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Oscars Night for the Irish Travel Industry

The 20th Irish Travel Trade Awards, announced and presented at last Friday night’s inaugural Irish Travel Industry Christmas Party at the Burlington Hotel, Dublin,...

Margaret Shannon Appointed Country Manager by Emirates

As exclusively revealed by Irish Travel Trade News on its website on Monday 21st November, Margaret Shannon has been appointed Country Manager – Ireland...

Thomas Cook Group Gets £200m Bank Funding

Sam Weihagen, Group Chief Executive of Thomas Cook, has announced that the company has obtained bank funding of £200 million (€233m) and said that...

Liam Lonergan of Club Travel Wins Inaugural ‘Irish Travel Industry Entrepreneur of the Year’

Liam Lonergan of Club Travel was last night declared the ‘Irish Travel Industry Entrepreneur of the Year’ in the award scheme introduced this year...

Strike Action Possible at UK Airports on Wednesday

UK immigration officers and the UK Border Agency plan to go on strike next Wednesday 30th November 2011, which could result in major disruption...

New 60min Check-in Closure at Dubai Terminal 3

From 1st December 2011 Emirates will be closing its check-in counters at Terminal 3 in Dubai Airport 60 minutes prior to a flight’s scheduled...

A Message for Christmas Party Goers!

Your team at Irish Travel Trade News are really looking forward to seeing you all tomorrow evening (Friday 25th November @ 7.30pm) at the...

KLM to Fly Amsterdam – Lusaka

On 15th May 2012 KLM Royal Dutch Airlines will make its first flight to Lusaka, Zambia, from Amsterdam Schiphol Airport. KLM will serve Lusaka...

Etihad / Malaysia Frequent Flyer Agreement

Codeshare partners Etihad Airways and Malaysia Airlines have entered a reciprocal Frequent Flyer agreement. Etihad Guest members can now earn Etihad Guest Miles when...

Lowcost Travel Appoints Group Sales Director

Lowcost Travel Group has appointed Paul Riches as Group Sales Director with responsibility for its UK and European trade development plans for Lowcostbeds and...

Margaret Shannon Appointed Country Manager by Emirates

Irish Travel Trade News can exclusively reveal that Margaret Shannon has been appointed Country Manager – Ireland by Emirates. Margaret is one of Ireland’s...

Virgin Atlantic Awards Top Irish Agents

The importance of the Irish market was reinforced by the presence of Virgin Atlantic Airways’ Chief Commercial Officer, Julie Southern, at the airline’s annual...

Silverseas Team Visits Ireland

The Silverseas sales team of Mike Bonner and Priti Mehta were in Ireland to bring leading cruise agents up to date on the luxury...

CAR Online Licensing to Open on 16th January 2012

The Commission for Aviation Regulation has published its scheme to implement the travel trade’s spring licensing round for licences commencing from 1st May 2012....

Etihad Named Airline of the Year by ‘Arabian Business’

Etihad Airways has been named Airline of the Year by Arabian Business magazine “in recognition of Etihad Airways’ financial performance and service offering, as...

Aer Lingus CEO Christoph Mueller to Join Tourism Ireland Board

The North South Ministerial Council Plenary Meeting in Armagh has appointed a new Board for Tourism Ireland that includes Aer Lingus Chief Executive Christoph...

Some Flights Affected at London Heathrow

Some arriving and departing flights have been cancelled today at London Heathrow Airport due to weather conditions in the UK and Northern Europe. Flights...

JetBlue Non-stop New York – Dominican Republic

JetBlue Airways has launched a non-stop twice-weekly service between New York JFK and La Romana Airport in the Dominican Republic, operating on Wednesdays and...

Entrepreneur of the Year Award Finalists

CarTrawler, Club Travel, and Clubs to Hire have been chosen by the Association of Foreign Airlines, the Irish Tour Operators Federation and Irish Travel...

Join the Awards Party – and Win a Prize!

As always, the 20th Irish Travel Trade Awards event, taking place this Friday at the Burlington Hotel, Dublin, will offer all attendees the chance...

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