Award-Winning Carrier And World’s Best Football Club Partnership Brings To Light Shared Values Of Excellence, Passion, Pride And Culture “A Team That Unites The World” Will Guide The Spirit Of The Partnership Barcelona, SPAIN, 2013-08-28 — /travelprnews.com/ — Qatar Airways officially launched the start of its three year partnership with FC Barcelona at an event held… Read the full news article
Category Archives: Festivals and Events
Legendary British fashion accessories designer Lulu Guinness to design the Christmas Tree for Rocco Forte’s Brown’s Hotel in London
London, 2013-08-28 — /travelprnews.com/ — Rocco Forte’s Brown’s Hotel in London is pleased to announce that this year, legendary British fashion accessories designer, Lulu Guinness, will be designing the hotel’s Christmas tree. Taking inspiration from her recent collections, Lulu will be decorating the Brown’s Christmas tree and adding her glamorous festive touches to various areas of… Read the full news article
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 news article
Asia’s leading hotel booking site Agoda.com features top hotels for Oktoberfest in Munich, Germany
2013-08-27 — /travelprnews.com/ — Agoda.com, Asia’s leading hotel booking site and part of Nasdaq-listed Priceline Group (Nasdaq:PCLN), is getting ready to lift a glass in celebration of the world’s largest fair – the yearly celebration of Oktoberfest, held for 16 days every October in Munich, Germany. This year the festival will be held from September 21… Read the full news article
Historic Scotland: Stirling Castle to mark the 500th anniversary of the Battle of Flodden
2013-08-26 — /travelprnews.com/ — Stirling Castle will provide the focal point for a series of activities next month to mark the 500th anniversary of the Battle of Flodden. The battle took place on 9 September 1513, when James IV led a Scottish army into Northumberland, where they were met by an English force. The Scots suffered… Read the full news article
Exciting getaway package at The Excelsior Hong Kong for National Day Celebrations
Hong Kong, 2013-08-26 — /travelprnews.com/ — Surrounded by numerous shopping malls, department stores, boutiques and market stalls in the heart of Causeway Bay, The Excelsior, Hong Kong has prepared an exciting getaway package that allows guests to enjoy enticing dining and exclusive shopping offers in celebration of this year National Day. The Excelsior, Hong Kong’s National Day package starts at… Read the full news article
U.S. Travel Association announced the winners of the 2013 Mercury and Destiny awards, State Tourism Director of the Year and DMO Rising Star at ESTO conference in Richmond
Tennessean Susan Whitaker Named 2013 State Tourism Director of the Year RICHMOND, Va., 2013-08-24 — /travelprnews.com/ — Winners of the 2013 Mercury and Destiny awards, State Tourism Director of the Year and DMO Rising Star were announced during the U.S. Travel Association’s annual ESTO conference held this week in Richmond. Mercury and Destiny Awards The Mercury awards are… Read the full news article
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 news article
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 news article
Thailand welcomes chefs, winemakers and food experts for the 14th World Gourmet Festival at Four Seasons Hotel Bangkok September 2 – 8, 2013
Bangkok, 2013-08-21 — /travelprnews.com/ — In another move to enhance Thailand’s reputation as a culinary hot spot in Asia, the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) is joining the Four Seasons Hotel Bangkok to promote this year’s 14th World Gourmet Festival, to be held at Four Seasons Hotel Bangkok from September 2 to 8, 2013. Already confirmed are leading chefs… Read the full news article
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 news article
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 news article
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 news article
Two new non-traditional event spaces at Four Seasons Hotel New York open for business
2013-08-20 — /travelprnews.com/ — Two new non-traditional event spaces in Four Seasons Hotel New York are now available for receptions, private dinners, weddings, and lunch and breakfast meetings. Fifty-Eight (the former L’Atelier space) accommodates up to 40 guests for a seated dinner and a maximum of 70 guests for a reception. The space designed by Pierre Yves Rochon is scarlet in… Read the full news article
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 news article
31st running of Jersey Paperclix Rally 11-12 October 2013
