Category Archives: Business

Toronto-based Porter Airlines and JetBlue Airways unveil extensive interline partnership

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Connecting at Boston and Toronto City hubs opens dozens of new destinations for passengers TORONTO, 2014-10-9 — /Travel PR News/ — Toronto-based Porter Airlines and New York-based JetBlue Airways are unveiling an extensive interline partnership that will lead to dozens of additional destinations being accessible to Porter passengers. Porter and JetBlue are ideal partners based on… Read the full press release

Qantas Frequent Flyer to introduce suite of new benefits for members of its elite “Platinum One” flying tier

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SYDNEY, Australia, 2014-10-8 — /Travel PR News/ — Qantas Frequent Flyer today announced it will introduce a suite of new benefits for members of its elite “Platinum One” flying tier. Platinum One was introduced by Qantas Frequent Flyer in November 2011 to further reward its most high flying members. The Qantas Frequent Flyer program is… Read the full press release

The nation’s first All-You-Can-Fly private membership airline Surf Air expands its service to Carlsbad and Oakland, California

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All-You-Can-Fly Membership Airline Increases Value of Membership with Expanded Offering Santa Monica, Calif., 2014-10-8 — /Travel PR News/ — Surf Air, the nation’s first All-You-Can-Fly private membership airline, announced today that it will expand its service to Carlsbad, California, beginning November 18 and Oakland, California, beginning December 15. This expansion occurs in conjunction with the delivery of… Read the full press release

Oakland International Airport: All-You-Can-Fly private membership airline Surf Air to expand its service to Oakland

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“All-You-Can-Fly” Membership Airline Adds Three Key Destinations from OAK  Oakland, California, 2014-10-8 — /Travel PR News/ — Surf Air, the nation’s first All-You-Can-Fly private membership airline, announced today that it will expand its service to Oakland, California (OAK) beginning December 15. This expansion occurs in conjunction with the delivery of the first three new Pilatus PC-12NG of… Read the full press release

flydubai to begin flights to Bratislava in Slovakia, Prague in the Czech Republic and Sofia in Bulgaria

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Airline to launch flights to Bratislava, Prague and Sofia in December Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 2014-10-8 — /Travel PR News/ — flydubai has announced that it will begin flights to Bratislava in Slovakia, Prague in the Czech Republic and Sofia in Bulgaria. With flights due to commence in December, the airline is continuing its expansion into Central… Read the full press release

Oakwood Worldwide’s Bill Foltz honored as Los Angeles Business Journal’s 2014 CFO of the Year in the large private company category

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LOS ANGELES, 2014-10-7 — /Travel PR News/ — Oakwood Worldwide, the global leader in corporate housing and serviced apartments, is pleased to announce that Bill Foltz, the company’s chief financial officer (CFO), was honored as Los Angeles Business Journal’s 2014 CFO of the Year in the large private company category. The finalists and winners of the… Read the full press release

The Autograph Collection to add eleven new hotels to its growing portfolio by end of 2014

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Bethesda, Md., 2014-10-7 — /Travel PR News/ — The Autograph Collection, an exclusive ensemble of independent hotels, announced today that it expects to add eleven new hotels to its growing portfolio by year-end.  Each of the exciting additions has been thoughtfully selected for its unique individual personality and amenities. The new travel experiences will include the… Read the full press release

Toronto Pearson International Airport enhances passenger experience by offering indoor Google Maps

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TORONTO, 2014-10-7 — /Travel PR News/ — Toronto Pearson is thrilled to announce its recent work with Google Maps to enhance the passenger experience by offering indoor Google Maps. Toronto Pearson is one of the first Canadian airports to offer indoor Google Maps. Our passengers can now use Google Maps and Google Maps for mobile, to… Read the full press release

Liftopia introduces ski industry’s first tiered dynamic pricing system for lift tickets now available for the 2014/2015 ski season

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Liftopia’s Pricing Engine Automates Revenue Management for Ski Areas, Provides More Options for Consumers Who Buy in Advance San Francisco, CA, 2014-10-7 — /Travel PR News/ — Liftopia, which operates the largest consumer marketplace and resort technology platform for ski lift tickets and other mountain activities, today introduced the industry’s first tiered dynamic pricing system for… Read the full press release

Preferred Hotel Group named ‘Best Hotel Representation Company’ by the TTG Travel Awards for the third consecutive year

