Category Archives: Travel Management

Emirates becomes the first airline to operate the world’s largest commercial passenger aircraft A380 to Clark International Airport

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Dubai, UAE, 2020-Aug-20 — /Travel PR News/ — The iconic Emirates A380 made a one-off service to Clark International Airport today (19 August 2020), becoming the first commercial flight, utilizing the iconic aircraft, to operate to the Luzon-based airport. The special A380 service from Dubai to Clark and operating as EK2520, took off from Dubai… Read the full press release

Club Dauphin at Grand-Hôtel du Cap-Ferrat, A Four Seasons Hotel unveils a sophisticated Cabana designed by Dolce&Gabbana

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Offering guests total relaxation and complete privacy, the newly launched Dolce&Gabbana Cabana features a bold, vibrant design that pays homage to Sicily’s traditional horse-drawn carts Saint-Jean Cap-Ferrat, France, 2020-Aug-20 — /Travel PR News/ — Club Dauphin, the stylish beach club and poolside restaurant of the Grand-Hôtel du Cap-Ferrat, A Four Seasons Hotel, has launched a sophisticated Cabana… Read the full press release

IHG announces Holiday Inn Resort Sakleshpur Western Ghats in South of India

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Holiday Inn Resort Sakleshpur Western Ghats will be the first Holiday Inn Resort to open in South of India Denham, United Kingdom, 2020-Aug-20 — /Travel PR News/ —InterContinental Hotels Group® (IHG), one of world’s leading hotel companies, has signed a management agreement with Riteway and Medha Projects to bring a Holiday Inn Resort to the… Read the full press release

Deutsche Hospitality announces the opening of The Zleep Hotel Glostrup in Denmark

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Deutsche Hospitality opens the Zleep Hotel Glostrup in 2021 Frankfurt am Main, Germany, 2020-Aug-20 — /Travel PR News/ — Deutsche Hospitality opens another hotel of its young brand Zleep Hotels in Denmark in autumn 2021. The Zleep Hotel Glostrup will be a new building west of Copenhagen. The developer of the project is the Oskar… Read the full press release

Marriott International announces the opening of Fairfield by Marriott Lima Miraflores in Peru

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Located in Lima’s main tourist district, the Fairfield by Marriott Lima Miraflores offers guests versatility to work, rest, and maintain their momentum while on the road LIMA, PERU, 2020-Aug-19 — /Travel PR News/ — Fairfield by Marriott, one of Marriott International’s 30 global brands, will now also be represented in Peru with the opening of… Read the full press release

Four Seasons Hotel Chicago to debut a Hotel-wide transformation this fall 2020

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Chicago, U.S.A., 2020-Aug-19 — /Travel PR News/ — Iconic luxury will be reimagined as Four Seasons Hotel Chicago announces a Hotel-wide transformation. Just steps from the Magnificent Mile and Michigan Avenue shopping district, the 347-room Hotel celebrated its 30-year anniversary last year with the commencement of this multi-million-dollar renovation. Re-emerging this fall as a vibrant hub… Read the full press release

Cambria Hotels continues its expansion across the United States with six new hotels openings since January

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Upscale Brand Opens Waterfront Hotel in Ocean City, Maryland, and Wine Country Retreat in Sonoma, California ROCKVILLE, Md., 2020-Aug-19 — /Travel PR News/ — Cambria Hotels, an upscale brand franchised by Choice Hotels International, Inc. (NYSE: CHH), continues its expansion across popular United States destinations with openings on both the east and west coasts this month. Since January, Cambria Hotels… Read the full press release

Wizz Air opens a new base at Gatwick Airport

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1 NEW BASED AIRCRAFT AND NEW ROUTES TO GREECE, ITALY, SPAIN AND MALTA 50% OFF WIZZ FLEX ON ALL GATWICK ROUTES FOR 72 HOURS ONLY BUDAPEST, Hungary, 2020-Aug-19 — /Travel PR News/ — Wizz Air, Europe’s greenest airline*, today (AUG 18, 2020) announces a new base at Gatwick Airport, which will be the third base… Read the full press release

TFE Hotels to open the first 5 Green Star hotel in New Zealand, The Hotel Britomart

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AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND, 2020-Aug-19 — /Travel PR News/ —Officially opening its doors on 1 October 2020, the highly anticipated The Hotel Britomart brings more than just great design to the reinvigorated Britomart precinct. The Hotel Britomart, part of the TFE Hotels collection, will be the first 5 Green Star hotel in New Zealand, certified by… Read the full press release

Qatar Airways honours obligations to passengers — paid out over USD $1.2 billion in refunds throughout the COVID-19 crisis

