Copenhagen’s Little Mermaid Turns 100
The world-famous fairy tale statue, The Little Mermaid – known from Hans Christian Andersen’s fairy tale – is celebrating her 100th birthday. Denmark will celebrate with a special birthday party on 23rd August at the harbour in Copenhagen, where 100 live ‘mermaids’ will jump...
Irish Visitors to Dubai Increase by 16%
Dubai welcomed 5.5 million tourists in the first half of 2013, representing an 11% increase year-on-year, and illustrating that the emirate is well on its way to achieving its Tourism Vision for 2020.
The visitor figures for the first six months of the year, released...
RCI Celebrates 50m Guests
Today, Royal Caribbean International celebrates an important milestone in its 45-year company history and welcomes its 50 millionth guest onboard its fleet of 21 ships. The occasion kicks off a year-long celebration honouring the cruise line’s guests, business partners, employees and crew.
“For more than...
Bernie Wins €100 July Prize, Now in Running for €1,000 Top Prize!
Bernie Roche of HRG Worldwide / Club Travel is our July winner in the Irish Travel Trade News Budding Travel Writer Competition, sponsored by Travel Counsellors Ireland. She thus wins a €100 One4all gift voucher and an invitation to the 22nd Irish Travel Trade...
Irish Ferries Fare Deals for Premier League Soccer Season
With the whistle about to blow to start another season of Premier League football in Britain, Irish Ferries is preparing to accommodate the exodus of soccer fans who will depart each weekend to support their favourite teams in Manchester, Liverpool, Birmingham and elsewhere.
With kick-off...
Three Global Alliances Back Third Heathrow Runway Plans
London Heathrow’s plans for a third runway have receiving the backing of the Oneworld, SkyTeam and Star alliances. Last week the UK Airport Commission published a summary of the short and medium term proposals on how to expand the UK’s airport capacity and suggested...
Malaysia Airlines Appoints New Area Manager UK & Ireland
Malaysia Airlines has appointed Weng Chi Lee to the role of Area Manager UK & Ireland, joining the London-based team to oversee operations and drive the business and sales strategy in these key markets from August 2013.
Weng Chi Lee brings over 25 years of travel...
World’s Leading Travel Bloggers to Speak at WTM
World Travel Market has a number of the world’s leading travel bloggers speaking as part of its blogging programme, including Keith Jenkins, Velvet Escapes; Janice Waugh, Solo Traveller; and Melvin Boecher, Traveldudes.
The blogging programme, organised by Travel Bloggers Unite Director Oliver Gradwell, is part...
Four More BookaBed Winners!
From 1st until 16th August – i.e. this coming Friday – travel agents making a booking Monday to Friday with BookaBed are being automatically entered into a draw to win €50.
So it’s congratulations to the four winners from last week: Joanne Keogh, Topclass Travel,...
Volunteers Needed for Family Fun Day
The committee for this year’s Travel Trade Family Fun Day is appealing for members of the travel trade to volunteer on the day by registering online at www.travelfunday.ie/volunteers-register/. The event will take place on 1st September at the ALSAA sports ground, Dublin Airport. Volunteers...
Emirates First Airline in Middle East to Use Google Now
Emirates will start to roll-out Google Now cards for its passengers who book via Emirates.com. A feature of the Google Search app is available and fully integrated for Android (devices running Android 4.1 and above) and iOS (iPhones and iPads).
Some advantages of Google Now...
Falcon Does It in Style for Ladies Day
Falcon Holidays hosted its best agents to Ladies Day at the RDS Dublin Horse Show, and they really did it with great style. First there was champagne in the Shelbourne Hotel and then it was into luxury stretched limos with more champagne onboard, to...
Win a Weekly €250 Voucher in August with Hertz
Every booking made from 9th August for collection during August is being entered into a weekly draw for a €250 One4all Voucher. Simply email Paul Manning at [email protected] with your name and booking number and be entered into the weekly draw. The more bookings you...
Silversea Cruises Appoints Its First Female Captain
For the first time in the luxury cruise line’s nearly 20-year history, a female captain is at the helm of a Silversea ship.
Silversea Cruises, which operates a fleet of six ships, has promoted Margrith Ettlin to the position of Captain. A Swiss national with...
Shannon Achieves Second Successive Month of Growth
Summer 2013 improved again for Shannon Airport in July when it achieved growth for the second successive month, with a 9.4% overall increase in passenger numbers compared on the same month last year.
Overall passenger numbers for July were 173,558, up from 158,603 in the...
DAA Twins With Beijing Airport, Direct Service Sought
Dublin Airport Authority has signed a twinning agreement with Beijing Capital International Airport that will allow the two companies to co-operate to further commercial and tourism links between the two cities. The agreement is also designed to enable the two airports to engage in...
SAA Named Fifth Best Airline in the World
South African Airways has been named the
fifth best airline in the world, according to Cheapflights.co.uk. The
website compared data from a few dozen international airlines that
commonly fly long-haul routes and named the national carrier for South Africa
as number five out of...
CAR Updates TA Licence List, Publishes 2Q2013 Quality of Service Monitoring Reports
The Commission for Aviation Regulation has updated its list of travel agency licences and published two Quality of Service reports for the second quarter of 2013 using information provided by the DAA and the IAA.
The list of travel agency licences was updated on 6th...
Etihad Airways to Introduce Abu Dhabi – Perth Service
Etihad Airways today outlined a range of major changes to its Australian operations, including new aircraft, a new route to Perth, additional flights and new airport facilities.
Speaking in Sydney at the CAPA Australia Pacific Aviation Summit, James Hogan, President and Chief Executive, said Australia...
Vulcan XH558 in Action at Newcastle and on Display at Belfast International Airport
The Avro Vulcan XH558 aircraft will be available for limited public viewing on this Sunday 11th August 2013 at Belfast International Airport. The iconic aircraft, which will be one of the star attractions at the 2013 Newcastle Festival of Flight, will overnight at the airport...
