2012-12-14 — /travelprnews.com/ — Travelling from Oslo Airport continues to climb. In November, 1,788,373 passengers travelled through Oslo Airport, an increase of 3.9% compared with last year. While the number of international passengers increased by 5.1%, domestic traffic grew by 2.8%. “We’re pleased to see the continuing growth of passenger numbers,” says Knut Stabæk, marketing manager… Read the full press release
2012-12-14 — /travelprnews.com/ — As from 1 January 2013, Air France will introduce its new organization, in line with the announced schedule, in an aim to place the customer at the heart of its strategy and restore the Company’s competitiveness. This new organization is structured around eight business lines: long-haul, medium-haul at Paris-CDG, Paris-Orly and French… Read the full press release
PETALING JAYA, Malaysia – 2012-12-14 — /travelprnews.com/ — Hilton Petaling Jaya has appointed Peter Webster as general manager. Peter is responsible for the operations and performance of the Hotel and its team of over 400 employees. “I am excited to welcome Peter Webster to Hilton Petaling Jaya. He brings to us more than 17 years of… Read the full press release
2012-12-14 — /travelprnews.com/ — easyJet, the UK’s largest airline, has today announced the first ever scheduled flights between Manchester and Moscow will go on sale today with fares starting from as little as £47.49 one way*. easyJet will operate four flights each way a week from 28 March. Paul Simmons, UK Director for easyJet, commented: “We… Read the full press release
2012-12-14 — /travelprnews.com/ — For three years running, the team of skilled and experienced bartenders at The Bar at The Dorchester have secured the winning title at the annual National Championship Cocktail Competition, supplying the nation’s Champion Bartender – and subsequently the UK representative – at the Bartenders Guild Global Cocktail Competition, which follows shortly after…. Read the full press release
2012-12-14 — /travelprnews.com/ — The UK’s leading tour operator to Corsica announces its decision to launch a new flight service from Bristol to Bastia (North East Corsica) for summer 2013. Corsican Places will offer the service for 13 weeks from June 23rd through to September, chartering the airline bmi regional. This new flight will provide holidaymakers… Read the full press release
2012-12-14 — /travelprnews.com/ — India has bagged three prestigious awards from World Travel Awards (WTA). These are: World’s Leading Destination – India, World’s Leading Tourist Board – Incredible India and World’s Leading Tourist Attraction – Taj Mahal. Union Tourism Minister Sh. K. Chiranjeevi received these awards here today. Speaking on the occasion, the Union Tourism Minister… Read the full press release
Give the gift of food with simple ideas from Pastry Chef Tara Sedor Seattle, U.S.A. – 2012-12-14 — /travelprnews.com/ — Gift giving is just around the corner and Four Seasons Hotel Seattle and ART Restaurant are heating up the oven and grabbing canning jars for two homemade holiday gifts every stocking needs. With the recent launch of Taste, a new epicurean website by Four… Read the full press release
Corporate Jet Provides Maintenance Operations To Enhance Customer Support For Challenger And Global Aircraft Qatar Airways’ Private Jet Offers Maintenance & Repair Services To Bombardier Operators From Europe And Middle East Doha, QATAR – 2012-12-14 — /travelprnews.com/ — Qatar Airways’ private jet division Qatar Executive has received a European Air Safety Agency (EASA)certification approval to provide… Read the full press release
2012-12-14 — /travelprnews.com/ — The 38th National Congress of the Portuguese Association of Travel Agencies (APAVT) was held December 6 to 9, at the Portuguese historical city of Coimbra, with a Day dedicated to Macau, under the partnership with APAVT as Favorite Destination for 2012. Among the promotions activities organized by Macau Government Tourist Office to… Read the full press release
2012-12-14 — /travelprnews.com/ — One billion tourists have travelled the world in 2012, marking a new record for international tourism – a sector that accounts for one in every 12 jobs and 30% of the world’s services exports. On the symbolic arrival date of the one-billionth tourist (13 December 2012), UNWTO revealed the actions tourists can… Read the full press release
TOKYO, 2012-12-14 — /travelprnews.com/ — The JAL Group (JAL) estimates a total of 401,928 passengers traveling on its international flights during the Japanese New Year vacation period from December 21, 2012 to January 6, 2013 based on current reservation figures. This is 10.2% more than the number of people who traveled to and from Japan during… Read the full press release
2012-12-14 — /travelprnews.com/ — Gino Marasco has been named Hilton Orlando’s new director of sales according to Doug Gehret, the hotel’s general manager. Marasco will lead the sales efforts for the 1417-room Hilton Orlando which has twice been the winner of Hilton Worldwide’s corporate “Connie Award”. Recipients of this award, named after Conrad Hilton the company’s… Read the full press release
PHL – Modern Renaissance City: Unique Open Source Destination Marketing Venture Enlists Regional Partners PHILADELPHIA, 2012-12-14 — /travelprnews.com/ — In a major effort aimed at strengthening Philadelphia’s positioning for global business attraction, the Philadelphia Convention & Visitors Bureau (PHLCVB), the official tourism promotion agency for the City of Philadelphia, has undertaken a marketing initiative designed… Read the full press release
Washington, D.C. – 2012-12-14 — /travelprnews.com/ — The U.S. Travel Association announced at its recent Board of Directors meeting the appointments of John Edman, Barbara Steinfeld and Marilyn Hannes as chairs of the association’s National Council of State Tourism Directors (NCSTD), Destinations Council and National Council of Attractions, respectively. John Edman is the director of Explore… Read the full press release
