Category Archives: Travel Management

Etihad Airways expands strategic partnership with Air France-KLM through component maintenance agreement for its Boeing 777 fleet

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Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, 2015-11-10 — /Travel PR News/ — Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, has expanded its strategic cooperation with Air France-KLM through a several hundred million US dollar component maintenance agreement for its Boeing 777 fleet. The 10-year deal, effective February 2016, provides Etihad Airways and its… Read the full press release

airberlin announces overall capacity utilization in October

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BERLIN, Germany, 2015-11-10 — /Travel PR News/ — In October, airberlin was able to slightly increase capacity utilization (RPK/ASK) by 0.2 percent to 84.2 percent in yearly comparison, while, at the same time, reducing capacity. Overall, airberlin recorded a performance improvement over the previous year’s figures throughout its entire flight route network. In October, Germany’s… Read the full press release

Appointments at TravelClick’s Senior Leadership team in 2015

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NEW YORK, 2015-11-9 — /Travel PR News/ — TravelClick announces the completion of its 2015 expansion and upgrade to its Senior Leadership team. The Company appointed Barrett Boston in Q1 to the position of President, Americas, Scott Falconer in Q4 as Executive Vice President / General Manager, Media Solutions and Rebecca Bursky in Q2 as Senior Vice… Read the full press release

Embraer: market in Middle East will demand delivery of 220 new jets in the 70 to 130-seat segment through 2034

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Dubai, UAE, 2015-11-9 — /Travel PR News/ — According to the global Embraer Market Outlook for the 70 to 130-seat capacity segment for the next 20 years, released by the Company in June, the market will demand 6,350 new jets in this category, which is valued at USD300 billion over that period. Embraer projects market deliveries… Read the full press release

Dubai International August 2015: the highest monthly traffic in our 55-year history

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Dubai, UAE, 2015-11-9 — /Travel PR News/ — Dubai International registered the highest monthly traffic in its 55-year history with 7.2 million passengers in August. According to the latest traffic report issued by operator Dubai Airports today, traffic at the world’s number one hub for international passengers reached 7,282,256, up 9.5 per cent from 6,648,058 recorded during… Read the full press release

Brand Keys ranked Avis as one of the top 40 consumer brands across a broad range of industries

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PARSIPPANY, N.J., 2015-11-9 — /Travel PR News/ — Avis Car Rental today announced that it has been named to the 2015 Brand Keys Loyalty Leaders List. The 19th annual survey conducted by Brand Keys, the New York-based brand and customer loyalty and engagement research consultancy, ranked Avis as one of the top 40 consumer brands across… Read the full press release

Booking.com’s 800,000+ accommodations properties worldwide will become available in Concur Travel

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BELLEVUE, Wash. and FRANKFURT, 2015-11-9 — /Travel PR News/ — Today, Concur, the world’s leading provider of integrated travel and expense management solutions and services, and Booking.com, the global leader in connecting travelers with the widest choice of incredible places to stay, announced a new partnership to enhance business travel worldwide. Through the partnership, Booking.com’s 800,000+ accommodations… Read the full press release

AccorHotels Group is Concur newest global TripLink partner

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Partnership allows business travelers to book direct with more than 3,800 AccorHotels properties worldwide BELLEVUE, Wash., 2015-11-9 — /Travel PR News/ — Concur, the world’s leading provider of integrated travel and expense management solutions and services, today announced AccorHotels Group as its newest global TripLink partner. Through this integration, business travelers will be able to book… Read the full press release

Knott’s Berry Farm Theme Park’s Fire and Police Recognition Days, Nov 30 through Jan 31,2016

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KNOTT’S FIRE & POLICE RECOGNITION DAYS HONORS THOSE WHO PROTECT OUR COMMUNITY Fire and Police Personnel and One Guest Get in FREE November 30 through January 31,2016 BUENA PARK, Calif., 2015-11-6 — /Travel PR News/ — As a thank you to all the men and women who assist in protecting life and property, Knott’s Berry Farm Theme Park… Read the full press release

Preferred Hotels & Resorts presents new Discovery Philippines offer featuring three unique hotels from the Discovery Group

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SINGAPORE, 2015-11-6 — /Travel PR News/ — Preferred Hotels & Resorts, the world’s largest independent hotel brand representing more than 650 distinctive properties across 85 countries, is making it easier for travelers to experience the different facets of the Philippines by presenting a new Discovery Philippines offer featuring three unique hotels from the Discovery Group. With the Discovery Philippines… Read the full press release

Cabin worker’s strike: Lufthansa Group will be able to operate most of their 3,000 scheduled flights as planned

