Qatar Airways renewed the branding that covers FC Barcelona’s stadium, Camp Nou

The ‘team that unites the world’ welcomes FC Barcelona fans every time they attend their team’s matches BARCELONA, Spain, 2014-12-10 — /Travel PR News/ — Qatar Airways has renewed the branding that covers FC Barcelona’s stadium, Camp Nou. The new image, which is based on the concept of ‘a team that unites the world’ – first introduced… Read the full press release

Qatar Airways continues to expand in Africa with the launch of flights to the Eritrean capital Asmara

Five-star Airline Celebrates with a VIP Reception in Asmara Passengers to Benefit from a Direct Non-stop Service Connecting Asmara via Doha to more than 140 Global Destinations DOHA, Qatar, 2014-12-10 — /Travel PR News/ — Qatar Airways has continued its expansion into Africa with the launch of services to its twelfth new destination this year, the Eritrean… Read the full press release

Southwest Airlines® recognized as one of America’s most community-minded companies in The Civic 50

Airline continues legacy as the hometown carrier that cares DALLAS, TX, 2014-12-10 — /Travel PR News/ — Southwest Airlines® (NYSE: LUV) was recognized today as one of America’s most community-minded companies in The Civic 50, an annual initiative that identifies and recognizes companies for their commitment to improve the quality of life in the communities where they… Read the full press release

Bombardier Business Aircraft delivered a Challenger 605 aircraft in Turkey for charter company MNG Jet

Challenger 605 aircraft expands its presence in the Middle East DUBAI, 2014-12-10 — /Travel PR News/ — Bombardier Business Aircraft announced today that it has delivered a Challenger 605 aircraft in Turkey that will be operated by MNG Jet, an aircraft management and charter company with a strong fleet of 10 business jets and a… Read the full press release

Bombardier appoints Indamer Aviation Private Limited as an Authorized Service Facility for business aircraft customers in India

Indamer Aviation Private Limited appointed Authorized Service Facility to perform line maintenance for allGlobal business aircraft models MONTREAL, 2014-12-10 — /Travel PR News/ — Bombardier Business Aircraft continues to find more places to serve its customers with the appointment of Indamer Aviation Private Limited as an Authorized Service Facility (ASF) for business aircraft customers based… Read the full press release

Bombardier Business Aircraft adds Arabasco as an Authorized Service Facility for Challenger 605 aircraft customers in Saudi Arabia

Arabasco will perform line maintenance for Challenger 605 aircraft models DUBAI, 2014-12-10 — /Travel PR News/ — Bombardier Business Aircraft today announced the recent addition of Arabasco as an Authorized Service Facility (ASF) forChallenger 605 aircraft customers based in or flying to Saudi Arabia. Under the ASF agreement, Arabasco will offer Bombardier Business Aircraft customers… Read the full press release

New Zealand Tourism: Eichardt’s Private Hotel named ‘world’s best ski resort hotel’ at the 2014 World Luxury Hotel Awards

Auckland, New Zealand, 2014-12-10 — /Travel PR News/ — The latest win will sit proudly alongside other notable honours, including the recent ‘Best NZ Hotel’ plaque at the HM Awards, ‘NZ’s Best Ski Boutique Hotel’ at the World Ski Awards and 2013’s ‘World’s best ski resort hotel’ again praising the hotel’s dedication to excellence. Positioned… Read the full press release

New Zealand Tourism: Indian adventurer completes New Zealand’s epic walk Te Araroa – The Long Pathway

An Indian-born adventurer has taken an unexpected journey from the slums of India to the extremities of Middle-earth. Auckland, New Zealand, 2014-12-10 — /Travel PR News/ — Naresh Kumar, a 32-year-old originally from Chennai, India, has completed New Zealand’s epic walk Te Araroa – The Long Pathway, a 3000km continuous trail that begins at sacred… Read the full press release

Oakwood Worldwide® launched a hotel desk at its Asia Pacific Regional Headquarters, a first in the region for the serviced apartment industry

SINGAPORE, 2014-12-10 — /Travel PR News/ — Oakwood Worldwide®, the global leader in corporate housing and serviced apartment solutions, recently launched a hotel desk at its Asia Pacific Regional Headquarters, a first in the region for the serviced apartment industry. The introduction of a hotel desk enables Oakwood Worldwide to meet greater client demand for accommodations… Read the full press release

Multigenerational travel is poised for rapid and sustained growth according to Preferred Hotel Group survey

Ushering in a new era of multigenerational travel, Preferred Hotel Group releases new study identifying the evolving profile of one of leisure travel’s fastest growing segments CHICAGO, 2014-12-9 — /Travel PR News/ — Fueled by grandparents’ wallets and grandchildren’s sense of wanderlust (with an unexpected assist from Facebook), multigenerational travel is poised for rapid and sustained… Read the full press release