Resorts celebrate with exceptional value promotions through 2013 Hawaii, Maui, U.S.A. – 2012-12-14 — /travelprnews.com/ — Four Seasons Resorts Hawaii were named the top four hotels in Hawaii by Condé Nast Traveler in the 2013 Gold List – The World’s Best Places to Stay. All four resorts scored above 93 points out of a possible 100. The annual Gold List is… Read the full press release
NEW YORK— 2012-12-14 — /travelprnews.com/ — Third quarter hotel industry performance continued to strengthen with Revenue per Available Room (RevPAR) up 3.4 percent in comparison to the previous year, according to data from the TravelClick North American Distribution Review (NADR; Fourth Quarter 2012). The NADR aggregates hotel bookings by channel for the transient segment which includes individual… Read the full press release
2012-12-14 — /travelprnews.com/ — Sofia Airport, Count of passengers on scheduled domestic flights increased twice in November Passengers The count of passengers on scheduled domestic flights at Sofia Airport increased twice in November.12 517passengersflew to Varna and Burgas as compared to 5 985 for the same month last year. Over 218 000 passengers flew on… Read the full press release
Key Aviation Event To Take Place In Qatari Capital Doha From November 18 – 20 Doha, QATAR – 2012-12-14 — /travelprnews.com/ — Doha International Airport, in collaboration with Airports Council International (ACI), is delighted to announce the 2013 ACI Airport Exchange Conference will take place in the Qatari capital Doha next year. The three-day event, at… Read the full press release
2012-12-14 — /travelprnews.com/ — Cathay Pacific Airways today released combined Cathay Pacific and Dragonair traffic figures for November 2012 that show an increase in passenger numbers alongside a drop in capacity. For the third month in a row, cargo and mail tonnage showed an increase compared to the same month in 2011, but was some way… Read the full press release
First International Luxury Hospitality Brand to Enter Southwest China 2012-12-14 — /travelprnews.com/ — The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company, L.L.C. announces that The Ritz-Carlton, Chengdu, located in the heart of the capital of Sichuan province, will become the luxury hotel operator’s first flag in Southwest China, when it opens in summer 2013. Sichuan is renowned globally as the… Read the full press release
2012-12-14 — /travelprnews.com/ — Flying Home for Christmas – once again this year airberlin is flying thousands of flight guests home to their families and friends for the Christmas break. On 24th December 2012 alone, a total of 238 flights will take off, destined for and leaving from Germany. Whether they are flying to Oslo, New… Read the full press release
ATLANTA, GA – 2012-12-13 — /travelprnews.com/ — Mr. Horst Schulze, CEO and Chairman of Capella Hotels and Resorts is pleased to announce today that Capella’s Cabo San Lucas property, Capella Pedregal, has been honored with the coveted Five Diamond Award®, the highest level of rating for lodgings and restaurants administered by AAA. Situated on the side… Read the full press release
2012-12-13 — /travelprnews.com/ — In 2013, the British Pullman and Northern Belle, sister trains to the Venice Simplon-Orient-Express will be taking guests in style and comfort on a number of new exciting and interesting day trips across Great Britain, departing from a host of regional stations year-round. As leisure rail travel and the vintage era are… Read the full press release
Travel is All the Rage at Boston Logan’s Newest Art Exhibit Terminal E display explores the use of design to transform travel through the age BOSTON – 2012-12-13 — /travelprnews.com/ — Design for travel is all around us whether we realize it or not. For decades, designers, artists and engineers have worked behind-the-scenes envisioning, planning and… Read the full press release
New destinations, major anniversaries and LOVE popping up around the Commonwealth next year RICHMOND, Va. – 2012-12-13 — /travelprnews.com/ — A vacation in Virginia is all about love, pure and simple. Virginia enjoys its well-deserved reputation as a top American travel destination with high-quality experiences that enable visitors to feel completely connected to loved ones. Though… Read the full press release
Project Includes Water Features, Landscaping and Expansion of Deck HONOLULU – 2012-12-13 — /travelprnews.com/ — Hilton Hawaiian Village Waikiki Beach Resort has completed its seven-month, $4.3 million Tapa Pool rejuvenation project. The work includes the expansion of the swimming pool’s deck space by more than twenty percent, retiling of the existing pool, the addition of water… Read the full press release
Alexandria, VA, 2012-12-13 — /travelprnews.com/ — The following statement can be attributed to Michael W. McCormick, GBTA executive director and COO, following the vote in the House on The No-Hassle Flying Act. The bill will give the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) the authority to waive baggage re-screening requirements when flyers enter the United States from one… Read the full press release
Ringing in the New Year Downtown comes with lots of options Houston, U.S.A. – 2012-12-13 — /travelprnews.com/ — Anyone in a quandary on what to do for kissing 2012 goodbye and welcoming in 2013 need only apply a little Four-sight. Downtown’sFour Seasons Hotel Houston, to be exact. Four Seasons Hotel Houston with its highly popular Italian restaurant Quattro and hopping first-floor… Read the full press release
JUST 500 COPIES REMAIN AS RED-HOT CALENDAR SMASHES SALES RECORD 2012-12-13 — /travelprnews.com/ — Ryanair, Europe’s only ultra-low cost airline, today (13 Dec) announced just 500 of its 2013 Ryanair Cabin Crew Charity Calendars remain after 9,500 copies were sold in just 8 weeks, smashing previous calendar sales records and ensuring Ryanair remains on course to… Read the full press release