Category Archives: Travelers

Celebrate the Year of the Snake This Chinese New Year at Four Seasons Hotel Hong Kong

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Hotel credit, Chinese wellness traditions and three Michelin star dining bring luck in the new lunar year. 2013-01-19 — /travelprnews.com/ — Experience the true traditions of Chinese New Year at the city’s most prestigious address, with newly refurbished guest rooms and suites at Four Seasons Hotel Hong Kong. Enjoy three Michelin star dining and luxuriate in the award-winning Spa, with a complimentary lai… Read the full news article

United Airlines Opens Health Clinic at O’Hare International Airport

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Chicago, 2013-01-19 — /travelprnews.com/ — United Airlines today announced the opening of its new employee health clinic at O’Hare International Airport. Chicago Department of Aviation (CDA) Commissioner Rosemarie S. Andolino joined with United’s Chairman, President and CEO Jeff Smisek and Walgreens President and CEO Greg Wasson for the clinic’s ribbon cutting ceremony this morning. “We’re continuing to make significant investments in United, including… Read the full news article

Be Discovered At Marble Bar At Hilton Sydney

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SYDNEY, 2013-01-19 — /travelprnews.com/ — Grab your guitar, pull out the drum sticks, dust off the microphone and warm up the vocal cords, Hilton Sydney‘s Marble Bar is scouting to discover Sydney’s next up-and-coming live band, with the launch of ‘Discovered at Marble Bar’. ‘Discovered at Marble Bar’ is a social media driven competition where contestants… Read the full news article

Win Back Your Air Fare With Ryanair’s Play To Win!

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2013-01-19 — /travelprnews.com/ — Ryanair, Europe’s only ultra-low cost airline, today (17 Jan) offered its Irish and UK customers the chance to win back the price of their fare with the launch of Ryanair’s Play To Win game on its Irish and UK Ryanair.com websites. For a small fee, ranging from €3/£3 to €5/£5, passengers can… Read the full news article

U.S. Travel Association Salutes Anniversary of President Obama’s Call for National Travel and Tourism Strategy

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Washington, D.C., 2013-01-19 — /travelprnews.com/ — In a firm acknowledgement of the powerful contributions that travel makes to the country’s economy, President Obama announced a goal of attracting 100 million international travelers to the U.S. by 2021 on January 19, 2012. In the year since that announcement, strong progress has been made both through an executive… Read the full news article

Ryanair’s 1 Bag Rule Is Driven By Safety, Not Revenue

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2013-01-19 — /travelprnews.com/ — Ryanair, Europe’s favourite airline, today (18th Jan) explained that its 1 carry-on bag rule is necessary for safety reasons. Ryanair also rejected many of the false claims made by a number of poorly briefed MEP’s in the European Parliament yesterday. Because Ryanair operates with very high load factors (avg load factor last… Read the full news article

Travelport Rooms and More Adds Huntington Travel’s Hotel Consolidator Content to Travelport Rooms and More™

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2013-01-18 — /travelprnews.com/ — Travelport, the business services provider to the global travel industry, today announces that its Travelport Rooms and More™ hotel booking engine, the one-stop hotel shop for travel agents, now includes accommodation offers from Canada’s award-winning, leading hotel consolidator, Huntington Travel, which provides a wide product range of hotels to worldwide destinations. The… Read the full news article

250,000 members in CPH’s customer loyalty programme

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2013-01-18 — /travelprnews.com/ — CPH Advantage, Copenhagen Airport’s loyalty programme, has reached a quarter of a million members after just 13 months. The programme benefits both passengers and the airport. Travellers are joining Copenhagen Airport’s loyalty programme, CPH Advantage, in large numbers. The programme offers free wi-fi, bonus points and special parking offers. Just 13 months… Read the full news article

Skybus passenger update

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2013-01-18 — /travelprnews.com/ — Skybus will continue to operate flights to the Isles of Scilly via Newquay Cornwall Airport up to and including Monday 21st January 2013, when the situation will be reviewed. With further rain predicted at Land’s End Airport falling on already saturated ground means it is still too wet to operate scheduled services… Read the full news article

SAS and Singapore Airlines launch joint venture between Scandinavia and Singapore

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2013-01-18 — /travelprnews.com/ — SAS and Singapore Airlines will be cooperating on flights between Scandinavia and Singapore from February 1st. During the summer of 2012, the CEOs of the two companies signed a joint venture agreement, which includes, among other things, the coordination of timetables and joint sales activities. The regulatory authorities have since then approved… Read the full news article

