QantasLink inaugurates flight between Whyalla and Adelaide

New South Wales, AUSTRALIA, 2015-4-14 — /Travel PR News/ — QantasLink today celebrated its inaugural flight between Whyalla and Adelaide, providing customers with more travel options as part of its growth strategy in South Australia. QantasLink now offers a double-daily service on its 50-seat Q300 aircraft, providing 1300 seats a week – more than 65,000 seats… Read the full press release

Qantas celebrates 8 decades of flying internationally

Qantas CEO Alan Joyce looks back on the eight decades since Qantas began flying internationally. New South Wales, AUSTRALIA, 2015-4-14 — /Travel PR News/ — On 17 April 1935, Qantas’ first international passenger flight took off from Brisbane for Singapore. Fast forward to 2015 and Qantas is a global airline with 30,000 employees and 300 aircraft,… Read the full press release

Seattle’s Hotel 1000 and Roosevelt Hotel launch pre-cruise packages for Alaska-bound travelers

SEATTLE, 2015-4-14 — /Travel PR News/ — Just in time for this summer’s cruise season, Seattle’s Hotel 1000 and Roosevelt Hotel are debuting pre-cruise packages for Alaska-bound travelers. From an all-bases-covered start to a luxury cruise vacation to an affordable pre-cruise stopover that covers the basics, cruise packages at Hotel 1000 and the Roosevelt Hotel promise… Read the full press release

Record breaking traffic figures in March for Gatwick; expects to serve more than 40 million passengers next year

Gatwick announces that it expects to serve more than 40 million passengers next year – a decade ahead of DfT predictions made in its January 2013 UK Aviation Forecast Record breaking traffic figures announced for March with 2.96 million passengers travelling through the airport – an increase of 9.2 per cent compared to the previous… Read the full press release

New first-quarter record for Munich Airport: 8.7 million passengers handled in the first three months of the year

MUNICH, 2015-4-13 — /Travel PR News/ — Munich Airport posted strong gains in passenger numbers and airfreight in the first quarter of 2015. The approximately 8.7 million passengers handled in the first three months of the year represent a new first-quarter record for the airport. The number of take-offs and landings, at 87,240, was 0.9… Read the full press release

Ethiopian Airlines announces it has ranked 6th among 22 most dependable Airlines around the world by CBSNews

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, 2015-4-13 — /Travel PR News/ — Ethiopian Airlines, the largest airline in Africa, is pleased to announce that it has ranked 6th among 22 most dependable Airlines around the world. The ranking was made after a serious assessment in three areas: On-time performance, low costs to check bags, average age of an airline… Read the full press release

South African Airways is the official host country carrier for the WTM® Africa 2015 to be held in Cape Town between 15 and 17 April

Johannesburg, 2015-4-13 — /Travel PR News/ — Africa’s leading carrier, South African Airways (SAA), will be assisting in bringing a vast selection of exhibitors, visitors and hosted buyers from around the world to Africa’s largest inbound and outbound show, WTM® Africa, next week in Cape Town. WTM® Africa 2015 is the leading business-to-business exhibition on the… Read the full press release

Douala (Cameroon) and Malabo (Equatorial Guinea) became the first African destinations to benefit from Air France’s new travel cabins

PARIS, 2015-4-13 — /Travel PR News/ — Since 7 April 2015, Air France’s new travel cabins have been serving Douala (Cameroon) and Malabo (Equatorial Guinea), the first African destinations to benefit from these cabins. Customers can fly off to Douala and Malabo as a continuation of the service, on departure from Paris-Charles de Gaulle, on… Read the full press release

Singapore Airlines sponsors the 28th Southeast Asian (SEA) Games to be held in Singapore from 5 to 16 June 2015

Joint Release with Singapore SEA Games Organising Committee SINGAPORE, 2015-4-13 — /Travel PR News/ — Singapore Airlines (SIA) is further strengthening its support for sports and tourism by sponsoring the 28th Southeast Asian (SEA) Games to be held in Singapore from 5 to 16 June 2015. As the Official Airline Partner for the 28th SEA Games,… Read the full press release

Confederation of Passenger Transport UK welcomes the increase of the number of coach parking spaces at Stonehenge

LONDON, 2015-4-13 — /Travel PR News/ — CPT has today (13 April) welcomed the news that English Heritage is proposing to increase the number of coach parking spaces available at Stonehenge, whilst also making improvements to the main facilities available to group tours. The plans, which will see the introduction of an additional 26 coach… Read the full press release

Confederation of Passenger Transport UK: Golden Boy Coaches to become the first coach operator to achieve CPT’s new Workshop Accreditation

