Hong Kong, 2015-10-15 — /Travel PR News/ — Star Cruises, the Leading Cruise Line in the Asia-Pacific, is excited to announce that its magnificent vessel, SuperStar Libra will be homeported in Haikou, China at Hainan Province from 4 November 2015, to commence multiple short destination cruises to Halong Bay, Danang and Hue in Vietnam until 30 March… Read the full press release
EDINBURGH, 2015-10-15 — /Travel PR News/ — Overseas and domestic tourism visitors to Scotland have both increased by seven per cent in the last year to the end of June 2015 according to figures published this morning. With overseas and domestics visitors combined over 15.5 million tourists visited Scotland last year and spent over £5… Read the full press release
VisitEngland, in partnership with home nation tourist boards VisitScotland and Visit Wales today reveal for the first time, the value of tourism spend generated by a variety of leisure activities among international and domestic day and overnight tourists. LONDON, 2015-10-15 — /Travel PR News/ — The figures released today at the annual media breakfast at… Read the full press release
Raffles 1915 Gin celebrates the 100th anniversary of the Singapore Sling SINGAPORE, 2015-10-15 — /Travel PR News/ — Raffles Hotels & Resorts have partnered with Sipsmith, passionate pioneers of London’s artisanal gin renaissance, to create a new bespoke spirit, Raffles 1915 Gin. The custom gin was created to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Singapore… Read the full press release
LOS ANGELES, 2015-10-15 — /Travel PR News/ — Due to scheduled track work on Oct. 17 and 18, Metrolink Orange County Line and Inland Empire-Orange County Line trains will only operate to and from San Juan Capistrano. There will be no bus service or alternate transportation provided. The first two weekends of October (Oct. 3-4 and Oct…. Read the full press release
Bangkok, 2015-10-15 — /Travel PR News/ — The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT ) is organising the ‘Ride to Khong’s Legendary’ long-distance biking competition along the scenic routes of four provinces in Thailand’s Northeastern region during 29 October – 1 November, 2015. The event is being organised as part of TAT’s plans to promote the Northeastern… Read the full press release
Swissport International (Swissport), the world’s leading provider of ground and cargo handling services and AGN Aviation Services (AGN), the third biggest ground handling provider in Mexico, signed an agreement on jointly providing ground handling services. With this agreement, Swissport expands its network in Mexico to 28 stations; the combined company will offer its customers country-… Read the full press release
LONDON, 2015-10-14 — /Travel PR News/ — International visitors have spent an extra £2.5 billion in Britain during the last four years as a result of work by the national tourism agency VisitBritain, latest figures show. This beats the target set for it by the UK Government in 2011 by more than half a billion… Read the full press release
Hotel giant accelerates Caribbean expansion with development of first Wyndham Grand Resort on site of historic Sam Lord’s Castle in St. Philip PARSIPPANY, NJ, 2015-10-14 — /Travel PR News/ — Highlighting strong and growing interest in its portfolio of upscale brands in the Caribbean, Wyndham Hotel Group, the world’s largest hotel company, today announced plans for further… Read the full press release
No minimum spend requirements and no maximum point limits lead to faster free nights for professional and casual planners PARSIPPANY, N.J., 2015-10-14 — /Travel PR News/ — Wyndham Rewards® is helping meeting and group travel planners win big. go meetsm, the world’s most generous rewards program for meeting planners which launched today at IMEX America 2015 in Las… Read the full press release
Manchester Airport student arrivals to study at 49 different UK universities Post-school summer holiday getaways for ‘DINKYs’ also help push airport up 5.44% for the month MANCHESTER, UK, 2015-10-14 — /Travel PR News/ — A record-breaking total of 2,430,142 people travelled through Manchester Airport in September 2015, making it the busiest September in the airport’s… Read the full press release
For the second consecutive year, Hyatt named a top multinational workplace following Great Place to Work recognitions in six countries around the world CHICAGO, 2015-10-14 — /Travel PR News/ — Hyatt Hotels Corporation (NYSE: H) announced today that Hyatt has been named one of the World’s Best Multinational Workplaces by Great Place to Work®. The annual list honors… Read the full press release
BENTONVILLE, Ark., 2015-10-14 — /Travel PR News/ — The International Mountain Bicycling Association (IMBA) announced today that its 2016 World Summit will be held November 10-12 next year in Bentonville. At a news conference held this morning on the All-American Trail of the Razorback Regional Greenway, IMBA President and USA Executive Director Mike Van Abel said the… Read the full press release
PARIS, 2015-10-14 — /Travel PR News/ — As proposed by ADP Ingénierie’s Board of Directors on 8 October, Olivier Berger has been appointed CEO of ADPi. Olivier Berger, 50 years old, is a qualified engineer from the École Polytechnique et des Pontset-Chaussée. For more than ten years, he managed large-scale infrastructural projects before working in… Read the full press release
SAN FRANCISCO, 2015-10-14 — /Travel PR News/ — In a further enhancement of safety and security, the San Francisco International Airport Commission today approved plans for the San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to expand its wage and benefit policy, known as the Quality Standards Program (QSP), to include airline catering employees – who supply on-board food for… Read the full press release
