Daily Archives: January 26, 2018

HMSHost opens a new Starbucks store at Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport

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HMSHost opens a new Starbucks store at Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport   Travelers in pre-security baggage claim area gain convenient access to popular offering BIRMINGHAM, AL, 2018-Jan-26 — /Travel PR News/ — Global restaurateur HMSHost and Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport celebrated the grand opening of a new Starbucks® store in the baggage claim area of the airport…. Read the full press release

Steigenberger Hotels AG appoints Thomas Willms as CEO

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Frankfurt am Main, Germany, 2018-Jan-26 — /Travel PR News/ — The Supervisory Board of Steigenberger Hotels AG has appointed Thomas Willms as spokesperson of the Management Board (CEO). Mr. Willms, who joined the company as Chief Operating Officer in June 2017, will take up his new position with immediate effect. He will retain overall operational… Read the full press release

Deutsche Hospitality announces The IntercityHotel Riyadh Malaz slated to open for business before the end of the year

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IntercityHotel Riyadh Malaz scheduled to open before the end of the year Frankfurt am Main, Germany, 2018-Jan-26 — /Travel PR News/ — The IntercityHotel brand is continuing its course of expansion on the Arabian Peninsula. The IntercityHotel Riyadh Malaz, which will open for business before the end of the year, represents the company’s first move… Read the full press release

Heathrow collaborates with spoken word artist Caleb Femi to launch his new poem A Tale of Modern Britain

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Heathrow collaborates with spoken word artist Caleb Femi to launch his new poem A Tale of Modern Britain   Heathrow partners with London’s Young People’s Laureate Caleb Femi to describe Modern Britain and travel in 2018 New research into what being British means found that one in five Brits (20%) now travel to visit family… Read the full press release

IHG announces the opening of the new-build, 179-room Holiday Inn® Lima Airport hotel

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IHG announces the opening of the new-build, 179-room Holiday Inn® Lima Airport hotel   Denham, United Kingdom, 2018-Jan-26 — /Travel PR News/ — IHG® (InterContinental Hotels Group), one of the world’s leading hotel companies, today (24 JANUARY 2018) announces the opening of the new-build, 179-room Holiday Inn® Lima Airport hotel, just five minutes from Jorge Chavez Lima International… Read the full press release

Air France reopens completely redesigned and much larger Business class lounge at Paris-Charles de Gaulle, Terminal 2

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Air France reopens completely redesigned and much larger Business class lounge at Paris-Charles de Gaulle, Terminal 2   PARIS, France, 2018-Jan-26 — /Travel PR News/ — Air France will reopen a completely redesigned, much larger and totally renovated Business class lounge. With an open kitchen, private saunas and a detox bar, the company has created a… Read the full press release

easyJet and Founders Factory announce new start-ups to join its travel tech accelerator programme

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easyJet and Founders Factory announce new start-ups to join its travel tech accelerator programme   LUTON, UK, 2018-Jan-26 — /Travel PR News/ — Three more travel tech companies have been selected to join the start-up accelerator programme following the success of launch start-ups Flio and LuckyTrip Each business will receive hands on support from Founders … Read the full press release

Bristol Airport welcomes bmi’s brand-new flight from to Gothenburg

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Bristol Airport welcomes bmi’s brand-new flight from to Gothenburg   BRISTOL, UK, 2018-Jan-26 — /Travel PR News/ — bmi further developed its network from its Bristol hub today (22nd Jan 2018), as it launched its brand-new flight from Bristol to Gothenburg. Passengers at Bristol Airport travelling on board the first flight were treated to delicious… Read the full press release

World’s leading independent advertising technology company AppNexus becomes a PATA Preferred Partner

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BANGKOK, 2018-Jan-26 — /Travel PR News/ — The Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) and AppNexus, the world’s leading independent advertising technology company, today (January 22, 2018) announced a new Preferred Partnership agreement. The agreement will allow PATA members to better understand the new landscape of programmatic advertising and how best to utilise it for their respective organisations. As a… Read the full press release

Luxury travel operator Classic Vacations marks its 40 years in business with special promotions

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San Jose, CA, 2018-Jan-26 — /Travel PR News/ — This year marks 40 years of business for the San Jose-based luxury travel operator Classic Vacations. Since its founding in 1978, the company has grown to represent luxury vacation properties in more than a hundred destinations, around the world: from Hawaii to Europe, from Fiji to… Read the full press release

Eight more signatories commits to UNWTO Global Code of Ethics

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Eight more signatories commits to UNWTO Global Code of Ethics   Madrid, Spain, 2018-Jan-26 — /Travel PR News/ — Seven companies and one association formalized their commitment to the UNWTO Global Code of Ethics for Tourism during an event held in the context of FITUR, the International Tourism Fair of Madrid. Cielos Abiertos (Colombia), Destinos R.I…. Read the full press release

UNWTO and Portugal agree on joint training and innovation action plan as priorities of the Portuguese Tourism Strategy 2027

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UNWTO and Portugal agree on joint training and innovation action plan as priorities of the Portuguese Tourism Strategy 2027   Lisbon, Portugal, 2018-Jan-26 — /Travel PR News/ — Innovation and training were at the centre of the official visit of Zurab Pololikashvili, the Secretary-General of the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), to Portugal on 22-23 January. Following… Read the full press release