First Hilton Worldwide Managed Hotel in Lima, Peru Scheduled to Open this Year LIMA, Peru – 2012-11-09 — /travelprnews.com/ — Expected to open later this year and already accepting reservations for 2013, the city center 207-room Hilton Lima Miraflores announces an introductory offer to celebrate the anticipated opening of the company’s first managed hotel in Peru… Read the full press release
Kuala Lumpur – 2012-11-09 — /travelprnews.com/ — The International Air Transport Association (IATA) urged Asia-Pacific aviation leaders to focus on airport and air traffic management infrastructure as the region’s demand for connectivity continues to grow. “Aviation is a vital part of Asia’s economy, supporting 24 million jobs and nearly half-a-trillion dollars of GDP. Connectivity, facilitated by… Read the full press release
• $250,000 in immediate relief through the American Red Cross • $250,000 pledged for longer-term recovery • Customers and associates mobilized in the effort 2012-11-09 — /travelprnews.com/ — In the wake of Hurricane Sandy, Marriott International, Inc. (NYSE: MAR) and The J. Willard & Alice S. Marriott Foundation, the Marriott family’s private foundation, announced today they will each contribute… Read the full press release
2012-11-09 — /travelprnews.com/ — Ryanair, Europe’s only ultra-low cost airline, today (8 Nov) welcomed the Commercial Court of Madrid’s ruling in favour of Ryanair’s online check-in and boarding card policy, which the Court said expedited the boarding process and saved passengers time. A Spanish passenger had claimed they were unable to check-in online as their credit… Read the full press release
Five-star savvy travellers and the city’s elite flock to the first Four Seasons in China’s capital Beijing, China – 2012-11-09 — /travelprnews.com/ — Beijing – since ancient times a centre of learning, achievement and power, more recently host to the world’s greatest sporting festival, and today, the cultural heart of China with its dynamic visual arts movement, rich… Read the full press release
2012-11-09 — /travelprnews.com/ — George Best Belfast City Airport has scooped gold for the Best Sales Campaign at the prestigious Chartered Institute of Marketing Excellence Awards held last night in Belfast. The talented marketing team beat off tough competition to win the award for a hugely successful campaign to promote the incredible value of its onsite parking via its… Read the full press release
CHICAGO, 2012-11-09 — /travelprnews.com/ — Chicago Department of Aviation Commissioner Rosemarie S. Andolino was the keynote speaker today at a forum entitled “State of Chicago in the Global Supply Chain” at Loyola University Chicago. The event is Chicago’s premiere supply chain event, bringing together industry, academia and government to discuss the supply chain issues facing Chicagobusinesses. Andolino was… Read the full press release
Airline Plans New Route To Country’s Second Largest City Four Services A Week Link Airline’s Doha Hub With Popular Tourist Destination In Gulf State Carrier Already Serves Omani Capital Muscat With 31 Flights Each Week… …And Begins New Code Share Agreement With Oman Air Increasing Capacity Between Both Countries Doha, QATAR – 2012-11-09 — /travelprnews.com/ —… Read the full press release
SEATTLE — 2012-11-09 — /travelprnews.com/ — Alaska Air Group’s board of directors and Chairman Bill Ayer announced today that Eric Yeaman, president and CEO of Hawaiian Telcom, has been appointed to the board of directors of Alaska Air Group Inc. Yeaman will serve on the board’s Audit Committee. “We’re delighted that Eric is joining Air Group’s… Read the full press release
The Carrier is Ranked Among the Best Military Employers for the Fourth Consecutive Year DALLAS – 2012-11-09 — /travelprnews.com/ — Southwest Airlines (NYSE: LUV) today announced that it has been designated a 2013 Top 100 Military Friendly Employer® by G.I. Jobs. This marks the fourth year the Company has been included in the Top 100 Military Friendly… Read the full press release