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Throughout the COVID-19 crisis, the airline has offered unrivalled flexibility and reliability to customers that need to change their travel plans In addition to honouring refunds, the airline’s two year ticket validity, flexible change policies, and travel vouchers have proved popular with passengers Doha, Qatar, 2020-Aug-19 — /Travel PR News/ — Qatar Airways has paid… Read the full press release

Emirates resumes services to Warsaw from 4 September

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Resumption will bring Emirates’ network to 75 cities Dubai, UAE, 2020-Aug-18 — /Travel PR News/ — Emirates will resume passenger flights to Warsaw from 4 September starting with twice-a-week services, and increasing to three-a-week from 7 October. The resumption of flights to Warsaw will expand Emirates’ current network to 75 cities in September, offering travellers… Read the full press release

Four Seasons Hotel Hong Kong and Black Sheep Restaurants launch staycation package, The World Delivered

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Experience the finest hospitality in Hong Kong with this curated staycation package Hong Kong, China, 2020-Aug-18 — /Travel PR News/ — Renowned luxury hotel Four Seasons Hotel Hong Kong and leading hospitality team Black Sheep Restaurants have partnered to introduce a staycation package, The World Delivered. This collaboration offers guests a welcome respite from the day-to-day, with the… Read the full press release

Wizz Air adds one new Airbus A320 aircraft to its Riga base; starts seven new routes to Bergen, Birmingham, Billund, Hamburg, Reykjavik, Stockholm, Trondheim

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BUDAPEST, Hungary, 2020-Aug-18 — /Travel PR News/ — Wizz Air, the leading low-cost carrier in Central and Eastern Europe and Europe’s greenest airline* announced today (AUG 14, 2020) massive expansion of its Latvian operations, adding one new Airbus A320 aircraft to the Riga base. This will enable the start of seven new routes from Riga… Read the full press release

Deutsche Hospitality announces the opening of IntercityHotel Nizwa in the Sultanate of Oman

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Second IntercityHotel in the Sultanate opens in the oasis city of Nizwa Frankfurt am Main, Germany, 2020-Aug-18 — /Travel PR News/ — Deutsche Hospitality is expanding its presence in the Sultanate of Oman. On 15 August, the group has opened a second hotel operating under the Intercity brand name. The hotel is situated in Nizwa… Read the full press release

British Airways retires first of its 31 Boeing 747 jumbo jets

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LONDON, UK, 2020-Aug-18 — /Travel PR News/ — British Airways will tomorrow retire its first Boeing 747 since announcing last month that all 31 of its jumbo jets had sadly flown their last commercial services. The Boeing 747-400, registration G-CIVD, will depart from London Heathrow on Tuesday, 18 August at 9am local time under flight… Read the full press release

Qatar Airways signs sponsorship agreement with Club Africain of Tunisia

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Airline will be the Main Shirt Sponsor of Club Africain’s football, handball and basketball teams from 2020/21 until the end of the 2023/24 season Qatar Airways currently operates three weekly passenger services to Tunis DOHA, Qatar, 2020-Aug-18 — /Travel PR News/ — Qatar Airways is excited to announce that it has signed a multi-year sponsorship… Read the full press release

MSC Grandiosa returns to service; welcomes guests back

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Geneva, Switzerland, 2020-Aug-18 — /Travel PR News/ — MSC Grandiosa yesterday became the first ship from the MSC Cruises fleet to welcome guests back and the first ship to implement the Company’s health and safety protocol. The first guests began embarking MSC Cruises’ flagship in the port of Genoa, Italy yesterday morning, arriving at the… Read the full press release

flydubai announces resumption of services to Almaty and Nursultan in Kazakhstan

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The Dubai-based carrier expands its network to 24 routes as more countries start to lift restrictions on international travel Dubai, UAE, 2020-Aug-18 — /Travel PR News/ — Dubai-based airline flydubai has announced today (August 13, 2020) the resumption of flights to Almaty and Nursultan in Kazakhstan from 18 August. Earlier this week, the carrier also… Read the full press release

Qatar Airways’ Privilege Club announces an exclusive flash offer

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This exclusive offer, which ends on 1 September, celebrates a new partnership between Qatar Airways Privilege Club and Points – a Loyalty Commerce Platform Members can also enjoy up to 60 per cent more Qmiles from 15 August to 1 September when they buy, gift, or transfer Qmiles Qatar Airways’ Privilege Club recently enhanced its… Read the full press release

InterContinental Hotels Group announces the retirement of Luke Mayhew from the Board

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Denham, United Kingdom, 2020-Aug-14 — /Travel PR News/ — InterContinental Hotels Group PLC (“IHG”) [LON: IHG, NYSE: IHG (ADRs)] today (11 AUGUST 2020) announces that Luke Mayhew, Non-Executive Director, will be retiring from the Board of IHG. Patrick Cescau, Non-Executive Chair, IHG, commented: “As a long-standing Non-Executive Director, Luke has shown great commitment and dedication to IHG…. Read the full press release

