Category Archives: Arts and Culture

Four Seasons Hotel London at Canary Wharf Hosts Second in Series of Art Installations, with Complimentary Cocktails

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Four Seasons Hotel London at Canary Wharf Hosts Second in Series of Art Installations, with Complimentary Cocktails

Art lovers and creative types everywhere will be happy to hear that Four Seasons is launching the second in the series of art installations with Modern ArtBuyer during Art & Music Thursdays London at Canary Wharf, England – 2012-10-25 — /travelprnews.com/ — On Thursday October 25, 2012, new artwork be unveiled to welcome and wow guests at Four SeasonsHotel… Read the full news article

CHRISTMAS WITH ALL THE TRIMMINGS: ALL INCLUSIVE FAMILY HOLIDAY PACKAGE WITH THE RESORT AT PAWS UP IN MONTANA

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Greenough, Montana, 2012-10-24 — /travelprnews.com/ — Ho-Ho-Home is where the heart is this Christmas season. The Resort at Paws Up in Montana is bringing families together for an old-fashioned storybook Christmas in spacious luxury homes with fireplaces roaring, snow falling, and the jingle of sleigh bells and even (your own personal) Santa Claus. 5 nights of accommodations… Read the full news article

SFO Announces Halloween-Inspired Photo Contest on Twitter & Pinterest

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SFO Hosts Contests on Twitter and Pinterest for chance to win Sol Republic Headphones or iPod Shuffles SAN FRANCISCO — 2012-10-24 — /travelprnews.com/ — In the “spirit” of Halloween, San Francisco International Airport (SFO) is hosting a unique social media contest where participants can share Halloween-themed photos on Twitter and Pinterest for a chance to win prizes… Read the full news article

Vermont State Calendar of Events: November Crafts, Cuisine, Hikes and Live Entertainment

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MONTPELIER, Vt., 2012-10-24 — /travelprnews.com/ — The month of November is a time when Vermont’s downtowns and mountain villages become unassuming hosts to theatre, indoor craft bazaars and community “chicken pie” suppers. It’s also a time to explore the wilderness; peaceful day-hikes are ideal before those first few snowfalls’ accumulation add up. Here’s a sampler of… Read the full news article

Canada draws attention through New Yorker partnership

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Canada draws attention through New Yorker partnership

CTC teams up with the influential American magazine giant to turn US attention to Canadian adventures 2012-10-24 — /travelprnews.com/ — New York’s literary, media and cultural luminaries found their attentions diverted by Canada at the recent The New Yorker Festival, held Oct. 5-7 in the Big Apple. Writers such as Martin Amis, Zadie Smith, Margaret Atwood… Read the full news article

Historic Aberdeen Tram Album to be Preserved in FirstGroup Trust

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Historic Aberdeen Tram Album to be Preserved in FirstGroup Trust

2012-10-23 — /travelprnews.com/ — An historic leather bound pictorial album, thought to be the only one in existence, which depicts the end of the tramways in Aberdeen in 1958 was handed over today to the FirstGroup Heritage Trust. The Trust was established in 2010 by Aberdeen based transport giant, FirstGroup, to protect and preserve transport items… Read the full news article

ARTISTS EXPERIMENT WITH SCIENCE AND NATURE IN EXHIBIT AT LA/ONTARIO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT

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Christine Nguyen, Bones and Barnacles, Cyanotype (made with collected objects from the Salton Sea) and salt crystals, bones and barnacles, and salt.

Los Angeles, California – 2012-10-19 — /travelprnews.com/ — Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA), in partnership with the City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs, announces a new exhibition of sculptures, cyanotypes, and collaborative mixed-media installations by April Kawaoka and Christine Nguyen. Featuring artworks influenced by nature and technology, the artists collaborated to combine technical processes… Read the full news article

John Nettles Launches Groundbreaking Book at Jersey War Tunnels

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2012-10-19 — /travelprnews.com/ — John Nettles OBE is set to stimulate impassioned debate as he launches his book on the German Occupation of the Channel Islands entitled ‘Jewels and Jackboots’. The book sheds more light on how Islanders were treated during the Occupation and how they reacted to Nazi invasion. Jersey War Tunnels, who have supported… Read the full news article

Screenings of Spielberg’s LINCOLN Scheduled for November 8 in Richmond and Petersburg

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Screenings of Spielberg's LINCOLN Scheduled for November 8 in Richmond and Petersburg

-Movie was filmed entirely in Richmond and Petersburg areas – RICHMOND, Va., 2012-10-19 — /travelprnews.com/ — Legendary producer/director Steven Spielberg’s major motion picture LINCOLN, filmed entirely in the Richmond/Petersburg area in 2011, will be shown in a pair of special by-invitation-only advance screenings in Richmond and Petersburg on November 8th. The screenplay was adapted from the… Read the full news article

Japanese Ambassador to visit Jersey

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2012-10-19 — /travelprnews.com/ — The Japanese Ambassador to the UK, His Excellency Mr Keiichi Hayashi, will visit Jersey next week on 22 and 23 October 2012. He will be accompanied by his wife, Mrs Hiroko Hayashi, and the Embassy’s Minister for Foreign Affairs, Mr Yosuke Kawakami. During his stay in the Island, the Ambassador will meet… Read the full news article

