Europcar Partnership Deal with Advantage
Europcar has signed a partnership deal with American car rental giant Advantage. FSNA, a public company trading on the Toronto Venture Exchange, operates Advantage Rent A Car from major airport locations in the United States.
This new partnership will allow Advantage customers to have a...
Amadeus / Air France-KLM e-Commerce Agreement
Amadeus today announces that it has signed a long-term e-Commerce agreement with Air France-KLM. The agreement, which is effective worldwide, will see the airline group use Amadeus’s shopping technology for a further five years across its domestic and international websites.
The renewed partnership will provide...
BA / Bangkok Airways Sign Codeshare Agreement
British Airways has signed a new codeshare agreement with Bangkok Airways, which will allow the airline to offer flights to Phuket, Koh Samui and Chiang Mai via Bangkok. BA will also operate a codeshare with Bangkok Airways from Singapore to Koh Samui.
British Airways flies...
Kids Go Free on Irish Ferries All Summer and Into 2014
Free travel all summer long – that’s the deal that Irish Ferries is offering children under 16 when travelling by car with an adult on all cruise-ferry and Dublin Swift fast ferry sailings this year, inclusive of peak July and August holiday dates.
Applicable to...
Intelligent Transport Systems Conference Opens in Dublin
“Where rail and canals revolutionised transport in the past, data and software will be the drivers of change in transport in the 21st century,” Public Transport Minister Alan Kelly told 1,500 delegates from 55 countries. One of the largest conferences to be held in...
Langkawi Hosts Aeromeet 2013
Langkawi is the largest island among an archipelago of 99 off the coast of Malaysia, so it was no surprise that this beautiful island was a venue for Visit Malaysia’s Aeromeet 2013, a bringing together of operators and agents from around the world. The...
Etihad Offers Meet-and-Greet Airport Service at Abu Dhabi
Etihad Airways has launched a Meet and Greet service for guests arriving on Etihad Airways flights at Abu Dhabi International Airport. The service can be booked up to 48 hours before travel and is designed to make it easy and quick to collect luggage...
Star Alliance Begins 365-Day Countdown to Move to Heathrow T2
Yesterday, 4th June, the countdown to the opening of
the new Terminal 2 at London Heathrow Airport began. In 365 days the home
of Star Alliance at Britain’s premier aviation hub will welcome the flying
public.
Mark Schwab, Chief Executive of Star Alliance, said: “In a...
RCI’s Independence of the Seas Welcomes Barbie Competition Winners in Cobh
Royal Caribbean International’s Independence of the Seas welcomed a group of special VIPs onboard when the ship visited Cobh on Bank Holiday Monday (3rdJune 2013). Maura Fahy of Fahy Travel in Galway was chosen as the winner of a recent agent-only competition and sailed away...
Worldchoice Conference at Pillo Hotel
Worldchoice Ireland has announced that its 2013 conference will be held at the Pillo Hotel, Ashbourne, formerly the Ashbourne Marriott, on 30th November.
Garry Zancanaro, General Manager, said: “Our Conference will be a combined conference, suppliers forum, gala dinner and awards ceremony and many of...
Discover Thailand with Discover Travel
Discover Travel is offering two seven-night holidays in Thailand, based on ex-Dublin Etihad flights via Abu Dhabi to Phuket, transfers and B&B in 4-star accommodations in Phuket or Krabi for travel 18th August to 31stOctober.
In Phuket the 4-star Sawasdee Village Resort is just €799pp,...
Ryanair May Have to Reduce Its Stake in Aer Lingus
Ryanair faces having to reduce its shareholding in Aer Lingus after the UK Competition Commission provisionally decided that its 29.8% stake could reduce competition on routes between Britain and Ireland. In a summary of its provisional findings, the CC concluded that the shareholding gives...
IATA Predicts 1.8% Net Margin for Airlines Despite Weak Economies and High Oil Prices
IATA, the International Air Transport Association, has upgraded its global outlook for the airline industry to a US$12.7 billion profit in 2013 on $711 billion in revenues. This is $2.1 billion better than the $10.6 billion profit projected in March of this year and...
New Regional General Manager for Tourism Australia
Tourism Australia has appointed Denise von Wald to the role of Regional General Manager UK and Northern Europe. She will succeed Rodney Harrex who was in the role for seven years before becoming Chief Executive of the South Australian Tourism Commission, based in Adelaide.
Denise...
Belfast International Advises on Travel During G8 Summit
Belfast International Airport is advising passengers to leave extra time for their journey to the airport during the forthcoming G8 Summit from 14th – 19th June.
With just two weeks to go until the 2013 G8 Summit begins at the Lough Erne Golf Resort in...
Etihad Seeks Sales and Operations Manager
Etihad Airways is looking for a new member of the Irish team to manage the Inside Sales support team and to play a key role in the pricing policy of Etihad in Ireland.
The successful applicant must have experience in airline pricing, fare construction, be...
Elizabeth Wins Place on DSD Orlando Fam Trip
DoSomethingDifferent.comrecently held its Cork ‘Party with
a Difference’ for Cork travel agents, sponsored by Orlando FlexTicket, at The Oliver Plunkett, complete with DoSomethingDifferent Cocktails and the famous Cash Cube.
Elizabeth Kenny of Trailfinders, Cork, was the lucky winner of a place on a
fam trip...
New ex-Dubai Cruises for MSC Lirica
The MSC Magnifica called into Cork last Thursday and MSC Cruises hosted 60 agents on board the ship for lunch and a show around.
Ingrid Aagesen of Dubai Tourism, Eileen Penrose of Emirates and Rebecca Kelly of MSC Cruises made presentations to the agents, informing...
Etihad ‘Fly Higher For Lower’ Promotion
Etihad Airways is offering Irish guests the opportunity to experience Pearl Business Class at a significantly reduced rate. Guests taking advantage of the ‘Fly Higher For Lower’ promotion can enjoy warm hospitality, individual attention and award-winning cuisine when they buy a Pearl Business Class...
Tiger Woods to Play in European Tour with Turkish Airlines as title sponsor
Turkish Airlines has been confirmed as the title sponsor of The European Tour’s new US$7 million event to be held in Turkey on 7th - 10th November 2013. The tournament will form part of the inaugural Final Series on The Race to Dubai, and...
