FRANKFURT, GERMANY, 2016-Sep-26 — /Travel PR News/ — Jaz in the City, the new brand from the Steigenberger Hotel Group, has won a prize in the USA for its website. The American Web Marketing Association recognised the new Internet presence of the brand by conferring an award in the category “Hotel and Lodging”. The Internet site… Read the full press release
BUDAPEST, HUNGARY, 2016-Sep-26 — /Travel PR News/ — Wizz Air, the largest low-cost airline in Central and Eastern Europe and Romania’s largest airline,yesterday started operating its low fare flights on the Bucharest – Budapest route. The maiden flight took off from Bucharest with 176 passengers on board. The new service is operated three times per week… Read the full press release
SEVEN NEW GEORGIAN ROUTES IN THE WIZZ NETWORK BUDAPEST, HUNGARY, 2016-Sep-26 — /Travel PR News/ — Wizz Air, the largest low-cost airline in Central and Eastern Europe, today celebrates the major milestone of opening its 25th base in Kutaisi, Georgia. The airline has based one of its new Airbus A320 aircraft at Kutaisi Airport, starting seven… Read the full press release
Agreement strengthens long-standing relationship between the companies Sets the stage for further cooperation on projects in the Chinese and international rail markets Allows for greater customer value by leveraging the companies’ complementary strengths Montréal, 2016-Sep-26 — /Travel PR News/ — Rail technology leader Bombardier Transportation and Chinese rolling stock manufacturer, China Railway Rolling Stock Corporation… Read the full press release
Milestone celebration at InnoTrans 2016 marks the delivery of the first of 162 additional metro cars ordered in June 2015 BERLIN, 2016-Sep-26 — /Travel PR News/ — Bombardier Transportation is celebrating the delivery of the first metro car from an order for 162 additional cars placed last year by Delhi Metro. In a ceremony held at… Read the full press release
Second Maldives resort by IHG and Hotel Properties Limited to open on Maamunagau island DENHAM, UK, 2016-Sep-26 — /Travel PR News/ — InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG®), one of the world’s leading hotel companies, has signed a management agreement with Hotel Properties Limited (“HPL”) to open a new InterContinental resort on the island of Maamunagau in the Maldives…. Read the full press release
DENHAM, UK, 2016-Sep-26 — /Travel PR News/ — InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG®), one of the world’s leading hotel companies, announced today the signing of Holiday Inn® Dubai Science Park. The newly built hotel will operate under a management agreement with an affiliate of the Rolaco Group, who also own InterContinental® Dallas, InterContinental® Semiramis, InterContinental®Geneva, Crowne Plaza®… Read the full press release
£15 each way in Standard Class £30 each way in First Class LONDON, 2016-Sep-26 — /Travel PR News/ — Virgin Trains on the east coast is offering flyers between Edinburgh and London discounted travel in a bid to encourage more people to forget the plane and take the train. With Standard Class tickets down to… Read the full press release
LONDON, 2016-Sep-23 — /Travel PR News/ — Residents on the Isle of Man were asked to put their local knowledge to the test this week as the British Airways island challenge took off. The airline teamed up with 3FM Radio for a unique treasure hunt to promote the return British Airways flights between the Isle of… Read the full press release
RICHMOND, VA, 2016-Sep-23 — /Travel PR News/ — Today (September 22, 2016), Virginia Tourism Corporation (VTC) announced the official launch of its new LGBT tourism marketing efforts. The implementations, including a brand new landing page for LGBT travelers and Virginia is for Lovers PRIDE merchandise, are part of the recommendations offered by Governor Terry McAuliffe’s LGBT Tourism Task Force…. Read the full press release
The dinner will highlight Virginia’s diverse regional flavors and rich culinary heritage RICHMOND, VA, 2016-Sep-23 — /Travel PR News/ — Five Virginia chefs will cook at the James Beard House in New York City, NY on September 28, 2016. The dinner, “Virginia Heritage Eats,” will highlight the Commonwealth’s diverse regional flavors and rich culinary heritage…. Read the full press release
Funds will generate $3.2 million in marketing initiatives for 43 local tourism programs RICHMOND, VA, 2016-Sep-23 — /Travel PR News/ — Governor Terry McAuliffe today announced that $927,000 in matching grant funds will be awarded to 43 local tourism initiatives as part of Virginia Tourism Corporation’s (VTC) Marketing Leverage Program (MLP). The grants are designed… Read the full press release
BANGKOK, Thailand, 2016-Sep-23 — /Travel PR News/ — The PATA Global Insights Conference returns to Auckland on Friday, September 30 for more thought-provoking keynote presentations and panel discussions. This year’s conference is ‘Exploring Connectivity’ – a vital component for any destination seeking to extend its reach to influential international source markets. “Our 2015 conference was heralded by many… Read the full press release
Lisbon, Portugal, 2016-Sep-23 — /Travel PR News/ — TAP Maintenance & Engineering (TAP M&E) performed the world’s first Sharklet retrofit of an in-service ACJ319 VIP on behalf of Airbus Corporate Jets, as part of the first turn-key project for Comlux The Aviation Group. All the work was carried out by TAP M&E Unit based at the… Read the full press release
TAP SOLIDARITY CAMPAIGN Lisbon, Portugal, 2016-Sep-23 — /Travel PR News/ — TAP has launched a campaign for Victoria Programme members to fly to Madeira for only five thousand miles and discover what was recently considered by the World Travel Awards as the “best island destination in the world” and at the same time support TAP’s ongoing… Read the full press release
