BATH, 2014-7-3 — /Travel PR News/ — Hundreds of people are expected to gather at Bath Abbey for a special candlelit vigil from 10pm to 11pm on Monday 4 August to mark 100 years since the start of the First World War. The Abbey will be lit with hundreds of candles which will be extinguished one by… Read the full news article
Sign up to World Record Attempt at this Year’s Jane Austen Festival BATH, 2014-7-3 — /Travel PR News/ — Come and join the 14th Jane Austen Festival in Bath! Ten full and hectic days of Jane Austen and Regency events in the centre of Bath. This Year’s Jane Austen Festival will run from 12th to 21st September 2014. Join us… Read the full news article
LONDON, 2014-7-2 — /Travel PR News/ — easyJet, the UK’s largest airline, has today announced the release of seven new “Fearless Flyer” course dates across the UK to help even more nervous travellers overcome their phobia of flying. From Autumn 2014 easyJet’s Fearless Flyer course will be run at Gatwick, Belfast, Luton, Edinburgh, Manchester, Bristol… Read the full news article
Auckland, New Zealand, 2014-6-30 — /Travel PR News/ — Athletes from around the world can start planning their travel and training schedules for World Masters Games to be held in Auckland, New Zealand in 2017. Twenty-eight sports and 45 disciplines have been confirmed into the sporting programme, with eight of those sports offering a para class. Unique… Read the full news article
LONDON, 2014-6-27 — /Travel PR News/ — Eurostar, the high-speed passenger rail service linking the UK with mainland Europe, has announced that its popular Have your say on sustainability competition is now open for entries, giving the future generation of voters the chance to share their views with MEPs in Brussels. In partnership with the Young People’s Trust… Read the full news article
More than 100 teen volunteers are lending helping hands this year ATLANTA, 2014-6-25 — /Travel PR News/ — Looking for enthusiasm in action at Zoo Atlanta? Look for the red shirts. A record number of young people will serve as Zoo Atlanta Volunteens this year, with more than 100 teens on Zoo grounds after a week of… Read the full news article
LONDON, 2014-6-25 — /Travel PR News/ — Just weeks before the Indian cricket team arrives in England, VisitBritain, UKinbound and ETOA are hosting their India Market Seminar to grow tourism from one of Britain’s fastest growing markets. Taking place on Tuesday 24 June at Lord’s, one of the most iconic cricket venues in the world, senior figures… Read the full news article
Saint Andrews, New Brunswick, Canada, 2014-6-23 — /Travel PR News/ — New Brunswick Premier, David Alward joined officials with New Castle Hotels & Resorts, Southwest Properties and Marriott International, Inc. (NASDAQ: MAR) to commemorate the grand re-opening of the Algonquin Resort. Now celebrating its 125th anniversary, the Algonquin first opened in June, 1889 and became the… Read the full news article
Campus reconstruction of Lu Zhou Marriott – Yao Foundation Hope Primary Schoolon schedule for completion this September. Sichuan, China, 2014-6-23 — /Travel PR News/ — A delegation of Marriott International senior executives and associates joined Yao Ming, founder of Yao Foundation, visiting Lu Zhou Marriott – Yao Foundation Hope Primary School in Luzhou City, Sichuan – the… Read the full news article
New vegan, gluten-free menu items created by Spork Foods will be available at the Hotel’s poolside Cabana Restaurant Los Angeles at Beverly Hills, U.S.A., 2014-6-20 — /Travel PR News/ — Four Seasons Hotel Los Angeles at Beverly Hills announces a partnership with Spork Foods, an organic vegan cooking school and food company, owned and operated by sisters Jenny Engel and… Read the full news article
Aston Martin team up with Air Partner to unveil the ‘best Aston Martin in history’, the Aston Martin Vanquish. London, UK, 2014-6-16 — /Travel PR News/ — The preview of the new Aston Martin Vanquish took place at a glittering event in Park Lane last week.Hosted by Stratstone of Mayfair, 175 high net worth guests of sponsors… Read the full news article
Dallas, Texas, 2014-6-16 — /Travel PR News/ — Rosewood Hotels & Resorts®, one of the world’s most respected ultra-luxury hotel groups, has added professional tennis player Maria Sharapova, celebrated lifestyle expert India Hicks and retail entrepreneur Brian Bolke to its esteemed Rosewood Curators program. Introduced in September 2013, Rosewood Curators are a hand-picked group of high-profile personalities who share their favorite haunts… Read the full news article
National tourism agency, VisitBritain, has today launched a series of new GREAT campaign adverts, worth £1 million across Heathrow, promoting Yorkshire to its international passengers. LONDON, 2014-6-16 — /Travel PR News/ — The promotional GREAT campaign images will be live across 134 digital screens in all terminals at Heathrow, illustrating the natural beauty of Yorkshire’s celebrated countryside,… Read the full news article
The culture and art platform TAV Gallery at Istanbul Atatürk Airport presents the photos of travelers from different parts of the world. The exhibition is composed of impressive shots awarded at “Colors and Traditions” photography competition organized by TAV Airports with the collaboration of independent travel communication platform, Gezimanya.com. Istanbul, 2014-6-16 — /Travel PR News/ — Organized… Read the full news article
BANGKOK, 2014-6-12 — /Travel PR News/ — The Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) and The Code of Conduct for the Protection of Children from Sexual Exploitation in Travel and Tourism (The Code) have agreed to cooperate in the promotion of child protection practices among tourism companies in the Asia-Pacific region. The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed… Read the full news article
