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Jet Airways’ JetEscapes announced attractive and economical holidays for travellers from Sri Lanka

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2013-09-17 — /travelprnews.com/ — Jet Airways, India’s premier international airline, has introduced a slew of attractive and economical holidays* under its JetEscapes brand. Travelers from Sri Lanka can now enjoy convenient, all-inclusive holidays to popular destinations in India. JetEscapes holidays include return air travel in economy, airport transfers, 3 star hotel accommodation with breakfast and sightseeing…. Read the full press release

Corporate housing and serviced apartments leader Oakwood Worldwide included in InformationWeek 500 for its industry-leading global technology platform

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Company Recognized for Industry-Leading Global Technology Platform LOS ANGELES, 2013-09-17 — /travelprnews.com/ — Today, Oakwood Worldwide, the global leader in corporate housing and serviced apartments, announced that it earned a spot on this year’s InformationWeek 500 – a list of the top technology innovators in the United States. Oakwood Worldwide, a newcomer to the rankings, placed in the… Read the full press release

Malaysia Airlines celebrates Malaysia Day by rewarding its loyal customers, ends 22 September 2013

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Enrich rewards triple miles for all tickets purchased for domestic travel Subang, 2013-09-17 — /travelprnews.com/ — Malaysia Airlines is celebrating Malaysia Day by rewarding its loyal customers. All Enrich members will receive triple miles with every purchase of an economy class ticket to any domestic destination, one way or return. Sales period for this campaign starts… Read the full press release

Thailand attends Russia’s largest travel fair the Moscow Autumn Travel Industry Week Leisure 17 – 20 September 2013

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Moscow, 2013-09-17 — /travelprnews.com/ — Thailand is planning a prominent, high-profile presence at Russia’s largest travel fair, the Moscow Autumn Travel Industry Week (MATIW) Leisure 2013 between 17 – 20 September 2013. Thailand’s 19th year of participation in the show will be marked by a presence of about 39 Thai representatives from hotels and resorts, tour operators and… Read the full press release

Chairman of the Executive Board and CEO of Deutsche Lufthansa AG Christoph Franz to step down as of 31 May 2014

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2013-09-16 — /travelprnews.com/ — Christoph Franz, Chairman of the Executive Board and CEO of Deutsche Lufthansa AG, has told Wolfgang Mayrhuber, Chairman of the Supervisory Board, that he will not be available to renew his contract when it expires on 31 May 2014. “After a total of nearly 15 years in the Lufthansa Group, this was… Read the full press release

Ryanair arrives at Lisbon with 4 new routes to Brussels Charleroi, Frankfurt Hahn, London Stansted and Paris Beauvais

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4 NEW ROUTES TO BRUSSELS, FRANKFURT, LONDON & PARIS 400,000 PASSENGERS P.A. & 400 JOBS FOR LISBON 2013-09-16 — /travelprnews.com/ — Ryanair, Europe’s only ultra-low cost carrier (ULCC), today (16 Sep) announced its arrival at Lisbon (Ryanair’s 3rd airport in Portugal) with 4 new routes to Brussels Charleroi, Frankfurt Hahn, London Stansted and Paris Beauvais from… Read the full press release

Ryanair and Manchester Airport Group announced 10 year growth agreement at London Stansted Airport

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TRAFFIC TO GROW BY 50% FROM 13.2M P.A. TO OVER 20M SUMMER 2014 SCHEDULE RELEASED WITH 4 NEW ROUTES (BORDEAUX, DORTMUND, LISBON & RABAT) 2013-09-16 — /travelprnews.com/ — Ryanair and Manchester Airport Group (MAG), today (16 Sep) announced that they had concluded a 10 year growth agreement at London Stansted Airport, which will see Ryanair grow… Read the full press release

easyJet and Amadeus launch unique system enhancements to help travel agents book low-cost carriers

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New approach improves efficiency for travel agents and drives increased bookings for easyJet. Madrid/London, 2013-09-16 — /travelprnews.com/ — easyJet, the UK’s largest airline and operator of Europe’s no.1 air transport network, and Amadeus, a leading technology partner for the global travel industry, announce today the launch of unique system enhancements that will allow travel agents around… Read the full press release

Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) announced it reached 5.6 million passengers in August 2013, 8.2% growth YoY

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HONG KONG, 2013-09-16 — /travelprnews.com/ — Traffic at Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) continued to grow significantly in August 2013. During the month, passenger throughput reached 5.6 million, while flight movements recorded 32,395 – achieving remarkable year-on-year growth of 8.2% and 6.3%, respectively, and setting new passenger traffic and flight movement records for the second month… Read the full press release

Auckland Airport made the 2013 Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI World) for the second year in a row

