Category Archives: Travelers

oneworld® alliance members Japan Airlines and S7 Airlines to further expand codeshare cooperation

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Flights Between Narita and Irkutsk / Novosibirsk Added to Network TOKYO, Japan, 2018-Apr-13 — /Travel PR News/ — Japan Airlines (JAL) and Russia’s S7 Airlines (S7), both members of the oneworld® alliance, have agreed to further expand their codeshare cooperation by adding new destinations in Russia. Through this agreement, JAL’s codeshare flights in Russia will be increased… Read the full press release

Choice Hotels announces strategic alliance with Spain’s leading hotel operator and franchisor, Sercotel Hotels

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ROCKVILLE, Md., 2018-Apr-13 — /Travel PR News/ — Choice Hotels International, Inc. (NYSE: CHH), one of the world’s largest hotel companies, reinforces its focus on international growth through a strategic alliance announced today with Sercotel Hotels, a leading hotel operator and franchisor based in Spain. The alliance establishes the framework for the extension of Choice Hotels’ global… Read the full press release

Oakland International Airport welcomes Contour Airlines’ nonstop route to Crescent City, CA

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Oakland, CA, 2018-Apr-13 — /Travel PR News/ — It’s a week of celebration at Oakland International Airport. New nonstop Paris service, the 10-year anniversary of Hawaiian Airlines at OAK and, today, the introduction of the Airport’s newest airline partner, Contour Airlines. Starting today, Contour begins offering daily service to Del Norte County Regional Airport (CEC), located in… Read the full press release

Wizz Air places order for GEVEN’s Essenza seat model to equip 110 Airbus A321neo

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WIZZ’S FLEET EXPANSION COMES WITH GREAT COMFORT AND A NEW SEAT MODEL BUDAPEST, Hungary, 2018-Apr-11 — /Travel PR News/ — Wizz Air Holdings Plc (“Wizz Air”), one of Europe’s fastest growing airlines and the largest low-cost carrier in Central and Eastern Europe, announced today that following a competitive selection process a new agreement was signed… Read the full press release

flydubai starts first direct flights from Dubai to Dubrovnik, Croatia

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flydubai launches first direct flights from Dubai and with its partnership with Emirates offers greater frequency and easier access to more than 200 global destinations DUBAI, UAE, 2018-Apr-11 — /Travel PR News/ — Dubai-based flydubai’s first flight touched down today in Dubrovnik (DBV). On board the flight there was a delegation of representatives from the airline… Read the full press release

flydubai inaugurates direct flights to Kraków, Poland

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Airline begins direct daily service with Emirates codesharing on the route opening up more than 200 destinations DUBAI, UAE, 2018-Apr-11 — /Travel PR News/ — flydubai has launched its daily service to Kraków, becoming the first UAE carrier to offer direct flights from Dubai. The inaugural flight from Terminal 2, Dubai International landed at John… Read the full press release

Historic Environment Scotland, China’s Palace Museum and Stirling University to explore future documentation of heritage sites

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HES to work with Palace Museum to document historic structures following First Minister visit EDINBURGH, Scotland, 2018-Apr-11 — /Travel PR News/ — First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has today (10 April) welcomed progress on agreement for future exchanges of knowledge between Historic Environment Scotland (HES) and China’s Palace Museum as the two organisations demonstrated examples of their… Read the full press release

LVCVA presents design for the expansion of Las Vegas Convention Center

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LAS VEGAS, NV, 2018-Apr-11 — /Travel PR News/ — Today (10-APR-2018), architects presented design drawings for the iconic expansion to the Las Vegas Convention Center to the Board of Directors of the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority (LVCVA). The drawings provide a glimpse of the vibrant new look of the nearly 60-year-old facility. “This is… Read the full press release

Radisson Blu maintains its position as Europe’s leader in upper-upscale hospitality according to MKG Hospitality ranking

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BRUSSELS, Belgium, 2018-Apr-11 — /Travel PR News/ — Radisson Blu reconfirms its place as Europe’s leader in upper-upscale hospitality with 186 hotels and almost 45,000 rooms in operation – according to the latest ranking by MKG Hospitality-ON. Radisson Blu has maintained this leading position since 2010. Radisson Blu brand leads the European hotel industry in size… Read the full press release

Lion Air Group to expand its fleet with 50 Boeing 737 MAX 10 airplanes

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Fast-growing carrier placed the largest incremental order of Boeing’s newest 737 jet MAX 10 will be the most efficient and profitable single-aisle airplane Lion Air Group to operate MAX 8, 9, and, 10, maximizing commonality and flexibility JAKARTA, Indonesia, 2018-Apr-11 — /Travel PR News/ — Boeing [NYSE: BA] and the Lion Air Group today announced the… Read the full press release