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SINGAPORE, 2014-10-7 — /Travel PR News/ — Preferred Hotel Group, a family-owned company that provides sales, marketing, and distribution services to independent hotels and resorts around the world, has been named ‘Best Hotel Representation Company’ by the TTG Travel Awards for the third consecutive year. “We are honored that our industry peers have again recognized… Read the full press release

Flight & hotel booking platform Wizz Tours marks its first anniversary

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Budapest, Hungary, 2014-10-7 — /Travel PR News/ — Wizz Tours, the flight & hotel booking platform powered by Wizz Air, today celebrates its first anniversary. Wizz Tours was launched in October 2013 to bring more convenience and savings to holidaymakers*, by pairing Wizz Air’s low fares to many international destinations, offering great value holiday packages. Relying… Read the full press release

Air France announced codeshare partnership with South Africa’s largest low-fare airline kulula.com

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New sunny winter destinations in South Africa PARIS, 2014-10-7 — /Travel PR News/ — On 2 October 2014, Air France announced a codeshare partnership with kulula.com*, South Africa’s largest low-fare airline. Under this partnership, Air France will add its code to kulula.com’s domestic route network allowing customers to seamlessly connect in South Africa to and… Read the full press release

Marriott International continues to gather momentum with packed schedule of 30 property openings across Africa by 2020

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9 hotels, 1300 rooms scheduled to open by 2015; 30 hotels, 5500 rooms expected to open by 2020 USD 1.5.bn capital investment by Marriott’s real estate partners Bethesda, Md., 2014-10-3 — /Travel PR News/ — Marriott International, Africa’s largest hotel company following its strategic acquisition of Protea Hotel Group, continues to gather momentum with a packed… Read the full press release

Enterprise CarShare selected by General Services Administration as contracted car-sharing vendor for pilot program in Washington D.C., New York City, Boston and Chicago

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Local Enterprise Network Offers Government Agencies Affordable, Sustainable Transportation ST. LOUIS, 2014-10-3 — /Travel PR News/ — The General Services Administration (GSA) has selected Enterprise CarShare as a contracted car-sharing vendor for a pilot program in Washington D.C., New York City, Boston and Chicago. The initial one-year program will provide government agencies and their employees the opportunity to… Read the full press release

Enterprise Holdings announces its annual Auction Achievement Award winners

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Clayton, Missouri, 2014-10-3 — /Travel PR News/ —  Enterprise Holdings, which operates the Enterprise Rent-A-Car, National Car Rental and Alamo Rent A Car brands, has announced its annual Auction Achievement Award winners. Nine U.S. automotive auction houses are being honored by Enterprise Holdings, which – through its regional subsidiaries – operates the largest fleet of vehicles in the… Read the full press release

Travelport honoured with the Best GDS award for the sixth consecutive year at the 25th Annual TTG Travel Awards 2014

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Bangkok, Thailand, 2014-10-3 — /Travel PR News/ — Travelport, a leading Travel Commerce Platform providing distribution, technology, payment and other solutions for the $7 trillion global travel and tourism industry, has been honoured with the Best GDS award for the sixth consecutive year at the 25th Annual TTG Travel Awards 2014.  The award was announced at… Read the full press release

Travelport launches its industry-leading Travelport Universal API to developers and customers in India

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Bangalore, India, 2014-10-3 — /Travel PR News/ — Travelport, a leading Travel Commerce Platform providing distribution, technology, payment and other solutions for the $7 trillion global travel and tourism industry, last week launched its industry-leading Travelport Universal API (Application Programming Interface) to developers and customers in India. Over the course of the week, Travelport delivered… Read the full press release

Marriott International plans to have 25 percent of its existing global hotel portfolio owned by diverse owners, including women, by 2020

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Lodging Leader Focused on Increasing Women Owners. New York, 2014-10-3 — /Travel PR News/ — From its inaugural Women’s Ownership Works or WOW Summit at the Courtyard/Residence Inn Manhattan Central Park, Marriott International (NASDAQ: MAR) will announce plans to have 1,000 or 25 percent of its existing global hotel portfolio owned by diverse owners, including women,… Read the full press release

Lufthansa takes off with new Premium Economy Class seats

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First Boeing 747-8 equipped with Premium Economy Class – Exclusive preview of the largest product upgrade of all travel classes in Lufthansa’s history. Frankfurt, Germany, 2014-10-3 — /Travel PR News/ — At 11.00 a.m. today, LH 9880 a special flight took off from Frankfurt Airport. On board the Boeing 747-8 was the new Premium Economy… Read the full press release

Lufthansa relocates flight operations to the new Terminal 2: The Queen‘s Terminal at London Heathrow Airport

