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Portugal reintroduces Covid-19 restrictions as cases rise

Portugal is reintroducing Covid restrictions less than two months after scrapping most of them as the country hit its vaccination targets. Although over 86% of...

Aer Lingus to resume flights to Orlando

Aer Lingus is resuming its direct service from Dublin to Orlando from Saturday, 27 November. Aer Lingus will operate three flights per week, on Saturday,...

British Airways Black Friday deals on flights to US and Europe

British Airways has today (25 November) launched its Black Friday offers, with 20,000 discounted seats to US destinations, deals on European city breaks and savings...

EU to propose 9-month limit on vaccine validity for travel

The European Union will suggest a nine-month time limit on COVID-19 vaccine validity for travel within the bloc, Bloomberg News reported on Thursday, 25 November. The European...

Princess Cruises’ Black Friday sales

Princess Cruises has launched its Black Friday sale with reduced fares and a low deposit of €50pp on Southampton-based itineraries for 2022. The sale...

Etihad Holidays acquired by Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Company

Etihad Holidays will be acquired by ExCeL London owners Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Company (ADNEC) with a view toward expanding their footprint in tourism. It...

Iberia connects inventory to Kyte API

Iberia and Kyte – the aviation sector technology company that offers a white label API to airlines as a SaaS (software as a service) – have...

Will Europe’s ski resorts open this season?

Rising Covid case figures in some ski hotspots across Europe are creating obstacles for national and provincial governments, as some nations re-impose lockdowns, or...

ITTN Awards: Competition

** Competition Time ** Would you like to attend the ITTN Awards next week in Andrew Rudd’s Medley on Fleet Street? We are giving away 2...

CLIA announces dates for 2022 opportunities webinars

CLIA UK & Ireland will host two webinars for travel agents next week looking at cruise opportunities in 2022. The webinars will take place at...

Ryanair opens Madeira base; fifth in Portugal

Ryanair has announced the opening of its 5th base in Portugal, directly connecting the island of Madeira with six new European countries, including Ireland. This new...

Celebrity’s Black Friday deals

Until 30 November Celebrity Cruises is offering offering up to $300 onboard spend per stateroom on all sailings between 18 December 2021 and 31...

Finnair boosts capacity from Ireland to Finland

Finnair is to add extra flights from Ireland and the UK to meet growing demand from customers looking to experience winter in Finland. From 3...

Austria says auf wiedersehen to tourism until mid-December

Austria's latest lockdown has temporarily kiboshed tourism until the end of the restrictions. The new measures, introduced on Monday, 22 November, have resulted in...

New Ryanair service to Malta announced for Shannon Airport

Shannon Airport has welcomed the addition of Ryanair's new service to Malta, the first ever scheduled Ryanair service to Malta from Shannon. The new service...

Revenue increases at Irish Ferries operator, costs also rise

Irish Continental Group (ICG) has seen its revenue improve, helped by the easing of travel restrictions across the European Union in mid-July. The company,...

easyJet holidays launches Black Friday offer

easyJet holidays has today launched its Black Friday deal, offering savings of up to £200 per booking on package holidays.  Those looking for a getaway...

Winter restrictions could cost 1m jobs and €35b loss to EU economies, warns WTTC

The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) and the European Travel Commission (ETC) have warned that the imposition of new travel restrictions this winter...

Emirates flying high for Christmas as bookings for December soar

The Emirates operation in Ireland is gearing up for its busiest month since February 2020 and flights from Dublin to Dubai and onwards to...

Ryanair launches ‘biggest ever’ Irish summer schedule

Ryanair today (23 Nov) announced its Irish Summer 2022 schedule, with a total of 180 routes from three airports in Ireland. The routes include four...

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