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ArrivalGuides Partners with Fáilte Ireland and Destination NSW

ArrivalGuides, the global destination information network, has signed two partnerships – with Fáilte Ireland, and with Destination NSW, the tourism office of New South Wales in Australia. ArrivalGuides already partners with over 100 tourist bureaus, but agreements with national and regional tourist boards that can...

Disneyland Paris Extending Party of the Year

In 2012, Disneyland Paris celebrated its 20th Anniversary. Due to its success, Disneyland Paris is now giving everyone a second chance to join the party by extending the celebrations until September 2013.  With Abbey Travel clients can now save up to 30% off hotel and...

Thomas Cook Adds Extra Flights for Summer Season

Due to popular demand, Thomas Cook Holidays Ireland has added an extra flight to Reus and another to Menorca for the summer 2013 season – and has also added new accommodation on the Costa Daurada.  The Reus flight departs on Mondays from June to August,...

Emirates to Sponsor Roland Garros Tennis Tournament

Emirates and Roland Garros have signed a five-year agreement appointing Emirates as Official Partner of the Roland Garros tournament starting with the 2013 edition from 21st May – 9thJune 2013.   The announcement was made by Tim Clark, President, Emirates Airline, and Jean Gachassin, President of...

Marble City Travel Seeks Senior Travel Consultant

Marble City Travel in James Street, Kilkenny City, is seeking a Senior Travel Consultant with a
 minimum of three years’ front counter experience and CRS experience (Worldspan preferred).  Applicants should have a positive customer-focused ‘can-do’ attitude and be happy in handling work under pressure. Attention...

Enterprise Announces Partnership with GLEN

Enterprise Rent-A-Car today announced its official partnership with GLEN, the Gay Lesbian Equality Network, by becoming a member of GLEN’s Diversity Champions Programme. This follows Enterprise Rent-A-Car Diversity and Philanthropy Week, which took place in March, when Enterprise dedicated the full week to showcasing...

Brandenburg’s 2013 Highlights

Travel media attended an exclusive lunch in London yesterday to discover more about Brandenburg, the area that is, literally, ‘all around Berlin’. Hosted by the tourism organisation for Brandenburg, the Prussian Palaces and Gardens Foundation Berlin-Brandenburg and the city of Potsdam, together with the German...

New American Holidays Attractions Brochure

American Holidays has just released a brand new USA & Canada Attractions brochure to help clients and agents plan 2013 getaways.  The American Holidays team has hand-picked their most popular attractions in their top 10 destinations, from sightseeing tours, theme park tickets, swimming with dolphins...

Azamara Invites Agents Onboard with Anniversary Incentives

Anniversary celebrations for the destination-immersive Azamara Club Cruises brand will see Lorraine Quinn, Jennifer Callister and Colin Rillie out and about today, Wednesday 17th April, visiting agents with surprises and on-the-spot prizes. Agents can win prizes of €10 (£10 for NI-based agents) Love2shop vouchers...

Travelport Unveils the Travelport Merchandising Platform

Travelport chose the CAPA (Centre for Aviation - Airlines) in Transition 2013 conference to launch its new Travelport Merchandising Platform in the Ritz Carlton Hotel in Powerscourt, Co Wicklow. The Travelport Ireland team, headed by Sinead Reilly, were there in force to assist with the launch. This new platform...

Onboard Connectivity Sales Increase for Oman Air

Oman Air has announced major growth in uptake by passengers of its inflight mobile phone and wi-fi connectivity. Between January 2012 and January 2013, the airline experienced a 130% increase in Internet package sales and a 180% increase in connectivity revenues. Mobile phone connectivity...

Etihad Announces Sana’a as Latest Destination

Etihad Airways will launch direct flights to Sana’a, Yemen’s political and commercial capital, on 1st September 2013. Sana’a will be the airline’s eighth destination on the Arabian Peninsula beyond Abu Dhabi, joining Bahrain, Dammam, Doha, Jeddah, Kuwait, Muscat and Riyadh. Flights to Sana’a will operate...

Colman and Conal Raise Funds for Temple Street

Colman Burke of Club Travel and Conal Ronayne of Travelport are trying to raise €2,000 for the Temple Street Cycle4Life fundraiser. The cycle, which takes place on Saturday 4th May 2013, will see them attempt the advanced route of 143km. They both took place in...

Crystal Offers More Solo Savings on Single Supplements

Crystal Cruises has added more than a dozen new itineraries to its ‘Sole Occupancy’ savings promotion for 2013. Offering single supplements of just 10% for a deluxe stateroom, the exceptionally low single occupancy fares are now available on 26 2013 Crystal Serenity and Crystal...

Join DoSomethingDifferent.com in Cork to Party with DrinkSomethingDifferent Cocktails – and Win a Trip to Orlando!

DoSomethingDifferent.com invites you to party with them in Cork on Thursday 23rd May 2013 – and top prize on the night will be a place on DSD’s next Universal Orlando Resort fam trip!  Sponsored by Orlando FlexTicket, the DoSomethingDifferent.com ‘party
 with a difference’ will provide...

So What Makes Us Different? I Hear You Ask

Is it the flight that makes your client’s holiday memorable? Probably not. Their 
rental car? Unlikely. The hotel they stay in? Possibly. However, it is more 
likely that what they do while on holiday will make it memorable and
 special. At DoSomethingDifferent.com we offer an...

DoSomethingDifferent.com Gets Even More Social – With Dedicated Twitter and Social Bingo!

DoSomethingDifferent.com has one of the travel industry’s best Facebook pages and
 just this month we have expanded our reach by launching a dedicated Twitter account
. DoSomethingDifferent.com wants to stay in touch with our travel agent 
partners and keep them in-the-know with popular updates from the...

Selling the Experience

“The advantages and benefits of upselling are commonly known to travel agents, most of whom offer add-ons with every sale – car hire, airport transfers, hotels or 
hotel upgrades are often added to holidays without a second thought,” says Annabel Cove, Business Development Manager...

Don’t DoSomethingDaft – DoSomethingDifferent.com!

Meet Dirk ‘Discount’ Delaney the Third, the star of our spoof advertising 
campaign!  He, along with Ali of Ali Tours, are here to remind you of the multiple benefits of
 pre-booking with 
DoSomethingDifferent.com http://email.gazetteers.com/cgi-bin1/DM/y/hA0bqYIv0BUaV0HsIz0Eh - and 
to give you a laugh too! The campaign highlights...

Orlando FlexTicket in Partnership with DoSomethingDifferent.com

Your clients can enjoy unlimited access to five or six amazing Florida theme parks with one 
incredible ticket. The Orlando FlexTicket and Orlando FlexTicket Plus 
have everything they need to get the most out of their Florida holiday. With 
the Orlando FlexTicket they will enjoy...

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