Seventh Annual Georgetown Jingle Takes Place on December 16 at Four Seasons Hotel Washington DC

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"The Shaker Abecedarious" by Sandi Hoffman Special Events

Businesses and families gather for holiday events benefiting pediatric programs at Georgetown’s Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center Washington, DC, U.S.A. – 2012-12-10 — /travelprnews.com/ — The seventh-annual Georgetown Jingle will take place on December 16, 2012, at Four Seasons Hotel Washington, DC. The family-friendly holiday extravaganza, hosted each year by Four Seasons and the design community, benefits Medstar Georgetown University… Read the full press release

flydubai now features HD movies from all Hollywood studios

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Addition of NBCUniversal makes airline the first in the world to show high definition films from all six major producers 2012-12-10 — /travelprnews.com/ — Dubai, UAE: flydubai, Dubai’s innovative low cost airline, has reached yet another milestone, having become the first airline in the world to show high definition (HD) movies from all six major Hollywood studios…. Read the full press release

Bentonville Christmas Parade Celebrates Holiday Traditions Around the World

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Bentonville, AR – 2012-12-10 — /travelprnews.com/ — The 2012 Bentonville Christmas Parade will be held on Saturday, December 8th at 11:00 am. The parade starts on 8th Street and S. Main in downtown Bentonville, winds north on Main to the downtown Square, turns left on NW 2nd Street and ends at the intersection of NW 2nd Street and NW A Street. The… Read the full press release

Iberia cambia su política comercial y de rutas para recuperar la rentabilidad y asegurar su futuro

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La nueva política comercial y de rutas es vital para que Iberia vuelva a ser rentable y pueda mantener su liderazgo. El Plan de Transformación contempla que Iberia se centre en las rutas más estratégicas, rentables y en las que hay mayor margen de crecimiento. Potenciará las conexiones de largo radio donde pueda ofrecer un… Read the full press release

HYATT ANNOUNCES COLLABORATION IN TRAINING PROGRAM TO PROMOTE URBAN SUSTAINABILITY IN CHINA

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CHICAGO, 2012-12-10 — /travelprnews.com/ —  Hyatt Hotels Corporation (NYSE: H) announced a sponsorship arrangement with The Paulson Institute, which is partnering with the China Association of Mayors to enhance urban sustainability practices and policies in China.  The collaboration signifies Hyatt’s commitment to furthering China’s sustainable urban growth and underscores Hyatt’s commitment to local contributions that tackle global… Read the full press release

Hilton Myrtle Beach Resort Invites Guests To Laugh In The New Year!

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Hilton Myrtle Beach Resort at Kingston Shores, an oceanfront resort complex in Myrtle Beach, has joined with Comedy Zone to offer a romantic and hilarious way to welcome the New Year. Credit: Hilton Hotels & Resorts.

MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. – 2012-12-10 — /travelprnews.com/ — Hilton Myrtle Beach Resort at Kingston Shores, an oceanfront resort complex in Myrtle Beach, has joined with Comedy Zone to offer a romantic and hilarious way to welcome the New Year. The “Laugh in the New Year” package includes deluxe oceanview accommodations on December 31, a delicious dinner… Read the full press release

SKYTRAX announce that the World Airline Awards are to be staged at the Paris Air Show on 18th June 2013

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London, UK, 2012-12-10 — /travelprnews.com/ — Recognised globally as the most prestigious accolades for the world airline industry, the World Airline Awards represent the global benchmark of airline excellence. After a most successful Awards Ceremony in 2011 at the Paris Air Show, it has been announced that the 2013 Skytrax World Airline Awards will return to the… Read the full press release

Reunión Iberia-sindicatos: La compañía volverá a convocarles para la próxima semana

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El SIMA ha citado a las partes para una mediación el próximo lunes Esta huelga agrava la de por sí difícil situación de la compañía. Madrid, 2012-12-10 — /travelprnews.com/ — A lo largo de esta mañana, la dirección de Iberia ha mantenido reuniones con el Comité de Huelga y las Comisiones Negociadoras del Convenio Colectivo de Tierra… Read the full press release

London City Airport, Time Is Money For Airport Passengers

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London City Airport Apron

2012-12-10 — /travelprnews.com/ — It’s a well-known saying that time is money, and now we know how much for business travellers. Research by London City Airport [LCY] has found that the average person travelling through the airport values one hour of their time at £189.25. That’s roughly the price of a return flight to Paris, dinner… Read the full press release

Hartsfield-Jackson issues consumer fraud alert

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Prevalent scams involve pets, unclaimed cash ATLANTA – 2012-12-10 — /travelprnews.com/ — Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport officials are alerting the public about several email scams purporting to be from the Airport. “Scammers are very savvy, and they are creating email addresses that look convincing and using names of Airport staff members to lure their victims,” Aviation General… Read the full press release

