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Autograph Collection Hotels announces the opening of a new design-forward hotel situated in London’s South Bank

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Bankside Joins Autograph Collection Hotels Portfolio of Five Hotels in the UK, including University Arms, Threadneedles, The Glasshouse, Hotel Xenia, and St. Ermin’s Hotel LONDON, UK, 2018-Oct-31 — /Travel PR News/ — Autograph Collection Hotels, part of Marriott International, today (10/29/2018) announced the much anticipated opening of Bankside, a new design-forward hotel on the south bank… Read the full press release

Washington Dulles International Airport welcomes Primera Air’s nonstop, low-fare service to London

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Low-cost trans-Atlantic carrier announces second route to Brussels at event with state, local officials Washington, D.C., 2018-Aug-28 — /Travel PR News/ — Washington Dulles International Airport and Primera Air, a low-cost European airline, celebrated the National Capital Region’s first nonstop, low-fare service to London on Thursday with delegations from the Commonwealth of Virginia and the District… Read the full press release

Gatwick welcomes new China Eastern service between London and Shanghai

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New direct link to Shanghai provides over 3,700 tonnes of cargo capacity – in both directions – and over 70,000 seats per year “Long-haul connections to China and other non-European nations will take on extra significance in a post-Brexit Britain” – Stewart Wingate, Gatwick CEO Gatwick’s long-haul routes grew by +20.8% in the airport’s busiest-ever July… Read the full press release

Virgin Trains removes afternoon peak restrictions out of London Euston

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Friday afternoon peak out of London abolished for summer of spontaneity New study finds that 4pm on a Friday is the moment the nation takes to social media to talk about their weekends 93% of all conversations about the weekend on social media embrace and encourage spontaneity LONDON, 2018-Jul-17 — /Travel PR News/ — Virgin… Read the full press release

Bulgaria Air to launch additional flights from Sofia to Varna, London and Madrid

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SOFIA, Bulgaria, 2018-Jul-16 — /Travel PR News/ — At the peak of summer when the demand for flights is greatest, the national carrier Bulgaria Air announces more flights to some of the most preferred destinations among the passengers. The airline will launch special additional flights from Sofia to Varna, London and Madrid. Bulgaria Air will ensure more… Read the full press release

easyJet launches new summer service between London Gatwick to Volos, Greece and to Ancona, Italy

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Flights from London Gatwick to Volos and Ancona take off easyJet is now operating the UK’s only scheduled direct route to Volos Italian and Greek destinations join easyJet’s network for the very first time LUTON, England, 2018-Jul-02 — /Travel PR News/ — easyJet, Europe’s leading airline, has celebrated the launch of two new summer routes from… Read the full press release

megabus.com set to launch London’s first low-cost sightseeing tour

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New megasightseeing.com product to provide two-hour* non-stop tour of London Tickets available from only £1** on every service See up to 50 famous sights across the capital in two hours PERTH, Scotland, 2018-Mar-27 — /Travel PR News/ — Industry leading transport provider megabus.com is to launch London’s first low-cost sightseeing tour. Tickets for the capital’s new… Read the full press release

The Great Scotland Yard Hotel in London and Nish Palas in Istanbul to join The Unbound Collection by Hyatt brand

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New hotels in London and Istanbul expected to join The Unbound Collection by Hyatt brand Iconic Hôtel Martinez in Cannes partially reopened as part of the brand portfolio CHICAGO, 2018-Mar-05 — /Travel PR News/ — Hyatt Hotels Corporation (NYSE: H) announced today two hotels in Europe are expected to join The Unbound Collection by Hyatt… Read the full press release

Qantas trials new dining choices to increase hydration and help reduce jetlag on its Perth to London route

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SYDNEY, 2018-Mar-05 — /Travel PR News/ — Healthy poke bowls and a herbal tea designed especially for Qantas, are among the new dining choices on Qantas’ new 787 Dreamliner Perth to London menus to increase hydration and help reduce jetlag. The airline’s Creative Director of Food, Beverage & Service Neil Perry said the new menus combined… Read the full press release

Dolphin Dynamics sponsors the Dolphin Dynamics Café at the Travel Technology Show 2018, 21-22 February 2018 in London

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LONDON, UK, 2018-Feb-20 — /Travel PR News/ — For the third year running Dolphin Dynamics will be sponsoring the Dolphin Dynamics Café located next to their stand at the Travel Technology Show 2018 taking place at Olympia exhibition centre in London. The Dolphin Sales Team will be available for meetings at stand TT89 to talk through… Read the full press release

Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park, London opens new PilatesPT Studio with award-winning trainer Hollie Grant

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Hong Kong, 2018-Jan-11 — /Travel PR News/ — Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park, London has teamed up with award-winning trainer and founder of London’s successful PilatesPT studio Hollie Grant, to offer a menu of holistic and bespoke programmes at the hotel’s new PilatesPT Studio from 5 February, 2018. All programmes are suitable for both men and women. Hollie is renowned for The Model… Read the full press release

Oman Air announces soft opening of its new call centres in Bucharest, Romania

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Muscat, Oman, 2017-Nov-14 — /Travel PR News/ — Demonstrating its continued commitment to providing excellent customer service and a seamless passenger experience, Oman Air, the national carrier for the Sultanate of Oman, announced the soft opening of its new call centres in Bucharest, Romania on November 6th 2017 beside the current one operates in Oman and the… Read the full press release

Boeing granted permission to build a new aircraft hangar at Gatwick Airport

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Crawley Borough Council approves Boeing plan to build hangar at Gatwick Multi-million pound development will support more than 100 jobs at the airport Facility will open in early 2019 to support Gatwick’s long and short haul fleets London, 2017-Oct-21 — /Travel PR News/ — Boeing’s proposed plan with Gatwick Airport to build a new aircraft hangar… Read the full press release

IHG announces Hotel Indigo® London – One Leicester Square due to open in late 2017

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IHG announces Hotel Indigo® London – One Leicester Square due to open in late 2017   New signing marks the fourth Hotel Indigo® in London and the 11th in the UK Criterion Capital adds another hotel to its growing Central London portfolio  Denham UK, 2017-Jul-18 — /Travel PR News/ — InterContinental Hotels Group® (IHG), one… Read the full press release

Raffles Hotels & Resorts to transform the iconic Old War Office building in Whitehall into luxury hotel and deluxe residences in London

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Raffles Hotels & Resorts to transform the iconic Old War Office building in Whitehall into luxury hotel and deluxe residences in London   London, 2017-Jun-19 — /Travel PR News/ — Raffles Hotels & Resorts, the top luxury brand of AccorHotels Group, today ( June 14, 2017) announces the signing of an historic partnership with the… Read the full press release

Enjoy Fully-Flat Seats In Business Class During Aeroflot’s A330 Aircraft’s Evening Flights Between Moscow and London

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Moscow, 2017-Jun-12 — /Travel PR News/ — Aeroflot (Moscow Exchange ticker: AFLT) has begun service with widebody Airbus 330-300 aircraft on its evening flights between Moscow and London. Starting 1 June 2017, Aeroflot is operating A330-300 airliners with a total of 302 seats (268 in Economy Class and 34 in Business Class) on its evening… Read the full press release

The third series of Qantas’ Feels Like Home brand campaign will premiere on 30 April, 2017

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Sydney, Australia, 2017-May-01 — /Travel PR News/ — Qantas will premiere the third series of its Feels Like Home brand campaign this Sunday, 30 April. Filmed in Perth and London, the third series highlights Qantas’ history-making route between the two cities – which goes on sale today ahead of the first flights in March 2018. The… Read the full press release

Gatwick Airport hosted its TAKE OFF 2017 event to help businesses from London and the South East grow internationally

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Gatwick teamed up with exporting is GREAT campaign to deliver TAKE OFF conference More than 150 small to medium business owners attended the conference Key speakers included PayPal, UPS, Martin McCourt and Lord Young London, 2017-Mar-31 — /Travel PR News/ — More than 150 business leaders attended Gatwick Airport’s TAKE OFF 2017 event to hear… Read the full press release

VisitEngland unveils finalists for the Awards for Excellence 2017

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VisitEngland has today announced the finalists for the Awards for Excellence 2017, the most prestigious awards in English tourism.  England, 2017-Mar-11 — /Travel PR News/ — VisitEngland has today announced the finalists for the Awards for Excellence 2017, the most prestigious awards in English tourism. The Awards, now in their 28th year, recognise and congratulate… Read the full press release

Traveldoo® launches new Traveldoo Connect offer to enable TMCs to propose expense management, packaged with their own services

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PARIS, France, 2017-Feb-19 — /Travel PR News/ — Traveldoo®, the travel and expense technology company of the Expedia group (NASDAQ: EXPE), announces a bold move to foster innovation and open partnerships in business travel. The company today unveiled: Traveldoo Connect, a new open technology platform, allowing travel management companies (TMCs) to integrate expense management, packaged together… Read the full press release

