LONELY PLANET ANNOUNCES TOP US DESTINATIONS FOR 2013 The US-based staff and authors at the world’s leading travel publisher tell you where to visit in the United States next year with Lonely Planet’s Top 10 US Destinations for 2013 2012-12-06 — /travelprnews.com/ — Lonely Planet, the #1 travel guidebook publisher in the world, has released its… Read the full press release
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Cathay Pacific statement on crew bus incident #2
2012-12-06 — /travelprnews.com/ — Cathay Pacific is providing an update on the accident involving a crew bus this morning: Cathay Pacific can confirm that a crew bus was involved in a multi-vehicle accident this morning (Thursday, 6 December) at approximately 7:50 a.m. Hong Kong time. The crew bus was transporting two pilots and 17 cabin crew… Read the full press release
Lufthansa plans Premium Economy
Supervisory Board approves investment in introductory project / Development will take about two years 2012-12-06 — /travelprnews.com/ — Lufthansa is expanding its product portfolio and will equip the entire Lufthansa long-haul fleet with a Premium Economy. The Supervisory Board has approved the investment capital for the introductory project to achieve this. At the beginning of… Read the full press release
O.R.Tambo International Airport hosts Stakeholder Awards
2012-12-06 — /travelprnews.com/ — O.R. Tambo International Airport hosted its annual Feather Awards on Friday, 30 November 2012. The Feather Awards ceremony is a prestigious event which is hosted to thank all of the Airport’s stakeholders and reward consistent stakeholder service excellence. Through the Awards, O.R. Tambo International also aims to enhance business partnerships with its various… Read the full press release
Hilton Pattaya Offers Guests The Opportunity To Take Time Off To Relax With Any Weekend, Anywhere Sale
Guests to Save 25 Percent on Weekend Stays till December 31, 2013 PATTAYA, Thailand – 2012-12-06 — /travelprnews.com/ — Hilton Pattaya, together with Hilton Worldwide’s portfolio of hotels and resorts in Asia Pacific, today kicked off its holiday getaway offer ‘Any Weekend, Anywhere Sale with 25% Off Stays’. Available for bookings until February 14, 2013, guests… Read the full press release
Ryanair November Traffic Grows 5%
2012-12-06 — /travelprnews.com/ — Ryanair today (5 Dec) released passenger and load factor stats for November 2012 as follows: Nov 11 Nov 12 Change Yr to Nov 12 Passengers 4.68M 4.91M +5% 79.6M Load Factor 80% 80% – 82% Ryanair carried over 79m passengers for the 12 months to November 2012, which is a record. ###
Swedish Rail Operator SJ joins the Amadeus Rail GDS
2012-12-06 — /travelprnews.com/ — Swedish Rail Operator SJ joins the Amadeus Rail GDS • SJ to extend its distribution strategy through the offline and online travel agency solutions benefiting from the multi-channel capabilities of the Amadeus’ Global Rail Sales Platform • Contract signing follows several recent landmark partnership deals agreed between Amadeus Rail and other leading… Read the full press release
Enterprise Holdings Appoints Guerin Car Rental Solutions as Franchisee in Portugal
Enterprise Takes Next Step In Comprehensive Expansion Across Europe Guerin First Enterprise Rent-A-Car Franchise In The World ST. LOUIS, 2012-12-06 — /travelprnews.com/ — Enterprise Holdings today announced that, for the first time in its more than 55-year history, the company is franchising its flagship Enterprise Rent-A-Car brand, as it appoints Guerin Car Rental Solutions as a… Read the full press release
Alaska Air Group Reports November Operational Results
SEATTLE — 2012-12-06 — /travelprnews.com/ — Alaska Air Group Inc. (NYSE: ALK) today reported November operational results for its subsidiaries, Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air, and on a combined basis. Detailed information is provided below. ALASKA AIRLINES – MAINLINE Alaska reported a 9.4 percent increase in traffic on a 9.4 percent increase in capacity compared with… Read the full press release
Hilton Worldwide Launches “Early Bird” Meetings Promotion
Event planners can save up to 20 percent off the cost of booking at Hilton.com/earlybird LONDON – 2012-12-06 — /travelprnews.com/ — Hilton Worldwide, a leading global hospitality company, has launched the Early Bird meetings promotion offering event planners the opportunity to secure up to 20 percent off the price of their next meeting or event. The… Read the full press release
Spirit Airlines Announces New Service Between Houston and Orlando
