SYDNEY, Australia, 2018-Apr-16 — /Travel PR News/ — Qantas Chairman Leigh Clifford today announced the appointment of Belinda Hutchinson as a Non-Executive Director to the Board of Qantas Airways Limited. The Chairman welcomed Ms Hutchinson by saying that her extensive background on numerous boards and in financial services would add to the depth of experience currently… Read the full press release
HONG KONG, 2018-Apr-13 — /Travel PR News/ — Cathay Pacific Cargo and Sonoco ThermoSafe, a leading global provider of temperature assurance packaging, today announced a partnership agreement for the leasing of the PharmaPort 360 temperature-controlled bulk shipping container. The agreement enables pharmaceutical shippers to lease PharmaPort 360 containers directly from Cathay Pacific Cargo, the first… Read the full press release
DOHA, Qatar, 2018-Apr-11 — /Travel PR News/ — The Chief Operating Officer of Hamad International Airport, Engr. Badr Mohammed Al Meer, has been appointed as a Regional Board Director of the Airports Council International (ACI) Asia-Pacific. The ACI Asia Pacific Board is considered the “voice of Asia-Pacific airports”, the largest region of ACI, representing the interests… Read the full press release
Building on strength of Wyndham Rewards, hospitality leader adds “by Wyndham” label to 12 signature economy and midscale brands; New hallmark will transform 7,074 hotels around the world, starting in North America Las Vegas, Nev., 2018-Apr-11 — /Travel PR News/ — Starting today (April 10, 2018)), 12 Wyndham Hotel Group brands – including iconic names… Read the full press release
Chicago, IL, 2018-Apr-10 — /Travel PR News/ — Airports Council International (ACI) World today released its preliminary airport traffic rankings showing that O’Hare International Airport ranked sixth for total passenger traffic in 2017 and was among the top 20 airports in the world for total cargo volume. O’Hare is among only a few airports worldwide that rank in the… Read the full press release
GENEVA, Switzerland, 2018-Apr-06 — /Travel PR News/ — The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced global passenger traffic results for February showing a rebound in traffic growth following the slower demand experienced in January, which was owing to temporary factors including the later timing of the Lunar New Year in 2018. Total revenue passenger kilometers (RPKs)… Read the full press release
MoU between the award-winning airline and Russia’s third-largest airport, Vnukovo International Airport, signed on Wednesday in Doha Qatar Airways operates triple-daily flights to Moscow and daily flights to St. Petersburg DOHA, Qatar, 2018-Apr-06 — /Travel PR News/ — Qatar Airways is pleased to announce that… Read the full press release
Mesa, Arizona, 2018-Apr-05 — /Travel PR News/ — The Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport Authority (PMGAA) Board of Directors has voted to approve a 49-year Master Lease Agreement with Mesa SkyBridge, LLC (SkyBridge), the latest milestone for a project that is expected to create thousands of jobs in the Phoenix East Valley. In November 2017, the PMGAA Board… Read the full press release
BRUSSELS, Belgium, 2018-Apr-03 — /Travel PR News/ — Park Inn by Radisson, the upper mid-scale hotel brand of the Radisson Hotel Group, is proud to announce the opening of two new hotels in Saudi Arabia – Park Inn by Radisson Hotel and Apartments Dammam Industrial City and Park Inn by Radisson Jubail Industrial City. The Radisson Hotel… Read the full press release
SYDNEY, Australia, 2018-Apr-03 — /Travel PR News/ — Qantas Group is inviting the world’s most innovative startups, scaleups and digital disruptors to apply for its second AVRO Accelerator program. The AVRO Accelerator, run in partnership with Slingshot (opens in new window), gives entrepreneurs the chance to work with Qantas Group to develop, incubate and scale their businesses. The… Read the full press release
VIENNA, Austria, 2018-Apr-02 — /Travel PR News/ — The ruling on the 3rd Runway handed down by the Federal Administrative Court was delivered to Flughafen Wien AG a few minutes ago. Flughafen Wien AG welcomes the positive legal decision announced today by the Federal Administrative Court in favour of the 3rd Runway at Vienna Airport. This represents… Read the full press release
Acquisition Adds Expertise and Depth to Guest Management Solutions, One of TravelClick’s Fastest Growing Products NEW YORK, 2018-Apr-02 — /Travel PR News/ — TravelClick (“the Company”), a leading global provider of data and revenue-generating solutions for hoteliers, announced today that it has purchased Dallas-based Digital Alchemy, a Customer Relationship Management (CRM) and email marketing solutions provider for hotels… Read the full press release
easyJet to use big data to reduce delays LONDON, 2018-Mar-28 — /Travel PR News/ — easyJet, Europe’s leading airline, has today announced a five-year predictive maintenance partnership programme with Airbus to forecast aircraft technical faults before they occur. The technology relies on Airbus’ Skywise data platform which will allow easyJet’s engineers to intervene early and replace… Read the full press release
LONDON, 2018-Mar-28 — /Travel PR News/ — British Airways has today released its Gender Pay Gap figures. The airline’s statistics show that the median hourly pay difference between men and women is 10 per cent, compared to the national average of 18.1 per cent*. The airline’s median bonus pay difference is -19 per cent, which, using… Read the full press release
Amadeus wins long term contract for Flight Centre Travel Group’s distribution business in EMEA and Asia Flight Centre Travel Group will provide input into the design for Amadeus’ NDC-enabled solution for travel sellers, a major milestone for Amadeus’ recently announced NDC-X program MADRID, Spain, 2018-Mar-27 — /Travel PR News/ — Amadeus and Flight Centre Travel Group… Read the full press release
