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RCL Cruises New Dedicated Facebook Page for Agents

RCL Cruises Ltd now has more routes for travel agents to enjoy special offers, selling tips and great competitions with a new dedicated travel...

Industry People: Sharon Jordan, One Stop Touring Shop

For our September issue, Irish Travel Trade News interviewed Sharon Jordan of 1STS and the following are two of the Q&A. For the full...

Market Insights at World Travel Market 2012

Travel industry research authority PhoCusWright has announced a partnership with Reed Travel Exhibitions that will expose audiences at Reed’s global travel and tourism events,...

Irish Ferries Gears Up for Alton Towers Scarefest

A frightfully good event for parents and children alike this Halloween is the annual Scarefest at the Staffordshire resort of Alton Towers, running from...

IATA Agencies Declined by 11% in Five Years

International Air Transport Association (IATA) travel agency numbers worldwide declined by 11% over five years from a peak of 60,557 in 2006 to 53,914...

Pullman and Sofitel Join Travelport ‘Lowest Public Rate’ Hotel Programme

Travelport has added two new participants to its Lowest Public Rate hotel programme that guarantees agents access to the lowest publicly available rate. Both...

BA to Introduce A380s and B787s in Winter 2013

British Airways is expecting delivery of its first Airbus A380s and Boeing 787 Dreamliners between May and November next year and plans to bring...

Manchester Airport to Drop ‘Naked’ Body Scanners

Manchester Airport confirmed today that its trial of ‘naked’ body scanners will end on 1st October 2012 when testing begins on a new generation...

Etihad Set to Expand in South America

Etihad Airways will launch its first route in South America on 1st June 2013, with daily non-stop flights between Sao Paulo, Brazil, and its...

Amadeus-sponsored Report Urges Travel Industry to Move to Open Systems

A new Amadeus-sponsored report launched today, entitled ‘Open for business’, makes the case for the travel industry to embrace open source software in order...

Emirates Melbourne Cup Marquee Promotes Ireland

Emirates had Irish eyes smiling in Melbourne this weekend, providing a sneak preview into its Emirates Birdcage marquee with a cultural journey through Ireland,...

Hotel Prices Rise Throughout UK and Europe

Hotel prices have dramatically increased across Europe compared to last month, according to the latest Trivago Hotel Price Index reported monthly by Trivago.co.uk. An...

Dubai Tourism Presents iPads to Two Dubai Experts

Last week Dubai Tourism joined forces with Royal Caribbean International and Emirates to train Irish agents in Cobh and Dublin onboard ‘Jewel of the...

Hertz Named Best Car/Campervan Rental Company in NZ

Hertz has been named ‘Best Car/Campervan Rental Operator’ in the inaugural New Zealand Travel Industry Awards. The judges assessed five finalists across nine criteria...

Appeal Panel for IAA Determination Update

The Commission for Aviation Regulation has been notified by the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport that an establishment date of 27th August 2012...

One Stop Touring Shop Launches 2013 Packages

One Stop Touring Shop (1STS) has launched its 2013 programme for Insight Vacations, Contiki Holidays and Uniworld River Cruises. New to Insight's Premium  range on...

Lowcostbeds to Speed Up Online Access

Lowcostbeds plans to speed up access to its properties for online agents in the next few weeks by introducing an improved version of its...

Special Offers at Jumeirah Emirates Towers

The Jumeirah Emirates Towers in Dubai has a range of special offers on www.jumeirah.com, including weekend and winter breaks, golf packages – with complimentary...

Correction: No Lufthansa Strike Today

Please note that, contrary to an earlier Bulletin, Lufthansa cabin crew are NOT on strike today and all flights have been operating normally.

Aer Lingus Happy Hour Sale Today

Aer Lingus is holding a ‘Happy Hour’ this afternoon, Friday 14th September, (actually three happy hours from 3pm to 6pm) and offering 25% off...

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