Category Archives: Travelers

Sandals Resorts International wins Caribbean’s Leading Hotel Brand title at the World Travel Awards Caribbean & North America Gala Ceremony 2015

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Great Exuma, Bahamas, 2015-10-19 — /Travel PR News/ — Sandals Resorts International has claimed the title of Caribbean’s Leading Hotel Brand for an unprecedented 22nd time at the World Travel Awards Caribbean & North America Gala Ceremony 2015, cementing more than two decades at the top. On a night of high drama at host Sandals Emerald Bay in… Read the full press release

Lufthansa to launch new non-stop service between Frankfurt and San Jose, California on 29 April 2016

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Cologne, Germany, 2015-10-19 — /Travel PR News/ — Lufthansa is to introduce a new non-stop service between Frankfurt and San Jose, California (USA). The new service, which will commence on 29 April 2016, will be the first non-stop flights to the state’s Silicon Valley from a European airport. The five-times-weekly service will be operated using Airbus… Read the full press release

WinterWonderGrass Tahoe Festival returns at Squaw Valley | Alpine Meadows in Lake Tahoe, Calif, April 1-3, 2016

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Olympic Valley, Calif., 2015-10-16 — /Travel PR News/ — WinterWonderGrass Tahoe Festival is returning for its second year at Squaw Valley | Alpine Meadows in Lake Tahoe, California April 1-3, 2016. Music, Brews and Mountains are the foundation for WinterWonderGrass, a boutique winter music and craft beer festival featuring more than 20 bands and 16 California breweries… Read the full press release

Avis Car Rental and Aeroplan announced grand prize winner of national contest to celebrate 3 decades of successful partnership between the two companies

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MONTREAL, 2015-10-16 — /Travel PR News/ — Avis Car Rental and Aeroplan, Canada’s premier coalition loyalty program, today announced the grand prize winner of a national contest to celebrate three decades of successful partnership between the two companies. Jean Louis Laporte of Toronto, Ontario, the grand prize winner, will drive in true style for the next… Read the full press release

Shanghai will be the first destination of Finnair’s new A350

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Vantaa, Finland, 2015-10-16 — /Travel PR News/ — The first destination of Finnair’s new A350 is Shanghai. The best time to visit this interesting metropolis is late October-early November. Shanghai is China’s – and, depending on how it’s calculated, even the world’s – biggest city, and there seems to be no end to its growth. At… Read the full press release

Wizz Air to add fifth Airbus A320 aircraft to its Cluj-Napoca (Romania) fleet

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FOUR NEW ROUTES AND MORE FREQUENCIES ON EXISTING SERVICES IN 2016 BUDAPEST, HUNGARY, 2015-10-16 — /Travel PR News/ — Wizz Air, the largest low-cost airline in Central and Eastern Europe, today announced it will add a fifth Airbus A320 aircraft to its Cluj-Napoca fleet from 22nd July 2016. The new aircraft will operate four new… Read the full press release

Oakwood Worldwide adds renovated six-unit building at 96 Leather Lane to its London portfolio

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LONDON, 2015-10-15 — /Travel PR News/ — Oakwood Worldwide®, the global leader in corporate housing and serviced apartment solutions, has expanded its London portfolio with a freshly renovated six-unit building at 96 Leather Lane. The new property offers a combination of one-, two- and three-bedroom fully furnished serviced apartments, situated conveniently for business travellers between the Inns… Read the full press release

Emergency response exercise at Newark Liberty International Airport on Saturday, October 17

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Exercise will have no impact on flight operations, but airline passengers and motorists may notice numerous emergency vehicles in and around the airport NEW YORK, NY, 2015-10-15 — /Travel PR News/ — The Port Authority is advising aviation passengers and motorists that an emergency response exercise will be held from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m…. Read the full press release

Star Cruises: SuperStar Libra will be homeported in Haikou, China at Hainan Province from 4 November 2015

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Hong Kong, 2015-10-15 — /Travel PR News/ — Star Cruises, the Leading Cruise Line in the Asia-Pacific, is excited to announce that its magnificent vessel, SuperStar Libra will be homeported in Haikou, China at Hainan Province from 4 November 2015, to commence multiple short destination cruises to Halong Bay, Danang and Hue in Vietnam until 30 March… Read the full press release

15.5 million tourists visited Scotland last year to the end of June 2015; up by 7% vs previous year

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EDINBURGH, 2015-10-15 — /Travel PR News/ — Overseas and domestic tourism visitors to Scotland have both increased by seven per cent in the last year to the end of June 2015 according to figures published this morning. With overseas and domestics visitors combined over 15.5 million tourists visited Scotland last year and spent over £5… Read the full press release