Daily Nonstop Service Starts February 14, 2013 Miramar, Florida, 2012-12-06 — /travelprnews.com/ — Houston and Central Florida, get ready for even more ultra low fare options – and just in time for Valentine’s and President’s Day Weekend. Spirit Airlines (NASDAQ: SAVE) today announced that it is adding daily nonstop service between Houston’s George Bush Intercontinental Airport… Read the full press release
Cathay Pacific statement on crew bus incident
2012-12-06 — /travelprnews.com/ — Cathay Pacific can confirm that a crew bus has been involved in a traffic accident near Hong Kong International Airport. Initial reports are there were two pilots and 17 cabin crew members onboard the bus as well as a driver. Information from the scene is that 16 cabin crew members have been… Read the full press release
Christmas trees transported free of charge with airberlin
2012-12-06 — /travelprnews.com/ — With airberlin no one needs to do without their Christmas tree: as in previous years, since 1st December airberlin flight guests can get their Christmas tree (up to two metres in height) transported free of charge. This service applies to the whole of airberlin’s international route network, and flight guests should notify… Read the full press release
Sofia Airport launched winter schedule – new airline with tourist flights to Sofia
2012-12-06 — /travelprnews.com/ — Sofia Airport launched schedule “Winter 2012/13”. The airport offers direct flights to 42 destinations, operated by 19 airlines. To Vienna – 52 flights per week are provided by three carriers – Austrian Airlines (32), NIKI(17) and Bulgaria Air (3). Passengers travelling to London can choose between four airlines – two traditional (Bulgaria Air and British Airways) and two low-cost (Wizz Air and easyJet). Flights to the capital… Read the full press release
BULGARIA IN THE SPOTLIGHT AS COUNTDOWN BEGINS FOR 2013 VOLVO WORLD MATCH PLAY CHAMPIONSHIP
2012-12-05 — /travelprnews.com/ — Volvo, IMG and The European Tour were today hosted by Bulgaria’s Minister of Physical Education and Sport, Mr Svilen Neykov, and the Bulgarian Golf Association at a special press conference for the Volvo World Match Play Championship in the nation’s capital, Sofia. The press conference marked the beginning of the countdown… Read the full press release
ABTA comment on APD rise
2012-12-05 — /travelprnews.com/ — Further to the Chancellor’s announcement that Air Passenger Duty will increase by 2.5% in April 2013, please find comment from ABTA – The Travel Association below. Mark Tanzer, CEO ABTA said: “With growth forecasts slashed yet again by the Chancellor, the Government needs to focus every effort on driving growth. Tourism is… Read the full press release
Copenhagen Airport, Royal Air Maroc opens Denmark to West Africa
2012-12-05 — /travelprnews.com/ — The gate to Morocco and Western Africa will open when the leading African carrier Royal Air Maroc launches direct flights from Copenhagen to Casablanca next year – a move that also will strengthen Copenhagen as a Northern European hub. Royal Air Maroc’s first take off from Copenhagen Airport at 18:10 hours on… Read the full press release
Loews Coronado Bay Raises $1 Million for Silver Strand State Beach
SAN DIEGO, Calif. – 2012-12-05 — /travelprnews.com/ — Loews Coronado Bay Resort is pleased to announce that it has fundraised over $1 million for the Silver Strand State Beach through an innovative multi-year effort established to maintain and enhance the park’s natural and cultural resources. The project began in 2008 when Loews Coronado Bay initiated an optional… Read the full press release
Jersey, Measures to improve whelk stocks
2012-12-05 — /travelprnews.com/ — The Marine Resources Panel has proposed a number of measures to help restore whelk stocks in local waters after research showed little improvement in 2012. Members of the Marine Resources Panel heard recently that regular research work by Marine Resources Officers from the Environment Department and information from commercial fishermen indicated that… Read the full press release
Philadelphia, Limited Standing Room Tickets Released For Sold-Out Army-Navy Game
PHILADELPHIA, PA – 2012-12-05 — /travelprnews.com/ — With a sold-out 113th Army-Navy Game at Philadelphia’s Lincoln Financial Field on Saturday, December 8, the Philadelphia Sports Congress (PSC), a division of the Philadelphia Convention & Visitors Bureau (PHLCVB), today announced that a limited number of standing room tickets are now available for the highly anticipated event. “We are… Read the full press release
Alitalia, Etihad Airways and Abu Dhabi International Airport celebrate direct to Rome – Abu Dhabi services
