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Shannon Airport: Tourism Ireland figures show major increase in the number of visitors to Ireland in first six months of the year

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Growth at airport over same period even surpasses national trend, with 15% passenger increase emphasising Wild Atlantic Way potential CEO welcomes Minister Donohoe’s commitment to push for further support for tourism sector Shannon, Ireland, 2014-8-18 — /Travel PR News/ — Shannon Airport has today stated that figures released by Tourism Ireland showing a major increase in the… Read the full news article

The Eastern Iowa Airport reports more passenger traffic than ever before

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Cedar Rapids, IA, 2014-8-18 — /Travel PR News/ — Thank you eastern Iowa! Since December 2013, The Eastern Iowa Airport has broken its all-time record passenger numbers month after month. July 2014 numbers came in and for the 8th straight month there has been more passenger traffic than ever before. 2014Passenger Record PreviousRecord year Previouspassenger record July 2014… Read the full news article

Emirates SkyCargo starts daily non-stop flights to Chicago

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DUBAI, U.A.E., 2014-8-15 — /Travel PR News/ — Emirates SkyCargo, the freight division of Emirates, has boosted its capacity to America’s third largest city, Chicago, with the start of daily non-stop flights. The Dubai-Chicago non-stop service, launched last week and operated by a Boeing 777-200LR, offers nearly 120 tons of belly-hold cargo capacity a week each… Read the full news article

Qantas Frequent Flyer launched its new online hub qantaspoints.com

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Sydney, Australia, 2014-8-14 — /Travel PR News/ — Qantas Frequent Flyer today officially launched its new online hub qantaspoints.com, featuring an Online Mall stocked with premium global brands, as it continues to expand what’s on offer to its diverse member base. Qantaspoints.com reflects the growth of the Qantas Frequent Flyer program in recent years – particularly its… Read the full news article

Øyvind Hasaas becomes the new CEO of Oslo Airport

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OSLO, 2014-8-14 — /Travel PR News/ — After receiving the keys to the executive office, Hasaas commented: “I’m motivated and excited to take on new tasks. Now I look forward to being involved in developing Oslo Airport together with a large pool of capable, talented people.” Hasaas was previously the CEO of REC Solar ASA. He has… Read the full news article

London Gatwick reports record 4.1 million passengers in July 2014

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• 4.1 million passengers used Gatwick in July – up by 6% year-on-year • This is a new record for monthly passenger numbers at the world’s busiest single runway airport • European traffic, particularly on business routes, performs strongly – up 10.5% • North Atlantic traffic is up 6.6% – triggered by Norwegian Air Shuttle’s… Read the full news article

O’Hare International Airport’s air cargo volume in H1-2014 has grown by 8.5 percent compared to the same time period in 2013

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CHICAGO, 2014-8-13 — /Travel PR News/ — Through the first six months of 2014, air cargo volume at O’Hare International Airport has grown by 8.5 percent compared to the same time period in 2013. In June 2014 alone, O’Hare’s cargo tonnage increased by 11 percent over the same month in 2013. With over 738,500 tons of cargo handled… Read the full news article

TravelClick NADR Third Quarter 2014: online channels continued to grow in popularity among individual business and leisure travelers in Q2-2014

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NEW YORK, 2014-8-12 — /Travel PR News/ — In the second quarter (Q2) 2014, online channels – which include Online Travel Agents (OTAs), hotel websites (Brand.com) and global distribution systems (GDS) used by travel agents – continued to grow in popularity among individual business and leisure travelers, according to data from the TravelClick North American Distribution Review… Read the full news article

Emirates SkyCargo announced it transported more than 313,000 tonnes of time and temperature sensitive goods in 2013

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DUBAI, U.A.E., 2014-8-12 — /Travel PR News/ — This summer, Emirates SkyCargo is carrying thousands of tons of temperature-sensitive commodities to all corners of the globe through its international hub of Dubai. Whether fresh flowers from Nairobi headed to Amsterdam, fish from Cape Town to Spain, or Zimbabwe fruits and vegetables bound for London supermarkets, Emirates… Read the full news article

Etihad Cargo to launch twice weekly freighter rotations linking Abu Dhabi and Moscow Domodedovo airports on 13 August 2014

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Abu Dhabi, 2014-8-12 — /Travel PR News/ — Etihad Cargo, the freight business of United Arab Emirates (UAE) flag carrier Etihad Airways, will launch twice weekly freighter rotations linking Abu Dhabi (AUH) and Moscow Domodedovo (DME) airports on 13 August 2014. The dedicated cargo service will operate every Wednesday and Friday using an Airbus A330-200F freighter,… Read the full news article

