The newly built Radisson Blu Hotel Brașov will be Carlson Rezidor’s third hotel in Romania

Brussels, Belgium, 2016-Nov-04 — /Travel PR News/ — Radisson Blu, the iconic hotel brand driven by innovation and design, announces the signing of the Radisson Blu Hotel, Brașov, Romania. This newly built hotel will be Carlson Rezidor’s third hotel in Romania complementing the Radisson Blu Hotel, Bucharest (opened since 2008) and Park Inn by Radisson Bucharest… Read the full press release

Joe Yoshiyuki Nakazawa appointed new Tourism Australia Country Manager for Japan

SYDNEY, Australia, 2016-Nov-04 — /Travel PR News/ — Tourism Australia has confirmed the appointment of Joe Yoshiyuki Nakazawa as its new Country Manager Japan, taking up the Tokyo-based role on 1 December 2016. Mr Nakazawa joins Tourism Australia from HRS Hotel Reservation Service Japan, where he is currently the Managing Director. Prior to his current role,… Read the full press release

Royal Caribbean to transform exclusive VIP sailing Nov. 10-12, into the Ultimate Friendsgiving celebration

Friendsgiving Celebration to Feature Live Performance by Multi-Platinum-Selling Band DNCE MIAMI, FL, 2016-Nov-04 — /Travel PR News/ — November traditionally signals the beginning of the holidays, with people across the country feeling a bit more generous and, well, friendly. A spin-off of America’s time-honored Turkey Day, Friendsgiving has emerged as a growing holiday trend that brings… Read the full press release

UNWTO/WTM Minister Summit: Tourism and Security: Promoting Safe and Seamless Travel

Minister of Tourism from over 50 countries and leaders from the private sector companies and associations will convene at the Ministers Summit organized by the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) and the World Travel Market in London, to discuss safe, secure and seamless travel.  MADRID, Spain, 2016-Nov-04 — /Travel PR News/ — The 10th edition of the… Read the full press release

UNWTO City Tourism Summit in Luxor, Egypt: urban planning and city tourism development must be fully coordinated

The 5th UNWTO City Tourism Summit in Luxor, Egypt gathered around 400 experts from 40 countries to discuss the theme ‘Cities: Local culture for a global traveler’. The event, organized by the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) and the Ministry of Tourism of Egypt, concluded on the importance of ensuring urban planning and city tourism development… Read the full press release

IATA global passenger traffic results for September 2016: demand grew 7% YoY

GENEVA, Switzerland, 2016-Nov-04 — /Travel PR News/ — The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced global passenger traffic results for September showing that demand (measured in revenue passenger kilometers, or RPKs) grew 7% compared to the same month in 2015. This was the strongest year-over-year increase in seven months. Capacity climbed 6.6% and load factor edged… Read the full press release

IATA global air freight markets in September 2016: demand measured in FTKs rose 6.1% YoY

GENEVA, Switzerland, 2016-Nov-04 — /Travel PR News/ — The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released data for global air freight markets in September 2016 showing that demand, measured in freight tonne kilometers (FTKs), rose 6.1% year-on-year. This was the fastest pace of growth since the disruption caused by the US West Coast seaports strike in February… Read the full press release

The new-look Ronda magazine launches onboard Iberia flights to over 125 destination

The new design brings a clean, modern feel to the title; with full bleed imagery, street photography and portraiture to offer readers an insider perspective on Iberia’s destinations. Launched in conjunction with the new look and feel magazine, brand new Japanese and Mandarin language versions MADRID, Spain, 2016-Nov-04 — /Travel PR News/ — Passengers flying… Read the full press release

Santa Flights set to return next month at Shannon Airport

SHANNON, Ireland, 2016-Nov-04 — /Travel PR News/ — Santa’s busiest annual day in the region – short of December 25th itself – is already on the arrival and departure’s board at Shannon Airport, with confirmation this week that the Santa Flights are set to return next month. Saturday and Sunday, December 3rd and 4th, have been… Read the full press release

Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LJLA) to become Blue Air’s newest European base

LIVERPOOL, England, 2016-Nov-04 — /Travel PR News/ — Blue Air have today announced the latest development in their strategy to expand operations across Europe with the news that Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LJLA) is to become their newest European base. This will be Blue Air’s eighth European base and they will be locating a 189 seat… Read the full press release