Alberta tourism industry hitting its stride

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Preliminary 2012 results indicate success for Travel Alberta Calgary, AB, 2012-10-18 — /travelprnews.com/ — Tourism in Alberta celebrates another successful summer and Travel Alberta prepares to launch the second phase of its award-winning brand later this month. Positive results suggest that Alberta’s tourism industry is hitting its stride, working together in partnership to create world-class experiences attracting tourists from all… Read the full news article

Augustin Teboul announced winner of the 2012 Dorchester Collection

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Augustin Teboul announced winner of the 2012 Dorchester Collection

Fashion Prize Paris,2012-10-18 — /travelprnews.com/ — Augustin Teboul is the winner of the 2012 Dorchester Collection Fashion Prize.  The award was bestowed to the designer last night at Dorchester Collection’s Hôtel Plaza Athénée, after a catwalk show featuring the five shortlisted designers of the prize.  Annelie Augustin and Odély Teboul were presented with €30,000 from Dorchester… Read the full news article

Strike Gold At Hilton Queenstown’s eforea: spa at Hilton

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Hilton Queenstown is celebrating Central Otago's 150th gold anniversary in fashion, with an exclusive promotion with New Zealand's leading shoe designer, Kathryn Wilson. Credit: Hilton Hotels & Resorts.

QUEENSTOWN, New Zealand -2012-10-17 — /travelprnews.com/ — Hilton Queenstown is celebrating Central Otago’s 150th gold anniversary in fashion, with an exclusive promotion with New Zealand’s leading shoe designer, Kathryn Wilson. From 15 October 2012 until 7 November 2012 every guest of Hilton Queenstown’s luxurious eforea: spa at Hilton will be invited to enter a competition to… Read the full news article

Holidays in Houston 2012

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Holidays in Houston 2012

2012-10-17 — /travelprnews.com/ — The holidays season in the nation’s fourth-largest city brings stunning light displays, world-renowned performances and much more. Check out all that Houston has to offer in the coming months. Performing Arts A Christmas Carol – A Ghost Story of Christmas Nov. 18-Dec. 24 A Christmas Carol – A Ghost Story of Christmas… Read the full news article

Jersey’s Young Musical Talent to Perform in Sophisticated Surroundings

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2012-10-17 — /travelprnews.com/ — Five of the Jersey Academy of Music’s most promising students are getting together to perform a showcase of their favourite pieces. The mini-concert will take place in Grand Jersey’s dedicated business centre ‘Park Suites’, on Sunday 21st October at 12 noon before the start of Sunday Brunch service. The event launches a… Read the full news article

Thailand to Hold Majestic Royal Barge Procession on 9 November 2012

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Thailand to Hold Majestic Royal Barge Procession on 9 November 2012

Bangkok, 2012-10-17 — /travelprnews.com/ — Global travellers seeking to add another masterpiece event their list of lifetime experiences should pencil 9 November 2012 into their calendars and be in Bangkok to watch the majestic Royal Barge Procession along the Chao Phraya river, The River of Kings. One of the grandest spectacles in Thailand and indeed, the… Read the full news article

Sabre Hospitality Solutions Sweeps 2012 Website Award Competitions

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Sabre awarded for outstanding achievement in web development from the  Website Marketing Association and International Academy of the Visual Arts Southlake, Texas,  2012-10-17 — /travelprnews.com/ —  Sabre Hospitality Solutions, the industry’s leading global hospitality technology company, claimed a total of 29 awards for outstanding achievement in web development as part of this year’s Website Marketing Association’s… Read the full news article

Four Seasons Hotel Ritz Lisbon Invites Guests to Enjoy Brasil Portugal Agora 2012-2013

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Four Seasons Hotel Ritz Lisbon Invites Guests to Enjoy Brasil Portugal Agora 2012-2013

Join in the celebrations as the best of Brazil comes to Portugal Lisbon, Portugal – 2012-10-17 — /travelprnews.com/ — Four Seasons Hotel Ritz Lisbon invites guests to celebrate the historic and cultural ties between two countries during Brasil Portugal Agora 2012-2013. A series of events in Portugal and Brazil began in September, and continues through June 2013. This eclectic… Read the full news article

Civil Air Transport: Asia’s Airline of Distinction

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SAN FRANCISCO —  2012-10-17 — /travelprnews.com/ — Unique among the airlines of the world, Civil Air Transport (CAT) operated against a backdrop of great political transition in China and throughout the Far East.  From its formation in 1946 to its demise in 1968, the company and its remarkable personnel were at the center of much of the region’s… Read the full news article

agoda.com rolls out red carpet deals for the Rome Film Festival

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2012-10-17 — /travelprnews.com/ — agoda.com, Asia’s leading hotel booking site and part of Nasdaq-listed Priceline Group (Nasdaq: PCLN), has announced hotel deals in Italy’s ancient capital city of Rome in preparation for the annual Rome Film Festival. Although it hasn’t been around as long as some of its bigger cousins like Cannes or Sundance, the Rome… Read the full news article