LONDON, 2015-4-13 — /Travel PR News/ — Golden Boy Coaches of Hoddesdon, Hertfordshire have become the first coach operator to achieve CPT’s new and professionally-recognised Workshop Accreditation. The Accreditation, designed and launched in 2014 by CPT’s Engineering Committee with support from the Traffic Commissioners, assesses bus and coach operators’ workshops, as well as dealer workshops,… Read the full press release

Vistara now flies from Delhi to seven destinations – Pune, Mumbai, Ahmedabad, Goa, Hyderabad, Guwahati & Bagdogra

Daily return flights from New Delhi New Delhi, 2015-4-13 — /Travel PR News/ — At 6.45 pm today, Vistara took its inaugural flight from New Delhi to Pune. With the addition of Pune in Vistara’s route network, customers can now travel from Delhi to seven destinations- Pune, Mumbai, Ahmedabad, Goa, Hyderabad, Guwahati & Bagdogra and vice… Read the full press release

Cielo Restaurant & Bar at Four Seasons Hotel St. Louis to host culinary competition featuring six of St. Louis’ finest sous chefs on May 18, 2015

St. Louis, 2015-4-13 — /Travel PR News/ — Six of St. Louis’ finest sous chefs will square off in the Duck, Duck Goose – Unsung Hero Sous Chefs of St. Louis stand-up dinner reception and culinary competition hosted by Cielo Restaurant & Bar at Four Seasons Hotel St. Louis. The evening will begin at 6:00 pm on… Read the full press release

JW Marriott Hotels & Resorts will welcome its second JW Marriott Hotel in Turkey on 15 May 2015

Bethesda, Maryland, 2015-4-9 — /Travel PR News/ — JW Marriott Hotels & Resorts, the distinctive sophisticated brand of Marriott International (NASDAQ:MAR), will welcome its second JW Marriott Hotel in Turkey on 15 May 2015. The 107-room property is located in the picturesque Yalikavak town on the Bodrum Peninsula with panoramic views of the Aegean Sea, combining… Read the full press release

Four Seasons Resort Orlando Chef Fabrizio Schenardi to travel back to his native Italy to accept the Paolo Bertani Award on April 18, 2015

Orlando at Walt Disney World Resort, 2015-4-9 — /Travel PR News/ — Fabrizio Schenardi, Executive Chef of Four Seasons Resort Orlando at Walt Disney World Resort, will be travelling back to his native Italy to accept the Paolo Bertani Award on April 18, 2015. The prize is awarded by the Italian Academy of Cuisine in collaboration with… Read the full press release

More than 90 business travel professionals participated in GBTA’s third annual GBTA Rio Energy, Resource and Marine Symposium 2015

Rio de Janeiro, Brasil, 2015-4-9 — /Travel PR News/ — The Global Business Travel Association (GBTA) Brasil hosted its third annual GBTA Rio Energy, Resource and Marine Symposium 2015 recently at the Hotel Sofitel Copacabana Rio de Janeiro, Brasil. More than 90 business travel professionals from Brasil, the United States and Latin America participated in the successful… Read the full press release

Japan Airlines developed an app for Apple Watch to let customers obtain important travel information, check flight status and check-in at the gate

Enable customers to check flight status and check-in at boarding the gate TOKYO, 2015-4-9 — /Travel PR News/ — Japan Airlines (JAL) today announced it has developed an app for Apple Watch that will make it even more convenient for customers to obtain important travel information, check flight status on the go and check-in at the… Read the full press release

March 2015: airberlin welcomed 2,294,498 passengers on board; 1.6 percent up over the same month last year

BERLIN, 2015-4-9 — /Travel PR News/ — In March 2015, airberlin welcomed 2,294,498 passengers on board. The number of passengers transported thus increased by 1.6 percent over the corresponding month of the previous year. During the month of March, airberlin’s passengers traveled a total of 3.768 billion kilometers (RPK) within airberlin’s global flight route network…. Read the full press release

airberlin guests on short and medium-haul flights to receive the new chocolate heart by Lindt from 8 April

New cooperation with Lindt BERLIN, 2015-4-9 — /Travel PR News/ — Legend has it that they have saved quite a few relationships – the chocolate hearts from airberlin: “Quite often they are used as last-minute presents on special occasions such as Valentine’s Day or Mother’s Day, or they sweeten up late working hours. Our frequent… Read the full press release

Emirates SkyCargo to add Bali to its Asia Pacific network

DUBAI, U.A.E., 2015-4-9 — /Travel PR News/ — Emirates SkyCargo, the freight division of Emirates, will soon be adding the popular Indonesian Island of Bali to its Asia Pacific network, opening up a new trade lane between the island and the cargo carrier’s network of more than 140 destinations. Bali will become Emirates SkyCargo’ s 2nd… Read the full press release

