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Holidays 4 UK in Administration

Ian Oakley-Smith and David Chubb were yesterday appointed as joint administrators of Brighton-based tour operator Holidays 4 UK Ltd, which also traded as Aegean...

Ryanair First EU Airline to Carry 8m Passengers in One Month

In July, Ryanair became the first European airline to carry over eight million passengers in one month. The July total was 8.1 million.

New Spanish TO Director for Dublin

The new Director of the Spanish Tourism Office in Dublin will be Gonzalo Ceballos. He is currrently Deputy Director-General of Tourism Development and Sustainability...

€3 Travel Tax to Remain Until Spring

The Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, Leo Varadkar TD, has confirmed that the Government has decided to retain the €3 Travel Tax pending...

Michelle Wins ITTN Social Media Makeover

The lucky winner of a social media makeover to the value of €100 from The Marketing Shop Ireland in Irish Travel Trade News’ online...

Maureen O’Hara Enters Irish America Hall of Fame

President of Ireland Mary McAleese and Former US President Bill Clinton celebrated the entry of legendary movie star Maureen O’Hara into the ‘Irish America...

Air India Membership of Star Alliance on Hold

The member airlines of the Star Alliance network and Air India have jointly concluded that the integration of Air India into the global airline...

Delta to Refund Taxes Paid for Travel During FAA Shutdown

Delta Air Lines has announced that it will process tax refunds for customers travelling during the suspension of non-essential services of the Federal Aviation...

Air Passenger Traffic Hits a Speed Bump in June

The International Air Transport Association has announced traffic results for June that showed a slight softening in demand for both air travel and freight...

€3 Travel Tax to Stay Until Spring?

Transport Minister Leo Varadkar will announce within two weeks whether the €3 travel tax will be abolished – but the Irish Times has reported...

Tourists Evacuated from Majorca Hotel

Holidaymakers were evacuated from the 3-star Tropical Park Hotel in El Arenal near Palma de Majorca on Friday night after a 15-year-old girl fell...

Delta Expands Service to Latin America

Delta Air Lines will begin new year-round weekly flights between its Minneapolis-St Paul hub and Liberia, Costa Rica, beginning in January 2012. The service...

easyJet Increases Belfast Flights to Amsterdam and Geneva

easyJet is to add extra flights to its Amsterdam and Geneva routes from Belfast International Airport. There will be six more flights each week...

French BEA Outlines Cockpit Confusion

France’s air accident investigation agency, the Bureau d’Enquetes et d’Analyses, has concluded that the three pilots, including a senior training captain, of flight AF447,...

Win a Las Vegas Week for Two with Flexibletrips!

A new Flexibletrips trade incentive starting 5th August will have a week for two in Las Vegas as the top prize! Meanwhile, Will Walsh...

Tibet Airlines Plans Direct Routes to Europe

Chinese-owned Tibet Airlines, which operated its maiden flight from Lhasa Gonggar Airport to Ngari Ali Khuna Airport on Tuesday, plans to serve...

€6m Boost for Tourism Projects

Almost €6 million worth of funding for four tourism projects in Ireland has been announced. The funding, from Fáilte Ireland's Tourism Capital Investment Programme,...

Panorama: Stay Second Week and Save Money!

Panorama Holidays claims that staying two weeks instead of one could save money. “Clearly, people are looking to cut back on everything in these...

Antoinette Young Joins Killester Group

Antoinette Young, previously of Home and Abroad Travel, has joined Killester Travel as Manager of the group’s latest addition, Leopardstown Sports Travel. The new walk-in...

August Bank Holiday at Dublin Airport

More than 280,000 passengers are expected to travel through Dublin Airport over the August Bank Holiday Weekend, a 2% increase over the same period...

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