Category Archives: Travel Management

Marriott International Recognises Its Freshwater Conservation Project Supporters and Invites Them to See Programme’s Latest Site and Progress

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Marriott International Recognises Its Freshwater Conservation Project Supporters and Invites Them to See Programme’s Latest Site and Progress

2012-11-15 — /travelprnews.com/ — Marriott International hosted an awards ceremony in Shanghai yesterday at the Marriott Shanghai Luwan to recognise representatives of three sponsor companies and 10 hotel ambassadors for their support of Nobility of Nature, the company’s ambitious freshwater conservation programme in China. The sponsors and hotel ambassadors have helped to advance Nobility of Nature’s… Read the full news article

Positive passenger figures for Oslo Airport

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Positive passenger figures for Oslo Airport

2012-11-15 — /travelprnews.com/ — The positive trend continues for passenger figures at Oslo Airport. In October, 2 022 346 passengers travelled through Oslo Airport, which is an increase of 3.1% compared with last year. International passenger figures increased by 6%, while domestic traffic was approximately the same as in October in 2011. “We are happy to… Read the full news article

San Diego International Airport Debuts Environmentally Friendly Receiving and Distribution Center

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Center will help reduce traffic on Harbor Drive, removing 50-75 truck trips each day SAN DIEGO – 2012-11-15 — /travelprnews.com/ — San Diego International Airport held a ribbon-cutting ceremony today to celebrate the opening of its new receiving and distribution center (RDC). More than 60 people attended the ceremony, including Airport Authority Board members and business and community leaders. Located… Read the full news article

Registration is now open for Rendez-vous Canada 2013

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Registration is now open for Rendez-vous Canada 2013

CTC’s premier international tourism industry marketplace heads for Ottawa, ON, in May next year 2012-11-15 — /travelprnews.com/ — Dial “O” for Ottawa in 2013. The registration cyber doors are wide open for next year’s Rendez-vous Canada (RVC), which will take place in the nation’s capital May 12-15, 2013. The Canadian Tourism Commission (CTC) organizes RVC, Canada’s… Read the full news article

SWISS strengthens position in Western Switzerland

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2012-11-15 — /travelprnews.com/ — Swiss International Air Lines is planning to make extensive changes to its organisational and market-development activities in Geneva. The aim is to offer Geneva-based customers a service that is even more flexible and more closely tailored to their specific needs. The overall SWISS product offer is to be aligned to local requirements… Read the full news article

ABTA Research Shows Popularity of Mobile Devices for Online Bookings

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2012-11-15 — /travelprnews.com/ — When it comes to booking holidays online many people are using their mobile devices to book, according to the latest research* from ABTA. When asked what device they used when booking a holiday online in the last twelve months (either through a travel agent, tour operator, bookings engine or direct), nearly a… Read the full news article

Global Week of Service – November 13 Recap

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More than 60 Hilton Worldwide Team Members partnered with Chicago Cares and returned to Dewey Elementary Academy in downtown Chicago to continue work begun in June to revitalize the school's facilities. Learn more about the more than 300 Global Week of Service projects at www.hiltonworldwide.com/serve.

MCLEAN, Va. – 2012-11-15 — /travelprnews.com/ — Day two of the Hilton Worldwide Global Week of Service included more than 130 service events around the world including signature events in Memphis, TN; Chicago, IL; Orlando, FL and Watford, England. Many projects were an extension of ongoing community partnerships and previous service projects that Team Members have been involved with in their local communities as… Read the full news article

Budapest Airport No compromise on safety and security

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2012-11-15 — /travelprnews.com/ — Budapest Airport was surprised to learn from the media that Wizz Air decided to suspend the use of basic boarding gates and returns to use buses to deliver its passengers between the aircraft and the terminal. Budapest Airport and Wizz Air have held senior level meetings in good faith even during the… Read the full news article

AIR FRANCE INAUGURATES A NEW ENGINE TEST CELL AT PARIS-CDG

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Air France Industries inaugurated today its new engine test cell, at Paris-Charles de Gaulle airport 2012-11-15 — /travelprnews.com/ — The outcome of a 43 million euro investment program, the new facility, called ZEPHYR, will serve to test some 300 engines each year, including over 100 Very Big Engines (VBE), delivering an optimized service to clients in… Read the full news article

GBTA Announces New Raft of European Advisors

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London, 2012-11-15 — /travelprnews.com/ — The Global Business Travel Association (GBTA) — the voice of the global business travel industry— today announced the appointment of three new volunteers to its European Advisory Board. The three new advisors are all travel buyers from across Europe. Mr. Rüdiger Bruss is Global Category Manager Travel & Mobility for Continental… Read the full news article

Travel Blitz: U.S. Travel Association Announces 2013 Grassroots Program

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Washington, D.C. – 2012-11-15 — /travelprnews.com/ — The U.S. Travel Association today announced Travel Blitz, a 2013 grassroots advocacy program to stress the power of the $1.9 trillion travel industry and its 14.4 million-strong workforce to both freshmen and incumbent Members of Congress. It will leverage the strength of U.S. Travel’s 1,200 member organizations in identifying… Read the full news article

