Category Archives: Travel Services

Marriott International continues to gather momentum with packed schedule of 30 property openings across Africa by 2020

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9 hotels, 1300 rooms scheduled to open by 2015; 30 hotels, 5500 rooms expected to open by 2020 USD 1.5.bn capital investment by Marriott’s real estate partners Bethesda, Md., 2014-10-3 — /Travel PR News/ — Marriott International, Africa’s largest hotel company following its strategic acquisition of Protea Hotel Group, continues to gather momentum with a packed… Read the full press release

Enterprise CarShare selected by General Services Administration as contracted car-sharing vendor for pilot program in Washington D.C., New York City, Boston and Chicago

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Local Enterprise Network Offers Government Agencies Affordable, Sustainable Transportation ST. LOUIS, 2014-10-3 — /Travel PR News/ — The General Services Administration (GSA) has selected Enterprise CarShare as a contracted car-sharing vendor for a pilot program in Washington D.C., New York City, Boston and Chicago. The initial one-year program will provide government agencies and their employees the opportunity to… Read the full press release

Enterprise Holdings announces its annual Auction Achievement Award winners

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Clayton, Missouri, 2014-10-3 — /Travel PR News/ —  Enterprise Holdings, which operates the Enterprise Rent-A-Car, National Car Rental and Alamo Rent A Car brands, has announced its annual Auction Achievement Award winners. Nine U.S. automotive auction houses are being honored by Enterprise Holdings, which – through its regional subsidiaries – operates the largest fleet of vehicles in the… Read the full press release

Agoda.com announces its selection of hotels offering special promotions in Berlin, Germany to mark the 25th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall

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SINGAPORE, 2014-10-3 — /Travel PR News/ — Agoda.com, one of Asia’s leading hotel booking sites and part of Nasdaq-listed Priceline Group (Nasdaq:PCLN), has prepared a list of hotels offering special promotions in Berlin, Germany to mark the 25th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. The event was one of the twentieth century’s most defining… Read the full press release

Travelport honoured with the Best GDS award for the sixth consecutive year at the 25th Annual TTG Travel Awards 2014

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Bangkok, Thailand, 2014-10-3 — /Travel PR News/ — Travelport, a leading Travel Commerce Platform providing distribution, technology, payment and other solutions for the $7 trillion global travel and tourism industry, has been honoured with the Best GDS award for the sixth consecutive year at the 25th Annual TTG Travel Awards 2014.  The award was announced at… Read the full press release

Travelport launches its industry-leading Travelport Universal API to developers and customers in India

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Bangalore, India, 2014-10-3 — /Travel PR News/ — Travelport, a leading Travel Commerce Platform providing distribution, technology, payment and other solutions for the $7 trillion global travel and tourism industry, last week launched its industry-leading Travelport Universal API (Application Programming Interface) to developers and customers in India. Over the course of the week, Travelport delivered… Read the full press release

Marriott International plans to have 25 percent of its existing global hotel portfolio owned by diverse owners, including women, by 2020

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Lodging Leader Focused on Increasing Women Owners. New York, 2014-10-3 — /Travel PR News/ — From its inaugural Women’s Ownership Works or WOW Summit at the Courtyard/Residence Inn Manhattan Central Park, Marriott International (NASDAQ: MAR) will announce plans to have 1,000 or 25 percent of its existing global hotel portfolio owned by diverse owners, including women,… Read the full press release

Lufthansa takes off with new Premium Economy Class seats

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First Boeing 747-8 equipped with Premium Economy Class – Exclusive preview of the largest product upgrade of all travel classes in Lufthansa’s history. Frankfurt, Germany, 2014-10-3 — /Travel PR News/ — At 11.00 a.m. today, LH 9880 a special flight took off from Frankfurt Airport. On board the Boeing 747-8 was the new Premium Economy… Read the full press release

Lufthansa relocates flight operations to the new Terminal 2: The Queen‘s Terminal at London Heathrow Airport

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Heathrow now hosts largest lounge for premium customers outside Germany LONDON, 2014-10-3 — /Travel PR News/ — Lufthansa will be relocating its flight operations to the new Terminal 2: The Queen‘s Terminal  at London Heathrow Airport from this coming Wednesday (1st October). The move is the latest phase of the process to bring all Star… Read the full press release

TravelClick received 44 awards for website design in hotel and lodging categories from The Travel Weekly Magellan Awards, W³ and Web Marketing Association’s WebAwards

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TravelClick Continues to Win More Awards Year-Over-Year at Prestigious Global Competitions NEW YORK, 2014-10-2 — /Travel PR News/ — TravelClick, a global provider of innovative cloud-based solutions that enable hotels to grow revenue, received 44 awards for website design in hotel and lodging categories from three prestigious organizations: The Travel Weekly Magellan Awards, W³ and Web… Read the full press release

