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

"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

Hartsfield-Jackson issues consumer fraud alert

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

Hilton Worldwide’s Commitment to Diversity Shines in 2012

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

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

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

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

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

Woodland Park Zoo, Lion cubs receive first health check-up

Quadruplet lion cubs at Woodland Park Zoo receive their first health examination. Born Nov. 8, the cubs are two males and two females.

SEATTLE ‒ 2012-12-07 — /travelprnews.com/ — A neonatal exam on Woodland Park Zoo’s lion cubs revealed the quadruplets are healthy and are two males and two females. Visit www.zoo.org/lioncubs for photos of the exam. The cubs, born November 8, mark the first offspring between the mother, 3-year-old Adia (ah-DEE-uh), and 13-year-old father, Hubert. It is the first birth… Read the full press release

Dusit Thani Manila, Arts & Objects: An Art Exhibit For A Cause

Dusit Thani Manila, Arts & Objects: An Art Exhibit For A Cause

(Museo Pambata & Dusit Thani Manila Raised Funds for Art’s Sake) Makati, Philippines – 2012-12-07 — /travelprnews.com/ — Museo Pambata in partnership with Dusit Thani Manila successfully held a fund raising art exhibit dubbed as ‘Arts & Objects’ for the benefit of Museo Pambata Foundation Inc. The one week exhibit were attended by art enthusiasts who… Read the full press release

W Maldives Played Host to Aspiring Filmmakers

W Maldives Played Host to Aspiring Filmmakers

2012-12-07 — /travelprnews.com/ — Filmed on location at W Retreat & Spa – Maldives using  35mm film; “The Mirror Between Us” directed by Kahlil Joseph is a story of two young women embarking on a dream-like adventure through the islands of the Maldives. The scars of living through a Los Angeles earthquake remain, but they find… Read the full press release

TAT, Sukothai Turns Back the Clock

TAT, Sukothai Turns Back the Clock

Rim Yom Market, Kong Krai Las District, circa 1894 2012-12-07 — /travelprnews.com/ — Miss Saratwadee Asasupakit, Director of the Tourism Authority of Thailand’s Sukhothai Office, together with the Kong Krai Las sub-district of Sukhothai, would like to invite you to the Rim Yom Market to look back on life and commerce in the year 1894. This… Read the full press release

Help Those In Need and Have Fun Doing It – Free Admission to Six Flags Magic Mountain December 1st, 2nd, 8th and 9th with a $20 Toy!

Help Those In Need and Have Fun Doing It! Free Admission to Six Flags Magic Mountain December 1st, 2nd, 8th and 9th With a $20 Toy 2012-12-07 — /travelprnews.com/ — Get into the spirit of the season and help spread some holiday cheer! Six Flags Magic Mountain will offer free admission to anyone bringing a new, unwrapped toy… Read the full press release

DUSIT THANI MANILA HOLDS TREE PLANTING

DUSIT THANI MANILA HOLDS TREE PLANTING

Makati, Philippines – 2012-12-07 — /travelprnews.com/ — As part of its commitment in helping create a greener world, Dusit Thani Manila, an award winning luxury green hotel under the Dusit International Group, recently conducted a Tree Planting activity at the La Mesa Watershed Area in cooperation with ABS- CBN’s Bantay Kalikasan. 120 trees of Kalantas, Narra,… Read the full press release

Christmas Getaway Rush and Severe Weather is a “Lethal Combination” warns Essential Travel

2012-12-07 — /travelprnews.com/ — Essential Travel is warning customers to drive safe in this severe winter weather. The rush to reach the airport on time, combined with the freezing temperatures, ice, snow or fog we are starting to see, can result in a lethal combination that makes an accident on the way to the airport much more likely. The… Read the full press release

Annual “Open Day” in Gherardesca Park at Four Seasons Hotel Firenze

Annual "Open Day" in Gherardesca Park at Four Seasons Hotel Firenze

5th annual Open Day on December 16 supports the Istituto degli Innocenti Florence, Italy – 2012-12-07 — /travelprnews.com/ — It is one of the most longed-for events of the pre-Christmas period: the wonderful Gherardesca Park, an integral part of Four SeasonsHotel Firenze, will be open to the public and, in particular, to children of all ages. On December 16, 2012… Read the full press release