Auckland International Airport Limited to hold its 2014 annual meeting on Thursday, 23 October 2014

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Auckland, New Zealand, 2014-8-11 — /Travel PR News/ — Auckland International Airport Limited advises that the company’s 2014 annual meeting will be held at 2.00 pm on Thursday, 23 October 2014 at the Vodafone Events Centre in Manukau. The closing date for nominations by shareholders of directors to be considered for election at the annual meeting is… Read the full news article

The Air Line Pilots Association, Int’l (ALPA) to honor Miami International Airport (MIA) as its “2013–2014 Airport of the Year”

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Airport has ‘Set the Standard’ for Safety WASHINGTON, 2014-8-11 — /Travel PR News/ — The Air Line Pilots Association, Int’l (ALPA) will honor Miami International Airport (MIA) as its “2013–2014 Airport of the Year” for the facility’s steadfast commitment to engaging with the airline pilots who operate there to ensure the highest safety standards for passengers,… Read the full news article

Wizz Air to deploy second Airbus A320 aircraft at Riga Airport from 22 April 2015

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1 NEW AIRCRAFT; 3 NEW ROUTES AND MORE FLIGHTS ON POPULAR ROUTES RIGA, Latvia,  2014-8-11 — /Travel PR News/ — Wizz Air, the largest low-cost airline in Central and Eastern Europe,* today announced further expansion in Riga. The airline will deploy a second Airbus A320 aircraft at Riga Airport from 22 April 2015 adding 3 new… Read the full news article

Wizz Air announced further expansion of its low fare route network in Lithuania

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3 NEW ROUTES AND FREQUENCY INCREASES FROM APRIL 2015 VILNIUS, Lithuania, 2014-8-11 — /Travel PR News/ — Wizz Air, the largest low-cost airline in Central and Eastern Europe*, today announced further expansion of its low fare route network in Lithuania. From 22 April 2015 the airline will start operating flights from Vilnius to Frankfurt Hahn three… Read the full news article

Chicago Department of Aviation: Emirates launched daily nonstop passenger service from Dubai International Airport to Chicago O’Hare International Airport

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CHICAGO, 2014-8-11 — /Travel PR News/ — Emirates, a global connector of people, places and economies, has launched a daily nonstop passenger service to Chicago O’Hare International Airport. The new service will operate as flight EK 235 departing from Dubai International Airport at 9:45 a.m. and arriving at O’Hare at 3:25 p.m. The return flight, EK 236, will depart… Read the full news article

LATAM Airlines Group S.A. reported its preliminary monthly traffic statistics for July 2014 vs July 2013

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Santiago, Chile, 2014-8-11 — /Travel PR News/ — LATAM Airlines Group S.A. and its subsidiaries, (“LATAM Airlines Group” or “the Company”) (NYSE: LFL / IPSA: LAN / Bovespa: LATM33), the leading airline group in Latin America, today reported its preliminary monthly traffic statistics for July 2014 compared to July 2013. System passenger traffic decreased by 1.4%… Read the full news article

VisitEngland’s official star ratings to be displayed on TripAdvisor property pages of participating accommodation providers in England

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LONDON, 2014-8-11 — /Travel PR News/ — In a new partnership with TripAdvisor, VisitEngland’s official star ratings will now be displayed on the TripAdvisor property pages of participating accommodation providers in England. VisitEngland now joins organisations such as the AA as providers of official star ratings for TripAdvisor. This partnership forms part of a raft of… Read the full news article

OLSET launches personalized hotel booking inside of Evernote

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San Francisco, CA., 2014-8-11 — /Travel PR News/ — OLSET Inc., the world’s leading personalized hotel booking technology, has integrated with Evernote to deliver a great new way to book travel! From today, Evernote users have the opportunity to retrieve targeted hotel suggestions within Evernote, whenever they want. This means that anytime users travel, all… Read the full news article

Air Partner strengthens partnership with D&I specialist Radius Business

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World-renowned aviation specialist Air Partner is teaming up with leading D&I specialists Radius Business for a third year in succession. LONDON, 2014-8-8 — /Travel PR News/ — Radius is a market-leading organisation that aims to show a clear business value to investing in a diverse workforce, who feel engaged with the businesses they work for. Working with… Read the full news article

The Hay-Adams named among the World’s Best Hotels in Travel + Leisure’s World’s Best Awards 2014

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WASHINGTON, D.C., 2014-8-8 — /Travel PR News/ — The Hay-Adams, one of the world’s leading luxury hotels, is pleased to announce that it was named among the World’s Best Hotels in Travel + Leisure’s World’s Best Awards 2014. Travel + Leisure spotlights the year’s top hotels, resorts, cities, islands, cruises, airlines and more in the 19th Annual World’s Best… Read the full news article

