Hurtigruten Invites Agents to a Shackleton Evening
Hurtigruten is inviting agents to join them at a unique evening to
celebrate
the life of Irish-born explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton – on Thursday 11th April at the Ferry Terminal in Dun Laoghaire, Co Dublin.
The Shackleton Endurance exhibition tells a survival story
like no
...
Ryanair Teams Up with National Express in UK
Ryanair has a new partnership with Europe’s largest scheduled coach operator, National Express in the UK, offering Ryanair passengers travelling from/to London and Manchester airports affordable and direct coach travel.
Ryanair passengers travelling from/to London Gatwick, London Luton, London Stansted and Manchester can avail of...
Mercury Direct Offers Agent Incentive and Seeks Staff
Mercury Direct, whose programme includes holidays with flights from Dublin, Cork, Shannon, Derry, Knock and Kerry Airports, is offering an agent incentive of a €15 Love2Shop voucher or similar for every passenger booked by 30th June 2013.
The company is also seeking staff with experience...
Amadeus and IAG Sign New Long-term Content Agreement
Amadeus has signed a new long-term content agreement with International Airlines Group. The agreement covers British Airways, Iberia, and Iberia Express.
“Reaching a new content agreement with IAG has been a clear commercial priority for Amadeus for some time, in order to ensure that our...
Enterprise Rent-A-Car Goes Live In Portugal
Following the franchise agreement with Guerin Car Rental Solutions at the end of 2012, Enterprise Rent-A-Car is today open for business across four key airport locations in Portugal, with operational units at the international airports of Lisbon, Faro, Madeira and Porto.
The company’s growing network is...
Emirates and Qantas Commence Partnership
Emirates and Qantas have marked the official start of their now officially approved partnership, with the first Qantas flights departing from Sydney and Melbourne to London via Dubai on Sunday.
“The strength of this partnership stems from the fact the Emirates and Qantas brands are...
Paddy Power, R.I.P.
The death has occurred of Paddy Power, formerly of Aer Lingus - for many years he was the liaison between all Irish travel agents and Aer Lingus.
May he rest in peace.
Easter Bank Holiday at Dublin Airport
This Easter Bank Holiday weekend will see more than 210,000 passengers travel through Dublin Airport from today, Friday 29th March to Monday 1st April 2013. Passenger numbers over this Easter weekend are level when compared to last year.
Over 1,700 flights will arrive and depart...
SAS to Launch Copenhagen – San Francisco Route
Scandinavian Airlines is launching a new route from Copenhagen to San Francisco.
The new service will commence on 8th April and will operate six times a week, excluding Tuesdays.
The route will be served by wide-bodied Airbus A340 aircraft, with Business, Economy Extra and Economy...
Aer Lingus Announces €100 Off Flights to the USA
Aer Lingus has today announced that it will offer €100 off return flights to the USA. That’s €100 off every seat, every flight, everyday on direct routes including New York, Boston, Chicago and Orlando.
Passengers simply need to book between 2nd – 7th April for...
Air France/KLM Thanks Top Agents
Henri Hourcade, General Manager - UK & Ireland, AirFrance/KLM, and Siobhan Scanlon, Sales Manager, AirFrance/KLM Ireland, hosted their 20 top agents to lunch in Patrick Guilbaud’s Michelin-starred restaurant in Dublin.
Hourcade, speaking at the event, said that he wanted to thank the key travel partners...
DC to Rock Dublin!
The United Airlines sales team and Destination DC will be celebrating United’s 1st anniversary of operating its Dublin to Washington DC service on Wednesday 17th April.
Lillie’s Bordello in Adam Court, Grafton Street, Dublin, will be the venue for a great night of rocking entertainment,...
RCL WOW Factor Dance Competition Deadline is Tomorrow
Travel agencies have until tomorrow, Friday 29th March, to upload their video clips of their staff doing the Royal Caribbean International WOW Factor Competition dance routine. Yesterday, Irish Travel Trade News filmed the Thomas Cook staff in action and the video will be posted...
Final Call for Votes on Etihad’s ‘Raise The Bar’ Competition
Etihad Airways has announced that the closing date for the public to vote in the ‘Raise The Bar’ competition and when the winning GAA hurling club will be announced. ‘Raise The Bar’ is the search to reward one club with the ultimate prize, a...
Oasis of the Seas to Visit Southampton in October 2014
The world’s largest cruise ship, Royal Caribbean International’s Oasis of the Seas, will offer cruises in Europe for the first time in autumn 2014, including its first ever call into Southampton on 15th October 2014. The first ever European season of Oasis of the...
Win a Night Under the Stars at Titanic Belfast
Titanic Belfast has launched a Hollywood-style red carpet competition to celebrate its ‘Titanic’ movie exhibit – and it is open to Republic of Ireland Titanic fans only! ‘Titantic’ director James Cameron, whose global launch of the movie on Blue Ray and Blue Ray 3D...
Aer Lingus and United Expand Codeshare Agreement
Aer Lingus and United have announced that they have expanded their codeshare agreement. Aer Lingus will codeshare on United’s year-round non-stop service between Dublin and Washington DC/Dulles and seasonal non-stop service between Shannon and Chicago/O’Hare, which will operate between 7th June and 27th August...
EasyJet Launches Winter Schedule
In keeping with the weather, easyJet today (Wednesday 27th March) launched its winter 2013 schedule for 20 of its low-fare routes. Some 9,440 winter flights are now on sale, enabling passengers to secure the best fares early with more than one-and-a-half million (1,507,104) seats...
Emirates and Qantas Welcome ACCC Decision on Partnership
Emirates and Qantas have welcomed the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission’s approval of their partnership for a period of five years. The partnership will provide customers with a seamless international and Australian network, frequent flyer benefits and world-class travel experiences.
Today’s decision follows a six-month...
JetBlue to Launch Business Class
JetBlue, the US-based codeshare partner of Aer Lingus, is to introduce a Business Class product on its transcontinental services to Los Angeles and San Francisco.
