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CAR Issues New Tour Operator Licence

The Commission for Aviation Regulation revised its list of tour operator licences on 10th December to include a new licence issued. Matthews Coach Hire of...

BA Unveils Seating Plans for New Aircraft

With the first of the airline’s new long-haul aircraft only six months away from delivery, British Airways has announced the cabin design and layout...

Kingfisher Confirms Talks with Etihad

India’s Kingfisher Airlines, whose licence has been suspended because of concerns over finances and safety, has confirmed that it is in talks with Etihad...

Korean Air and Amadeus Sign Global Full Content Agreement

Korean Air and Amadeus have signed a full content agreement providing travel agencies worldwide guaranteed access to the full range of fares and inventory...

Five New Aircraft Join Emirates Fleet in December

The current Emirates fleet is expanding by five aircraft this month as the carrier adds three new A380s and two new Boeing 777s. The...

Yvonne Wins BookaBed iPad

Congratulations to Yvonne Collins of Freedom Travel in Celbridge, Co Kildare, on winning the BookaBed competition for last week. Yvonne is now the proud owner...

The Irish Whiskey Collection in Cork Airport

Shopping at The Loop at Cork Airport is now a must for anyone looking for the best range and value in Irish whiskey with...

Good Food Ireland Awards

An Taoiseach Enda Kenny TD presided over the 6th annual Good Food Ireland Awards ceremony. Over 300 guests including hoteliers, restaurateurs and artisan food producers were...

Aer Lingus to Launch In-Cabin High-Speed Wi-Fi in 2013

Aer Lingus will soon provide customers on its European network with in-cabin Internet access. The new service will be available on Aer Lingus short-haul...

Agent Incentives Support RCI’s Turn-of-Year Campaign

Royal Caribbean International has launched its largest ever added-value booking incentive for the turn-of-year period. The new 2013 ‘Unbeatable Sale’ campaign incorporates three offers: Up...

Daily Prize Incentives Kick Start 2013 for Celebrity Cruises

Agents can win weekly giveaways of iPhone 5s and iPad minis every week during Celebrity Cruises’ ‘Incredible Sale’. As part of the campaign agents...

New Emirates Route to Phuket

Emirates’ first commercial flight to southern Thailand departed Dubai on Monday with the launch of the non-stop, daily service to Phuket. Phuket has become the...

Delta and Virgin Atlantic to Form Strategic Alliance

Delta Air Lines and Virgin Atlantic Airways have reached an agreement for a new joint venture that will create an expanded transatlantic network and...

ASEAN Tourism Forum Goes to Vientiane, Laos PDR

Laos, the host country of ATF TRAVEX 2013, has captured the industry’s attention. Delegates around the world are keen to see Vientiane, the capital...

Iberia Pre-Christmas Strikes Called Off

Following talks between the unions and Iberia management, six days of planned strikes have been called off. The disruption to flights was due to begin next Friday, then...

Heathrow Express at Christmas

The Heathrow Express rail service will not be running any services between London Paddington and Heathrow Airport on 25th and 26th December this year. However,...

Aer Lingus Agrees to Deal with Virgin

Aer Lingus  and Virgin Atlantic Airways have announced that they have reached preliminary agreement under which it is planned that Aer Lingus will ‘wet...

Travelport Launches New ‘Extra Bags’ Feature

Travelport has announced a substantial merchandising milestone with the introduction of the new Prepaid Extra Bags feature. The new agreement enables Travelport-connected travel agents...

EasyJet Adds Extra Flights to Birmingham

  EasyJet, is to increase its flights between Belfast International Airport and Birmingham in response to  demand. A second Sunday flight departing at 13.25 from Belfast...

1.3m Passengers at Dublin Airport in November

Passenger numbers at Dublin Airport exceeded 1.3 million in November, a 5% increase on the same month last year. Passenger volumes to and from continental...

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