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SAS announces major Business Class upgrade with expanded lounge access across Europe and Scandinavia

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(NEWS) STOCKHOLM, 2025-Sep-18 — /Travel PR News/ — Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) has announced a significant upgrade to its Business Class offering, focusing on expanded lounge access for premium travelers. Through new partnerships with established lounge operators, SAS will add around 35 additional lounges at key destinations across Europe and Scandinavia, providing customers with an improved and… Read the full news article

British Airways and British Airways Holidays announce major End of Summer Sale with discounted flights and getaways worldwide

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(NEWS) LONDON, 2025-Sep-1 — /Travel PR News/ — British Airways and British Airways Holidays have unveiled their “End of Summer Sale,” giving travellers the chance to book discounted flights and holiday packages for travel in late 2025 and throughout 2026. Running until 30 September 2025, the sale covers a broad mix of destinations, from European… Read the full news article

DoubleTree by Hilton Celebrates 700th Hotel and Global Expansion with New Properties in Key Destinations

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(IN SHORT) DoubleTree by Hilton has reached significant milestones with the opening of its 700th hotel and expanding into 60 countries and territories. Over the past year, the brand welcomed more than 40 new properties, including its debut in Nice, Laos, the Azores, and Malta. This expansion brings DoubleTree’s global footprint to more than ten… Read the full news article

European Tourism Sees Continued Growth in Q1 2025 Amid Economic Pressures and Geopolitical Uncertainty

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(IN SHORT) European tourism has seen continued growth, with international arrivals rising by 4.9% in Q1 2025 compared to last year. Demand for value-for-money destinations and off-peak travel remains strong, although new US tariffs and geopolitical tensions may influence future travel patterns. Winter tourism destinations and Mediterranean areas have seen notable increases in visitor numbers,… Read the full news article

Finavia Boosts Global Air Connectivity with Expanded Summer Routes and Enhanced European Links

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(IN SHORT) Finavia is significantly expanding its international air network for the summer season, with direct flights now serving 116 destinations globally. This expansion includes both new route launches and increased weekly frequencies on existing routes, with a strong focus on connecting Finland to major European cities and popular Mediterranean tourist hotspots. Finnish Lapland continues… Read the full news article

easyJet Bolsters UK Presence with New Southend Base and Fleet Expansion for Enhanced Choice and Connectivity

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(IN SHORT) easyJet has launched its tenth UK base at London Southend Airport with three A320neo aircraft, creating 140 direct jobs and supporting 1,200 indirectly, while boosting its UK fleet with seven additional planes for its biggest summer season yet. From Southend, it now offers 122 weekly flights on 20 routes—a 133% increase from last… Read the full news article

Qatar Airways Resumes Flights to Malta in July 2025, Expanding European Network

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(IN SHORT) Qatar Airways will resume four weekly flights to Malta starting on 2 July 2025, expanding its European network to nearly 50 destinations. This marks the airline’s return to Malta, offering travelers from regions like Australia, China, and Japan easy access to the Mediterranean destination. With connections through Hamad International Airport, passengers can explore… Read the full news article

Hyatt Centric Malta Debuts in St. Julian’s, Offering Stylish Hub for Exploring Malta’s Cultural Heritage

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The 170-room lifestyle hotel connects guests with three unique UNESCO World Heritage sites (IN SHORT) Hyatt has opened Hyatt Centric Malta in the bustling town of St. Julian’s, marking the first Hyatt Centric property in Malta and the seventh in Europe. The 170-room hotel combines modern design with elements inspired by Maltese culture, and it… Read the full news article

Hyatt Announces New Hyatt Centric Malta, Expanding Its Lifestyle Portfolio

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The St Julian’s-based hotel is set to become the seventh Hyatt Centric property in Europe CHICAGO, IL, 2023-Jul-18 — /Travel PR News/ — Hyatt Hotels Corporation (NYSE: H) announced that a Hyatt affiliate has entered into a franchise agreement with JUEL Hospitality Limited, part of the JUEL Group, to develop the 160-room Hyatt Centric Malta…. Read the full news article

Bristol Airport welcomes expanded 2023/24 Winter Sun programme from Jet2.com and Jet2holidays

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Leading airline and tour operator puts Winter Sun programme for 23/24 on sale with 12 Winter Sun destinations available from Bristol Airport Three brand-new winter routes on sale to Malaga, Malta and Palma (Majorca) from the base too – as well as a major expansion of many existing routes More exciting Winter 23/24 announcements coming soon, including Ski and City… Read the full news article

