Category Archives: Travel Management

Airline Business magazine named Aeroflot Europe’s Second Fastest-Growing Airline in 2013

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Moscow, 2014-03-26 — /Travel PR News/ — Aeroflot (Moscow Exchange ticker: AFLT) recorded the second-fastest growth of passenger traffic (RPK, +19.2%) and capacity (ASK, +17.9%) of any European airline in 2013 — well ahead of names such as Lufthansa, Air France-KLM, British Airways and Swiss, and more than treble the respective regional averages of 6% and 5%, according to the annual rating published by Airline Business magazine…. Read the full news article

The Atlantic Hotel Owner Patrick Burke elected Vice Chairman of the International Board of Small Luxury Hotels of the World

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Jersey, 2014-03-26 — /Travel PR News/ — Patrick Burke, Owner and Managing Director of The Atlantic Hotel, has been elected Vice Chairman of the International Board of Small Luxury Hotels of the World (SLH) at the recent board meeting held in the Dominican Republic. An exclusive collection of the very best independent hotels around the… Read the full news article

Jon Slangerup appointed at Mxi Technologies Board of Directors

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Ottawa, Canada, 2014-03-26 — /Travel PR News/ — Mxi® Technologies, the leader in aviation maintenance management software, today announced the appointment of Jon Slangerup to the company’s Board of Directors. A senior-level executive with experience bridging both aviation and technology, Mr. Slangerup joins the board having previously held the position of President of FedEx Canada among other… Read the full news article

Leasehold extension: Fraport AG Frankfurt Airport Services Worldwide and InterCityHotel GmbH sign for 15 more years

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Frankfurt am Main, Germany, Anton M. Wüstefeld, who was responsible for the opening of the hotel in 1999, is still in charge as Director today. “I am delighted about this further cooperation and am sure that we will more than match the successes of the past years.” The InterCityHotel Frankfurt Airport offers 360 rooms and 19… Read the full news article

RCI returns as title sponsor of the RCI® Christel House Open International Charity Golf Tournament in 2014

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Parsippany, N.J., 2014-03-25 — /Travel PR News/ — RCI, the global leader in vacation exchange and part of the Wyndham Worldwide (NYSE: WYN) family of brands, announced today that it will return as the title sponsor of the RCI® Christel House Open International Charity Golf Tournament in 2014. This marks the eighth consecutive year that RCI has served as the… Read the full news article

Kempinski Hotels honoured with “The Best Luxury Hotel Brand” at the Voyage 10th Year Anniversary Travel Brand Annual Awards on 6th March, 2014

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Grand Kempinski Hotel Shanghai Wins “The Best New Opening Hotel”, Owner of Kempinski Hotel Haitang Bay Sanya Wins “Best Hotel Top Star” and Kempinski Hotel Yinchuan Wins “The Best MICE hotel” Shanghai, 2014-03-24 — /Travel PR News/ — Kempinski Hotels, Europe’s oldest luxury hotel group, has been honoured with the prestigious “The Best Luxury Hotel Brand” at the… Read the full news article

Sol Wave House y Carlos Jean buscan en Twitter al “Tweet Concierge” del hotel

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El hotel que ofrece la primera experiencia Twitter del mundo lanza un proceso de selección pionero: #IWannaBeTheConcierge  Mallorca, España, 2014-03-24 — /Travel PR News/ — El primer Tweet Experience Hotel del mundo, @SolWaveHouse, ubicado en primera línea de playa en Mallorca, busca a sus Community Manager para este verano 2014 a partir de hoy en la red social Twitter. Sol… Read the full news article

The American Hotel & Lodging Association appoints Maryam Cope and Craig Kalkut as vice presidents of governmental affairs

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New hires bring valuable congressional, association, and policy experience to new roles Washington, DC, 2014-03-25 — /Travel PR News/ — The American Hotel & Lodging Association (AH&LA), the sole national association representing all segments of the 1.8 million-employee lodging industry, announces the appointment of Maryam Cope and Craig Kalkut as vice presidents of governmental affairs. Kalkut joins… Read the full news article

Mark Kiehl to join Mineta San José International Airport as Air Service Development Manager starting April 1, 2014

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Mark Kiehl Brings Broad Aviation Industry Experience to Silicon Valley’s Airport San José, Calif., 2014-03-25 — /Travel PR News/ — Mark Kiehl will join Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) as Air Service Development Manager starting April 1, 2014. Kiehl will manage SJC’s air service development program, to include attracting new and retaining existing domestic and international… Read the full news article

HSMAI and Federal Hospitality Solutions launch Government Insider program exclusively for hotels working with the federal government

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McLEAN, VA, 2014-03-24 — /Travel PR News/ — Despite budget cuts and cancellations, the federal government continues to spend $5.9 billion in travel, according to GSA Smart Pay 2013 data. In order to help hotels get a piece of that business and better understand how to do business with the government, HSMAI, in partnership with Federal Hospitality… Read the full news article

