2012-07-24 — /travelprnews.com/ — The Olympic and Paralympic Games present the UK with its biggest peacetime transport challenge, with an extra three million journeys every day. For passengers travelling to and from Heathrow, the airport is advising people to use the Heathrow Express train service, which has extra capacity during the Games and offers a way… Read the full news article
Category Archives: Sports
Heathrow Airport: Games media update – Tuesday 24th July
2012-07-24 — /travelprnews.com/ — A busy day at the airport with 217,000 passengers expected in the terminals – 99,000 of which are arrivals. It’s also the airport’s busiest day for Olympic arrivals – nearly 3700 members of the Games Family* are expected at Heathrow today, representing almost every team. Weather at Heathrow is expected to be… Read the full news article
Spanish Under-19 football champions now in Madrid
In a special flight that landed at 15:30 h, after leaving Tallinn, Estonia almost three and a half hours earlier 2012-07-23 — /travelprnews.com/ — Iberia again had the honour to bring a victorious Spanish football team home two weeks following the Spanish national side’s winning of the European Cup. On this occasion it was the under-19 side, which… Read the full news article
CHINESE LADIES GYMNASTICS OLYMPIC TEAM ARRIVE IN BELFAST
Athletes from the Chinese Ladies Gymnastics Olympic Team arrived at Belfast City Airport yesterday evening 2012-07-23 — /travelprnews.com/ — The team will base their pre-games training camp at Salto Gymnastics Centre in Lisburn, where they will be based for the duration of the 10 day camp. Tony Byrne (General Manager of Salto Gymnastics Centre… Read the full news article
Heathrow Airport: Games media update – Monday 23rd July
2012-07-23 — /travelprnews.com/ — A busy day at the airport with 226,000 passengers expected in the terminals – 105,000 of which are arrivals. It’s also very busy with Olympic arrivals – more than 3000 members of the Games Family* are expected at Heathrow today. Weather at Heathrow is expected to be dry and clear. Media rooms… Read the full news article
Heathrow Airport: Games media update – Saturday 21st July 2012
2012-07-21 — /travelprnews.com/ — A very busy day at the airport with 223,607 passengers expected in the terminals – 103,014 of which are arrivals. It’s also busy with Olympic arrivals – over 1,000 members of the Games Family are expected at Heathrow today, representing over 60 teams. A very busy day at the airport with 223,607 passengers expected in… Read the full news article
LOT in Olympic Colours
Warsaw, 2012-07-20 — /travelprnews.com/ — LOT’s Boeing 737 with the registration number SP – LLG received a special livery for the coming London Summer Olympics. The rear portion of the fuselage was painted on both sides with the LOT’s title as the “Official Air Carrier of the Polish Olympic Team – London 2012” and the symbol… Read the full news article
Heathrow Airport: Games media update – Friday 20th July
2012-07-20 — /travelprnews.com/ — A very busy day at the airport with 230,000 passengers expected in the terminals – 109,000 of which are arrivals. It’s also busy with Olympic arrivals – around 1500 members of the Games Family are expected at Heathrow today, representing 75 teams. There are possible thunderstorms this afternoon which could affect operations…. Read the full news article
CARIBBEAN AIRLINES TAKES CRICKET COACHING TO A NEW LEVEL
Port-of-Spain, 2012-07-20 — /travelprnews.com/ — The future of cricket locally and regionally got a serious boost recently, when Caribbean Airlines assisted a number of top local cricket coaches in attending the Cricket Australia Level Three Coaching Program in Florida. The Coaching program, the first of its kind in this region, sees local coaches attaining a Level Three… Read the full news article
Lonely Planet Offers Free Ebooks and Apps about London in Celebration of the Olympics
2012-07-20 — /travelprnews.com/ — As families across America watch the Olympic Games on television this summer, many will be curious to know more about the host city, London. Thus, in celebration of the Olympics, we’ve made a host of our London ebooks and apps free for a limited time. ·Not For Parents London is a highly graphic… Read the full news article
The Broad Appeal raises £20K at Charity Event
2012-07-19 — /travelprnews.com/ — Gemma Broad together with brother Stuart Broad and father Chris Broad, current and former international England cricketers, hosted the Broad Appeal Charity Golf Day and Dinner at Stapleford Park on Wednesday 11th July 2012. The Broad Appeal was established by the three of them when Chris’s wife Miche’s personal battle with Motor… Read the full news article
Great Website Available for Motorcycling in Arkansas
2012-07-19 — /travelprnews.com/ — Like to ride? If you’re big on motorcycling, the Natural State has what you’re looking for: great expanses of wide open roads through the Delta, challenging curves through the Ozarks and undulating ribbons of blacktop through the Ouachitas. Arkansas is blessed with great terrain for riders of every level. Now you can… Read the full news article
Heathrow Talks Sport
Sporting legend Barry Davies takes to the tannoy as Olympic commentator-in-residence 2012-07-19 — /travelprnews.com/ — Heathrow has appointed one of the country’s most distinguished sports commentators, Barry Davies MBE, as its official ‘Voice of London 2012’ – providing passengers with audio commentary on the sporting action taking place in London and across the UK through the… Read the full news article