Virgin Trains launches biggest ever Standard Class seat sale

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2013-01-18 — /travelprnews.com/ — Up to 50,000 Virgin Trains standard class seats are up for grabs at knock down prices with prices starting at £5.50 for a journey between London and Birmingham Between 16 and 19 January 2013 customers will have the opportunity to bag these incredibly cheap tickets but they will need to be quick… Read the full news article

FLYBE RECOGNISED AS TOP BEST UK AIRLINE FOR TASTIEST ON-BOARD FOOD

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2013-01-18 — /travelprnews.com/ — Leading regional airline’s Deli in the Sky rated best British airline by influential online study. Flybe, Europe’s largest regional airline, has been recognised as the top best UK airline for the quality of its Deli in the Sky range of on-board food in Skyscanner’s* annual European Airline Food Awards. Flybe placed highest… Read the full news article

Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan Members Can Book Award Travel on Emirates

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SEATTLE, 2013-01-18 — /travelprnews.com/ — Alaska Airlines and Emirates today announced enhanced frequent flier award benefits, enabling members to now redeem awards for travel in each others’ programs. Members of Alaska Airlines’ Mileage Plan and Emirates’ Skywards programs have already been able to earn miles on a reciprocal basis since the airlines’ partnership began in March… Read the full news article

Cathay Pacific releases combined traffic figures for December 2012

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2013-01-18 — /travelprnews.com/ — Cathay Pacific Airways today released combined Cathay Pacific and Dragonair traffic figures for December 2012 that show an increase for both passenger numbers and cargo and mail tonnage compared to the same month last year. Cathay Pacific and Dragonair carried a total of 2,520,864 passengers in December – an increase of 2.5%… Read the full news article

WAA Announces New Chair and Vice Chair of the Board of Directors

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2013-01-18 — /travelprnews.com/ — Winnipeg Airports Authority Inc. is pleased to announce the election of Mr. Garth Smorang, Q.C. as Chair and Mr. Tom Payne Jr. as Vice Chair of the Board of Directors. Previously Vice Chair, Mr. Smorang succeeds Mr. Tom Bryk as Chair and whose term concluded December 31, 2012. “I am honoured to… Read the full news article

San Antonio Transforms into “City of Yellow Roses”

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2013-01-17 — /travelprnews.com/ — One of America’s Most Romantic Cities Offers Valentine’s Specials, Activities and Packages Valentine’s Week (February 8-17) in San Antonio is more romantic than ever as the destination transforms into the “City of Yellow Roses.” Romance specials themed around San Antonio’s legendary yellow rose offer a getaway like none other. Visitors can experience… Read the full news article

Hilton New Delhi-Noida-Mayur Vihar Announces The Introduction Of A Special Winter Spa Menu At Eros Spa

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NEW DELHI, 2013-01-17 — /travelprnews.com/ — Hilton New Delhi-Noida-Mayur Vihar announced the launch of a special Winter Spa Menu at Eros Spa that offers extensive facilities and services to residential and non-residential guests. From January 15 until February 10, 2013, guests at the five-star deluxe hotel located just off the DND Flyway and within a 20-minute drive… Read the full news article

Winterwatch with the National Trust for Jersey

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2013-01-16 — /travelprnews.com/ — With the BBC starting its ‘Winter watch’ programme this week, the National Trust for Jersey are encouraging people to brave the cold weather and to get out and about to discover what wildlife can be seen around Jersey’s countryside this time of year. Although a dormant time for many species, others call… Read the full news article

Third Railroad Blockade in Marysville Forces VIA Rail to Stop Trains

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MONTREAL, 2013-01-16 — /travelprnews.com/ — A railroad blockade in the Marysville area between Belleville and Kingston affects the movement of VIA Rail (www.viarail.ca) trains and its passengers between Toronto-Montréal and Toronto-Ottawa in both directions. Although this situation causes substantial additional expenses and forces our employees to work long hours, VIA Rail’s foremost priority is to ensure that our customers… Read the full news article

Experience Chocolate Heaven at The Spa At The Hotel Hershey

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Spa Guests Enjoy Discounts and Chocolate Packages  During Chocolate-Covered February in Hershey  Hershey, Pa., 2013-01-16 — /travelprnews.com/ — Hershey The Sweetest Place On Earth celebrates chocolate year-round, but especially during the month of February with its town-wide event called Chocolate-Covered February. The Spa At The Hotel Hershey, affectionately known as the Chocolate Spa, offers guests several ways to indulge even more during this… Read the full news article

Newquay Cornwall Airport announce new charter holidays to the Turkish Riviera for 2013

