Category Archives: Society

Four Seasons Hotel Austin appoints Maria Hirt as New Director of Marketing

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Four Seasons veteran excited to call Austin home Austin, U.S.A, 2013-09-26 — /travelprnews.com/ — Four Seasons Hotel Austin announces the appointment of Maria Hirt as Director of Marketing, overseeing sales, catering, public relations, advertising and room revenue at the 291-room hotel in downtown Austin. Originally from Lima, Peru, Hirt is a long-time Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts manager, serving in various sales… Read the full press release

Oktoberfest cheer comes to Germany’s largest aviation gateway, Frankfurt Airport

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Prost! – Cheers! 2013-09-26 — /travelprnews.com/ — Frankfurt Airport (FRA) is now celebrating Oktoberfest until October 6 at Terminal 1’s concourse “Z”. Decked out in the style of this popular annual festival, concourse “Z” will feature brass-band music, traditional Bavarian costumes, and schuhplattler-style folk dancing to create the atmosphere of the Oktoberfest beer tents. Considered the… Read the full press release

Embrace Arizona’s Unique Nature And Wildlife At Loews Ventana Canyon’s Butterfly Garden And Tortoise Exhibit

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Resort is the first in Arizona to have certified butterfly and tortoise features  TUCSON, Ariz., 2013-09-24 — /travelprnews.com/ — Guests visiting Loews Ventana Canyon can now encounter the unique nature and wildlife of Arizona just steps from the comfort of their pool chairs with the opening of its new butterfly garden and tortoise exhibit. The resort,… Read the full press release

Ethiopian Airlines started Hajj transport services for the 8,000 Ethiopian Hajj pilgrims

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2013-09-24 — /travelprnews.com/ — Ethiopian Airlines is pleased to announce the start of Hajj transport services for the 8,000 Ethiopian Hajj pilgrims, who will travel to the Muslim holy land of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, starting 18 September 2013. The first Ethiopian chartered Hajj flight of 2013 will take-off from Addis Ababa with 234 out of the… Read the full press release

Cape Town International Airport facilitated about 800 pilgrims leaving for Mecca during September

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2013-09-23 — /travelprnews.com/ — Airports Company South Africa, Cape Town International Airport (ACSA CTIA) has been facilitating the Haj delegation leaving for Mecca. In the month of September, about 800 pilgrims would have used the airport for domestic and international travel. The airport has been working closely with South African Haj and Umrah Council (SAHUC) as… Read the full press release

Four Seasons Hotel Seattle honors Breast Cancer Awareness Month with the Think Pink campaign

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Specialty cocktail, dessert and Spa Suite invite guests to Think Pink this October 2013-09-20 — /travelprnews.com/ — This October Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts honour Breast Cancer Awareness Month with the Think Pink campaign. Four Seasons Hotel Seattle, ART Restaurant Seattle and The Spa invite guests to enjoy special events and offers all month long with a portion of proceeds… Read the full press release

Japan Airlines (JAL) started JAL Tohoku Support Project – “VISIT TOHOKU!” under its basic CSR Policy

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TOKYO, 2013-09-18 — /travelprnews.com/ — Japan Airlines (JAL) has started JAL Tohoku Support Project – “VISIT TOHOKU!” since June 1, 2013 under its basic CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility) Policy. For purpose of supporting disaster-affected area, the airline contributes to stimulate tourism demands and support local industries in Tohoku through its activities of “Bring moretourists to Tohoku” and “Promote people’s interest in Tohoku”, as well as contributes to… Read the full press release

Hilton Manchester Deansgate to support Breakthrough Breast Cancer’s “Great Pink Bake Off” campaign

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Available Exclusively In The UK At Cloud 23 MANCHESTER, England, 2013-09-16 — /travelprnews.com/ — Afternoon tea is going pink this October at Hilton Manchester Deansgate in support of Breakthrough Breast Cancer’s “Great Pink Bake Off” campaign. A special pink-themed menu has been created by Executive Head Chef David Gale and £1 from every cover will be donated to the charity. The… Read the full press release

The Spa At The Hotel Hershey and Penn State Hershey Medical Center to offer women in Central Pennsylvania educational information on breast health

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Promotes Awareness, Education in Partnership with Penn State Hershey Medical Center  Hershey, Pa., 2013-09-13 — /travelprnews.com/ — In honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month in October, The Spa At The Hotel Hershey is partnering with Penn State Hershey Medical Center to offer women in Central Pennsylvania educational information on breast health, as well as special savings on relaxing spa treatments. During… Read the full press release

