Category Archives: Travel Services

Textron Aviation attains new certifications for its U.S. service centers to support the Beechcraft, Cessna and Hawker brands

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WICHITA, Kan., 2016-Feb-01 — /Travel PR News/ — Textron Aviation Inc., a Textron Inc. (NYSE:TXT) company, today announced that it has attained new certifications allowing each U.S. company-owned service center to support the Beechcraft, Cessna and Hawker brands. “We are committed to fostering relationships with our customers that continue well beyond the initial aircraft purchase…. Read the full press release

Qantas and Vodafone partner to deliver new ways to reward customers

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SYDNEY, Australia, 2016-Feb-01 — /Travel PR News/ — Qantas and Vodafone have announced a strategic partnership that will see the companies work together to deliver new ways to reward customers. Qantas Frequent Flyers can now earn up to 15,000 Qantas Points by connecting, renewing or upgrading online to a new 24 month Qantas Red plan with… Read the full press release

Knott’s Berry Farm to offer world class coffee drinks and entrees with the opening of its first Starbucks location in March

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Buena Park, Calif., 2016-Feb-01 — /Travel PR News/ —  Knott’s Berry Farm announced today that it will open its first Starbucks location. The 935 square foot Starbucks store will open in March 2016 in the California MarketPlace, just outside the Park’s main entrance, and will offer Starbuck’s world class coffee drinks and entrees. Knott’s follows… Read the full press release

Kempinski Palace Portorož wins 2016 TripAdvisor Travellers’ Choice Awards for Hotels in Slovenia

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Portorož, Slovenia, 2016-Feb-01 — /Travel PR News/ — Kempinski Palace Portorož has been recognized as the winner in the Travellers’ Choice category in Slovenia for the TripAdvisor awards for Hotels in the year 2016. For the 14th year, TripAdvisor has highlighted the world’s top properties based on the millions of reviews and opinions collected in a… Read the full press release

airberlin to operate additional flights from Dusseldorf to Punta Cana and Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic and to Mallorca, Spain

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BERLIN, Germany, 2016-Feb-01 — /Travel PR News/ — In future, airberlin will operate additional flights to highly-demanded touristic destinations from Dusseldorf. As of May 2016, airberlin increases the number of flights to Punta Cana and Puerto Plata in the Dominican Republic and further increase its capacity to Mallorca. With an additional weekly service, airberlin will then… Read the full press release

Preferred Hotel Group announces 2015 year-end results; generated more than $1 billion in reservations revenue

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CHICAGO, 2016-Jan-29 — /Travel PR News/ — Preferred Hotel Group, the world’s largest global provider of sales, marketing and distribution services to independent luxury hotels, today announced its 2015 year-end results. Last year, the company marked a major milestone in its 48-year history by generating more than $1 billion ($1.011B) in reservations revenue on behalf of… Read the full press release

Heathrow, Westfield Sportscars, and Oxbotica to bring Ultra POD technology on the streets of Greenwich

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Airport’s ”Ultra POD”  technology joins GATEway driverless car project in Greenwich  LONDON, 2016-Jan-29 — /Travel PR News/ — Heathrow will be working in collaboration with Westfield Sportscars, and Oxbotica, to develop new iconic automated pods for public trials this summer. Using entirely British engineering and software capabilities, the three companies will develop pods capable of operating… Read the full press release

Steigenberger Hotel Group to open The InterCityHotel Braunschweig in autumn 2016

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Braunschweig, Germany, 2016-Jan-29 — /Travel PR News/ — Second hotel to be launched by the Steigenberger Hotel Group in a region which has the highest density of scientific researchers in Europe – close cooperation with the B&L Group – opening scheduled for the autumn – interior areas styled by star designer Matteo Thun. The InterCityHotel Braunschweig… Read the full press release

IHG unveils newly-renovated Holiday Inn Resort® The Lodge at Big Bear Lake hotel in Big Bear Lake, California

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The Lodge at Big Bear Lake will be first Holiday Inn Resort location in California ATLANTA, 2016-Jan-29 — /Travel PR News/ — InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG), one of the world’s leading hotel companies, announces the opening of the newly-renovated 148-room Holiday Inn Resort® The Lodge at Big Bear Lake hotel in Big Bear Lake, Calif. This hotel is… Read the full press release

IHG signs the first Kimpton® Hotels & Restaurants hotel outside of the Americas

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Amsterdam set to become home to the first Kimpton hotel outside of the Americas Denham, United Kingdom, 2016-Jan-29 — /Travel PR News/ — InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG), one of the world’s leading hotel companies, has announced the signing of the first Kimpton® Hotels & Restaurants hotel outside of the Americas.  Debuting in Europe, the hotel will… Read the full press release