Passengers encouraged to join free scheme as number of UK members continues to grow Fornebu, Norway, 2015-10-14 — /Travel PR News/ — Norwegian, the third largest low-cost carrier in Europe, is offering members of its loyalty programme, Norwegian Reward, a 20 per cent discount on Premium class flights to the U.S. when booked by 26th October…. Read the full press release
Palm Springs, CA, 2015-10-14 — /Travel PR News/ — Palm Springs presents October- December 2015 line up of events Spa Resort Casino “Brews & BBQ” Dates: October 24 Location: Spa Resort Casino North Parking Lot Information: SpaResortCasino.com Description: A one-day outdoor event with local restaurants, craft breweries from Southern California, live music, kid’s fun zone and… Read the full press release
OSLO, NORWAY, 2015-10-13 — /Travel PR News/ — Friday afternoon marked the first-ever visit to Norway by the new long-haul Airbus A350 XWB. Finnair is the first European airline to fly the A350 XWB, and marked the occasion at Oslo Airport. On Wednesday, 7 October, Finnair took delivery of its first new long-haul Airbus, A350… Read the full press release
BRUSSELS, BELGIUM, 2015-10-13 — /Travel PR News/ — This morning (October 12, 2015), Brussels Airport welcomed the first A350 XWB operated by Finnair, the very latest airplane developed by Airbus as the most energy-efficient aircraft of its kind and its most silent plane yet. Starting from next year, Finnair’s A350 will be landing at Brussels… Read the full press release
CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand, 2015-10-13 — /Travel PR News/ — Christchurch reached a significant post-quake milestone today, with its airport welcoming the six-millionth passenger in a year. The last time Christchurch Airport reached the 6-million passenger mark was in October 2010, but today as Stephanie Simmons from Waimate checked in for a Jetstar flight to Auckland… Read the full press release
Bangkok, 2015-10-13 — /Travel PR News/ — Bangkok Airways Public Company Limited announces the launch of new direct route between Phuket and Hat Yai. The new service will serve daily flight starting from October 11, 2015 onwards. Mr. Puttipong Prasarttong-Osoth, President of Bangkok Airways PCL said “Bangkok Airways foresees the potential of Phuket and Hat Yai as… Read the full press release
BANGKOK, 2015-10-13 — /Travel PR News/ — The Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) is pleased to announce that Bangkok Airways has joined PATA as its newest Aviation member. PATA CEO Mario Hardy said, “PATA has a special relationship with Thailand, having moved its headquarters to Bangkok in 1998. That is why we are especially pleased to welcome Bangkok Airways as… Read the full press release
Legendary luxury hotel brand to introduce stunning new hotel on Avenida Reforma MEXICO CITY, D.F., 2015-10-13 — /Travel PR News/ — The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company, L.L.C. today announced plans to open its first hotel in Mexico City in 2019. Upon completion, the 153-room Ritz-Carlton, Mexico City will operate under a long term management agreement with Thor Urbana… Read the full press release
Major expansion in Australia with Daily non-stop Flights from Doha to the capital city of South Australia from May 2 Adelaide is Qatar Airways’ First A350 Route to Australia Australian network rises to 28 flights a week across four key cities DOHA, Qatar, 2015-10-13 — /Travel PR News/ — Qatar Airways today unveiled the launch date of… Read the full press release
New Agreement With Danish Carrier Opens Up A Range Of Exciting Destinations In Scandinavia And Europe DOHA, Qatar, 2015-10-13 — /Travel PR News/ — Qatar Airways, the national carrier of the State of Qatar and one of the world’s fastest growing airlines, has signed a code-share agreement with Danish carrier SUN-AIR, a franchise of British Airways. From October… Read the full press release
Airline welcomes HRH Princess Sophie, The Countess of Wessex to Hamad International Airport, as part of the World Sight Day Fundraising Activities DOHA, Qatar, 2015-10-13 — /Travel PR News/ — Qatar Airways announced today that it has been named the Official Airline of Orbis UK, a global blindness prevention charity, for a period of two years starting… Read the full press release
DUBAI, 2015-10-13 — /Travel PR News/ — Ayman Gharib, General Manager of Raffles Dubai, is pleased to announce the appointment of Jaouad Sbihi as Director of Business Development. Effective 1 September 2015, Sbihi will oversee the sales and marketing activities at the Raffles Dubai. Commenting on Sbihi’s appointment, Gharib said: “We are delighted for Jaouad… Read the full press release
Halifax, N.S., 2015-10-12 — /Travel PR News/ — HIAA President and CEO, Joyce Carter has been elected to the 2015 Airports Council International North America (ACI-NA) World Governing Board as a Regional Advisor. The new members were announced October 6, during the 2015 ACI-NA Annual Conference and Exhibition in Long Beach, California. “Joyce has been active in… Read the full press release
Halifax, 2015-10-12 — /Travel PR News/ — Thanks to the notable increase of 13% in ridership over the summer compared to last year on VIA Rail’s Ocean service, 6 additional departures will be added over the holiday season. The added trains will allow VIA Rail to serve more Canadians, more often on its eastern Canadian… Read the full press release
SriLankan Airlines receives the prestigious APEX award for Superior Achievement in Passenger Experience– Asia Pacific Region. Colombo, Sri Lanka, 2015-10-12 — /Travel PR News/ — SriLankan Airlines was awarded the Superior Achievement in Passenger Experience -Asia Pacific Region, at the APEX Awards – 2015 held in Oregon – USA, in what most consider to be the Oscars… Read the full press release