Airports Company South Africa congratulated Lucas Sithole in his historic win at the US Open grand slam

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Johannesburg, 2013-09-12 — /travelprnews.com/ — Airports Company South Africa would like to congratulate Lucas Sithole in his historic win at the US Open grand slam on Sunday, 8 September 2013.   Airports Company South Africa has for the past nine years identified Wheelchair Tennis South Africa as its flagship Corporate Social Investment project with positive and enigmatic… Read the full press release

Scotland’s oldest continually working cinema the Picture House in Campbeltown received funding from Historic Scotland for conservation

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2013-09-10 — /travelprnews.com/ — Fiona Hyslop, Cabinet Secretary for Culture and External Affairs is this week visiting sites in Argyll which will benefit from funding from Historic Scotland to carry out conservation works. She will today visit the Picture House in Campbeltown, which is celebrating its centenary in 2013. Considered to be Scotland’s oldest continually working… Read the full press release

Mandarin Oriental San Francisco launched special offers in support of the American Cancer Society

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Hong Kong, 2013-09-10 — /travelprnews.com/ — Mandarin Oriental, San Francisco is launching a series of special offers this October to benefit the American Cancer Society in their effort to save more lives from breast cancer. Throughout the month, The Spa at Mandarin Oriental, San Francisco and Brasserie S&P will offer a selection of luxurious delights, from spa treatments to “pink” afternoon… Read the full press release

Drug detector dogs at New Zealand airports to be trained to also sniff out large amounts of currency as new way to target proceeds of crime

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Drug detector dogs at airports around the country will soon be trained to also sniff out large amounts of currency as part of a new method of targeting the proceeds of crime. 2013-09-10 — /travelprnews.com/ — A recent trial of two of the detector dogs at Auckland Airport resulted in the seizure of more than $350,000… Read the full press release

15-year-old western lowland gorilla Sukari gave birth to a female infant on August 30, 2013 at Zoo Atlanta

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Sukari delivers another grandchild for the famed Willie B. ATLANTA, 2013-09-05 — /travelprnews.com/ — Sukari, a 15-year-old western lowland gorilla, gave birth to a female infant on August 30, 2013. A grandchild of the legendary late Willie B., the newborn is the 20th gorilla born in The Ford African Rain Forest since 1988, and is the… Read the full press release

Firefighters from Queenstown, Wanaka and Auckland Airport raised money for Wakatipu’s Bruce Grant Youth Trust in the annual Chill Factor Challenge

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Anyone who caught a glimpse of a group of firefighters racing each other down Coronet Peak in their firefighting gear last month might have thought they were just having a bit of fun … and that they were maybe a little crazy. But it was all for a good cause. 2013-09-05 — /travelprnews.com/ — The firefighters… Read the full press release

Thousands of 10 year old engineers to construct their own mini-terminals at the annual Heathrow Primary School Challenge

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2013-09-03 — /travelprnews.com/ — The Challenge, which gets underway the week commencing the 9th of September, is designed to develop pupils’ creativity, teach them basic construction concepts and introduce them at an early age to careers in construction and engineering. It is run each year by Heathrow, in the five boroughs surrounding the airport; Ealing, Hounslow,… Read the full press release

O’Hare International Airport welcomes thousands of runners for 5K/10K “Run on the Runway” on Sunday, September 29, 2013

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CHICAGO, 2013-09-02 — /travelprnews.com/ — The O’Hare 5K/10K “Run on the Runway” and community day is just one month away! Don’t miss this once-in-a-lifetime chance to run on O’Hare’s newest runway, Runway 10C/28C, before it opens to air traffic. On Sunday, September 29, O’Hare International Airport will welcome thousands of runners and walkers to race on its newest… Read the full press release

Marriott International’s fundraising campaign for SOS Children’s Villages marks 25th anniversary of its first property in Germany the Hamburg Marriott Hotel

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LONDON, 2013-08-29 — /travelprnews.com/ — On 17 October, 2013, Marriott International celebrates the 25th anniversary of its first property in Germany, the Hamburg Marriott Hotel.  To mark the occasion, Marriott is launching “Lend a Hand,” a fundraising campaign across 31 hotels in Germany, Austria and Switzerland to support disadvantaged youth in Europe.  Over five weeks, from… Read the full press release

