BUDAPEST, HUNGARY, 2016-Jul-06 — /Travel PR News/ — Wizz Air Holdings plc (‘Wizz Air’), the largest low-cost airline in Central and Eastern Europe, today announces it has appointed József Ujhelyi as the Chief Flight Operations Officer and member of the company’s Leadership Team effective immediately. In his new role, Ujhelyi will be reporting to Diederik Pen,… Read the full press release
Current CEO of Swedish Melker Schörling AB to succeed Simone Menne COLOGNE, GERMANY, 2016-Jul-05 — /Travel PR News/ — Ulrik Svensson has been appointed to the Executive Board of Deutsche Lufthansa AG to serve as the company’s Chief Financial Officer. He will assume his new duties on 1 January 2017, with a contract of employment valid… Read the full press release
Iberia increases branding, differentiation and upsell opportunities of its products through Amadeus-connected travel agents. Madrid, Spain, 2016-Jul-05 — /Travel PR News/ — Iberia’s full range of branded fares can now be booked by Amadeus’ global travel agency community, following the carrier’s implementation of Amadeus Airline Fare Families. With Amadeus’ industry-leading merchandising technology, Iberia increases branding, differentiation… Read the full press release
Bethesda, Maryland, 2016-Jul-05 — /Travel PR News/ — Marriott International, Inc. (NASDAQ: MAR) today announced it has received authorization from competition authorities in Saudi Arabia and Mexico to proceed with its acquisition of Starwood Hotels & Resorts (NYSE: HOT) in a merger transaction. With these authorizations, the only remaining country in which Marriott and Starwood… Read the full press release
Brussels Airport Company and Solvay Brussels School of Economics & Management have entered into a partnership with a view to fostering exchanges between them. The aim: to give future managers first-hand experience of the world of business and immerse them in a very complex environment. This partnership also underlines the importance and attractiveness of Brussels… Read the full press release
ALISO VIEJO, Calif., 2016-Jul-04 — /Travel PR News/ — Sunstone Hotel Investors, Inc. (the “Company”) (NYSE: SHO) announced that it will report financial results for the second quarter 2016 on Monday, August 8, 2016 after the market closes. Management will hold its quarterly conference call the next day, on Tuesday, August 9, 2016 at 12:00 p.m…. Read the full press release
Paris, France, 2016-Jul-04 — /Travel PR News/ — As part of the transformation of the HotelInvest asset base, AccorHotels announces the sale of a portfolio of 85 hotels in Europe in the Economy and Midscale segments, for a total consideration of €504 million, in accordance with the terms announced on January 27, 2016. These hotels will… Read the full press release
Christchurch, New Zealand, 2016-Jul-04 — /Travel PR News/ — Christchurch Airport, the South Island’s largest tourism business, has warmly welcomed announcement of the timeline and development of the city’s new Convention Centre. Chief Executive Malcolm Johns says a convention centre is an essential piece of enabling infrastructure for a city. “Christchurch needs world-class enabling infrastructure which lets… Read the full press release
MEXICO CITY, 2016-Jul-04 — /Travel PR News/ — Volaris* (NYSE:VLRS and BMV:VOLAR), the ultra-low-cost airline serving Mexico,the United States and Central America, announces the following schedule for its second quarter 2016 earnings release, conference call and webcast: Earnings Release – 2Q16 Date: Friday, July 22, 2016 Time: Before markets open This release will be available on… Read the full press release
Auckland, New Zealand, 2016-Jul-01 — /Travel PR News/ — Tourism Australia and Air New Zealand have deepened their commercial relationship, signing a new A$1.5 million marketing agreement aimed at promoting Australian tourism within key markets served by the New Zealand national carrier. The new Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) extends an existing deal, which has seen the… Read the full press release
Cruise Line Plans to Sail an Oasis-Class Ship Out of the State-Of-The-Art Terminal MIAMI, 2016-Jun-29 — /Travel PR News/ — Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. (NYSE: RCL) today announced an agreement with Miami-Dade County to construct and operate a dramatic new cruise terminal at PortMiami, on land leased from the County. The new terminal will be a… Read the full press release
CHICAGO, 2016-Jun-29 — /Travel PR News/ — Hyatt Hotels Corporation (“Hyatt” or the “Company”) (NYSE: H) announced today that it will release second quarter 2016 financial results on Tuesday, August 2, 2016, before the stock market opens, followed by a conference call at 10:00 a.m. CT. All interested persons may listen to a simultaneous webcast of… Read the full press release
With the launch of WorldSIM Infinity, WorldSIM’s network now encompasses 50 million Wi-Fi hotspots and 600 mobile networks in 200 countries. LONDON, 2016-Jun-29 — /Travel PR News/ — WorldSIM, is now the most connected network in the world. Known for their roaming solutions, today WorldSIM announced the launch of WorldSIM Infinity; a combination of worldwide… Read the full press release
Abu Dhabi, UAE, 2016-Jun-24 — /Travel PR News/ — Abu Dhabi Airports today announced that it has completed the final de-propping of the last arch in the roof of the new Midfield Terminal Building (MTB), meaning that the structure is now completely self-supporting. The de-propping took three days and 90 jacking points were used around the… Read the full press release
Colleen Phalen to Join DMAI as Executive Vice President, Program Development and Meetings Washington, DC, 2016-Jun-23 — /Travel PR News/ — Destination Marketing Association International (DMAI) Chair Bob Lander President and CEO Don Welsh today announced the appointment of Colleen Phalen to Executive Vice President, Program Development and Meetings. Phalen joins the DMAI team effective… Read the full press release