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The announcement of the 2013 Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI World) has seen Auckland Airport feature in the index for the second year in a row. 2013-09-16 — /travelprnews.com/ — Seen as the most reputable global index for the socially responsible investor, the DJSI World saw only three NZX50 companies make the 2013 index, with Auckland… Read the full press release

Super low airfares at Malaysia Airlines, ends 16 September 2013

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Subang, 2013-09-13 — /travelprnews.com/ — Malaysia Airlines continues to offer travelers super low airfares for bookings effective immediately until 16 September 2013. These promotional offers are for selected domestic and international air travel on the national carrier’s flights out of KL International Airport and for travel from now until July 2014. Malaysia Airlines Regional Senior Vice… Read the full press release

Norwegian awarded Best Inflight Connectivity and Communications for its free inflight WiFi at Passenger Choice Awards 2013 in California

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Norwegian was awarded Best Inflight Connectivity and Communications for its free inflight WiFi at the prestigious Passenger Choice Awards 2013 in Anaheim, California last night. Norwegian takes home the award for second year running.  2013-09-13 — /travelprnews.com/ — Norwegian was awarded Best Inflight Connectivity and Communications for its free inflight WiFi at the prestigious Passenger Choice Awards 2013 in Anaheim,… Read the full press release

Kenya Airways appointed Willem Alexander Hondius CEO for its new low-cost carrier subsidiary Jambo Jet Limited

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Nairobi, 2013-09-13 — /travelprnews.com/ — The Board of Kenya Airways has appointed Willem Alexander Hondius as Chief Executive Officer of Jambo Jet Limited, the airline’s new low-cost carrier subsidiary. Announcing the appointment, Group Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Titus Naikuni, said: “I am pleased to announce the appointment of Willem Hondius as Chief Executive Officer… Read the full press release

Iberia honored for its MyBagTag innovative baggage tags on-line service

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Wins “Future Travel Experience” award for “Best customer experience innovation” in check-in category. First airline to win award for two consecutive years –it won last year for its “Ágora” Project Award follows IATA recognition in July of Iberia’s MyBagTag service MyBagTag allows customer to download and print luggage tags when checking in on line, speeding… Read the full press release

Skytrax announced further five airlines are under analysis and consideration for the possibility of receiving the coveted 5-Star Airline title

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With several airlines under analysis for the coveted 5-Star Airline Certification, Skytrax look at distribution of 5-Star Airlines to see if this might change on a geographic basis in the coming months … 2013-09-13 — /travelprnews.com/ — Skytrax Certified 5-Star Airlines remains a most exclusive club in terms of recognising airlines at the forefront when it… Read the full press release

The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company rolled out Chinese Website and Presence on Sina Weibo

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The Ritz-Carlton President Underlines Importance of Talking to Chinese Luxury Consumers in Video CHEVY CHASE, MD, 2013-09-12 — /travelprnews.com/ — Following a year of comprehensive research to deepen the understanding of Chinese consumers, The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company, L.L.C. has launched a new Chinese website http://www.ritzcarlton.com/cn and debuts today, a page on Sina Weibo http://e.weibo.com/ritzcarlton; the first Mandarin language social… Read the full press release

UNWTO fully supports the newly created Vanilla Islands Tourism Organization

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Madrid, 2013-09-12 — /travelprnews.com/ — UNWTO has expressed its full support to the newly created Vanilla Islands Tourism Organization as a means to reinforce tourism competitiveness in the islands of the Indian Ocean (Reunion Island, France, 10 September 2013). The concept of ‘Vanilla Islands’, defined at the beginning of August 2010 under the aegis of the Indian… Read the full press release

Swissport very concerned about delay of Ukrainian judicial system and silence on Governmental side

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Highest Economic Court decision still pending UIA diluted Swissport’s shares in the meantime Government remains silent on protection of foreign investment 2013-09-12 — /travelprnews.com/ — The court appeal hearings at the Highest Economic Court keep being postponed, for the seventh time based on dubious reasons lastly on Friday, 30. August. In the meantime UIA (Ukrainian International… Read the full press release

Airports Company South Africa congratulated Lucas Sithole in his historic win at the US Open grand slam

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Johannesburg, 2013-09-12 — /travelprnews.com/ — Airports Company South Africa would like to congratulate Lucas Sithole in his historic win at the US Open grand slam on Sunday, 8 September 2013.   Airports Company South Africa has for the past nine years identified Wheelchair Tennis South Africa as its flagship Corporate Social Investment project with positive and enigmatic… Read the full press release

Historic Scotland marks 100 years since the 1913 Ancient Monuments Act was passed into law

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2013-09-11 — /travelprnews.com/ — One hundred years ago, the 1913 Ancient Monuments Act was passed into law – one of the many building blocks that eventually led to the creation of Historic Scotland. The Act was an amalgamation and extension of several earlier Acts. The earliest was The Ancient Monuments Protection Act of 1882, which was… Read the full press release

