John Devereux Re-elected as ITOF President in Palma
The Irish Tour Operators Federation chose Palma de Majorca as the venue for its annual general meeting this year - and President John Devereux from SHGI was re-elected for the coming year. In a media briefing he stated that it had been a tough...
Cork Airport Top in Global Passenger Survey
Cork Airport has been placed first for overall customer satisfaction in a global survey of passengers. The airport saw off all contenders in the latest Airport Service Quality (ASQ) Regional survey, which is carried out globally on behalf of Airports Council International (ACI).
The passenger...
Thomas Cook Unveils New ‘Sunny Heart’ and ‘Let’s go’ Branding
The Thomas Cook Group is unifying its brands and market activity under one common symbol, the ‘Sunny Heart’, which is being rolled out from 1st October 2013 and will replace the current ‘Globe’ in the group’s websites, international stores, airline fleet and throughout its...
Kiss and Goodbye Sign at Aalborg Airport a Social Media Hit
Aalborg Airport in north Jutland, Denmark, has become famous worldwide because of its ‘Kiss and goodbye’ parking zone near its entrance. Here amorous travellers can squeeze in one last smooch before parting ways. Be warned, though: As stated by the sign, Aalborg puts a strict...
New Travelport Rooms and More Tutorial Videos
Travelport has made getting started on Travelport Rooms and More even simpler, with three new ‘How to’ videos out now. Rooms and More, Travelport’s hotel shopping and booking product, brings together over 475 000 unique hotel properties and over one million room offers.
Three five-minute...
Liberty Travel is Final 1STS Facebook Friday Winner
Last Friday, 27th September, was the fourth and final week of One Stop Touring Shop’s Facebook Friday competition and Liberty Travel, Letterkenny, won the pizza, wine and beer. Sharon Jordan said: “They had a really tough week so they deserved some cheering up. The...
Public Supports Removal of Belfast City Airport Seats for Sale Restriction
82.1% of people in Northern Ireland who expressed an opinion in a recent poll by Lucid Talk believe that George Best Belfast City Airport’s seats for sale restriction should be removed. The restriction at the airport, which is the subject of a Public Inquiry...
Irish Ferries Unveils Luxury Premium Suites on Ireland – France Routes
Irish Ferries has introduced three Premium Suites onboard its Ireland – France cruise ferry Oscar Wilde, which sails from Rosslare to Cherbourg and Roscoff.
Situated high up on deck 8 overlooking the bow of the ship with unobstructed sea views, the twin-room suites offer passengers...
Amadeus Appoints VP for Western Europe and MEA
Amadeus has appointed David Doctor as Vice President Western Europe, the Middle East and Africa, effective immediately, while Decius Valmorbida succeeds him as Head of Distribution Marketing.
David has served numerous years as Head of Distribution Marketing for Amadeus and will lead commercial activities in Amadeus’s...
Etihad Commences Daily Service to Vietnam
Etihad Airways has launched daily flights from Abu Dhabi to Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam. Fares from Dublin to Vietnam including taxes are from €635 in Coral Economy class and €3,139 in Pearl Business class. The flights are operated by an Airbus A330-200...
Amadeus Goes Golfing in Killenard
Amadeus chose Killenard Golf and Country Club as the venue to entertain their agents who Golf. Hospitality began with breakfast on arrival followed by golf on the wonderful Seve Ballestoros course with refreshments at the ninth.The high standard continued with the pre-dinner reception followed...
Czech Republic: Land of Stories Entertains in Dublin
“Czech Tourism has helped to attract more than 100 million visitors to the Czech Republic over the 20 years of the organisation’s existence to April 2013,” Katarina Hobbs, Director UK & Ireland, told travel agents and media at a dinner hosted by representatives of...
Royal Caribbean Launches Ocean Voyages
Royal Caribbean International has announced Ocean Voyages, a collection of special sailings that offer unique onboard programming, new shore excursion packages, and great value on 2014 sailings between Europe and the Americas.
Holidaymakers can choose among 11 RCI ships that call at 35 destinations on...
G Adventures Announces 28 New Trips for 2014
Estonia, Ireland, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Mozambique and Rwanda are the seven new countries appearing in G Adventures’ 2014 ‘best-of’ compilation of Classic trips, which features 28 new trips from a total of 278 trips around the world. Different trip styles will appeal to many...
Overseas Trips Increased by 3.1 Per Cent in June – August 2013
The total number of overseas trips made by Irish residents during the period June – August 2013 increased by 3.1% to 2,139,200, according to statistics released on Thursday 26th September by the Central Statistics Office. This compares with an increase of 1.5% for the...
Mallorca Still Top Summer Destination for Lowcostbeds
Lowcostbeds, the Swiss-based bedbank part of the lowcosttravelgroup, reports a 43% increase in bookings globally. Despite taking bookings for 70+ new destinations across 36,000 travel agents in 2013, Mallorca remains the number one summer destination for Lowcostbeds. Since last year the online bedbank has...
Cortina D’Ampezzo: Queen of the Dolomites
Pinocchio’s Italian Restaurant in Ranelagh was the venue for the introduction of Cortina D’Ampezzo to the Dublin travel trade and media.
Above: Maurizio Mastrangelo, Flavour of Ireland; Marianne Moretti, Cortina Tourism; Isabel Cavarretta, Flavour of Italy Travel; and Zab Malik.
Internationally renowned as a world-class mountain...
Win Vouchers and a Night at the Awards with Hertz
Hertz is delighted to offer travel agents the chance to continue to win with Hertz, so keep sending in your booking numbers to [email protected] and be in with a chance to win one of two €100 One4All vouchers that are up for grabs each...
Planning Application Submitted for Expansion to London City Airport
London City Airport (LCY) has submitted a planning application for permission to expand its current infrastructure to accommodate up to 120,000 flight movements (take offs and landings) per year, a level already permitted under an application granted in 2009. The proposals will also allow...
WTM Offers Cash Prize for Inspirational Start-ups
Technology-driven trip planning and travel inspiration start-ups can win £5,000 in a new WTM initiative, Fresh, sponsored by Sabre Travel Network as part of the dedicated Travel Tech Show at this year’s World Travel Market in London. The deadline for entries is 16th October.
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