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July 2013 – In Pictures

Irish Travel Trade News presents a selection of photographs taken at travel trade events throughout the month of July.

London Heathrow Installs Pioneering Technology to Help Improve Punctuality of Departing Flights

London Heathrow is the first airport in the world to use pioneering technology across its terminals that will help improve passenger experience and departing...

Northern Ireland Named in Top Ten in Europe

Widely read and respected travel bible, Lonely Planet, has declared that Northern Ireland is a cool place to visit. One could be forgiven for...

What is Happening with CityJet?

With no white smoke yet on the sale of CityJet to Intro Aviation, uncertainty continues on what routes CityJet will operate this winter. Air...

NCL Partners with Rocky Mountaineer

The Rocky Mountaineer train is linking up with Norwegian Cruise Line to offer more rail and cruise holiday options in 2014. Connecting with Rocky...

Amadeus Launches Integrated Booking Engine for Small, Medium-sized and Niche Travel Sellers

Amadeus today announced the launch of Amadeus e-Power in the UK. This fully integrated booking engine is designed to help travel professionals accommodate the...

CAR Updates Travel Agency Licence List

The Commission for Aviation Regulation has updated its list of travel agency licences to amend two entries.  A fifth branch has been added for Wecanbookit...

MSC Cruises Replaces Winter Red Sea Voyages with Las Palmas Itineraries

Citing safety and security reasons, MSC Cruises has cancelled MSC Armonia’s 2013-2014 winter itineraries in the Red Sea and replaced them with two new...

Irish Ferries Cuts Late Summer Fares to France

Irish Ferries is cutting its late summer motorist fares on the Ireland to France route by 20% off normal rates. Applicable for travel anytime from...

Aer Lingus Launches #socialjet Aircraft

Aer Lingus has unveiled #socialjet, an aircraft that will be used to promote Aer Lingus’s Twitter and Facebook in order to drive the number...

Lowcostbeds Now Live in 45 Countries Worldwide

Lowcostbeds has expanded its reach by introducing its product in an additional six countries. Following a positive roll-out in Brazil and the Middle East...

Free Wi-Fi on Brittany Ferries

Brittany Ferries is offering a new free wi-fi service onboard all its ships. It is the latest move by the ferry company to offer...

Strong Tourism Numbers Bring Down Spanish Unemployment

Unemployed numbers for Spain have fallen for the first time in two years, according to official figures just released. The rate was 26.3% for...

Crystal Cruises Releases 2015 and Early 2016 Itineraries

Sailing to all seven continents, ultra-luxury global cruise specialist Crystal Cruises has revealed its complete and comprehensive collection of cruises for 2015 through to...

Discover the Edinburgh Military Tattoo

Travel Solutions, Northern Ireland’s independent specialist tour operator, is offering a  two-night coach break to the world-famous Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo this August from £239pps....

Dublin – Bangkok from €589 in Air France Go Wild on Wednesday Flash Sale

Each week Air France and KLM offer one destination at a great fare available just from Ireland and for two days only. In this...

EC Publishes Extraordinary Circumstances Guidelines

The European Commission has published guidelines to clarify when a delay or cancellation should generally be considered to not be an airline’s fault (so...

Hertz Fleet Now Smoke Free

The Hertz Corporation has changed its car rental fleet to non-smoking as part of the company’s commitment to provide the cleanest fleet in the...

Travelport / SIA Extend Global Content Agreement

Travelport has extended its global content agreement with Singapore Airlines to provide Travelport-connected travel agents worldwide with access to Singapore Airlines’ full range of...

Government Approves Drafting of Bill to Establish Shannon Group plc

The Government has approved the drafting of the Shannon Aviation Services and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2013, paving the way for the creation of the...

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