Category Archives: Travel Management

Hyatt President And CEO Acknowledges Outstanding Chicagoland Associates For Their Years Of Exceptional Service

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CHICAGO, 2013-06-11 — /travelprnews.com/ — At Hyatt Hotels Corporation’s annual stockholders meeting today at The Hyatt Lodge at McDonald’s Campus, President and Chief Executive Officer Mark Hoplamazian recognized more than 40 Chicagoland colleagues for their years of exceptional service to the company and its guests. The acknowledged associates, who have worked at Hyatt’s Chicagoland hotels, on average… Read the full press release

2013 ACI EUROPE Best Airport awards winner in ‘more than 25 million passengers’ category is Amsterdam Airport Schiphol for the fourth time

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2013-06-11 — /travelprnews.com/ — On Monday evening, 10 June, Amsterdam Airport Schiphol came first for the fourth time running in the ‘more than 25 million passengers’ category of the 2013 ACI EUROPE Best Airport awards. Jos Nijhuis, President & CEO of Schiphol Group, received the award at the ACI EUROPE Annual General Assembly in Istanbul. A… Read the full press release

London City Airport named the best airport of its size in Europe at The 9th annual ACI Europe Best Airport Awards

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2013-06-11 — /travelprnews.com/ — London City Airport has been named the best airport of its size in Europe at an industry awards ceremony. The 9th annual ACI Europe Best Airport Awards took place in Istanbul on Monday [10th June], where LCY was announced as the winner of the 1-5 million passenger category for the second year running. The… Read the full press release

WTTC, UNWTO jointly to promote Travel & Tourism ahead of Asia Summit in Seoul on 10-11 September 2013

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2013-06-11 — /travelprnews.com/ — World Travel & Tourism Council President & CEO, David Scowsill, speaking at the UNWTO Regional Conference on Tourism Partnerships in Seoul on 01 June, outlined the themes that will feature at the Ministerial Roundtable and inaugural WTTC Asia Summit to be held in Seoul on 10-11 September 2013. Mr Scowsill told the… Read the full press release

Spirit Airlines reports its preliminary traffic results for May 2013

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Miramar, Florida, 2013-06-11 — /travelprnews.com/ — Spirit Airlines (NASDAQ: SAVE) today reported its preliminary traffic results for May 2013. Traffic (revenue passenger miles) in May 2013 increased 28.5 percent versus May 2012 on a capacity (available seat miles) increase of 24.7 percent. Load factor for May 2013 was 86.9 percent, an increase of 2.6 points as… Read the full press release

IATA welcomes European Commission proposals to strengthen the legislative basis for the Single European Sky

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Geneva, 2013-06-11 — /travelprnews.com/ — The International Air Transport Association (IATA) welcomed European Commission (EC) proposals to strengthen the legislative basis for the Single European Sky (SES). The EC proposals are in response to the failure of European states to make progress towards the SES and its important goals: an improvement in safety by a factor… Read the full press release

ACW World Air Cargo Awards honours Swissport with “Air Cargo Handling Agent of the Year 2013”

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2013-06-11 — /travelprnews.com/ — Swissport International Ltd., the world’s leading provider of ground and cargo services to the aviation sector, was awarded “Air Cargo Handling Agent of the Year 2013” by the distinguished and esteemed ACW World Air Cargo Awards. Readers of “Air Cargo Week” have granted the top spot in this ranking for the fifth… Read the full press release

Sofia Airport: Increase in passenger traffic for May 2013

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2013-06-11 — /travelprnews.com/ — Sofia Airport: Increase in passenger traffic for May 2013 Passengers There was an increase of 1.8 % in the count of arriving and departing passengers at SofiaAirport as compared to May 2012. Serviced passengers totalled to 316 975. The number of passengers on international flights rised by 3 % as compared to the same period last year. Most… Read the full press release

Southwest Airlines Employees joined All Hands Volunteers to Support Tornado Recovery Efforts in Oklahoma

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Volunteers Cleared Debris From El Reno Wheat Fields To Prevent Farmers From Losing Harvest 2013-06-11 — /travelprnews.com/ — Following the aftermath of the recent devastating tornados in Oklahoma, more than 140 Southwest Airlines Employees joined All Hands Volunteers on Saturday, June 8, to help clear and sort debris scattered in El Reno. Volunteers spent the day… Read the full press release

1st Latin American edition of World Travel Awards will be held in Lima, Peru

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2013-06-10 — /travelprnews.com/ — World Travel Awards, heads for Lima Peru to make history, for this is where the Central and South America Gala ceremony will be held for the first time on July 20th 2013. The glittering red carpet event will take place at the site of the ancient Huaca Pucllana temple, located in the… Read the full press release

