Category Archives: Travel Awards

Japan Airlines signed Tokyo 2020 Official Partner agreement with the Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games

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TOKYO, 2015-6-15 — /Travel PR News/ — Japan Airlines (JAL) is pleased to announce that the company has signed a Tokyo 2020 Official Partner (passenger air transport services category) agreement today with the Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. With this agreement, JAL will become an official partner of both the Tokyo 2020… Read the full press release

Dubai Airports won the Gold Award for ‘Best Internal Communications During A Brand Development Programme’ at the Transform Awards Middle East & North Africa

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Dubai, UAE, 2015-6-15 — /Travel PR News/ — Dubai Airports was declared winner of the Gold Award for ‘Best Internal Communications During A Brand Development Programme’ at the Transform Awards Middle East & North Africa, at a ceremony in Dubai recently. The award category recognises an organisation’s approach in engaging all its employees, especially in communicating a… Read the full press release

Tourism Authority of Thailand: Three Bangkok landmarks among the top 10 attractions in Asia by 2015 TripAdvisor Traveller’s Choice Awards

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Bangkok, 2015-6-12 — /Travel PR News/ — Three of Bangkok’s most famous landmarks were voted among the top 10 in Asia by travellers on the popular website TripAdvisor. The Reclining Buddha in Wat Pho, the Grand Palace, and the Temple of Dawn rated highly in a list of 25 landmark attractions in the site’s prestigious… Read the full press release

Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group’s global hotel rewards program Club Carlson wins two awards at the Loyalty Awards 2015

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BRUSSELS, 2015-6-12 — /Travel PR News/ — Club Carlson℠ , the global hotel rewards program from Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group, won at the Loyalty Awards 2015 yesterday the “Best Use of Communications in a Loyalty Program” award for the ‘New Year’ campaign and “Best Use of Customer Analytics/Data in a Loyalty Program“ award for the ‘Nordic’ campaign…. Read the full press release

KLM wins the Best Airline for Inflight Retail Award for the second consecutive year at the Airline Retail Conference in London

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Amstelveen, 2015-6-11 — /Travel PR News/ — On Tuesday, KLM won the Best Airline for Inflight Retail Award for the second consecutive year at the Airline Retail Conference in London. British Airways and Scandinavian Airlines were runners-up. This prize for inflight sales is awarded by a panel of experts, who assess criteria such as the selection… Read the full press release

Ethiopian Airlines CEO Tewolde Gebremariam awarded the 2015 International Grand Prix special award

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MILAN, 2015-6-11 — /Travel PR News/ — Ethiopian Airlines, the fastest growing and most profitable airline in Africa, is pleased to announce that Ethiopian Airlines Chief Executive Officer Tewolde Gebremariam was awarded the 2015 International Grand Prix special ‪award on Wednesday June 3, 2015 in a ceremony held in Milan. The prestigious award was bestowed… Read the full press release

Auckland hotels and executives sweep all awards at the 2015 New Zealand Hotel Industry Awards

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Auckland hotels and executives made a clean sweep of the 2015 New Zealand Hotel Industry Awards, winning all four awards. AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND, 2015-6-9 — /Travel PR News/ — The winners were announced at the New Zealand Hotel Industry Conference gala dinner in Auckland last night. “This year’s awards attracted a record number of entrants… Read the full press release

The business idea “air interrail” across Europe won the TAP and Startup Lisboa competition

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LISBOA, 2015-6-5 — /Travel PR News/ — The winning design in the business ideas competition launched by TAP in partnership with Startup Lisboa is called Waynabox and offers ‘air interrail’ across Europe. Waynabox is a website that sells travel experiences for a fixed price (150 euros), including two nights’ accommodation and flight. The catch is… Read the full press release

Thirteen hotels from TFE Hotels enter TripAdvisor’s Hall of Fame

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New South Wales, Australia, 2015-6-3 — /Travel PR News/ — Thirteen hotels from TFE Hotels (Toga Far East Hotels) have been rewarded for winning the Trip Advisor Certificate of Excellence five times, by entering Trip Advisor’s Hall of Fame. This unique accolade is only awarded to businesses that have won the Certificate of Excellence for five… Read the full press release

Marco Polo announced that eight of the group’s hotels are inducted into TripAdvisor’s Hall of Fame

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HONG KONG, 2015-6-3 — /Travel PR News/ — TripAdvisor has recently announced its “Hall of Fame”  inductees. This special designation is awarded to businesses that have earned a “Certificate of Excellence” for five consecutive years. Hotels that have continually delivered a superior customer experience for its guests are awarded with the Certificate of Excellence. To receive… Read the full press release

Four Seasons Hotel Amman honored with Business Traveller Middle East Award 2015 and takes place in TripAdvisor’s Hall of Fame