Branchage Presents a Gala Screening of This Year’s Most Extraordinary Documentary:

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2012-10-16 — /travelprnews.com/ — Tickets are now on sale for a very special gala screening event to be held at the Hotel De France’s Great Hall on 8 November 2012. Kindly sponsored by Spearpoint and JTC Group, the event features a screening of SEARCHING FOR SUGARMAN, as well as a Q&A with the producer, a live… Read the full news article

Brand USA Announces Travel Agent Fam Photo Competition

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LONDON, 2012-10-16 — /travelprnews.com/ — Brand USA, the new tourism marketing body for the United States of America, has announced the launch of a travel agent photo competition in the UK and Ireland. As part of the competition, the website  www.famphotousa.co.uk, has been launched where agents from the UK and Ireland can upload photographs they have taken on… Read the full news article

Chicago Cultural Plan 2012 Unveiled

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New Cultural Plan was Developed Over Months of Meetings with Stakeholders and Community Members Across Chicago; Community Input Led Directly to a New Initiative to Develop an Arts Education Plan for Chicago Public Schools Mayor’s Press Office    312.744.3334 press@cityofchicago.org CHICAGO – 2012-10-16 — /travelprnews.com/ — Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events… Read the full news article

VIA Rail Helps Canada’s Newest Citizens Celebrate Their Citizenship By Exploring Their New Home

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Participation in the Cultural Access Pass program connects new citizens to an exclusive travel offer MONTRÉAL, QUEBEC, 2012-10-16 — /travelprnews.com/ — In celebration of National Citizenship Week, VIA Rail Canada is encouraging Canada’s newest citizens to hop on a train and explore the country they’ve chosen to call home by taking advantage of an exclusive travel… Read the full news article

Phuket’s Amazing Vegetarian Festival October 2012

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2012-10-16 — /travelprnews.com/ — Every year Phuket plays host to numerous festivals and celebrations – both national and international – but the Phuket Vegetarian Festival is arguably the most interesting, unusual, cultural, and delicious of them all. Held over a nine-day period in September or October, this festival celebrates the Chinese community’s belief that abstinence from… Read the full news article

Experience Cultural Heritage at Four Seasons Hotel Hangzhou at West Lake

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Four Seasons Hotel Hangzhou at West Lake

The charm of Hangzhou, a UNESCO World Heritage Site Hangzhou at West Lake, China – 2012-10-16 — /travelprnews.com/ —UNESCO World Heritage Site An irreplaceable staple of Chinese cultural legacy, the West Lake Cultural Landscape of Hangzhou was officially introduced to the UNESCO World Heritage List in June 2011. The Lake, covering a substantial area of 3,322.88 hectares (13… Read the full news article

Renaissance Vinoy® Resort & Golf Club Restores Original Murals in Restaurant to Commemorate 20th Anniversary of Re-Opening

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On-Property Celebrations Include Menu Additions from 1992, Pompeii-inspired Cocktails, Facebook Photo Contest & More

On-Property Celebrations Include Menu Additions from 1992, Pompeii-inspired Cocktails, Facebook Photo Contest & More 2012-10-16 — /travelprnews.com/ — Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, the Renaissance Vinoy® Resort & Golf Club is commemorating the resort’s 20th anniversary since its grand re-opening in 1992 by restoring four original murals from the original Pompeii Room, now… Read the full news article

Four Seasons Hotels Istanbul at Sultanahmet and the Bosphorus are Inspirational Stops During Istanbul Design Biennial, October 13-December 12, 2012

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Istanbul’s First Design Biennial takes over the city with a series of events this season

Istanbul’s First Design Biennial takes over the city with a series of events this season Istanbul at the Bosphorus, Turkey – 2012-10-15 — /travelprnews.com/ — The Istanbul Design Biennial, covering fields of urban design, architecture, industrial design, graphic design, fashion design and new media design as well as relevant creative products and projects, hosts more than 100 projects by… Read the full news article

Announcing the winner of the 5th Prix Meurice for contemporary art

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The fifth Meurice Prize for contemporary art has been awarded to Alexandre Singh, represented by Galerie Art: Concept

The fifth Meurice Prize for contemporary art has been awarded to Alexandre Singh, represented by Galerie Art: Concept 2012-10-15 — /travelprnews.com/ — True to its heritage and its enthusiasm for the art of its times, and for the fifth consecutive year, the firstParisian palace hotel (1835) has awarded a prize to help an emerging artist on… Read the full news article

Bungalow 8 Spa Capsule at Four Seasons Hotel Mumbai

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Bungalow 8 Spa Capsule at Four Seasons Hotel Mumbai

An exclusive accessories collection at The Spa 2012-10-15 — /travelprnews.com/ — Introducing an eclectic selection of hand-made and unusual jewelry, scarves and garments by prominent Mumbai concept store Bungalow 8 on level three of The Spa at Four Seasons Hotel Mumbai. The Bungalow 8 design philosophy has always been about different ways of expressing one’s individuality in an increasingly homogenous world, and in… Read the full news article