UK Civil Aviation Authority helps UK holidaymakers avoid extra airline and airport fees and charges

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2013-06-10 — /travelprnews.com/ — UK holidaymakers can now check the cost of any extra fees they might have to pay both their airline and airport, thanks to the UK Civil Aviation Authority’s (CAA) online fees and charges comparison tables. Covering the top 22 airlines operating in the UK, the CAA’s airline fees and charges comparison table… Read the full press release

Travelport honors the brightest stars of the travel industry in Afghanistan

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Kabul, Afghanistan, 2013-06-10 — /travelprnews.com/ — Travelport – the leading provider of critical transaction processing solutions and data for the global travel industry – recently gathered Afghanistan’s travel industry in Kabul for a special awards ceremony. Organized by Travel Solutions – the official distributor of Travelport’s Galileo system in Afghanistan – this was the first event of… Read the full press release

Amadeus, Munich and Copenhagen airports to jointly work in the development and implementation of two new airport IT solutions

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The agreements help Amadeus lay the technology foundation of its new product suite for airports Munich and Copenhagen airports will implement Amadeus’ Airport Sequence Manager and Amadeus Airport Fixed Resource Optimiser solutions during 2013 and 2014 respectively Madrid, Spain, 2013-06-10 — /travelprnews.com/ — Amadeus, a leading technology partner for the global travel industry, today announces that… Read the full press release

Hartsfield-Jackson Airport’s Bond rated ‘A+’ by Fitch Ratings for sixth time in a row

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Fitch Ratings Affirms Hartsfield-Jackson Airport’s Bond Rating at ‘A+’ PFC hybrid bonds rated ‘A’ with all airport bonds maintaining a Stable outlook ATLANTA, 2013-06-07 — /travelprnews.com/ — Hartsfield-Jackson Airport officials announced today that for the sixth time in a row, Fitch Ratings has affirmed its ‘A+’ to approximately $1.95 billion of senior-lien airport general revenue bonds… Read the full press release

Belfast City Airport Community Fund Supports National Trust’s Outdoor and Closer to Nature Programme

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BELFAST CITY AIRPORT’S COMMUNITY FUND GETS CLOSE TO NATURE WITH THE NATIONAL TRUST 2013-06-07 — /travelprnews.com/ —  Lisburn district Scouts were the first children in Northern Ireland to get their hands dirty at a new ‘Forest School’, thanks to funding from the George Best Belfast City Airport Community Fund. The airport has provided the much… Read the full press release

Ethiopian Airlines Wins 2013 Airline Reliability Performance Award from Bombardier Aerospace for Third Year in a Row

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2013-06-07 — /travelprnews.com/ — Ethiopian Airlines, the fastest growing airline in Africa, is pleased to announce that it has won the 2013 Airline Reliability Performance Award from Bombardier Aerospace. This is the third time Ethiopian has won the award in a row. The award was given to Ethiopian for achieving an average dispatch reliability rate of… Read the full press release

LAWA Invites Public to Preview the New Tom Bradley International Terminal

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Los Angeles, California, 2013-06-07 — /travelprnews.com/ — Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA) today launches www.laxappreciationday.com the reservation site for the public to register to attend LAX Appreciation Day – a preview of the New Tom Bradley International Terminal (TBIT) at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) on June, 22 from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. LAX Appreciation Day will… Read the full press release

Increase in Passenger Traffic at Mineta San José International Airport

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Calendar Year-to-Date Increase of 3.3 Percent  SAN JOSE, 2013-06-07 — /travelprnews.com/ — Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) is experiencing sustained passenger traffic growth in 2013, the result of more air service to the places Silicon Valley travelers want to go and an improving economy. Passenger traffic began a steady year-over-year increase in January 2013 with 0.9 percent,… Read the full press release

Miguel Tosoni Appointed Supply Chain Manager Latin America and the Caribbean Oakwood Worldwide

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OAKWOOD WORLDWIDE® ANNOUNCES NEW SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGER FOR LATIN AMERICA Miguel Tosoni Is Latest Addition To Company’s Growing Global Solutions Team LOS ANGELES, 2013-06-07 — /travelprnews.com/ — Oakwood Worldwide, the global leader in corporate housing and serviced apartments, announces the promotion of Miguel Tosoni to supply chain manager for Latin America and the Caribbean. In this… Read the full press release

Homewood Suites by Hilton Opens Two New Hotel Properties

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Brand Doubles Year-Over-Year Growth for First Two Quarters MCLEAN, Va., 2013-06-07 — /travelprnews.com/ — Homewood Suites by Hilton, the international brand of upscale, all-suite, extended-stay hotels, today announced the opening of its two newest properties: Newport Middletown, RI and Fort Worth Medical Center, TX.  The two new property openings push Homewood Suites’ North American footprint to… Read the full press release