InterContinental Hotels Group announces the appointment of Graham Allan as an Independent Non-Executive Director

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Denham, United Kingdom, 2020-Aug-14 — /Travel PR News/ — InterContinental Hotels Group (“IHG”) [LON:IHG, NYSE:IHG (ADRs)] today (11 AUGUST 2020) announces that Graham Allan is to be appointed as an Independent Non-Executive Director of IHG. He will join the IHG Board with effect from 1 September 2020. Graham is currently Senior Independent Non-Executive Director at… Read the full press release

IHG announces the opening of Holiday Inn Gurugram Sector 90

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Denham, United Kingdom, 2020-Aug-14 — /Travel PR News/ — Located in the heart of New Gurugram, Holiday Inn Gurugram Sector 90  will be the first Holiday Inn hotel in the city and the third in the Delhi-NCR area. Situated on a Multi Utility Corridor and  offering easy access to Manesar, Southern Periphery Road, Dwarka Express Highway… Read the full press release

Marriott Bonvoy launches Summer/Fall Promotion

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BETHESDA, MD, 2020-Aug-14 — /Travel PR News/ — For Marriott Bonvoy members planning a staycation or a getaway trip, the travel program and its participating hotel brands welcome you back with the launch of an exciting promotion. Beginning today through October 18, 2020, members who register for the promotion will receive 2,500 bonus points for their first… Read the full press release

Emirates resumes services to Birmingham, Cebu and Houston

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The airline continues to expand its U.S. network, serving six cities in August – including New York JFK, Washington DC, Boston (15 August), Chicago and Los Angeles Dubai, UAE, 2020-Aug-14 — /Travel PR News/ — Emirates has announced it will resume passenger services to Birmingham (1 September), Cebu (20 August), and Houston (23 August). This… Read the full press release

Emirates launches initiatives to support hundreds affected by the blasts in Lebanon

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Airline will enable people around the world to donate cash or Skywards Miles to be converted to cargo capacity for transport of critical aid and supplies to Beirut Humanitarian efforts led by Emirates SkyCargo to work with local and international NGOs on the ground DUBAI, UAE, 2020-Aug-14 — /Travel PR News/ — In the wake of… Read the full press release

The Spa at Four Seasons Toronto launches seasonal terrace known as the Cloud 9 Oasis

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Four Seasons Hotel Toronto, together with the Spa at Four Seasons Toronto welcome an enhanced amenity Toronto, Canada, 2020-Aug-14 — /Travel PR News/ — Four Seasons Hotel Toronto recently announced the reopening of the Hotel on July 10, 2020. With that, the Spa at Four Seasons Toronto also launched its seasonal terrace, known as the Cloud 9 Oasis. After… Read the full press release

Choice Hotels announces leadership changes

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ROCKVILLE, Md., 2020-Aug-14 — /Travel PR News/ — Choice Hotels International, Inc. (NYSE: CHH), one of the world’s largest lodging franchisors, has announced four leadership roles to advance the company’s corporate priorities and drive growth. These include: Scott Oaksmith has been promoted to senior vice president of real estate and finance. In this role, he will lead several… Read the full press release

Ascend Hotel Collection opened doors to seven hotels in first half of this year and added 10 to its pipeline

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Industry’s Largest Soft Brand Continues to Resonate with Owners and Guests ROCKVILLE, Md., 2020-Aug-14 — /Travel PR News/ — Choice Hotels International, Inc.’s (NYSE: CHH) Ascend Hotel Collection, a global portfolio of resort, boutique and historic hotels, is poised for continued growth. Amidst the current COVID-19 pandemic environment, the upscale brand is continuing to attract increased interest… Read the full press release

Accor to operate an expanded Ashar Resort under the Banyan Tree brand

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In partnership with Accor and under the luxury resort Banyan Tree, the Ashar luxury camp will expand, increasing the number of keys to eighty-two. AlUla, Saudi Arabia, 2020-Aug-11 — /Travel PR News/ — The Royal Commission for AlUla (RCU) has announced a partnership agreement with Accor as part of its strategy to develop AlUla as… Read the full press release

Hyatt announces plans for the first Hyatt Regency branded hotel in Qatar, Hyatt Regency Oryx Doha

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The hotel is set to strengthen Hyatt’s brand footprint in the Middle East and will mark the Hyatt Regency brand’s entry into Qatar CHICAGO, IL, 2020-Aug-11 — /Travel PR News/ — Hyatt Hotels Corporation (NYSE: H) announces plans for Hyatt Regency Oryx Doha, which will mark the first Hyatt Regency branded hotel in Qatar and the third… Read the full press release