2013-02-20 — /travelprnews.com/ — Air France and bilum have issued a limited-edition collection of bags and accessories made from a giant Air France billboard poster displayed at Paris-Orly last summer, and recycled for the occasion. The following items have been produced from the poster: 9 cabin bags, 23 laptop bags and 30 travel cases. The collection… Read the full press release
2013-02-20 — /travelprnews.com/ — easyJet, the UK’s largest airline, has today revealed the nation’s travel trends for 2013 following a poll with easyJet travellers across the UK. Key findings from the survey: Despite the recession 86% of Britons plan to take two or more overseas breaks in 2013 – up 6% year on year – with… Read the full press release
Hotel’s Director of Guest Services named first President of Les Clefs d’Or Egypt. 2013-02-20 — /travelprnews.com/ — Adel Hamza, Director of Guest Services and Residences at Four SeasonsHotel Cairo at Nile Plaza, has been named the first president of Les Clefs d’Or concierge association in Egypt. “We are very proud of Adel’s distinction as the first president… Read the full press release
2013-02-20 — /travelprnews.com/ — According to preliminary statistics, Macau registered 936,974 visitor arrivals (including foreign workers and students) during February 9 and 15 (Golden Week Holidays in Mainland), marking a growth of 15.4% compared with last year’s Spring Festival golden week. Among them, close to 630,000 visitors came from Mainland China, marking an increase of 25.5%…. Read the full press release
Rugby fans boost passenger numbers ahead of the Six Nations clash Extra Eurostar services to meet demand 2013-02-20 — /travelprnews.com/ — Eurostar has reported a 6% surge in bookings over the February half term week, compared with the same UK half term holiday last year1. Thousands of Brits are taking the opportunity to enjoy a Winter… Read the full press release
SEATTLE, 2013-02-20 — /travelprnews.com/ — Carl Allen has been named managing director of technical services for Horizon Air, sister airline of Alaska Airlines. Allen takes responsibility for the carrier’s core engineering, technical service and fleet propulsion engineering, as well as its technical publications, maintenance and reliability programs. He is based at Horizon Air’s Operations Center in… Read the full press release
Bangkok, 2013-02-20 — /travelprnews.com/ — The Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) Face of the Future award is open for submission until February 28, 2013. The winner will receive exposure global media exposure via PATA Communications channels, a round-trip economy flight to Frankfurt with accommodation to visit the IMEX, May 21- 23, 2013, and an opportunity to attend the PATA… Read the full press release
2013-02-20 — /travelprnews.com/ — Investment in the future: Executive Board recommends to Supervisory Board that Lufthansa purchase 108 aircraft for the entire Group / Focus on customer comfort and operational efficiency / The Group’s medium and long-term requirements for short and medium-range aircrafts will be met with Airbus and Boeing aircraft At its meeting today, the… Read the full press release
Custom itineraries part of new package. 2013-02-20 — /travelprnews.com/ — With the thrilling introduction of the brand new 72-hour visa-free transit policy, a wave of anticipation is sure to sweep over the vast numbers of transit travellers stopping over in Beijing. Imagine having three days completely at one’s disposal; 72 hours where one is free to explore one… Read the full press release
While Occupancy is Increasing, Average Daily Rates Remain the Main Driver of Revenue Growth in the Hotel Sector NEW YORK, 2013-02-20 — /travelprnews.com/ — In the fourth quarter 2012, online channels that include Online Travel Agents (OTAs), and hotel websites (Brand.com) continued to experience the most growth according to data from the TravelClick North American Distribution Review… Read the full press release
HOUSTON, 2013-02-20 — /travelprnews.com/ — Debido a un fuerte comercio internacional, la Ciudad de Houston marca la apertura de un centro satélite de inscripción para el programa Global Entry ubicado en el nivel mezzanine del Centro para Visitantes del histórico edificio del Ayuntamiento. La alcaldesa de la ciudad, Annise Parker, acogió el nuevo centro satélite no… Read the full press release
LONDON, 2013-02-20 — /travelprnews.com/ — Hilton London Heathrow Airport Terminal 5 is set to work on a joint project with Rosetta Stone, the leading provider of language learning solutions. With the hotel increasingly hosting global business conferences and events, the partnership will support their expertise in welcoming international events, leisure visitors and regular travellers, alongside Rosetta Stone’s… Read the full press release
SEATTLE, 2013-02-20 — /travelprnews.com/ — Alaska Airlines’ Betsy Bacon has been named managing director of Alaska Air Cargo. Bacon, an eight-year veteran of the airline, previously served as director of cargo operations and compliance, where she was responsible for the airline’s network of cargo centers and customer locations. Prior to that, she was regional cargo sales… Read the full press release
Warsaw, 2013-02-20 — /travelprnews.com/ — Today, the CEO of LOT Polish Airlines Sebastian Mikosz presented the assumptions of the new stage in the reorganisation process of the Polish air carrier. He presented flagship destinations in the LOT Polish Airlines network as well as changes that are about to take place in the company. “The nearest future… Read the full press release
Majority of Fleet Now Equipped With Variety of Inflight Entertainment Options 2013-02-20 — /travelprnews.com/ — Southwest Airlines (NYSE: LUV) announced today that movies on demand are now available on all WiFi-equipped Southwest aircraft for only $5 per movie, per device. The airline also announced an upgrade to their television package. In 2012, Southwest became the only airline in… Read the full press release