Loews Don CeSar Hotel continues its tradition of being “pet friendly” as it celebrates Halloween with Loews Loves Pets party on October 30

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“Historic Hotel” to host 2nd Annual Howl-O-Ween Doggie Costume Contest & Bark Bash  to benefit Humane Society of Pinellas ST. PETE BEACH, Fla., 2014-10-2 — /Travel PR News/ — The iconic Loews Don CeSar Hotel will continue its tradition of being “pet friendly” as it celebrates Halloween with a Loews Loves Pets party full of tricks and treats… Read the full press release

Christchurch Airport wins 2014 Airport Safety Award for its new health and safety reporting website, visABILITY

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Christchurch, New Zealand, 2014-10-2 — /Travel PR News/ — Christchurch Airport has won a 2014 Airport Safety Award for its new health and safety reporting website, visABILITY. It’s the first time the awards have been run as part of the Australasian Airports Safety Week (29 September – 3 October 2014). Christchurch Airport won the Major… Read the full press release

Shannon Airport wins the overall Airport Achievement Award for 2014/2015 from the European Regions Airline Association

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Judges select Shannon for turning around five years of decline in first year as independent entity Second of two major international awards for Shannon in ten days Shannon, Ireland, 2014-10-2 — /Travel PR News/ — Shannon Airport is in celebratory mode tonight after landing its greatest industry accolade yet by winning the overall Airport Achievement Award… Read the full press release

Eastern Airways awarded Gold Airline of the Year award by the European Regions Airline Association

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North Lincolnshire, England, 2014-10-2 — /Travel PR News/ — Eastern Airways, has been awarded the prestigious Gold Airline of the Year award by the European Regions Airline Association (ERA) at its widely recognised industry awards ceremony in Barcelona. The carrier was last night named Europe’s number one regional airline 2014/15 ahead of 51 other airline members… Read the full press release

GBTA called on the US Department of Transportation to quickly require all airlines to increase their transparency and disclose all baggage and other ancillary fees

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DOT Must Require Airlines to Disclose all Fees ALEXANDRIA, VA, 2014-10-2 — /Travel PR News/ — The Global Business Travel Association (GBTA) called on the US Department of Transportation (DOT) to move quickly to require all airlines to increase their transparency and disclose all baggage and other ancillary fees.  According to comments filed by GTBA as part… Read the full press release

GBTA Foundation study: Dynamic pricing in hotels for corporate traveler managers continues to be well-received cost-saving measure

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GBTA Foundation Survey of Travel Mangers Finds General Satisfaction, Cost-Savings When using Dynamic Pricing Model ALEXANDRIA, VA, 2014-10-2 — /Travel PR News/ — Dynamic pricing in hotels for corporate traveler managers continues to be a well-received cost-saving measure, according to a new study by the GBTA Foundation, the education and research arm of the Global Business Travel Association… Read the full press release

Massport Fire Rescue Chief Robert Donahue honored with ARFF Working Group Outstanding Service Award

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CHIEF ROBERT DONAHUE HONORED BY AIRCRAFT RESCUE AND FIRE FIGHTING WORKING GROUP BOSTON, 2014-10-2 — /Travel PR News/ — The Massachusetts Port Authority (Massport) announced the selection of Massport Fire Rescue Chief Robert Donahue as a recipient of the Aircraft Fire Fighting Working Group (ARFF Working Group) Outstanding Service Award on September 30, 2014. Chief Donahue was… Read the full press release

LAX Connection E-newsletter latest issue now available online

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LOS ANGELES, CA, 2014-10-2 — /Travel PR News/ — The latest issue of LAX Connection E-newsletter is now available online at http://www.lawa.org/LAWANewsletters.aspx . The newsletter provides information to the public and the travel-tourism industry about Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) passenger services and air service developments. This issue features news on Automated Passport Control (APC)… Read the full press release

HMSHost: Experience Jewish soul food at Toronto Pearson International Airport with the opening of Caplansky’s Delicatessen

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TORONTO, 2014-10-1 — /Travel PR News/ — For many people, the word deli conjures up images of sandwiches piled high to the sky, soups that are hot and fresh, and hearty breakfasts served up all day. Well, add to that some Jewish flare and age-old recipes and that’s exactly what you have in Caplansky’s Delicatessen, the newest… Read the full press release

Emirates to manage TAAG Linhas Aéreas De Angola

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DUBAI, UAE., 2014-10-1 — /Travel PR News/ — Emirates and the Republic of Angola, in its capacity as the majority shareholder  of TAAG Linhas Aéreas De Angola, announced the signing of a Management Concession Agreement* which will see Emirates take a role in the management of TAAG. The agreement lays the foundation for both airlines to jointly… Read the full press release

