AVANI announces AVANI Hotel Suites & Branded Residences in Dubai scheduled to open in 2020

BANGKOK, Thailand, 2018-Mar-27 — /Travel PR News/ — AVANI Hotels & Resorts is thrilled to announce an exciting new addition to its growing pipeline with the signing of AVANI Hotel Suites & Branded Residences currently being developed in Dubai by ALFAHIM, one of the UAE’s largest conglomerates. Scheduled to open in 2020, the 48-storey new-build property… Read the full press release

Jumeirah Vittaveli inaugurates the first ice rink in the Maldives

Ice Ice Maybe… at Jumeirah Vittaveli opened with surprise celebrity performance by Evgeni Plushenko Maldives, 2018-Mar-27 — /Travel PR News/ — Jumeirah Vittaveli inaugurated the first ice rink in the Maldives with a celebrity performance by Russian Evgeni Plushenko, a former Olympic Gold medallist figure skater. The eco-friendly ice skating rink Ice Ice Maybe… is a world first to the… Read the full press release

Brussels Airport held solemn commemorations for the victims of the 22 March terrorist attacks

BRUSSELS, Belgium, 2018-Mar-27 — /Travel PR News/ — Brussels Airport paid tribute to the victims of the terrorist attacks that hit the airport on 22 March 2016. The commemorative events were held in conformity with the wishes of the victims’ organisations. The politicians were represented by Prime Minister Charles Michel, several federal ministers and Minister-President of… Read the full press release

Allegiant celebrates its 1,000th wish flight as a Make-A-Wish travel partner

ALLEGIANT'S SEVEN YEAR ANNIVERSARY - PRESS CONFERENCE AND "PACK YOUR BAGS" FLYAWAY CONTEST

LAS VEGAS, 2018-Mar-26 — /Travel PR News/ — Allegiant Travel Company (NASDAQ: ALGT) this week celebrated its 1,000th wish flight as a Make-A-Wish travel partner, bringing four year-old Nicolas Dones IV (known by his nickname, “Cuatro”) from McAllen, Texas to Las Vegas on March 21 for Monster Jam World Finals XIX. This wish kid, who was diagnosed with leukemia in 2014, was celebrated with surprises on… Read the full press release

DCASE launches #BornCreative Campaign to highlight work of Chicago’s young artists

Year of Creative Youth Features the Work and Talent of Young Artists at Exhibitions, Events and Festivals Throughout the Year Chicago, IL, 2018-Mar-26 — /Travel PR News/ — Mayor Emanuel and the Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events have designated 2018 as the Year of Creative Youth – a citywide celebration of Chicago’s young artists and… Read the full press release

City of Chicago announces Millennium Park’s 2018 summer season Schedule

Chicago, IL, 2018-Mar-26 — /Travel PR News/ — Mayor Rahm Emanuel and the Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events (DCASE) are pleased to announce the dates for Millennium Park’s 2018 summer season which runs from May through September. Millennium Park will offer traditional favorites like the Chicago House Music Festival, Chicago Gospel Music Festival,… Read the full press release

AVANI Hotels & Resorts announces AVANI Sukhumvit Bangkok Hotel scheduled to open before 2018 ends

Bangkok, Thailand, 2018-Mar-26 — /Travel PR News/ — AVANI Hotels & Resorts is delighted to announce that the third AVANI location in Bangkok will be along the capital’s main commercial, business, and leisure artery of Sukhumvit, in its up and coming On Nut and Phra Khanong neighbourhoods. AVANI Sukhumvit Bangkok Hotel is schedule to open… Read the full press release

The Pacific Asia Travel Association renews its preferred partnership with comScore

BANGKOK, Thailand, 2018-Mar-26 — /Travel PR News/ — The Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) has renewed its preferred partnership with comScore, a leading cross-platform measurement company that measures audiences, brands and consumer behaviour everywhere. PATA CEO Dr. Mario Hardy said, “Data is increasingly essential in today’s business environment as we move inexorably towards a more exponential future. Our agreement… Read the full press release

Aeroflot announces 146 destinations in 52 countries for its 2018 summer timetable

MOSCOW, Russia, 2018-Mar-26 — /Travel PR News/ — On 25 March Aeroflot will launch its summer timetable, which runs through 27 October. This summer, Aeroflot will fly to 146 destinations in 52 countries, including Russia. Six new routes from Moscow will be introduced: to Cairo, Burgas, Naples, Verona, Kyzylorda, Saransk. The Russian flag carrier’s route… Read the full press release

Christchurch Airport recognized with Skytrax award for Best Regional Airport for Australia/Pacific