Philippine Airlines Express flights to Dubai to temporarily land Al Maktoum International Airport starting May 1, 2014

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MANILA, Philippines, 2014-03-24 — /Travel PR News/ — PAL  Express  flights  to  Dubai  — 2P 658/659 will temporarily land at Al Maktoum  International Airport (airport code: DWC) starting May 1, 2014 to give  way to the refurbishment of the runway of Dubai International Airport (airport code: DXB). Al  Maktoum  International  Airport  is  a  short  distance from… Read the full news article

Bristol Airport staff ran for charity in support of Macmillan Cancer Support

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Bristol, UK, 2014-03-24 — /Travel PR News/ — Macmillan Cancer Support benefits from ‘runway run’ Over 100 Bristol Airport staff took to the runway on Wednesday 19 March as part of a charity event which raised more than £5,000 for Macmillan Cancer Support. The ‘runway run’ took place after the evening’s last scheduled flight movement at 22:30… Read the full news article

Eastern Airways expanded the size of its Saab 2000 fleet to nine aircraft

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Humberside Airport, Kirmington, UK, 2014-03-20 — /Travel PR News/ — Eastern Airways is expanding the size of its Saab 2000 fleet to nine with the introduction of an extra aircraft. The regional airline, which provides a comprehensive domestic network of scheduled services, and is the UK’s leading provider of fixed wing air services for the oil and… Read the full news article

The World Travel & Tourism Council released its 2014 annual economic impact data

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Travel & Tourism contributes 9.5% to the global economy in 2013 London, United Kingdom, 2014-03-20 — /Travel PR News/ — Travel & Tourism’s contribution to the world economy has grown for the fourth consecutive year and is expected to show even stronger growth in 2014. But policies need to be implemented to increase tourism receipts and jobs. That… Read the full news article

Pacific Asia Travel Association delegation visited Moscow and Saint Petersburg in its first ever official visit to the Russian Federation

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Bangkok, 2014-03-20 — /Travel PR News/ — By invitation of the Federal Agency for Tourism of the Russian Federation, a delegation from the Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA), headed by PATA Chief Executive Officer Mr. Martin Craigs and PATA Regional Director – East Asia, Ivy Chee, visited Moscow and Saint Petersburg between 14th- 21st March for… Read the full news article

Adrian Messerli appointed new Hotel Manager at Four Seasons Hotel Cairo at Nile Plaza

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Cairo, Egypt, 2014-03-20 — /Travel PR News/ — Olivier Masson, regional vice president Four Seasons Egypt and general manager Four Seasons Hotel Cairo at Nile Plaza, announces the recent appointment of Adrian Messerli as the new Hotel Manager at Four SeasonsHotel Cairo at Nile Plaza. From the shores of Sharm El Sheikh to the banks of the Nile, in his new position Messerli takes the… Read the full news article

Cape Town International Airport hosted seminar to share retail business opportunities with over 400 business owners and entrepreneurs

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Cape Town, 2014-03-20 — /Travel PR News/ — Cape Town International Airport hosted a day-long seminar today, to share retail business opportunities with emerging and established business owners. The event was held at the Double Tree by Hilton Hotel in Woodstock with over 400 business owners, entrepreneurs and members of various organisations such as the Black… Read the full news article

Southwest Airlines Cargo the only US airline to earn Diamond Award in the “up to 299,999 tonnes” category in Air Cargo World’s 10th annual Air Cargo Excellence Survey

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Southwest Ranked Best of the Best with Customer Service, Performance, Value, and Technology DALLAS, 2014-03-20 — /Travel PR News/ — Southwest Airlines Cargo has once again become the only U.S.-based airline to earn the highly coveted Diamond Award in the “up to 299,999 tonnes” category in Air Cargo World’s tenth annual Air Cargo Excellence Survey. Southwest… Read the full news article

PE firm Thoma Bravo to acquire TravelClick from Genstar Capital for $930 million

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TravelClick to continue innovation in global hospitality industry to improve profitability for hoteliers San Francisco, 2014-03-19 — /Travel PR News/ — Thoma Bravo, LLC, a leading private equity investment firm, announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire TravelClick, a global provider of innovative revenue generating cloud-based solutions for the $500 billion global hospitality… Read the full news article

Alaska Airlines leads Electrification Project to save millions in fuel and tons of greenhouse gases at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport

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Alaska Airlines Leads the Project with More than 200 New Electric Vehicles Seattle, 2014-03-19 — /Travel PR News/ — Airplanes get most of the attention at an airport, but a new project to convert the rest of the vehicles on the airfield from fossil fuels to electric power is about to save millions of dollars and… Read the full news article

