Warsaw, POLAND, 2015-3-3 — /Travel PR News/ — This year, global expenditure on business travels should increase by 6.9 percent. Thus, the market value will grow to 1.17 trillion dollars – as reported by the Global Business Travel Association (GBTA). The market leader is still USA. “In Poland, we have been witnessing some market growth since… Read the full press release
Southwest to offer 180 departures a day to 50 destinations from Love Field DALLAS, 2015-3-3 — /Travel PR News/ — Southwest Airlines® (NYSE: LUV) today published 16 additional flights, including service to eight new nonstop cities, from Dallas Love Field. The new service is available for purchase immediately, at low fares as shown below, and… Read the full press release
HONG KONG, 2015-3-3 — /Travel PR News/ — Dragonair is now providing a special treat for First and Business Class passengers by serving freshly brewed illy coffee inflight. Through this collaboration with the renowned Italian coffee roasting company, passengers have the opportunity to enjoy authentic rich-tasting Italian coffee wherever they fly on Dragonair’s extensive Asian network…. Read the full press release
LOS ANGELES, 2015-3-3 — /Travel PR News/ — Oakwood Worldwide®, the global leader in corporate housing and serviced apartment solutions, is honored to announce several promotions within its leadership team. Scott McDonald, formerly vice president of shared services and customer experience, has been promoted to senior vice president of operations and service excellence, and is now… Read the full press release
Fornebu, Norway, 2015-3-2 — /Travel PR News/ — Norwegian regrets to inform that it was not possible to reach an agreement in the mediation between Norwegian’s subsidiary Norwegian Air Norway (NAN) and Norwegian Pilot Union (NPU). Norwegian’s goal is still to operate all flights on Saturday and Sunday as planned, as only a limited number of… Read the full press release
LAS VEGAS, 2015-3-2 — /Travel PR News/ — Las Vegas is once again THE place to be during the month of March. From fast cars to college hoops, convention business to Major League Baseball, visitors have an unlimited amount reasons to pack a bag and head to Las Vegas – not to mention the great weather. Last… Read the full press release
JERSEY, 2015-3-2 — /Travel PR News/ — The National Trust for Jersey’s Georgian House Museum and Shop is due to open for its fourth consecutive season on 25th March 2015. Reflecting on the 2014 season, House Manager Chris Addy stated: ‘16 New Street has received an average of 96% over 87 reviews on Trip Advisor,… Read the full press release
JERSEY, 2015-3-2 — /Travel PR News/ — A brand new, exciting & innovative one-day festival is coming to the island! This 12 hour production will take place on Saturday 11th July 2015 in Coronation Park and will be spread over 4 stages, showcasing 30 artists to a crowd of up to three thousand people. Reasons… Read the full press release
LOS ANGELES, 2015-3-2 — /Travel PR News/ — On Monday, Metrolink will reach another critical milestone by launching the life-saving rail safety technology known as Positive Train Control (PTC) in revenue service demonstration (RSD) along the commuter railroad’s San Bernardino Line between the cities of Los Angeles and San Bernardino. With this latest accomplishment, Metrolink remains on… Read the full press release
Ekurhuleni, South Africa, 2015-3-2 — /Travel PR News/ — Swissport International Ltd., the world’s leading provider of ground and cargo handling services to the aviation industry, has been voted best cargo handler in Africa for the third time in a row by the readers of The STAT Trade Times Magazine. Swissport received the Award during… Read the full press release
Opfikon, Switzerland, 2015-3-2 — /Travel PR News/ — Swissport International, the world’s leading provider of ground and cargo handling services to the aviation industry, today announced the opening and operational start of Swissport Ghana. Swissport Ghana is an equally owned joint venture company between Swissport International and Ghana Airport Cargo Centre (GACC). GACC is a… Read the full press release
MADRID, 2015-3-2 — /Travel PR News/ — The new UNWTO report Hotel Classification Systems: Recurrence of Criteria in 4 and 5 Star Hotels, identifies the common criteria among 4 and 5 star hotels, providing valuable insights for destinations wishing to revise existing or establish new hotel classification systems. Benchmarking international accommodation standards can help destinations… Read the full press release
Aberdeen, Scotland, 2015-3-2 — /Travel PR News/ — Aberdeen International Airport has won an International Safety Award with merit from the British Safety Council for the second year running in recognition of its commitment to keeping its workers and workplace healthy and safe during 2014. The International Safety Awards is an annual scheme designed to… Read the full press release
BERLIN, 2015-3-2 — /Travel PR News/ — airberlin today announced, that Wolfgang Prock-Schauer will leave the company on his own request as of 28 February 2015. Wolfgang Prock-Schauer started working for airberlin as Chief Strategy & Planning Officer in October 2012 and then took the position of Chief Executive Officer from January 2013 until January… Read the full press release
SINGAPORE, 2015-2-27 — /Travel PR News/ — Agoda.com, one of Asia’s leading hotel booking sites and part of Nasdaq-listed Priceline Group (Nasdaq:PCLN), announced today the results of its most recent Travel Smarts study which shows where outbound Asian travelers are spending their Chinese New Year. The study looked at data from thousands of customers who booked… Read the full press release