Flight arrival ceremony attended by Her Excellency Sheikha Lubna Bint Khalid Al Qasimi, UAE Minister for Foreign Trade, His Excellency Giorgio Starace, Italian Ambassador to the UAE, H.E. Ali Majed Al Mansoori, Chairman of ADAC, and senior executives from Etihad Airways, Alitalia and ADAC. Onward codeshare connections for Etihad Airways customers from Rome to Athens,… Read the full press release
CTC, September 2012: the brass tacks of travel to Canada
Overall international visitor numbers dropped gently like fall leaves, says latest CTC Tourism Snapshot 2012-12-05 — /travelprnews.com/ — You can never rest on your laurels in the international tourism marketplace. The new Tourism Snapshot released by the Canadian Tourism Commission (CTC)’s Research department reveals that 1.7 million international travellers came to Canada in September 2012, a… Read the full press release
Thracian Cliffs Course, BULGARIA IN THE SPOTLIGHT AS COUNTDOWN BEGINS FOR 2013 VOLVO WORLD MATCH PLAY CHAMPIONSHIP
2012-12-05 — /travelprnews.com/ — Volvo, IMG and The European Tour were today hosted by Bulgaria’s Minister of Physical Education and Sport, Mr Svilen Neykov, and the Bulgarian Golf Association at a special press conference for the Volvo World Match Play Championship in the nation’s capital, Sofia. The press conference marked the beginning of the countdown to Bulgaria’s first full European… Read the full press release
Loews Hotels & Resorts to Return to Washington, D.C. with the Purchase of The Madison Hotel
Loews Hotels & Resorts to Return to Washington, D.C. with the Purchase of The Madison Hotel NEW YORK, 2012-12-05 — /travelprnews.com/ — Loews Hotels & Resorts, a wholly owned-subsidiary of Loews Corporation (NYSE: L) today announced that the company has entered into an agreement to purchase the iconic, 356-room Madison Hotel in the heart of Washington, D.C…. Read the full press release
First Bus Achieves Record 10% Reduction in Waste Going to Landfill
2012-12-05 — /travelprnews.com/ — First Bus, one of the UK’s largest bus companies, has revealed it has reduced the volume of waste going to landfill by 10% over the last 12 months across its entire UK operations – more than 70 depots. The company also confirmed that it has successfully reduced its gas and electricity usage… Read the full press release
Chicago, Twirl,Twist And Turn Into The New Year
2012-12-05 — /travelprnews.com/ — Winter Dance 2013 and Wired Fridays Begin January 4 at the Chicago Cultural Center As winter takes hold, swing into the new year with Winter Dance 2013 and Wired Fridays DJ/dance series at the Chicago Cultural Center (77 East Randolph). Both events are free to the public. Winter Dance 2013 Winter’s version… Read the full press release
GENERAL MANAGER AND EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE APPOINTMENTS AT NEW WORLD GUIYANG HOTEL
2012-12-05 — /travelprnews.com/ — Mr. Leslie Lowe has been promoted to the position of general manager with Mr. Tim Xue appointed director of sales and marketing and Mr. Louis Young appointed director of finance for New World Guiyang Hotel, scheduled to open Summer 2013. Previously the resident manager of New World Shanghai Hotel, Mr. Lowe brings… Read the full press release
British Airways, Hot to Globe Trot for 2013…
2012-12-05 — /travelprnews.com/ — From the far-flung to the unsung, British Airways has compiled its top 13 destinations to visit in 2013. If 2012 was about East London, then 2013 is about the Far East – as holidaymakers seek the natural unspoilt beauty, charm and good-value that Asia has to offer. Richard Tams, British Airways head… Read the full press release
Travelport appoints Head of Commercial Strategy for MEA
Dubai, 2012-12-05 — /travelprnews.com/ — Travelport, the business services provider to the travel industry, has appointed Stuart Laird-Smith as Head of Commercial Strategy for the Middle East and Africa. Before joining Travelport, Laird-Smith spent four years with South African Airways (SAA) as Head of Commercial and Operations Finance. While at SAA, he spent time working with several… Read the full press release
The Leading Hotels of the World Announces New Members in Europe, Asia/Pacific and the United States
Luxury Leader Welcomes Urban Legends and Romantic Hideaway Resorts NEW YORK, NY, 2012-12-05 — /travelprnews.com/ — Just steps from the iconic Arc de Triomphe and the Champs Elysees – but feeling far removed from the bustle – le Le Royal Monceau – Raffles Paris reinvents the original 1930s spirit of the hotel – in an atmosphere created by legendary designer Philippe… Read the full press release