SITA rolls out 100 Automated Border Control kiosks across three major airports in Mexico

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Mexico City, 2018-Apr-11 — /Travel PR News/ — New SITA kiosks to speed passenger processing at airports while boosting national security The Federal Government of Mexico is strengthening border control by automating the entry process with the introduction of SITA’s Automated Border Control kiosks. The new kiosks will use biometric technology to capture fingerprints to… Read the full press release

AccorHotels completes the acquisition of table reservation system, ResDiary

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PARIS, France, 2018-Apr-11 — /Travel PR News/ — AccorHotels today announces that it has completed the acquisition of table reservation system, ResDiary. Established in Glasgow in 2004, the company now has over 100 staff based in 6 countries.  ResDiary is notably well established in the Asia Pacific region as well as in the UK, and… Read the full press release

AccorHotels’ SO/ announces its debut property in the Middle East with the SO/ Uptown Dubai opening in 2020

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SO/ Uptown Dubai to feature cutting-edge design reflecting a kaleidoscope of cultures in collaboration with development partner DMCC Dubai, UAE, 2018-Apr-11 — /Travel PR News/ — SO/, AccorHotels’ audacious and spirited luxury brand, has announced its debut property in the Middle East with the SO/ Uptown Dubai. The disruptive art and experience driven property will… Read the full press release

Royal Caribbean International’s Quantum of the Seas returns in Singapore for a six-month homeporting season in 2019 to 2020

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Royal Caribbean Deepens Commitment to the Region with 30 percent Capacity Increase and Ship Revitalisation SINGAPORE, 2018-Apr-11 — /Travel PR News/ — Royal Caribbean International today announced that its Asia’s largest and most revolutionary ship, Quantum of the Seas, will be back in Singapore for a six-month homeporting season in 2019 to 2020 – the cruise… Read the full press release

Indianapolis International Airport welcomes new nonstop flights from Southwest, Frontier and Allegiant to Austin, Philadelphia and Sarasota-Bradenton

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INDIANAPOLIS, 2018-Apr-10 — /Travel PR News/ — Following on the heels of Allegiant Air’s inaugural flight on Friday to previously unserved Charleston, South Carolina, four additional nonstop flights will take off from the Indianapolis International Airport (IND) over the next seven days, including Allegiant’s inaugural flight to the Sarasota-Bradenton area in Florida – also a… Read the full press release

Gatwick Airport holds a successful event to make airports feel like ‘a less scary place for people with hidden disability, their families and carers

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Travelling through an airport can be a challenge for people with restricted mobility and/ or a hidden disability Event designed to give an overview of airport processes before people travel Airports from across the world contacting Gatwick about introducing a Hidden Disability Lanyard scheme GATWICK, UK, 2018-Apr-10 — /Travel PR News/ — Airports can be challenging, confusing environments and… Read the full press release

SAS orders 50 Airbus A320neo aircraft to create a single-type and more efficient fleet by 2023

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Stockholm, Sweden, 2018-Apr-10 — /Travel PR News/ — Today, SAS has decided to order 50 Airbus A320neo aircraft with delivery from spring 2019 through 2023. This order means SAS for the first time will have a single-type fleet by 2023 that consists of the market’s most efficient short- and medium-haul aircraft in terms of cost… Read the full press release

IATA emphasizes its strong support for the construction of a new international airport for Mexico City

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Miami, FL, USA, 2018-Apr-10 — /Travel PR News/ — The International Air Transport Association (IATA) emphasized its strong support for the construction of a new international airport for Mexico City that was launched in 2014 to replace Benito Juárez International Airport. “The current airport is bursting at the seams. It serves 47 million passengers, almost 50%… Read the full press release

Emirates announces new record of over 1 million Wi-Fi connections made on board its flights in March

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Dubai, UAE, 2018-Apr-10 — /Travel PR News/ — Emirates has set a new record with over 1 million Wi-Fi connections made on board its flights in March alone. During the month, 1,037,016 Emirates customers connected to the internet during their flight. The connections were mainly made over mobile devices with over 94% of users connecting with… Read the full press release

O. R. Tambo International Airport welcomes Alitalia’s new Rome-to-Johannesburg route

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KEMPTON PARK, South Africa, 2018-Apr-10 — /Travel PR News/ — Alitalia returned to South Africa today after a 16-year absence when an Airbus A330 touched down at O. R. Tambo International Airport shortly after 8am. The airline will now operate on the Rome-to-Johannesburg route four times a week with passengers on the 250-seater Airbus A330… Read the full press release

