Daily Archives: February 13, 2017

airberlin starts wet-lease agreement with Lufthansa Group; three airberlin aircrafts under the colours of Eurowings start operation

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Berlin, Germany, 2017-Feb-13 — /Travel PR News/ — Three airberlin aircraft under the colours of Eurowings for the first time took off today from Hamburg to Manchester, Stuttgart and Nuremberg. Thomas Winkelmann, airberlin’s Chief Executive Officer, said:  “The wet-lease agreement with the Lufthansa Group is a significant milestone for airberlin by providing job security with ultimately… Read the full press release

Marriott International presented with the 2016 Company of the Year Award from LATINA Style

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Bethesda, Md., 2017-Feb-13 — /Travel PR News/ — Marriott International (NASDAQ:MAR) today received the 2016 Company of the Year Award from LATINA Style at its LATINA Style 50 Awards Luncheon Ceremony in Arlington, Virginia. Brenda Durham, Senior Vice President and Regional General Counsel for the Caribbean and Latin America Region, Marriott International, accepted the award…. Read the full press release

W Hotels Worldwide to open W Prague in 2020

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New York, NY, 2017-Feb-13 — /Travel PR News/ — W Hotels Worldwide, part of Marriott International (NASDAQ: MAR), announced it will open W Prague in 2020. Owned by PPH Evropa s.r.o, W Prague marks the brand’s debut into the Czech Republic, and will be located on Wenceslas Square in the heart of the buzzing capital… Read the full press release

Delaware North and esports team Splyce announce partnership

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BUFFALO, N.Y. and BOSTON, 2017-Feb-13 — /Travel PR News/ — Delaware North, a global leader in hospitality and food service, this week announced a strategic partnership with the esports team Splyce. Terms of the deal were not released. Splyce – which has nine total titles in esports – has teams and players from all over the… Read the full press release

Tata Consultancy Services becomes primary technology partner of Travelport

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The new Travelport and TCS partnership will also include working together on a number of strategic research and digital programs Langley, U.K., 2017-Feb-13 — /Travel PR News/ — Travelport (NYSE:TVPT), a leading Travel Commerce Platform providing distribution, technology, payment and other solutions for the global travel industry, has today named Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) as… Read the full press release

Travelport and Marine Travel announce new long term agreement

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Langley, U.K., 2017-Feb-13 — /Travel PR News/ — Travelport (NYSE:TVPT), a leading Travel Commerce Platform, and Marine Travel, the UK’s leading independent marine travel specialist with an office in Manila, the Philippines, have announced a new long term agreement which will see the specialist travel company continue to access Travelport’s Travel Commerce Platform and unrivalled choice… Read the full press release

Viva Online Services the first Greek agency to implement Travelport’s Universal API

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Langley, U.K., 2017-Feb-13 — /Travel PR News/ — Travelport (NYSE:TVPT), a leading Travel Commerce Platform, has announced that Viva Online Services (Viva.gr), a leader of online transportation and tourism services in Greece, is the first Greek agency to implement Travelport branded fares and ancillaries which allows them to make better informed air choices and improve service… Read the full press release

Enterprise Rent-A-Car wins 3 golds and 1 silver for car rental categories at the 2017 Travvy Awards

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Enterprise Takes Home Three Gold Awards and One Silver ST. LOUIS, 2017-Feb-13 — /Travel PR News/ — Enterprise Rent-A-Car emerged the definitive car rental leader at the 2017 Travvy Awards, earning gold for Best Car Rentals-Overall, Best Car Rentals-Domestic and Best Car Rentals-Fleet. In addition, Enterprise Rent-A-Car took home silver for Best Car Rentals-International. “The results of… Read the full press release

Oman Air launches new loyalty scheme for travel agents at the award ceremony for best performing agents in 2016

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The Airline awarded the 2016 top performing agents MUSCAT, Oman, 2017-Feb-13 — /Travel PR News/ — In a unique event, aptly named, Together we Succeed, Oman Air welcomed one of its most important stakeholder segment in Oman, the travel agents. Jamal Al Azki, Country Manager, Oman Air for Oman kick-started the evening with a warm… Read the full press release

Oman Air and Taiseer partner to help market and promote local SMEs in Oman

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MUSCAT, Oman, 2017-Feb-13 — /Travel PR News/ — Oman Air, the national carrier of the Sultanate of Oman, is delighted to announce they are signing a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Taiseer. The company acts as a local trading platform that aims to create an integrated business environment between companies. The aim of the MOU is… Read the full press release