Shanghai, China, 2018-Mar-26 — /Travel PR News/ — ONYX Hospitality Group, one of the region’s leading hotel management companies, is enhancing its commitment to China by strengthening its Shanghai-based team structure. In addition to creating a new Greater China regional base in Shanghai, the company has appointed Gina Wo to a newly-created role as Senior Vice… Read the full press release
Queenstown, New Zealand, 2018-Mar-26 — /Travel PR News/ — Queenstown Lakes District Council (QLDC) has confirmed that it has finalised the terms of a long-term lease with Queenstown Airport Corporation (QAC) for Wanaka Airport. The grant of the lease to QAC was decided on by QLDC in April 2017 after it considered several ownership, governance and… Read the full press release
LIVERPOOL, 2018-Mar-26 — /Travel PR News/ — Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LJLA) has today launched its Strategic Vision to 2030 setting out how it intends to take the business forward, bringing further benefits for the Liverpool City Region, the North West and North Wales. This strategy incorporates the Airport Master Plan to 2050 which in turn… Read the full press release
Doncaster, England, 2018-Mar-26 — /Travel PR News/ — The award-winning Doncaster Sheffield Airport have today launched their ambitious Vision and Masterplan outlining the expected growth over the next twenty years. The Vision realises the airport’s full potential, delivering major international connectivity and economic benefit to Yorkshire, the surrounding regions and the UK. The Vision sees the… Read the full press release
Dubai, UAE, 2018-Mar-26 — /Travel PR News/ — Qantas and Emirates welcome the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission’s (ACCC) reauthorisation of their partnership until 2023. For customers, the continuation of the joint business, announced in August 2017, will deliver expanded services, greater schedule choice, increased frequent flyer benefits and an ongoing commitment to the development of… Read the full press release
Thanks to the broadening of the code-share agreement between both airlines, Iberia customers can travel to 18 destinations in Africa, Asia, and Australia, including Addis Ababa, the Maldives, Melbourne, Perth, Phuket, Ho Chi Minh City, and Phnom Penh via Doha. Qatar Airways will sell Iberia flights from Madrid to Bogota, Medellin, Montevideo, Panama City, Rio… Read the full press release
Ryanair To Acquire 75% Subject To Eu Competition Approval DUBLIN, Ireland, 2018-Mar-23 — /Travel PR News/ — Ryanair Holdings Plc today (20 Mar) announced that it has entered into a binding agreement with Mr Niki Lauda to support his plan to develop and grow LaudaMotion GmbH, an Austrian Airline based in Vienna. LaudaMotion is an Austrian… Read the full press release
Over 130 Long Haul Connections Now On Sale On Ryanair.com DUBLIN, Ireland, 2018-Mar-23 — /Travel PR News/ — Ryanair, Spain’s No.1 airline, today (22 March) announced the extension of its flight partnership with Air Europa. From today, Ryanair’s 130m customers can browse and book Air Europa connecting flights from 15 European cities to Madrid and onward… Read the full press release
LONDON, UK, 2018-Mar-22 — /Travel PR News/ — SafeSkys, part of the Air Partner group, has been awarded the contract for provision of Airfield Wildlife Control Services for the Royal Air Force (RAF) in Scotland at RAF Lossiemouth, RLG Kinloss and RAF Leuchars. The three-year contract will commence 1 April 2018, with the option of a… Read the full press release
The new partnership will provide Cathay Pacific Cargo customers with more options in the transportation of high-value, temperature-sensitive pharmaceutical products HONG KONG, 2018-Mar-21 — /Travel PR News/ — Cathay Pacific Cargo today announced a new partnership with va-Q-tec, a leading provider of thermal packaging solutions for temperature controlled transportation. va-Q-tec’s advanced passive thermal containers, which are… Read the full press release
Brand transformation continues to build pipeline with 80 percent new construction ROCKVILLE, Md., 2018-Mar-21 — /Travel PR News/ — Choice Hotels International, Inc. (NYSE: CHH), one of the world’s largest hotel companies, has continued to transform the Comfort brand through bold moves and substantial investment. The Comfort brand plans to again open more than one hotel… Read the full press release
LONDON, 2018-Mar-20 — /Travel PR News/ — Oakwood Worldwide, wholly owned by Mapletree Investments, today announced the appointment of Andrew Reitmaier to the newly created role of director of business development in EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa). In this capacity Reitmaier will spearhead all real estate development activities across the region, including acquisitions and management… Read the full press release
Filing Represents Important Next Step in Wyndham Worldwide’s Separation into Two Independent, Publicly Traded Companies Separation on Track for Completion in Second Quarter of 2018 PARSIPPANY, N.J., 2018-Mar-20 — /Travel PR News/ — Wyndham Worldwide (NYSE: WYN) today announced it has publicly filed a Form 10 Registration Statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission in… Read the full press release
BEIJING, CHINA, 2018-Mar-20 — /Travel PR News/ — Brand USA, the destination marketing organization for the United States, today announced that it has selected Contineo Marketing Group in China and, effective May 1, 2018, will appoint James Huang – a well-respected tourism leader with extensive destination marketing experience – as the regional director to manage… Read the full press release
Move Supports Plan to Accelerate Growth in the Region CHICAGO, IL, 2018-Mar-19 — /Travel PR News/ — Hyatt Hotels Corporation (Hyatt) today announced the appointment of Stephen Ho as President – Greater China, Global Operations, in line with plans to accelerate growth in Greater China. Effective April 16, 2018, Stephen will be responsible for the growth… Read the full press release