Bangkok, 2012-10-1 — /travelprnews.com/ — Eighteen of Thailand’s best products and services in the health and wellness sector scored top honours at the inaugural Thailand Spa and Well-being Awards held on September 20, 2012. A mix of large and established spa businesses as well as newcomers and innovators were conferred the awards in a night of… Read the full news article
Gold Coast, Australia, 2012-09-28 — /travelprnews.com/ — Timeshare resorts recognized for eco-friendly practices in all facets of operations at ATHOC Conference RCI, the global leader in vacation exchange, announced the winners of its innovative “Go Green Awards” for its affiliated resorts in the Pacific region at the recent Australian Timeshare and Holiday Ownership Council (ATHOC) conference. This… Read the full news article
Parsippany, N.J., 2012-09-28 — /travelprnews.com/ — The Visual Communications team at Wyndham Exchange & Rentals® recently won four American Inhouse Design Awards from Graphic Design USA. This competition is the biggest showcase for outstanding work by in-house designers. Graphic Design USA provides in-house designers with an opportunity to be recognized for their talents and their contributions to their… Read the full news article
2012-09-28 — /travelprnews.com/ — Heathrow has secured a prestigious award for ‘Best Contribution to Corporate Responsibility’ from The Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply (CIPS). This is a global organisation dedicated to promoting best practices in procurement and supply. The shortlist included Balfour Beatty, EDF Energy, The FA Group and LOCOG. The award recognises ‘the highly… Read the full news article
2012-09-27 — /travelprnews.com/ — The Marriott Foundation for People with Disabilities launched the Bridges…from school to work® program more than 20 years ago to reduce the career gap for youth ages 17-22 with mental, physical and cognitive disabilities. Since 1990, more than 950 local employers have provided employment opportunities for more than 2,400 youth, helping these young people with disabilities… Read the full news article
Maynard H. Jackson Jr. International Terminal receives 2012 Award of Excellence from Urban Land Institute (ULI) Atlanta ATLANTA 2012-09-26 — /travelprnews.com/ — The Maynard H. Jackson Jr. International Terminal at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport received the 2012 Award of Excellence from the Urban Land Institute (ULI) Atlanta during a ceremony at the Atlanta History Center on… Read the full news article
Awarded to just one London hotel each year, Hotel of the Year is the industry’s most significant prize. 2012-09-25 — /travelprnews.com/ — Four Seasons Hotel London at Park Lane Named Hotel of the Year for London 2012-2013 by the UK Automobile Association. Introduced in 1992, this is the most significant award for hotels in England, given to only one… Read the full news article
Annual business poll reveals “The Best Business Hotels in 15 Cities” by travel readers. 2012-09-25 — /travelprnews.com/ — Condé Nast Traveler, the world’s premier travel magazine, nationally recognized Four Seasons Hotel Seattle as one of The Best Business Hotels in 15 Cities in 2012. Voted on by the magazine’s readers identified as business travellers, the annual poll captured more than 46,000… Read the full news article
Services to European Travel & Meetings Management Appreciated BUDAPEST, Hungary, 2012-09-21 — /travelprnews.com/ — GBTA today announced Ms. Caroline Strachan, Global Travel Lead for Astra Zeneca and GBTA’s former European advisory board chair, as the winner of the GBTA Luoma Award. The GBTA Luoma Award was created in 2011 in honour of Jutta Luoma, the Executive Director… Read the full news article
2012-09-21 — /travelprnews.com/ — On the same day as MPs at Westminster were debating the Government’s decision not to award the new West Coast franchise to Virgin Trains, readers of Business Traveller magazine have for the sixth year in succession voted the company Best UK Domestic Rail Operator. Tony Collins, Chief Executive Virgin Rail Group, said… Read the full news article
2012-09-21 — /travelprnews.com/ — The search is on for the best sustainable travel initiatives in Europe as the 2013 Eurostar Ashden Award for Sustainable Travel opens for entries. The Award, which is free to enter, recognises pioneering sustainable travel schemes from Belgium, France and the UK that are leading the way in encouraging people to adopt… Read the full news article
Hotel wins Best Business Hotel Worldwide at 2012 Business Traveller Awards 2012-09-21 — /travelprnews.com/ — Readers of Business Traveller (UK) have just named Four Seasons Hotel Hong Kong the Best Business Hotel Worldwide in the annual Business Traveller Awards, and also voted Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts the #1 Business Hotel Chain Worldwide. Whether a final destination or a stopover on the way to… Read the full news article
Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts also voted #1 Business Hotel Chain Worldwide, and #1 Luxury Hotel Chain. 2012-09-21 — /travelprnews.com/ — The readers of the UK magazine Business Travellerhave again voted to elect their favourite hotels in the 2012 edition of the Business Traveller Awards, published annually.Four Seasons Hotel George V was voted for the third consecutive year Best Business… Read the full news article
Warsaw, 2012-09-21 — /travelprnews.com/ — Readers of the British prestigious magazine – “Business Traveller” – have appreciated the LOT Polish Airlines again. The Polish airlines received an award in the category of the best airline in Central and Eastern Europe. The ceremony of giving the statues was held at the Royal Garden Hotel in Kensington, London… Read the full news article
Brand Recognized in Hospitality Category for Excellence in Advertising, Marketing & Web Marketing MCLEAN, Va., 2012-09-21 — /travelprnews.com/ — Home2 Suites by Hilton, the award-winning mid-tier, all-suite hotel brand designed for modern business travelers and extended-stay guests, was recently recognized by Travel Weekly with a total of four 2012 Magellan Awards.Travel Weekly is among the most influential business news resources for… Read the full news article
