BCD Travel Comments on Laid Off Implant Staff
BCD Travel has issued the following statement in response to the seven staff at BCD Travel’s Kerry Group implant in Tralee, Co Kerry, who are protesting about the way they have been treated since being laid off:
“As a private, family owned company, we take...
New Routes and World Business Class with KLM
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, which has reduced fares to more than 50 European destinations from Dublin and Cork by 26% – 34%, will introduce its new cabin interior in World Business Class on 19th March. Besides revamping the interior design, Dutch designer Hella Jongerius...
Ireland Promotes at ITB Berlin 2013
This year, 22 tourism organisations from across the island of Ireland visited ITB Berlin, including Aer Lingus, Irish Ferries, hotels, B&B Ireland, visitor attractions, incoming tour operators and activity providers. The five-day event, which ended yesterday, attracts 113,000 trade and 60,000 consumer visitors annually. Meanwhile,...
Extra Cork-Bristol Flight for Cheltenham
Aer Lingus Regional, operated by Aer Arann, will add an extra flight to Bristol from Cork Airport on 16th March 2013 to meet the demand for passengers flying to the Cheltenham racing festival. The airline has also adjusted scheduled flights to Birmingham to allow...
Aer Lingus to Acquire Boeing 757s
Irish Travel Trade News has learned that Aer Lingus is in contract discussions to lease up to three Boeing 757 aircraft for four years. The plan is to operate these aircraft on transatlantic routes such as New York JFK and Boston from Shannon.
It would...
Club Travel Staff Do the Harlem Shake!
Staff from Club Travel claim to be the first travel agency in Ireland and the UK to do the Harlem Shake!
It was a multinational effort, led by a Brazilian staff member, and included Irish, Spanish, Indian, Filippino, Korean and Polish staff dressed in...
Investment Approval for AirAsia’s Indian Budget Airline
Malaysia-based AirAsia has been granted approval by India’s Foreign Investment Promotion Board to set up an Indian budget airline. This comes after the Indian government opened up the country’s aviation industry to foreign investors in September last year.
AirAsia plans to run the new airline...
Tourism Australia’s ‘Best Job in the World’ Returns – Sixfold!
Tourism Australia is teaming up with industry and State and Territory tourism partners in a new A$4 million campaign targeting the international youth market – a segment that last year contributed nearly A$12 billion in tourism spending and a quarter of all Australia’s international...
Emirates Goes Triple Daily to Perth
Emirates has increased its flights from Dubai to Perth from 19 to 21 per week, offering an extra 1,440 seat capacity between the two cities and demonstrating the strong demand for international flights to and from Western Australia.
Salem Obaidalla, Emirates’ Senior Vice President, Commercial...
‘France for Less and a Friend Goes Free’ Offer from Irish Ferries
Irish Ferries has launched a ‘France for less and a friend goes free’ fare offer aimed at attracting those able to avail of off-peak travel.
With fares beginning from €99 one-way for a driver, friend and car, the offer will appeal to those who can...
Thomas Cook to Cut 2,500 Jobs in UK
Thomas Cook UK plans to axe up to 2,500 jobs – 16% of its workforce – and to close 195 stores in Britain as part of a three-year plan. The 172-year-old company said jobs at its head offices at Peterborough and Preston were also...
RCL Cruises Spring Agent Incentives
RCL Cruises is driving springtime demand for 2013 cruise holidays with a double-header of seasonal campaigns for the Royal Caribbean International and Celebrity Cruises brands. The March campaigns of ‘See More – Get More’ from Royal Caribbean International and ‘Limited Availability – Unlimited Luxury’ for...
Travel Industry Companies Win Deloitte Best Managed Companies Awards
The winners of the 2012/2013 Deloitte Best Managed Companies Awards Programme have been announced at an awards gala dinner in the Burlington Hotel. Twenty companies that operate at the highest levels of business performance were recognised at the gala – including Blue Insurances and...
Family Fun Day on Sunday 1st September
This year’s Travel Trade Family Fun Day, in aid of Pieta House and the Make-A-Wish Foundation, will take place from 1.00pm on Sunday 1st September 2013 at the ALSAA Sports Club, Dublin Airport.
The event website, www.travelfunday.ie, will allow you to register from 1st April,...
St Patrick’s Weekend Prize Draw with Onholiday.ie
In the lead up to St Patrick’s Day, Onholiday.ie is running a competition with travel agents throughout the island of Ireland to enter a prize draw simply by signing up to get a log in – with prizes including vouchers, an iPod Nano and...
SAA Launches Online Training Programme for Agents
South African Airways UK has launched its first
ever Online Travel Training (OTT) programme to educate agents about the
national airline and increase knowledge on the onboard product. The comprehensive course will be available for all agents to access and
includes details on several...
ITB 2013 Opens in Berlin
A fully booked ITB 2013 opened in Berlin today, with
10,086 exhibitors from 188 countries covering 160,000 square metres, a record number of two-tier stands – and no less than 120 exhibitors representing the partner country Indonesia.
Dr Christian Göke of Messe Berlin said: “More...
Thalys Selects Amadeus to Expand Distribution through Agencies
Amadeus and Thalys, the international high-speed rail operator connecting Paris and Brussels with Germany and the Netherlands, have announced a partnership agreement to distribute Thalys’s services through the Amadeus global distribution system, starting in Germany. Thalys will be available alongside airlines on selected routes...
WTM Launches Futuretravelleaders.TV
World Travel Market has launched Futuretravelleaders.TV, a dedicated channel featuring travel and tourism’s “rising stars of today and tomorrow’s industry leaders”.
FutureTravelLeaders.TV follows on from decisionmakers.tv and destinationleaders.tv. All three online TV channels offer a series of exclusive video interviews, delivered weekly all year round.
The...
Ex-Cork Seats for Summer 2013 Exceed 2m
A record two million-plus seats are available from Cork Airport to more than 50 destinations across the UK and Europe for summer 2013.
Ryanair recently added six routes: Milan, Bordeaux, Carcassonne, Girona, La Rochelle and Pisa. These are in addition to the five extra scheduled services...