U.S. News and World Report ranks Club Carlson among the top five hotel rewards programs

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MINNEAPOLIS AND BRUSSELS, 2014-8-8 — /Travel PR News/ — Club CarlsonSM, the global hotel rewards program from Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group, has been ranked among the top five hotel rewards programs by U.S. News and World Report. The publication evaluated 17 hotel rewards programs and used five key criteria to determine the best: network size, property diversity, geographic coverage,… Read the full news article

Carlson Rezidor: Five-star property G&V Royal Mile Hotel Edinburgh reveals its new uniforms

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Scottish design talent descends on the Royal Mile Edinburgh, 2014-8-8 — /Travel PR News/ — Tomorrow (Friday 1st August) five-star property, G&V Royal Mile Hotel Edinburgh will reveal its new uniforms. Guests at the hotel will be greeted by staff in the striking designs which have been created by leading Scottish design talent Judy R Clark. The… Read the full news article

Carlson Rezidor honoured with 12 World Travel Awards for its hotels at this year’s Award Gala Ceremony in Athens

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ATHENS, 2014-8-8 — /Travel PR News/ — Carlson Rezidor, one of the largest hotel groups worldwide, was honoured to receive a total of 12 World Travel Awards for its hotels at this year’s Award Gala Ceremony on 2nd August in Athens. Celebrating its 21st anniversary this year, the World Travel Awards sets the standard for all… Read the full news article

Wyndham Hotel Group to streamline distribution of property photos for its global portfolio of hotels to distribution channels and travel websites

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PARSIPPANY, N.J.,  2014-8-8 — /Travel PR News/ — Wyndham Hotel Group, the world’s largest hotel company with approximately 7,540 hotels and part of Wyndham Worldwide Corporation (NYSE: WYN), today announced that it will streamline distribution of property photos for its global portfolio of hotels to more than 6,000 leading global distribution channels and tens of thousands of… Read the full news article

Hyatt Hotels Corporation announces global initiative to increase procurement of responsibly sourced seafood at Hyatt hotels

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CHICAGO, 2014-8-8 — /Travel PR News/ — Hyatt Hotels Corporation (NYSE:H) announced today a global initiative to increase procurement of responsibly sourced seafood at Hyatt hotels, starting with an initial goal of responsibly sourcing more than 50 percent of their inventory by 2018. As a part of this effort, Hyatt will also work toward purchasing more than 15… Read the full news article

Delta Air Lines marks its 80th year in Charleston this month

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Delta Air Lines this month celebrates 80 years in Charleston. Charleston, S.C., 2014-8-7 — /Travel PR News/ — Delta, the largest airline at CHS, began serving the Charleston community with mail service on July 7, 1934. Then, a month later on Aug. 5, 1934, the airline began passenger service. In 1934, air service was aboard a seven-passenger… Read the full news article

Zurich Airport honored with World Travel Award for its customer service and general quality standards for the eleventh time in a row

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Zurich, Switzerland,  2014-8-7 — /Travel PR News/ — For the eleventh time in a row, Zurich Airport has been awarded the renowned World Travel Award for its customer service and general quality standards. The satisfaction of customers as well as general quality standards of products and services were among the evaluation criteria. In its category, Zurich… Read the full news article

Meliá retira de sus menús la aleta de tiburón

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Esta iniciativa, que se mantendrá en todos los hoteles de Meliá Hotels International en el mundo, persigue contribuir a preservar los ecosistemas marinos, velar por el medio ambiente y proteger la vida del planeta Entre 70 y 100 millones de tiburones son cazados cada año para comercializar sus aletas. En varios países asiáticos son consideradas… Read the full news article

UNWTO opens the applications for the 11th edition of the UNWTO Awards for Excellence and Innovation in Tourism

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Madrid, 2014-8-5 — /Travel PR News/ — UNWTO has opened the call for applications for the 11th edition of the UNWTO Awards for Excellence and Innovation in Tourism. Interested candidates can apply until the 31 October 2014. The Award Ceremony will be held during the Madrid International Tourism Trade Fair FITUR in Spain on 28 January 2015. The… Read the full news article

IATA released data for global air freight markets showing only 2.3% growth in demand over June 2013

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Strong Mid-year Results Disguise Patchy Regional Performance Geneva, 2014-8-5 — /Travel PR News/ — The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released data for global air freight markets showing 2.3% growth in demand (measured in freight tonne kilometers) over June 2013. That is slower than the 4.9% growth reported for May. Nevertheless, overall growth for the first six… Read the full news article