TravelClick’s Sep 2017 North American Hospitality Review: Major Rebound Across All Travel Segments

Fourth Quarter Data Indicates Major Rebound Across All Travel Segments, Despite Slight Rate and Booking Declines Overall in Third Quarter of 2017 NEW YORK, 2017-Sep-28 — /Travel PR News/ — Heading into the last quarter of 2017, fourth quarter data is showing healthy gains across the board, despite slight declines in average daily rates (ADR) and… Read the full press release

Choice Hotels announces new Cambria hotel in Fort Mill, S.C.

ROCKVILLE, Md., 2017-Sep-28 — /Travel PR News/ — Choice Hotels International, Inc. (NYSE: CHH), one of the world’s largest hotel companies, signed an agreement with York Investment Properties, LLC, to develop a new Cambria hotel in Fort Mill, S.C. The 124-room property will be located within the company’s mixed-use development site, which includes an apartment complex, planned retail center and proposed office… Read the full press release

Four Seasons Hotel The Westcliff Johannesburg appoints Farrel Hirsch as chef of View restaurant

Johannesburg, South Africa, 2017-Sep-28 — /Travel PR News/ — Having worked alongside some of Europe and South Africa’s most acclaimed chefs, Farrel Hirsch now brings his exuberant mix of passion and experience to Joburg with his appointment as chef View, the flagship restaurant at Four Seasons Hotel The Westcliff Johannesburg. The 30-year-old studied professional cookery in Nottingham, and was declared… Read the full press release

Beverly Wilshire, A Four Seasons Hotel brings a touch of the “great outdoors” to its Veranda Suite terrace with new urban glamping experience

Sleep under the stars in the City of Stars at the most iconic address in Beverly Hills Los Angeles in Beverly Hills (Beverly Wilshire), U.S.A., 2017-Sep-28 — /Travel PR News/ — A landmark property since opening in 1928, Beverly Wilshire, A Four Seasons Hotel is bringing a touch of the “great outdoors” to its Veranda Suite terrace with the… Read the full press release

Four Seasons Resort Sharm El Sheikh appoints Hatem Abaza as the new Director of Sales and Marketing

Sleep under the stars in the City of Stars at the most iconic address in Beverly Hills Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, 2017-Sep-28 — /Travel PR News/ — Greg Pirkle, General Manager Four Seasons Resort Sharm El Sheikh, gladly announces the appointment of Hatem Abaza as the new Director of Sales and Marketing. Flying from Cairo’s busy life to Sharm, the… Read the full press release

HMSHost wins contract to operate 12 food and beverage spaces at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport

HMSHost to bring new local and national favorite restaurants to travelers at MSP MINNEAPOLIS, 2017-Sep-28 — /Travel PR News/ — Global restaurateur HMSHost, in partnership with Pady Regnier of St. Croix Airport Retail, INC. and Robert Grace of Be Graceful Bakery and Catering, LLC, has been awarded a 10-year contract valued at approximately $367 million to operate 12… Read the full press release

Heathrow Airport hosts its first annual special assistance Open Day

Airport hosts first ever Open Day for those with disabilities and mobility restrictions 36 exhibitors took part, including charities and airlines, and passengers were able to experience what an airport journey would be like More than one million passengers at Heathrow request special assistance LONDON, 2017-Sep-28 — /Travel PR News/ — Heathrow welcomed over 80… Read the full press release

Heathrow’s new “Fly Quiet and Clean” report ranks airlines on noise and emission performance from April to June

Air India ‘most improved’ up 37 places to number Heathrow marks its first month without Chapter 3 aircraft – the oldest and noisiest classification of planes LONDON, 2017-Sep-28 — /Travel PR News/ — Heathrow’s new “Fly Quiet and Clean” report shows airlines are increasingly using the quietest, cleanest aircraft in their routes to Britain’s hub airport. The… Read the full press release

IHG announces culinary collaboration between the Staybridge Suites® brand and Carla Hall

Partnership Features Five Unique Recipes Developed Exclusively for the Brand Denham, United Kingdom, 2017-Sep-28 — /Travel PR News/ — IHG (InterContinental Hotels Group), one of the world’s leading hotel companies, reveals its culinary collaboration between the Staybridge Suites® brand and Carla Hall. A continuation of the brand’s Hugely Different campaign that launched in May of this year, Carla… Read the full press release

Deutsche Hospitality appointed Susanne Friedrich as Director of Business Development

Frankfurt am Main, Germany, 2017-Sep-28 — /Travel PR News/ — International expansion needs professional support. Susanne Friedrich has been Director of Business Development at Deutsche Hospitality since 1 September. Ms. Friedrich is a hotel property specialist with 13 years of experience in international development and asset management and was most recently employed at the Rezidor… Read the full press release