– Operation Paratus- CALGARY, AB, 2012-09-26 — /travelprnews.com/ — A mock emergency response training exercise, Operation Paratus, took place this morning at Calgary International Airport (YYC). Operation Paratus, which simulated the collision of fictitious airlines Vega Airlines 123 and Vega Airline 987, provided multiple agencies with the opportunity to practice their emergency response plans and coordinate communication between… Read the full press release
Category Archives: Travel Management
LBA promotes Yorkshire to Global Airline Chiefs
2012-09-26 — /travelprnews.com/ — Leeds Bradford Airport (LBA) will be promoting Leeds and Yorkshire to the World at the 18th World Route Development Forum to be hosted in the United Arab Emirates’ (UAE) capital of Abu Dhabi between 29 September and 2 October. The Conference is an annual global meeting place for airlines, airports and tourism authorities. … Read the full press release
Pablo Torres Named General Manager Of Hilton Short Hills
Accomplished Hospitality Management Veteran with Proven Track Record Spanning 20 Years MCLEAN, Va. 2012-09-26 — /travelprnews.com/ — Hilton Worldwide announces the appointment of Pablo Torres as the general manager of the AAA Four Diamond Hilton Short Hills located in the metropolitan New York suburban bedroom community of Short Hills, New Jersey. In his new role, Torres will oversee… Read the full press release
LOS ANGELES WORLD AIRPORTS NAMES EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS DIRECTOR
Los Angeles, California – 2012-09-26 — /travelprnews.com/ — John Kinney has been appointed Director of Emergency Preparedness, responsible for developing, administering and coordinating emergency management for all airports within the Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA) system. “He will be working with Deputy Executive Director Jacqueline Yaft in performing these duties and closely with staff as well… Read the full press release
Competitive intelligence: Canada’s tourism rivals test their ambitions.
A new travel planning tool, fun video and bold target-setting are making noise in the marketplace in this round-up. 2012-09-26 — /travelprnews.com/ — Countries looking to own part of the global tourism marketplace are making bolder pitches. CTC News has ignored the white noise to sift out the nuggets from around the world to keep the Canadian tourism… Read the full press release
ebookers commits to Travelport in France
Migration of www.ebookers.fr successfully completed Langley, 2012-09-26 — /travelprnews.com/ — Travelport, the business services provider to the global travel industry, has announced the successful migration of ebookers, a leading pan-European online travel agency, to their search and shopping product in France. As a result, ebookers customers using the French website now have access to the vast array… Read the full press release
Adrian Messerli Appointed Director of Food and Beverage at Four Seasons Resort Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt
Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt – 2012-09-26 — /travelprnews.com/ — Sebastien Carre, general manager of Four Seasons Resort Sharm El Sheikh announces the recent appointment of Adrian Messerli as Director of Food and Beverage. Adrian grew his passion for the hospitality industry in his family’s hotel in the Swiss Alps. After completing a culinary apprenticeship Adrian followed his roots in… Read the full press release
Shenzhen, Hong Kong, Macau and Zhuhai Signed the First Cooperative Agreement in Tourism
2012-09-26 — /travelprnews.com/ — Macau Government Tourist Office (MGTO) had a meeting and signed the first cooperative agreement in tourism among the four places with Hong Kong Tourism Board (HKTB), Travel Industry Council of Hong Kong (TICHK), Shenzhen Municipal Bureau of Culture, Sport and Tourism and Zhuhai Municipal Bureau of Culture, Sports and Tourism together this… Read the full press release
UNWTO and WYSE Travel Confederation Launch Global Declaration to Promote Youth Travel
San Diego and Madrid, 2012-09-26 — /travelprnews.com/ — Global Organisations join forces to Encourage Governments and Businesses to Tap into Huge Potential of Youth Tourism. Over 700 delegates from 63 countries meeting at the World Youth and Student Travel Conference (WYSTC) in San Diego, USA have called on governments and businesses worldwide to tap into the potential of… Read the full press release
EPA Honors Hilton Worldwide with Award for Top Renewable Power Purchase