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Germanwings, Eurowings, Lufthansa CityLine, SWISS, Austrian Airlines, Air Dolomiti and Brussels Airlines will not be affected by the strike Flight operations at hubs in Munich, Zurich, Vienna and Brussels will run as scheduled Frankfurt/Main, 2015-11-6 — /Travel PR News/ — Lufthansa regrets that the Independent Flight Attendant’s Organization (UFO) cabin worker’s union has called a… Read the full press release

UFO cabin staff union rejected the latest Lufthansa offer

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Frankfurt/Main, 2015-11-6 — /Travel PR News/ — Lufthansa offered to meet all the demands made by the UFO cabin staff union on Monday 2 November with regard to its cabin crew members’ retirement and transitional pension provisions when the social partners met for talks today. The company decided to take this step to avert the… Read the full press release

Finavia raised the passenger experience at Rovaniemi Airport to a whole new level

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Rovaniemi, Finland, 2015-11-6 — /Travel PR News/ — Finavia, the Finnish airport operator, has raised the passenger experience at Rovaniemi Airport to a whole new level. Airports in Lapland are eagerly awaiting the busiest winter season which is looking better than in years when measured by the number of bookings. Finavia has invested nearly EUR 20 million… Read the full press release

“Future of Travel” hackathon organised by Finavia’s Helsinki Airport, Finnair and Reaktor, Nov 6-8 at Suvilahti in Helsinki

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HELSINKI, 2015-11-6 — /Travel PR News/ — The “Future of Travel” hackathon event ‒ organised by Finavia’s Helsinki Airport, Finnair and Reaktor ‒ sets developers the unique task of developing new services for airline passengers. This is the first time that an airline, an airport and a technology provider are involved in the Hackathon, which… Read the full press release

Senior management and board changes at Wizz Air Holdings Plc

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Budapest, Hungary, 2015-11-5 — /Travel PR News/ — Wizz Air Holdings Plc (“Wizz Air” or the “Company” and, together with its subsidiaries, the “Group”), the largest low-cost airline in Central and Eastern Europe, today announces that terms have been agreed in principle with József Váradi, the Group’s Chief Executive Officer, in respect of a new… Read the full press release

Wizz Air October 2015 traffic: 1,726,610 Passengers; up 23% YoY

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Budapest, Hungary, 2015-11-5 — /Travel PR News/ — Wizz Air Holdings Plc (“Wizz Air”), the largest low-cost airline in Central and Eastern Europe, today announces passenger statistics for October 2015. In October, the Company announced it surpassed the 100 million mark in total passengers carried since beginning operations only 11 years ago. Wizz Air continues… Read the full press release

Wizz Air Holdings Plc to purchase 110 Airbus A321 neo aircraft

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Budapest, Hungary, 2015-11-5 — /Travel PR News/ — Wizz Air Holdings Plc (“Wizz Air” or “the Company”), the largest low-cost airline in Central and Eastern Europe, announces that shareholders today approved the proposed purchase of 110 Airbus A321 neo aircraft at a general meeting held at 13.00 (CET) at the offices of the Company in… Read the full press release

Iberia confirms two long-haul Airbus A330-200s order

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The fuel-efficient twin-engine aircraft have a maximum range of 11,500 kilometres. The new A330-200s will lift to 29 the number of new long-haul aircraft Iberia has ordered, which includes 13 A330-200s and 16 late model A350-900s. MADRID, 2015-11-5 — /Travel PR News/ — Iberia has confirmed an order for two long-haul Airbus A330-200s, to be… Read the full press release

Avis Car Rental e Iberia estrenan “El Mundo en una maleta”, una promoción con la que repartirán cinco millones de Avios entre sus clientes para dar la vuelta al mundo

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MADRID, 2015-11-5 — /Travel PR News/ — Se regalarán  5 millones de Avios, repartidos en 7 premios,  entre los clientes que alquilen su vehículo con Avis entre el 1 de noviembre y el 15 de diciembre a través de www.avisiberia.es. Avis Car Rental e Iberia estrenan hoy “El Mundo en una maleta”, una promoción con la que repartirán… Read the full press release

Bahrain’s Minister H.E. Engineer Kamal bin Ahmed Mohammed inaugurates two-day annual Arab Aviation and Media Summit 2015

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Muharraq, Bahrain, 2015-11-5 — /Travel PR News/ — Bahrain’s Minister of Transportation and Telecommunications H.E. Engineer Kamal bin Ahmed Mohammed will inaugurate the two-day annual Arab Aviation and Media Summit 2015. The fifth edition of the summit will take place on the 7th & 8th of December 2015 in the Kingdom of Bahrain’s capital, Manama. The… Read the full press release

