Kurumba Maldives announces festive events for Christmas and New Year

Malé, Republic of Maldive, 2016-Oct-25 — /Travel PR News/ — Kurumba Maldives is ready to celebrate Christmas and New Year, paradise style! With a series of gastronomic experiences, presented by our Executive Chef Glen Cooper and his culinary team, guests can enjoy a varied selection of delicacies and classy, cosmopolitan events. The festive events include unique… Read the full press release

Chicago designates 2017 as the “Year of Public Art”; invests $1.5 million in artist-led community projects

Year of Public Art celebrates Chicago’s pioneering commitment to public art and new investments in artist-led community projects CHICAGO, 2016-Oct-25 — /Travel PR News/ — Mayor Rahm Emanuel and the Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events (DCASE) have designated 2017 the “Year of Public Art” with a new 50×50 Neighborhood Arts Project, the creation… Read the full press release

DCASE: local Chicago filmmaker Daniel Nearing takes year-long residency at the Chicago Film Office

CHICAGO, 2016-Oct-25 — /Travel PR News/ — The Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events (DCASE) is pleased to announce local Chicago filmmaker Daniel Nearing as the inaugural Independent Film Initiative (IFI) Filmmaker in Residence at the Chicago Film Office. Nearing was selected for both his filmmaking experience and his commitment to sharing Chicago stories… Read the full press release

Delaware North appoints William J. Hochul Jr. as its new general counsel

Federal prosecutor to head global hospitality company’s legal department BUFFALO, N.Y., 2016-Oct-25 — /Travel PR News/ — Delaware North, one of the largest privately-held hospitality and food service companies in the world, has named William J. Hochul Jr., outgoing United States attorney for the Western District of New York, as the company’s new general counsel. In… Read the full press release

Aeroflot announces free extra baggage piece to carry one set of ski equipment from 1 November, 2016

Moscow, 2016-Oct-24 — /Travel PR News/ — Ahead of the coming winter season Aeroflot announces that starting from 1 November, 2016 to 15 May, 2017 it provides a free extra baggage piece to carry one set of skiing equipment with a total weight of up to 23 kg. A set of skiing equipment includes a ski… Read the full press release

Charleston International Airport welcomes three new restaurant and retail outlets from Delaware North

North Charleston, S.C., 2016-Oct-24 — /Travel PR News/ — Delaware North, a global hospitality and food service company, today (10/21/2016) formally celebrated the opening of three new restaurant and retail outlets at Charleston International Airport (CHS). Jack Nicklaus Golden Bear Grill, a restaurant designed by the golf legend, Caviar & Bananas, a southern-style gourmet market, and… Read the full press release

Massport introduces simplified and improved free Wi-Fi service at Logan International Airport

BOSTON, 2016-Oct-24 — /Travel PR News/ — As Logan International Airport continues to experience record-breaking volume, the Massport Board of Directors voted yesterday to authorize a pilot program with Boingo, which will simplify and improve Logan’s free Wi-Fi program for the millions of passengers which connect each year. Beginning in late October, customers in Terminal… Read the full press release

Ryanair adds new twice weekly route to Faro on its Belfast summer 2017 schedule

DUBLIN, IRELAND, 2016-Oct-24 — /Travel PR News/ — Ryanair, Europe’s No. 1 airline, today (21 Oct) extended its Belfast summer 2017 schedule by adding a new twice weekly route to Faro which will operate between June and August, with 12 routes in total including Berlin, London and Milan, and will deliver over 1.1m customers p.a. and… Read the full press release

Atlanta Zoo announces departure date for giant panda twins born in the U.S. Mei Lun and Mei Huan

ATLANTA, 2016-Oct-24 — /Travel PR News/ — Mei Lun and Mei Huan, the first surviving pair of giant panda twins ever born in the U.S., will depart Atlanta on November 3, 2016, for the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding in China. In one of the most important milestones in the life of an American-born… Read the full press release

Dresden Airport to host series of travel lectures starting November

Together with Diamir Erlebnisreisen and our caterers ElbeZeit, starting in November Dresden Airport is putting on a series of travel lectures that are guaranteed to spark your wanderlust. Food inspired by the various destinations will be served during the talks. DRESDEN, Germany, 2016-Oct-21 — /Travel PR News/ — For the première on 7 November, speaker… Read the full press release

Radisson Blu announces its opening in Mannheim’s new Q 6 Q 7 district

Brussels, Belgium, 2016-Oct-21 — /Travel PR News/ — Radisson Blu, the iconic hotel brand driven by innovation and design, is very pleased to announce its opening in Mannheim’s new Q 6 Q 7 district. The hotel is opening its doors to the world on 17th October 2016. Located in the heart of the city of squares, Radisson… Read the full press release