Historic Scotland reported 1,692,611 visitors for June – August 2013, growth of 14.8% YoY

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2013-09-11 — /travelprnews.com/ — From June – August 2013, the organisation, which is Scotland’s biggest operator of visitor attractions, reported 1,692,611 visitors, an increase of 14.8% on the same period last year. Across the agency’s 78 ticketed attractions, records were broken at flagship site Edinburgh Castle – up 26% on 2012 for the period June –… Read the full press release

Southwest Airlines flew 9.2 billion revenue passenger miles (RPMs) in August 2013

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2013-09-11 — /travelprnews.com/ — Southwest Airlines Co. (NYSE: LUV) announced today that the Company flew 9.2 billion revenue passenger miles (RPMs) in August 2013, a 2.0 percent decrease from the 9.4 billion RPMs flown in August 2012.  Available seat miles (ASMs) in August 2013 increased 1.4 percent to 11.3 billion from the August 2012 level of… Read the full press release

Spirit Airlines released its preliminary traffic results for August 2013

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Miramar, Florida, 2013-09-11 — /travelprnews.com/ — Spirit Airlines (NASDAQ: SAVE) today reported its preliminary traffic results for August 2013. Traffic (revenue passenger miles) in August 2013 increased 28.0 percent versus August 2012 on a capacity (available seat miles) increase of 22.1 percent. Load factor for August 2013 was 90.7 percent, an increase of 4.2 points as… Read the full press release

International Council on Clean Transportation report named Alaska Airlines the Most Fuel-Efficient U.S. Airline

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Report by International Council on Clean Transportation is first to quantify airline fuel performance SEATTLE, 2013-09-11 — /travelprnews.com/ — Alaska Airlines is ranked No. 1 in fuel efficiency in a report released today by the International Council on Clean Transportation, a nonprofit research organization based in Washington, D.C. The ICCT study is the first to quantify… Read the full press release

United Airlines to launch new nonstop service from its Chicago hub at O’Hare International Airport to Elmira, N.Y., and State College, Pa

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CHICAGO, 2013-09-11 — /travelprnews.com/ — United Airlines today announced plans to launch new nonstop service from its Chicago hub at O’Hare International Airport to Elmira, N.Y., and State College, Pa. The airline also plans to begin new service from Chicago to Topeka, Kan., subject to government approval. ExpressJet Airlines will operate the United Express flights using 50-seat regional jet… Read the full press release

Scotland’s oldest continually working cinema the Picture House in Campbeltown received funding from Historic Scotland for conservation

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2013-09-10 — /travelprnews.com/ — Fiona Hyslop, Cabinet Secretary for Culture and External Affairs is this week visiting sites in Argyll which will benefit from funding from Historic Scotland to carry out conservation works. She will today visit the Picture House in Campbeltown, which is celebrating its centenary in 2013. Considered to be Scotland’s oldest continually working… Read the full press release

easyJet to increase its Jersey network with the introduction of a year-round service to London Gatwick

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2013-09-10 — /travelprnews.com/ — easyJet, the UK’s largest airline has today, Wednesday 28 August 2013, announced it is increasing its Jersey network with the introduction of a year-round service to London Gatwick. From 30 March 2014 easyJet will operate three flights per day between Jersey and London Gatwick, offering the choice of a morning, afternoon and… Read the full press release

Auckland Airport welcomed Jetstar’s new thrice-weekly direct flights between Auckland and Adelaide

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Auckland Airport has welcomed today’s announcement by Jetstar that it will start a new thrice-weekly direct service between Auckland and Adelaide. 2013-09-10 — /travelprnews.com/ — The new service, which will commence on 16 December 2013, will be operated by an Airbus A320 and will see Adelaide join Sydney, Melbourne and Gold Coast to become the fourth… Read the full press release

Drug detector dogs at New Zealand airports to be trained to also sniff out large amounts of currency as new way to target proceeds of crime

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Drug detector dogs at airports around the country will soon be trained to also sniff out large amounts of currency as part of a new method of targeting the proceeds of crime. 2013-09-10 — /travelprnews.com/ — A recent trial of two of the detector dogs at Auckland Airport resulted in the seizure of more than $350,000… Read the full press release

The Philippines’ largest national flag carrier Cebu Pacific cited as one of Asia’s Most Promising Brands at Asian Brand and Leadership Summit in Dubai

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DUBAI, UAE, 2013-09-10 — /travelprnews.com/ — The Philippines’ largest national flag carrier, Cebu Pacific (PSE:CEB) was cited as one of Asia’s Most Promising Brands during the Asian Brand and Leadership Summit last August 26-27, 2013 in Dubai. The event was organized by the World Consulting and Research Corporation (WCRC) and iBrands 360. “We are very proud… Read the full press release