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Shannon Airport Welcomes Budget 2013 Measures

The Chairman of the Shannon Airport Aviation Business Development Task Force, Rose Hynes, has welcomed the announcement by the Minister for Finance, Michael Noonan...

Belfast City is NI’s Favourite Airport, Says Poll

A recent poll carried out by Lucid Talk for the Belfast Telegraph showed 63.2% of people in Northern Ireland prefering to fly from George...

Crystal’s 2013 Northern Europe: Shorter Itineraries, More Overnights, More Variety

Shorter summer voyages with more overnight calls highlight Crystal Cruises’ Baltic, Scandinavian, and British Isles cruise collection. Beginning 8th June aboard the award-winning Crystal...

Lionel Messi Named Global Brand Ambassador for Turkish Airlines

Argentine soccer star Lionel Messi has been named Global Brand Ambassador for Turkish Airlines at a ceremony on 6th December at the Camp Nou...

Automatic Check-in When Booking Online with Flybe

Flybe has become the first UK carrier to offer its passengers an automatic check-in option when booking online so that between 36 and 15 hours...

Delta to Expand London Heathrow – Atlanta Services

Delta Air Lines will add a third daily flight between London Heathrow and Atlanta’s Hartsfield Jackson International Airport from 31st March 2013. “In just five...

Enterprise Appoints Guerin as Franchisee in Portugal

Enterprise Holdings is, for the first time in its more than 55-year history, franchising its flagship Enterprise Rent-A-Car brand, as it appoints Guerin Car...

£1.7m Arrivals Lounge Opens at Belfast City Airport

The Lord Mayor of Belfast, Alderman Gavin Robinson, has officially opened a £1.7 million international arrivals lounge at George Best Belfast City Airport. The...

ABTA Issues Guidance on Medhotels Case

UK-based bedbanks are perusing Monday’s UK Court of Appeal ruling on an important test case relating to the tax liabilities of travel businesses –...

Aer Lingus Passenger Numbers Increased 2.1% in November

Aer Lingus has announced traffic statistics for November 2012 showing that total flown passenger numbers, including Aer Lingus Regional operations, increased by 2.1% to...

DoSomethingDifferent Shakes Hands with 500 Irish Travel Agents!

Since its successful ‘launch with a difference’ in Ireland over the summer, DoSomethingDifferent.com has reached out and greeted 500 travel agents around Ireland. Annabel Cove,...

British Airways Hosts the NI Travel Trade

Belfast’s magnificent new Titanic Centre was the venue for the British Airways Northern Ireland travel agents dinner on Wednesday. More than 150 agents enjoyed...

Travelport Survey: Servicing the Digital Leisure Traveller

Travelport has released the findings of an international survey providing insight into how digital leisure travellers plan and book their trips: from the frequency...

Bumper Summer Brochure from Thomas Cook

“We are very proud of our ‘coffee table’ edition of Summersun 2013 brochure,” said Chris Merriman, Deputy Managing Director of Thomas Cook Holidays Ireland...

UK Industry Condemns Chancellor for APD Increase

Industry bodies in the UK have reacted furiously by a decision by George Osborne, Chancellor of the Exchequer, to increase Air Passenger Duty. While...

Final Friday SAS Winners Announced

Irish Travel Trade News can reveal the winners of the fourth and final Friday ‘Banish the Winter Blues’ competition run by Scandinavian Airlines. The winner...

Worldchoice Holds Cruise and Long-haul Workshop

Worldchoice Ireland held a well-attended workshop on Saturday 1stDecember at the Red Cow Hotel in Dublin. Almost all Worldchoice members were represented and over...

Amadeus to Launch New Cruise Booking Tool

Amadeus will roll out an upgraded cruise booking tool for travel agents in the New Year. Diane Bouzebiba, Managing Director UK and Ireland, said:...

Killester Christmas Golf Outing

Killester Travel Group is welcoming “all golfers” to its Christmas Golf Outing to Sutton Golf Club on Thursday 13th December – but places are...

Fastjet and Emirates in Partnership Talks

Fastjet, the Tanzania-based low-cost carrier established by Stelios Haji-Ioannou, previously of easyJet, has confirmed it is in talks with Emirates with a view to...

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