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UNICEF Ireland and Paddington invite Irish children on an adventure to learn how families live around the world

Everyone's favourite Peruvian bear, Paddington, has teamed up with UNICEF to help children learn all about the lives of their peers around the world....

daa appoints Kevin Cullinane head of communications

The daa has confirmed the appointment of Kevin Cullinane as permanent Group Head of Communications. He had previously served as interim head at the...

Ryanair launches new routes to Lviv and Marrakech

Ryanair has launched two new routes, from Edinburgh to Marrakech and Manchester to Lviv. The carrier will serve the Ukrainian city of Lviv twice weekly...

Video: Jason Kearns, Etihad

https://www.youtube.com/embed/oBeVF_WVnjA Last month we heard the brilliant news that the ever-popular Jason Kearns was making a welcome return to the industry when he was announced...

Shannon’s new screening system means shorter wait times and no more limits on liquids

Shannon Airport today (18 October) unveiled a new €2.5m passenger security screening system that should halve the time passengers spend going through security -...

ITTN Awards: Voting Open for Outbound Categories

Voting is now open for the outbound section of the ITTN Awards. For the first time ever, all votes will be based exclusively on...

Video: Rita Marques, Secretary of State for Tourism, Portugal

https://www.youtube.com/embed/0XzRX_km7T4 ITTN Managing Director Sharon Jordan broke away from the business of the ITAA Conference in Évora, Portugal to catch up with Rita Marques, Secretary...

Supplier of the Week: Salzburgerland

Our supplier of the week is Salzburgerland, which is one of Austria's best-known ski destinations for the Irish market. The province of Salzburg in Austria...

Northern Ireland Travel & Tourism Awards: And the winners are…

The elegant Slieve Donard Resort & Spa in Newcastle, County Down played host to the 29th annual Northern Ireland Travel & Tourism Awards, sponsored...

It’s a wrap: ITAA Conference closes on a note of serious intent

After a day of lively discussion, occasional disagreement and intense conversation, the Irish Travel Agents' Association (ITAA) Conference finished for another year. ITAA President...

Heathrow Express launches ‘seat yoga’

As part of its Tranquil Trains campaign launched last week, Heathrow Express, the 15-minute rail service between central London and Heathrow, has released seat-yoga...

The ITA Airways era has begun – the new Italian national airline is born

Arrivederci Alitalia, buongiorno Italia Trasporto Aereo: the ITA era has begun. Italy's new national airline, which replaces the 75-year old bankrupt Alitalia, took to...

Expo 2020 looks to top 9 million visitors

Expo 2020 in Dubai has welcomed nearly 750,000 visitors since it opened on 1 October. Around 50,000 guests a day are visiting the show, which...

Taxpayers could contribute €5m to holiday compensation fund

Taxpayers could contribute up to €5 million next year to help compensate holidaymakers hit by travel agent failures, it has emerged. Government cash is supporting...

Emerald Cruises introduces 2023 Seychelles voyage

Emerald Cruises has unveiled the details of its new destination – the Seychelles – on board the recently announced Emerald Sakara, joining Emerald Azzurra in...

Breaking: US to reopen on November 8

The United States will reopen to international visitors on November 8. Assistant press secretary of the Biden Administration Kevin Munoz tweeted today (15 October)...

ITTN gets a new look

If you're reading this, you may have noticed that ITTN has a new look - and you'd be entirely right. Today (15 October) ITTN has...

Reboot & Restart: The ITAA Conference Begins

In his speech to mark the opening of the ITAA Conference in Evora, Portugal, President of the ITAA Paul Hackett paid tribute to the...

Aer Lingus to resume San Francisco flight

Aer Lingus has announced the re-start of its direct service from Dublin to San Francisco, flying to the west coast of the United States...

Airline traffic to reach 2019 levels by end of 2023, says Eurocontrol

Recovery to the 2019 number of flights in Europe could occur as early as 2023, according to a new forecast issued by EUROCONTROL. This...

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