Stunning indoor tropical garden and water feature design revealed for phase two Doha, Qatar, 2019-Oct-24 — /Travel PR News/ — Hamad International Airport (HIA) has revealed plans for its second expansion phase to an international audience of real estate investors at Cityscape Qatar, which is taking place from 22 to 24 October in Doha. HIA’s… Read the full press release
With the launch of its second hotel in India, The Ritz-Carlton sets new benchmarks in luxury hospitality by blending immersive city experiences and legendary service PUNE, INDIA, 2019-Oct-24 — /Travel PR News/ — The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company, L.L.C today (OCTOBER 21, 2019) announced the opening of The Ritz-Carlton, Pune, the second hotel in India from the… Read the full press release
Located close to the Hamad International Airport and city center, the 120-room property will appeal to today’s independent travelers DOHA, QATAR, 2019-Oct-24 — /Travel PR News/ — Four Points by Sheraton Doha, part of Marriott International, has officially opened today (OCTOBER 21, 2019), marking the brand’s debut in the country. The re-branded property will add 120… Read the full press release
Deutsche Hospitality launches a third hotel under its young and fresh MAXX brand Frankfurt am Main, Germany, 2019-Oct-24 — /Travel PR News/ — The official Grand Opening Party for the MAXX by Steigenberger Sanssouci Potsdam took place yesterday evening in the form of a special “We’re MAXX” themed event. The MAXX by Steigenberger Sanssouci Potsdam originally… Read the full press release
Every Kimpton Stay Human room is filled with experiences designed to foster human connections Denham, United Kingdom, 2019-Oct-24 — /Travel PR News/ — Boutique luxury brand, Kimpton® Hotels & Restaurants launches The Kimpton Stay Human Project in Europe for the first time. Kimpton believes that heartfelt human connections make people’s lives better and that commonalities and connections exist between all people… Read the full press release
Upscale Hotel is the Brand’s Second Texas Opening this Year ROCKVILLE, Md., 2019-Oct-24 — /Travel PR News/ — Fresh off opening its first Houston location, the upscale Cambria Hotels brand, franchised by Choice Hotels International, Inc. (NYSE: CHH), today Oct. 23, 2019) opens the Cambria Hotel Richardson – Dallas. The hotel is the ninth Cambria location to open its doors this year — together representing over 1,200 upscale rooms…. Read the full press release
MUSCAT, Oman, 2019-Oct-23 — /Travel PR News/ — Oman Air, the national carrier of the Sultanate of Oman, continues its expansion across Europe by adding 5 popular cities to its collection of codeshare destinations with Lufthansa, Europe’s largest airline. Under the expanded agreement, with the first flights set to depart on 27 October, guests can travel… Read the full press release
Shannon, Ireland, 2019-Oct-23 — /Travel PR News/ — Share a Dream have been making dreams come true for hundreds of children all over Ireland fighting terrible life threatening illnesses and today was no different, when brave 12 year old Aine Ryan from Raheen, Limerick, got a dream come true to visit the Harry Potter Experience in… Read the full press release
150 jobs created during construction Shannon, Ireland, 2019-Oct-23 — /Travel PR News/ — Shannon Group plc is on target to complete a new €18 million, 92,000 sq ft specialist aircraft painting hangar at Shannon Airport, adjacent to Shannon Free Zone and capable of accommodating some of the world’s largest aircraft. Over 150 jobs have been… Read the full press release
DUBLIN, Ireland, 2019-Oct-23 — /Travel PR News/ — Ryanair, Europe’s No 1 airline, today (22 Oct) donated €250,000 to Renature Monchique in Portugal as part of its Carbon Offset Initiative funded by customers. This money will pay for the planting of thousands of trees in the Monchique area of the Algarve, which was destroyed by wildfires… Read the full press release
Nine new store concepts now open as part of airport’s Concessions Refresh INDIANAPOLIS, IN, 2019-Oct-23 — /Travel PR News/ — FAO Schwarz celebrated its grand opening at the Indianapolis International Airport (IND) today (Oct. 22, 2019), kicking off the airport’s first wave of new stores as part of its larger Concessions Refresh program, which will deliver… Read the full press release
LONDON, UK, 2019-Oct-23 — /Travel PR News/ — British Airways’ singing pilot, Stuart Beech, will return home to Oldham to switch on the town’s Christmas lights on November 24 – a year to the day since he made his debut on Michael McIntyre’s BBC1 ‘Big Show’. Stuart rose to fame after being surprised on the show… Read the full press release
LONDON, UK, 2019-Oct-23 — /Travel PR News/ — British Airways has called in an expert to give advice to all those amateur photographers whose perfect shot from an aircraft window is never quite right – and it could simply be because they are in the wrong seat. Many air travellers like to capture the unique views… Read the full press release
LONDON, UK, 2019-Oct-23 — /Travel PR News/ — To commemorate British Airways 100 years of flying, the airline created a flight to remember for its colleagues. Flying from London Heathrow of Kuala Lumpur, two flights were operated solely by cabin crew who are family members or have a long family history with the company. On board… Read the full press release
Airline commits to hundreds of hours of flying lessons for young people as part of investment in the pilots of tomorrow Youngsters take the controls of a mini-British Airways aircraft during 60-minute flying lesson Latest investment in the future of the aviation industry – more than 600 students a year also take part in work… Read the full press release
