First Enjoys Success at UK Bus Awards

2012-11-22 — /travelprnews.com/ — First Bus enjoyed a successful afternoon at Tuesday’s (20 November) UK Bus Awards.  The company, which transports some 2.5million passengers every day, picked up four awards at the prestigious central London ceremony. First secured the much coveted Environmental Award for its ‘Small Changes, Big Difference’ campaign which aims to get staff throughout… Read the full press release

Richard Allen of Grand Jersey is Hotel Catey Hotel Chef of the Year

2012-11-22 — /travelprnews.com/ — Richard Allen of Grand Jersey has been crowned Hotel Catey Hotel Chef of the Year (with less than 250 covers).  He was awarded the prestigious national title at an evening of celebration at the Lancaster London, last Friday night. The awards, organised by Caterer and Hotelkeeper magazine, were launched in 2007 and are… Read the full press release

Dorchester Collection’s UK properties win at Hotel Cateys 2012

2012-11-22 — /travelprnews.com/ — On Friday 16 November 2012, Dorchester Collection’s regional Human Resources team, who manage talent at Dorchester Collection’s three hotels in the UK – The Dorchester and 45 Park Lane in London and Coworth Park in Berkshire – were awarded ‘Human Resources Team of the Year’ at this year’s Hotel Cateys. Lesley Skelt,… Read the full press release

Eurostar announces shortlist for 2013 Eurostar Ashden Award for Sustainable Travel

2012-11-22 — /travelprnews.com/ — Thirteen pioneering sustainable travel schemes from across the UK, France and Belgium have been shortlisted today for the 2013 Eurostar Ashden Award for Sustainable Travel, moving a step closer to winning a share of the £30,000 prize fund. The Award, now in its second year, recognises innovative travel schemes that are leading… Read the full press release

BAGHVAN JUNGLE LODGE VOTED INDIA’S LEADING WILDLIFE RESORT

2012-11-21 — /travelprnews.com/ — Baghvan Jungle Lodge has been voted India’s leading wildlife resort in the prestigious 2012 World Travel Awards.  These awards acknowledge, reward and celebrate excellence across all sectors of the global travel and tourism industry and are voted for by members of the travel trade, as well as guests. “We are proud of… Read the full press release

Serena Beach Hotel & Spa wins Ecotourism Award 2012

Serena Beach Hotel & Spa wins Ecotourism Award 2012

2012-11-21 — /travelprnews.com/ — Serena Beach Hotel & Spa is this year’s winner of the coveted Ecowarrior Awards 2012. The resort was given the recognition at a colorful ceremony held on Friday night at the Nairobi Serena Hotel, one that saw several competitive entries in the Ecotourism Enterprise of the Year- Holiday Homes and Villas Category…. Read the full press release

Wyndham Vacation Ownership Honored as “Best Place to Work” in Southern Nevada

Orlando, Fla. –  2012-11-21 — /travelprnews.com/ — Wyndham Vacation Ownership (WVO) was recently named the top employer for mega companies in southern Nevada by The Southern Nevada Human Resources Association. Recognizing top Southern Nevada employers for innovative human resource practices and programs, this marks the second year that WVO has placed first in their category. With four… Read the full press release

Save Points & Stay at Marriott Rewards Most Popular Destinations

2012-11-21 — /travelprnews.com/ — Marriott Rewards members can now take advantage of the off-season with a new award offer, Seasonal Awards. Whether it’s a beach vacation in the Caribbean, a cultural exploration in Europe, a shopping expedition in New York or a relaxing day at the spa in the deserts of Arizona and California, Marriott Rewards… Read the full press release

TravelClick Wins Most Hotel Website Design Awards in 2012

63 Titles at IMA Awards, WebAwards, W3 Awards and Adrian Awards NEW YORK – 2012-11-21 — /travelprnews.com/ — TravelClick, the leading provider of revenue generating solutions for hoteliers across the globe, won 63 awards for website design in hotel and lodging categories from the IMA Awards, WebAwards,W3 Awards and Adrian Awards in 2012, more than any other website development company specializing… Read the full press release

TradeWinds Island Resorts Magnificent Island-Style Meetings

2012-11-20 — /travelprnews.com/ — TradeWinds Island Resorts Magnificent Island-Style Meetings A Meeting Paradise Hosting more than 700 meetings and social functions annually, the TradeWinds Island Resorts– the TradeWinds Island Grand and Guy Harvey Outpost, a TradeWinds Beach Resort – can accommodate groups from 10 to 1,000. The TradeWinds provides business travelers access to 14 restaurants and… Read the full press release

Brussels Airport wins Respect for Nature Award

Brussels Airport wins Respect for Nature Award

2012-11-20 — /travelprnews.com/ — During the annual Travel Magazine Awards event, which this year took place on Friday 16 November in Antwerp, the “Respect for Nature Award” was given out for the first time.  Although in general the Travel Magazine Awards are intended for the travel industry in particular, the case submitted by Brussels Airport was… Read the full press release