Multi-Award-Winning Hilton Lake Taupo Has Added Yet Another Award To Its Impressive Line Up, HM Magazines Best New Zealand Regional Property Award 2012 TAUPO, New Zealand, 2012-09-20 — /travelprnews.com/ — Hilton Lake Taupo has won the coveted award for Best New Zealand Regional property for the second year in a row at the tenth annual HM Awards for… Read the full news article
2012-09-20 — /travelprnews.com/ — The shortlist of nominations for this year’s respected Hotel Cateys award has been announced and features two names from Grand Jersey. The awards, organised by Caterer and Hotelkeeper magazine, were launched in 2007 and are designed for hoteliers to celebrate the achievements of their staff and give them the recognition they deserve…. Read the full news article
U.S. Chamber of Commerce Business Civic Leadership Center Names Finalists, Initiates Public Vote for Winner MCLEAN, Va., 2012-09-20 — /travelprnews.com/ — Hilton Worldwide and nonprofit partner, the Global Soap Project, are finalists for the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Business Civic Leadership Center’s Best Partnership Award, a category in the Center’s prestigious annual Corporate Citizenship Awards program. The Best Partnership category focuses… Read the full news article
Key facts Tourism Australia’s latest broadcast ad has been voted “Australia’s Favourite Ad” at the 2012 Mumbrella Awards. Key quotes “In the three months since the global launch of our latest broadcast ad it has gained a huge groundswell of support and this latest award is further testimony to its global appeal and the high… Read the full news article
Presented to Herve Humler at star-studded Visionaries’ event in New York. CHEVY CHASE, MD, 2012-09-19 — /travelprnews.com/ — The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company, L.L.C. was the proud recipient of a Condé Nast Traveler World Savers Award as the winner in the large hotel chain category. In the September 2012 edition of Condé Nast Traveler magazine in the… Read the full news article
2012-09-19 — /travelprnews.com/ — China Airlines received the “Sports Activists Award” from the Sports Affairs Council on September 7 for its contribution to the development of sports in Taiwan. As a first-time nominee, China Airlines was recognized by the judging panel for its long-term sponsorship of golf in Taiwan. Sports Affairs Council of the Executive Yuan… Read the full news article
2012-09-19 — /travelprnews.com/ — EVA Air’s brand-new Royal Laurel Class business cabin is the 2012 Gold Magellan Award winner in the business class category for international carriers and its innovative Hello Kitty Jet program won the 2012 Silver Magellan Award for Advertising/Marketing campaigns in Travel Weekly’s prestigious annual recognition of the best in travel. Titled Royal… Read the full news article
Washington, 2012-09-19 — /travelprnews.com/ — Michael A. Leven, president/CEO, Las Vegas Sands Corporation, will be honored with the prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award at the Americas Lodging Investment Summit (ALIS), January 22-24, 2013, in Los Angeles.Leven is a veteran hospitality executive with more than 50 years in the business who holds a distinguished and well-recognized record of… Read the full news article
Best of the best in hospitality receives Foundation’s most prestigious scholarship Washington, 2012-09-19 — /travelprnews.com/ — The American Hotel & Lodging Educational Foundation (AH&LEF), the not-for-profit affiliate of the American Hotel & Lodging Association, awarded three scholarships via its Arthur J. Packard Memorial Scholarship Program, the Foundation’s most prominent and oldest scholarship award. Winning first-place and… Read the full news article
2012-09-19 — /travelprnews.com/ — British business travellers have voted Amsterdam Airport Schiphol as the winner of the Business Traveller Award in the category of ‘Best Airport in Europe 2012’. “We are honoured that British business travellers have voted Schiphol best European airport for the 23rd time”, says Maarten de Groof, Executive Vice President & Chief Commercial… Read the full news article
Company Selected as a Working Mother ‘100 Best Company’ for 21st Year. Bethesda, Md., 2012-09-18 — /travelprnews.com/ — Working Mother has named Marriott International as one of the 2012 Working Mother 100 Best Companies. The companies will be recognized in the October/November issue of the magazine, on www.workingmother.com, and will be honored at the Work Life Congress, to be… Read the full news article
Hilton Worldwide’s Diversity and Recruitment Initiatives Ranked Among Top 20 MCLEAN, Va. 2012-09-18 — /travelprnews.com/ — Hilton Worldwide announced today that it was ranked No. 16 on the HispanicBusiness 2012 Best Companies for Diversity list by HispanicBusiness magazine, up from its No. 26 ranking last year. By sector, Hilton Worldwide scored among the highest in restaurants and resorts. The 2012 Best Companies… Read the full news article
“Doing It All” for the environment. 2012-09-17 — /travelprnews.com/ — Four Seasons Resorts Maldives have won the Doing It All and Wildlife Conservation categories for large resorts in the Condé Nast Traveler(US) World Savers Awards 2012 – created to honour the travel companies that are doing the most to help protect the planet and give back to their local communities. The Resorts also… Read the full news article
DALLAS – 2012-09-15 — /travelprnews.com/ — Southwest Airlines (NYSE: LUV) was named as one of America’s best adoption-friendly companies by the Dave Thomas foundation for adoption. Southwest Airlines offers Employees up to three weeks of paid leave and $2,000 per adopted child with a $4,000 lifetime maximum amount of financial reimbursement. To see the complete list, visit… Read the full news article
2012-09-15 — /travelprnews.com/ — Airports Company South Africa, Cape Town International Airport (ACSA CTIA) is one of five airports for 2012 in the world nominated by the Airports Council International (ACI) to be inducted onto the Director General’s Roll of Excellence. This is for its exceptional achievements in the Airport Service Quality (ASQ) surveys conducted over… Read the full news article