Hong Kong, 2012-11-08 — /travelprnews.com/ — Kaoru Izuha, Assistant Manager of Mandarin Oriental, Tokyo’s sushi restaurant Sushi SORA, won this year’s prestigious Kikisake-shi (sake sommelier) Category of the Third Kikisake-shi World Championship. Ms Izuha claimed the honour out of 25,000 certified sake sommelier competitors. The Kikisake-shi World Championship, sponsored by the Sake Service Institute, selects the world’s… Read the full press release
Walk on the Wild Side! 2012-11-08 — /travelprnews.com/ — Stroll through the Saint Louis Zoo’s enchanting holiday wonderland and enjoy thousands of colorful lights, animated light displays and seasonal sounds. 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Fridays, Saturdays & Sundays, Nov. 23 to Dec. 23, 2012 Nov. 23-25; Nov. 30-Dec. 2; Dec. 7-9; Dec. 14-16; Dec. 21-23 Nightly,… Read the full press release
Hilton Brighton Metropole Adds Sparkle this Winter with a Selection of Festive Packages LONDON – 2012-11-08 — /travelprnews.com/ — Hilton Brighton Metropole, situated a stone’s throw from Brighton’s beachfront, has launched its winter packages to suit a range of budgets and festive occasions, from a Santa’s Grotto Afternoon Tea to a New Year’s Eve Family Celebration…. Read the full press release
2012-11-08 — /travelprnews.com/ — Adding to its string of awards including the AA London Hotel of the Year 2010-11 and Trip Advisor’s Travellers’ Choice 2012, The Royal Horseguards has earned a rating of 87.8 from Condé Nast Traveler’s readers, who ranked the hotel as one of the top hotels in the UK. Niels Sherry, The Royal… Read the full press release
Chicago – 2012-11-08 — /travelprnews.com/ — The leaves may be falling across Chicago, but Lincoln Park Zoo has spring on the brain. Spring Break, that is. The zoo is pleased to announce its first-ever weeklong Spring Break Camp, and early registration is just around the corner. Open registration kicks off on the Lincoln Park Zoo website on Thursday, November 8,… Read the full press release
ST. LOUIS, Mo. – 2012-11-08 — /travelprnews.com/ — For the first time, Enterprise Holdings, which owns and operates the Enterprise Rent-A-Car, National Car Rental and Alamo Rent A Car brands, captured the top three rankings in the J.D. Power and Associates 2012 North American Rental Car Satisfaction StudySM. The study, which surveyed leisure and business travelers who rented vehicles at… Read the full press release
Hilton Brighton Metropole Adds Sparkle this Winter with Two Joiner Party Night Packages LONDON – 2012-11-08 — /travelprnews.com/ — Hilton Brighton Metropole, situated a stone’s throw from Brighton’s beachfront, is celebrating Christmas by offering companies two cracking Christmas joiner party night packages. Designed as a group event to cater for multiple organisations, joiner parties allow smaller… Read the full press release
ORLANDO, FL – 2012-11-08 — /travelprnews.com/ — The on-site hotels at Universal Orlando Resort are featuring a new lineup of Thanksgiving celebrations for 2012. From a new, one-of-a-kind outdoor dinner event with Pilgrims and Native Americans, plus holiday buffets to a tree-lighting luau, beer dinner, and Holiday Harbor Nights, the resorts will glisten with holiday decorations… Read the full press release
SAINT LOUIS ZOO CONSERVATION AWARD GOES TO DR. JEFF BRIGGLER, MISSOURI CONSERVATION DEPARTMENT Dr. and Mrs. David Perkins, U.S. Bank and Fox Family Foundation also honored 2012-11-08 — /travelprnews.com/ — The 2012 Saint Louis Zoo Conservation Award went to Dr. Jeff Briggler, Herpetologist for the Missouri Department of Conservation. Over the past decade, his work with Missouri’s amphibians and… Read the full press release
2012-11-08 — /travelprnews.com/ — Following the success of the first ever English Tourism Week earlier this year, VisitEngland is calling on the industry to get involved in English Tourism Week 2013. The inaugural event in March saw over 500 special activities and promotions celebrating tourism in England, and the national tourist board is hoping that next… Read the full press release
