Daily Archives: August 25, 2022

TUI Group submits emission reduction targets for airlines, cruise business and hotels to SBTi for validation

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Future TUI Group CEO Sebastian Ebel:“I am convinced that the sustainable transformation pays off – for society, for the environment and for business.” TUI targets are comprehensive, science-based and backed up by roadmaps Emission reduction targets for airlines, cruise business and hotels submitted Berlin, Germany, 2022-Aug-25 — /Travel PR News/ — Focusing on the reduction… Read the full press release

Macao Government Tourism Office starts caravan roadshows across Greater Bay Area

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Macao, China, 2022-Aug-25 — /Travel PR News/ — With the stable pandemic situation in Macao, Macao Government Tourism Office (MGTO) will unfold an array of caravan roadshows across the nine cities of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area under the theme “Experience Macao, Unlimited” from August to December. The first roadshow of the series will… Read the full press release

Port of Oakland takes major step toward making the Oakland Seaport a zero-emissions operation

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$2 million renewable energy infrastructure design approved for Oakland Seaport Oakland, Calif., 2022-Aug-25 — /Travel PR News/ — The Port of Oakland announced today (August 22, 2022) the approval of a $2 million contract for the design of a new, clean energy project at the Oakland Seaport. The project includes electrical infrastructure including solar generation,… Read the full press release

VisitEngland announces the appointment of Nigel Wilkinson MBE as a new Advisory Board Member

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LONDON, UK, 2022-Aug-25 — /Travel PR News/ — We are pleased to let you know that the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport has announced the appointment of Nigel Wilkinson MBE as a new VisitEngland Advisory Board Member for a term of five years, from 11 August 2022 until 10 August 2027…. Read the full press release

Samui Airport earns Public Aerodrome Operating Certificate from the Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand (CAAT)

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Emphasizing its international-level operation standards Bangkok, Thailand, 2022-Aug-25 — /Travel PR News/ — Bangkok Airways Public Company Limited, the rightful owner of Samui Airport, led by Mr. Puttipong Prasarttong-Osoth, President (4th from left), together with company executives, received a Public Aerodrome Operating Certificate from the Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand (CAAT), represented by Mr. Suttipong… Read the full press release

Malaysia Airlines announces up to 31% off on domestic and selected international destinations to mark the National Month

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Enjoy great savings when you Fly Malaysia and beyond KLIA, 2022-Aug-25 — /Travel PR News/ — In conjunction with the National Month celebrations, Malaysia Airlines is pleased to offer up to 31% off on all its fare categories to all domestic and selected international destinations effective immediately until 29 August 2022 for travel up to… Read the full press release

Radisson Hotel Group opens its first Radisson RED property in Poland, the Radisson RED Gdańsk

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Brussels/Gdańsk, 2022-Aug-25 — /Travel PR News/ — The first Radisson RED property in Poland is now welcoming guests. Radisson RED Gdańsk is part of the redevelopment of Granary Island in the center of the Pomeranian capital on the Baltic Sea. With this new opening, Radisson Hotel Group’s portfolio in Poland has grown to 22 properties… Read the full press release

Finnair names Kristian Pullola as Chief Financial Officer

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Vantaa, Finland, 2022-Aug-25 — /Travel PR News/ — Finnair has appointed Kristian Pullola, M.Sc. (Economics), 49, as Chief Financial Officer and member of the Finnair Executive Board as of 1 October 2022. Pullola will start at Finnair as an executive advisor already as of 1 September 2022. Finnair’s current CFO Mika Stirkkinen will act as… Read the full press release

KLM Royal Dutch Airlines welcomes new chief operating officer (COO) Maarten Stienen

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Amstelveen, Netherlands, 2022-Aug-25 — /Travel PR News/ — Effective 1 September 2022, Maarten Stienen is appointed chief operating officer (COO) of KLM Royal Dutch Airlines. Stienen has held various posts at KLM since 1998 and is currently senior vice president of Hub Operations. Maarten Stienen started out as a management trainee at KLM. He went… Read the full press release

Cathay Pacific extends Fly Greener carbon-offset programme to its air cargo services

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The programme’s carbon emissions calculator makes offsetting emissions easy and funds Gold Standard carbon-reduction projects with a social component Hong Kong, China, 2022-Aug-25 — /Travel PR News/ — Cathay Pacific is taking the lead in aviation’s sustainability efforts in Asia with the extension of Fly Greener to its air cargo services. Fly Greener is a… Read the full press release