Bahrain Airport Company (BAC) hosted the ICAO Seminar on Airport Collaborative Decision Making (A-CDM) in Muharraq

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Muharraq, Bahrain, 2015-11-5 — /Travel PR News/ — Under the patronage of His Excellency Mr. Ahmed Al Nemah, Acting Undersecretary for Civil Aviation Affairs at the Ministry of Transportation and Telecommunications, Bahrain Airport Company (BAC) hosted the ICAO Seminar on Airport Collaborative Decision Making (A-CDM) at the Moevinpick Hotel in Muharraq. The seminar was conducted by… Read the full press release

Honorable Richard J. Holwell appointed interim General Counsel at Port Authority of New York and New Jersey

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Agency’s new top lawyer Hon. Richard J. Holwell is a former federal judge and law firm partner whose legal career spans nearly 45 years NEW YORK, 2015-11-4 — /Travel PR News/ — The Port Authority announced today that the Honorable Richard J. Holwell – a former federal judge with nearly 45 years of experience in… Read the full press release

Jorgen Christensen appointed General Manager of Marco Polo Changzhou

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HONG KONG, 2015-11-4 — /Travel PR News/ — Marco Polo Hotels has named Jorgen Christensen as General Manager of Marco Polo Changzhou. Jorgen has been in the hotel industry for over 25 years and has held senior positions with highly regarded hotel companies such as Accor, Shangri-La and Langham. He has effectively opened four luxury… Read the full press release

Tourism Authority of Thailand rolls out number of strategic activities at World Travel Market (WTM), 2-4 Nov, 2015

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LONDON, 2015-11-4 — /Travel PR News/ — The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) has rolled out a number of strategic activities to promote the good image of the kingdom as a top tourist destination at one of the most important travel trade events in Europe, the World Travel Market (WTM), from 2-4 November, 2015. TAT first attended… Read the full press release

Korean Air: Biography of Hanjin Group founder Cho Choong-hoon titled ‘BUSINESS as an ART” has been published

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Seoul, Korea, 2015-11-4 — /Travel PR News/ — A biography of the late Chairman and founder of Hanjin Group, Cho Choong-hoon, titled ‘BUSINESS as an ART’, has been published and is now available to the public. An event, to launch the book detailing Mr. Cho’s extraordinary achievements, was held during the 70th anniversary celebration of the Hanjin… Read the full press release

Carlson Rezidor further strengthens its presence in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

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BRUSSELS, 2015-11-3 — /Travel PR News/ — Carlson Rezidor, one of the most  dynamic hotel groups worldwide, further strengthens its presence in the Kingdom  of Saudi Arabia by announcing the Park Inn by Radisson Makkah Al Naseem. The  stylish midscale hotel will be the group’s first property to open in the holy  city of Makkah…. Read the full press release

Wyndham Hotel Group announced an agreement for its first property in Vietnam

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Hospitality giant planning newly built Wyndham hotel in South East Asian tourist hotspot, Halong Bay  HALONG BAY, VIETNAM, 2015-11-3 — /Travel PR News/ — Building on strategic efforts to grow its brands throughout key leisure markets in South East Asia, Wyndham Hotel Group today announced an agreement for its first property in Vietnam, the new construction, 217-room… Read the full press release

G6 Hospitality announced the groundbreaking of its brand new Estudio 6 property in Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco

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The New Extended-Stay Property is Scheduled to Open in 2016 Puerto Vallarta, Jal, 2015-11-3 — /Travel PR News/ — G6 Hospitality, known for its iconic economy lodging brands, Motel 6 and Studio 6 in the U.S. and Canada, announced the ground breaking of its brand new Estudio 6 property in Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco. This is the second… Read the full press release

The Calgary Airport Authority to conduct security training exercise at Calgary International Airport (YYC) on November 4

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CALGARY, 2015-11-3 — /Travel PR News/ — The Calgary Airport Authority, and key airport and emergency service agencies will be conducting a security training exercise at Calgary International Airport (YYC) on Wednesday, November 4 from 9 p.m. until approximately midnight. The exercise will take place within the terminal building, in an isolated area; however, passengers… Read the full press release

The Calgary Airport Authority unveils innovative electronics charging station at Calgary International Airport (YYC)

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CALGARY, 2015-11-3 — /Travel PR News/ — The Calgary Airport Authority unveiled a unique new passenger amenity today at Calgary International Airport (YYC), a WeWatt electronics charging station, with the help of Her Royal Highness Princess Astrid of the Belgians, Representative of His Majesty the King. This three-seated stationary bike, developed in Belgium, allows users… Read the full press release