2013-08-19 — /travelprnews.com/ — During October when the Island slips gently from summer to golden autumn, it is time to welcome members of the rally fraternity, for 31st running of the Paperclix Jersey Rally. Thanks to the tolerance and understanding of islanders this is one of the few rallies left in the UK that is still… Read the full news article
Limited edition cocktail menu at five Dorchester Collection hotels to celebrate designers shortlisted for the 2013 Dorchester Collection Fashion Prize
2013-08-16 — /travelprnews.com/ — The new fashion season cocktail menu celebrates the four gifted designers who have been shortlisted for the 2013 Dorchester Collection Fashion Prize. The cocktail menu will be available at five Dorchester Collection hotels: The Dorchester, London; Hotel Principe di Savoia, Milan; Le Meurice, Paris; Le Richemond, Geneva and The Beverly Hills Hotel,… Read the full news article
Family members of Martin Luther King Jr. and The Willard InterContinental® Hotel to celebrate 50th Anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have A Dream” Speech
InterContinental Hotels & Resorts brand to hold gospel brunch featuring singer Denyce Graves and a silent auction to benefit the King Center ATLANTA, 2013-08-16 — /travelprnews.com/ — Family members of Martin Luther King Jr. and IHG’s (InterContinental Hotels Group) [LON:IHG, NYSE:IHG (ADRs)] InterContinental Hotels & Resorts brand, will celebrate the 50thanniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have a… Read the full news article
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 news article
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 news article
Golden Week celebration accommodation packages at Mandarin Oriental Hong Kong for its 50th anniversary this year
Hong Kong, 2013-08-13— /travelprnews.com/ — With Mandarin Oriental, Hong Kong celebrating its Golden Anniversary throughout 2013, the hotel offers the perfect location in which to celebrate Golden Week in October 2013. Guests can indulge in a host of promotions from the exclusive Golden Celebration accommodation package to a series of golden spa treatments, as part of the hotel’s… Read the full news article
Mandarin Oriental Guangzhou launched two exclusive packages for the 114th China Import and Export Fair
Hong Kong, 2013-08-13— /travelprnews.com/ — Mandarin Oriental, Guangzhou which opened earlier this year, fuses stylish, chic modernity with traditional elements of the Orient, and offers the most spacious accommodation in the city. In conjunction with the 114th China Import and Export Fair, the hotel is offering two exclusive packages – the Ultimate Canton Fair and a Canton Fair Plus package. Ideally… Read the full news article
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 news article
Northern Norway to host the Arctic Race of Norway – the most northern bike race in the world
Norway’s coastline makes a spectacular backdrop for the Arctic Race of Norway, the most northern bike race in the world. Oslo, 2013-08-09— /travelprnews.com/ — From August 8th to August 11th 2013, the magnificent landscapes of Northern Norway will host the first edition of an out-of-the- ordinary four stage race: the Arctic Race of Norway. On Thursday 8th of August… Read the full news article
Global airline alliance SkyTeam rolled out further enhancements to its Global Meetings product
Delivers new tools and streamlined procedures for event organizers worldwide AMSTERDAM, 2013-08-08— /travelprnews.com/ — SkyTeam, the global airline alliance, has rolled out further enhancements to its Global Meetings product. With a minimum of just 50 and no maximum number of attendees, plus generous discounts on flights operated by its 19 member airlines, SkyTeam is responding to… Read the full news article
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 news article
Four Seasons Resorts Lanai and Maui Brewing Co invite guests for Septemberfest dinner at Kailani restaurant
2013-08-02— /travelprnews.com/ — Four Seasons Resort Lanai at Manele Bay – The Lodge at Koele’s sister property – in partnership with Maui Brewing Co., invites guests to usher in the fall harvest with a special Septemberfest dinner at Kailani restaurant, featuring the local brewery’s signature ales and lagers, on September 2, 2013 starting at 6:00 pm. Beer connoisseurs are invited to… Read the full news article
Four Seasons Hotel Houston’s Moroccan Chef Hassan Obaye creates End of Ramadan Dinner
2013-08-02— /travelprnews.com/ — At the end of Ramadan, the greatest religious observance in Islam and an annual month of fasting each day from sunrise until sunset, there comes Eid al-Fitr, known as the Festival of Fast Breaking. This year, that festival comes to the downtown Four Seasons Hotel Houston on Friday, August 9, 2013 when Moroccan-born… Read the full news article
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 news article










