Travelport Developer Network Celebrates First Year
Travelport yesterday marked the one-year anniversary of its Travelport Developer Network, which enables third-party developer members to facilitate the faster introduction of innovative new applications to its 67,000 travel agency customers worldwide.
Phil Donathy, Product Director, Travelport, said: “Travelport is adapting to the way the...
TomTom Speed Cameras Update for iPhone App
TomTom has today released an update to its Speed Cameras app for iPhone giving drivers a free 12-month subscription to TomTom Speed Cameras. The app also includes new features: drivers will now receive audible and visual speed camera alerts when the app is running...
First Friday SAS Winners Announced
Irish Travel Trade News can reveal the winners of the first Friday ‘Banish the Winter Blues’ competition being run by Scandinavian Airlines.
The winner of the First Prize, a €200 One4All Voucher, is Kate Siddall of FCmTravel Solutions.
The winner of the Second Prize, a consultation in...
ITTN Announces Nine Awards Event Sponsors and Three Entrepreneur of the Year Award Finalists
Irish Travel Trade News is pleased to announce nine sponsors for the 21st anniversary Irish Travel Trade Awards and the three finalists for the 2012 Irish Travel Industry Entrepreneur of the Year Award. The awards presentations will take place at the forthcoming Irish Travel...
Agents Enjoy lowcostbeds Fam Trip to Salou
Grainne Caffrey, Agency Sales Manager – Ireland for lowcostbeds, and Kathyrn McDonnell, Travel Trade Manager at the Spanish Tourism Office, recently led a fun fam trip to Salou for five lucky Irish agents.
Grainne said: “We spent three days in Port Aventura – and it...
Travel Counsellors Ireland Reports Sales 6% Up
Travel Counsellors Ireland is celebrating after achieving impressive sales over the past 12 months, with the company finishing 6% up on sales compared to the previous year – over half through Phenix – and over 80% of the company’s agents earning more than ever...
Austin Sherlock R.I.P.
Irish Travel Trade News is sad to report the death of Austin Sherlock, formerly of Aer Lingus and a good friend to the travel trade in Ireland, on 2ndNovember 2012 at the Hermitage Medical Clinic in Dublin.
Austin began his career in the accounts department...
Will, Pamela and Caroline are BookaBed Winners
Irish Travel Trade News can reveal the final three daily winners in BookaBed’s €100-a-day-this-week trade promotion.
Last Thursday’s winner was Will Walsh from The Travel Broker, Dublin. Friday’s winner was Pamela Kelly from Newbridge Travel, Newbridge, and Saturday’s was Caroline McDermott from O’Hanrahan Travel, Monaghan.
Previous...
Iberia to Cut Capacity by 15%
International Airlines Group has announced a plan to save Iberia after record losses and return it to profitability, including reductions in network capacity of 15% and in 25 aircraft – five long-haul and 20 short-haul.
The main elements of the plan are:
Stem Iberia's cash losses...
Emirates Group Announces €450m Half-Year Profits
The Emirates Group today announced its half yearly results, including a AED2.1 billion (€450 million) net profit for the first six months of its current fiscal year ending 30th September 2012, up 68% from AED1.3 billion (€278 million) from 30th September 2011, and an...
Abu Dhabi Displays Premier League Trophy at WTM
The Abu Dhabi Tourism and Culture Authority attracted a lot of football supporters to view the Premier League trophy on their stand at World Travel Market.
Record Meetings
Abu Dhabi’s participation in World Travel Market produced outstanding results for stakeholders in the Abu Dhabi Tourism &...
Turkey Now Sixth Most Visited Country
Turkey has climbed one place in the UN World Tourism Organisation’s ranking of top ten most visited countries by tourist arrivals, making it now the sixth most visited country in the world.
Ozgur Ozaslan, Undersecretary for the Turkish Ministry of Culture and Tourism, told a...
Latest NYC Storm Recovery Update
NYC & Company issued the following Storm Recovery Update at 7.00pm last Thursday:
We are pleased to report that the recovery effort following Hurricane Sandy continues to move forward. Most businesses, especially those in the main tourist zones, including Lower Manhattan, have resumed operations. The...
WTM Visitor Numbers Up 4% for First Three Days
The first three days of World Travel Market 2012 in London experienced an impressive visitor increase of 4%. Monday 5th to Wednesday 7th November saw 38,735 visitors walk through the doors of ExCeL London to attend WTM, according to unaudited figures. This compares to 37,331...
Dubai Tourism Celebrates Growth in Irish Visitors
Dubai Tourism was celebrating new record figures for visitor arrivals from Ireland at World Travel Market, with the figures for quarter three showing an increase of 54% over the same quarter of last year. These numbers show, on an annualised basis, a record increase of 29%, making Dubai the fastest growing destination out of...
Czech Beer Week in Temple Bar!
The Czech Tourism Authority attended World Travel Market and revealed its plans to host a Czech Beer Week in Dublin’s Temple Bar. It will take place at the Porter House from 15th to 25th November 2012.
That should whet the taste buds of potential Irish...
India Launches ‘Find What You Seek’ at WTM
India’s new Minister of Tourism, the Hon. Dr K Chiranjeevi, was at World Travel Market in London this week to launch Incredible India’s new international campaign, ‘Find What You Seek’.
The campaign was officially launched at an Incredible India event on Tuesday 6th November at...
CAR Renews Two Tour Operator Licences
The Commission for Aviation Regulation has now renewed two of the four tour operator licences that expired on 31st October 2012.
Boyce Coach Travel (222) and Fred Olsen Lines (212) now have licences to 31st October 2013. Tour operator licences for Travel Choice (114) and...
Orla is BookaBed Wednesday Winner
Irish Travel Trade News can reveal the third daily winner in BookaBed’s €100-a-day-this-week trade promotion.
Yesterday’s winner is Orla Doogue from World Travel Centre, Dublin. Previous winners were (Monday) Jennifer Dineen, Abbey Travel, Killarney, and (Tuesday) Dianne McCarthy, West Cork Travel, Bantry.
New lowcostbeds Trade Promotion
lowcostbeds.ie has announced its latest travel trade staff promotion.
Agents will get a €5.00 one4all voucher for every booking made between 6th November and 31st December 2012 when booking accommodation on lowcostbeds.ie that includes a transfer.
It’s that simple – no other terms or conditions apply.
