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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...

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,...

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