The aircraft followed a unique flight path to form the symbol of breast cancer awareness above Qatar, which was displayed in real-time by flight tracking sites Qatar Airways’ ‘Think Pink’ flight was operated entirely by females DOHA, Qatar, 2020-Oct-20 — /Travel PR News/ — Qatar Airways has shown its support for Breast Cancer Awareness Month… Read the full press release
Dubai, UAE, 2020-Oct-15 — /Travel PR News/ — Emirates is proud to support It’s a Penalty’s campaign’s newest global film “What is Human Trafficking?” launched in collaboration with actor Liam Neeson. The short film is designed to educate the world about the misconceptions and the reality of human trafficking and exploitation happening globally. By airing this special message on… Read the full press release
DUBAI, UAE, 2020-Mar-30 — /Travel PR News/ — The single most reusable item in the restaurant is the menu. Unfortunately, it is not possible to sanitize a printed menu after every use. The solution, QR Ordering via the guest mobile. The guest scans a QR code on his / her mobile, sees the menu and… Read the full press release
Shannon, Ireland, 2020-Mar-05 — /Travel PR News/ — Shannon Group staff have boosted two charities doing invaluable work across the region with a €100,000 donation made this week from its chosen charity programme. Limerick Suicide Watch and the Irish Cancer Society have shared in the largest amount ever gathered by the staff of Shannon Airport,… Read the full press release
The ultra-low-cost carrier encourages Canadians to #LiftEachOtherUp CALGARY, AB, 2020-Feb-27 — /Travel PR News/ — Today (Feb. 26, 2020) on Pink Shirt Day, Swoop is calling on Canadians to #LiftEachOtherUp through an exciting social media campaign in support of anti-bullying initiatives. Canada’s ultra-low fare airline is partnering with CKNW Kids’ Fund’s Pink Shirt Day and… Read the full press release
African NGO mothers2mothers launches in Ghana, thanks to British Airways and Comic Relief LONDON, UK, 2020-Feb-07 — /Travel PR News/ — Thousands of Ghanaian children will get a flying start to life as they and their families receive life-saving health services from mothers2mothers (m2m), an African not-for-profit organisation. With funding support from British Airways and… Read the full press release
Company Celebrates Another Perfect Score on Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s Annual Corporate Equality Index Denham, United Kingdom, 2020-Feb-05 — /Travel PR News/ — IHG® (InterContinental Hotels Group), one of the world’s leading hotel companies, has earned a 100 percent score on the Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s Corporate Equality Index (CEI) and been recognized as a Best Place to Work… Read the full press release
W inspires travelers to celebrate equality with first-ever Sydney parade float SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA, 2020-Feb-05 — /Travel PR News/ — Whoever you are, wherever you are, you’re welcome at W Hotels. With inclusiveness at the heart of W since it debuted over 20 years ago, the global, trailblazing lifestyle hotel brand is teaming up with Australia’s… Read the full press release
LONDON, UK, 2020-Jan-15 — /Travel PR News/ — London City Airport staff more than doubled their volunteering efforts last year, with a total of 1,934 hours given to local good causes in 2019. The record-breaking year of giving concluded in December with the airport’s annual ‘12 Days of Giving’ volunteering drive, which saw 74 members of staff give 592… Read the full press release
LONDON, UK, 2020-Jan-15 — /Travel PR News/ — Passengers travelling with easyJet over the next two weeks will be able to donate onboard to help support those affected by Australian bushfires. easyJet, Europe’s leading airline, has announced that, from today (JANUARY 14, 2020), it will be launching an onboard charity collection for the Australian Red… Read the full press release
Tokyo, Japan, 2019-Dec-27 — /Travel PR News/ — Japan Airlines (JAL) made the commitment to become a member of The Valuable 500, joining a global movement to focus on disability inclusion. To promote diversity, the Company will implement measures that allow all employees to actively participate in the workplace regardless of personal attributes, while nurturing professionals… Read the full press release
Safeguarding Vulnerable Children Worldwide Hong kong, China, 2019-Dec-16 — /Travel PR News/ — Cathay Pacific Airways and the Hong Kong Committee for UNICEF (UNICEF HK) today (December 12, 2019) announced that “Change for Good”, the airline’s inflight fundraising programme, raised a total of HK$9.55 million over the 2018 programme period. The money was raised by collecting… Read the full press release
Kiev, Ukraine, 2019-Dec-10 — /Travel PR News/ — We Kievites love our city very much and strongly react to modern projects, innovations and unique places for entertainment and leisure. The Economist published The Global Liveability Index 2019 — new global ranking of cities in terms of living comfort. It evaluates locations in five categories: stability,… Read the full press release
On International Day of Persons with Disabilities British Airways has joined The Valuable 500 and pledged the airline’s commitment to customers requiring additional assistance The airline has seen customer satisfaction more than double for travellers with accessibility needs following major investment in a new specialist customer care team as part of British Airways’ £6.5 billion… Read the full press release
LONDON, UK, 2019-Nov-15 — /Travel PR News/ — British Airways has today (November 13, 2019), on World Kindness Day, announced its partnership with the British Red Cross to support communities in crisis. The airline and the humanitarian charity will work together over the next year to show how kindness has the power to save lives. Experiencing… Read the full press release