Emirates’ Airbus A380 makes one-off trip to Manila to celebrate the airline’s move to the Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal (T3) and its commitment to the Philippines

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DUBAI, U.A.E., 2014-10-1 — /Travel PR News/ — Emirates is taking its flagship aircraft, Airbus A380 to Manila on 7th October to celebrate the airline’s move to the International Terminal (T3) at Ninoy Aquino International Airport and its commitment to the Philippines. Emirates began flights between Dubai and Manila in 1990 and due to the consistently strong… Read the full press release

airberlin confirms Ulf Hüttmeyer would remain as its Chief Financial Officer

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BERLIN, GERMANY, 2014-10-1 — /Travel PR News/ — airberlin today confirmed that Ulf Hüttmeyer (41) would remain as Chief Financial Officer at airberlin, a position he has held since February 2006. At the same time and starting immediately he will also work in a senior executive position alongside the Etihad Airways financial team assisting its… Read the full press release

Four Seasons Hotel The Westcliff Johannesburg to open on December 1, 2014

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Johannesburg, South Africa, 2014-10-1 — /Travel PR News/ — December 1, 2014 marks the grand opening of Four Seasons Hotel The Westcliff Johannesburg, the first property in the brand’s portfolio in Southern Africa. Formerly known as The Westcliff, the iconic hillside hotel closed its doors to the public in June 2013 for a complete USD 52… Read the full press release

Four Seasons Hotel Jakarta announces it will close effective December 28, 2014 for major renovation

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Jakarta, Indonesia, 2014-10-1 — /Travel PR News/ — As part of its commitment to continuously setting the standard in luxury and providing exceptional guest experiences, Four Seasons Hotel Jakarta today is announcing a major renovation. As such, the Hotel will close effective December 28, 2014. Since the Hotel opened for business in 1995, Four Seasons… Read the full press release

Leisure carrier Small Planet Airlines to start flights from Cambodia to China and South Korea

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Vilnius, Lithuania, 2014-10-1 — /Travel PR News/ — Following a successful summer season in Europe, the leisure carrier Small Planet Airlines expands its activities to other continents. Two aircraft will start flight operations this November from Cambodia to China and South Korea. The Company has further plans for the Asian market which it will announce… Read the full press release

Airport Authority Hong Kong’s newly appointed CEO Fred Lam Tin-fuk assumes office today

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HONG KONG, 2014-10-1 — /Travel PR News/ — Airport Authority Hong Kong (AA) announced that Fred Lam Tin-fuk today assumed office as Chief Executive Officer. Mr Lam’s tenure began with an immersion into the round-the-clock operations of the Integrated Airport Centre to gain familiarity with its scale and complexity. He was also briefed on airport… Read the full press release

flydubai inaugurates flights to Entebbe and Bujumbura in Africa

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Flights to Entebbe, Bujumbura and Kigali make up 12 destinations in Africa for flydubai Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 2014-10-1 — /Travel PR News/ — Dubai-based flydubai’s inaugural flights to Entebbe and Bujumbura landed yesterday and were welcomed with traditional water cannon salutes and official delegations. flydubai’s delegation was headed by Hamad Obaidalla, flydubai Chief Commercial Officer, and… Read the full press release

Belfast International Airport: Bulgarian leading operator Balkan Holidays to add extra flights from Belfast to Bourgas, Bulgaria next Summer

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BELFAST, 2014-10-1 — /Travel PR News/ — Balkan Holidays, www.balkanholidays.co.uk  the leading tour operator to Bulgaria, has announced that due to demand, it will be adding four additional departure flights from Belfast to Bourgas, Bulgaria, next  Summer 2015. The additional flights will extend the holiday season by providing three extra weekly fights from 25 May… Read the full press release

LATAM Airlines Group becomes the 1st airline group in Americas and the 2nd company in aviation industry to join the Dow Jones World Sustainability Index

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The Dow Jones Sustainability Index analyzes the economic, environmental and social performance of companies, focusing on long-term performance, and is the most important sustainability indicator worldwide. In the environmental category, LATAM Airlines Group obtained the highest performance worldwide in the industry in two of the four criteria evaluated. Santiago, 2014-9-30 — /Travel PR News/ — LATAM… Read the full press release

L’Horizon Beach Hotel & Spa in St Brelade’s Bay, Jersey, opens their brand new spa and extended health club

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JERSEY, 2014-9-30 — /Travel PR News/ — L’Horizon Beach Hotel & Spa in St Brelade’s Bay, Jersey, is delighted to announce the official opening of their brand new spa and extended health club. The inaugural event, which took place the evening of Wednesday 24th September, included a welcome speech by Martin Kelly, General Manager and… Read the full press release