WASHINGTON, 2015-2-27 — /Travel PR News/ — U.S. Travel Association President and CEO Roger Dow issued the following statement on the impasse over funding for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS): “We urge leaders in both chambers of Congress to quickly arrive at a consensus that ensures DHS remains open and fully funded. “The travel sector of… Read the full press release
Travelport becomes the first to be able to offer Bidvest Car Rental content to its travel agency customers Johannesburg, South Africa, 2015-2-27 — /Travel PR News/ — Travelport, a leading Travel Commerce Platform providing distribution, technology, payment and other solutions for the $7 trillion global travel and tourism industry has today announced a new long… Read the full press release
Langley, UK, 2015-2-27 — /Travel PR News/ — Travelport (NYSE:TVPT), a leading Travel Commerce Platform providing distribution, technology, payment and other solutions for the $7 trillion global travel and tourism industry, announces that TAP Portugal has committed to the industry-leading airline merchandising solution, Travelport Rich Content and Branding. This latest agreement with TAP means that… Read the full press release
Helsinki, Finland, 2015-2-27 — /Travel PR News/ — At the end of February, WOASE 2015, Winter Operations and Airside Safety, conference attracted almost 150 participants from over ten countries. The conference gathered together airport winter experts and other experts in the industry to exchange information and learn from each other. The snow-how, winter expertise, of Finavia’s… Read the full press release
Helsinki, Finland, 2015-2-27 — /Travel PR News/ — Helsinki Airport has paid special attention to the needs of its youngest passengers. There are well-equipped play areas with activities for both younger and older children. The play areas are at gates 16, 20, 30, and 38. The children’s room near Gate 31 is complete with a microwave… Read the full press release
Helsinki, Finland, 2015-2-27 — /Travel PR News/ — Finavia Corporation’s investment in the expansion of Ivalo Airport is approaching completion. The new terminal section will be opened to travellers during spring. The active operations of local tourism operators have been a significant factor in the development of air traffic and airports in Finland. The number of… Read the full press release
Bethesda, Md., 2015-2-27 — /Travel PR News/ — Carl Berquist, executive vice president and chief financial officer at Marriott International, Inc. (NASDAQ:MAR), will speak at the 2015 Raymond James Institutional Investors Conference, to be held on Tuesday, March 3. Mr. Berquist’s presentation will be at approximately 9:15 a.m., Eastern Time, and will be webcast live. To access… Read the full press release
US journal Air Transport World recognizes the Group’s ground-breaking role in the area of climate and environmental awareness for the second time COLOGNE, 2015-2-27 — /Travel PR News/ — Conducting its business in a sustainable and responsible manner is firmly embedded in the Lufthansa Group’s strategic principles. And its efforts have been recognized: US journal… Read the full press release
Waterfront Hotel Provides Instant Access to Dining, Entertainment and Shopping in the Heart of the Nation’s Birthplace PHILADELPHIA and MCLEAN, Va., 2015-2-27 — /Travel PR News/ — Hilton Hotels & Resorts today announced the opening of Hilton Philadelphia at Penn’s Landing, a 348-room hotel located in downtown Philadelphia. “Hilton continues to grow in the City of Brotherly Love… Read the full press release
FIJI and MCLEAN, Va., 2015-2-27 — /Travel PR News/ — Fiji Beach Resort and Spa Managed by Hilton has today officially been rebranded as Hilton Fiji Beach Resort & Spa. The resort will join Hilton Worldwide‘s existing portfolio of 21 hotels in Australasia and is an important step towards many exciting new changes to come for Hilton Worldwide… Read the full press release
LONDON, 2015-2-27 — /Travel PR News/ — Following a public consultation, the UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has confirmed it is committed to exploring options for the way it currently provides medical services to the aviation industry. One of the options could see the outsourcing of its AeroMedical Centre to a suitable private sector provider…. Read the full press release
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, 2015-2-26 — /Travel PR News/ — Abu Dhabi Airports today announces that passenger traffic at Abu Dhabi International Airport increased by 20.7% in January 2015. A total of 1,887,631passengers passed through Abu Dhabi International Airport during the month, compared with 1,564,266 in January 2014. There were 14,128 aircraft movements in January 2015,… Read the full press release
Reading, UK, 2015-2-26 — /Travel PR News/ — Alok Sharma, the Member of Parliament for Reading West, has welcomed progress made by First Great Western (FGW) to increase Standard capacity by reducing the number of First Class carriages on trains running through Reading. FGW has pledged to reduce the number of First Class carriages on… Read the full press release
Hotels See Decline in Group Pace but RevPAR Performance Remains Strong NEW YORK, 2015-2-26 — /Travel PR News/ — Hotels in major North American markets continued to maintain positive growth in rate across all travel segments according to data from the February 2015 TravelClick North American Hospitality Review (NAHR). Overall, average daily rate (ADR) growth continues… Read the full press release
Cedar Rapids, IA, 2015-2-26 — /Travel PR News/ — It might come as a surprise to many, but The Eastern Iowa Airport is one of the largest farms in Linn County. The airport farmland, leased and farmed by five local farmers, has over 2,000 acres in corn and soybean production. The land is also located at the… Read the full press release