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Enchanted Princess officially named in original production

https://www.youtube.com/embed/rqcSJIbfaus Enchanted Princess, the fifth royal-class ship in the Princess Cruises fleet, was officially named in a ceremony and celebration as part of an original production...

Ryanair adds 6,000 seats for Six Nations

Ryanair has today (14 December) added an additional 6,000 seats for Six Nations supporters travelling to the 2022 Championship matches. In view of the...

Austrian ski resorts reopen for vaccinated visitors

Some Austrian ski resorts are reopening to fully vaccinated visitors as the country ends the lockdown imposed on 22 November. The step-by-step end to restrictions...

Aer Lingus takes off for Orlando from Manchester

Aer Lingus has celebrated the launch of its very first direct flight from Manchester to Orlando, Florida.  Flight EI 35, operated by an Airbus A330,...

Supplier of the Week: Etihad Airways

Our supplier of the week is Etihad Airways, which in 2021 has been bolstered by the addition of a new Irish-based sales team. In September,...

When in Roam: surcharge cap scheme to be extended by another 10 years

The “Roam like at Home” scheme will be renewed for another ten years, under plans informally agreed between the European Parliament and Member States. Under...

Have you joined Royal Caribbean’s agent-only Facebook group?

Are you a member of Royal Caribbean Ireland and Northern Ireland's trade-only Facebook group? If not, it's time to join now, as they will...

Delta invests in Virgin Atlantic, Aeromexico and LATAM

Delta Air Lines will make investments in Virgin Atlantic, Aeromexico and LATAM as as each carrier emerges from restructuring or recapitalization following the pandemic. Upon completion...

Northern Ireland won’t change restrictions over Christmas

Northern Ireland's First Minister Paul Givan has confirmed that Covid-19 restrictions won't be changed over Christmas. However, he did warn that renewed restrictions on hospitality...

Ryanair announces new route from Knock to Birmingham

Ryanair will operate a twice-weekly service from Knock to Birmingham from March 2022. From 29 March, the service will operate Tuesday and Saturday, departing Birmingham...

Your Christmas travel checklist – six things to do before taking off over the holiday period

Travel rules are changing at breakneck pace, with passengers now requiring a negative pre-departure test result to enter Ireland, and Omicron fears seeing arrivals...

CarTrawler to increase headcount over the next 12 months

CarTrawler plans to increase its headcount by up to 20pc over the next 12 months “depending on how things play out”, according to its...

Global agents associations call for end to travel bans

The representative bodies of travel agents throughout the world have come together to call for the lifting of all country- and region-specific travel bans. The...

Blue Insurance & Visit Portugal’s Christmas giveaway

Blue Insurance and Visit Portugal have teamed up to offer a fabulous prize to one lucky travel agent this Christmas. The prize, courtesy of Susana...

Dublin Airport expects 850,000 passengers this Christmas

An estimated 850,000 people are due to travel through Dublin Airport this Christmas compared to almost 1.5 million people who passed through the airport...

Travel Counsellors announces strategic partnership with GlobalStar

Travel Counsellors has announced a strategic partnership with GlobalStar Travel Management which will allow them to deliver increased personal service and market expertise to...

CAR advises customers to claim against insurance of collapsed travel firm Truly Travel

The Commission for Aviation Regulation (CAR) has advised Irish customers who have bought a travel package from collapsed firm Truly Travel to make a...

Air France and KLM sign codeshare agreements with ITA Airways

Air France and KLM have signed new codeshare agreements with Italia Trasporto Aereo (ITA) Airways. The commercial partnership will offer additional travel opportunities and...

New Orient Express trains to offer luxury itineraries across Europe

Famed luxury train service the Orient Express is making a comeback. Accor, the French hospitality company that owns Orient Express, is launching a ‘La...

American Airlines drops Shannon flights to Philadelphia

American Airlines will not resume its Philadelphia to Shannon route this summer due to continued delays in deliveries of new Boeing aircraft. Read the story here.

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