Innovative New Night Spa Offerings Now Available at Four Seasons Resort Sharm El Sheikh

Innovative New Night Spa Offerings Now Available at Four Seasons Resort Sharm El Sheikh

Recently named Best Spa in Egypt in SpaFinder Wellness 2012 Readers’ Choice Awards, Four Seasons Resort Sharm El Sheikh introduces a New Night Spa experience Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt – 2012-11-20 — /travelprnews.com/ — To help r-ebalance the mind, body and spirit, Four Seasons Resort Sharm El Sheikh is offering a heavenly Four Rituals Night Spa experience, and introducing a new element… Read the full press release

QATAR EXECUTIVE HONOURED AS BEST BUSINESS AVIATION OPERATOR OF THE YEAR 2012

Qatar Executive's Executive Vice President Tilmann Gabriel Receives Best Business Aviation Operator Award

Qatar Airways’ Corporate Jet Arm Wins Key Accolade At Aviation Business Awards in Dubai Dubai, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES – 2012-11-20 — /travelprnews.com/ — Qatar Airways’ corporate jet division Qatar Executive has been honoured with the Best Business Aviation Operator of the Year 2012 award by the prestigious Middle East industry publication Aviation Business. Qatar Executive beat… Read the full press release

Kuredu Island Resort & Spa, Maldives, was recently recognized by TUI Germany as the “Best Hotel Long Haul” and been awarded a TUI Holly Award

Kuredu Island Resort & Spa, Maldives, was recently recognized by TUI Germany as the “Best Hotel Long Haul” and been awarded a TUI Holly Award

2012-11-19 — /travelprnews.com/ — Kuredu Island Resort & Spa, Maldives, was recently recognized by TUI Germany as the “Best Hotel Long Haul” and been awarded a TUI Holly Award.  This is a very prestigious award that TUI gives out every year to 100 of their 8,000 supplier resorts and hotels.  The Award is based on guest… Read the full press release

Winnipeg Airports Authority One of Manitoba’s Top 25 Employers 2013

2012-11-19 — /travelprnews.com/ — Winnipeg Airports Authority Inc. is honoured to be named one of Manitoba’s Top 25 Employers for 2013. WAA previously received this award in 2010 and 2012 and was also recently recognized for the second time as one of Canada’s Top 100 Employers. “We are proud to once again be named one of… Read the full press release

Aeroflot has been named the best Russian airline by readers of Condé Nast Traveller

2012-11-19 — /travelprnews.com/ — Aeroflot was recognized as the best airline in Russia, taking top honor according to Condé Nast Traveller Readers Choice – the most prestigious award in the world travel industry. Condé Nast Traveller Readers Choice Award has been bestowing the best of the best in the industry for more than 10 years and… Read the full press release

San Francisco International Airport Takes Top Honors in Concession Program Awards

SFO recognized for best food & beverage program among large airports SAN FRANCISCO — 2012-11-19 — /travelprnews.com/ — Airports Council International – North America (ACI-NA), the foremost advocate for airport operators in North America, has awarded San Francisco International Airport (SFO) first place honors for the airport’s outstanding concession program. In the Large Airport category, SFO won First… Read the full press release

Airports Going Green Informs, Enlightens and Inspires

Ahmed Al Haddabi, COO, Abu Dhabi Airports Company (center) accepted a 2012 Airports Going Green Award from Commissioner Rosemarie Andolino (right) and Deputy Commissioner Amy Malick (left).

CHICAGO, 2012-11-19 — /travelprnews.com/ — The Chicago Department of Aviation (CDA) is pleased to announce a successful 5th Annual Airports Going Green Conference held November 4 – 7, 2012 in Chicago. This annual conference, co-hosted by the CDA and the American Association of Airport Executives (AAAE), is the aviation industry’s premier event for the development, communication and active discussion of sustainability… Read the full press release

Marriott’s Chef Brad Nelson Wins Food Arts Silver Spoon Award

Marriott’s Chef Brad Nelson Wins Food Arts Silver Spoon Award

2012-11-17 — /travelprnews.com/ — Food Arts magazine has named Brad Nelson, Marriott’s corporate chef and vice president of culinary, the winner of its prestigious Silver Spoon Award for sterling performance.  The Silver Spoon Award has been given to some of the culinary world’s brightest stars including as Nancy Silverton, Jose Andres and Tom Colicchio. Nelson oversees Marriott’s… Read the full press release

Oslo Airport receives prestigious award

Oslo Airport receives prestigious award

2012-11-16 — /travelprnews.com/ — Oslo Airport (OSL) has been awarded the “Senior Initiative of the Year Award” for 2012 by the Centre for Senior Policy (CSP). The award was presented by Minister of Labour Anniken Huitfeldt at the National Inclusive Working Life conference on Tuesday, 13 November. CSP cited the following criteria for choosing OSL as… Read the full press release

UNWTO unveils winners of the 2012 Ulysses Awards

Madrid, 2012-11-16 — /travelprnews.com/ — An online tool that allows tourism business to assess and improve their accessibility and an initiative encouraging tourists to stay with families in Malaysia are among the five winners of this year’s UNWTO Ulysses Awards. Since 2003, the UNWTO Ulysses Awards for Excellence and Innovation in Tourism have honored tourism initiatives… Read the full press release

Cathay Pacific wins ‘Best Airline’ and ‘Best Airline First Class’ honours in leading China travel awards

Cathay Pacific’s General Manager China Dane Cheng (left) and Panacea Publishing Asia Pacific’s Managing Director Julian Gregory (right) at the 2012 Business Traveller China Awards.

