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Darjeelin Brings Crowdsourcing to Travel Sector

New France-based online company Darjeelin aims to bring ‘crowdsourcing’ to the travel and flight search sector. Founded in 2012 by Thibault Lorcy and Charles...

Fire Closes Heathrow Express

Heathrow Express, the main line linking London to the airport, has been closed by fire as thousands of passengers attempt to board flights for...

Falcon Predicts Busy January Bookings

Falcon Holidays is predicting a traditional January booking period, with the New Year getting off to a strong start. Director Helen Caron said: “January...

Emirates Sponsors TIGS at Island GC

The Travel Industry Golf Society held its last outing of the year this month at The Island Golf Club in Donabate. A great day was...

Aer Lingus Partners with G-Mac Foundation

Aer Lingus has announced that, for the second year running, it will partner with Graeme McDowell and his charity, The G-Mac Foundation, to bring...

Government Unimpressed by Ryanair’s Remedies Package for Aer Lingus Acquisition

“The Cabinet has considered the sale of the State’s 25% shareholding in Aer Lingus. The Government remains committed to the sale of the stake...

Fastjet Signs Option Agreement to Buy 1time

Fastjet, Tanzania’s new low-cost carrier that launched commercial services in late November and is in talks with Emirates about creating a partnership, has entered...

Shanghai to Extend Visa-Free Stays to 72 Hours

From 1st January 2013, Shanghai is to extend visa-free stays to 72 hours for passengers from 45 countries. The 45 countries covered by the 72-hour...

British Airways Launches New Flight to Chengdu

British Airways has announced a new route to Chengdu in China, just weeks after starting services to Seoul in South Korea. To celebrate the launch,...

Eight Irish Agents Enjoy 4-Day Dubai Fam

Eight Irish travel agents – Maura O’Connor, Abbey Travel; Mary Jones, Lee Travel; Helen Stokes, Topflight; Ann Marie Griffith, Trailfinders; Margaret Kelly, Travel Counsellors;...

Ingrid Aagesen ‘TalksBack’ at Irish Travel Trade Awards!

Dubai won the Best Middle East / Africa Destination Award at the 21st anniversary Irish Travel Trade Awards Gala Dinner at the Burlington Hotel,...

Dubai Wins Third IAGTO Award in Decade

In a glittering ceremony in the Algarve, Portugal, to honour the best golfing destinations around the world, Dubai, for the third time in a...

DTCM Wins at 21st Northern Ireland Travel & Tourism Awards

Dubai Tourism picked up the award for Tourist Board of the Year at the 21st Northern Ireland Travel & Tourism Awards ceremony, held on...

18 World Travel Awards 2012 for Dubai

When the World Travel Awards 2012 were announced in New Delhi, India, this month, Dubai was voted as World’s Leading Sports Tourism Destination and...

Dubai Tourism in Ireland – the Year in Pictures

The Government of Dubai’s Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing had a busy – and highly successful – year in Ireland in 2012. March: Travel...

easyJet to fly over 90,000 pax to getaway for Christmas

  easyJet announced today that it will be flying over 90,000 passengers, up by 10% on the same date last year across 1190 scheduled flights...

Tom Wins Second BookaBed iPad

Congratulations to Tom Britton of Marble City Travel on winning the second iPad in as many weeks with BookaBed. “The competition was well received and...

New International Body Represents Cruise Industry

Nine cruise industry associations have agreed to operate under a common organisation with a unified structure to serve as the voice and advocacy leader...

Eight Irish Agents Enjoy 4-Day Dubai Fam

Eight Irish travel agents – Maura O’Connor, Abbey Travel; Mary Jones, Lee Travel; Helen Stokes, Topflight; Ann Marie Griffith, Trailfinders; Margaret Kelly, Travel Counsellors;...

Dublin Airport Wins International Social Media Award

Dublin Airport’s Twitter account has been named Best Airport Twitter Feed in the Moodies, which are the world’s first airport-specific digital, mobile and social...

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