Hilton Worldwide Receives EPA Green Power Partner of the Year Award MCLEAN, Va. 2012-09-25 — /travelprnews.com/ — Hilton Worldwide announced today that it received a 2012 Green Power Leadership Award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The annual awards recognize the country’s leading renewable power purchasers for their commitment and contribution to helping advance the development… Read the full press release
HAECO And Cathay Pacific form joint venture to provide inventory technical management services
2012-09-24 — /travelprnews.com/ — Hong Kong Aircraft Engineering Company Limited (“HAECO”) and Cathay Pacific Airways have teamed up to form a joint venture company, HAECO ITM Limited (“HXITM”), in Hong Kong to provide inventory technical management services to Cathay Pacific, Dragonair, as well as other airline customers. HAECO ITM services primarily cover provisions and pool management… Read the full press release
Global and Local Partners Line Up to Sponsor 2012 World Routes Development Forum
Key partners, business sponsors, suppliers and media partners support world’s largest event for airlines and airports United Arab Emirates, 2012-09-24 — /travelprnews.com/ — Abu Dhabi Airports Company (ADAC) presented the key sponsors of the 18th World Route Development Forum to be held in Abu Dhabi from September 29th to October 2nd at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition… Read the full press release
CTC wraps up its 2013 Global Marketing, Sales and Communications Plan.
Focus on greater destination awareness, demand and conversion in the face of vigorous competition from new and traditional tourism rivals. 2012-09-24 — /travelprnews.com/ — The Canadian Tourism Commission (CTC) has just completed its 2013 Global Marketing, Sales and Communications Plan. The plan, which focuses on leisure travellers, examines the opportunities and challenges for the Canadian tourism industry in the… Read the full press release
Travelport and Gulf Air renew agreement to provide full content for travel agents
Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 2012-09-24 — /travelprnews.com/ — Travelport, the business services provider to the global travel industry, and Gulf Air, the national carrier of the Kingdom of Bahrain, have renewed their full content agreement, which will ensure that all travel agents within Travelport’s worldwide network continue to have access to the airline’s full range of published… Read the full press release
Macau Government Tourist Office Provides Retail Sector Training
2012-09-23 — /travelprnews.com/ — Macau Government Tourist Office (MGTO) will hold four training sessions in four consecutive months to enhance the service quality of tourism and related sectors and promote the Quality Pledge, with the retail sector as the foremost training target. During his speech, Director of MGTO João Manuel Costa Antunes expressed that Macau is… Read the full press release
GBTA Recognises “Innovative and Passionate” Volunteer
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 press release
Four Seasons Hotel Gresham Palace Budapest Welcomes Two New Members in Sales and Marketing Team
Public Relations Manager and Director of Sales strengthen the Hotel team. Budapest, Hungary 2012-09-21 — /travelprnews.com/ — Four Seasons Hotel Gresham Palace Budapest announces the appointment of two new professionals, Veronika Szabo, Public Relations Manager and Drew Clarke, Director of Sales. Based in Budapest, Veronika´s role encompasses managing media relations in both international and local markets, social… Read the full press release
GBTA Forecasts Overall Fall in Business Travel Spend Across Major European Markets in 2012, But Expects Markets to Improve in 2013
Report Finds Strong Correlation Between Job Growth, Exports, and Business Travel Spend Across Western European Markets LONDON, 2012-09-21 — /travelprnews.com/ — GBTA announces the results of its second GBTA BTI™ Outlook – Western Europe report, a semi-annual analysis of the five most critical business travel markets in Europe: Germany, the UK, France, Italy and Spain. These five markets… Read the full press release
Concur Unveils Enhanced Social and Mobile Capabilities For Concurforce
Concurforce leverages the Salesforce Platform and Concur T&E Cloud to tap the power of social, mobile and open technologies, delivering innovation to help clients maximize each and every business trip Dreamforce, the world’s largest cloud computing and enterprise technology event, invites attendees to connect with customers, partners and employees in entirely new ways with social,… Read the full press release