Renaissance Vinoy® Resort & Golf Club Unveils Mural Restoration to Commemorate 20th Re-Opening Anniversary

Renaissance Vinoy® Resort & Golf Club Unveils Mural Restoration to Commemorate 20th Re-Opening Anniversary

Artists Robert Schott & Tom Stovall Logged Over 600 Man Hours to Bring the Original 1925 Paintings Back to Life St. Petersburg, FL – 2012-12-07 — /travelprnews.com/ — Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, the Renaissance Vinoy® Resort & Golf Club re-opened in 1992 fully restored and returned to its rightful state of glory. To mark… Read the full press release

Mandarin Oriental, Miami Expands Pool Lounge And Launches New Gourmet Brunch

Hong Kong, 2012-12-06 — /travelprnews.com/ — Mandarin Oriental, Miami is delighted to unveil its expanded pool lounge area, providing additional space for guests to enjoy the hotel’s infinity-edge swimming pool and balmy South Florida weather. Guests can take in sweeping water and city views at the sleek pool setting, which features an elevated pool deck and vibrant… Read the full press release

Four Seasons Hotel Silicon Valley at East Palo Alto Partners with “The Leukemia Slayer” to Deliver Holiday Message

Four Seasons Hotel Silicon Valley at East Palo Alto Partners with "The Leukemia Slayer" to Deliver Holiday Message

Project supports children and their families at Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Palo Alto, Silicon Valley, U.S.A. – 2012-12-05 — /travelprnews.com/ — Four Seasons Hotel Silicon Valley at East Palo Alto has partnered with “The Leukemia Slayer” to deliver a message of magic and wonder to patients at Lucile Packard Children’s Hospita this holiday season. Inspired by the hope and promise The Leukemia… Read the full press release

EASTERN BONGO BORN AT ZOO ATLANTA

2012-12-05 — /travelprnews.com/ — The holiday season brings a brand-new ambassador for a critically endangered species WHO: Matilda, a 5-year-old eastern bongo, gave birth to a calf late night December 2nd. The new arrival is the second offspring of Matilda and 5-year-old male Tambo. WHAT: Like many of her fellow Zoo Atlanta residents, Matilda is trained to participate in… Read the full press release

Children’s Ark Project announced as recipient charity from Shannon Airport Music Celebration

2012-12-05 — /travelprnews.com/ — The Children’s Ark Project at University Hospital Limerick will get an early festive season gift after it has been selected as the worthy recipient of all proceeds from the upcoming free Christmas Music Celebration at Shannon Airport headlined by the Kilfenora Céilí Band. The event, which will be hosted at the airport’s… Read the full press release

Oslo Airport, Temporary border control for international travel

Oslo Airport, Temporary border control for international travel

2012-12-04 — /travelprnews.com/ — In connection with the Nobel Peace Prize being awarded to the EU on 10 December 2012, the Norwegian authorities have decided to temporarily reinstate border control for travel within the Schengen area during the period 3 – 12 December 2012. The objective is to ensure public order and domestic security, including preventing… Read the full press release

Santa Claus arrives in Budapest with an Airbus

Santa Claus arrives in Budapest with an Airbus

2012-12-04 — /travelprnews.com/ — Joulupukki was the last passenger to disembark from the Finnair Airbus A 320, to be welcomed by an excited crowd of lucky children from a kindergarten in Vecsés. It was precisely 11:00 a.m. when Santa Claus, or Joulupukki to be more precise, arrived in Budapest on board a scheduled Finnair flight. The… Read the full press release

Woodland Park Zoo’s South African lion cubs continue to thrive

Woodland Park Zoo’s South African lion cubs continue to thrive behind the scenes under the care of 3-year-old mama Adia (ah-DEE-uh). The attached photos were taken Nov. 27. The cubs were born Nov. 8 and mark the first birth of lions at the zoo since 1991.