Marriott’s Core Values Translate Around the World

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Marriott’s Core Values Translate Around the World

Company Ranked 6th on World’s Best Multinational Workplaces List by Great Place to Work® 2012-11-15 — /travelprnews.com/ — Marriott International, Inc. (NYSE:MAR) has been recognized as one of the World’s Best Multinational Workplaces by Great Place to Work® Institute.  The ranking is the world’s largest annual study of workplace excellence and identifies the top 25 best… Read the full news article

Ryanair Update On Aer Lingus Offer

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2012-11-15 — /travelprnews.com/ — Ryanair, Europe’s only ultra-low cost airline, confirmed today (14 Nov) that its discussions continue with the European Commission about its radical package of remedies designed to address the Commission’s competition concerns in relation to Ryanair’s 19 June offer for Aer Lingus. This comprehensive remedies package includes a number of new airline bases… Read the full news article

High-Tech Entrepreneur and Best-Selling Author Michael Saylor to Keynote at GBTA’s Masters Program

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Alexandria, VA – 2012-11-15 — /travelprnews.com/ — GBTA today announced high-tech entrepreneur and best-selling author Michael Saylor as a keynote speaker at the prestigious GBTA Masters Program being held at the Mandarin Hotel in Washington, D.C., February 20-21, 2013. Saylor is the chief executive officer, chairman of the board and founder of the publicly traded company MicroStrategy. Founded… Read the full news article

O’Hare, Midway Concessions Awarded by ACI-NA

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CHICAGO, 2012-11-15 — /travelprnews.com/ — Several restaurants at O’Hare and Midway International Airports received awards yesterday from Airports Council International-North America (ACI-NA) at its annual Airport Concessions Conference in Denver, Colorado. The award-winning restaurants and concepts featured at Chicago’s airports include: Barista at Midway — Best New Food and Beverage (3rd Place) Beaudevin Wine Bar, Bubbles Wine Bar, Tortas Frontera… Read the full news article

TravelClick Drives Bookings for its Hotel Customers via Google

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TravelClick Offers Risk-Free Pay-for-Performance Model to Increase Visibility and Direct Bookings on Google Hotel Price Ads NEW YORK – 2012-11-15 — /travelprnews.com/ — TravelClick, the leading provider of revenue generating solutions for hoteliers across the globe, announced a risk-free pay-for-performance program for hotels to advertise on Google’s Hotel Price Ads program that includes Google Hotel Finder, Google… Read the full news article

DoubleTree by Hilton Opens Second Hotel in Rochester

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MCLEAN, Va. – 2012-11-15 — /travelprnews.com/ — DoubleTree by Hilton today announced the opening of a newly renovated, all-room upscale full-service hotel in historic Rochester, N.Y. The 155-room The Strathallan- a DoubleTree by Hilton, is located in the heart of Rochester’s East End, a cultural and historic district, just 10 minutes away from the Greater Rochester… Read the full news article

Chicago Department of Aviation Hosts Melbourne Airport

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CHICAGO, 2012-11-15 — /travelprnews.com/ — Last week, the Chicago Department of Aviation (CDA) hosted officials from Melbourne Airport at O’Hare International Airport. Melbourne Airport is preparing to begin a major expansion program.  The purpose of their O’Hare visit was to learn best practices and lessons learned from the City of Chicago’s massive and historic ongoing O’Hare Modernization Program (OMP). While… Read the full news article

QATAR AIRWAYS FIRST 787 DREAMLINER LANDS IN DOHA

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Qatar Airways Chief Executive Officer Akbar Al Baker, pictured left, with Boeing Commercial Vice-President International Sales Marty Bentrott at a packed press conference held at Doha International Airport after arriving onboard the carrier's first Boeing 787 direct from Seattle.

Hundreds Turn Out For Historic Moment As Carrier’s New 787 Touches Down CEO Akbar Al Baker Arrives On Delivery Flight From Seattle With Scores Of Guests Onboard Including International Media, Employees And Suppliers Nation’s Pride As Latest Aircraft Arrives In Qatar To Warm Welcome Seats Go On Sale As 787 Operates Initially On Doha –… Read the full news article

Canada cuts a dash in the meetings, conventions and incentive travel sector

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Canada cuts a dash in the meetings, conventions and incentive travel sector

Best practices mission brings the wow factor home while Canada steals the limelight at IMEX America 2012-11-14 — /travelprnews.com/ — The business travel marketplace offers a high-paced series of sales opportunities for the meetings, conventions and incentive travel (MC&IT) team at the Canadian Tourism Commission (CTC). As soon as one conference door closes, another one opens in… Read the full news article

RCI® Celebrates Nearly 100 New Affiliated Properties In 2012, With Spectacular Additions In Third Quarter

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Parsippany, N.J. – 2012-11-14 — /travelprnews.com/ — RCI, the global leader in vacation exchange, announced the addition of 22 affiliated properties to its global exchange network in the third quarter of 2012, bringing the total to 98 new properties for the year. These additions join the more than 4,000 quality resorts in highly-desirable destinations around the world… Read the full news article

