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HMSHost and restaurateur April Spears bring Super Duper Burgers to San Francisco International Airport

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SAN FRANCISCO, 2017-Jan-20 — /Travel PR News/ — Global restaurateur HMSHost, in partnership with San Francisco restaurateur, April Spears, brings beloved Super Duper Burgers to San Francisco International Airport as part of a new six-year contract valued at $33 million. This will be the first airport location for the San Francisco-based burger joint. Super Duper Burgers… Read the full press release

VisitBritain: Record-breaking 12.2 million visits to English regions outside London in 9M2016

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LONDON, 2017-Jan-20 — /Travel PR News/ — International tourists are travelling across English regions in record numbers, and they are spending more too. Official statistics released today show that in the first nine months of 2016 there were a record-breaking 12.2 million visits to English regions outside London, up 4% compared to the same period in… Read the full press release

New Chairs for the VisitBritain/VisitEngland Board and the VisitEngland Advisory Board appointed

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LONDON, 2017-Jan-20 — /Travel PR News/ — The Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, The Rt Hon Karen Bradley MP, has appointed the new Chairs for the BTA (VisitBritain/VisitEngland) Board and the VisitEngland Advisory Board – Steve Ridgway CBE will succeed Christopher Rodrigues CBE as BTA Chairman and Denis Wormwell will succeed Penelope,… Read the full press release

The Wyndham Worldwide CSR Report 2015-2016: 22% reduction in carbon emissions and 18% reduction in water consumption

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Hospitality leader highlights key achievements in Corporate Social Responsibility contributing to business success Parsippany, N.J., 2017-Jan-20 — /Travel PR News/ — The Wyndham Worldwide (NYSE: WYN) 2015-2016 Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Report reflects the Company’s holistic integration of CSR into its business and how CSR continues to be an important driver of its success. One… Read the full press release

Wyndham Hotel Group opens the new-construction 343-room Wyndham Grand Clearwater Beach owned by Florida philanthropist Dr. Kiran Patel

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Luxuriously appointed 343-room resort on America’s best beach is latest gem in hotel giant’s surging global footprint; More than 22,000 square feet of meeting space includes the area’s largest ballroom PARSIPPANY, N.J., 2017-Jan-20 — /Travel PR News/ — Wyndham Hotel Group, the hotel giant with an unmatched global presence of nearly 8,000 hotels, is making waves… Read the full press release

Hyatt to acquire wellness leader Miraval Group from an affiliate of KSL Capital Partners, LLC

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Miraval to continue standalone operation of resorts and spas, while expanding unique brand of wellness experiences across Hyatt portfolio CHICAGO, 2017-Jan-20 — /Travel PR News/ — Hyatt Hotels Corporation (NYSE: H) today announced that Hyatt has acquired Miraval Group, the renowned provider of wellness and mindfulness experiences, from an affiliate of KSL Capital Partners, LLC…. Read the full press release

Hyatt signs with La Rosière Gestion SARL for the first Hyatt Centric hotel in France

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Hyatt Centric La Rosière marks continued international brand growth CHICAGO, 2017-Jan-20 — /Travel PR News/ — Hyatt Hotels & Resorts today announced plans for Hyatt Centric La Rosière, the first Hyatt Centric hotel in France and Hyatt’s first ski resort in the region. Hyatt has entered into a franchise agreement with La Rosière Gestion SARL to be… Read the full press release

Hyatt Hotels Corporation to release 4Q 2016 financial results on February 16, 2017

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CHICAGO, 2017-Jan-20 — /Travel PR News/ — Hyatt Hotels Corporation (“Hyatt” or the “Company”) (NYSE: H) announced today that it will release fourth quarter 2016 financial results on Thursday, February 16, 2017, before the stock market opens, followed by a conference call at 10:30 a.m. CT. All interested persons may listen to a simultaneous webcast of… Read the full press release

TravelClick, Weebly partnership to deliver easy-to-manage web solution for hoteliers to boost booking conversions

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Partnership Combines TravelClick’s Award-Winning Web Design with Weebly’s Innovative Website and E-Commerce Platform to Enable Hoteliers to Drive Direct Bookings NEW YORK, 2017-Jan-20 — /Travel PR News/ — In a world where digital innovation connects both prospective and returning travelers to hotels all over the globe, hoteliers need highly flexible, scalable and easy-to-manage website solutions… Read the full press release

Brian Quinn appointed VP franchise development at Choice Hotels International

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ROCKVILLE, Md., 2017-Jan-20 — /Travel PR News/ — Choice Hotels International, Inc. (NYSE: CHH), one of the world’s largest hotel companies, has appointed Brian Quinn as vice president of franchise development. Quinn, who has spent his entire career in the hospitality industry, will be responsible for leading franchise development in the United States for Choice brands,… Read the full press release