Latest conquest at the Publituris awards Lisbon, Portugal, 2016-Sep-23 — /Travel PR News/ — Portuguese flag-carrier TAP was the overall winner in the “Best Airline” category of the Publituris Portugal Travel Awards 2016. The 13th edition of this prize ceremony gala was held in Coimbra last Friday. The finalists, who were short-listed in each category by… Read the full press release
Services to increase to three flights per week from the South Island gateway. Christchurch, New Zealand, 2016-Sep-23 — /Travel PR News/ — It will be even easier to fly between Christchurch and Fiji from early January, when Fiji Airways adds a third permanent service. The Fiji national carrier already operates two-weekly services between Christchurch and Nadi,… Read the full press release
Doncaster, England, 2016-Sep-23 — /Travel PR News/ — AN extra 35,000 seats are being added from Yorkshire’s Doncaster Sheffield Airport as Flybe launch their summer 2017 routes. The Flybe routes for next summer go on sale today (September 20) and the original eight destinations which were launched earlier this year will become 10 for next summer… Read the full press release
Seattle, WA, 2016-Sep-22 — /Travel PR News/ — The Adventure Travel Trade Association’s AdventureEDU educators will travel to Västmanland, Sweden, November 15 – 16, 2016, to lead a two-day training event for Swedish adventure travel businesses. Recognizing the sophisticated nature of the participants, the educators engaged for the event include some of the industry’s best-regarded and… Read the full press release
Seattle, WA, 2016-Sep-22 — /Travel PR News/ — The Adventure Travel Conservation Fund (ATCF), a new nonprofit for the travel industry, was unveiled on September 20th to a gathering of over 800 international travel operators, buyers and media. The purpose of the ATCF is to directly fund local organizations engaged in the conservation of unique natural… Read the full press release
LONDON, 2016-Sep-22 — /Travel PR News/ — Virgin Trains has extended its booking horizon from the industry standard of three months to six months in advance for weekday tickets on both its west coast and east coast routes. This gives customers more time to plan holidays and secure great deals, and book tickets for big… Read the full press release
LONDON, 2016-Sep-22 — /Travel PR News/ — Virgin Trains has opened a new customer call centre in Newcastle, creating up to 85 new jobs in the city. The company’s Customer Solutions Centre is designed to improve customer service by bringing roles in-house and with employees working and travelling along its east coast route. The centre… Read the full press release
Volaris unveils the aircraft at a major event at Lic. Adolfo Lopez Mateos International Airport in Toluca, State of Mexico. With this acquisition Volaris strengthens its fleet – one of the youngest in America – with an aircraft is estimated to save more than 15 percent in fuel. MEXICO CITY, 2016-Sep-22 — /Travel PR News/… Read the full press release
SINGAPORE, 2016-Sep-22 — /Travel PR News/ — After ten weeks and numerous rounds of intense judging, the Singapore Tourism Board (STB) announced today the 81 finalists for the Experience Excellence, Enterprise Excellence and Customer Service categories of the 2016 Singapore Tourism Awards, Singapore’s most prestigious awards for the tourism sector. Come 5 October 2016 at the… Read the full press release
ABU DHABI, 2016-Sep-22 — /Travel PR News/ — Hala Abu Dhabi, the destination management company of the Etihad Aviation Group (EAG), has been selected as the exclusive shore excursions and activities provider for Sir Bani Yas Island and Beach Oasis, the latest cruise destination stop in the UAE for the 2016/2017 season. The announcement was made… Read the full press release
ABU DHABI, 2016-Sep-22 — /Travel PR News/ — Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, has been awarded the ‘Airline of the Year’ award for the third consecutive year by UK magazine, Travel Trade Gazette (TTG). The awards were announced last night at a prestigious ceremony at the Lyceum Theatre in London’s West… Read the full press release
HONG KONG, 2016-Sep-22 — /Travel PR News/ — Cathay Pacific Airways has launched its 2015 Sustainable Development Report, which outlines the various sustainable development measures undertaken by the airline and the Cathay Pacific Group’s Hong Kong-based subsidiaries. The theme of the report is “Together for Tomorrow”. Cathay Pacific is committed to sustainable development as it believes… Read the full press release
Authentic Caribbean luxury resort also recognised as Leading Resort and Luxury Hotel Villa in St. Kitts and Nevis Nevis, West Indies, 2016-Sep-22 — /Travel PR News/ — Four Seasons Resort Nevis has been named Caribbean’s Leading Beach Resort for the second consecutive year in the 23rd Annual World Travel Awards. The resort was also recognised as… Read the full press release
New York, 2016-Sep-22 — /Travel PR News/ — All-new Robert A.M. Stern masterpiece marks latest milestone in the rebirth of the “New” New York Downtown New York. Words that conjure endless excitement – new additions to the arts scene, celebrity chefs transforming the dining experience, pace setting fashion and soaring architecture, tradition and innovation now exist… Read the full press release
Costa Mesa, CA, 2016-Sep-21 — /Travel PR News/ — Jim Burba and Bob Hayes have released their new book Smart Partners. Published by SelectBooks in New York, the book draws on the couple’s unique experiences as life and business partners to explain their methods and thinking for building, sustaining, and growing successful relationships in business and… Read the full press release