BELFAST, 2014-6-12 — /Travel PR News/ — George Best Belfast City Airport’s Community fund has joined forces with the Prince’s Trust to help support the career development of young people in North Down and East Belfast. Emma Gilmore, a member of the airport’s Community Fund Committee, Fund, has sponsored the Prince’s Trust Development Awards which will… Read the full news article
Hershey, PA, 2014-6-11 — /Travel PR News/ — Master Storyteller and host of public radio’s A Prairie Home Companion, Garrison Keillor will be at Hershey Theatre on Wednesday, November 12 at 8:00 p.m. Tickets for this show are $45.00, $55.00 and $65.00 (tax and applicable fees apply and there is an eight-ticket limit) and are available at… Read the full news article
Hershey, PA, 2014-6-11 — /Travel PR News/ — Comedian Ron “Tater Salad” White, best known as the cigar smoking, scotch drinking funnyman from the “Blue Collar Comedy” phenomenon coming to Hershey Theatre on Friday, November 21 at 7:00 p.m., with his new stand-up show, Nutcracker. Tickets for this show are $46.75 and $56.75 (tax and applicable fees… Read the full news article
Specialty golf-themed brunch, three-course dinner highlight weekend celebration Scottsdale, U.S.A., 2014-6-7 — /Travel PR News/ — Celebrate Dad with a weekend of foodie fun this Father’s Day at Proof, an American canteen, and Onyx Bar & Lounge at Four Seasons Resort Scottsdale at Troon North. Special happenings include everything from a three-course dinner to a golf-themed brunch and ice… Read the full news article
12,000 iberia.com customers donated to UNICEF’s “100% Vaccinated Children” campaign. Madrid, Spain, 2014-6-5 — /Travel PR News/ — Six months ago Amadeus, Iberia and UNICEF’s Spanish Committee joined in a pioneering project aimed at raising funds for UNICEF’s endangered children’s projects. Amadeus developed a technological platform for Iberia.com enabling on-line ticket buyers to donate from 3 to 20 euros directly to… Read the full news article
Budapest, 2014-6-4 — /Travel PR News/ — Budapest Airport registered another spectacular, albeit virtual achievement this morning, with BUD’s Facebook page receiving no less than 30 000 likes. This is the number of people who regularly follow events happening at Budapest Airport as well as behind the scenes, as BUD’s Facebook page also provides a glimpse into… Read the full news article
LONDON, 2014-6-4 — /Travel PR News/ — Window or aisle? Front or back? With millions set to jet off this summer easyJet has revealed the most popular places to sit on the plane. The UK’s largest airline polled 10,000 passengers from countries across Europe on their seat preference and found that nationality, age and travel companion all… Read the full news article
Chicago, 2014-5-29 — /Travel PR News/ — Leave the stress of the day behind while practicing yoga amongst the serene sounds of birds chirping and prairie grasses rustling in the fresh air of Nature Boardwalk at Lincoln Park Zoo. The zoo’s upcoming Yoga at the Zoo Presented by Walgreens connects adults and children to nature right in… Read the full news article
Third passenger forum at London Waterloo, UK’s busiest station, attended by hundreds of passengers All day event involved representatives from BTP, Passenger Focus, London Travel Watch, Samaritans and the Alliance Charity Panel Local charities raise hundreds of pounds during event LONDON, 2014-5-23 — /Travel PR News/ — Hundreds of passengers met with a cross section of… Read the full news article
Shannon, Ireland, 2014-5-16 — /Travel PR News/ — Over 30 staff from Shannon Airport are getting on their bikes to undertake a gruelling 160km charity cycle challenge to raise funds for the Samaritans, the Clare branch of the Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Society of Ireland and the Neonatal Unit at the Regional Maternity Hospital in Limerick. Niall Maloney,… Read the full news article
Paying Homage To Classic Ernest Hemingway Line; Any Great Story Can Be Told In Six Words CHEVY CHASE, Md., 2014-5-13 — /Travel PR News/ — In a new digital campaign launching today, The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company L.L.C. will share eight original guest stories, each told in just six words. The unique execution will appear across multiple social… Read the full news article
Robyn Tierney Named Young Professionals Under 40 Committee Chair LOS ANGELES, 2014-5-9 — /Travel PR News/ — Oakwood Worldwide the global leader in corporate housing and serviced apartments, has announced that Robyn Tierney, account manager, will serve as 2014 chair of the Young Professionals Under 40 committee for the Worldwide ERC Worldwide ERC is the workforce mobility association… Read the full news article
The Entertainment Capital of the World Bolsters its Reputation as the Premier LGBT Travel Destination by Welcoming Special Events Throughout the Year LAS VEGAS, 2014-04-30 — /Travel PR News/ — This year, Las Vegas is thrilled to welcome a wide-variety of special events, conferences and programming specific to the LGBT community. From one end of the… Read the full news article
LAS VEGAS, Nev., 2014-04-30 — /Travel PR News/ — Trump International Hotel™ Las Vegas is celebrating National Pet Month with a special “Dogs Days of Summer” promotion. The hotel invites guests to bring along their precious pooches from May 1, 2014 through National Dog Day on August 26, 2014, to receive a complimentary Trump posh puppy collar… Read the full news article
CALGARY, 2014-04-30 — /Travel PR News/ — Registration for Run and Roam the Runway, a weekend festival hosted by The Calgary Airport Authority in celebration of the opening of Canada’s newest runway, is now full. Thanks to the overwhelming support of Calgarians, the two-day event filled up just one week after registration opened to the public. The June… Read the full news article