VisitEngland, VisitScotland and Visit Wales reveal for the first time the value of tourism spend generated by a variety of leisure activities

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VisitEngland, in partnership with home nation tourist boards VisitScotland and Visit Wales today reveal for the first time, the value of tourism spend generated by a variety of leisure activities among international and domestic day and overnight tourists. LONDON, 2015-10-15 — /Travel PR News/ — The figures released today at the annual media breakfast at… Read the full press release

Metrolink Orange County Line and Inland Empire-Orange County Line trains will only operate to and from San Juan Capistrano on Oct. 17 and 18

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LOS ANGELES, 2015-10-15 — /Travel PR News/ — Due to scheduled track work on Oct. 17 and 18, Metrolink Orange County Line and Inland Empire-Orange County Line trains will only operate to and from San Juan Capistrano. There will be no bus service or alternate transportation provided. The first two weekends of October (Oct. 3-4 and Oct…. Read the full press release

Record-breaking visitor spend in Britain as a result of work by the national tourism agency VisitBritain

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LONDON, 2015-10-14 — /Travel PR News/ — International visitors have spent an extra £2.5 billion in Britain during the last four years as a result of work by the national tourism agency VisitBritain, latest figures show. This beats the target set for it by the UK Government in 2011 by more than half a billion… Read the full press release

Wyndham Rewards® launches world’s most generous rewards program for meeting planners “go meet”(sm) at IMEX America 2015 in Las Vegas

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No minimum spend requirements and no maximum point limits lead to faster free nights for professional and casual planners PARSIPPANY, N.J., 2015-10-14 — /Travel PR News/ — Wyndham Rewards® is helping meeting and group travel planners win big. go meetsm, the world’s most generous rewards program for meeting planners which launched today at IMEX America 2015 in Las… Read the full press release

Manchester Airport marks its busiest September in history with an average of 81,004 travellers every single day

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Manchester Airport student arrivals to study at 49 different UK universities Post-school summer holiday getaways for ‘DINKYs’ also help push airport up 5.44% for the month MANCHESTER, UK, 2015-10-14 — /Travel PR News/ — A record-breaking total of 2,430,142 people travelled through Manchester Airport in September 2015, making it the busiest September in the airport’s… Read the full press release

The International Mountain Bicycling Association to host 2016 World Summit in Bentonville

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BENTONVILLE, Ark., 2015-10-14 — /Travel PR News/ — The International Mountain Bicycling Association (IMBA) announced today that its 2016 World Summit will be held November 10-12 next year in Bentonville. At a news conference held this morning on the All-American Trail of the Razorback Regional Greenway, IMBA President and USA Executive Director Mike Van Abel said the… Read the full press release

Olivier Berger appointed CEO of Aéroports de Paris Ingénierie (ADPi)

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PARIS, 2015-10-14 — /Travel PR News/ — As proposed by ADP Ingénierie’s Board of Directors on 8 October, Olivier Berger has been appointed CEO of ADPi. Olivier Berger, 50 years old, is a qualified engineer from the École Polytechnique et des Pontset-Chaussée. For more than ten years, he managed large-scale infrastructural projects before working in… Read the full press release

Norwegian Reward thanks members with 20% discount on Premium class flights to U.S.

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Passengers encouraged to join free scheme as number of UK members continues to grow Fornebu, Norway, 2015-10-14 — /Travel PR News/ — Norwegian, the third largest low-cost carrier in Europe, is offering members of its loyalty programme, Norwegian Reward, a 20 per cent discount on Premium class flights to the U.S. when booked by 26th October…. Read the full press release

Palm Springs presents October- December 2015 line up of events

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Palm Springs, CA, 2015-10-14 — /Travel PR News/ — Palm Springs presents October- December 2015 line up of events Spa Resort Casino “Brews & BBQ” Dates: October 24 Location: Spa Resort Casino North Parking Lot Information: SpaResortCasino.com Description: A one-day outdoor event with local restaurants, craft breweries from Southern California, live music, kid’s fun zone and… Read the full press release

Finnair’s Airbus A350 XWB marks first-ever visit to Norway at Oslo Airport

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OSLO, NORWAY, 2015-10-13 — /Travel PR News/ — Friday afternoon marked the first-ever visit to Norway by the new long-haul Airbus A350 XWB. Finnair is the first European airline to fly the A350 XWB, and marked the occasion at Oslo Airport.  On Wednesday, 7 October, Finnair took delivery of its first new long-haul Airbus, A350… Read the full press release

