Category Archives: Travel Services

Qatar Airways and British Airways announce joint business agreement that will provide better links between the UK, Asia, Middle East and Africa

Posted on by

The new agreement will serve more than 70 destinations across the two airlines combined network DOHA, Qatar, 2016-Sep-28 — /Travel PR News/ —Qatar Airways and British Airways’ parent company, International Airlines Group (IAG), today announced a joint business agreement that will come into effect on 30 October 2016. The joint business will benefit customers by… Read the full news article

Qatar Airways launches flights to Windhoek, Namibia

Posted on by

Qatar Airways now flies four times a week from its hub in Doha to Windhoek, the gateway to Namibia’s spectacular landscapes and desert DOHA, Qatar, 2016-Sep-28 — /Travel PR News/ — The capital of Namibia, Windhoek, today welcomed the first Qatar Airways flight to arrive at its international airport from Doha, Qatar. A VIP delegation from… Read the full news article

EL FUNDADOR DE MELIÁ HOTELS INTERNATIONAL, GABRIEL ESCARRER, RECIBE EN LONDRES EL PREMIO “HALL OF FAME” EN EL FORO DE INVERSIÓN HOTELERA MÁS IMPORTANTE DE EUROPA

Posted on by

El reconocimiento se otorga a aquellas personas que han realizado una “profunda contribución” a la Industria Hotelera de Europa Mallorca, España, 2016-Sep-28 — /Travel PR News/ — Gabriel Escarrer Juliá, fundador y presidente de Meliá Hotels International (MHI) la primera compañía hotelera española y tercera en Europa, ha sido reconocido con el “Hall of Fame Award”… Read the full news article

Gulfstream Aerospace marks the end of G150’s more than 10-year production run

Posted on by

Strong Support Continues For G150 Operators SAVANNAH, Georgia, 2016-Sep-28 — /Travel PR News/ — Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. today announced it has sold the last Gulfstream G150, marking the end of the mid-size aircraft’s more than 10-year production run. The final G150 will be delivered to a customer in mid-2017. “The G150 has had a distinguished history,… Read the full news article

Air France launches new route between Paris-Charles de Gaulle and Oran in Algeria

Posted on by

PARIS, 2016-Sep-28 — /Travel PR News/ — On 25 September 2016, Air France officially launched its new route between Paris-Charles de Gaulle and Oran in Algeria. Since 27 July 2016, Air France has been offering its customers a new service between Paris-Charles de Gaulle and Oran. Three weekly flights connect the two cities by Airbus A320… Read the full news article

easyJet introduces Apple Pay on Web for bookings made on easyJet.com

Posted on by

LUTON, UK, 2016-Sep-28 — /Travel PR News/ — easyJet, Europe’s leading airline, has today announced that customers can now use Apple Pay on Web for bookings made on easyJet.com. This makes payment a seamless “2 touch” process. Apple Pay is already available via easyJet’s iOS mobile app however from today customers will also be able to confirm… Read the full news article

Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport the first airport in the U.S. to participate in the Smart Security project

Posted on by

MoU signed at the ACI-NA/World Annual General Assembly, Conference and Exhibition  Montréal, 2016-Sep-27 — /Travel PR News/ — A new Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed today at the Airports Council International (ACI) North America/World Annual General Assembly, Conference and Exhibition by and between ACI World, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) and the City… Read the full news article

British Airways’ podcasts from top Kiss FM DJ Charlie Hedges available on all long-haul flights

Posted on by

LONDON, 2016-Sep-27 — /Travel PR News/ — Clubbers looking for the right vibe to fly with can chill out and listen to special British Airways’ podcasts from top Kiss FM DJ Charlie Hedges. The 30-year-old Londoner, hosts her ‘Charlie Hedges Presents’ monthly podcast, which is now available on all long-haul British Airways flights through the airline’s… Read the full news article

Qatar Airways reaffirm its commitment towards India’s tourism market at the Incredible India Tourism Investors’ Summit 2016

Posted on by

His Excellency Mr. Akbar Al Baker joined an esteemed CEO panel discussion at Incredible India Tourism Investors’ Summit 2016 NEW DELHI, India, 2016-Sep-27 — /Travel PR News/ — Qatar Airways participated in the Incredible India Tourism Investors’ Summit 2016 (IITIS) on 23 September to reaffirm its commitment towards India’s tourism market. Qatar Airways Group Chief Executive,… Read the full news article

Revised tourism visa scheme promotes Qatar as world-class stopover destination

Posted on by

Ministry of Interior, Qatar Airways and Qatar Tourism Authority work together to expand free transit visa stays in Qatar from 48 hours to 96 hours Nearly 30 million annual Qatar Airways passengers can plan a Doha stopover more easily UNWTO Secretary General: new scheme is significant change and will result in increase of visitors to… Read the full news article

