Mandarin Oriental New York announced New Year’s Eve Celebration hotel package

Hong Kong, 2013-09-16 — /travelprnews.com/ — Raise a glass to 2014 at Manhattan’s ultimate celebration, the annual New Year’s Eve Gala at the luxurious Mandarin Oriental, New York. Following a night of revelry, guests are invited to retreat to stylish guestroom accommodations with the New Year’s Eve Celebration hotel package. New Year’s Eve Gala The New Year’s… Read the full press release

World Travel Awards announced Caribbean & North American winners at Gala Ceremony in Antigua

Antigua, 2013-09-16 — /travelprnews.com/ — Las Vegas Convention & Visitors Authority, Sandals Resorts International, Jamaica and Caribbean Airlines were among the top tourism industry stakeholders to emerge victorious from the World Travel Awards Caribbean & North American Gala Ceremony this evening. The event was hosted by the Antigua & Barbuda Tourism Authority and Sandals Grande Antigua Resort… Read the full press release

Halloween Haunt 2013 at Kings Island: two new mazes, new scare zone, and Ed Alonzo’s Psycho Circus of Magic & Mayhem show

KINGS ISLAND, Ohio, 2013-09-13 — /travelprnews.com/ — There’s nowhere to run and nowhere to hide. Screams of pure panic pierce the night. There’s nowhere you’re safe in the most immersive horror experience in the region – Halloween Haunt at Kings Island! Halloween Haunt is a veritable playground of terror featuring more than 600 vile creatures lurking in… Read the full press release

George Best Belfast City Airport’s Community Fund sponsored “Summer Arts Academy” was a fantastic success

2013-09-11 — /travelprnews.com/ — A north Belfast cross-community arts organisation has been praised for its sterling drama performance, which was the culmination of a “Summer Arts Academy” sponsored by George Best Belfast City Airport’s Community Fund. New Lodge Arts held its week-long academy of dance, drama, visual arts and music for over sixty young people aged… Read the full press release

Scotland’s oldest continually working cinema the Picture House in Campbeltown received funding from Historic Scotland for conservation

2013-09-10 — /travelprnews.com/ — Fiona Hyslop, Cabinet Secretary for Culture and External Affairs is this week visiting sites in Argyll which will benefit from funding from Historic Scotland to carry out conservation works. She will today visit the Picture House in Campbeltown, which is celebrating its centenary in 2013. Considered to be Scotland’s oldest continually working… Read the full press release

Spectacular views of the Macau International Fireworks Display Contest from Mandarin Oriental, Macau

Macau, 2013-09-05 — /travelprnews.com/ — Whilst offering the best location to catch the extravagant fireworks in full view during the 25th Macau International Fireworks Display Contest, Mandarin Oriental, Macau brings back its most spectacular Macau International Fireworks Celebration package with new culinary delights. Macau International Fireworks Celebration package is available on 14, 19, 21, 28 September and 1… Read the full press release

World Travel Awards’s Africa Gala Ceremony 2013 to take place at Safari Park Hotel & Casino in Nairobi, Kenya

World Travel Awards (WTA), the “Oscars of the travel industry”, announces the Safari Park Hotel & Casino as the prestigious venue in Nairobi, Kenya, where WTA’s Africa Gala Ceremony 2013 will take place on 16th October 2013. This will be the hottest travel ticket in Nairobi as most of the important decision-makers in the region’s… Read the full press release

Celebrate National Bourbon Heritage Month this September at 21c Museum Hotels

2013-09-04 — /travelprnews.com/ — Raise a glass and celebrate National Bourbon Heritage Month this September! In honor of our Kentucky Bourbon Country roots, 21c Museum Hotels is celebrating across the country with a bevy of Bourbon-based events and fun. Whether you’re a seasoned connoisseur or just starting to explore Kentucky’s native spirit, the 21c Bourbon Heritage Month… Read the full press release

FESTIVAL PEOPLE EN ESPAÑOL to feature Gloria Estefan, Alejandro Fernandez, Demi Lovato, Maite Perroni and Many More Live at the Alamodome in San Antonio

2013-09-03 — /travelprnews.com/ — Organizers for FESTIVAL PEOPLE EN ESPAÑOL Presented by Target–the multi-faceted celebration of Hispanic entertainment and culture—have announced their schedule of performances taking place on Saturday, Aug. 31 and Sunday, Sept. 1 at the Alamodome in San Antonio. Featuring performances from some of the biggest names in Latino music from Gloria Estefan, Alejandro Fernandez, Demi Lovato, Wisin Y Yandel,… Read the full press release

San Antonio gears up for FORMULA 1 UNITED STATES GRAND PRIX Fans, November 15 – 17 2013

2013-09-03 — /travelprnews.com/ — The second annual FORMULA 1 UNITED STATES GRAND PRIX comes to Texas November 15 – 17 at the Circuit of The Americas™ complex, located 83 miles from San Antonio – the seventh-largest city in the United States. In its first year, the Grand Prix drew a remarkable crowd of 265,000 fans from… Read the full press release

