Sheremetyevo terminates provision of services to Aerosvit Airlines

Passengers shall directly address to the Airlines 2012-12-11 — /travelprnews.com/ — Aerosvit’s total debt owed to JSC “MASH”, TZK Sheremetyevo and AeroMASH-Aviation Security CJSC exceeds 165,500,000 roubles Sheremetyevo International Airport notifies its passengers and commercial partners that servicing of Aerosvit Airlines’ flights will be terminated after 00.00 MSK of December 11, 2012. This is due to Aerosvit Airlines’ default in the performance of its obligations to pay… Read the full press release

Ribbon cutting held for first duty free store at San Diego International Airport

Symbol of increased international service at airport SAN DIEGO – 2012-12-11 — /travelprnews.com/ — A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held today officially opening the first duty free store at San Diego International Airport. Operated by Duty Free Americas, the store reflects significant growth in international service at the airport, which now connects San Diego nonstop to Asia, Europe, Canada and… Read the full press release

Doncaster Sheffield Airport, Dashing Through The Sky This Christmas

Doncaster Sheffield Airport, Dashing Through The Sky This Christmas

2012-12-11 — /travelprnews.com/ — South Yorkshire folk heading for a Christmas getaway will be dashing through the skies, not the snow (we hope!) this December from Doncaster Sheffield Airport. The South Yorkshire airport is once again gearing up for the Christmas and New Year ‘getaway’ with around 14,000 passengers expected to pass through the terminal building… Read the full press release

Hilton Worldwide Signs Agreement with Travellers International Hotel Group Inc. for Hilton Hotels & Resorts Expansion Into the Philippines

Hilton Worldwide signed a management agreement with Travellers International Hotel Group Inc. to manage Hilton Manila in Newport City in Manila, the capital city of the Philippines. Credit: Hilton Hotels & Resorts.

MANILA, the Philippines and MCLEAN, Va. – 2012-12-11 — /travelprnews.com/ — Hilton Worldwide today signed a management agreement with Travellers International Hotel Group Inc. to manage Hilton Manila in Newport City in Manila, the capital city of the Philippines. The agreement will bring the first Hilton Hotels & Resorts hotel to Manila. Scheduled to open in… Read the full press release

New London Air Link takes off from Leeds Bradford

Left to Right Captain James Rowlands, John Parkin, Olympic Medalist Luke Campbell, Andy Lord and Tony Hallwood

2012-12-11 — /travelprnews.com/ — Olympic boxer Luke Campbell lent some heavyweight – or bantamweight – support to the start of British Airways’ flights from Leeds Bradford to Heathrow today (December 10). Luke, from Hull, joined business leaders, customers and airport personnel to officially welcome British Airways back to Yorkshire. The local hero, who became the first… Read the full press release

Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts and #FNIchat Invite Everyone to Talk New Year’s Eve

Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts and #FNIchat Invite Everyone to Talk New Year’s Eve

Join the conversation via Twitter Chat with Foodies’ Night In (#FNIchat) on December 17, 2012 *Corporate – 2012-12-11 — /travelprnews.com/ — With New Year’s Eve just around the corner, there’s no time like the present to start thinking about what to serve, what to pour and how to make the holiday meal as festive as can… Read the full press release

SAA arranges a fun time for precious cargo

Unaccompanied minors travelling during holidays will be entertained with educational activities Johannesburg, 2012-12-11 — /travelprnews.com/ — South African Airways (SAA) is planning a memorable travel experience for unaccompanied minors during the December and January holidays. Every year, the airline transports close to 6000 unaccompanied minors during the school holidays. These children are between the ages of… Read the full press release

Winter Sports Adventures at Virginia’s Mountain Resorts

Winter Sports Adventures at Virginia's Mountain Resorts

New experiences, renovations and package deals make for a winter of adventure in Virginia RICHMOND, Va. – 2012-12-11 — /travelprnews.com/ — Virginia’s mountain resorts are ideal for families with young children.  Little ones who are just starting to ski or to show an interest in winter sports will love the pace and speed of the slopes… Read the full press release

Hilton London Metropole Appoints Two Senior Sales Managers

Hilton London Metropole, one of the largest conference hotels in the UK and Europe, welcomes two new senior members to its sales team. Credit: Hilton Hotels & Resorts.

LONDON – 2012-12-11 — /travelprnews.com/ — Hilton London Metropole, one of the largest conference hotels in the UK and Europe, welcomes two new senior members to its sales team. The appointments of Jackie Boughton, director of sales, and Paul Weild, MICE sales manager, strengthen further the hotel’s highly regarded conference, meeting and events team with both… Read the full press release

SkyTeam Launches the 1,000 Destination Challenge

SkyTeam Launches the 1,000 Destination Challenge

Invites customers to guess from ACA to ZUH in a new online game AMSTERDAM, 2012-12-11 — /travelprnews.com/ — SkyTeam, the global airline alliance, has reached a total of 1,000 destinations on its global route map. The alliance and its 19 members now offer customers a combined worldwide network that has grown by 17% over two years…. Read the full press release

