BRISTOL, UK, 2017-Jun-26 — /Travel PR News/ — Bristol Airport’s newly expanded immigration hall, which includes 10 of the latest ePassport gates, was officially opened today (Thursday 22 June) by the Immigration Minister, Brandon Lewis. The 10 new ePassport gates, which provide an automated, fast and secure route through the border, replace the three first-generation… Read the full press release
Buenos Aires becomes airline’s first South American route New affordable fares break current monopoly on direct London-Argentina flights United Kingdom, 2017-Jun-26 — /Travel PR News/ — Norwegian has announced a new route from London Gatwick to Buenos Aires, marking the airline’s first ever South American route as its UK expansion plans gather pace. The new… Read the full press release
Oakland waterfront activities move into high gear this weekend Oakland, Calif., 2017-Jun-26 — /Travel PR News/ — The Port of Oakland has added block parties, a waterfront community event, to its calendar of more than 55 free public events at Jack London Square. The new summer block parties feature a food theme, beverages and more…. Read the full press release
LONDON, 2017-Jun-26 — /Travel PR News/ — Excitement is building for this year’s World Travel Awards Indian Ocean Gala Ceremony 2017 as the travel industry’s leading awards programme makes its final preparations for the prestigious event, which is taking place on Saturday 8th July in the Maldives. The five star Sun Aqua Vilu Reef will welcome hospitality leaders… Read the full press release
HONG KONG, 2017-Jun-26 — /Travel PR News/ — Airport Authority Hong Kong (AA) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the world-renowned National School of Civil Aviation of France (Ecole Nationale de l’Aviation Civile or ENAC), setting out details of the cooperation in delivering joint programmes at the Hong Kong International Aviation Academy (HKIAA). The… Read the full press release
Initial flight on 27 March 2018 Fly non-stop with the world’s most state-of-the-art aircraft to the Southeast Asian metropolis from EUR 599 Cologne, Germany, 2017-Jun-26 — /Travel PR News/ — At the start of the upcoming summer flight plan, Lufthansa will reinstate the connection from Munich to Singapore. The A350-900 will take off five times a… Read the full press release
18 million surveyed passengers choose Lufthansa as Europe’s best airline Airlines of the Lufthansa Group win a total of four Skytrax World Airline Awards Cologne, Germany, 2017-Jun-26 — /Travel PR News/ — Lufthansa has been voted the “Best Airline in Europe”. The award was given at the Paris Air Show on 20 June 2017 in Le… Read the full press release
AirlineCheckins.com automatically checks travellers in for more than 100 airlines worldwide Cologne, Germany, 2017-Jun-25 — /Travel PR News/ — Frequent flyers especially know the stress before departure: When does check-in open? What is my booking code? Will I get an aisle or window seat? ‘AirlineCheckins.com’ – a product from the Lufthansa Innovation Hub – solves… Read the full press release
Study of the business magazine Capital evaluates 34 innovation labs Lufthansa the digitalization forerunner with the Innovation Hub in Berlin Cologne, Germany, 2017-Jun-25 — /Travel PR News/ — The Innovation Hub of Lufthansa in Berlin has been voted the best Innovation Lab in Germany. The prize was awarded on 21 June at a formal event… Read the full press release
Île-de-France passengers to have a fleet of 125 new Regio 2N on lines R, N & D Extra-wide, articulated suburban trains which combine seating capacity, accessibility, and comfort Montreal, Canada, 2017-Jun-24 — /Travel PR News/ — Rail technology leader Bombardier Transportation has received an order for 83 Regio 2N train sets from the French National… Read the full press release
Sydney, Australia, 2017-Jun-24 — /Travel PR News/ — Qantas customers will take to the skies on Waltzing Matilda, Boomerang and Quokka as the airline today revealed the names for its fleet of eight Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners. More than 60,000 suggestions were put forward and 45,000 votes cast in selecting the names of the aircraft that… Read the full press release
IHG debuts its renowned extended-stay brand in the Kingdom Denham UK, 2017-Jun-24 — /Travel PR News/ — InterContinental Hotels Group® (IHG®), one of the world’s leading hotel companies, has announced today the opening of Staybridge Suites® Jeddah Alandalus Mall, one of the most important shopping destinations in Jeddah with an annual visitor rate exceeding 13 million… Read the full press release
New Brand Will Serve Unique, Growing Midscale Traveler in Market Worth $20 Billion Denham UK, 2017-Jun-24 — /Travel PR News/ — InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG®), one of the world’s leading global hotel companies, revealed plans to launch a new, high-quality midscale brand at its 2017 Americas Conference this week in Las Vegas. It will target more… Read the full press release
Aircraft to be delivered in 2018 and 2019 Budapest, Hungary, 2017-Jun-24 — /Travel PR News/ — Wizz Air Holdings Plc (the “Company” and, together with its subsidiaries, “Wizz Air”), the largest low-cost airline in Central and Eastern Europe, today announces an order for an additional 10 Airbus A321ceo aircraft, powered by IAE International Aero Engines… Read the full press release
2 NEW AIRCRAFT, 2 NEW ROUTES, 32 MORE WEEKLY FLIGHTS FROM BUDAPEST IN 2018 Budapest, Hungary, 2017-Jun-24 — /Travel PR News/ — Wizz Air, the largest low-cost airline in Central and Eastern Europe and Hungary’s hometown airline, today (22/06/2017) announced a significant expansion of capacity in its Budapest network with two new aircraft, two new… Read the full press release