Rising star’s latest single takes off at Doncaster Sheffield Airport

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Rising star’s latest single takes off at Doncaster Sheffield Airport

2012-12-10 — /travelprnews.com/ — Up and coming singer-songwriter Jake Bugg has used Doncaster Sheffield Airport as a backdrop for his most recent music video. Jake, from Nottingham, used the airport as the location to the climax of his video for his latest track Two Fingers, which sees him and his band mates strolling through the airport… Read the full press release

Virgin Trains, More London trains confirmed

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2012-12-10 — /travelprnews.com/ — The biggest operator of cross-border long-distance trains to and from Scotland will add even more services to the timetable from Monday (10 December). Two more tilting Virgin Pendolinos a day in each direction will deliver a train every hour between Glasgow Central and London Euston for the first time. There will be… Read the full press release

Cherish the Holidays With A Wintery Feast At Hilton San Francisco Financial District

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Hilton San Francisco Financial District invites guests to get in the holiday spirit, and enjoy a Christmas meal in 750 Restaurant & Bar. Credit: Hilton Hotels & Resorts.

SAN FRANCISCO – 2012-12-10 — /travelprnews.com/ — Hilton San Francisco Financial District invites guests to get in the holiday spirit, and enjoy a Christmas meal in 750 Restaurant & Bar. Savory dishes include Slow Roasted Spice Rubbed Pork Loin with Cranberry Madera Jus, Herb Garlic Charbroiled Chicken, Garlic Rosemary Whipped Potatoes, and a Buche de Noel… Read the full press release

Travelzoo Awarded Best Travel Website & Best Place to Work

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NEW YORK, 2012-12-10 — /travelprnews.com/ — Travelzoo Inc. (NASDAQ: TZOO), a global Internet media company, is celebrating early this holiday season after winning the 2012 EPPY Award for best travel website, and being named among the top 20 in Crain’s Best Places to Work in New York City. Now in their 17th year, the EPPY Awards are presented… Read the full press release

Welcome the Year of the Snake with Four Seasons Resort Chiang Mai

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Celebrate the season with the Chinese New Year package Chiang Mai, Thailand – 2012-12-10 — /travelprnews.com/ — In Eastern mythology the Snake, the sixth sign of the Chinese zodiac, is said to be the most enigmatic, intuitive, introspective, refined and collected of the animal signs. Why not welcome the new Year of the Snake with the three-night Chinese… Read the full press release

Passenger numbers at Gatwick up by 4.2% in November

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Gatwick's North Terminal Extension entrance

2012-12-10 — /travelprnews.com/ — Passenger numbers at Gatwick up by 4.2% in November 89,000 or 4.2% more passengers flew from Gatwick compared to the prior year. This was driven in part by the timing of the autumn half-term holiday, which resulted in more passengers in early November this year Long haul carriers contributed 24,000 of the… Read the full press release

SAS Group’s November 2012 traffic figures

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· SAS Group carried 2.4 million passengers in November, up 2.7%. · SAS Group’s capacity (ASK) increased by 6.5% and the Group’s traffic (RPK) increased by 6.3%.  · The SAS Group’s load factor decreased slightly by 0.1 p.u. to 68.6%. 2012-12-10 — /travelprnews.com/ — Group market trends, RASK and yield development Traffic growth continued to be… Read the full press release

Ethiopian to Fly B787 Dreamliner Daily to Johannesburg ahead of Africa Cup of Nations

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2012-12-10 — /travelprnews.com/ — Ethiopian Airlines is pleased to announce that it will start serving its Addis-Johannesburg route using its Dreamliner ahead of the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations to be held in South Africa. Passengers traveling to South Africa for the Africa Cup of Nations from Ethiopian extensive destinations in the continent will have the… Read the full press release

Virgin Trains demands immediate improvements in track performance

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2012-12-10 — /travelprnews.com/ — Virgin Trains today voiced concerns over the lack of progress made in improving infrastructure performance. As the Office of Rail Regulation (ORR) published its quarterly report on Network Rail performance, Virgin Trains expressed dismay that Network Rail has again fallen short of its performance targets over the last year. More than 70%… Read the full press release

Hilton Worldwide’s Commitment to Diversity Shines in 2012

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National Minority Supplier Development Council Names William F. Kornegay, Jr. to Board of Directors’ Executive Committee MCLEAN, Va. – 2012-12-10 — /travelprnews.com/ — Hilton Worldwide announced today the appointment of William F. Kornegay, Jr., senior vice president, supply management, to the executive committee of the National Minority Supplier Development Council (NMSDC) Board of Directors. In this… Read the full press release

Tourism key for jobs and exports says President of Portugal accepting the UNWTO/WTTC Open Letter on Travel and Tourism