Uhane Pohaku Na Moku O Hawaii and Four Seasons Resorts Lanai announces the Ho’okupu Hula No Lanai Cultural Festival October 4-5, 2013

Music, dance and the arts usher in the fall season on Lanai 2013-09-02 — /travelprnews.com/ — Uhane Pohaku Na Moku O Hawaii, in partnership with Four Seasons Resorts Lanai, announces the fourth bi-annual Ho’okupu Hula No Lanai Cultural Festival October 4-5, 2013.  The complimentary festival, meaning “a gift of hula to Lanai,” joins together hula halau from around the world who have… Read the full press release

Mandarin Oriental Hong Kong is celebrating its 50th Golden Anniversary throughout 2013

Hong Kong, 2013-09-02 — /travelprnews.com/ — Throughout 2013 Mandarin Oriental, Hong Kong is celebrating its 50th Golden Anniversary, and as the year draws to a close it promises to offer guests a festive Golden celebration. Festive mulled wine, roasted chestnuts, children’s ballet performances, a chamber choir can all be found within the hotel, while outstanding shopping, cultural attractions… Read the full press release

New routes for this year’s Rock ‘n’ Roll San Antonio Marathon

Runners can tour the Alamo City by foot or bike with live music as their guide. 2013-08-29 — /travelprnews.com/ — This year’s Rock ‘n’ Roll San Antonio Marathon & ½ Marathon, held on November 17, will feature new routes that highlight San Antonio’s unique culture and history combined with its hip and rejuvenated neighborhoods. All of… Read the full press release

Historic Scotland: the end of the Edinburgh Festival Fireworks Display to close all roads in Holyrood Park

2013-08-28 — /travelprnews.com/ — All roads in Holyrood Park will be closed to vehicle traffic during the end of the Edinburgh Festival Fireworks Display this Sunday 1st September 2013 between 18:00 and 23:00 with the exception of the loop road This includes the roads between Horse Wynd and Holyrood Gait/Holyrood Road. A number of park staff will be… Read the full press release

Jack Hanna’s 35th “Hanna-versary” celebration at the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium

Powell, OH, 2013-08-27 — /travelprnews.com/ —  Celebrate all that is fall and Jungle Jack Hanna’s 35th “Hanna-versary” at the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium during seasonal celebrations and new fall hours. In celebration of Jungle Jack Hanna’s 35th “Hanna-versary” at the Columbus Zoo, Jack and his animal friends will visit the Zoo on Sept. 21-22 from 9… Read the full press release

Oscar Award winner Tom Hanks and his family watched hurling match while transiting Shannon Airport en route from Greece to the US

2013-08-24 — /travelprnews.com/ — Passenger numbers may be rising significantly at Shannon Airport this summer season but even in the rush these days, some still stand out more than others – particularly if they are world famous celebrities! Among others, in June the airport had Irish-American royalty in Jean Kennedy Smith, last month it was Bruce… Read the full press release

Multi-award-winning international composer Michael Nyman to compose music for Borders event at Kelso Old Parish Church

2013-08-23 — /travelprnews.com/ — Michael Nyman to compose music for Borders event at Kelso Abbey Multi-award-winning international composer, Michael Nyman is creating new music inspired by the Hawick Missal Fragment. Nyman, who is recognised for his stirring soundtrack to the film ‘The Piano’ will hold the premiere for his new composition at Kelso Old Parish Church… Read the full press release

Historic Scotland Members get 10% discount on tickets for the ‘Heart of Scotland’ choir show at the Stirling Castle on Friday, 30th August

2013-08-22 — /travelprnews.com/ — Stirling Castle will be enjoying the sounds of Take That, The Script and The Stereophonics later this month. They are amongst a number of artists whose songs are to be given the ‘Heart of Scotland’ choir treatment, when the singers and sopranos in red take to the stage at the castle’s Great… Read the full press release

New exhibition opens at Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Bentonville Arkansas on Aug. 31 2013

BENTONVILLE, AR, 2013-08-21 — /travelprnews.com/ — A new exhibition opening at Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art on Aug. 31 combines art and music to create a unique experience for visitors. This Land: Picturing a Changing America in the 1930s and 1940s features 44 paintings, prints and photographs, plus a digital audio tour featuring music selections chosen by… Read the full press release

Historic Rotorua Museum hosted one of the first same-sex weddings since it became legal in New Zealand on 19.8.2013

2013-08-20 — /travelprnews.com/ — Happy couples have been racing down aisles across the country in a bid to make history by becoming some of the first same-sex couples to marry in New Zealand. Thirty-one couples in various parts of New Zealand are expected to wed as same-sex marriage officially became legal in New Zealand today (19.8.2013)…. Read the full press release

Four Seasons Hotel Austin’s 2013 Gingerbread Village will be themed to the beloved Dr. Seuss classic How the Grinch Stole Christmas

