ST. LOUIS, 2016-Apr-06 — /Travel PR News/ — Ever dreamed of getting behind the wheel of an Aston Martin DB9 or Rapide S? Starting today, Enterprise Rent-A-Car can make that dream come true. The brand has announced an agreement with Aston Martin that brings the DB9 and Rapide S sports cars to the Exotic Car Collection… Read the full news article
UK’s Largest Conference Hotel announces New Director of Sales and Director of Operations LONDON, 2016-Apr-06 — /Travel PR News/ — Hilton London Metropole has announced the appointment of Omer Lang as Director of Operations and Georgina Bansal as Director of Sales to its senior management team. Both bring with them extensive experience in the hospitality industry… Read the full news article
Bethesda, Md., 2016-Apr-06 — /Travel PR News/ — Marriott International, Inc. (NASDAQ:MAR) continues to demonstrate its commitment to diversity and inclusion during the Straight for Equality Gala recently hosted by the national chapter of Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG) at The New York Marriott Marquis. This year’s reception recognized allies that showed their dedication… Read the full news article
New Digitally-Enhanced Hotel Captures Essence of New York City with High-Low Design Elements, Local Art and Groundbreaking Technology New York, NY, 2016-Apr-06 — /Travel PR News/ — Renaissance Hotels’ new U.S. flagship property, the Renaissance New York Midtown Hotel, which opened in Manhattan on March 21, 2016, personifies the brand’s ‘Fearlessly Chic’ global design philosophy and… Read the full news article
Nine positions vacated for further evaluation; Charles Jeffers to depart at end of May Washington, DC, 2016-Apr-05 — /Travel PR News/ — Destination Marketing Association International (DMAI) Chairman Bob Lander and President and CEO Don Welsh today announced a strategic realignment of the organization in preparation for a renewed commitment to focus on member and partner… Read the full news article
WIZZ AIR GROWS PASSENGER NUMBERS BY 21% Budapest, Hungary, 2016-Apr-05 — /Travel PR News/ — Wizz Air Holdings Plc (“Wizz Air”), the largest low-cost airline in Central and Eastern Europe, today announces passenger statistics for March 2016. In March 2016, Wizz Air continued to expand its customer offering and network with the following announcements: The arrival… Read the full news article
SINGAPORE, 2016-Apr-05 — /Travel PR News/ — Singapore Airlines (SIA) and the Lufthansa Group are expanding their codeshare agreement to provide customers more benefits through enhanced connections and new codeshare destinations. The expanded codeshare ties will provide SIA customers convenient access to over 20 new routes on Lufthansa- and Swiss-operated flights, to and from points in… Read the full news article
AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND, 2016-Apr-05 — /Travel PR News/ — Sir Graham Henry, the man who coached the All Blacks to World Cup glory and who knows better than most how to create a winning team culture, is a keynote speaker at the 2016 New Zealand Hotel Industry Conference, Auckland, 1-2 June. “Sir Graham is an expert… Read the full news article
Holiday Inn Express Sydney Macquarie Park Ribbon Cutting by IHG CEO, Pro-invest CEO and New South Wales Minister for Trade, Tourism and Major Events Sydney, Australia, 2016-Apr-05 — /Travel PR News/ — InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG®) in partnership with investment group, Pro-invest today celebrated the opening of Australia’s first Holiday Inn Express hotel, Holiday Inn Express… Read the full news article
LONDON, 2016-Apr-05 — /Travel PR News/ — Heathrow’s 70th year has seen another significant milestone in the airports history with Terminal 4 turning thirty. Colleagues at Heathrow celebrated the 30th anniversary of its opening on Friday (1/4).Officially opened by His Royal Highness Prince Charles and Princess Diana on Tuesday 1st April 1986, the terminal cost around… Read the full news article
Cancun, Mexico, 2016-Apr-05 — /Travel PR News/ — For the second year in a row, Royalton Riviera Cancun is the recipient of a Gold Crown Resort® Award, the most prestigious award handed out by the world’s largest vacation exchange network, RCI®. This designation is particularly impressive as the resort has achieved this distinction for each year… Read the full news article
Set in the Heart of Jakarta’s Golden Triangle, the New St. Regis Jakarta and The Residences at The St. Regis Jakarta Will Set a New Paradigm for Luxury Hospitality JAKARTA, Indonesia, 2016-Apr-05 — /Travel PR News/ — Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE:HOT) announced today that the company has reached a management agreement with Rajawali… Read the full news article
Flights Surge in Bay to Basin Corridor by Way of OAK Oakland, CA, 2016-Apr-05 — /Travel PR News/ — As it welcomes the former Long Beach Airport Director, Bryant Francis, to take its helm, Oakland International Airport (OAK) announces that service to Long Beach (LGB) will increase to include four new peak daily nonstops on Southwest. … Read the full news article
The premium airline develops its USA and Caribbean services from Berlin and Dusseldorf BERLIN, GERMANY, 2016-Apr-05 — /Travel PR News/ — airberlin will dramatically expand its range of long-haul flights this coming winter (2016/17). Germany’s second-largest airline will base an additional type A330-200 aircraft at Berlin Tegel, with 19 seats in the exclusive FullFlat Business… Read the full news article
Showcasing Bombardier’s innovative products and state-of-the-art facility Montréal, 2016-Apr-04 — /Travel PR News/ — Bombardier announced today that its annual and special meeting of shareholders will take place at its cutting-edge Commercial Aircraft facility in Mirabel, Québec on April 29, 2016 at 10 a.m. Eastern Time (ET). “This will be an exciting opportunity for Bombardier’s shareholders to walk… Read the full news article