Air Partner’s aviation safety consultancy division Baines Simmons welcomes Jason Greenslade and Malcolm Rusby as Consultants

GATWICK, UK, 2016-Oct-21 — /Travel PR News/ — Baines Simmons, Air Partner’s aviation safety consultancy division, has appointed Jason Greenslade and Malcolm Rusby as Consultants. Both Jason and Malcolm are based at Baines Simmons’ headquarters at Fairoaks airport and will report directly to Joanne Welland, Practice Director. Jason specialises in Availability, Reliability and Maintainability within the MOD… Read the full press release

Rosewood Mansion on Turtle Creek welcomes Tom Parlo as Executive Chef

Dallas, TX, 2016-Oct-21 — /Travel PR News/ — Dallas’ most legendary luxury hotel and restaurant is pleased to announce the appointment of Tom Parlo as Executive Chef. Parlo will begin his new journey at Rosewood Mansion on Turtle Creek in October 2016. Parlo will oversee the cuisine and menus throughout Rosewood Mansion on Turtle Creek, with… Read the full press release

Hampton by Hilton opens its latest property in Arkansas, Hampton Inn by Hilton Paragould

The hotel is conveniently located near local Medical Park PARAGOULD, Ark. and MCLEAN, Va., 2016-Oct-21 — /Travel PR News/ — Hilton‘s (NYSE: HLT) Hampton by Hilton brand, the global mid-priced hotel that serves value-conscious and quality-driven travelers around the world, today announced the opening of its newest property, Hampton Inn by Hilton Paragould. The 88-room hotel… Read the full press release

Hampton by Hilton announces the opening of its newest property, Hampton Inn by Hilton Chicago North-Loyola Station

New hotel will feature a stylish rooftop terrace and stunning views of Lake Michigan CHICAGO and MCLEAN, Va., 2016-Oct-21 — /Travel PR News/ — Hilton‘s (NYSE: HLT) Hampton by Hiltonbrand, the global mid-priced hotel that serves value-conscious and quality-driven travelers around the world, today announced the opening of its newest property, Hampton Inn by Hilton Chicago… Read the full press release

Hawthorn Suites by Wyndham® launches new chef-driven in-room cooking program Homemade @ HawthornSM

Two-thirds of Americans feel more at home when whipping up their own meals in a hotel room; Chef-inspired recipes stir up the comforts of home for extended stay guests PARSIPPANY, N.J., 2016-Oct-21 — /Travel PR News/ — Hawthorn Suites by Wyndham® says ‘NO MORE’ to cold delivery, solo bar snacks and downright bad travel meals…. Read the full press release

Wyndham adds new meeting and event spaces to its portfolio with announcement of Dolce Washington Dulles scheduled to open in 2018

New Dolce hotel outside U.S. capitol advances hospitality giant’s meetings offerings, commitment to planners LAS VEGAS, 2016-Oct-21 — /Travel PR News/ — Wyndham Hotel Group, the world’s largest hotel company with nearly 8,000 hotels under 16 iconic brands, today announced the signing of the Dolce Washington Dulles, part of trailblazing meetings brand Dolce Hotels and Resorts®… Read the full press release

Norwegian carried 8.6 million passengers in third quarter, an increase of 12 percent from same quarter last year

Bærum, Norway, 2016-Oct-20 — /Travel PR News/ — Norwegian (NAS) today reported its best quarterly results ever. The net profit was NOK 993 million (£99 million), an improvement of NOK 160 million compared to the same quarter the previous year. The load factor was 91 percent and the performance was positive in all markets, with Spain… Read the full press release

Norwegian brings back direct flight from London Gatwick to San Juan, Puerto Rico starting 2 November

Bærum, Norway, 2016-Oct-20 — /Travel PR News/ — Low-cost airline Norwegian is making sure the British public don’t miss the sun for too long, as the airline brings back the UK’s only direct flight to Puerto Rico next month. Europe’s third largest low-cost airline is making it affordable for Brits to enjoy a sunshine break in… Read the full press release

Norwegian’s summer 2017 flights from Edinburgh now on sale from £29.90

Bærum, Norway, 2016-Oct-20 — /Travel PR News/ — Low-cost airline, Norwegian has put on sale its low-cost flights from Edinburgh next summer, with six city and sun destinations available including the return of its newest route to Barcelona. Europe’s third low-cost airline is making it more affordable to book summer holidays for travel from 29 March… Read the full press release