Qatar Airways again named the Best Middle Eastern/African Airline at the 2016 Business Traveller Asia-Pacific Awards

Posted on by

Business travellers retain Qatar Airways as their airline of choice to travel with DOHA, Qatar, 2016-Sep-27 — /Travel PR News/ — Qatar Airways was once again named the Best Middle Eastern/African Airline at the 2016 Business Traveller Asia-Pacific Awards held in Hong Kong on 23 September, 2016. This marks the seventh consecutive year the airline has… Read the full news article

MSC Cruises further improves its service to the Chinese market with the deployment of MSC Splendida to China as of May 2018

Posted on by

Geneva, Switzerland and Beijing, 2016-Sep-26 — /Travel PR News/ — MSC Cruises, the Swiss-based world’s largest privately-owned cruise line and market leader in Europe, South America and South Africa, revealed today that it will deploy its MSC Splendida to China as of May 2018. In connection with this, following in the footsteps of the announcement of… Read the full news article

Wizz Air starts operating its low fare flights on the Bucharest – Budapest route

Posted on by

BUDAPEST, HUNGARY, 2016-Sep-26 — /Travel PR News/ — Wizz Air, the largest low-cost airline in Central and Eastern Europe and Romania’s largest airline,yesterday started operating its low fare flights on the Bucharest – Budapest route. The maiden flight took off from Bucharest with 176 passengers on board. The new service is operated three times per week… Read the full news article

Wizz Air celebrates the major milestone of opening its 25th base in Kutaisi, Georgia

Posted on by

SEVEN NEW GEORGIAN ROUTES IN THE WIZZ NETWORK BUDAPEST, HUNGARY, 2016-Sep-26 — /Travel PR News/ — Wizz Air, the largest low-cost airline in Central and Eastern Europe, today celebrates the major milestone of opening its 25th base in Kutaisi, Georgia. The airline has based one of its new Airbus A320 aircraft at Kutaisi Airport, starting seven… Read the full news article

InterContinental to open first resort in the Maldives on the island of Maamunagau

Posted on by

Second Maldives resort by IHG and Hotel Properties Limited to open on Maamunagau island DENHAM, UK, 2016-Sep-26 — /Travel PR News/ — InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG®), one of the world’s leading hotel companies, has signed a management agreement with Hotel Properties Limited (“HPL”) to open a new InterContinental resort on the island of Maamunagau in the Maldives…. Read the full news article

InterContinental Hotels Group announces Holiday Inn® Dubai Science Park, scheduled to open in 2019

Posted on by

DENHAM, UK, 2016-Sep-26 — /Travel PR News/ — InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG®), one of the world’s leading hotel companies, announced today the signing of Holiday Inn® Dubai Science Park. The newly built hotel will operate under a management agreement with an affiliate of the Rolaco Group, who also own InterContinental® Dallas, InterContinental® Semiramis, InterContinental®Geneva, Crowne Plaza®… Read the full news article

Virgin Trains announces discount on Edinburgh and London route

Posted on by

£15 each way in Standard Class £30 each way in First Class LONDON, 2016-Sep-26 — /Travel PR News/ — Virgin Trains on the east coast is offering flyers between Edinburgh and London discounted travel in a bid to encourage more people to forget the plane and take the train. With Standard Class tickets down to… Read the full news article

British Airways teams up with 3FM Radio to promote its flights between the Isle of Man and London City Airport

Posted on by

LONDON, 2016-Sep-23 — /Travel PR News/ — Residents on the Isle of Man were asked to put their local knowledge to the test this week as the British Airways island challenge took off. The airline teamed up with 3FM Radio for a unique treasure hunt to promote the return British Airways flights between the Isle of… Read the full news article

Virginia Tourism Corporation launches LGBT Tourism Resource Guide as part of its LGBT tourism marketing efforts

Posted on by

RICHMOND, VA, 2016-Sep-23 — /Travel PR News/ — Today (September 22, 2016), Virginia Tourism Corporation (VTC) announced the official launch of its new LGBT tourism marketing efforts. The implementations, including a brand new landing page for LGBT travelers and Virginia is for Lovers PRIDE merchandise, are part of the recommendations offered by Governor Terry McAuliffe’s LGBT Tourism Task Force…. Read the full news article

TAP Maintenance & Engineering reached an industry-first by retrofitting an Airbus ACJ319 with Sharklets

Posted on by

Lisbon, Portugal, 2016-Sep-23 — /Travel PR News/ — TAP Maintenance & Engineering (TAP M&E) performed the world’s first Sharklet retrofit of an in-service ACJ319 VIP on behalf of Airbus Corporate Jets, as part of the first turn-key project for Comlux The Aviation Group. All the work was carried out by TAP M&E Unit based at the… Read the full news article

