Air France Music Launches iPhone App
Well-known for its trendy tracks and exclusive contents, Air France Music is now offering music lovers a new iPhone app, ‘Music in the Sky’, created by the agency BETC. The principle is as poetic as it is fun, with pieces of music hidden in the...
Etihad Looks at US West Coast for Expansion
Etihad Airways is keen to expand its network in the USA, particularly the West Coast, James Hogan President and Chief Executive, told a delegation of VIPs in Washington DC last night. He disclosed that the USA is among the highest performing regions across the...
Chile – a World-class Tourist Destination
Chile is now a world class tourist destination, a land of great diversity and contrasts, with its unique geography setting it aside from other destinations, according to HE Leonel Searle, the Ambassador of Chile to Ireland.
A tri-continental country with territories in America, Antarctica and Oceania, there...
Delta Air Lines Confirms Shannon – New York for 2013
Delta Air Lines has confirmed that its seasonal non-stop flight between Shannon Airport and New York John F. Kennedy Airport will recommence from 11th May 2013. The flight will operate daily throughout the peak summer season using a B757-200 aircraft with 170 seats, in...
Hertz Introduces Mobile Wi-Fi Units in Australia
Hertz has introduced a portable wi-fi service in Australia in a first for the country’s car rental industry. Hertz has introduced pocket-sized 3G units for rent to enable customers to connect to the Internet from anywhere in Australia for a fraction of the cost...
Belfast City Airport Wins CIM Excellence Award
George Best Belfast City Airport has scooped gold for the Best Sales Campaign at the Chartered Institute of Marketing Excellence Awards held in Belfast. The airport’s marketing team beat off tough competition to win the award for its successful campaign to promote the value...
Travel Solutions Offers Iceland Direct from Belfast
Travel Solutions of Belfast is offering four-day holidays in Iceland direct from Belfast International Airport with Jet2 departing on 25th April 2013.
Flight-onlys are available for £319, the 3-star Hotel Cabin from £488pps, the 4-star Grand Hotel from £588pps, and the 4-star Hotel Odinsve from...
Hays Travel Switches to Travelport, Establishes Joint Venture with World Travel Holdings
Hays Travel, the UK’s largest independent travel retailer, has signed a contract to move its GDS business to Travelport. The agency chain has also set up a multi-million pound joint venture with cruise agent World Travel Holdings that will manage and develop all its...
United Launches Turn-down Service in Global First
United has launched a new turn-down service for customers seated in United Global First, offering travellers an added touch of luxury on long-haul flights. A new sleeping cushion with a 250-thread-count outer cover is provided in addition to the standard plush duvet, soft pillows...
World-first at Billund Airport in Denmark
The second largest airport in Denmark, Billund Airport, is the first in the world to launch a new service that allows passengers to print their baggage tags at home together with their boarding card.
Billund Airport launched the new baggage tag after a six-month development and...
Turkish Airlines Adds 200th Aircraft to its Fleet
Turkish Airlines has today reached its goal of operating a fleet of 200 aircraft. This helps Turkish Airlines, Europe’s youngest and most modern fleet, get a step closer to its goal of having the largest global network of an airline. Turkish is currently the...
One-Year Freeze on EU-ETS for All Airlines
The EU Commissioner for Climate Action, Connie Hedegaard, announced yesterday a moratorium on the enforcement of the EU Emission Trading Scheme (ETS) to all international flights to and from the European Union until September 2013 so as to allow ICAO time to find a...
Become an Asia Pacific Expert and Win Up to £70 Love2Shop Vouchers
The first 50 travel agents to complete one of the new PATA Academy courses ‘Pacific Expert’ or ‘Asia Expert’ from Friday 23th November to Friday 21st December 2012 will get a little help with their Christmas shopping this year with a £10 Love2Shop voucher...
Huilo Huilo Reserve Wins Responsible Tourism Award
Among 1,600 participants, the Huilo Huilo Biosphere Reserve in Los Ríos Region, Chile, won an award for Best Sustainable Destination in the world, in the ‘local communities and conservation of wildlife’ category, at the Virgin Holidays Responsible Tourism Awards 2012 in London.
One of the...
Vayama to Pilot Amadeus Featured Results Search Solution
Amadeus is to preview an industry-first search solution that revolutionises the way that flight options are presented to travellers. The patent-pending Amadeus Featured Results solution is being presented at the PhoCusWright Travel Innovation Summit in Arizona, USA.
Vayama, a leading online travel agency uniquely focused...
Atlantic Holidays Launches Summer 2013 Belfast – Madeira Flights
Atlantic Holidays flights from Belfast International Airport to Madeira are now on sale for summer 2013. The direct flights with SATA Airways will operate from Belfast International Airport on 3rd June, 8th July, 5th August, 2nd September and 28thOctober 2013.
Dino Toouli, Sales & Marketing...
CAR Renews Two More Tour Operator Licences
The Commission for Aviation Regulation updated its website yesterday (12th November) to show that it has now renewed the final two of the four tour operator licences that expired on 31st October 2012.
Tour operator licences for Travel Choice (114) and Traveldev t/a Directski.com, Ski...
Dubai to Offer Multiple Entry Visas
UAE authorities have introduced a multiple entry visa for businessmen, property investors and cruise passengers, a proposal that has been under discussion for nearly three years. Only tourists arriving on cruise liners are permitted multiple-entry visas. They are valid for only three months from...
Dublin Airport Had 1.7m Passengers in October
Passenger numbers at Dublin Airport exceeded 1.7 million in October, a 10% increase on the same month last year.
Passenger volumes to and from continental Europe increased by 13% with more than 910,000 people travelling to European destinations during the month.
UK traffic recorded a 4%...
Royal Caribbean Online Competition Invites Agents to Be the ‘Face’ of New Campaign
Royal Caribbean International has launched an exclusive online contest for agents to become the face of its new campaign. The contest, designed to help drive trade sales and enthusiasm around the peak booking season, requires agents to send in short videos of themselves, explaining...