Cape Town Tourism delighted that Cape Town has been voted the best destination in the world for a city break in the Telegraph Travel Awards 2014

Cape Town, South Africa, 2014-12-9 — /Travel PR News/ — Cape Town Tourism is delighted by the news that Cape Town has been voted the best destination in the world for a city break in the Telegraph Travel Awards 2014. Says Cape Town Tourism CEO, Enver Duminy: “This is the third consecutive year that Cape… Read the full press release

Qantas to begin direct flights from Brisbane to Tokyo’s Narita Airport from August next year

SYDNEY, Australia, 2014-12-9 — /Travel PR News/ — Qantas will begin direct flights from Brisbane to Tokyo’s Narita Airport from August next year as part of the airline’s expansion of services into Japan. This new direct service will operate four times a week and complement a new direct daily Sydney-Haneda service.* Qantas will also fly… Read the full press release

Preferred Hotel Group welcomes The South Beach into membership of its Preferred Hotels & Resorts brand

New-Build Luxury Hotel Scheduled to Open in 2015 as a Member of Preferred Hotels & Resorts Singapore, 2014-12-9 — /Travel PR News/ — Preferred Hotel Group is proud to welcome The South Beach – one of Asia’s most highly anticipated new openings – into membership of its Preferred Hotels & Resorts brand. This addition increases the company’s… Read the full press release

InterContinental Hotels Group and Operadora MEXAA announce the opening of the Staybridge Suites® Puebla hotel, Mexico

New Staybridge Suites hotel to open after a $12 million investment by ownership Puebla, Mexico, 2014-12-9 — /Travel PR News/ — InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG), one of the world’s leading hotel companies, and Operadora MEXAA, announce the groundbreaking of the Staybridge Suites® Puebla hotel. Currently undergoing construction, the hotel is expected to open by Fall 2015. There are… Read the full press release

InterContinental Hotels & Resorts won five awards at the 21st World Travel Awards Grand Finals including the title of World’s Leading Hotel Brand

Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom, 2014-12-9 — /Travel PR News/ — InterContinental Hotels & Resorts, part of one of the world’s leading hotel companies InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG), claimed five awards at the 21st World Travel Awards Grand Finals, including the coveted title of World’s Leading Hotel Brand, an accolade the brand has held for six consecutive years… Read the full press release

InterContinental Hotels Group announces their latest signing in Singapore with the OUE Group for a new 243-room extension to Crowne Plaza Changi Airport

SINGAPORE, 2014-12-9 — /Travel PR News/ — InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) today announces their latest signing in Singapore with the OUE Group, a leading diversified real estate owner, developer and operator, for a new 243-room extension to Crowne Plaza Changi Airport. The management agreement increases the business hotel’s room count by more than 75 percent… Read the full press release

InterContinental® Hotels & Resorts to partner with Norland College – premier provider of the highest quality nannies, Norland Nannies

LONDON, 2014-12-9 — /Travel PR News/ — Intercontinental® Hotels Group (IHG) today announces the first collaboration between a global hotel brand and a premier provider of early years training. For the next two years, InterContinental® Hotels & Resorts will partner with Norland College – a name recognised all over the world as the mark of the… Read the full press release

Arik Air won four awards at the 11th Security Watch Africa Awards, Lecture and Exhibition in Dubai

Ikeja, Nigeria, 2014-12-8 — /Travel PR News/ — The profile of Arik Air, West and Central Africa’s largest carrier, continues to soar as the airline won four awards at the 11th Security Watch Africa Awards, Lecture and Exhibition held in Dubai, United Arabs Emirates on Thursday, November 27, 2014. One after the other, the executives of the… Read the full press release

Mandarin Oriental now with 11 restaurants with 16 Michelin stars, more than any other hotel group in the world

Hong Kong, 2014-12-8 — /Travel PR News/ —  Mandarin Oriental hotels have long been renowned for their excellence and innovation in food and beverage, and the Group’s passion for creating memorable dining experiences has once again been recognised, with ten restaurants being honoured in the 2015 Michelin Guides, bringing the current total number of restaurants in… Read the full press release

Amadeus to integrate Worldpay’s extensive payment services into the Amadeus Payment Platform (APP)

Amadeus’ travel customers to accept more payment types from travellers in more countries and in more currencies Madrid, Spain and London, UK, 2014-12-8 — /Travel PR News/ — Amadeus and Worldpay, a global leader in payment processing, risk management and alternative payments, announce at the 8th annual Airline & Travel Payments Summit (ATPS) event, a global agreement… Read the full press release

Travelport announced the appointment of Matt Minetola as its new Chief Information Officer