IHG announces the opening of InterContinental® London – The O2 on the Greenwich Peninsula

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LONDON, 2016-Jan-29 — /Travel PR News/ — InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG), one of the world’s leading hotel companies announces the opening of InterContinental® London – The O2 on the Greenwich Peninsula, London’s rejuvenated historic, entertainment and financial gateway. With 182 InterContinental Hotels & Resorts open worldwide and more than 50 hotels in the global development pipeline,… Read the full press release

IHG opens Holiday Inn® Houston Downtown hotel

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ATLANTA, 2016-Jan-29 — /Travel PR News/ — InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG), one of the world’s leading hotel companies, announces the opening of the newly-converted 212-room Holiday Inn® Houston Downtown hotel in Houston, Texas. This is the first Holiday Inn hotel located in the downtown area of the city and joins the Crowne Plaza® Houston-Downtown hotel and the Holiday… Read the full press release

Singapore Airlines launches service from Singapore to the capitals of Australia and New Zealand

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• New service to bring international flights to Canberra • First to link Canberra with Wellington SINGAPORE, 2016-Jan-28 — /Travel PR News/ — Singapore Airlines is to introduce services to both Canberra and Wellington with the launch of a new ‘Capital Express’ route. The new flights from Singapore will connect the capitals of both Australia and New Zealand…. Read the full press release

Wizz Air marks two million passengers carried on its Macedonia routes

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BUDAPEST, Hungary, 2016-Jan-28 — /Travel PR News/ — Wizz Air, the largest low-cost airline in Central and Eastern Europe, today celebrates a major milestone with two million passengers carried on its low fare Macedonia routes. The first WIZZ flight took off from Skopje in June 2011 and since then, the airline has constantly expanded its Macedonian… Read the full press release

Arik Air resumes flights from Lagos to Freetown, Sierra Leone

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Ikeja, Nigeria, 2016-Jan-28 — /Travel PR News/ — Flights from Lagos to Freetown were suspended in July 2014 at the outbreak of the Ebola in some West African nations. The resumed service will entail a new schedule with flights from Lagos to Freetown now routed via Accra, Ghana. This will be a three weekly flight to… Read the full press release

Mandarin Oriental, Guangzhou and Agent Provocateur to launch limited edition romantic package

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Hong Kong, 2016-Jan-28 — /Travel PR News/ — Mandarin Oriental, Guangzhou has teamed up with luxury British lingerie retailer Agent Provocateur to launch a limited edition romantic package, effective from 1 February to 13 April 2016. This package features bespoke offerings including a night’s stay in a luxurious Deluxe Room with breakfast, complimentary private fitting appointment with… Read the full press release

Marriott Hotels further expand in China with the opening of the Zhuhai Marriott Hotel

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Zhuhai, China, 2016-Jan-28 — /Travel PR News/ — Marriott Hotels, the iconic flagship brand of Marriott International (NASDAQ: MAR), accelerates its expansion momentum in China with the opening of the Zhuhai Marriott Hotel in the city of Zhuhai, China. Under a long-term management agreement with ZhuHai New Dragon Hotel Co., Ltd, the 332-room Zhuhai Marriott Hotel… Read the full press release

Marriott International opens its first dual branded property in India, the Courtyard by Marriott and Fairfield by Marriott

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Courtyard by Marriott and Fairfield by Marriott in Outer Ring Road Bengaluru BENGALURU, INDIA, 2016-Jan-28 — /Travel PR News/ — Marriott International, Inc. (NASDAQ: MAR) expands its brand offering in Bengaluru with the opening of the first dual branded property in the country, the Courtyard by Marriott and Fairfield by Marriott. The property is located in… Read the full press release

Enterprise Rent-A-Car launches Exotic Car Collection in the UK

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LONDON, 2016-Jan-26 — /Travel PR News/ — Enterprise Rent-A-Car, part of the world’s largest car hire company, Enterprise Holdings, has launched its new Exotic Car Collection in the UK to give consumers access to some of the world’s most desirable vehicles. The launch follows a trial period, which has seen enquiries for some categories of its prestige… Read the full press release

VisitFlorida: McKee Botanical Garden to host Guy Darrough’s Roar of the Dinosaur exhibit beginning February 2, 2016

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Vero Beach, Fla., 2016-Jan-26 — /Travel PR News/ — McKee Botanical Garden is pleased to announce that Roar of the Dinosaur, featuring the life-sized creations of well-known fossil collector Guy Darrough, will be on display at the Garden beginning February 2, 2016. McKee Botanical Garden. Roar of the Dinosaur offers a realistic glimpse into the prehistoric world, allowing visitors to experience what life was like millions… Read the full press release

Maldives to present at the 47th International Boat Show Düsseldorf 2016, from January 23rd – 31st

