World Travel Award 2012 Winners Announced
World Travel Awards has capped its one-year-long search for the most popular travel and tourism brands in the world with a glittering Grand Final Gala Ceremony in New Delhi, India, on 12th December. Etihad Airways was voted ‘World’s Leading Airline’ for the fourth consecutive...
Dublin Airport Christmas Entertainment Programme
As Christmas Day fast approaches, where better to start the Christmas season than at Dublin Airport as visitors are entertained with festive carols. Terminals 1 and 2 will once again welcome visitors home to Ireland for Christmas and entertain those heading abroad this festive season...
CAR Issues New Tour Operator Licence
The Commission for Aviation Regulation revised its list of tour operator licences on 10th December to include a new licence issued.
Matthews Coach Hire of Inniskeen, Co Monaghan, has been issued with tour operator licence number 263. Licence number 229, which was previously issued to...
BA Unveils Seating Plans for New Aircraft
With the first of the airline’s new long-haul aircraft only six months away from delivery, British Airways has announced the cabin design and layout for its Boeing 787 and Airbus A380 aircraft. BA’s Dreamliner will carry 214 passengers and the A380 will be the...
Kingfisher Confirms Talks with Etihad
India’s Kingfisher Airlines, whose licence has been suspended because of concerns over finances and safety, has confirmed that it is in talks with Etihad Airways and other investors to take a stake in the carrier.
Kingfisher was launched in 2005 but has never made a...
Korean Air and Amadeus Sign Global Full Content Agreement
Korean Air and Amadeus have signed a full content agreement providing travel agencies worldwide guaranteed access to the full range of fares and inventory through the Amadeus system.
Kee Hong Woo, Senior Vice President, Passenger Business at Korean Air, said: “With this new agreement, we...
Five New Aircraft Join Emirates Fleet in December
The current Emirates fleet is expanding by five aircraft this month as the carrier adds three new A380s and two new Boeing 777s. The new additions mark the arrival of Emirates’ 118th and 119th Boeing aircraft and its 28th to 30th A380s. Two new...
Yvonne Wins BookaBed iPad
Congratulations to Yvonne Collins of Freedom Travel in Celbridge, Co Kildare, on winning the BookaBed competition for last week. Yvonne is now the proud owner of a brand new iPad.
“The competition was a huge success,” said Lee Osborne, Business Development Manager, BookaBed. “Congratulations to Yvonne...
The Irish Whiskey Collection in Cork Airport
Shopping at The Loop at Cork Airport is now a must for anyone looking for the best range and value in Irish whiskey with the official opening of The Irish Whiskey Collection. The spectacular collection, which features over 78 different whiskeys, was officially launched...
Good Food Ireland Awards
An Taoiseach Enda Kenny TD presided over the 6th annual Good Food Ireland Awards ceremony. Over 300 guests including hoteliers, restaurateurs and artisan food producers were in attendance for the Awards, which are now a firm fixture in the food and travel awards calendar. RTÉ’s Mary...
Aer Lingus to Launch In-Cabin High-Speed Wi-Fi in 2013
Aer Lingus will soon provide customers on its European network with in-cabin Internet access. The new service will be available on Aer Lingus short-haul fleet, including Airbus A319/A320 and A321, from mid-2013. Aer Lingus has signed a letter of intent with LiveTV, a wholly...
Agent Incentives Support RCI’s Turn-of-Year Campaign
Royal Caribbean International has launched its largest ever added-value booking incentive for the turn-of-year period. The new 2013 ‘Unbeatable Sale’ campaign incorporates three offers: Up to US$1,000 to spend on board for selected sailings from the UK; reduced airfares – with flights from €59 for...
Daily Prize Incentives Kick Start 2013 for Celebrity Cruises
Agents can win weekly giveaways of iPhone 5s and iPad minis every week during Celebrity Cruises’ ‘Incredible Sale’. As part of the campaign agents also have the chance to win the grand prize of a MacBook Air.
Celebrity Cruises is including complimentary classic drinks packages...
New Emirates Route to Phuket
Emirates’ first commercial flight to southern Thailand departed Dubai on Monday with the launch of the non-stop, daily service to Phuket.
Phuket has become the airline’s 128th destination and the service will significantly boost the city’s international flight capacity and connect it to Emirates’ growing global network...
Delta and Virgin Atlantic to Form Strategic Alliance
Delta Air Lines and Virgin Atlantic Airways have reached an agreement for a new joint venture that will create an expanded transatlantic network and enhance competition between the UK and North America, offering greater benefits for customers travelling on those routes.
As part of this joint venture...
ASEAN Tourism Forum Goes to Vientiane, Laos PDR
Laos, the host country of ATF TRAVEX 2013, has captured the industry’s attention. Delegates around the world are keen to see Vientiane, the capital of Lao PDR, which will host the 32nd instalment of ATF from 17th to 24th January 2013.
ATF TRAVEX will take...
Iberia Pre-Christmas Strikes Called Off
Following talks between the unions and Iberia management, six days of planned strikes have been called off. The disruption to flights was due to begin next Friday, then to be followed by five days of further action next week.
The unions have only postponed the strikes, as they did...
Heathrow Express at Christmas
The Heathrow Express rail service will not be running any services between London Paddington and Heathrow Airport on 25th and 26th December this year. However, the inter-terminal transfer service between Heathrow Terminal 4 and Terminals 1 and 3 will continue to operate as per the...
Aer Lingus Agrees to Deal with Virgin
Aer Lingus and Virgin Atlantic Airways have announced that they have reached preliminary agreement under which it is planned that Aer Lingus will ‘wet lease’ aircraft to operate certain short-haul routes for Virgin. Specifically, Aer Lingus plans to lease to Virgin four Airbus A320-200...
Travelport Launches New ‘Extra Bags’ Feature
Travelport has announced a substantial merchandising milestone with the introduction of the new Prepaid Extra Bags feature. The new agreement enables Travelport-connected travel agents in Ireland, the UK, Australia and New Zealand to book extra bags using industry standard electronic miscellaneous document (EMD).
With the...