Langley, UK, 2014-12-8 — /Travel PR News/ — Travelport (TVPT), a leading Travel Commerce Platform providing distribution, technology, payment and other solutions for the $7 trillion global travel and tourism industry, announced today the appointment of Matt Minetola as its new Chief Information Officer. Minetola, who takes on responsibility for leading Travelport’s Technology organization with immediate… Read the full press release

The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company becomes the first Founding Partner of IMPACT 2030: The Global Initiative for the Advancement of Corporate Volunteering

To be introduced at the United Nations on “International Volunteer Day” Friday, December 5. Chevy Chase, Md., 2014-12-8 — /Travel PR News/ — The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company has become the first Founding Partner of IMPACT 2030: The Global Initiative for the Advancement of Corporate Volunteering. IMPACT 2030 will be introduced at the United Nations on Friday, December… Read the full press release

Residence Inn by Marriott rolls out collaborative reading app for iPhones and iPads to allow kids and their parents, grandparents and other loved ones read stories remotely

Partnership with Cricket Media’s Story Bug enables parents to read a bedtime story with their children across the miles Bethesda, Md., 2014-12-8 — /Travel PR News/ — Geographic distance no longer means having to compromise sacred bedtime rituals with your children. Launching today, Residence Inn by Marriott announces a partnership with Story Bug by Cricket Media, a… Read the full press release

Marriott International, Inc. opens the AC Hotel New Orleans Bourbon celebrating the official entrée of AC Hotels by Marriott into North America

Boutique hotel brand celebrates U.S. debut in historic Cotton Exchange building in New Orleans New Orleans, Louisiana, 2014-12-8 — /Travel PR News/ — Marriott International, Inc. (NASDAQ: MAR) announced today the opening of the AC Hotel New Orleans Bourbon, celebrating the official entrée of AC Hotels by Marriott into North America.  Originally founded in 1998 by renowned Spanish hotelier… Read the full press release

Jon Fisher joined Hilton at The Ageas Bowl as its new director of sales

SOUTHAMPTON, U.K.,  2014-12-8 — /Travel PR News/ — Jon Fisher has joined Hilton at The Ageas Bowl as its new director of sales, marking the start of Hilton’s recruitment drive in the lead up to the new hotel’s grand opening in May 2015. The four-star hotel is based at the home of Hampshire cricket, The Ageas Bowl, and… Read the full press release

Tourism Australia’s annual Corroboree Greater China event to be held on Hamilton Island from 12 to 15 May 2015

SYDNEY, Australia, 2014-12-5 — /Travel PR News/ — More than 200 leading travel agents from China, Hong Kong and Taiwan – all ‘Aussie Specialists’ with experience in selling Australian holidays – will visit the Whitsundays next year as part of Tourism Australia’s annual Corroboree Greater China event. The event will be hosted on Hamilton Island… Read the full press release

PATA announces line up of international speakers for the upcoming PATA Adventure Travel and Responsible Tourism Conference and Mart 2015 in Thimphu, Bhutan, February 4-6, 2015

BANGKOK, 2014-12-5 — /Travel PR News/ — The Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) is pleased to be bringing together a dynamic line up of international speakers for the upcoming PATA Adventure Travel and Responsible Tourism Conference and Mart 2015 (AT&RTCM 2015) in Thimphu, Bhutan on February 4-6, 2015. The event will bring together both public and… Read the full press release

The Cedar Rapids Airport Commission names Martin Lenss as the new Airport Director at The Eastern Iowa Airport

Cedar Rapids, IA, 2014-12-5 — /Travel PR News/ — The Cedar Rapids Airport Commission has named Martin Lenss as the new Airport Director at The Eastern Iowa Airport. Mr. Lenss comes to The Eastern Iowa Airport from his most recent post as Executive Director for the Rochester Airport Company (RST) in Rochester Minnesota. Prior to Rochester, Mr…. Read the full press release

Ontario International Airport will host its annual “Holiday Heroes” celebration for approximately 100 young students on December 8

Ontario, CA, 2014-12-5 — /Travel PR News/ — Ontario International Airport will host its annual “Holiday Heroes” celebration for approximately 100 young students on December 8 WHAT:            Ontario International Airport (ONT) will host its annual “Holiday Heroes” celebration for approximately 100 young students. The students, from theOntario/Montclair YMCA,will be treated to a special holiday feast donated… Read the full press release

Christchurch Airport: Fiji Airways starts permanent second service each week between Christchurch and Nadi

Christcurch, New Zealand, 2014-12-5 — /Travel PR News/ — More than fifty-three-thousand South Islanders can’t be wrong … and even more will soon holiday in Fiji, thanks to extra flights just announced for Christchurch Airport. Fiji Airways will begin a permanent second service each week between Christchurch and Nadi in time for winter holidays in the… Read the full press release