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Newquay Cornwall Airport announces today a brand new charter destination to Turkey with tour operator OSKA-TRAVEL, a member of KENBA Group International.  2013-01-16 — /travelprnews.com/ — Commencing 5th April 2013 and operating every Friday in April, passengers will be able to fly direct from NQY Airport to enjoy a 7 night escorted tour around the Turkish Riviera. The luxury break… Read the full news article

Discover agri/eco-tourism emerging trends in Nebraska

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Workshop sessions on guest ranches, farm dinners and growing hops LINCOLN, NEB., 2013-01-16 — /travelprnews.com/ — As agri- and eco-tourism continue to grow in popularity, new niches are constantly developing. Keep on top of these hot trends at the 2013 Nebraska Agri/Eco-Tourism Workshop on Feb. 5-6 at the Sandhills Convention Center in North Platte. Culinary tourism,… Read the full news article

Mineta San Jose International Airport Information on All Nippon Airways and Grounding of Dreamliner Fleet on January 16, 2013

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2013-01-16 — /travelprnews.com/ — All Nippon Airways (ANA) flights between Mineta San Jose International Airport (SJC) and Narita International Airport (NRT) in Tokyo have arrived and departed as scheduled since ANA inaugurated Boeing 787 Dreamliner service at SJC on January 11, 2013. Flights on January 14 were delayed by over three hours due to snow in… Read the full news article

JAL Cargo Fuel Surcharge for the Month of February 2013

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TOKYO, 2013-01-16 — /travelprnews.com/ — Japan Airlines (JAL) has applied to the Japanese Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) to revise down its international cargo fuel surcharge for flights departing from Japan from February 2013. Since April 1, 2009, JAL started adjusting its cargo fuel surcharge levels on a monthly basis by using the one-month average… Read the full news article

Летище София обслужи близо 3,5 милиона пътници през 2012 г.

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2013-01-16 — /travelprnews.com/ — Летище София обслужи 3 467 455 пътници през 2012 година. През Терминал 1 са преминали 927 хиляди пасажери, а през Терминал 2 близо 2 540 хиляди. Годишният анализ показва, че по международни редовни линии са пътували 90% от общия пътникопоток, 6% са пасажерите по вътрешни линии, а 4% са използвали чартърни полети…. Read the full news article

Frontier Airlines Announces Trenton Takes Off Sweepstakes

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Chance to win roundtrip flights for a year* out of Trenton DENVER, 2013-01-16 — /travelprnews.com/ — Frontier Airlines today announced a sweepstakes for customers who live in the Princeton/Trenton area and travel through Trenton-Mercer Airport. The sweepstakes, which runs through May 31, 2013, will award weekly and monthly prizes, as well as a grand prize in… Read the full news article

U.S. Travel Association Launches Multiyear “Travel Effect” National Advocacy and Awareness Campaign

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Groundbreaking Research, New Partnerships, Effective Communications at Core of Effort Washington, D.C., 2013-01-16 — /travelprnews.com/ — To conclusively establish the link between travel and its effect on relationships, education, business and communities, the U.S. Travel Association is launching “Travel Effect,” a multiyear, multimillion-dollar advocacy and awareness campaign. “What we’ve long known anecdotally, we will now prove… Read the full news article

Hilton Hotels & Resorts Expands Resorts Collection With Opening Of First Leisure Property In India

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Spread Across 320 Acres in Western Ghats and a Short Drive from Mumbai and Pune, Hilton Shillim Estate Retreat & Spa Features Among the Largest and Most Comprehensive Spa Facilities in Asia MUMBAI, India & McLEAN, Va., 2013-01-16 — /travelprnews.com/ — Hilton Hotels & Resorts, the flagship brand of Hilton Worldwide, today announced the opening of Hilton… Read the full news article

Enterprise Boosts UK Airport Presence with New Branch at Belfast Airport (UK)

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LONDON, 2013-01-16 — /travelprnews.com/ — Enterprise Rent-A-Car, the world’s largest car hire company, today announced the opening of a new onsite branch in the Arrivals Hall of Belfast International Airport. With this addition Enterprise now has a branch at every major UK airport, ensuring it is able to offer car hire to incoming tourists and business travellers as… Read the full news article

CTC unveils new resources for industry on corporate website

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Upgraded tools and content for the Explorer Quotient® and Signature Experiences Collection® offer tips and tricks for the year ahead. 2013-01-16 — /travelprnews.com/ — If you’re seeking a competitive edge in the global tourism marketplace, then you need the best tools at hand. The Canadian Tourism Commission (CTC) has just sharpened its collection of resources for… Read the full news article