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Holiday Enquiries Good, Bookings Still Cautious

Irish travel agents and suppliers are generally pleased with the level of holiday enquiries to date and bookings are on a par or slightly...

Emirates President Envisages Double-Daily on Dublin – Dubai

As reported on ittn.ie on Monday 9th January, when Emirates commenced its three-class A330-200 daily Dublin – Dubai service, the airline’s bookings are producing...

We’re (Almost) All Going on a Summer Holiday, Claims Falcon

A recent survey completed by people on Falcon Holidays’ online database and social media showed that 98% of them plan a holiday abroad in...

Royal Caribbean Launches Dedicated Irish Brochure

Royal Caribbean International has launched its first ever stand-alone brochure for Ireland as a key element of its strategy to strengthen its position as...

Air Canada Achieves 81.6% Load Factor in 2011

Air Canada has reported a system load factor of 81.0% for December, compared with 80.8% in December 2010 – and 81.6% for the full...

Ryanair to Serve Girona from Cork and Knock

Ryanair has announced 19 new routes from Girona to Aarhus, Bydgoszcz, Cagliari, Cork, Doncaster, Düsseldorf, Gdansk, Ibiza, Knock, Krakow, Madrid, Malmo, Nador, Perugia, Poitiers,...

Minister Criticises Air India

India’s Minister for Civil Aviation, Ajit Singh, has today criticised the loss-making national carrier Air India, saying it “will have to pull up its...

British Government Approves HS2 Project

Britain’s €40 billion HS2 high-speed rail network has been approved by the government, despite strong opposition. The 225km phase one, between London and Birmingham,...

Sea France Goes into Liquidation

Ferry company SeaFrance has been liquidated by France’s Tribunal de Commerce after the European Commission ruled that a bailout by the French Government was...

Etihad Wins ATW Passenger Service Award

Etihad Airways has been named the winner of Air Transport World’s Passenger Service Award for 2012. Editors of ATW recognised the carriers “excellent customer...

The December 2011 Magazine is Online Now!

The December 2011 edition of the Irish Travel Trade News magazine is now available online to read. Please click the below link: https://ittn.ie/flickable/201112/index.html

Emirates Flies Into Dublin

Emirates’ inaugural flight from Dubai arrived into Dublin this morning, with the A330-200 being escorted from landing to the apron by a fleet of...

Busiest Ever Year at Ireland West Airport Knock

- Passenger numbers using UK scheduled services up 7% - Passenger Numbers using European Sun services up 36% - Only airport in Ireland to report double-digit...

Anantara’s First Vietnamese Retreat

The new Anantara Mui Ne Resort & Spa is located 198km northeast of Ho Chi Minh City and 11km from Phan Thiet train station....

Aer Lingus Traffic Figures for December

Aer Lingus today announced traffic statistics for December 2011. Total booked passenger numbers, including Aer Lingus Regional operations, increased by 13.0% in December 2011,...

DFA Updates Travel Advice on Nigeria

The Department of Foreign Affairs, which updated its travel advice on Friday to advise Irish citizens against all non-essential travel to Nigeria, says: “The...

Premium Economy on Cathy Pacific ex-London

Cathay Pacific is to introduce Premium Economy Class on its London – Hong Kong route from May 2012 when it introduces newly configured B747-400...

Dnata Acquires Travel Republic

Dubai-based Dnata has acquired a majority stake in Travel Republic, the largest privately owned online travel agency in the UK. The acquisition represents one...

Travel Counsellors Ireland Conference 2012

The Radisson Blu St Helen’s Hotel in Dublin will be the venue for the Travel Counsellors Ireland National Conference 2012 from Friday 23rd –...

Solo Traveller Savings with 1STS Brands

One Stop Touring Shop, which consists of Insight Vacations, Uniworld Boutique River Cruises and Contiki Holidays, is offering significant savings for solo travellers. Insight Vacations Insight...

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