LANGLEY, UK, 2016-Jun-22 — /Travel PR News/ — Travelport (NYSE:TVPT), a leading Travel Commerce Platform, today announced it has hired Kelly Kolb as vice president of government affairs to lead Travelport’s Washington office. Kolb joins Travelport after serving the past seven years as vice president of government affairs for the Retail Industry Leaders Association (RILA), where… Read the full press release
LANGLEY, UK, 2016-Jun-22 — /Travel PR News/ — Travelport (NYSE:TVPT), a leading Travel Commerce Platform, today announced it has hired Carlos Quijano as commercial director, Air Commerce, to lead the team that manages Travelport’s airline relationships in the growing Latin America region. Quijano, a native of Colombia with more than seventeen-years’ experience in the airline industry,… Read the full press release
Local Economic Impact of Enterprise, National, Alamo Brands Totals $20 Million Annually Enterprise Holdings has nearly 40 percent of the market share at Portland International Airport. PORTLAND, Ore., 2016-Jun-22 — /Travel PR News/ — Enterprise Holdings Inc., which – through its integrated global network of regional subsidiaries and independent franchises – operates the Enterprise Rent-A-Car, National… Read the full press release
ST. LOUIS, 2016-Jun-21 — /Travel PR News/ — Enterprise Holdings, the world’s largest car rental company, today announced it has acquired vRide, a vanpooling company that has been serving U.S. commuters for almost 40 years while also providing American business leaders one of the most resourceful, efficient and sustainable transportation solutions available. Enterprise Holdings purchased… Read the full press release
Washington DC, 2016-Jun-21 — /Travel PR News/ — Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) gathered together its cruise community, including cruise line executives, travel agency leaders and key suppliers and partners, for CLIA’s annual Congressional Cruise Caucus where they will engage with Washington, D.C.’s legislative and political leaders. One of CLIA’s primary goals is to educate policy… Read the full press release
McLean, VA, 2016-Jun-21 — /Travel PR News/ — “I am proud to be chosen for this great honor from EY,” said J.W. Marriott, Jr. “At Marriott, we lead by example and encourage innovation, which fuels our growth in a competitive industry. This award represents the passion and pride I have in our company. That is why… Read the full press release
DUBAI, U.A.E., 2016-Jun-20 — /Travel PR News/ — dnata announced today it has reached an agreement to purchase a stake in the Destination Asia Group – a leading Destination Management Company (DMC) in Asia. This acquisition marks dnata’s first foray into Asia’s inbound travel market. Destination Asia is an integrated destination management company (DMC) located in… Read the full press release
Website for small and medium size businesses to organise all rail travel Free to use with no credit card or booking fee 24/7 availability LONDON, 2016-Jun-17 — /Travel PR News/ — Virgin Trains today announced the launch of its free booking portal for SMEs, Railblazers. The self booking tool lets businesses reserve all their rail journeys… Read the full press release
£186 million facility houses state-of-the-art baggage and early bag store systems Development improves efficiency and reduces delays both on and off the airfield Passengers to long haul flights up in May, with numbers to North America up over 40% LONDON, 2016-Jun-15 — /Travel PR News/ — Gatwick marked its busiest-ever May today (+5.8%) by launching its… Read the full press release
BANGKOK, 2016-Jun-15 — /Travel PR News/ — The Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) is pleased to welcome the Ras Al Khaimah Tourism Development Authority (TDA) as its newest government member. The TDA’s aim is to establish the emirate of Ras Al Khaimah as a destination for leisure and adventure travel whilst maintaining its appeal for sun… Read the full press release
Dubai, UAE, 2016-Jun-15 — /Travel PR News/ — Dubai International (DXB), the world’s number one international airport, welcomed more than 6.9 million passengers in April according to the monthly traffic report issued by operator Dubai Airports today. Passenger numbers reached 6,978,268 in April, up 7.2 per cent from the 6,510,653 guests who visited the airport in… Read the full press release
São José dos Campos, 2016-Jun-15 — /Travel PR News/ — Embraer announces that it has commenced the succession process for its CEO position, continuing the work developed by Mr. Frederico Fleury Curado in the last decade. Paulo Cesar de Souza e Silva, an Embraer senior executive since 1997 and currently its President and CEO Commercial Aviation,… Read the full press release
BUDAPEST, HUNGARY, 2016-Jun-14 — /Travel PR News/ — Wizz Air, the largest low-cost airline in Central and Eastern Europe, today announced that it has appointed Tamara Vallois as Head of Communications, effective immediately. Reporting to Chief Corporate Officer Owain Jones, Vallois is based at the company’s office in Budapest. “Tamara has been with Wizz Air’s communications… Read the full press release
As Airbnb for Business triples in growth, new tool allows travel managers to book for employees SAN FRANCISCO, 2016-Jun-14 — /Travel PR News/ — Airbnb, the world’s leading community-driven hospitality company, today announced the launch of a new tool that allows employees to book business travel for co-workers. As business travel has tripled in growth… Read the full press release
Novosibirsk, Russia, 2016-Jun-14 — /Travel PR News/ — S7 Airlines and airberlin, members of the oneworld® global aviation alliance, have extended the scope of their codeshare agreement. This arrangement allows the passengers of S7 Airlines to take flights to another eight cities in Germany in addition to the airline’s own flights to Berlin, Düsseldorf, Frankfurt… Read the full press release