New campaign highlights British Airways’ Beyond Accessibility training programme, which supports staff in assisting more than half a million customers with disabilities who fly with the airline each year Airline recently launched dedicated customer care team with direct phone line for travellers requiring additional assistance In 2019 British Airways became the first and only airline… Read the full press release
Grand Opening of Wisconsin’s Third Cambria Benefits Nonprofit ‘Feed the Children’ ROCKVILLE, Md., 2019-Oct-29 — /Travel PR News/ — Cambria Hotels, an upscale brand franchised by Choice Hotels International, Inc. (NYSE:CHH), celebrated its continued expansion in Wisconsin with the grand opening of the Cambria Hotel Milwaukee Downtown. The four-story, 132-room hotel is the brand’s first location in Milwaukee and the third Cambria hotel to open… Read the full press release
LONDON, UK, 2019-Oct-29 — /Travel PR News/ — British Airways flight BA 9117 took off from Heathrow this morning with 200 Very Important Children bound for Florida for the trip of a lifetime. The youngsters, who all have a serious illness or disability are flying to Orlando with the airline and UK-based-charity, Dreamflight. The children, aged between eight and… Read the full press release
NAIROBI, Kenya, 2019-Oct-28 — /Travel PR News/ — Three of most popular Wildlife parks in Kenya that any visitor must visit in November 2019 to March 2020. The classic route will put you face to face with the continent’s most charismatic creatures. “Safari njema” – means good trip! Departing form Nairobi’s Capital, Kenya’s capital which is… Read the full press release
Two female pilots and an all-female cabin crew of 13 staffed flight QR95 operated by state-of-the-art A350-900 aircraft on Wednesday 9 October 2019 The award-winning airline distributed special ’Think Pink’ wristbands and its much-loved, limited edition pink amenity kits to passengers on board the service to the Swiss city DOHA, Qatar, 2019-Oct-22 — /Travel PR… Read the full press release
Denham, United Kingdom, 2019-Oct-15 — /Travel PR News/ — IHG® has today announced a national partnership with OzHarvest, Australia’s leading food rescue charity, propelling the company forward in its war on waste in bigger, bolder ways. The aptly named ‘Awesome Partnership’ kicked off at the start of September to coincide with IHG’s annual Giving for Good Month and… Read the full press release
Airline committed to raise awareness of breast cancer through its annual initiative DOHA, Qatar, 2019-Oct-15 — /Travel PR News/ — Qatar Airways passengers travelling on long-haul flights in First Class and Business Class are being presented with BRIC’s limited edition pink themed amenity kits during the month of October, marking the airline’s annual support for… Read the full press release
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA, 2019-Oct-11 — /Travel PR News/ — During October, passengers on all Allegiant (NASDAQ: ALGT) flights can join the fight against breast cancer by drinking pink. Allegiant is donating the proceeds from the sale of pink in-flight refreshments to the National Breast Cancer Foundation (NBCF), whose mission is to provide access to early breast cancer detection, education,… Read the full press release
The award-winning airline partners with Hamad International Airport, Qatar Aviation Services and Qatar Duty Free to support the fight against breast cancer with a series awareness events and giveaways throughout the month of October ‘Think Pink’ activities include free mammograms for employees, fundraising events for Qatar Cancer Society (QCS) and the return of the airline’s… Read the full press release
The all-pink afternoon tea set will be featured throughout October in conjunction with Breast Cancer Awareness Month KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA, 2019-Oct-09 — /Travel PR News/ — It doesn’t matter who, when, or how; breast cancer can affect the people we care about most. It is for this reason that Hilton Kuala Lumpur created the Pink Hope Afternoon Tea, an… Read the full press release
Budapest, Hungary, 2019-Oct-03 — /Travel PR News/ — Budapest Airport handed over 24 571 EUR (more than 8.2 million HUF) today (2019.10.02) to the SUHANJ! Foundation, which provides sporting opportunities for disabled people and persons with reduced mobility. The amount was collected from registration fees for the Runway Run, a charity running race organized for the seventh time. More than 1100 runners, including… Read the full press release
Coin & Candor raises awareness and funds for nationally recognised Breast Cancer Awareness Month Los Angeles, Westlake Village, U.S.A., 2019-Oct-02 — /Travel PR News/ — During the month of October 2019, Coin & Candor, the seasonally inspired California brasserie is partnering with the local chapter of Cancer Support Community to raise awareness and funds for breast… Read the full press release
Seattle, U.S.A., 2019-Oct-02 — /Travel PR News/ — Run of Hope Seattle, an annual 5K run and 3K walk to benefit the Pediatric Brain Tumor Research Fund (PBTRF), will hold its 11th annual Run of Hope on Sunday, October 6, 2019 at Seward Park. A partnership built on hope, the collaboration between Four Seasons Hotel Seattle and the PBTRF is… Read the full press release
Little-known SSR code, DPNA, can be used to alert airlines when a traveler has an intellectual or developmental disability and needs assistance Many airlines offer support to meet passengers’ individual needs once alerted via the SSR code Use of the code on flights booked through Travelport has increased 89% since the launch of its Travel Unified campaign,… Read the full press release
CHICAGO, IL, 2019-Sep-26 — /Travel PR News/ — The Chicago Department of Aviation (CDA) is partnering with Chicago law enforcement and businesses to challenge all comers to pull 180,000 pounds, the distance of 12 feet, and help support year-round training and competition for more than 23,000 athletes with intellectual disabilities. Benefiting Special Olympics Illinois, the 11th Annual O’Hare… Read the full press release