel PR News/ — The Canadian Air Transport Security Authority (CATSA) today (October 18, 2016) announced the renewal of its Airport Screening Services Agreements (ASSAs) with all of its screening contractors for a period of five years. “The renewed agreements allow us to continue to build on past successes and continue to… Read the full press release

Oakwood Worldwide’s Richard Whittaker appointed as the Deputy Chair of the Association of Serviced Apartment Providers (ASAP)

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London, 2016-Oct-24 — /Travel PR News/ — Oakwood Worldwide®, the global leader in corporate housing and serviced apartment solutions, is pleased to announce that Richard Whittaker has been appointed as the Deputy Chair of the Association of Serviced Apartment Providers (ASAP), the trade association for the UK serviced apartment sector. “I am honoured to accept the… Read the full press release

Oakwood Worldwide honored with Global Network Commitment to Excellence Gold Award by Cartus

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LOS ANGELES, 2016-Oct-24 — /Travel PR News/ — Oakwood Worldwide, the global leader in corporate housing and serviced apartment solutions, was honored for outstanding performance at Cartus Corporation’s 2016 Global Network Conference held October 3-4 in Washington, DC at the Omni Shoreham Hotel. The Cartus Global Network is Cartus’ industry-leading worldwide service provider network. Each year,… Read the full press release

Ryanair adds new twice weekly route to Faro on its Belfast summer 2017 schedule

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DUBLIN, IRELAND, 2016-Oct-24 — /Travel PR News/ — Ryanair, Europe’s No. 1 airline, today (21 Oct) extended its Belfast summer 2017 schedule by adding a new twice weekly route to Faro which will operate between June and August, with 12 routes in total including Berlin, London and Milan, and will deliver over 1.1m customers p.a. and… Read the full press release

Atlanta Zoo announces departure date for giant panda twins born in the U.S. Mei Lun and Mei Huan

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ATLANTA, 2016-Oct-24 — /Travel PR News/ — Mei Lun and Mei Huan, the first surviving pair of giant panda twins ever born in the U.S., will depart Atlanta on November 3, 2016, for the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding in China. In one of the most important milestones in the life of an American-born… Read the full press release

SFO CIO Ian Law received the Most Innovative Individual in Airports Award at the 2nd Annual Airport Innovation Forum

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Alexandria, VA, 2016-Oct-24 — /Travel PR News/ — The Airport Innovation Accelerator announced that Ian Law, Chief Information Officer at San Francisco International Airport (SFO), has won the Most Innovative Individual in Airports Award. He received the award in a ceremony at the 2nd Annual Airport Innovation Forum in Silicon Valley, held Oct. 11-13. The… Read the full press release