Viking® names its newest ship Viking Mars® with Lady Carnarvon as its godmother

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The Norwegian-Flagged Viking Mars Named in Malta on Norway Day Los Angeles, CA, 2022-May-19 — /Travel PR News/ — Viking® (www.viking.com) today (May 17, 2022) named its newest identical ocean ship, the Viking Mars®, during a private ceremony in Valletta, Malta. As part of the event, the ship’s ceremonial godmother Lady Fiona Carnarvon, the Countess of Carnarvon,… Read the full news article

Kempinski Hotel San Lawrenz Named Recommended Hotel In Forbes Travel Guide’s 2022 Star Awards

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Gozo, Malta, 2022-Apr-28 — /Travel PR News/ — Forbes Travel Guide (“FTG”), the only global rating system for luxury hotels, restaurants and spas, today (April 26, 2022)  announced its 2022 Star Awards. Kempinski Hotel San Lawrenz earned a new Forbes Travel Guide Recommended award and is showcased with other honorees on ForbesTravelGuide.com. Kempinski Hotel San… Read the full news article

Qatar Airways invites football fans to secure all-inclusive travel packages for The FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022

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With a successful Final Draw complete and groups set, fans are invited to secure their all-inclusive travel packages from Qatar Airways, the Official Airline Partner of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™ As Qatar Airways optimises its network to ensure fans can attend the FIFA World Cup™, the airline offers 5,000 bonus Avios to all… Read the full news article

Qatar Airways hosts Inaugural Influencer Cup in Doha

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Inaugural tournament was hosted at Stadium 974 from 28 to 29 March A nostalgic reunion of Qatar Legacy Ambassadors and FIFA Legends featured the likes of Cafu, Tim Cahill, and Marcel Desailly DOHA, Qatar, 2022-Apr-01 — /Travel PR News/ — With excitement building ahead of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™, renowned international social media… Read the full news article

Shannon Airport announces 2022 summer schedule with flights to 26 destinations

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Shannon, Ireland, 2022-Mar-23 — /Travel PR News/ — Holiday options from Shannon Airport are receiving a boost with a bumper summer season in store at the airport which will see flights to 26 destinations with 108 weekly departures. The launch of Shannon Airport’s summer schedule is getting off to a flying start with four destinations to… Read the full news article

Jet2.com and Jet2holidays launch new route from Bristol Airport to Malta for Summer 22

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More flights and holidays added to Greece (Kefalonia and Rhodes) and Cyprus (Larnaca), on top of launch of BRAND-NEW AND EXCLUSIVE route to MALTA Comes in response to strong demand for Summer 22, as holidaymakers look to book ahead and secure their place in the sun next summer Means Jet2.com and Jet2holidays now have more than 30 destinations on sale for… Read the full news article

KLM and ITA Airways announce new codeshare agreement

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Amstelveen, Netherlands, 2021-Dec-07 — /Travel PR News/ — KLM and the Italian airline ITA Airways have signed a new codeshare agreement. The agreement will enable passengers to book KLM tickets to ITA’s European destinations and ITA customers will be able to book tickets to KLM’s European destinations. KLM and ITA will also facilitate easy transfers for… Read the full news article

Viking announces partnership with Lufthansa for Exclusive Non-Stop Flights from Newark to Malta

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Los Angeles, CA, 2021-Jun-18 — /Travel PR News/ — Viking® (www.viking.com) announced today (June 17, 2021) new details about its upcoming Welcome Back voyages in the Mediterranean that launch in July 2021. Over the course of summer and early fall, Viking will homeport three sister ships—the Viking Star®, the Viking Sea® and the company’s newest ship, the Viking Venus®—for… Read the full news article

Emirates expands operations across its network to meet strong summer travel demand

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Operates to 124 destinations in July, close to 90% of pre-pandemic network Restarts services to over half a dozen cities in coming month along with much anticipated launch of Miami Expands A380 network to 15 cities operating 129 weekly services on 30 aircraft Dubai, UAE, 2021-Jun-18 — /Travel PR News/ — Emirates is ramping up… Read the full news article

Emirates to resume three weekly services to Malta via Larnaca, Cyprus from 14 July 2021

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UAE Travellers can now enjoy quarantine free travel to the Maltese Islands Dubai, UAE, 2021-Jun-15 — /Travel PR News/ — Emirates has announced it will resume three weekly services to Malta via Larnaca, Cyprus, from 14 July 2021, further expanding its European network to 34 destinations, and offering customers worldwide more travel choices and enhanced… Read the full news article

flydubai expands its European network with flights to Catania, Naples, Salzburg and Malta

