Condé Nast Traveler Lists The Drake Hotel in the Top 25 in the Midwest CHICAGO, 2012-10-31 — /travelprnews.com/ — The historic Drake Hotel has recently been recognized by Condé Nast Traveler in the annual “Reader’s Choice Awards” as one of “Top 25 Hotels in the Midwest.” The November issue of Condé Nast Traveler unveils the “Best in the World,”… Read the full news article
NIVEA and Lufthansa are running a joint Facebook campaign to find the most romantic, moving and amusing long-distance relationship stories. A total of three Lufthansa flights and 500 NIVEA travel sets will be given away among all entrants. 2012-10-30 — /travelprnews.com/ — All too often, those moving to a new city or a different country will… Read the full news article
The Amadeus worldwide estimate of ancillary revenue forecasts an11.3% increase, surpassing $3.6 billion in new receipts. Madrid, Spain & Shorewood, Wisconsin, 2012-10-30 — /travelprnews.com/ — Today, IdeaWorksCompany, the foremost consultancy in the area of airline ancillary revenue and Amadeus, a leading travel technology partner for the global travel industry, announce the results of The Amadeus Worldwide… Read the full news article
2012-10-29 — /travelprnews.com/ — In an important milestone, the environmental performance of Dusit Thani Maldives has been recognised by EarthCheck; the travel and tourism industry’s leading environmental management, benchmarking and certification company. EarthCheck operates the world’s most scientifically rigorous benchmarking program and measures key indicators such as energy and water consumption, total waste production, and community… Read the full news article
TORONTO, 2012-10-29 — /travelprnews.com/ —The party is on at Porter Airlines to celebrate six years of flying. It has been that long since two aircraft simultaneously departed between Ottawa and Toronto, the company’s first route. With a home base at Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport, Porter’s six years have helped redefine what customers expect of an… Read the full news article
Bangkok, 2012-10-29 — /travelprnews.com/ — Thailand has once again been recognized as a premier travel destination in Condé Nast Traveler’s annual Readers’ Choice Awards, one of the highest accolades in the industry. This year’s awards – the 25th annual – reflect the opinions of a record 46,476 readers who participated in the survey, and who honored… Read the full news article
ART TAIPEI 2012 2012-10-29 — /travelprnews.com/ — Taking place at Taipei World Trade Center Hall 1 in the Xinyi District, Art Taipei brings together 150 galleries from around the world. In Addition to browsing and purchasing art, collectors may attend workshops, talks and other related events. Entrance is free to EVA Air passengers holding a boarding… Read the full news article
107-room property brings Hamptonality to California MORGAN HILL, Calif. – 2012-10-29 — /travelprnews.com/ — Hampton Hotels, the global brand of nearly 1,900 mid-priced Hampton Inn, Hampton Inn & Suites, and Hampton by Hilton hotels, today announced the official opening of its newest property, the 107-room Hampton Inn Morgan Hill located at 16115 Condit Road. “Hampton combines quality,… Read the full news article
The Portuguese hotel group enters timeshare market by joining the leader in vacation exchange Kettering, Northampton, U.K. – 2012-10-29 — /travelprnews.com/ — Enotel has signed an affiliation agreement with RCI, the global leader in vacation exchange. Enotel, one of Portugal’s leading hotel brands, has recently joined the timeshare mixed-use market with its Madeira-based resort, Enotel Lido Resort… Read the full news article
• In the past decade, the hotel company has recorded savings of €1.3 million in energy costs and 500 million litres of water thanks to the EarthCheck system Palma de Mallorca, 2012-10-29 — /travelprnews.com/ — Meliá Hotels International, Spain’s leading hotel company, has extended its partnership with EarthCheck, one of the most important Sustainable Tourism certification programmes… Read the full news article
Washington, D.C., 2012-10-29 — /travelprnews.com/ — The American Hotel & Lodging Educational Foundation (AH&LEF) presented members of the Kemmons Wilson family with the Hospitality Heritage Award on October 23, in Orlando. Considered one of the lodging industry’s most prestigious honors, the award acknowledges the family’s remarkable leadership and commitment to the hospitality industry and their community… Read the full news article
Su incorporación permitirá ampliar la red de la alianza en el Sudeste asiático con 14 nuevos destinos y un país más. Madrid, 2012-10-29 — /travelprnews.com/ — Malaysia Airlines se convertirá en miembro de pleno derecho de oneworld a partir del 1 de febrero de 2013. La incorporación de Malaysia Airlines permitirá ampliar de forma sustancial la red de la alianza… Read the full news article
Prestigious tenth annual awards favourite spas across the globe Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt – 2012-10-29 — /travelprnews.com/ — SpaFinder Wellness, the global spa and wellness resource, has named The Spa at Four Seasons Resort Sharm El Sheikh as winner of the prestigious 2012 Country Award for Egypt. This recognition is given annually to the number-one most-voted spa in the region and… Read the full news article
CTC’s latest Global Tourism Watch report examines the trends, motivations and barriers to Canada travel around the world. 2012-10-29 — /travelprnews.com/ — The long-haul travel market was buffeted by many different factors in 2011. Political unrest in North Africa and the Middle East, the Tōhuku earthquake and tsunami in Japan combined with continuing economic troubles, exchange… Read the full news article
Seasoned business leader Patrick Andres to spearhead commercial operations in the region Langley, UK and Singapore, 2012-10-29 — /travelprnews.com/ — Travelport, the business services provider to the global travel industry, has announced the appointment of seasoned travel and hospitality industry leader Patrick Andres as its new Vice President and Regional Managing Director for the Asia-Pacific region. Andres… Read the full news article