Cub’s Name to be Announced at Public Ceremony Nov. 13 2012-11-08 — /travelprnews.com/ — Keeper Liz Simmons carries out the San Diego Zoo’s youngest giant panda this morning for his weekly exam. Veterinary staff took all the usual weights and measurement and the cub continues to get bigger and heavier. The male panda weighed 9.2 pounds… Read the full press release
Increasing customer demand in core business and new markets expected to drive continued strong revenue growth of 25% in fiscal 2013 REDMOND, Wash., 2012-11-08 — /travelprnews.com/ — Concur (Nasdaq: CNQR) today reported financial results for its fourth quarter and fiscal year ended September 30, 2012. Concur reported total revenue for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2012 of… Read the full press release
November 10 Ceremony, Vietnam Veterans Memorial Plaza 2012-11-08 — /travelprnews.com/ — The City of Chicago will once again honor all veterans with a commemorative ceremony to be held on Saturday, November 10 at 10 a.m. at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Plaza, along Chicago’s Riverwalk between State and Wabash. The ceremony site has been chosen in accordance… Read the full press release
2012-11-08 — /travelprnews.com/ — Scaevola Travel is delighted to announce the purchase of Atoll Explorer diving cruiser from Universal Enterprises. The Male’-based travel agent specializes in the inbound market and its executive management shares more than 30 years of experience in the travel industry between them. Atoll Explorer is a 20-cabin cruise boat offering facilities and… Read the full press release
2012-11-08 — /travelprnews.com/ — Keepers present the final panda ice cake of the year WHAT: Po the panda cub turned 2 on Saturday, November 3, with a festive finale for giant panda birthday season at Zoo Atlanta. Not to be outdone by the elaborate birthday extravaganzas presented to other members of his family earlier this fall, Po’s human caregivers… Read the full press release
2012-11-08 — /travelprnews.com/ — S7 Airlines объявляет о введении специальных тарифов на перелет из Москвы в столицу Китая – Пекин. Полеты осуществляются ежедневно со стыковкой в одном из российских городов – Новосибирске, Иркутске, Екатеринбурге, Красноярске или Омске. Рейсы выполняются на комфортабельных лайнерах Airbus A319/A320 и Boeing 737. Размер тарифа экономического класса при покупке авиабилета туда и… Read the full press release
2012-11-08 — /travelprnews.com/ — Today at World Travel Market, VisitEngland announced plans to launch eight marketing campaigns in 2013 to run from January to boost domestic tourism next year. The campaigns will cover the four key themes of countryside, heritage, culture and coastal, and will run in partnership with destinations from all over England as well as… Read the full press release
Skating, Bobsledding and Golfing in a Winter Wonderland NEW YORK, NY – 2012-11-08 — /travelprnews.com/ — The air may be turning cooler, and the days are growing shorter, but those aren’t good reasons to stay indoors! As the calendar turns inexorably toward the close of 2013, now is a great time to make plans for a winter holiday,… Read the full press release
A two-week guide to the Hotel team’s hottest holiday tips Boston, U.S.A. – 2012-11-08 — /travelprnews.com/ — Thanksgiving is just two weeks away, and Four Seasons Hotel Boston is here to provide the hottest tips for hosts and hostesses with the mostest everywhere, so that they can enjoy a gourmet, festive and stress-free holiday. From Thursday, November 8,… Read the full press release
48 unemployed Islanders have been offered jobs at new restaurant T.G.I. Friday’s 2012-11-08 — /travelprnews.com/ — The restaurant chain confirmed this week that of the 60 jobs created at the restaurant so far, over 75 per cent had been offered to locally qualified job-seekers who had benefitted from intensive preparation from the Back to Work team… Read the full press release