Christchurch, New Zealand, 2018-Mar-26 — /Travel PR News/ — Christchurch Airport has just been named one of the world’s best at the World Airport Awards in Stockholm. The awards are voted by air travellers, this year based on 13.82 million airport survey questionnaires completed by 105 different nationalities of airline customers in 550 airports. Airport Chief… Read the full press release

ONYX Hospitality Group appoints Gina Wo to a newly-created role as SVP and Head of Greater China

Shanghai, China, 2018-Mar-26 — /Travel PR News/ — ONYX Hospitality Group, one of the region’s leading hotel management companies, is enhancing its commitment to China by strengthening its Shanghai-based team structure. In addition to creating a new Greater China regional base in Shanghai, the company has appointed Gina Wo to a newly-created role as Senior Vice… Read the full press release

Queenstown Airport Corporation and Queenstown Lakes District Council sign long-term lease for Wanaka Airport

Queenstown, New Zealand, 2018-Mar-26 — /Travel PR News/ — Queenstown Lakes District Council (QLDC) has confirmed that it has finalised the terms of a long-term lease with Queenstown Airport Corporation (QAC) for Wanaka Airport. The grant of the lease to QAC was decided on by QLDC in April 2017 after it considered several ownership, governance and… Read the full press release

Liverpool John Lennon Airport presents its Strategic Vision to 2030

LIVERPOOL, 2018-Mar-26 — /Travel PR News/ — Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LJLA) has today launched its Strategic Vision to 2030 setting out how it intends to take the business forward, bringing further benefits for the Liverpool City Region, the North West and North Wales. This strategy incorporates the Airport Master Plan to 2050 which in turn… Read the full press release

Doncaster Sheffield Airport outlines its expected growth over the next twenty years with its Vision and Masterplan

Doncaster, England, 2018-Mar-26 — /Travel PR News/ — The award-winning Doncaster Sheffield Airport have today launched their ambitious Vision and Masterplan outlining the expected growth over the next twenty years. The Vision realises the airport’s full potential, delivering major international connectivity and economic benefit to Yorkshire, the surrounding regions and the UK. The Vision sees the… Read the full press release

Virgin Trains unveils a specially-branded Great Exhibition of the North train

LONDON, 2018-Mar-26 — /Travel PR News/ — In celebration of English Tourism Week, Virgin Trains has today (23 March) revealed a specially-branded Great Exhibition of the North train to encourage more people to travel north this summer. The branded train will be used across the entire Virgin Trains East Coast route up to Edinburgh from… Read the full press release

Emirates pays tribute to the late HH Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan with ten ‘Year of Zayed’ livery aircrafts

Ten Emirates aircraft now circling the globe with the distinctive HH Sheikh Zayed livery Special decal has been brought to over 90 global destinations since November, and will continue to run throughout 2018, the ‘Year of Zayed’ DUBAI, UAE, 2018-Mar-26 — /Travel PR News/ — Emirates has completed the application of the specially-designed ‘Year of… Read the full press release

Qantas and Emirates partnership earns reauthorisation from Australian Competition and Consumer Commission

Dubai, UAE, 2018-Mar-26 — /Travel PR News/ — Qantas and Emirates welcome the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission’s (ACCC) reauthorisation of their partnership until 2023. For customers, the continuation of the joint business, announced in August 2017, will deliver expanded services, greater schedule choice, increased frequent flyer benefits and an ongoing commitment to the development of… Read the full press release

Arsenal players set the stage for an exciting third term of the Arsenal Soccer School Dubai training programme

Dubai, UAE, 2018-Mar-26 — /Travel PR News/ — Kids at the Arsenal Soccer School Dubai (ASSD) this morning learned new skills and tricks when Arsenal players Héctor Bellerín, Calum Chambers and Rob Holding stopped by for a special visit. The players used Friday’s practice to train students how to ‘play the Arsenal way,’ then taking to the… Read the full press release

VisitEngland announces Awards for Excellence finalists

LONDON, UK, 2018-Mar-23 — /Travel PR News/ — The Awards, now in their 29th year, recognise, congratulate and celebrate businesses and individuals who go above and beyond in promoting and practising excellence across England. Finalists will be invited to attend a traditional afternoon tea at the Bath Assembly Rooms on St George’s Day, 23 April… Read the full press release

Hong Kong International Airport publishes its first children’s book, Little Adventure at the Big Airport

HONG KONG, 2018-Mar-23 — /Travel PR News/ — Children are always curious about everything they see, and Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) is definitely a place full of interesting sights and wonders for them. To stimulate children’s imagination and provide a tool for parent-child reading, Airport Authority Hong Kong (AA) has published its first children’s… Read the full press release