2013-02-20 — /travelprnews.com/ — Cathay Pacific Airways today released combined Cathay Pacific and Dragonair traffic figures for January 2013 that show a drop in the number of passengers carried compared to the same month in 2012, alongside a significant year-on-year increase in cargo and mail tonnage. Cathay Pacific and Dragonair carried a total of 2,327,071 passengers… Read the full press release
2013-02-20 — /travelprnews.com/ — airberlin and NIKI will continue their commitment to Russia in 2013 as part of their strategy for Eastern Europe. “Russia is an important core market for airberlin and NIKI and forms part of our strategy for Eastern Europe. We are very pleased that our stable market position in Russia is steadily developing… Read the full press release
LONDON, 2013-02-19 — /travelprnews.com/ — Hilton London Heathrow Airport Terminal 5 has calculated some interesting facts based on welcoming 75,000 leisure and business guests since opening on 31 August 2011. During this time 45,000 guests have stayed in the luxury hotel’s 350 bedrooms, which equates to 252,000 towels and 95,000 sheets being washed and prepared, 40 staff… Read the full press release
SEATTLE, 2013-02-19 — /travelprnews.com/ — FlightStats.com has named Alaska Airlines the No. 1 on-time major carrier in North America for the third year in a row. Alaska’s average on-time rate for 2012 was 87.26. The average on-time performance was 79.62 percent among North American carriers. “This award is a credit to the more than 12,000 Alaska… Read the full press release
Chief operating officer takes on leadership role SOUTHLAKE, 2013-02-19 — /travelprnews.com/ — Sabre Hospitality Solutions today announced the appointment of Alex Alt to president and general manager, effective April. He replaces Felix Laboy, who has decided to leave to pursue personal interests. Alt joined Sabre in April 2012 as chief operating officer for Sabre Hospitality. In… Read the full press release
Enterprise Extends European Footprint to Fourth New Country in 12 Months to Reach 85% of the European Car Hire Market LONDON, 2013-02-19 — /travelprnews.com/ — Enterprise Rent-A-Car today announced the appointment of its second European franchisee, Locauto Rent in Italy, as the next step in a planned programme to establish the flagship brand across Europe. This agreement… Read the full press release
RYANAIR’S MONDAY MADNESS! 100,000 seats on over 1,000 European routes in Apr from only £12.99 2013-02-19 — /travelprnews.com/ — Ryanair, Europe’s only ultra-low cost carrier (ULCC), announced that from midnight (24:00hrs) tonight (Mon 18 Feb), passengers can fly from London Stansted to Dusseldorf Weeze from just £12.99 in April as part of its weekly ‘Monday Madness’… Read the full press release
Langley, UK, 2013-02-19 — /travelprnews.com/ — Travelport Rooms and More™ – the industry leading hotel booking engine – has announced the addition of lowcostbeds.com, a major hotel provider, to its accommodation portal. Lowcostbeds.com, the Swiss based hotel provider – a part of the Lowcosttravelgroup – currently operates in 95 countries around the world, with the promise of… Read the full press release
Gulfstream G650 to make Middle Eastern Debut at Abu Dhabi Air Expo 2013 Over 10,000 visitors expected to visit Al Bateen Executive Airport Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, 2013-02-19 — /travelprnews.com/ — Abu Dhabi Airports Company (ADAC), today announced that Gulfstream has selected Abu Dhabi Air Expo to display its G650 aircraft for the first time in… Read the full press release
2013-02-19 — /travelprnews.com/ — This spring, San Antonio is the perfect destination for travelers looking for a getaway full of activities for a price that won’t break the bank. Historic icons, world-class hotels and resorts, thrilling theme parks, delectable flavors, outdoor adventures and more await visitors in San Antonio – and all at great vacation savings… Read the full press release
2013-02-19 — /travelprnews.com/ — The spellbinding waterways and bushland of Sydney Harbour today became Australia’s 16th National Landscape, opening the way to a global marketing push inviting visitors to immerse themselves in the natural wonders of the harbour city. Just minutes from the vibrant centre of a great international city, the Sydney Harbour National Landscape stretches… Read the full press release
Bella Bublinky (Bubbles) in cooperation with Bisol Prosecco and jewelry from Bvlgari on March 6, 2013. 2013-02-19 — /travelprnews.com/ — CottoCrudo bar and lounge at Four Seasons Hotel Prague will host its first Bublinky (Bubbles) evening event of 2013 early next month. Highlights of the evening will include sipping on drinks from the world-famous Bisol Prosecco and a showcase of Bvlgari, luxurious Italian jewelry in… Read the full press release
As a mark of the success of the event, visitors queued for the dhow ferry boats to Palm Island to play mini- tennis & have tennis lessons, compete at volley ball and play indoor pool, while kids had fun on bouncy castles and joined in cartoon character races Doha- Qatar, 2013-02-19 — /travelprnews.com/ — Qatar Tourism… Read the full press release
2013-02-19 — /travelprnews.com/ — Tourism Australia has set the industry an ambitious goal of making Australia the world’s most talked about holiday destination in social media. The national tourism agency is sharing its own unique approach to social media by publishing some guidelines it believes the near one million people directly and indirectly working within Australian… Read the full press release
En las máquinas de check-in de Iberia de la T4 se pueden obtener las etiquetas para el equipaje. Iberia aconseja utilizar el transporte público para llegar a la T4, y evitar así posibles aglomeraciones en los accesos. Ya han operado 43 vuelos, el 100% de los que Iberia tiene previstos hasta las 11:00. Madrid, 2013-02-19 —… Read the full press release