Jet Airways to increase frequencies to Kathmandu from Mumbai and New Delhi and flights from Kerala to Dubai and Doha

Boosts capacity by 75 percent to Kathmandu via additional daily service from Delhi and Mumbai New daily flights to Dubai and frequency additions to Doha enhance connectivity between Kerala and the Gulf MUMBAI, India, 2016-Oct-20 — /Travel PR News/ — Jet Airways, India’s premier international airline, is set to enhance connectivity between India and SAARC as… Read the full press release

Jet Airways to introduce wide-body services on its busiest domestic routes

Wide-body Airbus A330s to operate on the Mumbai – Delhi – Mumbai and Delhi – Kolkata – Delhi route. New direct flight – 9W 911/912 to connect Kochi with Delhi. Two additional domestic frequencies between Delhi and Kolkata (9W 901/902) and Bengaluru and Kolkata (9W 655/678) being introduced. MUMBAI, India, 2016-Oct-20 — /Travel PR News/… Read the full press release

London City Airport introduces real-time Feedback Now system to improve passenger experience

Passengers can express their level of satisfaction with the London City Airport experience by pressing ‘emoji’ buttons at 16 different locations in the terminal The cutting edge Feedback Now technology sends data to airport staff as-it-happens, including alerts via text message to help allocate resources effectively No other UK airport has this real-time functionality –… Read the full press release

Four Seasons Resort Costa Rica at Peninsula Papagayo recognised as one of the Top Resorts in Central and South America

Costa Rica, 2016-Oct-20 — /Travel PR News/ — Four Seasons Resort Costa Rica, a lush enclave nestled between two beaches at the tip of the prestigious Peninsula Papagayo, has been recognised as one of the Top Resorts in Central and South America by Condé Nast Traveler’s 2016 Reader’s Choice Awards.  Marking its eleventh consistent award year,… Read the full press release

Four Seasons Hotel Beirut announces the appointment of Fadi Musharafieh as Hotel Manager

Beirut, Lebanon, 2016-Oct-20 — /Travel PR News/ — Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts has announced the appointment of Fadi Musharafieh as Hotel Manager ofFour Seasons Hotel Beirut. A Lebanese national, Fadi brings with him more than 19 years of experience in the hospitality industry, with prior appointments as general manager of Lancaster Hotels and Suites and… Read the full press release

Four Seasons Hotel Guangzhou welcomes Henry Tay as its new Hotel Manager

Guangzhou, China, 2016-Oct-20 — /Travel PR News/ — A veteran of the hotel industry with more than 24 years of hotel management experience, Henry Tay recently joined Four Seasons Hotel Guangzhou as Hotel Manager. A food and beverage professional, Henry first started his career at JW Marriot Hotel Hong Kong. He then further developed an in-depth… Read the full press release

Four Seasons Resort Seychelles among the Best Resorts in the World in the Condé Nast Traveler Readers’ Choice Awards 2016

Luxury resort is the only Seychelles property listed in annual travel awards Seychelles, 2016-Oct-20 — /Travel PR News/ — Four Seasons Resort Seychelles has been listed #41 of the Best Resorts in the World in the Condé Nast Traveler Readers’ Choice Awards 2016, securing its position following the votes of the travel magazine’s readers. Being the only Seychelles… Read the full press release

Air France calls all developers, designers, logistics specialists and sponsors to take part in its Customer Priority Hackathon

PARIS, 2016-Oct-20 — /Travel PR News/ — A portmanteau of the words hack and marathon, the hackathon is an event during which teams made up of developers, designers, logistics specialists or sponsors develop an IT project, generally a computer programme or application, over a short period. On launching the Customer Priority Hackathon, on the theme of… Read the full press release

IATA: Transport industry can save US$3 billion with deployment of Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology

Dubai, 2016-Oct-20 — /Travel PR News/ — The global deployment of Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology, which can accurately track passengers’ baggage in real time across key points in the journey, can enable the air transport industry to save more than US$3 billion over the next seven years. Global IT provider SITA and the International Air… Read the full press release

IATA: Passenger Services Conference (PSC) adopted Resolution on a standard for the ONE Order initiative

Dubai, 2016-Oct-19 — /Travel PR News/ — The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced that the Passenger Services Conference (PSC) adopted a Resolution on a standard for the ONE Order initiative. Leveraging the data communication advances from the New Distribution Capability, ONE Order will modernize and simplify airline order management, including the delivery, fulfilment and accounting… Read the full press release