TAP launches campaign for Victoria Programme members to fly to Madeira for only five thousand miles

Posted on by

TAP SOLIDARITY CAMPAIGN Lisbon, Portugal, 2016-Sep-23 — /Travel PR News/ — TAP has launched a campaign for Victoria Programme members to fly to Madeira for only five thousand miles and discover what was recently considered by the World Travel Awards as the “best island destination in the world” and at the same time support TAP’s ongoing… Read the full news article

TAP wins “Best Airline” category of the Publituris Portugal Travel Awards 2016

Posted on by

Latest conquest at the Publituris awards Lisbon, Portugal, 2016-Sep-23 — /Travel PR News/ — Portuguese flag-carrier TAP was the overall winner in the “Best Airline” category of the Publituris Portugal Travel Awards 2016. The 13th edition of this prize ceremony gala was held in Coimbra last Friday. The finalists, who were short-listed in each category by… Read the full news article

Christchurch Airport welcomes Fiji Airways’ third permanent service between Christchurch and Nadi

Posted on by

Services to increase to three flights per week from the South Island gateway. Christchurch, New Zealand, 2016-Sep-23 — /Travel PR News/ — It will be even easier to fly between Christchurch and Fiji from early January, when Fiji Airways adds a third permanent service. The Fiji national carrier already operates two-weekly services between Christchurch and Nadi,… Read the full news article

Flybe adds extra 35,000 seats to its summer 2017 routes from Yorkshire’s Doncaster Sheffield Airport

Posted on by

Doncaster, England, 2016-Sep-23 — /Travel PR News/ — AN extra 35,000 seats are being added from Yorkshire’s Doncaster Sheffield Airport as Flybe launch their summer 2017 routes. The Flybe routes for next summer go on sale today (September 20) and the original eight destinations which were launched earlier this year will become 10 for next summer… Read the full news article

Adventure Travel Trade Association’s AdventureEDU to host two-day training event for Swedish adventure travel businesses

Posted on by

Seattle, WA, 2016-Sep-22 — /Travel PR News/ — The Adventure Travel Trade Association’s AdventureEDU educators will travel to Västmanland, Sweden, November 15 – 16, 2016, to lead a two-day training event for Swedish adventure travel businesses. Recognizing the sophisticated nature of the participants, the educators engaged for the event include some of the industry’s best-regarded and… Read the full news article

Virgin Trains extends its booking horizon to six months in advance to tempt people away from air travel

Posted on by

LONDON, 2016-Sep-22 — /Travel PR News/ — Virgin Trains has extended its booking horizon from the industry standard of three months to six months in advance for weekday tickets on both its west coast and east coast routes. This gives customers more time to plan holidays and secure great deals, and book tickets for big… Read the full news article

Virgin Trains creates up to 85 new jobs with the opening of its new customer call centre in Newcastle

Posted on by

LONDON, 2016-Sep-22 — /Travel PR News/ — Virgin Trains has opened a new customer call centre in Newcastle, creating up to 85 new jobs in the city. The company’s Customer Solutions Centre is designed to improve customer service by bringing roles in-house and with employees working and travelling along its east coast route. The centre… Read the full news article

Volaris took delivery of the first A320neo Airbus aircraft in Mexico and North America

Posted on by

Volaris unveils the aircraft at a major event at Lic. Adolfo Lopez Mateos International Airport in Toluca, State of Mexico. With this acquisition Volaris strengthens its fleet – one of the youngest in America – with an aircraft is estimated to save more than 15 percent in fuel. MEXICO CITY, 2016-Sep-22 — /Travel PR News/… Read the full news article

Hala Abu Dhabi selected as excursions and activities provider for Sir Bani Yas Island and Beach Oasis cruise destination stop

Posted on by

ABU DHABI, 2016-Sep-22 — /Travel PR News/ — Hala Abu Dhabi, the destination management company of the Etihad Aviation Group (EAG), has been selected as the exclusive shore excursions and activities provider for Sir Bani Yas Island and Beach Oasis, the latest cruise destination stop in the UAE for the 2016/2017 season. The announcement was made… Read the full news article

Etihad Airways received the ‘Airline of the Year’ award for the third consecutive year by Travel Trade Gazette

Posted on by

ABU DHABI, 2016-Sep-22 — /Travel PR News/ — Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, has been awarded the ‘Airline of the Year’ award for the third consecutive year by UK magazine, Travel Trade Gazette (TTG). The awards were announced last night at a prestigious ceremony at the Lyceum Theatre in London’s West… Read the full news article