Budapest, Hungary, 2017-Jun-24 — /Travel PR News/ — Wizz Air, the largest low-cost airline in Central and Eastern Europe, has selected the V2500 engine to power 10 firm Airbus A321ceo aircraft today (21/06/2017) at the Paris Air Show. WIZZ already has 83 V2500 powered A320 family aircraft in service, with 19 more to be delivered. Deliveries… Read the full press release
Codeshares on key sectors Mumbai-Paris, Chennai-Paris, Bengaluru-Amsterdam, and Mumbai-London, to offer greater choice and connectivity 12 new European destinations take number of codeshare destinations in European to 43 via Amsterdam and 27 via Paris as well as 34 in North America Mumbai, 2017-Jun-24 — /Travel PR News/ — Jet Airways, India’s full-service premier international airline,… Read the full press release
Singapore, 2017-Jun-24 — /Travel PR News/ — Singapore Airlines customers can now enjoy more options when travelling between Singapore and Europe as a result of a new codeshare agreement with Eurowings, which takes effect today (22 June 2017). Eurowings is a Dusseldorf-based subsidiary of Star Alliance partner, Lufthansa. The new codeshare partnership will provide Singapore… Read the full press release
Dubai, UAE, 2017-Jun-24 — /Travel PR News/ — Dubai International (DXB) is lining up extra staff and an exciting array of activities, promotions and entertainment as part of its preparations for the Eid holiday rush. With Eid coinciding with schools across the UAE closing for the summer, Dubai Airports is anticipating heightened traffic during the… Read the full press release
New QSR concept offers BBQ sandwiches and bowls to drivers at three locations BEDFORD, PA, 2017-Jun-24 — /Travel PR News/ — Just in time for road-trip season, summer travelers on the Pennsylvania Turnpike now have a new BBQ joint to stop at when hunger sets in. Global restaurateur HMSHost, the food and beverage operator for… Read the full press release
Game-Changing Pricing Engine Allows Hoteliers to Create Highly Targeted Promotions, Discounts and Pricing Strategies to Drive More Business NEW YORK, 2017-Jun-24 — /Travel PR News/ — As pricing strategies in the hospitality industry continue to change, TravelClick(“the Company”), a global provider of innovative, cloud-based and data-driven solutions for hotels to maximize revenue, today (, June… Read the full press release
Choice Hotels awards the MainStay Suites in Sidney, Montana the Hotel of the Year Award ROCKVILLE, Md., 2017-Jun-24 — /Travel PR News/ — Choice Hotels International, Inc. (NYSE: CHH), one of the world’s leading hotel companies, awarded the MainStay Suites in Sidney, Mont., the prestigious Hotel of the Year Award. The hotel is owned… Read the full press release
Clarion announceS the return of its popular Meet Me at Clarion contest ROCKVILLE, Md., 2017-Jun-24 — /Travel PR News/ — Clarion, the hotel brand which encourages people to Get Together Here, announced the return of its popular Meet Me at Clarion contest. The campaign includes the opportunity to win a special VIP group getaway… Read the full press release
Landmark Achievement to be commemorated with Panel Discussion Featuring Female Leaders in Business, Fashion and Finance Events Spotlight Ongoing Gender Issue with 23% of Russell 3000 Companies Still Without Any Female Representation on their Boards NEW YORK, 2017-Jun-22 — /Travel PR News/ — Global travel deals publisher Travelzoo® (NASDAQ: TZOO) today ( June 19, 2017) announced… Read the full press release
easyJet launches Airbus Skywise platform; a step forward in its predictive maintenance programme LUTON, UK, 2017-Jun-22 — /Travel PR News/ — easyJet deploys Airbus Skywise platform for gains in predictive easyJet, Europe’s leading airline, has today (20 Jun 2017) announced a step forward in its predictive maintenance programme with Airbus with the launch of… Read the full press release
United Kingdom, 2017-Jun-22 — /Travel PR News/ — Gatwick Airport has won two top awards at the inaugural UK Cheapflights.com Awards, recognising the airport’s thriving short-haul network and extensive food and drink offering. The airport picked up ‘Favourite Airport for Short-haul Flights’ as well as ‘Favourite UK Airport for Food & Drink’, as voted for… Read the full press release
United Kingdom, 2017-Jun-22 — /Travel PR News/ — Gatwick Airport has won three awards for the first time at the annual Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) awards ceremony, recognising the airport’s commitment to environment, health and safety (EHS) initiatives. For the first time, the airport’s construction team was recognised with a ‘Highly… Read the full press release
Gatwick launches free couples’ pampering service to get men groomed and ‘flip flop ready’ ahead of their holidays Treatments include foot waxing, MAN-icures and pedicures, and couples’ sessions are free for a limited time Nearly two thirds of men (64 per cent) admit to doing minimal personal grooming before a holiday, whereas 87 per cent… Read the full press release
Jack Wills store opens in Gatwick Airport’s North Terminal 1,060 sq ft store will stock “fabulously British” holiday clothing all year round Peter Williams, Founder and CEO of Jack Wills, calls Gatwick a “natural and obvious fit” for the brand United Kingdom, 2017-Jun-22 — /Travel PR News/ — Jack Wills, the British fashion and lifestyle… Read the full press release
Johannesburg, 2017-Jun-22 — /Travel PR News/ — The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released new data showing that the air transport sector in South Africa provides immense value to the people and economy of the country supporting some 490,000 jobs including tourism-related employment and contributing US$12 billion or 3.5% to the country’s GDP. These findings… Read the full press release