O’Hare International Airport ranked in the top 20 airports worldwide for both passenger volume and cargo tonnage by ACI world

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Chicago, IL, 2018-Apr-10 — /Travel PR News/ — ​Airports Council International (ACI) World today released its preliminary airport traffic rankings​ showing that O’Hare International Airport ranked sixth for total passenger traffic in 2017 and was among the top 20 airports in the world for total cargo volume. O’Hare is among only a few airports worldwide that rank in the… Read the full press release

Qatar Airways increases daily frequencies to Muscat, Oman

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Additional services to Oman’s capital added just in time for the summer holidays, offering even more connectivity to airline’s extensive global route network DOHA, Qatar, 2018-Apr-10 — /Travel PR News/ — Qatar Airways is pleased to announce that it will add two additional daily frequencies to Muscat, Oman’s largest city and capital, commencing 10 April… Read the full press release

Southwest Airlines wins four awards in the 2018 TripAdvisor Traveler’s’ Choice™ awards for airlines

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In addition to other accolades, Company honored as only U.S.-based carrier on list of top ten airlines in the world DALLAS, TX, 2018-Apr-10 — /Travel PR News/ — Southwest Airlines Co. (NYSE: LUV) has been recognized by TripAdvisor as a winner of four awards in the 2018 TripAdvisor Traveler’s’ Choice™ awards for airlines. The carrier ranks sixth in… Read the full press release

Southwest® inaugurates service on 11 new routes between cities throughout California and cities across the United States

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New nonstop routes connect California to key cities across the United States; New International Gateways open new nonstop routes from the United States to Cancun DALLAS, TX, 2018-Apr-10 — /Travel PR News/ — Southwest Airlines Co. (NYSE: LUV) this week will begin operating more than a dozen new nonstop routes across North America. San Jose, Calif…. Read the full press release

IATA: global air freight up 6.8% in February 2018 YoY

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Geneva, Switzerland, 2018-Apr-06 — /Travel PR News/ — The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released demand growth results for global air freight markets for February 2018 showing a 6.8% increase in demand measured in freight tonne kilometers (FTKs) compared to the same period last year. Adjusting for the potential Lunar New Year distortions by combining growth… Read the full press release

IATA to Latin America and Caribbean governments: focus on infrastructure, costs and the region’s regulatory framework

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Santiago, Chile, 2018-Apr-06 — /Travel PR News/ — The International Air Transport Association (IATA) called on the governments of Latin America and the Caribbean to focus on infrastructure, costs and the region’s regulatory framework. By concentrating on these areas, the economic and social benefits of aviation can be maximized while accommodating the region’s expanding demand for… Read the full press release

IATA: total revenue passenger kilometers (RPKs) for February 2018 rose 7.6%, compared to February 2017

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GENEVA, Switzerland, 2018-Apr-06 — /Travel PR News/ — The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced global passenger traffic results for February showing a rebound in traffic growth following the slower demand experienced in January, which was owing to temporary factors including the later timing of the Lunar New Year in 2018. Total revenue passenger kilometers (RPKs)… Read the full press release

Comedian Rhod Gilbert trained to become British Airways cabin crew for his BBC2 show, Rhod Gilbert’s Work Experience

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LONDON, UK, 2018-Apr-06 — /Travel PR News/ — Stand up comedian Rhod Gilbert learnt how to put out fires, deliver a baby and evacuate an aircraft after an emergency landing as he trained to become British Airways cabin crew for his BBC2 show, Rhod Gilbert’s Work Experience. The show is broadcast for the first time on… Read the full press release

Chicago Department of Aviation (CDA): food truck operators can apply for business at O’Hare International Airport

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Chicago, IL, 2018-Apr-06 — /Travel PR News/ — The Chicago Department of Aviation (CDA) is inviting food truck operators to apply for business at O’Hare International Airport. The CDA launched the first registration for its new permanent food truck program in January 2018. To build upon the interest already generated, the CDA is calling upon… Read the full press release

Department of Transportation (DOT) Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) data: on-time performance at O’Hare International Airport has dramatically improved in recent years

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Chicago, IL, 2018-Apr-06 — /Travel PR News/ — Data available from the  Department of Transportation (DOT) Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS)shows that on-time performance at O’Hare International Airport has dramatically improved in recent years. The last four years of statistics for the nation’s 30 major airports show that O’Hare has steadily moved up in the rankings… Read the full press release