The world’s leading airport commercial revenues conference will be held in Qatar for the first time DOHA, Qatar, 2019-Oct-23 — /Travel PR News/ — Under the patronage of His Excellency Mr. Jassim Saif Ahmed Al-Sulaiti, Minister of Transport and Communications of the State of Qatar, Qatar Airways, Hamad International Airport (HIA), and Qatar Duty Free… Read the full press release
Qatar Airways Orders 10 G700 Aircraft DOHA, Qatar, 2019-Oct-23 — /Travel PR News/ — Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. has formally announced Qatar Airways as the launch customer for Gulfstream’s recently introduced flagship, the Gulfstream G700TM for its charter service, Qatar Executive. The new aircraft brings an unprecedented combination of performance, technology and cabin size to Qatar Executive’s… Read the full press release
Two female pilots and an all-female cabin crew of 13 staffed flight QR95 operated by state-of-the-art A350-900 aircraft on Wednesday 9 October 2019 The award-winning airline distributed special ’Think Pink’ wristbands and its much-loved, limited edition pink amenity kits to passengers on board the service to the Swiss city DOHA, Qatar, 2019-Oct-22 — /Travel PR… Read the full press release
Accra, Ghana, 2019-Oct-22 — /Travel PR News/ — Ghana Airports Company Limited has extended its agreement with SITA to manage and support all airport passenger processing, baggage management, and airport operations systems across Kotoka International Airport’s newly commissioned Terminal 3 for the next five years. SITA’s technology will be vital in positioning the airport as the… Read the full press release
Construction of new Hyatt Place San Jose Cariari to increase Hyatt’s brand presence in Central America CHICAGO, IL, 2019-Oct-22 — /Travel PR News/ — Hyatt Hotels Corporation (NYSE:H) announced today that Hyatt has entered into a management agreement with Cariari Premium Outlets S.A. and affiliates for a new Hyatt Place hotel in the province of Heredia… Read the full press release
The 204-room hotel marks the fourth Hyatt Place hotel in United Arab Emirates CHICAGO, IL, 2019-Oct-22 — /Travel PR News/ — Hyatt Hotels Corporation (NYSE: H) announced today the official opening of Hyatt Place Dubai Jumeirah, the fourth Hyatt-branded select service property in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The new hotel joins Hyatt Place Dubai Al Rigga, Hyatt Place Dubai Baniyas… Read the full press release
Around 330 flights per day to destinations across Europe / Direct flights to ten attractive skiing destinations Hamburg, Germany, 2019-Oct-22 — /Travel PR News/ — The new winter timetable comes into effect at Hamburg Airport on 27 October 2019. It is valid until 28 March 2020. A total of 53,000 flights are planned at Hamburg Airport… Read the full press release
Doha, Qatar, 2019-Oct-22 — /Travel PR News/ — Katara Hospitality, global hotel owner, developer and operator based in Qatar, marked the official re-opening of Raffles Hotel Singapore, a flagship property within Accor, the world’s leading augmented hospitality group. Developed with the aim to celebrate with Singapore and the global community, the official reopening of Raffles Hotel… Read the full press release
Amsterdam, Netherlands, 2019-Oct-21 — /Travel PR News/ — This morning KLM’s second Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner arrived at Schiphol, directly from the Boeing factory in Charleston, South Carolina. The sustainable and energy-efficient aircraft with registration PH-BKC bears the name “Busy Lizzie”. All KLM Dreamliners are named after flowers or flowering plants. With the arrival of Busy Lizzie,… Read the full press release
Amstelveen, Netherlands, 2019-Oct-21 — /Travel PR News/ — In honour of KLM’s 100th anniversary, we joined forces with Hearst Create and the popular science magazine Quest, to create the Holland Herald Junior magazine. The inflight magazine for children will be dished out to all passengers aged 8 to 14 on KLM flights, starting from the autumn break…. Read the full press release
Amstelveen, Netherlands, 2019-Oct-21 — /Travel PR News/ — The Amsterdam Dance Event (ADE) is currently underway. The world’s biggest festival for electronic music attracts 400,000 visitors from more than 100 countries to the Dutch capital. KLM and ADE will compensate CO2 for visitors who flew in on KLM flights. An international event attracting nearly half a million visitors… Read the full press release
STOCKHOLM, Sweden, 2019-Oct-21 — /Travel PR News/ — SAS has won a contract with the Armed Forces in Norway, in direct competition with Norwegian. The contract is worth a total value of ca. NOK 1 billion over four years. The Armed Forces contract is one of the biggest public sector contracts the airlines have competed for,… Read the full press release
Appointments will see 11 UAE Nationals take on new commercial leadership roles DUBAI, U.A.E., 2019-Oct-21 — /Travel PR News/ — Emirates has made several key management movements across its commercial operations team in the Middle East, Far East, Europe and Emirates Skywards. These appointments will reinforce the airline’s presence across these strategic markets, and is in… Read the full press release
DUBAI, U.A.E, 2019-Oct-21 — /Travel PR News/ — The Emirates Group is once again kick-starting activities to support the 2019 edition of the Dubai Fitness Challenge. The Dubai Fitness Challenge begins on 18 October and will run until 16 November. To encourage active participation in The Dubai Fitness Challenge, The Emirates Group will once again provide one free Service Related… Read the full press release
Highlights Include Self-Service Bag Drops and Facial Recognition Technology Tokyo, Japan, 2019-Oct-21 — /Travel PR News/ — As tourism in Japan is expected to increase in the coming years, JAL is in the process of revising its international airport services at Narita Airport to address the diverse needs of customers around the world. By introducing JAL… Read the full press release