British Airways Will Move Dublin Flights to T5 at LHR
British Airways will move its Dublin - London Heathrow flights to Terminal 5. Willie Walsh told Irish Travel Trade News that this was part of the airline’s future planning, as Terminal 1 is due for demolition in 2014. However, there are certain logistical challenges with a...
CAPA Conference – What Keeps Airline CEOs Awake at Night?
What happens when you bring a gathering of airline chief executives together on a panel with the theme of ‘What keeps Airline CEOs awake at night?’?
The quick answer is, probably, lots, such as the the dreaded 2.00am phone call in the middle of the night. There were some very...
Richard Quest Does the Business at CAPA
The CAPA - Airlines in Transition 2013, a CEO gathering conference, certainly lived up to its name at the Ritz Carlton Hotel in Powerscourt, as chief executives from the world’s airlines gathered to discuss and share their thoughts.
The highlight had to be the Travelport-sponsored Gala Dinner, where CNN...
Korean Air Takes Stake in Czech Airlines
Korean Air has acquired 44% of Czech Airlines, making it the airline’s second largest shareholder, with the Czech Ministry of Finance holding the other 56%. It is the first time a Korean airline has taken a stake in a foreign airline.
Both airlines are...
Travel Advisors Deadline Extended to This Friday
Travel agents interested in applying for the full-time Retail Supervisor and full-time or part-time Senior Travel Consultants positions in Travel Advisors new office at 1 O’Connell Street, Dublin, now have a new deadline for applications of this Friday, 19th April. The office will have...
Tourism Ireland North American Marketing Team Appointments
Tourism Ireland has announced a number of changes to its North American marketing team. North America is the island of Ireland's second largest tourism market that experienced a strong performance in 2012 and delivered almost a million visitors and $1 billion in revenue.
Alison Metcalfe
Alison...
Spain Invests in Innovative Mobile Apps
“We are investing a lot of money into the development of innovative mobile apps and using social media for communications as part of our responses to the changing patterns in booking travel by the consumer and travel agents,” Manuel Butler Halter, General Director of...
Sunway Travel Oscar Winners
O’Callaghan Travel of Dundalk were the winners of the €1,000 prize for Top USA/Worldwide Agency. Other agency winners of €250 One4All vouchers were McGuill Travel and Ace Travel.
Other prize winners were: Sarah Williamson of Budget Travel - seven nights in California with flights from...
Top Three Priorities for New ETC President
Manuel Butler, Director General of the Institute of Tourism of Spain, was elected President of the European Travel Commission at the 84th General Meeting held in Dublin yesterday, Thursday 11th April. Manuel succeeds Petra Hedorfer of the German National Tourist Board for a three-year...
Sunway Travel Oscar Extravaganza
The glitz and glam of the Oscar Night for the Sunway and British Airways extravaganza took place last night, with the Vanilla Nightclub the fabulous setting for the special awards to the trade. The night was hosted by Tanya Airey of Sunway Travel and Simon...
Chicago, Great Lakes United in Limerick
Yvonne Muldoon, United’s Sales Manager Ireland and Northern Ireland, and her team recently joined the Great Lakes USA Tourist Board and the Choose Chicago Tourist Board to promote the new United direct flight from Shannon to Chicago starting on 7th June.
A very successful event was...
The Right Hook Broadcasts from Travelmood Offices
Newstalk FM broadcast live from Travelmood’s offices on Tuesday 9thApril, with George Hook and Fionn Davenport of The Right Hook speaking with Margaret Shannon of Emirates and Lisa Byrne of Travelmood for the programme’s travel slot.
Their subject was ‘Dubai and Beyond’, and they offered...
New Team Member for Wings Abroad
Tour operator Wing Abroad has added a new member to its team as the company heads into its third season commencing on 28th April. Austin Porter has joined the sales team in the Dublin call centre. Austin, who will be well known to many...
700,000 Extra Seats To/From Dublin Airport This Summer
Dublin Airport will have an extra 700,000 airline seats this summer, with overall summer capacity up 4% this year and with a 17% increase in transatlantic capacity, according to the Dublin Airport Authority. Airlines are introducing eight new services this year and adding extra...
Deadline is Friday for Travel Advisors Job Applications
Travel agents interested in applying for the full-time Retail Supervisor and full-time or part-time Senior Travel Consultants positions in Travel Advisors new office at 1 O’Connell Street, Dublin, are reminded that the deadline for applications is this Friday, 12th April. The office will have...
EasyJet Introduces New Ergonomically Designed Seat
EasyJet is today introducing new, lightweight and more comfortable seats onboard all of its new aircraft. The first of 14 new aircraft with the new seats onboard is being delivered today with the remainder due for delivery between now and the end of next...
BA Adds Option to Save Credit Card Details
British Airways pasengers can now save their credit card details online at ba.com when booking flights. The new feature allows them to save details of up to nine cards in “a secure payment vault”, so that they can be accessed and selected at the...
Club Travel Reunion Reminder
Don’t forget that the Club Travel staff reunion is set to take place on Friday 19th April 2013 at the Russell Court Hotel in Dublin, commencing at 18.30. Sharon Menzies has posted a number of photos on the Club Travel 80's/90's Staff Facebook page, including...
Airbus Adds A350 Premium Economy Seat Option
Airbus is to expand its Premium Economy Seating offering available in the A350 XWB family of aircraft, working in partnership with EADS Sogerma.
EADS-Sogerma is optimising its new ‘Celeste’ seat for the A350 XWB’s wide fuselage. Airbus said: “Celeste is an innovative cradle seat that...
Refund.me Compensation Website Launches in UK
Refund.me, the passenger compensation claims website set up in Germany in August 2012 in Germany by Eve Buechner, Chief Executive, an ex-TV presenter, has now launched in the UK.
Refund.me is a service company that helps air passengers to obtain compensation for delayed, diverted and...