2013-08-20 — /travelprnews.com/ — It was only August, but the pastry team at Four Seasons Hotel Austin had an idea for its 2013 Gingerbread Village – a “wonderful, awful idea,” as Dr. Seuss would say. A beloved annual tradition since the 1980s, the Hotel’s Gingerbread Village in 2013 will be themed to the beloved Dr. Seuss classic, How the… Read the full press release

World Travel Awards Gala Ceremony 2013 to be hosted at Cornelia Diamond Golf Resort & Spa in Antalya Turkey on August 31st 2013

2013-08-20 — /travelprnews.com/ — Leading travel brands and organisations are set to go ‘head to head’ in what promises to be a thrilling World Travel Awards Gala Ceremony, to be hosted at Cornelia Diamond Golf Resort & Spa in Antalya, Turkey on August 31st 2013. Hailed as “The Oscars of the Travel Industry”, World Travel Awards… Read the full press release

Avid music fans can now win free trip to one of the music industry’s hottest awards shows by entering Wingate by Wyndham “All-Access” Sweepstakes

PARSIPPANY, N.J., 2013-08-19 — /travelprnews.com/ — Wingate by Wyndham®, the hotel brand that offers travelers all the extras at no extra cost, is giving its fans the chance to win a red carpet experience and live out their music dreams at one of the music industry’s hottest awards shows thanks to its newly launched “All-Access Sweepstakes.”… Read the full press release

Top Latin Artists and Entertainers to Celebrate Mexican Independence Day at Las Vegas

Luis Miguel, Alejandro Fernandez, Enrique Iglesias, Marc Anthony, Carlos Santana, Lila Downs and More Are Among Top Latin Artists and Entertainers Celebrating El Grito LAS VEGAS, 2013-08-15— /travelprnews.com/ — Travelers looking for the best Mexican Independence Day celebrations this side of the Rio Grande need travel no further than Las Vegas for exciting El Grito! festivities. Thousands of visitors… Read the full press release

George Lucas’ Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope at Millennium Park’s Summer Film Series in Chicago on Wednesday, August 21, 2013

American epic space opera created by George Lucas will be an encore to the Summer Film Series originally set to conclude on Tuesday, Aug. 20 with “Dreamgirls” 2013-08-15— /travelprnews.com/ — The Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events and Millennium Park Foundation are pleased to announce an encore to Millennium Park’s Summer Film Series: a FREE… Read the full press release

The University of York and Flamingo Land Theme Park and Zoo to display captive Homo sapiens at North Yorkshire zoo

2013-08-13— /travelprnews.com/ — For one week, the two male and two female humans will be on public display in a special enclosure at the North Yorkshire zoo. Feeding will take place at 1pm each day, while an education officer will provide insights into some of the interesting habits of the last surviving species of the Homogenus during… Read the full press release

New high-definition aerial footage video features Nebraska’s diverse landscapes, monuments, people and attractions

LINCOLN, Neb., 2013-08-08— /travelprnews.com/ — Spectacular high-definition aerial footage of Nebraska’s diverse landscapes, monuments, people and attractions have been captured on video and are available for viewing at www.visitnebraska.com and on YouTube at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fD_iSqmypfg&list=PLXD21_OtYuStsHbyAA2oEacQUhGKr4HPM&index=7 The footage was shot by Skyworks using a low-flying helicopter July 3-10. NET, the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, the Nebraska Tourism Commission and… Read the full press release

Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport and Delaware North Companies Travel Hospitality Services to launch online art auction to help fund high school art programs

2013-08-05— /travelprnews.com/ — Online auction goes live, local high school artwork on display in Concourse D Midpoint WHO: Balram “B” Bheodari, Deputy General Manager, Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport Steven Bass, General Manager, Delaware North Companies Travel Hospitality Services Metro-Atlanta Public High School Art Teacher Metro-Atlanta Public High School Art Teacher Metro-Atlanta Public High School Student Artist WHAT: Hartsfield-Jackson… Read the full press release

Thomson and First Choice Weddings added another top-spot to tie-the-knot to their weddings programme the idyllic island of Mauritius

2013-08-01 — /travelprnews.com/ — Every year, after the champagne has been popped and the engagement ring admired by excited well-wishers, almost 5,000 brides and grooms-to-be turn to Thomson and First Choice to help them plan their special day abroad. And now, Thomson and First Choice Weddings have added another top-spot to tie-the-knot to their weddings programme… Read the full press release

In honor of National S’mores Day Hershey The Sweetest Place On Earth prepared ultimate S’mores experiences for guests visiting the destination

Enjoy Sweet Treats Throughout The Destination  Hershey, Pa., 2013-08-01 — /travelprnews.com/ — In honor of National S’mores Day on August 10, Hershey The Sweetest Place On Earth is preparing the ultimate S’mores experiences for guests visiting the destination. Visitors can indulge in everything from edible treats to a limited-time spa service. At Hersheypark, the 110-acre amusement park… Read the full press release