Emirates adds 945 seats a week to Zurich with a second daily A380 service

DUBAI, U.A.E., 2015-4-9 — /Travel PR News/ — Emirates, a global connector of people, places and economies, has announced a second daily A380 service to Zurich, adding 945 seats a week on the route, with 280 in First Class and Business Class. Commencing Thursday 1st October 2015, Emirates flights EK85/86, currently operated by a Boeing 777-300ER,… Read the full press release

Emirates to increase its capacity to Seychelles with larger Boeing 777-300ER from 1 June 2015

DUBAI, U.A.E.,2015-4-9 — /Travel PR News/ — Emirates, a global connector of people and places, is set to increase its capacity to the popular Indian Ocean Island of Seychelles, when it switches from the current Airbus 330-200 used on one of the two daily services to a larger Boeing 777-300ER from 1 June 2015. The introduction… Read the full press release

Harrison Ford narrated National Geographic’s “Living in the Age of Airplanes” showcased on Emirates award-winning ice entertainment system

Airline’s award-winning ice entertainment system showcases film narrated by Harrison Ford DUBAI, U.A.E., 2015-4-9 — /Travel PR News/ — Yesterday Emirates airline, a global connector of people, places and passions, hosted the in-flight premiere of “Living in the Age of Airplanes,” a new film for IMAX ®, giant screen, digital and other specialty theaters, that celebrates… Read the full press release

S7 Airlines and Nordavia airlines signed codeshare agreement

Novosibirsk, Russia, 2015-4-9 — /Travel PR News/ — S7 Airlines, a member of the oneworld® global aviation alliance®, and Nordavia airlines (MMC Norilsk Nickel subsidiary), signed a codeshare agreement, which provides for codeshare flights operation. S7 Airlines passengers received an opportunity to take direct regular flights from Moscow to Arkhangelsk, Murmansk, Syktyvkar and Usinsk. And Nordavia… Read the full press release

Tourism Authority of Thailand: 2,629,500 million tourists expected to celebrate Songkran in Thailand this year

Bangkok, 2015-4-9 — /Travel PR News/ — The Tourism Authority of Thailand’s (TAT) 2015 Discover Thainess campaign has inspired this year’s Songkran festivities with the “Grand Songkran Splendours’ set to held in popular destinations throughout the country. Mrs. Juthaporn Rerngronasa, Acting Governor of TAT and Deputy Governor for International Marketing (Europe, Africa, Middle East and Americas)… Read the full press release

Bahrain Airport Company conducted a successful fire drill at Bahrain International Airport (BIA)

Manama, Bahrain, 2015-4-8 — /Travel PR News/ — Bahrain Airport Company (BAC) in collaboration with the General Administration of Civil Defense, the Bahrain International Airport Fire and Rescue Department, the Bahrain Civil Aviation Affairs and the Ministry of Interior, conducted a successful fire drill at Bahrain International Airport (BIA) on the 1st of April, from 11:30am to… Read the full press release

IHG launches Build for Success, an innovative online platform to enable faster, more efficient development of Holiday Inn and Holiday Inn Express hotels

Buckinghamshire, UK, 2015-4-8 — /Travel PR News/ — InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) today launches Build for Success, an innovative online platform, created to enable faster, more efficient development of Holiday Inn and Holiday Inn Express hotels across the Asia, Middle East and Africa region. Aimed at providing hotel owners and developers with the knowledge, tools and resources… Read the full press release

Etihad Airways and Jet Airways the official airline partners and principal sponsors for the Pepsi Indian Premier League (IPL) team, the Mumbai Indians

MUMBAI, 2015-4-8 — /Travel PR News/ — Etihad Airways and Jet Airways will be the official airline partners and principal sponsors for the Pepsi Indian Premier League (IPL) team, the Mumbai Indians, for the 2015 Twenty20 tournament. The announcement was made ahead of the Mumbai Indian’s first match against the Kolkata Knight Riders in West Bengal… Read the full press release

Hilton Singapore on Orchard Road: the new Opus Bar & Grill first grill in Singapore to offer Himalayan salt dry-aged prime meats

An innovative bar and grill offering signature Himalayan salt dry-aged prime meats, sustainable seafood choices and seasonal ingredients cooked over imported charcoals for the unique caramelized, smokey flavor SINGAPORE, 2015-4-8 — /Travel PR News/ — Located in Hilton Singapore on Orchard Road, the new Opus (which means a dynamic musical composition) Bar & Grill is first grill in… Read the full press release

Ukraine International Airlines extend partnership with Air China, China Southern Airlines, China Airlines and Hainan Airline

KIEV, 2015-4-8 — /Travel PR News/ — Getting ready to launch non-stop scheduled services en route Kiev – Beijing – Kiev, Ukraine International Airlines extend partnership with such Chinese carriers as Air China, China Southern Airlines, China Airlines and Hainan Airlines. Thus, UIA provides passengers with more travel opportunities. The partnership extension provides that UIA… Read the full press release