2012-11-16 — /travelprnews.com/ — Cathay Pacific Airways has been named Best Airline in the World and Best Airline First Class in the 2012 Business Traveller China Awards. The annual awards, now in their eighth year, reflect the highest praise bestowed by China’s frequent travellers on various service providers with connections to the Mainland. The awards were… Read the full press release

VisitEngland, Holidays at Home are GREAT wins Best Consumer Campaign at PRCA Awards 2012

Biggest ever domestic tourism marketing campaign recognised with top industry accolade 2012-11-15 — /travelprnews.com/ — The Holidays at Home are GREAT campaign scooped best In-House Consumer Campaign at the Public Relations Consultants Association (PRCA) Awards on Tuesday night. The biggest ever domestic tourism marketing campaign beat off stiff competition from organisations such as John Lewis, Specsavers,… Read the full press release

Accor recognized as one of the World’s Best Multinational Workplaces by Great Place to Work® Institute

Accor is the first French Group to integrate the List of the 25 Best Companies to Work For in the World Paris – 2012-11-15 — /travelprnews.com/ — Accor, the world’s leading hotel operator and market leader in Europe, announced today the company has been ranked on the List of the 25 Best Companies to Work For in the… Read the full press release

Hilton, table 9 By Nick And Scott Wins What’s On: Restaurant Of The Year 2012

Dubai restaurant; table 9 by Nick and Scott located at Hilton Dubai Creek won both 'Best Modern European' and 'Restaurant of the Year' at the tenth annual What's On Awards Dubai. Credit: Hilton Hotels & Resorts

Hilton Dubai Creek Restaurant Picks Up Awards for Best Modern European & Restaurant of the Year Dubai, UAE – 2012-11-15 — /travelprnews.com/ — Dubai restaurant; table 9 by Nick and Scott located at Hilton Dubai Creek won both ‘Best Modern European’ and ‘Restaurant of the Year’ at the tenth annual What’s On Awards Dubai. Relatively new… Read the full press release

Marriott’s Core Values Translate Around the World

Marriott’s Core Values Translate Around the World

Company Ranked 6th on World’s Best Multinational Workplaces List by Great Place to Work® 2012-11-15 — /travelprnews.com/ — Marriott International, Inc. (NYSE:MAR) has been recognized as one of the World’s Best Multinational Workplaces by Great Place to Work® Institute.  The ranking is the world’s largest annual study of workplace excellence and identifies the top 25 best… Read the full press release

O’Hare, Midway Concessions Awarded by ACI-NA

CHICAGO, 2012-11-15 — /travelprnews.com/ — Several restaurants at O’Hare and Midway International Airports received awards yesterday from Airports Council International-North America (ACI-NA) at its annual Airport Concessions Conference in Denver, Colorado. The award-winning restaurants and concepts featured at Chicago’s airports include: Barista at Midway — Best New Food and Beverage (3rd Place) Beaudevin Wine Bar, Bubbles Wine Bar, Tortas Frontera… Read the full press release

Marriott Achieves High Ranking from the Human Rights Campaign

Marriott Achieves High Ranking from the Human Rights Campaign

Scores 90% on the 2013 Corporate Equality Index 2012-11-15 — /travelprnews.com/ — The Human Rights Campaign Foundation (HRC) has awarded Marriott International, Inc. (NYSE: MAR) a high score of 90 on its annual Corporate Equality Index for 2013. The Corporate Equality Index rates employers by conducting an analysis of America’s top workplaces and their inclusion of… Read the full press release

Indian Film Industry Awards Thailand as Best International Destination for Film-Making

Indian Film Industry Awards Thailand as Best International Destination for Film-Making

Mumbai, 2012-11-14 — /travelprnews.com/ — The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) received the most coveted ‘Best Destination International’ Award on behalf of Thailand at the prestigious “Cinemascape” hosted in Mumbai on 24th-25th October, 2012 at Trident, Nariman Point, Mumbai. Now in its 6th year, Cinemascape is the annual gathering of the Indian film fraternity & small… Read the full press release

UNWTO, Leading scholar awarded top prize for contribution to tourism knowledge

Madrid, 2012-11-14 — /travelprnews.com/ — Erik Cohen, one of the world’s leading social science scholars in the field of tourism, has been named this year’s winner of the UNWTO Ulysses Prize for Excellence in the Creation and Dissemination of Knowledge, honoring those within academia making a significant contribution to the advancement of tourism. Mr. Cohen, the George S…. Read the full press release