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Florida and US Cities to be Added to Aer Lingus Website Holidays by 1st November

CAR Reports Smooth Processing of October License Renewals

Home and Away – a New Southern Travel Fair for Cork

Uniworld Launches 2012 Europe and Russia Boutique River Cruises Programme

Emirates to Serve Dublin from mid-January?

Gatwick Express Reveals Packing Habits of Travellers

Sunway Miami Superfam with Virgin Atlantic!

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Irish Travel Trade News is the leading source of up-to-date news for Ireland's travel industry. Just click on www.ittn.ie seven days a week or follow us on Facebook or Twitter for your Irish Travel Daily News feed. Over the past two weeks, for example, we have published more than 30 stories, including:

Aer Lingus to Announce €25.9m 2Q11 Operating Profit
Cork-Dublin Business Travel Survey
Emirates to Go Daily to Narita
Nine New Routes from Flybe
TravelCube Adds 110 Barceló Hotels
ARI to Operate 11 Outlets at Kunming Airport
Aer Arann Welcomes Kerry-Dublin PSO Contract
United Launches Paperless Flight Deck with iPad
CWT 1H2011 Sales up 15% in Ireland
Killarney Chamber Responds to Ryanair Pull Out
British Airways Cabin Crew Using iPad2
American and AmEx Agree on Direct Connect
Win a Place on RCI VIP Fam Trip to Dubai
Virgin Atlantic Invests £100m in New Product

Following representations by the Irish Tour Operators Federation, the Aer Lingus website, which began offering "The complete holiday solution" in early August, has replaced the claim "25% cheaper than charter tour operators" with "Unbeatable Value – Holidays from €199". Meanwhile, Paul Hackett of ClickandGo.com has told ITTN that Florida and US cities will be added to the website by 1st November 2011 – and that winter ski holidays will be considered for the 2012/2013 season.
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The Commission for Aviation Regulation's 15th August deadline for 31st October licence renewals was met by all but four applicants (all overseas companies) and a number of licence holders have decided not to renew – either because they are ceasing to trade or due to rationalisation of existing licences.
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City Hall in Cork is to be the venue of "a new and exciting travel fair" next February. Called 'Home and Away, The Southern Travel Fair', the event is to be organised by Dublin-based S&L Promotions Ltd and is supported by the Irish Travel Agents Association.
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Uniworld Boutique River Cruise Collection, the only cruise line in the world to offer an authentic boutique cruise experience, has launched its most extensive programme ever in Europe and Russia for 2012 – with 32 cruise itineraries.
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Emirates Airlines is examining a new service from Dublin to Dubai. The initial plans are for five flights a week to the UAE and ITTN understands that a decision is expected soon with a view to commencing in mid-January 2012.
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Gatwick Express has revealed how travellers packed for their holidays in summer 2011. The survey of 5,000 travellers showed that 97% pack for themselves, while 75% taught themselves and 22% were shown how to pack by their parents.
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Sunway Holidays has teamed up with Virgin Atlantic to launch a Superfam to Miami this November. The top 10 travel agents who book the most USA and cruise packages (with bonus points for booking Virgin Atlantic flights) will secure a place on this trip.
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