2012-10-29 — /travelprnews.com/ — airberlin passengers can now help compile the entertainment programme on long-haul flights at facebook.com/airberlin. Until 29th October the airline’s fans on Facebook can opt for one of the following three film trilogies: The Lord of the Rings, The Godfather or Batman. From January 2013 the trilogy with the most votes will be… Read the full news article
2012-10-29 — /travelprnews.com/ — Malaysia Airlines will become a full member of oneworld® with effect from Friday 1 February 2013, adding one of commercial aviation’s most frequent award winners to the world’s leading quality airline alliance. The national airline of Malaysia received clearance to board oneworld after successfully completing a thorough review of its readiness conducted by Qantas, which is sponsoring its… Read the full news article
2012-10-26 — /travelprnews.com/ — The Peninsula Beverly Hills has been rated as the top hotel in Southern California by the readers of Condé Nast Traveler in the magazine’s 2012 Readers’ Choice Awards. The winners of the annual awards contest are featured in the November issue of Condé Nast Traveler and on condenasttraveler.com. ###
2012-10-26 — /travelprnews.com/— Kirawira Luxury Tented Camp led a number of Serena Hotels properties in being featured at this year’s Condé Nast Traveler Readers’ Choice Awards. The awards by the world’s premier travel magazine lists hotels chosen by a team of editors, writers and experts and recognizes them for their best service, location, food, rooms, leisure facilities… Read the full news article
Philadelphia, PA, 2012-10-26 — /travelprnews.com/ — The Greater Philadelphia Life Sciences Congress, a division of the Philadelphia Convention & Visitors Bureau(PCVB), will host an invitation-only event to connect life sciences and hospitality professionals with guest speaker Lori Andrews, JD, a professor at Chicago-Kent College of Law and director of the Institute for Science, Law and Technology…. Read the full news article
PHILADELPHIA, PA, 2012-10-26 — /travelprnews.com/ — After a nationwide search, the Philadelphia Convention & Visitors Bureau (PCVB) today announced Nicole Johnson-Reece as the new executive director of the Philadelphia Multicultural Affairs Congress (MAC), a division of the PCVB responsible for increasing Philadelphia’s share of the multicultural meetings, conventions and tourism markets. “Nicole possesses stellar leadership… Read the full news article
2012-10-26 — /travelprnews.com/ — Staff at First Shared Services (FSS), the financial processing centre for Aberdeen based FirstGroup, were celebrating this month. Not only were they re-accredited with the celebrated Investors in People (IIP) status, but they were also awarded the IIP Bronze standard. FSS Controller Richard Emslie said: “We firmly believe that our people are… Read the full news article
MUMBAI, 2012-10-26 — /travelprnews.com/ — The Taj brand has long been a leader in environmental conservation, cultural preservation and community building, and is now recognized by Travel + Leisure (T+L) as a Global Vision Award winner. Taj trains more than 2,000 underprivileged youths in hospitality sectors such as housekeeping and restaurant service and has spent $2.3… Read the full news article
2012-10-26 — /travelprnews.com/ — The Ontario Tourism Marketing Partnership Corporation (OTMPC) today announced that responsibility for leading the organization and delivery of the annual Ontario Tourism Summit has been given to the Tourism Industry Association of Ontario (TIAO). This change becomes effective for the 2013 conference. As the umbrella organization for the Ontario tourism industry, TIAO assumes leadership of… Read the full news article
CO-PARTNERS WITH ‘FOOTSTEPS 4 GOOD’ TO CREATE AWARENESS ABOUT CANCER Mumbai, 2012-10-26 — /travelprnews.com/ — Tata Medical Centre in association with ‘Footsteps 4 Good’ organized a marathon for cancer awareness in Mumbai on 2 October, 2012 on Gandhi Jayanti at Bandra Kurla Complex. The marathon was organized to raise funds for charity and create awareness for… Read the full news article
GERING, NEB., 2012-10-26 — /travelprnews.com/ — Ryan Sidwell of Columbus, Neb., is the grand-prize winner in the 2012 Nebraska Passport program. Sidwell will receive an Apple® iPad™ valued at $800, in addition to prizes he earned while participating in the program. The Passport program, sponsored by the Nebraska Tourism Commission, encourages travelers to explore Nebraska and… Read the full news article
La compañía recompensa a sus seguidores con 60 premios de 5.000 Avios cada uno, y un premio de 120.000. Iberia espera, con este divertido y sencillo juego, superar los 300.000 fans. Madrid, 2012-10-26 — /travelprnews.com/ — Iberia acaba de poner en marcha un nuevo juego para que participen los fans de su perfil en Facebook (www.facebook.com/Iberia)…. Read the full news article
Stylish, art-deco inspired guest room renovation underway with completion slated for December 8, 2012 Las Vegas, U.S.A. – 2012-10-26 — /travelprnews.com/ — On the eve of completion of its USD 30 million guest room renovation, Four SeasonsHotel Las Vegas was ranked the #1 Hotel in Las Vegas as part of Condé Nast TravelerMagazine’s 2012 Readers’ Choice Awards. The list is featured… Read the full news article
Agreement includes first Home2 Suites by Hilton outside of the U.S. and two DoubleTree by Hilton hotels in Edmonton and Regina MCLEAN, Va. and EDMONTON, AB – 2012-10-25 — /travelprnews.com/ — Hilton Worldwide has signed an agreement with SilverBirch Hotels & Resorts to build one new hotel and rebrand two additional hotels, including the first Home2 Suites… Read the full news article
2012-10-25 — /travelprnews.com/ — Rendezvous Hospitality Group (RHG) has been honoured with two awards for its newly designed website, recognising the highest standards in website design and development. The hotel group has been acknowledged with a Standard of Excellence award in the 2012 WebAwards and a Best in Class award at the Interactive Media Awards (IMA)…. Read the full news article