British Airways and Bangkok Airways Enter Codeshare Arrangement

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2013-06-06 — /travelprnews.com/ — From 11 June, British Airways’ customers will be able to fly to the popular Thai holiday hotspots of Phuket, Koh Samui and Chiang Mai thanks to a new agreement between the airline and Bangkok Airways. The codeshare arrangement between the two airlines means that British Airways’ customers will be able to book… Read the full press release

The CAA Proposes to Replace Class F Advisory Routes in the London and Scottish Flight Information Regions

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2013-06-06 — /travelprnews.com/ — The UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has released additional information in support of its proposals to replace Class F Advisory Routes in the London and Scottish Flight Information Regions. The consultation with the aviation community was launched on 8 April 2013. The CAA proposes to replace Class F Advisory Routes with Class… Read the full press release

Enterprise Holdings Promotes Pamela M. Nicholson to Chief Executive Officer

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Becomes Third CEO in Family-Owned Company’s History, First from Outside the Taylor Family ST. LOUIS, 2013-06-06 — /travelprnews.com/ — Enterprise Holdings today announced that Pamela M. Nicholson, the company’s President and Chief Operating Officer, has been promoted to Chief Executive Officer. She becomes only the third CEO in the privately held company’s 56-year history and the first to… Read the full press release

The U.S. Travel Association Praised Rep. Mark Amodei On Travel-Related Legislative Initiatives For Economic Growth

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Washington, D.C., 2013-06-06 — /travelprnews.com/ — The U.S. Travel Association today applauded U.S. Rep. Mark Amodei (R-NV) for his leadership on travel-related legislative initiatives for economic growth. Topping that agenda is the Jobs Originated through Launching Travel (JOLT) Act, a bipartisan bill cosponsored by Rep. Amodei that would leverage the benefits of inbound international travel to the… Read the full press release

The American Hotel & Lodging Association (AH&LA) Commends White House On Patent Troll Reforms

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2013-06-05 — /travelprnews.com/ — The American Hotel & Lodging Association (AH&LA) issues the following statement in response to today’s White House announcement of new executive actions and legislative recommendations designed to rein in patent trolls and improve incentives for future innovation in high-tech patents: “Many consumers, businesses, and other end users across the country, especially in… Read the full press release

Manchester Airport, International Fire Training Centre (IFTC) to partner on firefighter training courses

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2013-06-05 — /travelprnews.com/ — Manchester Airport is set to become a training partner with the International Fire Training Centre (IFTC) and host firefighter training courses at the airport from next week. Together, the two businesses will deliver training to airport fire and rescue services and in doing so, they aim to deliver real benefits to the… Read the full press release

LA Airport Police officers to carry the “Flame of Hope” for the 11th year to raise funds for Special Olympics

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Los Angeles, California, 2013-06-05 — /travelprnews.com/ — Los Angeles Airport Police officers will participate on June 7 in the 2013 Southern California Law Enforcement Torch Run® to promote and raise funds for the Special Olympics. This will be the eleventh year Airport Police Officers to carry the “Flame of Hope.” The Law Enforcement Torch Run includes… Read the full press release

WTTC: Over 15,000 Hotels Globally Adopt the Hotel Carbon Measurement Initiative

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2013-06-05 — /travelprnews.com/ — Over 15,000 hotels around the world have so far adopted the Hotel Carbon Measurement Initiative (HCMI) methodology that allows them, for the first time, to calculate and communicate the carbon footprint of hotel stays and meetings in a consistent and transparent way. This huge achievement is the result of months of hard… Read the full press release

Qatar Airways to Host IATA 70th Annual General Meeting and World Transport Summit in June 2014

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Global Aviation Leaders Converge On Qatar’s Capital City Doha As Industry Gathering Returns To Middle East Following 17-Year Absence Cape Town, SOUTH AFRICA, 2013-06-05 — /travelprnews.com/ — The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has announced Qatar Airways as the host airline for the 70th Annual General Meeting (AGM) and World Transport Summit to be held in… Read the full press release

Heathrow’s New Terminal 2 is Now Only One Year Away

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Heathrow’s new Terminal 2 will open its doors on 4th June 2014 £2.5bn of private investment in UK infrastructure Companies and jobs supported across the UK 20 million passengers a year will use the new terminal 6 months of testing involving 14,000 people before the new terminal opens 2013-06-04 — /travelprnews.com/ — Heathrow’s new Terminal 2,… Read the full press release