BOARD OF AIRPORT COMMISSIONERS APPROVE CONTRACT FOR RESIDENTIAL SOUND INSULATION IN CITY; AUTHORIZES $9.2 MILLION FOR WORK IN COUNTY AREAS

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Los Angeles, California – 2012-11-14 — /travelprnews.com/ — The Los Angeles Board of Airport Commissioners today awarded a contract to Karabuild Development Inc. of Inglewood for a portion of the work being undertaken as part of the Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) Residential Soundproofing Program. The contract, for $2,378,803, covers sound-insulation modifications on 112 dwellings consisting… Read the full news article

UNWTO announces winners of the first UNWTO Award for Lifetime Achievement

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Madrid, 2012-11-14 — /travelprnews.com/ — The Chairman of the China National Tourism Administration (CNTA), Mr. Shao Qiwei, and the founder of the international hotel chain Meliá Hotels, Mr. Gabriel Escarrer Juliá, have been named as the first winners of the UNWTO Award for Lifetime Achievement. The UNWTO Award for Lifetime Achievement was established in 2012 as an annual award… Read the full news article

Hilton Garden Inn lends a hand to Second Harvest Food Bank of Jacksonville

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Team members from the Hilton Garden Inns Ponte Vedra, Orange Park, and Deerwood Park kicked off Hilton Worldwide's first ever Global Week of Service on Saturday, November 10 at the Second Harvest Food Bank of Jacksonville. Credit: Hilton Garden Inn

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – 2012-11-14 — /travelprnews.com/ — Team members from the Hilton Garden Inns Ponte Vedra, Orange Park, and Deerwood Park kicked off Hilton Worldwide’s first ever Global Week of Service on Saturday, November 10.  The three Hilton Garden Inns partnered with members from the Ponte Vedra Beach Sunset Rotary Club and the Ponte Vedra High… Read the full news article

Amadeus revolutionises online travel with industry first solution making flight search more relevant and simpler for travellers

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Amadeus revolutionises online travel with industry first solution making flight search more relevant and simpler for travellers • Patent-pending search solution, Amadeus Featured Results™, instantly delivers the four most relevant bookable travel options available – fastest, cheapest, most popular and sponsored • Amadeus to preview new solution at the PhoCusWrightTravel Innovation Summit Madrid, Spain, 2012-11-13… Read the full news article

Copa Airlines Chooses Travelport Rapid Reprice™ Technology to Simplify and Accelerate Ticket Exchanges

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Atlanta, 2012-11-13 — /travelprnews.com/ — Travelport, the business services provider to the global travel industry, today announces a new long-term IT services agreement with Panama-based Copa Airlines (NYSE: CPA), the national airline of Panama. Through the agreement, Copa Airlines joins airlines worldwide in saving time and money through the use of Travelport Rapid Reprice technology, the first… Read the full news article

EXPANSION OF HYATT-BRANDED HOTELS IN LATIN AMERICA CONTINUES WITH THE OPENING OF FIRST HYATT PLACE OUTSIDE OF THE U.S.

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Hyatt Place San Jose/Pinares is the first of many select service hotels to open across Latin America CHICAGO, 2012-11-13 — /travelprnews.com/ — Hyatt Hotels Corporation (NYSE: H) today announced the opening of Hyatt Place San Jose/Pinares, the first Hyatt-branded hotel in Costa Rica and the first Hyatt Place hotel outside of the United States. In addition to… Read the full news article

Lufthansa and UFO trade union settle pay dispute for about 18,000 flight attendants

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LH and UFO reach agreement on the basis of the final arbitration proposal / Two sides agree on sweeping structural reform of pay system / Agreement contains wide-ranging assurances on existing rights and job protection for employees 2012-11-13 — /travelprnews.com/ — Lufthansa German Airlines and the UFO flight attendants union have reached agreement to settle their… Read the full news article

VisitEngland, INVESTMENT, INNOVATION, INSPIRATION – DON’T MISS THE VISITOR ECONOMY FORUM!

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Find out how to boost your bottom line in 2013 and beyond with VisitEngland   2012-11-13 — /travelprnews.com/ — Don’t miss out on the chance to debate the big issues affecting growth at VisitEngland’s Visitor Economy Forum next week.  Taking place on 22 November in association with Natwest Bank plc, the one-day conference will focus on growing… Read the full news article

HYATT REGENCY ISTANBUL EXPECTED TO OPEN IN ISTANBUL IN JANUARY 2014

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Hyatt Regency Istanbul Ataköy will be the third Hyatt-branded hotel in Istanbul CHICAGO,  2012-11-13 — /travelprnews.com/ —  Hyatt Hotels Corporation (NYSE: H) today announced that a Hyatt affiliate has signed an agreement for a Hyatt Regency hotel in Istanbul with Bosphorus Otelcilik ve Yatirim Ltd. The hotel, which will open in January 2014, will be the third… Read the full news article