Brussels Airport welcomed the first A350 XWB operated by Finnair

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BRUSSELS, BELGIUM, 2015-10-13 — /Travel PR News/ — This morning (October 12, 2015), Brussels Airport welcomed the first A350 XWB operated by Finnair, the very latest airplane developed by Airbus as the most energy-efficient aircraft of its kind and its most silent plane yet. Starting from next year, Finnair’s A350 will be landing at Brussels… Read the full press release

Christchurch airport welcomed its six-millionth passenger in a year

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CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand, 2015-10-13 — /Travel PR News/ — Christchurch reached a significant post-quake milestone today, with its airport welcoming the six-millionth passenger in a year. The last time Christchurch Airport reached the 6-million passenger mark was in October 2010, but today as Stephanie Simmons from Waimate checked in for a Jetstar flight to Auckland… Read the full press release

Bangkok Airways launches new direct route between Phuket and Hat Yai

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Bangkok, 2015-10-13 — /Travel PR News/ — Bangkok Airways Public Company Limited announces the launch of new direct route between Phuket and Hat Yai. The new service will serve daily flight starting from October 11, 2015 onwards. Mr. Puttipong Prasarttong-Osoth, President of Bangkok Airways PCL said “Bangkok Airways foresees the potential of Phuket and Hat Yai as… Read the full press release

Qatar Airways to launch daily non-stop flights between Doha and Adelaide, Australia on May 2, 2016

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Major expansion in Australia with Daily non-stop Flights from Doha to the capital city of South Australia from May 2 Adelaide is Qatar Airways’ First A350 Route to Australia Australian network rises to 28 flights a week across four key cities DOHA, Qatar, 2015-10-13 — /Travel PR News/ — Qatar Airways today unveiled the launch date of… Read the full press release

Qatar Airways and Danish carrier SUN-AIR sign code-share agreement

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New Agreement With Danish Carrier Opens Up A Range Of Exciting Destinations In Scandinavia And Europe DOHA, Qatar, 2015-10-13 — /Travel PR News/ — Qatar Airways, the national carrier of the State of Qatar and one of the world’s fastest growing airlines, has signed a code-share agreement with Danish carrier SUN-AIR, a franchise of British Airways. From October… Read the full press release

Qatar Airways becomes the Official Airline of global blindness prevention charity Orbis UK

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Airline welcomes HRH Princess Sophie, The Countess of Wessex to Hamad International Airport, as part of the World Sight Day Fundraising Activities DOHA, Qatar, 2015-10-13 — /Travel PR News/ — Qatar Airways announced today that it has been named the Official Airline of Orbis UK, a global blindness prevention charity, for a period of two years starting… Read the full press release

Raffles Dubai announces the appointment of Jaouad Sbihi as Director of Business Development

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DUBAI, 2015-10-13 — /Travel PR News/ — Ayman Gharib, General Manager of Raffles Dubai, is pleased to announce the appointment of Jaouad Sbihi as Director of Business Development. Effective 1 September 2015, Sbihi will oversee the sales and marketing activities at the Raffles Dubai. Commenting on Sbihi’s appointment, Gharib said: “We are delighted for Jaouad… Read the full press release

VIA Rail to serve more Canadians with the addition of 6 new departures over the holiday season

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Halifax, 2015-10-12 — /Travel PR News/ — Thanks to the notable increase of 13% in ridership over the summer compared to last year on VIA Rail’s Ocean service, 6 additional departures will be added over the holiday season. The added trains will allow VIA Rail to serve more Canadians, more often on its eastern Canadian… Read the full press release

SriLankan Airlines awarded the Superior Achievement in Passenger Experience – Asia Pacific Region at the APEX Awards

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SriLankan Airlines receives the prestigious APEX award for Superior Achievement in Passenger Experience– Asia Pacific Region. Colombo, Sri Lanka, 2015-10-12 — /Travel PR News/ — SriLankan Airlines was awarded the Superior Achievement in Passenger Experience -Asia Pacific Region, at the APEX Awards – 2015 held in Oregon – USA, in what most consider to be the Oscars… Read the full press release

Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. announces W Punta de Mita in Mexico’s Riviera Nayarit scheduled to open in 2016

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Slated to Open in 2016, W Punta de Mita to Bring Innovative Design and Whatever/Whenever Service to Mexico’s Riviera Nayarit STAMFORD, Conn., 2015-10-12 — /Travel PR News/ — Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE:HOT) today announced that it will extend its strong presence in Mexico with the debut of W Punta de Mita, located in Mexico’s… Read the full press release