AIR FRANCE WILL LINK STRASBOURG TO ITS HUB AT PARIS-CHARLES DE GAULLE BY HIGH SPEED TRAIN AS FROM 2 APRIL 2013

2012-12-11 — /travelprnews.com/ — As from 2 April 2013, Air France will link Strasbourg to its hub at Paris-Charles de Gaulle by rail services with an Air France flight number, in collaboration with the SNCF French Railways. Air France will offer four daily frequencies between Strasbourg and the station located at the heart of Paris-Charles de… Read the full press release

THE DORCHESTER UNVEILS FESTIVE GINGERBREAD REPLICA HOTEL

THE DORCHESTER UNVEILS FESTIVE GINGERBREAD REPLICA HOTEL

2012-12-11 — /travelprnews.com/ — The Dorchester unveils Gingerbread Hotel and Sweet Emporium for children. The Dorchester has kicked off the festive season with the unveiling of a children’s Sweet Emporium and gingerbread replica of the hotel for Christmas, 1:100 the size of the actual building. A creation conceived by the hotel’s executive chef Henry Brosi and… Read the full press release

EASYJET ADDS EXTRA FLIGHTS TO BIRMINGHAM

2012-12-11 — /travelprnews.com/ — easyJet, Northern Ireland’s largest airline, is to increase its flights between Belfast International Airport and Birmingham in response to high demand. A second Sunday flight departing at 13.25 from Belfast and 14.50 from Birmingham will be added to the schedule from 31 March 2013. Flights are now on sale at www.easyJet.com with fares from £22.99, one way including taxes. easyJet… Read the full press release

Le Meurice, FRESH ALMONDS ARE THE STAR OF THE 2013 GALETTE DES REINES !

FRESH ALMONDS ARE THE STAR OF THE 2013 GALETTE DES REINES !

More original and more delicious than ever, the now famous Galette des Reines returns to Le Meurice. 2012-12-11 — /travelprnews.com/ — For 2013, the pastry brigade has imagined an authentic galette in Le Meurice’s signature colours, in the shape of a fresh almond as a reminder of the origins and true taste of this traditional cake…. Read the full press release

South African Airways and Air Canada Sign Code Share Agreement

Seamless bookings, connections enhance travel between Canada and South Africa Johannesburg, South Africa, 2012-12-11 — /travelprnews.com/ — South African Airways (SAA), the most awarded airline in Africa, and Air Canada are pleased to announce today a code share agreement that will make it substantially easier for customers to travel between South Africa and Canada. With immediate… Read the full press release

Hilton, El pavo de Navidad sabe mejor vestido de etiqueta

Hilton Vilamoura As Cascatas Golf Resort & Spa ha decidido ofrecer la posibilidad de adquirir un pavo recién cocinado el día de Navidad para que sus vecinos puedan disfrutar de una comida o cena familiar gourmet sin complicaciones. Credit: Hilton Hotels & Resorts.

Hilton Vilamoura ofrecerá la posibilidad de adquirir un pavo recién cocinado para disfrutar en la comida o cena de Navidad en casa VILAMOURA, Portugal – 2012-12-11 — /travelprnews.com/ — En su empeño por ofrecer el mejor servicio tanto a sus huéspedes residentes como a los conciudadanos del Algarve, Hilton Vilamoura As Cascatas Golf Resort & Spa… Read the full press release

Two major Mauritian Hotel Groups join Hospitality Plus client base and switch to SynXis Central Reservation System

2012-12-11 — /travelprnews.com/ — Hospitality Plus, resellers of Sabre Hospitality Solutions in South-East Africa and Indian Ocean islands, are happy to announce that two major Mauritian-based hotel groups, Sun Resorts and Attitude, have joined its client base and have gone live with SynXis, the leading Central Reservation System and Online Booking Engine developed by Sabre Hospitality… Read the full press release

CAA conducts flight inspection of new helideck lighting

2012-12-11 — /travelprnews.com/ — An innovative new lighting system for use on off-shore helidecks has undergone a successful flight inspection by the UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA). The new system, developed under a CAA research project and manufactured by Orga BV in the Netherlands, is designed to radically improve visibility for approaching pilots. The first production… Read the full press release

Family Moments with Four Seasons Hotel London at Park Lane

Family Moments with Four Seasons Hotel London at Park Lane

Thinking about a long weekend with the kids? Put the fun back in holiday planning with the Family Moments package at Four Seasons London at Park Lane, England – 2012-12-11 — /travelprnews.com/ — Right in the heart of Mayfair, across from Hyde Park and just moments away from all the exciting sights and sounds that London has to… Read the full press release

Holiday Entertainment Continues this Week at Chicago’s Airports

CHICAGO, 2012-12-11 — /travelprnews.com/ — Fun and festive holiday entertainment will continue this week for travelers at O’Hare and Midway International Airports as part of the Chicago Department of Aviation’s “Music in the Air” program. This week’s entertainment schedule is: Toronzo Cannon & the Cannonball Express perform at O’Hare Terminal 1 on December 7, 2012.Monday, December… Read the full press release

