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Tenerife with Cassidy Travel in Summer 2013

Cassidy Travel will be offering Tenerife next summer with a new direct service from Dublin from 24th May – 20th September 2013. Properties will...

Win a Trip for Two to Muse in London with Air France

Air France, in conjunction with London City Airport and Marriott Hotels, is offering travel agents the chance to win a trip to London to...

Dubai Bucks Irish Travel Trend in Q2

Despite tourism figures highlighting a decline in Irish outbound travel during Q2, Dubai continued to perform strongly as a destination, reporting a 25% increase...

EC Refers Ryanair Offer for Aer Lingus to Phase II

The European Commission has announced its decision to open an in-depth Phase II review into Ryanair’s latest offer to acquire control of Aer Lingus...

New Etihad Competition for GAA Hurling Clubs

Etihad Airways, sponsor of the GAA Hurling All Ireland Senior Championships, has launched a new competition for clubs across the country with the ultimate...

MasterCard and eNett International Form Partnership

MasterCard Worldwide and eNett International have signed a partnership agreement that provides payment and reconciliation solutions for the travel industry through the use of...

New US Baggage Rules Affect Interline Baggage

IAPA, the International Airline Passengers Association, reports that some airlines are discontinuing interline baggage if the itinerary involves separate tickets as a result of...

American Airlines Delivers Checked Baggage to Your Hotel

On the other hand… IAPA also reports that American Airlines has introduced a service that will deliver checked luggage to an office, home or...

Etihad Codeshares with China Eastern

Etihad Airways has signed a codeshare agreement with Shanghai-based China Eastern Airlines. The new codeshare services between Abu Dhabi and China go on sale...

Falcon Adds Sharm El Sheikh to ex-Belfast 2013 Summer Departures

Falcon Holidays has launched its summer 2013 programme from Belfast International Airport and is adding new direct flights to Sharm El Sheikh in the...

Travelport Drive Me Trials Commissionable Airport Car Transfers

Travelport is trialling a new service that will allow travel agents to book chauffeur-driven car transfers via the GDS. Targeting selected Galileo-connected travel agents...

Hertz Acquires Dollar Thrifty

Hertz has completed the purchase of Dollar Thrifty for approximately US$2.3 billion – about twice what it offered two years ago – and will...

AMT Coffee Opens in Dublin T1

Dublin Airport’s newest coffee shop has opened in the Arrivals Hall in Terminal 1. Located opposite the car hire desks, AMT has its own seating area for...

Air India Considers Advertisements on Aircraft and Tickets

Cash-strapped Air India, which has accumulated losses and loans of around €9.6 billion, is considering carrying advertisements on its aircraft tails or hulls, on interior...

Five Days Until Charity 5-A-Side and 5km Fun Run/Walk!

Excitement is growing in the travel industry for the inaugural Irish Travel Trade Charity Family Fun Day in aid of Pieta House and Irish...

Tropical Storm Isaac Reaches USA

The states of Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama and Florida have all declared states of emergency as Tropical Storm Isaac makes landfall. The storm has...

Thomas Cook Launches Wintersun 2012 Programme

Thomas Cook Ireland is going where the heat is this winter, with a new emphasis on Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Egypt in its recently...

Club Travel Increases 2011 Pre-Tax Profits to €3.9m

In the 12 months to 31st October 2011, Club Travel increased revenues by 9.4% to €84.4 million (up from €77.1 million the previous year)...

Dubai Hotel Offers for Emirates Online Bookings

Emirates passengers are being offered savings at five hotels in Dubai when booking via emirates.com before 10th September 2012, for travel between now until...

Africa First Dreamliner Lands in Addis Ababa

Ethiopian Airlines’ first Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner, named ‘Africa First’, touched down at Addis Ababa Bole International Airport recently. Ethiopian is the first airline in...

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