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MALDIVES, 2016-Jan-26 — /Travel PR News/ — Maldives will be participating in 47th International Boat Show Düsseldorf 2016 to be hosted in Germany from January 23rd – 31st. This is one of the largest sea sports exhibitions. BOOT fair is a consumer fair targeted to sea sport enthusiasts and diving. At this event, visitors can inspect,… Read the full press release

First Greater Manchester launches new Premium Busway Service ‘Vantage’

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MANCHESTER, UK, 2016-Jan-26 — /Travel PR News/ — First Greater Manchester has today unveiled the new service brand ‘Vantage’ to be introduced on the Leigh-Salford-Manchester premium Busway later this year. ‘Vantage’ reflects the premium quality of the unique Busway service. The superior travel experience was revealed today on the first of twenty, new, high quality low-emission hybrid… Read the full press release

Allegiant increases flight frequency to Destin / Fort Walton Beach from Cincinnati and St. Louis

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DESTIN, Fla., 2016-Jan-26 — /Travel PR News/ — Allegiant (NASDAQ: ALGT) today announces that it will  offer more nonstop flights and low fares to Destin / Fort Walton Beach from  Cincinnati and St. Louis. Last week Allegiant announced Destin / Fort Walton  Beach as its newest destination in its network, with seasonal, twice weekly  nonstop flights… Read the full press release

Tourism Australia launches its latest campaign focused on the country’s world-class aquatic and coastal experiences

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New York, NY, 2016-Jan-26 — /Travel PR News/ — Tourism Australia has launched its latest campaign, which is focused on highlighting the country’s world-class aquatic and coastal experiences, in a bid to lure more international visitors to Australia. The new creative, the latest instalment in Tourism Australia’s global There’s Nothing like Australia campaign, was officially unveiled… Read the full press release

TAP launches direct daily flights between Lisbon and Vigo (Spain) starting July 1

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LISBON, Portugal, 2016-Jan-26 — /Travel PR News/ — TAP strengthens its commitment to Spain with 16% more flights in 2016 On 1 July, TAP will begin offering direct daily flights between Lisbon and Vigo. In addition to the new route, Vigo will still be served from Porto, with the current overland transport service between the Spanish… Read the full press release

Charleston International Airport: temporary lane closures due to construction beginning Monday, January 25

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North Charleston, S.C., 2016-Jan-25 — /Travel PR News/ — Construction in front of the Charleston International Airport will result in temporary lane closures affecting those dropping off and picking up passengers beginning Monday, January 25. The center median that separates pickup and drop off traffic from taxi and shuttle traffic will be demolished and repaved. The… Read the full press release

Four Seasons Hotel Amman TripAdvisor 2016 Travelers’ Choice Awards: Top Hotel in Jordan, Top Hotel for Service in Jordan and Top Luxury Hotels in Jordan

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Amman, Jordan, 2016-Jan-25 — /Travel PR News/ — Four Seasons Hotel Amman continues to cement its position in the country year after year as Jordan’s most prestigious hospitality address, taking home three TripAdvisor Travelers’ Choice Awards in 2016. The coveted awards are presented only to the top 1 percent of all hotels on TripAdvisor. This year,… Read the full press release

Four Seasons Resort and Club Dallas at Las Colinas partners with Technogym to provide the first Group Cycle Connect experience in the U.S.

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Revolutionary interactive indoor cycling experience combines connected functionality and design with comfort and performance DALLAS, Texas, 2016-Jan-25 — /Travel PR News/ — Four Seasons Resort and Club Dallas at Las Colinas, Texas’ leading resort destination, has partnered with Technogym,  a worldwide leader in health and wellness, to provide the first Group Cycle Connect experience in the… Read the full press release

Four Seasons Hotel Doha names Ahmad Sleiman as the Hotel’s new Executive Chef

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25-Year Four Seasons veteran chef brings global expertise to lead Hotel’s culinary journey Doha, Qatar, 2016-Jan-25 — /Travel PR News/ — Four Seasons Hotel Doha welcomes Ahmad Sleiman as the Hotel’s new Executive Chef.  In his role, Sleiman will oversee the Hotel’s nine restaurant and lounge outlets, along with catering and banquet operations. “We are delighted… Read the full press release

Bangkok Airways took ownership of its fifth brand-new ATR 72-600

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BANGKOK, Thailand, 2016-Jan-25 — /Travel PR News/ — Bangkok Airways Public Company Limited has today taken ownership of its fifth brand-new ATR 72-600. Four more are still to be delivered. The new-generation ATR-600s are equipped with state of the art full-glass cockpit monitoring and control systems plus feature high comfort layout seating for 70 passengers with… Read the full press release