BookaBed has announced the final two winners of its €100 daily prize – with Friday’s final winner getting a bonus prize of €150.  So it’s congratulations to Ruth Haugh from Travelfocus, Cork (Thursday’s winner) and to to Pamela O’Loughlin from Limerick Travel (Friday). Lee Osborne, Sales...

Contiki Holidays has launched its new USA & Canada 2013 – 2015 brochure with two new epic itineraries: The Big West and The Powder Rush. Clients can avail of 10% off all Contiki USA & Canada tours if booked before 29th August 2013. The...

Mexico wants more Irish visitors was the message to the trade and the media at Meet Mexico, yesterday’s well attended function hosted by HE the Mexican Ambassador to Ireland, Carlos Garcia de Alba, and organised by the Mexico Tourism Board. Last year more than 15,000...

BookaBed has announced three more winners of its €100 daily prizes.  So it’s congratulations to Donagh McCarthy of Lee Travel, Youghal (Monday’s winner), Caroline McDermott from O’Hanrahan Travel, Monaghan (Tuesday), and Sarah Jane Wall from Globe Travel, Drogheda (Wednesday). The BookaBed daily giveaway continues until tomorrow,...

Hertz has announced the launch of Hertz Dream Cars, a line of ultra-high-end performance vehicles that redefine premium car rental, in 35 US markets.  The new fleet and broad range of markets offer greater access to high performance luxury vehicles than ever before, while the...

New research from eNett (a joint venture between Travelport and PSP International) and PhoCusWright has unearthed an apparent gulf between perception and reality in terms of the true cost of payments in the travel industry. Many see credit card costs as a major concern,...

Approximately 1.25 million visitors to Cork Airport will have an opportunity to get up close and personal with the many faces of Cork, thanks to a unique photographic exhibition that was opened on Tuesday 18th June by rugby legend, Ronan O’Gara.  The ‘Faces of Cork’...

Silversea Cruises has opened the books on its World Cruise 2015, which will commence on 5thJanuary 2015 when the all-suite Silver Whisper embarks on a 115-day voyage embracing the cultures of five continents, 30 countries and 50 unique destinations. Departing Los Angeles with no more...

Fashion, food, rugby and venues were the focus of the Limerick show case event at Smock Alley Theatre in Temple Bar Dublin last night. ‘That’s Limerick’ was the vehicle for promoting the city as a venue for events. Celia Holmann Lee’s fashion show was one...

Etihad Airways will add a new daily flight between Abu Dhabi and Kuala Lumpur to offer a double daily service from 15th July 15 2013. The new schedule will add 1,400 seats per week to the route – an increase in capacity of approximately...

CarTrawler, the online global car rental platform, has today (18th June 2013) announced the acquisition of the online assets of Holiday Autos from Travelocity Global for an undisclosed sum. CarTrawler will not be acquiring the operations of Holiday Autos.  The online assets being acquired comprise...

One Stop Touring Shop (1STS) has announced the winner of its recent agent incentive. Congratulations to Paul Hartnoll in Harvey Travel, who has won himself two free weekend passes to Electric Picnic. Keep an eye out for One Stop Touring Shop’s next agent incentive!

Turkish Airlines has been chosen ‘Best Airline in Europe’ (for the third year running), ‘Best Airline in Southern Europe’ and awarded ‘Best Business Class Catering’ in the 2013 Skytrax World Airline Awards.  The results of the 2013 World Airline Awards were announced today at the...

Delta Air Lines carried the most scheduled passengers last year, according to the International Air Transport Association, while Ryanair topped the list for international scheduled passengers only.  Total (International + Domestic) Rank   Airline                                      Thousands 1          Delta Air Lines                       116,726 2          Southwest Airlines                112,234 3          United Airlines                       92,619 4          American Airlines...

John Doran, Managing Director of Belfast International Airport, says he is delighted that the airport played a major role in the G8 Summit. All eight of the G8 leaders flew into the airport, as well as leaders from Mexico, Senegal, Ethiopia, Liberia and Libya. UK...

Cementing its place as one of the world’s leading international airlines, Emirates has today been awarded the highly coveted ‘World’s Best Airline’ award, presented by Skytrax at the 2013 World Airline Awards. In addition, Emirates won two more awards for ‘Best Middle East Airline’ and,...

Celebrity Cruises has joined with Irish Travel Trade News to serve up the 2013 Chef‘s Challenge that will see three lucky finalists being whisked to Stockholm for a cook off finale onboard Celebrity Eclipse in Stockholm this August.  After last year’s Masterchef competition went down...

This Thursday, 20th June, is the final day for receipt of entries to the prize draw in which 12 lucky winners will each receive two tickets for the Irish Open at Carton House, Co Kildare, from Thursday 27th – Sunday 30thJune 2013. Complete the...

Lowcostbeds has announced the first winner in its re-launched ‘Happy Mondays’ promotion. Agents that make an accommodation booking with a transfer during the promotion are being automatically entered into a weekly draw for a €100 voucher to cheer up their Monday.  Yesterday’s winner was...

Travel agents booking Oman Air via Travelport’s Galileo and Worldspan distribution systems will now be able to benefit from new functionality, which allows them to manage the seat selection process in a ‘live’ and interactive environment. The Interactive Seat Assignment functionality will provide agents with...