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Emirates to make stock market debut?

Dubai is considering an initial public offering (IPO) of Emirates, according to CEO Tim Clark. According to a report by Reuters, the Dubai government is...

Barbados becomes world’s newest republic, cuts ties with Queen

Barbados, a former British colony, has become the world’s newest republic. The country removed Queen Elizabeth as head of state overnight, breaking its last remaining...

Brittany Ferries takes delivery of Salamanca

Brittany Ferries today took delivery of its next vessel Salamanca. Senior executives including CEO Christophe Mathieu attended the hand-over ceremony in Sweden at the head...

Explora Journeys assembles commercial team

Explora Journeys, the new luxury brand of MSC Group’s Cruise Division, has consolidated its commercial team with six new appointments in global and regional...

Supplier of the Week: Iberostar

https://www.youtube.com/embed/mULdlqgC_mI Our Supplier of the Week is Iberostar Hotels & Resorts. Iberostar is a 100% family-owned, multinational Spanish company, dedicated for more than 60 years to...

Etihad Airways bolsters Ireland sales team with appointment of Alexander Keech

Etihad Airways has announced the appointment of Alexander Keech as Account Manager and Sales Representative, further bolstering the airline’s presence in Ireland. Keech will be...

Tahiti Tourism encouraging agents with training programme

Tahiti Tourisme is promoting its Tahiti Specialist Programme for agents. The 10-part programme is designed to help agent training and development. It delivers a suite...

Spain tightens rules for UK arrivals

Spain has updated its entry requirements for arrivals from the UK. From 1 December, all travellers arriving into Spain from the United Kingdom -...

NCL’s David Sanderson in new role with Oceania Cruises

Oceania Cruises has appointed David Sanderson as new sales manager for the north of England, Scotland and Ireland. He was previously Business Development Manager...

Ireland exempt from new UK travel rules

Arrivals from Ireland will be exempt from the new UK travel rules that come into force from 4am on Tuesday, 30 November. All other arrivals...

To ski or not to ski? What to expect on the slopes this winter

Ski travel operators report strong bookings from Ireland for the coming season, many made before the most recent surge or rolled over from last...

ITAA recruiting for new working groups

The ITAA is creating four new working groups in the Association. This is an opportunity for travel agency staff to have direct input into...

Japan closes borders due to new variant

Japan will close its borders to international arrivals from 30 November - just weeks after the country relaxed the entry rules that had been...

Man claims he was unfairly denied boarding. Ryanair says otherwise

A Ryanair passenger claims he was denied boarding by staff who closed the gate 'before his eyes' as he fumbled to find his boarding...

ITTN Awards: Safety Procedures

With the ITTN Awards now just around the corner and the current Covid landscape being what it is, ITTN and the awards venue 'Medley',...

IATA criticises EU decision on vaccine time limits

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has called for caution in response to a European Commission recommendation that the EU Digital COVID Certificate (DCC)...

Vueling starts new service from Cork Airport to Paris Orly

Spanish low-cost carrier Vueling is starting a new, twice-weekly scheduled service to Paris Orly from Cork Airport, starting today (26 November) and running twice...

Israel to accept antigen tests for entry

Israel will allow passengers arriving into the country to present a negative antigen test from today (26 November). Before now, all arrivals needed to...

EU to stop flights from southern Africa

The European Union is set to introduce measures stopping all flights to and from southern Africa in an attempt to stop the spread of...

Video: Aer Lingus restoring the key North American market for Irish tourism – ITIC talk with Donal Moriarty

https://www.youtube.com/embed/Vsi-Buixakw The North American market is the most valuable for Irish tourism and Aer Lingus’s ambitious announcement of a restoration of routes next year is...

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