Emirates Launches ‘Share a Smile’ Multi-lingual Campaign
Emirates has unveiled a new campaign showcasing the lighter side of language, named ‘Share a Smile’. The airline has created 29 videos in 14 languages featuring members of its cabin crew expressing quirky and unusual expressions and greetings from around the world. The campaign...
Ski for €1 with Topflight from Cork Airport
Topflight is offering a ski holiday for €1 ex-Cork Airport to many of its top destinations in Austria, France and Andorra. The offer applies to a person travelling with someone who has booked at the normal rate.
The offer is available from 9.00am today (Wednesday...
BA London – Shanghai Service to Go Daily
British Airways has confirmed that it will offer its passengers a daily service to Shanghai from the end of March 2013. The increase from six flights a week to seven comes at a time when BA is extending its network to China, with a...
Thailand Photography Contest
The official media website for the Tourism Authority of Thailand, www.TATNews.org, is inviting all photographers, travellers, media, and anyone interested in photography to participate in their first photo contest of 2013, with the theme being ‘Thailand Events & Festivals’.
The competition is open to professionals...
New Iraqi Airways London Gatwick – Baghdad Service
Iraqi Airways has announced a new service from London Gatwick to Baghdad. Flights will commence on 5th March 2013 with two direct flights from Gatwick to Baghdad and one to Sulaimaniya every week, with the frequency increasing to six flights a week by 15th June.
Flights will be operated by an A330 aircraft.
Amazing Thailand Roadshow Comes to Dublin
The Tourism Authority of Thailand is bringing 30 Thai hoteliers to meet with the Irish travel trade and travel media on Monday 11th March 2013 at the Westbury Hotel in Dublin.
Nearly 60,000 Irish tourists visited Thailand in 2012 and TAT is inviting ‘Amazing Product...
Thai Tourism Arrivals Increase by 16%
Thailand has achieved record-breaking visitor arrivals, crossing the 22 million mark for the first time in 2012 – and nearly 60,000 of those visitors were Irish. Figures tabulated by the Ministry of Tourism and Sports for January – December 2012 show total arrivals of...
Top Ten Tourist Destinations
Last year, Thailand’s Department of Tourism announced the inaugural Top Ten Tourist Destinations of the Year, in part to encourage the provinces to develop national tourist attractions.
Bangkok
The top visitor attractions in Bangkok are the Grand Palace and other palaces, important temples, and sacred items....
Top Ten Things to Do in Thailand
One of the most important things to consider when organising a holiday in Thailand is seasonality. Thailand has two key tourist seasons that generally fall as follows: November to March: Bangkok, the east, northern Thailand and the Andaman coast and islands; June to September:...
Calendar of Thai Events and Festivals 2013
The Tourism Authority of Thailand’s calendar of events and festivals for 2013 lists a total of 28 events, ranging from annual marathons to music fests and martial arts. The calendar will be very useful for travel agents and tour operators seeking unique experiences and...
Stay in Touch with Thailand!
You need never be far from the Thailand experience with social media. Here are four handy ways to keep in touch - and a link to an ‘Introducing Thailand’ video.
LIKE Tourism Thailand on Facebook – main wall at: https://www.facebook.com/fanclubthailand
FOLLOW Tourism Thailand on Twitter at:
https://twitter.com/fanclubthailand
CHECK...
Haven Easter Breaks with Irish Ferries
News sure to appeal to families looking for a short break this Easter is the announcement from Irish Ferries Holidays that a seven-night stay at the Welsh Haven Holiday Park of Greenacres is just €674 arriving 29th March or €428 for a shorter break...
Hilton HHonors Launches Dream Resorts Promotion
Hilton HHonors, the loyalty programme for Hilton Worldwide’s 10 distinct hotel brands, invites guests to experience a hot list of holiday resorts with a newly launched Dream Resorts Promotion offering up to a 30% saving on bed and breakfast room rates*.
Top of the destination...
El Al Extends Economy Class Plus Service
El Al is extending Economy Class Plus service to its B767-300 fleet as of 18th February 2013. In addition, the airline is continuing to upgrade and refurbish its fleet and is renovating its B767-300 aircraft.
As part of the upgrade, Economy Class Plus is being...
Tourism to Ireland Surges on Tax and Visa Concessions
JacTravel, the UK-based B2B wholesaler, is reporting an exceptional period of growth in tourism to Ireland over the past three years, with particularly strong growth in the past year. Since 2009 JacTravel’s business has grown strongly but travel to Ireland has rocketed – Irish business...
Kate, Donna and Judy are BookaBed Winners
The BookaBed team have announced the final three winners of their €50 Valentine’s Voucher offer.
So congratulations to Kate McGillicuddy of Abbey Travel in Killarney, Donna Gibbons of Blackpool Travel, and Judy Coughlan of Dawson Travel.
Lee Osborne, Business Development Manager for BookaBed, told Irish Travel...
Anantara’s 2013 King’s Cup Elephant Polo Tournament
Anatara Hotels, Resorts and Spas has announced the dates of the highly popular King’s Cup Elephant Polo Tournament. This charity event, now in its twelfth year, has to date raised over US$600,000 to help Thailand’s elephants. This year’s event will take place in the Thai seaside town...
Lowcostbeds.com Joins Travelport Rooms and More
Travelport Rooms and More has announced the addition of lowcostbeds.com to its accommodation portal. The Swiss-based hotel provider, part of the Lowcosttravelgroup, currently operates in 95 countries around the world, with the promise of providing its customers with the lowest hotel prices available.
Lowcostbeds.com is...
CAR Awards New Travel Agency Licence
The Commission for Aviation Regulation has updated its list of travel agency licences, adding one new licence, deleting one branch, and recording changes to addresses and trading names.
The new licence, number 0725, with an expiry date of 31st October 2013, has been given to...
SAS Achieves IATA Fast Travel Award Platinum Status
Scandinavian Airlines is the first airline in the world to achieve IATA Fast Travel Award Platinum status.
This means that SAS offers over 80% of the IATA’s selected self-service options to its passengers throughout their journey.
In order to achieve Platinum status, at least 80%...