Southwest Airlines and Transport Workers Union extends current agreement through November 2015

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DALLAS, 2014-03-19 — /Travel PR News/ — Southwest Airlines and the Transport Workers Union (TWU) 550, representing the carrier’s 250 Flight Dispatchers, have agreed to amend their collective bargaining agreement, extending their current agreement through November 2015. The contract was previously amendable in November 2014. The Contract, ratified last week, provides opportunities for continued bonuses that are… Read the full news article

Serena Hotels Tanzania donated foodstuffs to victims of February heavy rains in Hai District, Kilimanjaro Region

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Tanzania, 2014-03-18 — /Travel PR News/ — Serena Hotels Tanzania, one of the leading hotels in East Africa , has supplied nutritious foodstuffs for nearly 100 displaced individuals affected by the February heavy rains in Hai District, Kilimanjaro Region. “The company was touched by the plight of the helpless population who were affected by the natural disaster,”… Read the full news article

Rail technology leader Bombardier Transportation South Africa (Pty) Ltd to deliver electric locomotives to Transnet Freight Rail

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One of South Africa’s largest infrastructure projects to include 240 BOMBARDIER TRAXX Africa locomotives Bombardier will manufacture all the locomotives in South Africa Johannesburg, 2014-03-17 — /Travel PR News/ — Rail technology leader Bombardier Transportation South Africa (Pty) Ltd has signed a contract with Transnet Freight Rail (TFR) for the delivery of electric locomotives. Bombardier’s 240 TRAXX Africa… Read the full news article

Bombardier to hold Investor Day in New York City on Thursday, March 20, 2014

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Montréal, 2014-03-17 — /Travel PR News/ — Bombardier will hold an Investor Day in New York City on Thursday, March 20, 2014 for investors and financial analysts. The presentations will start at 8:00 and end at 16:45. For all media, shareholders and other stakeholders, the event will be broadcast live on the internet via the following address: www.ir.bombardier.com…. Read the full news article

Kenya Airways to suspend direct flights between its Nairobi hub and Blantyre in Malawi from March 17 to 29, 2014

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Nairobi, 2014-03-17 — /Travel PR News/ — Kenya Airways wishes to inform its passengers and the general public that it will be suspending direct flights between its Nairobi hub and Blantyre in Malawi from March 17, 2014 to March 29, 2014. This follows closure of the Chileka Airport in Blantyre for maintenance work on the runway…. Read the full news article

Air France Industries KLM Engineering & Maintenance (AFI KLM E&M) acquired US component support specialist and Sabena technics subsidiary Barfield

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Amstelveen, Netherlands, 2014-03-17 — /Travel PR News/ — Air France-KLM continues to invest in the high-growth aeronautical maintenance market “With this significant investment, Air France-KLM, the world’s second-ranking multi-product MRO provider, continues to develop its activity on high-growth market segments. This constitutes one of the major lines of development of the Transform 2015 plan and confirms the… Read the full news article

Students played the role of executive directors at Sofia Airport for a day

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SOFIA, Bulgaria, 2014-03-17 — /Travel PR News/ — The student in his 4th year of studies in the “UNWE”, Ivan Todorov, and the student from 11thgrade of the 130 SOU “Stefan Karadga”, Ivo Ignatov, both played the role of the leading figure of theSofia Airport. They were introduced by the Executive Director Hristo Shterionov at the morning briefing… Read the full news article

oneworld® named Best Airline Alliance 2014 by Air Transport News

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New York City, NY, USA, 2014-03-17 — /Travel PR News/ — oneworld® has been named Best Airline Alliance 2014 by specialist website Air Transport News – which means that oneworld now holds an unprecedented eight “best alliance” titles from the world’s various industry award schemes. The latest trophy was presented at a ceremony last night in… Read the full news article

O’Hare International Airport reached 100,000 “Likes” milestone on its Facebook page

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CHICAGO, 2014-03-17 — /Travel PR News/ — O’Hare International Airport reached a milestone today by reaching 100,000 “Likes” on its Facebook page. The Chicago Department of Aviation has rapidly grown O’Hare’s social media fan base over the last 18 months by posting a wide variety of airport news and photos that are informative, educational, fun, and always timely…. Read the full news article

Eclipse Aerospace to deliver the first Eclipse 550 Twin-Engine Jet in Albuquerque, N.M. following FAA certification

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Albuquerque, NM, 2014-03-14 — /Travel PR News/ — Eclipse Aerospace, Inc. (EAI) is proud to announce the first customer delivery of an Eclipse 550 Twin-Engine Jet in Albuquerque, N.M. following Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) certification. “This is an exciting day for Eclipse Aerospace and for general aviation,” says Mason Holland, Eclipse Aerospace CEO. “With the Eclipse 550, we’ve… Read the full news article