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Uniworld Releases Renderings of New Ship on the Mekong

Uniworld Boutique River Cruise Collection is giving the trade a sneak peek of the brand-new S.S. Mekong Jewel debuting on 3 January 2020 as...

Cork Airport Rolls Out the Sunflower Lanyard

Cork Airport has rolled-out the sunflower lanyard initiative supporting passengers with hidden disabilities. The discreet identification scheme, recognised in key global airports including London...

CAR Issues New Travel Agent Licence

The Commission for Aviation Regulation (CAR) has issued a new licence to a Dublin-based agency and added four new trading names for a Carlow-based...

Hannon Travel Expands into UK with New Belfast Office

Hannon Travel, a leading corporate travel management company, is now expanding into the Northern Ireland and British markets with new offices in Belfast. Led by...

Kerala is God’s Own Country

Representatives from hotels and resorts, tour operators, health and wellbeing tourism from Kerala, India, held a special workshop in Dublin to introduce their product...

KLM Royal Dutch Airlines to Cease Tax-Free Sales on Flights

With effect from July 2019, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines will no longer offer tax-free articles for sale on its European flights. In January 2020...

Aer Lingus Launches New Service Cork to Dubrovnik

The Croatian Tourist board held an event to celebrate the launch of the new Aer Lingus service from Cork- Dubrovnik which commences on 4th...

The ‘Greening’ of the Great Wall of China

Joe McHugh TD, Minister for Education and Skills, attended the switching on of the green lights at the Great Wall of China. The iconic Chinese...

Paula Cross Wins Trip for Two to Capital Region USA

The Capital Region USA, comprising Washington DC, Maryland and Virginia, represents and promotes many of the tourist attractions within the three areas. The region...

Greek Sympossio Returns to Cooks Academy in Dublin

Two outstanding Head Chefs, Ioannis Rodokanakis and George Chatzopoulos from Aldemar Resorts in Greece, brought their great skills to Dublin for the fourth time...

Exchanging Travel Deals in London for Asia Pacific

Declan Hughes of FlyCruiseStay reports for Irish Travel Trade News from this year’s PATA Exchange in London. Having received an invitation from the UK & Ireland...

British Airways Unveils New Business Class Seat ‘Club Suite’

British Airways has unveiled its new Business Class seat, ‘Club Suite’, and confirmed that it will arrive on the first of its A350 aircraft...

ITTN’s Great Value Travel Deals – 19th March 2019

Neil Steedman compiles a list of Top Travel Deals from tour operators, airlines, cruise lines, and bed banks. TOUR OPERATORS Camino Ways has three special guided...

Dublin Port to Restrict Number of Cruise Ship Visits

There is widespread dismay in both the travel and tourism sectors following the shock announcement from Dublin Port that it intends to restrict the...

SWISS to Introduce New Premium Economy Class

  SWISS is to introduce a new Premium Economy Class on its long-haul aircraft fleet from spring 2021, to further strengthen its position as a...

U River Cruises Announces Two New Themed Cruises

After launching as the first river cruise line of its kind in 2018, U, is reinventing the river cruise experience even further with the...

US Embassy Welcomes Expansion of Preclearance Facilities at Dublin and Shannon Airports

On 12 March 2019, US Customs and Border Protection and the Government of Ireland signed an amended agreement allowing for preclearance expansion in Ireland. The...

Amadeus Highlights Six Tech Trends in the Retail Travel Industry

Champa Magesh, Senior Vice President, Retail Travel Channels, Asia Pacific, Amadeus, highlights six tech trends set to shake up the retail travel industry. Consumer expectations...

EASA Suspends All Boeing 737 Max Operations in Europe

Following the tragic accident of Ethiopian Airlines flight ET302 involving a Boeing 737-8 MAX, the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has suspended all...

Las Vegas CVA Opts for Elon Musk’s Boring Company

The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority has selected Elon Musk’s The Boring Company to design, construct and operate a people mover for the...

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