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Monarch to fly to Sharm el Sheik

Monarch the Gatwick based UK airline have announced that they start a new route to Sharm el Sheik in Egypt. The flights will commence with effect...

Spanish Baggage Handlers Threaten Strikes – Yet Again

The three unions representing Spain’s baggage handlers have threatened walk-outs on Thursday 18th and Friday 26th August, following the sacking of four workers are...

Budget Travel Disneyland Paris Sale

Budget Travel is offering 30% off Disney hotels and passes at Disneyland Paris for bookings made by 16th August for travel between...

American Airlines / HRG Explore Distribution Agreement

American Airlines and the UK-based Hogg Robinson Group, which is represented in Ireland by Club Travel, have agreed in principle to explore a long-term...

German Air Controllers Call Off Strike

At the last minute, German air traffic controllers called off the 6-hour strike planned to start at 6.00am this morning. The GdF union, which...

German Air Traffic Controllers Strike

Airlines and airports are planning for possible disruptions from a planned strike of German air traffic controllers tomorrow (Tuesday) following today’s rejection by a...

Annie Murphy R.I.P.

The Irish Travel Trade News team would like to extend condolences to Nan Short, well known in the Northern Ireland travel industry, on the...

Win Tickets to the Berlin Festival with Deutsche Bahn

DB Bahn is offering a competition to win tickets to Berlin for the Berlin Festival 2011 (9th – 10th September). The prize ...

Swiss Revises Credit Card Policy

Swiss International Air Lines will introduce an Optional Payment Charge across all distribution channels for payments made with credit card, effective November 2011. Customers...

Aer Lingus Passenger Numbers Up 3 Per Cent for July

Aer Lingus today announced that total booked passenger numbers, including Aer Lingus Regional operations, in July 2011 were 1,105,000, an increase of 3.0% compared...

Thomson Airways Changes to Pre-paid Meals

For all flights departing from 1st November 2011, pre-paid meals will no longer be available onboard Thomson Airways flights. This change will apply to...

€20 to Pre-purchase Bmi Mid-haul Economy Seat

British Midland International is now offering the possibility of purchasing a pre-allocated seat in Economy on bmi operated mid-haul flights. There is a fee...

Travelsavers Ireland Lunch-and-Learn Sessions

Travelsavers Ireland has announced an innovative educational and networking programme for its licensees called ‘Lunch ’n’ Learn’. The inaugural fast-break meetings will take place...

Blue Insurances Super Car Giveaway

Blue Insurances has announced details of an exclusive travel trade Super Car Giveaway. Travel agents and tour operators issuing Blue insurance policies over the...

Irish Ferries Promotes Foot Passenger Fares

Irish Ferries is promoting the idea of a foot passenger day trip to Britain by ferry, with up to 12 hours ashore for shopping...

Inghams Closes Dubin Office, Grainne Caffrey Leaves

Inghams announced yesterday that it has “reluctantly” decided to cease tour operations from Ireland with effect from winter 2011-12 and that its offices in...

Passengers Through Dublin Airport Up 5 Per Cent

Passenger throughput at Dublin Airport was just over 2 million in July, an increase of 1% on the same period last year, according to...

Brian Nevin is MD at Private Villas

Brian Nevin, previously Head of Sales, Marketing and Distribution at Thomas Cook Ireland, is now a Director of P V Ltd and Managing Director...

US Airways / Las Vegas CVA Congratulate Incentive Winner

Representatives from US Airways and Las Vegas CVA called into Atlas Travel in Dublin recently to congratulate Michelle McGarrigle, winner of the incentive that...

DAA Meets Quality of Service Targets

The Commission for Aviation Regulation has received from the Dublin Airport Authority monthly data of the measures of time in the security queue and...

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