Montréal, 2016-Apr-04 — /Travel PR News/ — Bombardier Business Aircraft announced today that it has received a firm order for 20 Challenger 350 aircraft. For competitive reasons, the customer will remain undisclosed at this time. Based on the 2016 list prices for standard-equipped aircraft, the firm order is valued at approximately $534 million US. “With its… Read the full news article
BRUSSELS, Belgium, 2016-Apr-04 — /Travel PR News/ — Radisson Blu, one of the world’s leading hotel brands, is proud to announce the opening of the Radisson Blu Hotel, Abidjan Airport in Côte d’Ivoire. Operated by The Rezidor Hotel Group, Radisson Blu Hotel, Abidjan Airport boasts 261 rooms including suites and exceptional meeting facilities. The hotel is… Read the full news article
Today (31 Mar 2016) the legendary Grand Hotel Tammer in Tampere reopens its doors and becomes the eighth Radisson Blu hotel in Finland. Built in 1929, this striking hotel has been the scene for many great events. With all its rich tales, the newly renovated Radisson Blu Grand Hotel Tammer is a grand setting for a stay… Read the full news article
Seoul, South Korea, 2016-Apr-04 — /Travel PR News/ — Korean Air has announced today that it will launch new flight services from Incheon International Airport in Seoul to Okinawa, Japan’s southernmost prefecture, from May 5th, 2016 which will be the 16th destination in Japan for the carrier. Korean Air will operate daily flights on Incheon-Okinawa route,… Read the full news article
The new accessibility compliant site is also available in English, French and Chinese Richmond, B.C., 2016-Apr-04 — /Travel PR News/ — We’ve upgraded our terminals, we’ve improved our airfield, we’ve added new airlines, and now it’s time we bring our website into the digital age. Today, Vancouver Airport Authority unveiled the new yvr.ca website for Vancouver… Read the full news article
Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. Recommends That Holders of Operating Partnership Units of Host Hotels & Resorts, L.P. Reject “Mini Tender” Offer by Certain Affiliates of MacKenzie Capital Management, LP BETHESDA, Md., 2016-Apr-04 — /Travel PR News/ — Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. (NYSE:HST) has learned that certain affiliates of MacKenzie Capital Management, LP (“Purchaser”)… Read the full news article
Boutique Air Announces New Summer Schedule for Silver City Carrier to offer fares starting at $59 to Albuquerque, $79 to Phoenix SAN FRANCISCO, 2016-Apr-04 — /Travel PR News/ — Boutique Air released the summer schedule for flights from Grant County Airport (SVC) in Silver CIty, NM to Albuquerque International Sunport (ABQ) in Albuquerque, NM and… Read the full news article
LONDON, 2016-Apr-01 — /Travel PR News/ — British Airways is to launch a new leisure service to Alicante from London City to cover the busy holiday season this summer. The new flights to the heart of Spain’s Costa Blanca will operate four times a week for 10 weeks from the end of June. It will be… Read the full news article
LONDON, 2016-Apr-01 — /Travel PR News/ — Boarding British Airways flights has just got easier for families and friends travelling together thanks to the introduction of multiple mobile boarding passes. Previously, each person had to each carry their own smartphone to show their mobile boarding pass to go through security or board a flight. But now… Read the full news article
CHICAGO, 2016-Apr-01 — /Travel PR News/ — The Chicago Department of Aviation (CDA) announces that partial lane closures will begin next week on the lower level roadways of Terminal 5 and the domestic terminals at O’Hare International Airport to accommodate improvement projects. Minimal traffic impacts are expected, however, the CDA cautions motorists and pedestrians to proceed… Read the full news article
MIRAMAR, Fla., 2016-Apr-01 — /Travel PR News/ — Spirit Airlines (NASDAQ:SAVE) announced today that its Board of Directors has appointed Myrna M. Soto as its newest board member, effective March 29, 2016. “We are looking forward to Myrna becoming a member of our board,” said Spirit’s Chairman of the Board, Mac Gardner. “Myrna’s expertise in… Read the full news article
DALLAS, TX, 2016-Apr-01 — /Travel PR News/ — Southwest Airlines Co. (NYSE: LUV) today announced new service linking Long Beach Airport (LGB) and Oakland with four flights a day in each direction beginning Sunday, June 5, 2016. Southwest® announced the news aboard the iconic RMS Queen Mary with Long Beach Mayor Robert Garcia and other representatives of Long Beach government, business, and… Read the full news article
Inaugural flight demonstrates airline’s long-term commitment to the United Kingdom 73 flights per week now operate between the United Kingdom and Qatar Qatar Airways already serves London Heathrow, Manchester and Edinburgh non-stop from Doha DOHA, Qatar, 2016-Apr-01 — /Travel PR News/ — Qatar Airways has today inaugurated the airline’s fourth United Kingdom (U.K.) gateway, with direct… Read the full news article
Airline signs industry sustainable pledge to develop biofuel DOHA, Qatar, 2016-Apr-01 — /Travel PR News/ — Qatar Airways has signed a pledge to support the airline industry’s commitment to sustainable aviation fuels. As a member of the Sustainable Aviation Fuel Users Group (SAFUG), a world-leading environmental research programme, the pledge unites Qatar’s national airline with industry… Read the full news article
SEATTLE, 2016-Apr-01 — /Travel PR News/ — Alaska Air Group, Inc. (NYSE: ALK), the parent company of Alaska Airlines, Inc., and Horizon Air Industries, Inc., will announce its first quarter 2016 financial results on Thursday, April 21, 2016. A conference call is scheduled at 8:30 a.m. Pacific time/11:30 a.m. Eastern time. Interested parties may listen to… Read the full news article