Lufthansa Group’s Cross Mentoring programme turns 15 years, guarantees women are optimally promoted across companies

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2013-08-27 — /travelprnews.com/ — Mentoring is a tried and tested method in the Lufthansa Group for the promotion of equality of opportunity for women and men within the context of personnel development. In September, the Cross Mentoring programme already initiated by Lufthansa in 1999 will start with the 15th generation of women with professional ambitions. Currently,… Read the full press release

Smithsonian’s National Zoo performed the first neonatal exam on the giant panda cub born Aug. 23, 2013

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2013-08-26 — /travelprnews.com/ — This morning, the panda team at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo performed the first neonatal exam (8:56 a.m.) on the giant panda cub born Friday, Aug. 23. The cub is robust, fully formed and is a bright, healthy shade of pink. It is too early to determine the sex of the cub. It… Read the full press release

Travel, food brands that responded with humanitarian aid to victims affected by the Philippine “Maring” floods 2013

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Manila, Philippines, 2013-08-24 — /travelprnews.com/ — Great help is great when it is provided in time when it is needed most. Over the past a few days we looked into travel and food brands, companies and organizations that offered humanitarian aid to people in desperate need being affected by the major Philippine flooding caused by… Read the full press release

Cape Town International Airport grants R1.5M to seven flagship beneficiaries from communities in its vicinity

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2013-08-23 — /travelprnews.com/ — Airports Company South Africa, Cape Town International Airport (ACSA CTIA) prides itself in giving back to communities. The airport handed over R1.5 million today to seven flagship beneficiaries. These beneficiaries are selected according to the company’s strategic Corporate Social Investment pillars. The airport took its management team and staff volunteers on a… Read the full press release

Historic Rotorua Museum hosted one of the first same-sex weddings since it became legal in New Zealand on 19.8.2013

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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 press release

Four Seasons Hotel Austin’s 2013 Gingerbread Village will be themed to the beloved Dr. Seuss classic How the Grinch Stole Christmas

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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 press release

Pacific Asia Travel Association to host the 2nd Pacific Asia Indigenous Tourism Conference (PAITC) and PATA Board Meetings in Rotorua, New Zealand

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2013-08-20 — /travelprnews.com/ — The Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) has accepted the New Zealand Māori Tourism‘s exceptional bid to host the second Pacific Asia Indigenous Tourism Conference (PAITC) and PATA Board Meetings in Rotorua, New Zealand from April 4-9, 2014. The objective of the PAITC is to promote awareness, enhance and protect the increasingly important tourism role of… Read the full press release

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

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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 press release

Fairmont Hotels & Resorts to support local philanthropy projects during its Community Connections Month

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Luxury hotels embrace local philanthropy projects during Community Connections Month 2013-08-16 — /travelprnews.com/ — This September, Fairmont Hotels & Resorts will reach out and support local charitable organizations during the luxury hotel brand’s Community Connections Month. As part of Fairmont’s new Sustainability Partnership program and the brand’s ongoing commitment to proactively engage with its local communities, hotel colleagues in participating locations… Read the full press release

The popular Dinosaur Island experience to extend its stay At Columbus Zoo through October 27

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POWELL, OH, 2013-08-15— /travelprnews.com/ — Due to dino demand at the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium, the popular Dinosaur Island experience will remain open daily through October 27. Twenty-five animatronic dinosaurs arrived at the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium on April 29 and found a home in the Australia and the Islands region of the Zoo. Originally set… Read the full press release

Smithsonian’s National Zoo announced two Sumatran tiger cubs born

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2013-08-15— /travelprnews.com/ — The Great Cats team at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo is celebrating a conservation victory. The Zoo’s female Sumatran tiger, Damai, gave birth to two cubs Monday, Aug. 5. The cubs appear healthy, and keepers have observed Damai grooming and nursing them. “It’s taken more than two years of perseverance getting to know Damai… Read the full press release

Woodland Park Zoo’s four Asian small-clawed otter pups given clean bill of health by the zoo’s veterinarians

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SEATTLE, 2013-08-15— /travelprnews.com/ — Woodland Park Zoo’s four Asian small-clawed otter pups received their first wellness exam and were given a clean bill of health by the zoo’s animal health team. Veterinarians also confirmed that all of the pups are males and range in weight from 1.2 to 1.4 pounds. The pups were born June 11… Read the full press release