Maldives participates at the Travel Turkey Izmir Fair

Maldives participates at the Travel Turkey Izmir Fair

2012-12-10 — /travelprnews.com/ — The Maldives Marketing and PR Corporation together with the Maldives tourism industry is currently participating at the Travel Turkey Izmir fair which started in Izmir, Turkey on the 6th of December and ends today, 9th December 2012.16 co-exhibiting partner companies with 24 representatives from the tourism industry of Maldives are being represented… Read the full press release

UNIQUE CHEF EXCHANGE PROGRAMME SPONSORED BY QATAR AIRWAYS BRINGS AUTHENTIC ARABIC AND POLISH FLAVOURS TO HYATT HOTELS IN DOHA AND WARSAW

Celebrating the launch of a new chef exchange programme between Qatar Airways and Grand Hyatt properties in Doha and Warsaw following the airline’s newly-started flights linking the two capital cities are from left: Chef Witold Drobny from the Hyatt Regency Warsaw; His Excellency Robert Rostek, Ambassador of Poland to the State of Qatar; Qatar Airways’ Vice President Commercial, Qatar Ehab Amin; and Grand Hyatt Doha General Manager, Garry Friend.

2012-12-10 — /travelprnews.com/ — In a true meeting of cultures, the Grand Hyatt Doha, Qatar and Hyatt Regency Warsaw, Poland have embarked on a unique exchange to celebrate Qatar Airways’ route launch between Doha and the Polish capital Warsaw. The two Hyatt properties, together with Qatar Airways, are organising a unique 10-day chef exchange programme to… Read the full press release

Cathay Pacific expresses disappointment at union remarks and decision

2012-12-10 — /travelprnews.com/ — Cathay Pacific is greatly disappointed by the Flight Attendants Union’s (FAU) recent remarks and decision today to take industrial action. Such action will have a negative impact on the general public and our colleagues. No response from FAU to meet Cathay Pacific sent a letter to the FAU Chairlady last Friday (7… Read the full press release

FirstGroup Backs ‘Bus for Jobs’ Initiative

2012-12-10 — /travelprnews.com/ — More than 800,000 unemployed jobseekers will be granted free bus journeys across the country in January next year as part of a new industry initiative, Bus for Jobs. Greener Journeys – the campaign to promote sustainable travel – has forged a deal with the UK’s leading bus companies to enable jobseekers, especially… Read the full press release

MMPRC holds a meeting with the Airlines

MMPRC holds a meeting with the Airlines

2012-12-10 — /travelprnews.com/ — The Maldives Marketing & PR Corporation (MMPRC) held a meeting yesterday with all the major airlines to discuss the Marketing Activities planned for the coming year 2013. Meeting was held at MMPRC at 10:00am. The main objective of holding a meeting is to inform the managers of the airlines the opportunities of… Read the full press release

Porter Airlines climbs higher in Condé Nast Readers’ Choice Awards

TORONTO, 2012-12-10 — /travelprnews.com/ — Porter Airlines has received top grades for two years running as the second best airline in the world in the 2012 Condé Nast Traveler Readers’ Choice Top Small Airlines category. As the highest rated Canadian airline, Porter also placed fourth overall among the Top 25 Airlines across all categories, up from its sixth… Read the full press release

VisitBritain, RELIGIOUS BUILDINGS HUGE DRAW FOR VISITORS

Choir looking East at Westminster Abbey - Copyright: Dean and Chapter of Westminster

2012-12-10 — /travelprnews.com/ — Research released by VisitBritain reveals that in 2011, 6.7 million international tourists visited a religious building and those whose visit included this activity spent nearly £5bn during their stay. Figures show that 22% of the total visits to the UK last year (31 million) visited a religious building with 35% of that… Read the full press release

Herodion Hotel in Athens, Greece, joined the Warwick International Hotels’ Collection

2012-12-10 — /travelprnews.com/ — The Herodion Hotel is a superior hotel with a contemporary atmosphere. It integrates seamlessly with the historic environment, at the heart of Athens, which offers cultural unique sites. Its exceptional location close to the new Acropolis Museum in Athens residential area, surrounded by many galleries, cafes and restaurants is not the least of… Read the full press release

Paradisus Resorts Launch Mobile iPhone & Android Application

Revolutionary App Will Allow Users To Digitally Interact With Palma de Mallorca , 2012-12-10 — /travelprnews.com/ — Paradisus Resorts, the luxury all-inclusive hotel brand part of Meliá Hotels International’s premium portfolio, announced today the launch of its own cutting-edge mobile application, furthering guests comfort and ease from the moment they check-in through the remainder of their stay. … Read the full press release

Four Seasons Resort Lanai, The Lodge at Koele Introduces Sustainable Menu at the Dining Room

Chef Junior Ulep adds the finishing touches to his dish.

Menu focuses on ocean/farm-to-table concept comprised of 100% Hawaiian ingredients Hawaii, Lana’i, Lodge at Koele, U.S.A. – 2012-12-10 — /travelprnews.com/ — The Dining Room, the acclaimed restaurant at Four Seasons Resort Lanai, The Lodge at Koele, introduces its new menu, which features rustic Hawaiian cuisine with a farm-to-table and ocean-to-table concept. The menu is comprised of 100 percent local and sustainable… Read the full press release