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flydubai announces the start of flights to Malta and resumes flights to Catania from 12 May together with its operations to Naples from 13 May. The carrier also becomes the first UAE-based airline to offer direct flights to Salzburg from 13 May. Dubai, UAE, 2021-Jan-27 — /Travel PR News/ — flydubai, the Dubai-based airline, today… Read the full news article

Hyatt announces the opening of the first Hyatt-branded hotel in Malta, Hyatt Regency Malta

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Located in the seaside town of St. Julian’s, this addition marks the first Hyatt-branded hotel in Malta CHICAGO, IL, 2020-Oct-13 — /Travel PR News/ — Hyatt Hotels Corporation (NYSE: H) has today (October 12, 2020) announced the opening of Hyatt Regency Malta, the first Hyatt-branded property on the archipelago in the Mediterranean Sea. Situated in the… Read the full news article

easyJet announces additional flights to Lanzarote, Athens, Naples and Malta from its London Gatwick base next summer

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London, UK, 2020-Sep-04 — /Travel PR News/ — Additional flights to Lanzarote, Athens, Naples and Malta from easyJet’s largest base will operate next summer easyJet recently added additional flying from London Luton to a variety of summer destinations. easyJet has today (SEPTEMBER 02 2020) announced it will add additional flights for passengers across several summer… Read the full news article

Wizz Air opens a new base at Gatwick Airport

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1 NEW BASED AIRCRAFT AND NEW ROUTES TO GREECE, ITALY, SPAIN AND MALTA 50% OFF WIZZ FLEX ON ALL GATWICK ROUTES FOR 72 HOURS ONLY BUDAPEST, Hungary, 2020-Aug-19 — /Travel PR News/ — Wizz Air, Europe’s greenest airline*, today (AUG 18, 2020) announces a new base at Gatwick Airport, which will be the third base… Read the full news article

British Airways resumes service to more destinations this August

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LONDON, UK, 2020-Aug-04 — /Travel PR News/ — Throughout August, British Airways is resuming flying to more destinations, albeit with continued low frequencies while the impact of Covid-19 remains felt across the globe. In Europe flights will resume to the holiday destinations of Bari, Bastia, Bodrum, Bordeaux, Catania, Figari, Frankfurt, Genoa, Kefalonia, Lyon, Luxembourg, Malta,… Read the full news article

Hyatt to develop the first Hyatt-branded hotel in Malta, expected to open in 2021

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Hyatt Regency Malta will mark continued growth for Hyatt in Southern Europe CHICAGO, IL, 2019-Jun-13 — /Travel PR News/ — Hyatt Hotels Corporation (NYSE: H) announced today that a Hyatt affiliate has entered into a franchise agreement with Bay Street Holdings Limited to develop the first Hyatt-branded hotel in Malta. Located on the scenic coastal destination… Read the full news article

Qatar Airways inaugurates service between Doha and Malta

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Daily direct flights now served by an Airbus A320 aircraft during the summer, with a four-times-weekly service in winter The new route joins Izmir, Turkey, and Rabat, Morocco, which were launched in May; with Davao, Philippines, and Lisbon, Portugal, to join the network later this month   DOHA, Qatar, 2019-Jun-06 — /Travel PR News/ —… Read the full news article

Qatar Airways revealed its new Economy Class experience and seven upcoming destinations at ITB Berlin

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Airline to launch direct services to Lisbon, Portugal; Malta; Rabat, Morocco; Langkawi, Malaysia; Davao, Philippines; Izmir, Turkey and Mogadishu, Somalia in 2019 New Economy Class experience features additional leg room, faster broadband and a new in-flight dining experience, ‘Quisine’, featuring all new tableware with 25 per cent larger main courses and 50 per cent larger… Read the full news article

Wizz Air to allocate fifth Airbus A320 aircraft to its Skopje base in July 2019, will add eight new routes

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BUDAPEST, Hungary, 2019-Jan-15 — /Travel PR News/ — Wizz Air, one of Europe’s fastest growing airlines and the leading low-cost carrier in Macedonia, announced today (JAN 14, 2019) the allocation of its fifth Airbus A320 aircraft to its Skopje base in July 2019, as well as the start of eight long awaited new services from Skopje to Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden, Bremen, Larnaca and Turku and from Ohrid… Read the full news article

Qatar Airways announces its first gateway to Malta

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New direct services to the Maltese capital to begin 4 June 2019 Airline continues its robust expansion in Europe, with services to Prague, Kyiv, Skopje and many more launched in 2017-2018 DOHA, Qatar, 2018-Dec-11 — /Travel PR News/ — Qatar Airways is pleased to announce that it will launch direct services to Valletta, Malta, starting 4 June 2019,… Read the full news article