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Heathrow now hosts largest lounge for premium customers outside Germany LONDON, 2014-10-3 — /Travel PR News/ — Lufthansa will be relocating its flight operations to the new Terminal 2: The Queen‘s Terminal  at London Heathrow Airport from this coming Wednesday (1st October). The move is the latest phase of the process to bring all Star… Read the full press release

TravelClick received 44 awards for website design in hotel and lodging categories from The Travel Weekly Magellan Awards, W³ and Web Marketing Association’s WebAwards

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TravelClick Continues to Win More Awards Year-Over-Year at Prestigious Global Competitions NEW YORK, 2014-10-2 — /Travel PR News/ — TravelClick, a global provider of innovative cloud-based solutions that enable hotels to grow revenue, received 44 awards for website design in hotel and lodging categories from three prestigious organizations: The Travel Weekly Magellan Awards, W³ and Web… Read the full press release

Christchurch Airport wins 2014 Airport Safety Award for its new health and safety reporting website, visABILITY

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Christchurch, New Zealand, 2014-10-2 — /Travel PR News/ — Christchurch Airport has won a 2014 Airport Safety Award for its new health and safety reporting website, visABILITY. It’s the first time the awards have been run as part of the Australasian Airports Safety Week (29 September – 3 October 2014). Christchurch Airport won the Major… Read the full press release

Eastern Airways awarded Gold Airline of the Year award by the European Regions Airline Association

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North Lincolnshire, England, 2014-10-2 — /Travel PR News/ — Eastern Airways, has been awarded the prestigious Gold Airline of the Year award by the European Regions Airline Association (ERA) at its widely recognised industry awards ceremony in Barcelona. The carrier was last night named Europe’s number one regional airline 2014/15 ahead of 51 other airline members… Read the full press release

GBTA called on the US Department of Transportation to quickly require all airlines to increase their transparency and disclose all baggage and other ancillary fees

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DOT Must Require Airlines to Disclose all Fees ALEXANDRIA, VA, 2014-10-2 — /Travel PR News/ — The Global Business Travel Association (GBTA) called on the US Department of Transportation (DOT) to move quickly to require all airlines to increase their transparency and disclose all baggage and other ancillary fees.  According to comments filed by GTBA as part… Read the full press release

GBTA Foundation study: Dynamic pricing in hotels for corporate traveler managers continues to be well-received cost-saving measure

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GBTA Foundation Survey of Travel Mangers Finds General Satisfaction, Cost-Savings When using Dynamic Pricing Model ALEXANDRIA, VA, 2014-10-2 — /Travel PR News/ — Dynamic pricing in hotels for corporate traveler managers continues to be a well-received cost-saving measure, according to a new study by the GBTA Foundation, the education and research arm of the Global Business Travel Association… Read the full press release

LAX Connection E-newsletter latest issue now available online

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LOS ANGELES, CA, 2014-10-2 — /Travel PR News/ — The latest issue of LAX Connection E-newsletter is now available online at http://www.lawa.org/LAWANewsletters.aspx . The newsletter provides information to the public and the travel-tourism industry about Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) passenger services and air service developments. This issue features news on Automated Passport Control (APC)… Read the full press release

Emirates to manage TAAG Linhas Aéreas De Angola

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DUBAI, UAE., 2014-10-1 — /Travel PR News/ — Emirates and the Republic of Angola, in its capacity as the majority shareholder  of TAAG Linhas Aéreas De Angola, announced the signing of a Management Concession Agreement* which will see Emirates take a role in the management of TAAG. The agreement lays the foundation for both airlines to jointly… Read the full press release

airberlin confirms Ulf Hüttmeyer would remain as its Chief Financial Officer

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BERLIN, GERMANY, 2014-10-1 — /Travel PR News/ — airberlin today confirmed that Ulf Hüttmeyer (41) would remain as Chief Financial Officer at airberlin, a position he has held since February 2006. At the same time and starting immediately he will also work in a senior executive position alongside the Etihad Airways financial team assisting its… Read the full press release

Four Seasons Hotel Jakarta announces it will close effective December 28, 2014 for major renovation

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Jakarta, Indonesia, 2014-10-1 — /Travel PR News/ — As part of its commitment to continuously setting the standard in luxury and providing exceptional guest experiences, Four Seasons Hotel Jakarta today is announcing a major renovation. As such, the Hotel will close effective December 28, 2014. Since the Hotel opened for business in 1995, Four Seasons… Read the full press release