2012-12-03 — /travelprnews.com/ — Accredited by the Association of Zoos & Aquariums, award-winning Woodland Park Zoo is famed for pioneering naturalistic exhibits and setting international standards for zoos in animal care, conservation and education programs. Woodland Park Zoo is helping to save animals and their habitats in the Pacific Northwest and around the world. By inspiring… Read the full press release

Woodland Park Zoo works to stem global turtle extinction phenomenon

Woodland Park Zoo works to stem global turtle extinction phenomenon and celebrates recent hatchlings from two turtle species, the Egyptian tortoise and western Washington pond turtle.

2012-12-03 — /travelprnews.com/ — Woodland Park Zoo works to stem global turtle extinction phenomenon WHAT More than 50 percent of the world’s known turtle species are facing extinction, making the reptiles one of the most endangered groups of animals on the planet. Woodland Park Zoo, in partnership with local and international conservation leaders, is playing an… Read the full press release

San Diego Zoo, Xiao Liwu Shows Off Growing Belly

San Diego Zoo, Xiao Liwu Shows Off Growing Belly

San Diego Zoo’s Panda Cub, Wiggles and Crawls During Exam 2012-12-03 — /travelprnews.com/ — Giant panda cub Xiao Liwu stretched out and showed his belly while animal care staff checked him over during his weekly exam at the San Diego Zoo. Nutritionist Jennifer Parsons took his measurements and noted that this panda cub is growing as… Read the full press release

Survey finds men are more environmentally responsible car drivers than women

Poll shows a gender split on gentle driving

2012-12-03 — /travelprnews.com/ — Male motorists are more likely to drive in a more environmentally friendly manner than females, according to the surprising results of a new survey. And more men than women say they will only use a car when cycling, public transport or walking are not an option. The new research, published today, also… Read the full press release

Indianapolis Zoo Celebrates International Cheetah Day

Zoo Joins Conservation Partner to Bring Awareness to Endangered Cheetahs INDIANAPOLIS – 2012-11-30 — /travelprnews.com/ — The Indianapolis Zoo is joining with one of its primary conservation partners, the Cheetah Conservation Fund (CCF) of Namibia, Africa, to celebrate the second annual International Cheetah Day on Tuesday, December 4. This special day calls attention to the conservation efforts to save… Read the full press release

Bath, England, Circuit: A Light Labyrinth

2012-11-30 — /travelprnews.com/ — The light installation Circuit: A Light Labyrinth is a completely new artwork by Martin Richman and Charlie Kerr. It will be uniquely displayed at the Holburne Museum this winter. Visitors will be able to walk through delicate strands of different coloured light in a web-like maze of light and sound. Circuit: A Light Labyrinth is… Read the full press release

KQ in Campaign Against HIV Travel Bans

Kenya Airways joins global campaign against HIVAIDS travel bans NAIROBI, 2012-11-30 — /travelprnews.com/ — Kenya Airways is participating in a global campaign against travel restrictions imposed on people living with HIV/ Aids to mark this year’s World Aids Day. The airline’s Chief Executive Officer and Group Managing Director, Dr. Titus Naikuni has joined 44 other Chief Executives from… Read the full press release

Winnipeg Airports Authority Salutes Royal Canadian Air Force with Sign Dedication and Raising of Flags

2012-11-30 — /travelprnews.com/ — Winnipeg Airports Authority (WAA) is proud to acknowledge and pay tribute to the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) by permanently installing a “Home of the RCAF” sign and flying three flags in recognition of their role in our community. “The Royal Canadian Air Force has a deep history and active presence… Read the full press release

Aedes Real Estate, Hyatt and Marcel Wanders Sponsor the Stedelijk Museum with a Joint Donation

The new “Hyatt Room” at the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam

The Stedelijk Museum names Andaz Amsterdam Prinsengracht its preferred hotel AMSTERDAM,  2012-11-30 — /travelprnews.com/ — Aedes Real Estate, Hyatt and Marcel Wanders announced today a donation to the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam. The major financial gift by Aedes, Marcel Wanders, and a Hyatt affiliate is made on the occasion of the official opening of Andaz Amsterdam Prinsengracht,… Read the full press release