Jet Airways launches new pre-paid ‘Jet Global Pass’

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Pre-paid ‘Jet Global Pass’ to help guests avoid last moment fare hikes Includes host of attractive privileges such as transferability and zero cancellation charges MUMBAI, India, 2017-Feb-19 — /Travel PR News/ — In yet another first-of-its-kind initiative in the Indian aviation space, Jet Airways, India’s full-service, premier international airline, announced the availability of a new pre-paid… Read the full press release

British Airways marks four years of service to London from Leeds Bradford Airport

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British Airways marks four years of service to London from Leeds Bradford Airport   London, 2016-Dec-13 — /Travel PR News/ — British Airways is celebrating four years at Leeds Bradford Airport today (December 09, 2016) with news that more than half a million customers have flown to London and beyond from the heart of Yorkshire…. Read the full press release

The Association of Leading Visitor Attractions (ALVA): UK’s most popular, iconic attractions report 6.5% increase of the visitors in 2014 vs 2013 figures

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UK VISITORS ATTRACTIONS SEE 6.5% INCREASE IN VISITOR NUMBERS IN 2014 – London sees 7.11% increase – LONDON, 2015-3-18 — /Travel PR News/ — The Association of Leading Visitor Attractions (ALVA) announced its members’ visitor figures for 2014 today (Monday, March 16, 2015), which saw an average increase of 6.5% on 2013 visitor numbers. Scottish attractions… Read the full press release

Caribbean Airlines announces “Double Decker” special for passengers travelling between Port of Spain and London

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PIARCO, Trinidad and Tobago, 2015-1-26 — /Travel PR News/ — Caribbean Airlines today announced a special “Double Decker” offer for passengers travelling between Port of Spain and London. With this special offer, guests who purchase one Business Class ticket will receive a second ticket free. This promotion is applicable to tickets purchased from January 20 through to January… Read the full press release

LondonTown.com highlights the best events taking place in London this August

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RideLondon brings Olympic cyclists to London and the Notting Hill Carnival turns 50 LONDON, 2014-8-4 — /Travel PR News/ — RideLondon cycles into town, and Notting Hill Carnival celebrates 50 years since it all started, these are two events among the top 42 highlighted by LondonTown as the best events taking place in London this… Read the full press release

LondonTown.com: Join London Zoo’s celebrations for a very special bear

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A weekend of family events has been arranged to celebrate association with former Zoo resident Winnie The Pooh LONDON, 2014-7-9 — /Travel PR News/ — One of London’s most popular attractions, London Zoo, will be celebrating the story of one of the world’s favourite characters this summer. The Little Creatures family festival will take place… Read the full press release

LondonTown.com: Meet the massive mammoths at the Natural History Museum this summer

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The Natural History Museum takes visitors back to prehistoric times, reports LondonTown.com LONDON, 2014-5-21 — /Travel PR News/ — This summer, the Natural History Museum brings Ice Age Giants to London. The monumental Mammoths: Ice Age Giants exhibition offers visitors the chance to get up close and personal with some of prehistory’s best known species. The… Read the full press release

LondonTown.com: New seven-day wine festival London Wine Week launches

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LONDON, 2014-5-15 — /Travel PR News/ — Organised by the team behind the hugely successful London Cocktail Week, London Wine Week is a new seven-day festival that recognises the emerging vibrant wine scene in the capital. Running from 2nd till 8th June 2014, the festival coincides with the London Wine Fair and will give Londoners the… Read the full press release

LondonTown.com: University College London announces its 2014 Festival Of The Arts programme

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Free arts festival in London’s Bloomsbury district LONDON, 2014-5-6 — /Travel PR News/ — One of the world’s finest universities, University College London, is holding a four-day free festival of the arts this May, which includes talks, walks, musical performances and film screenings. The UCL Festival Of The Arts will be held between 27th and… Read the full press release

LondonTown.com: Theatre legend, Oscar-winner and five-time Tony Award-winner Angela Lansbury returns to London stage this spring

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Fatal Attraction and Blithe Spirit are highlights of theatre this spring LONDON, 2014-03-19 — /Travel PR News/ — Theatre legend, Oscar-winner and five-time Tony Award-winner Angela Lansbury returns to the West End this spring for the first time in nearly forty years, in a new production of Noël Coward’s Blithe Spirit and is a highlight of… Read the full press release