Win €1,000 by Writing 500 Words – It Could be Bernie, or Shane, or YOU!
You could win €1,000 simply by writing 500 words – if you work in a travel agency or tour operator in Ireland (North or South) and have participated in a fam trip, or taken a trip won as a prize at a travel trade...
Lowcostbeds Increases Irish Turnover by 45%
Lowcostbeds.com, at its annual dinner last night in Dobbins restaurant for travel agents and media, announced a 45% increase in turnover from Irish travel agents for the 2013 season year to date.
Clem Walshe, Managing Director Ireland & North America, said: “Some 26% more Irish...
Forty Free Holidays for Travel Agents from WingsAbroad
As the summer is coming to an end, WingsAbroad wants to thank travel agents “for the amazing job they are doing on our behalf” and, to show the company’s appreciation, WingsAbroad is putting 40 free holidays up for grabs by all agency counter sales...
Crystal Ski Unveils New Brand Identity
Crystal Ski Holidays today unveiled a new brand identity aimed at promoting ski holidays to a broader audience in a fun and engaging way. The new branding also enables Crystal to work more effectively across multiple platforms with a focus on digital environments.
Ray Scully,...
Shannon Airport Passenger Traffic Increases for Third Consecutive Month
Shannon Airport’s steady recovery in passenger numbers continued for a third consecutive month in August. Passenger numbers for the month show that 170,000 people travelled through Shannon in August, a 3% increase on August 2012.
The increase comes on the back of strong gains also...
Ferrari World Abu Dhabi Shifts Up a Gear
Adrenaline junkies can get their speed fix every day as Ferrari World Abu Dhabi moves to a seven-day operational week starting 30th September 2013. The move will see the world’s largest indoor and only Ferrari-branded theme park open all week long, including Mondays when...
Visit USA Roadshow Visits Limerick and Cork
Visit USA Committee Ireland undertook its first ever roadshow to Limerick and Cork last week. Lunch at No 1 Pery Square in Limerick on Tuesday was followed on Wednesday by lunch at Hayfield Manor in Cork. Sponsors included Ivan Beacom, Aer Lingus; Andrea Sims,...
Six New Travel Counsellors Visit Bolton Head Office
Travel Counsellors Ireland has recently experienced a surge in recruitment with six new recruits joining this summer, bringing the total number of agents up to a record high of 52 in the Republic of Ireland, with another 32 in Northern Ireland. The company believes...
Frequently Asked Questions Answered
Travel Counsellor Niamh Quinlan talks about taking the leap, building up her business and her confidence boost.
Whether you already have perceptions of Travel Counsellors or are unsure of how the company works, Cork-based Niamh Quinlan’s honest insight into life as a Travel Counsellor reveals...
Travel Counsellors Launches New Brand Films
Travel Counsellors recently launched two new short films, one for recruitment and the other aimed at consumers, to communicate the company’s key brand value: ‘With us…it’s personal’.
The company recognises that the service it offers is emotional, so expressing what it is like to be...
Travel Counsellors Celebrates Eight Years in Ireland
Cathy Burke has been the General Manager of Travel Counsellors Ireland since the company opened here in 2005. Having spent 35 years in the travel industry, she has seen many businesses come and go – and believes there are several reasons why Travel Counsellors...
Travel Counsellors Ireland Launches New Recruitment and Consumer Websites
Travel Counsellors Ireland launched a new recruitment website earlier this year, and is getting set to launch a new site aimed at consumers in the coming months. The aim of both sites is to communicate clearly the company’s new brand message: ‘With us...it’s personal’.
The...
Travel Counsellors Sponsors ITTN’s Search for Budding Travel Writers
Travel Counsellors has recently partnered with Irish Travel Trade News on the hunt to find the industry’s most promising writers. The inaugural competition is running from July to November 2013, with one winner selected each month to be awarded a prize of a €100...
Qatar Airways to Join Oneworld in October
Qatar Airways will become a full member of Oneworld from 30th October 2013, becoming the only one of the big three Gulf carriers to join any of the global airline alliances.
The airline received clearance to join Oneworld after successfully completing a review of its...
Royal Caribbean Introduces Quantum Experience Advisors Programme
Royal Caribbean International has announced the introduction of the Quantum Experience Advisors programme featuring a group of experts in fields such as design, sport and fitness, entertainment and others who will work hand-in-hand with RCI’s internal teams to provide their expertise to help shape...
Kathmandu Gets Increased Flights
Kathmandu in Nepal is proving a popular destination, with Turkish Airlines making the Nepalese capital its 238th destination from Istanbul and Etihad Airways increasing flights from Abu Dhabi to double daily from 1st November 2013.
Turkish Airlines, ranked the ‘Best Airline in Europe’ in the...
Minor Opens New Resort in Vietnam
Avani, Minor Hotel Group’s newest brand, has added a third property to its portfolio – the Avani Quy Nhon Resort & Spa in Vietnam.
Avani Quy Nhon is located on Vietnam’s south central coastline on a private beach with some of the clearest turquoise waters...
Azamara Club Cruises Reveals 2014 Programme Highlights
Azamara Club Cruises has revealed a series of special event cruises allowing guests to attend the Monaco Grand Prix, celebrate New Year’s Eve in Hong Kong or pay homage to the anniversary of the D-Day landings in Normandy. The new event cruises are part...
1STS Facebook Friday Competition Winners
One Stop Touring Shop has announced the first prize winners in its Facebook Friday competition.
So congratulations to the staff in Best4 Travel, Charlestown Shopping Centre, who won beer, wine and pizza!
With such great stories also posted by Strand Travel in Waterford and O’Hanrahan Travel...
Falcon Celebrates 25 Years
Falcon Holidays has just completed 25 successful years as a tour operator in Ireland, and to mark the occasion the company celebrated with a black tie gala dinner in the historic portals of the magnificent Royal Hospital in Kilmainham.
It was good to see the...