IHG welcomes Mike Robinson as General Manager of Kimpton De Witt in Amsterdam, set to open in Spring 2017

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Kimpton De Witt set to open Amsterdam in Spring 2017 Denham, United Kingdom, 2017-Jan-18 — /Travel PR News/ — InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG), one of the world’s leading hotel companies, welcomes Mike Robinson as General Manager of the upcoming Kimpton De Witt, set to open in Spring 2017 as the first Kimpton Hotel & Restaurant… Read the full press release

IHG launches its 2017 Trends Report – The Uncompromising Customer: Addressing the Paradoxes of the ‘Age of I’

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DAVOS, Switzerland, 2017-Jan-18 — /Travel PR News/ — Intercontinental Hotels Group (IHG®) today launches its 2017 Trends Report – The Uncompromising Customer: Addressing the Paradoxes of the ‘Age of I’ – at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland. The report highlights the uncompromising nature of today’s customer who increasingly expects brands to deliver experiences… Read the full press release

Wizz Air announces re-start of operations from Lviv, Ukraine

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NEW WIZZ ROUTE FROM LVIV TO WROCLAW Budapest, Hungary, 2017-Jan-18 — /Travel PR News/ — Wizz Air, the largest low-cost airline in Central and Eastern Europe and Ukraine’s largest low-cost carrier, announced today its re-start of operations from Lviv, which will become the carrier’s second Ukrainian airport with a new low fare route from Lviv to… Read the full press release

Bombardier’s PRIMOVE-equipped e-buses reaches combined total of 500,000 kilometers of service

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Wirelessly charged e-buses proven in passenger service To date, PRIMOVE e-mobility has saved 527 tons of CO2 emissions Mannheim, Germany, 2017-Jan-18 — /Travel PR News/ — Bombardier has announced that its PRIMOVE-equipped e-buses have reached a combined total of 500,000 kilometers of service. These environmentally-friendly buses are in operation on routes in the German cities of… Read the full press release

Bombardier Transportation receives order for 71 new trains for the RER lines D and E of the Île-de-France network

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Alstom-Bombardier consortium will design and supply a new generation of double deck train  BERLIN, Germany, 2017-Jan-18 — /Travel PR News/ — Bombardier Transportation confirms that it has received an official notice from SNCF to supply, in consortium with Alstom, 71 new trains for the RER lines D and E of the Île-de-France (greater Paris) network. This… Read the full press release

Bombardier Commercial Aircraft Asset Management remarkets 13 previously owned CRJ900 aircraft to Regional One

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Montréal, Canada, 2017-Jan-18 — /Travel PR News/ — Bombardier Commercial Aircraft Asset Management announced today the successful remarketing of 13 previously owned CRJ900 aircraft to Regional One. Two of the aircraft were owned by Bombardier and eleven were remarketed on behalf of a third party. Eight of the 13 aircraft were delivered in 2016 and… Read the full press release

easyJet appoints Ian Cairns as Director of Customer and James Millett as Director of Digital and Marketing

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LUTON, UK, 2017-Jan-18 — /Travel PR News/ — easyJet, Europe’s leading airline, has driven significant success from focusing on business fliers, the customer experience and digital innovation. We have now decided to restructure the team around these key areas, promoting Ian Cairns to a newly created role of Director of Customer and James Millett to a… Read the full press release

Four Seasons Resort and Residences Vail appoints Marcus Stewart as Executive Chef

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Vail, CO, 2017-Jan-18 — /Travel PR News/ — Acclaimed culinarian Marcus Stewart has been appointed Executive Chef at Four Seasons Resort and Residences Vail, having first joined the Resort in June 2015 as Executive Sous Chef. “Marcus is a natural-born leader,” says Director of Food and Beverage Simon de Swaan.  “He has this extraordinary ability to… Read the full press release

Flybe increases flights on its Dublin routes to and from Exeter and Southampton over the St Patrick’s Day weekend

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Leading regional airline adds extra flights to and from Exeter and Southampton for key national celebration due to public demand. Exeter, United Kingdom, 2017-Jan-17 — /Travel PR News/ — Flybe, Europe’s largest regional airline, has added four extra return flights on two of its most popular Dublin routes specifically those to and from Exeter and Southampton… Read the full press release

Whistler Blackcomb named one of Canada’s Top Employers for Young People for the sixth year in a row

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WHISTLER, BC, 2017-Jan-17 — /Travel PR News/ — For the sixth year in a row, Whistler Blackcomb has been named one of Canada’s Top Employers for Young People. The annual competition, judged by the editors of Canada’s Top 100 Employers, recognizes employers offering the nation’s best workplaces and programs for young people. Organizations honoured are chosen… Read the full press release

Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. announces retirement of its EVP, Asset Management Minaz Abji effective April 30, 2017

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BETHESDA, Md., 2017-Jan-17 — /Travel PR News/ — Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. (NYSE:HST) (“Host Hotels” or the “Company”), the nation’s largest lodging real estate investment trust (“REIT”), today announced that Minaz Abji will retire as Executive Vice President, Asset Management, effective April 30, 2017. Mr. Abji will continue as a senior advisor to the… Read the full press release

VisitScotland’s Spirit of Scotland new online film gives viewers a ‘sense of who they are’

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EDINBURGH, Scotland, 2017-Jan-17 — /Travel PR News/ — NOT many people are able to say that they can give others a ‘sense of who they are’, but this is exactly what tour guide and genealogist Ian Walker does for a living. Dumfriesshire-born Ian stars in the latest Spirit of Scotland online film from VisitScotland in… Read the full press release

Harray’s Little Bothy awarded the Four Star Quality Assurance Award by VisitScotland

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EDINBURGH, Scotland, 2017-Jan-17 — /Travel PR News/ — A secluded bothy, perched on the edge of Harray Loch on Orkney, has been awarded four stars by VisitScotland. Renovated from a traditional stone built croft house, Harray’s Little Bothy, was awarded the Four Star Quality Assurance (QA) Award in recognition of its high standards. The cottage,… Read the full press release

Findhorn Village Hostel earns VisitScotland’s four-star QA award following a massive refurbishment

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EDINBURGH, Scotland, 2017-Jan-17 — /Travel PR News/ — A volunteer-run hostel,in the heart of the village of Findhorn, has doubled its VisitScotland star rating. Findhorn Village Hostel, which was converted from an old school, has gone from a two-star to a four-star accommodation provider under the national tourism organisation’s Quality Assurance (QA) scheme after making… Read the full press release

Glasgow to welcome 600 historians, architects, preservationists and museum professionals for Society of Architectural Historians’ 70th Annual International Conference

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EDINBURGH, Scotland, 2017-Jan-17 — /Travel PR News/ — The Society of Architectural Historians (SAH) will hold its 70th Annual International Conference in Glasgow, from June 7–11, 2017, marking the first time SAH has met outside North America since 1973. An estimated 600 historians, architects, preservationists, and museum professionals from around the world will convene to… Read the full press release

Traveldoo and DIMO Software announce partnership agreement

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PARIS, France, 2017-Jan-17 — /Travel PR News/ — Traveldoo and DIMO Software – European software providers specializing in the Travel and Expense management market, have announced a partnership agreement. Starting from January 1st 2017, DIMO Software will offer an integrated SBT function in the Notilus travel solution, using Traveldoo’s technology. About DIMO Software For 20 years, DIMO Software has been combining… Read the full press release

Qatar Airways opens the new and luxurious Qatar Airways Premium Lounge at Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport

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Airline celebrates the official opening of the new Qatar Airways Premium Lounge at Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport Qatar Airways Group Chief Executive, His Excellency Mr. Akbar Al Baker confirms July start date of direct flights to Nice PARIS, France, 2017-Jan-17 — /Travel PR News/ — Qatar Airways Group Chief Executive, His Excellency Mr. Akbar Al Baker,… Read the full press release

Chicago Department of Aviation to host second-annual Ticket to Taste at O’Hare International Airport on January 24

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CHICAGO, 2017-Jan-17 — /Travel PR News/ — The Chicago Department of Aviation (CDA) invites the public to experience first-class dining at O’Hare International Airport on January 24. The second-annual Ticket to Taste is a one-time opportunity for non-travelers to enjoy Terminal 5. No boarding pass required! Ticket to Taste will take place in O’Hare’s International Terminal 5 from… Read the full press release

Kansas City Aviation Department partners with KCP&L to install 27 two-plug EV charging stations in parking lots at Kansas City International Airport

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Kansas, MO, 2017-Jan-13 — /Travel PR News/ — Kansas City travelers who own electric vehicles can be even more charged up about their next trip! No longer will they need to worry if their vehicle batteries have enough charge to drive home when they land. That’s because the Kansas City Aviation Department has teamed up… Read the full press release

Bristol Airport begins work on its £2.3 million project to enlarge and enhance the immigration hall

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BRISTOL, Enland, 2017-Jan-13 — /Travel PR News/ — Latest improvements will enhance arrivals experience for passengers Work will begin on Monday 16th January on a £2.3 million project to enlarge and enhance the immigration hall at Bristol Airport.   On completion in April, it will take the number of passport control points from the current ten to a… Read the full press release