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Four Seasons Hotel Amman voted as the Best Business Hotel in Amman and inducted into TripAdvisor’s Hall of Fame Amman, Jordan, 2015-5-28 — /Travel PR News/ — Four Seasons Hotel Amman has cemented its position yet again at the forefront of the travel industry in Jordan, by taking home a Business Traveller Middle East Award 2015… Read the full press release

130 hoteles de Meliá Hotels International reciben el Certificado de Excelencia de TripAdvisor

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58 de ellos entran en el “Hall of Fame” al haber sido premiados durante cinco años consecutivos Mallorca, España, 2015-5-26 — /Travel PR News/ — TripAdvisor, el principal portal de opiniones de viajes mundial, ha premiado a Meliá Hotels International con el Certificado de Excelencia para 130 de sus establecimientos. Este reconocimiento reafirma la orientación al… Read the full press release

Steigenberger Hotel Group’s 38 properties awarded Certificate of Excellence by TripAdvisor

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Frankfurt am Main, 2015-5-26 — /Travel PR News/ — No fewer than 38 of the 92 properties of the Steigenberger Hotel Group have been awarded a Certificate of Excellence by TripAdvisor. Eight InterCityHotels and 30 Steigenberger Hotels and Resorts received the accolade of being recognised as a top-quality hotel by the community of the world’s… Read the full press release

airberlin’s frequent flyer programme recognised for the 6th consecutive time as the programme with the best award flight availability by IdeaWorks Company evaluation

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airberlin’s frequent flyer programme leads the international competition BERLIN, 2015-5-25 — /Travel PR News/ — Top marks for topbonus! airberlin’s frequent flyer programme has now been recognised for the sixth consecutive time as the programme with the best award flight availability. The evaluation was undertaken by the renowned US consulting firm, IdeaWorks Company. The evaluation… Read the full press release

Jersey: THE INN Hotel, Restaurant & Bar welcomed into the Trip Advisor Hall of Fame

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JERSEY, 2015-5-25 — /Travel PR News/ — THE INN Hotel, Restaurant & Bar is very proud to have been welcomed into the Trip Advisor Hall of Fame, which is awarded to businesses that have earned the Certificate of Excellence Award for five consecutive years. TripAdvisor is the world’s largest travel site and awards highly rated… Read the full press release

Café Marco of Marco Polo Shenzhen awarded Golden Knife and Fork Restaurant in Gourmet Ceremony 2015

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SHENZHEN, 2015-5-25 — /Travel PR News/ — On Tuesday, May 12, 2015, Café Marco of Marco Polo Shenzhen has been awarded Golden Knife and Fork Restaurant in Gourmet Ceremony 2015 by Shenzhen’s leading food and beverage media, including Best Tone Magazine, FM97.1, China Telecom and Sohu. More than 20 five star hotels attended the ceremony,… Read the full press release

Freddie Awards 2015: Aegean’s Miles+Bonus program awarded the “Up and coming / Program of the year” for Europe-Africa

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GREECE, 2015-5-21 — /Travel PR News/ — Aegean’s Miles+Bonus program was awarded as the “Up and coming / Program of the year” in the geographical area of Europe-Africa, at the Freddie Awards 2015 ceremony, which was held on 30 April 2015 in Atlanta, USA. Every year, members of travel industry loyalty programs around the world… Read the full press release

Tourism Industry Association New Zealand launches new and expanded Tourism Industry Awards

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WELLINGTON, 2015-5-19 — /Travel PR News/ — A new and expanded New Zealand Tourism Industry Awards was launched today to recognise those individuals, businesses and organisations helping one of the country’s largest industries almost double annual revenue to $41 billion by 2025. The reinvigorated awards programme has been scaled up from just the two or… Read the full press release

S7 Airlines again the leader of the world punctuality rating of Flightstats agency

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Novosibirsk, Russia, 2015-5-15 — /Travel PR News/ — S7 Airlines, a member of the oneworld® global aviation alliance®, again became the leader of the world punctuality rating of Flightstats agency. According to the world agency in April 2015 S7 Airlines performed 91.36% of its flights without deviations from the schedule – it is the best result… Read the full press release

VisitEngland named ‘The Chefs of England’ as the winner of this year’s prestigious Outstanding Contribution to Tourism award

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LONDON, 2015-5-15 — /Travel PR News/ — VisitEngland has named ‘The Chefs of England’, as the winner of this year’s prestigious Outstanding Contribution to Tourism award.  The winner was revealed at its annual Awards for Excellence ceremony, held last night at the spectacular Sage Gateshead. Accepting the award on behalf of all ‘The Chefs of… Read the full press release