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Lisbon – Madrid, 2012-12-10 — /travelprnews.com/ — The President of Portugal, Anibal Cavaco Silva, has highlighted the importance of tourism to the country’s jobs and exports on the occasion of the presentation of the UNWTO / World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) Open Letter on Travel and Tourism which aims to rally support for tourism among world leaders… Read the full press release

Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts Announces New Resort in Turkey’s Cesme Peninsula

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Partnership marks first luxury resort of its kind in the Mediterranean and Aegean basin *Corporate – 2012-12-10 — /travelprnews.com/ — The world is about to discover one of Turkey’s best kept secrets asFour Seasons Hotels and Resorts announces plans for a new resort property in Cesme, near Alaçati. The picturesque Aegean town, located on the coast of… Read the full press release

TravelClick, Group Travel Growth Flattens

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Group Demand and ADR Show Declines NEW YORK – 2012-12-10 — /travelprnews.com/ — After a large comeback in 2011 and continued growth through the first half of 2012, group room sales and ADR are leveling off,  according to data from the November 2012 TravelClick North American Hospitality Review (NAHR). When looking at Q4 2012 through Q3… Read the full press release

GEORGE BEST BELFAST CITY AIRPORT IS THE AIRPORT OF CHOICE IN NORTHERN IRELAND

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2012-12-10 — /travelprnews.com/ — A recent poll carried out by Lucid Talk for the Belfast Telegraph reveals that 63.2% of people in Northern Ireland prefer to fly from George Best Belfast City Airport. Furthermore, the poll reveals that in those areas of Northern Ireland, where over 80% of the population are based, Belfast City Airport is… Read the full press release

Hampton Hotels Activates 200 Team Members during Inaugural Global Week of Service

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Hampton Hotels engaged more than 200 employee-volunteers from three countries in more than 800 hours of service during Hilton Worldwide's inaugural Global Week of Service, held November 11-18. Credit: Hampton Hotels

Hampton hotels from around the world give back through the new Hampton Helps program MCLEAN, Va. – 2012-12-10 — /travelprnews.com/ — Hampton Hotels engaged more than 200 employee-volunteers from three countries in more than 800 hours of service during Hilton Worldwide’s inaugural Global Week of Service, held November 11-18. Throughout the Global Week of Service, Hampton… Read the full press release

Abu Dhabi Air Expo to double exhibition space for 2013 event

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Abu Dhabi Air Expo to double exhibition space for 2013 event Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, 2012-12-10 — /travelprnews.com/ — Abu Dhabi Air Expo 2013, hosted by Abu Dhabi Airports Company (ADAC), will be doubling its exhibition space in its second year running, to accommodate the increasing number of exhibitors that are keen to take advantage of… Read the full press release

Travel Industry Adds Jobs for Twelfth Consecutive Month in November; Employment Growing 17 Percent Faster than Rest of Economy

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Washington, D.C. – 2012-12-10 — /travelprnews.com/ — David Huether, senior vice president of economics and research at the U.S. Travel Association, provides analysis on today’s Labor Department report that the unemployment rate was 7.7 percent for November 2012: “Similar to recent months, today’s Labor Department report indicated a modest increase of 146,000 jobs added to non-farm… Read the full press release

Marriott International Introduces Two New Brands to the Brazilian Hotel Market

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Marriott International Introduces Two New Brands to the Brazilian Hotel Market

Bethesda, MD –2012-12-10 — /travelprnews.com/ — Marriott International (NYSE: MAR) announced today plans to introduce two of its mid-market hotel brands, the Fairfield Inn and Courtyard by Marriott brands in Brazil. The company will open a new 165-room Fairfield Inn by Marriott in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, and a 160-room Fairfield Inn by Marriott… Read the full press release

Brunch Natalizio Per Tutta La Famiglia all’Hilton Molino Stucky Venice

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L’Hilton Molino Stucky Venice, l’elegante hotel del Gruppo situato sull’isola della Giudecca a Venezia propone, all’interno del Ristorante Molino, un esclusivo brunch per festeggiare il Natale in un’atmosfera accogliente. Credit: Hilton Hotels & Resorts.

Un bellissimo brunch a buffet per tutti i gusti VENEZIA – 2012-12-10 — /travelprnews.com/ — L’Hilton Molino Stucky Venice, l’elegante hotel del Gruppo situato sull’isola della Giudecca a Venezia propone, all’interno del Ristorante Molino, un esclusivo brunch per festeggiare il Natale in un’atmosfera accogliente. Il menu, perfetto per adulti e bambini, prevede moltissimi piatti dell’eccellenza gastronomica… Read the full press release

Aberdeen Airport Inchgarth scoops £50,000

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An Aberdeen community centre is set to benefit to the tune of £50,000. 2012-12-10 — /travelprnews.com/ — Inchgarth Community Centre has been announced as the winner of the Aberdeen Airport Trust Challenge Fund 2012. Members of the Airport Community Panel were on hand at a special meeting of the centre’s membership last night to give them… Read the full press release