Zurich Airport switches to summer time on 25 March 2018

ZURICH, Switzerland, 2018-Mar-23 — /Travel PR News/ — The summer timetable takes effect again at Zurich Airport with the switch to summer time on 25 March 2018. It will remain in force until Saturday, 27 October 2018. Different opening hours also apply to the observation decks. SWISS is adding two new destinations in France to… Read the full press release

Bangkok Airways increases frequency between Bangkok and Vientiane (Laos)

Offering 2 flights daily, starting from 25 March 2018 onward Bangkok, Thailand, 2018-Mar-23 — /Travel PR News/ — Bangkok Airways Public Company Limited announces the additional non-stop flight between Bangkok and Vientiane (Laos), bringing this route to 2 daily flights in order to serve increasing demands. These additional services will be effective from 25 March… Read the full press release

Avis Car Rental ranked the #1 car rental company in the 2018 Brand Keys Customer Loyalty Engagement Index®

PARSIPPANY, N.J., 2018-Mar-23 — /Travel PR News/ — For the 19th consecutive year, Avis Car Rental has been ranked the #1 car rental company in the Brand Keys Customer Loyalty Engagement Index®. The 2018 study examined brands in 84 categories. Avis received the highest marks in the car rental category by ranking first across all four behavioral engagement… Read the full press release

Iberia broadens code-share agreement with Qatar Airways

Thanks to the broadening of the code-share agreement between both airlines, Iberia customers can travel to 18 destinations in Africa, Asia, and Australia, including Addis Ababa, the Maldives, Melbourne, Perth, Phuket, Ho Chi Minh City, and Phnom Penh via Doha. Qatar Airways will sell Iberia flights from Madrid to Bogota, Medellin, Montevideo, Panama City, Rio… Read the full press release

flydubai resumes daily service to Erbil in Iraq

Dubai, UAE, 2018-Mar-23 — /Travel PR News/ — flydubai has resumed flights to Erbil in Iraq. The carrier’s first flight landed on 19 March 2018 at Erbil International Airport at 16:10. Flight FZ203 departed at 14:05 from Terminal 2 at Dubai International Airport, while FZ204 returned from Erbil International Airport at 17:05 to reach Dubai International… Read the full press release

Port Authority of New York and New Jersey approves proposed minimum wage increase for workers at JFK, LaGuardia and Newark Liberty

Proposal Would Raise Minimum Wage for All Workers at JFK, LaGuardia and Newark Liberty to $19/hour by 2023; $2 Increase for Workers at Newark This Year  60-Day Public Comment Period to Begin in Early April and Conclude in Early June Ahead of Final Vote Raising Wages Improves Security by Reducing Turnover and Allowing for Better… Read the full press release

Oakwood Premier OUE Singapore recognized with the ‘Best Marketing or Branding Campaign’ award at the Serviced Apartment Awards 2018

SINGAPORE 2018-Mar-23 — /Travel PR News/ — Reinforcing its position as a leader in the luxury serviced residence space, Oakwood Premier OUE Singapore was recognized for ‘Best Marketing or Branding Campaign’ at the recent Serviced Apartment Awards 2018, on 19 March. Judged by a panel of industry experts, the ‘Best Marketing or Branding Campaign’ award benchmarked… Read the full press release

Historic attractions all over Scotland ready to welcome visitors for the start of the 2018 summer season

Historic Environment Scotland launch 2018 season and events programme EDINBURGH, Scotland, 2018-Mar-23 — /Travel PR News/ — Historic attractions all over Scotland, from Jarlshof in Shetland to Hermitage Castle in the Borders, are preparing to welcome visitors for the start of the 2018 summer season. From 26 March, over 40 castles, cairns and brochs across the… Read the full press release

Hamad International Airport named the ‘Best Airport in the Middle East’ and 5th best airport in the world at the SKYTRAX World Airport Awards 2018

DOHA, Qatar, 2018-Mar-23 — /Travel PR News/ — Hamad International Airport has been ranked the 5th best airport in the world at the SKYTRAX World Airport Awards 2018, which took place during the Passenger Terminal Expo 2018 in Stockholm, Sweden. HIA has also been honoured with the title of ‘Best Airport in the Middle East’ for the fourth year… Read the full press release

Ryanair to support the development of LaudaMotion, an Austrian Airline based in Vienna

Ryanair To Acquire 75% Subject To Eu Competition Approval DUBLIN, Ireland, 2018-Mar-23 — /Travel PR News/ — Ryanair Holdings Plc today (20 Mar) announced that it has entered into a binding agreement with Mr Niki Lauda to support his plan to develop and grow LaudaMotion GmbH, an Austrian Airline based in Vienna. LaudaMotion is an Austrian… Read the full press release