VisitEngland hosted its annual VisitEngland Awards for Excellence

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LONDON, 2015-5-15 — /Travel PR News/ — The winners of the VisitEngland Awards for Excellence 2015 were revealed at its annual ceremony, held last night at the spectacular Sage Gateshead. Celebrating excellence across the tourism industry, 17 winners including Best Small Hotel, Tourism Pub of the Year, Best Visitor Attraction and Tourism Event of the… Read the full press release

Interstate Hotels & Resorts announces the 2014 Performance Awards presented to 37 of the top hotels and leaders in 2014

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ARLINGTON, Va., 2015-5-15 — /Travel PR News/ — Interstate Hotels & Resorts – the leading U.S.-based global hotel management company – proudly announces the 2014 Performance Awards presented to 37 of the top hotels and leaders in 2014. Announced annually, Interstate recognizes its key players among the Company’s expansive worldwide bench strength of more than… Read the full press release

PATA honoured industry leaders for their contributions to the travel and tourism industry at the PATA Annual Summit 2015 Welcome Dinner

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BANGKOK, 2015-5-13 — /Travel PR News/ — On the evening of April 24, 2015 at the PATA Annual Summit 2015, the Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) honoured several industry leaders at the PATA Annual Summit 2015 Welcome Dinner and PATA Awards Presentation for their outstanding contributions to PATA and the overall travel and tourism industry. The… Read the full press release

New Zealand Tourism: Queenstown Airport voted ‘World’s Most Scenic Airport Landing’ in annual poll conducted by PrivateFly

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Queenstown, New Zealand, 2015-5-12 — /Travel PR News/ — New Zealand’s Queenstown Airport is flying high after being voted ‘World’s Most Scenic Airport Landing’ in an annual poll conducted by international private jet booking service PrivateFly. An expert judging panel compiled a shortlist of airports considered to offer passengers spectacular views on approach, then votes… Read the full press release

‘Middle East’s Leading Airline – Business Class’ and ‘Middle East’s Leading Airline – Economy Class’ awards for Oman Air at World Travel Awards Middle East 2015

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Muscat, Oman, 2015-5-11 — /Travel PR News/ — Oman Air has won two awards at the World Travel Awards Middle East 2015. The national carrier of the Sultanate of Oman came top in the ‘Middle East’s Leading Airline – Business Class’ and ‘Middle East’s Leading Airline – Economy Class’ categories at a glittering ceremony which… Read the full press release

Emirates recognised with array of accolades at the Business Traveller Middle East 2015 Awards

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Best Airline Worldwide, Best First Class, Best Economy Class, and Airline with the Best Cabin ‎Staff DUBAI, U.A.E., 2015-5-7 — /Travel PR News/ — Emirates’ innovation, investments in product, and customer service were recognised last night with an array of accolades at the ‎Business Traveller Middle East 2015 Awards. At the ceremony attended by over 350 industry executives,… Read the full press release

Residence Inn by Marriott honors Tamera Mowry-Housley as its 2015 Resident Mom of the Year

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Mowry-Housley named 2015 Resident Mom of the Year Bethesda, Md., 2015-5-5 — /Travel PR News/ — Tamera Mowry-Housley has multiple titles in life: wife, mother, sister, actor, author, talk show host, entrepreneur, and now one more: Resident Mom of the Year. Today at the new Residence Inn Manhattan World Trade Center hotel, Residence Inn by… Read the full press release

Marriott International named Brand of the Year at this year’s British LGBT Awards

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LONDON, 2015-5-5 — /Travel PR News/ — Leading hospitality company, Marriott International, is celebratingafter being named Brand of the Year at this year’s prestigious British LGBT Awards. Marriott International, which operates 57 hotels in the UK under brands including Marriott Hotels, Renaissance Hotels and Courtyard, was recognised for its Pride campaign and partnerships. The annual… Read the full press release

Marriott Rewards named 2015 Hotel Program of the Year in the Americas for the eighth year in a row by the Freddie Awards

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Bethesda, Md., 2015-5-5 — /Travel PR News/ — Travelers once again say Marriott Rewards is the leading frequent travel program in the travel industry because of its commitment to its most loyal customers. The global loyalty program, which continually evolves to meet the changing needs of its members, is the all-time leading recipient of Freddie… Read the full press release

Park Inn by Radisson Cape Town Newlands wins the “Diversity & Inclusion” award by The Guardian Sustainable Business Awards for employing 30% deaf employees within the hotel

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BRUSSELS, Belgium, 2015-5-5 — /Travel PR News/ — Park Inn by Radisson Cape Town Newlands wins the “Diversity & Inclusion” award by The Guardian Sustainable Business Awards, for employing as many as 30% deaf employees across all departments within the hotel. The award was received by one of the deaf staff members, Dale Holmes, Supervisor… Read the full press release