Juan Wins Cyprus Holiday Prize
Juan Cullen of Supersun Travel was the lucky winner of a seven-night stay at the 4-star Athena Beach Hotel in Paphos, Cyprus, at a most enjoyable evening recently hosted by Maria Slye of the Cyprus Tourism Organisation, Leslie Slye and Gabrielle Yates.
The Cypriot wine...
Travelport and Alitalia Agree Merchandising Distribution
Travelport and Alitalia have today announced the implementation of a new agreement for the distribution of ancillary services to Travelport-connected agencies in Italy and worldwide, enabling Alitalia to distribute seats, bags, lounge access and insurance. Fulfilled seamlessly via an electronic miscellaneous document (EMD), the...
Amadeus Signs Up Lowcosttravelgroup
Amadeus has announced the signing of Lowcosttravelgroup.com, with Amadeus providing a range of travel technology solutions including Amadeus Web Services and Amadeus Master Pricer, which is designed to convert fares and shopping enquiries into online sales. Amadeus also plans to integrate the Lowcostbeds XML...
LCY Celebrates 25th Anniversary with £15m Terminal Upgrade
London City Airport is today (Monday 5th November) celebrating a quarter of a century in business with the announcement of a £15 million investment programme. Plans include the refurbishment of the Western Pier, with new departure gates and improved lounge facilities, re-development of the...
Thomas Cook Seeks Sales Executive and Yield Controller
Thomas Cook Holidays (Ireland) is seeking someone to join its sales team based at head office in Park West Business Park, Dublin 12, and also an experienced yield controller.
The yield controller will be responsible for maximising the yield of assigned routes/flights and will manage...
Lowcostbeds Plans Worldwide Expansion
Lowcostbeds is recruiting five extra buyers as part of ambitious plans to expand into more than 75 countries and boost revenue to £1 billion within the next three years. Clem Walshe, Managing Director Ireland & North America, told Irish Travel Trade News: “This expansion will...
Silversea Introduces New Silver Privilege Fares and Fare Guarantee Programme
Silversea Cruises has rolled out new Silver Privilege fares on all voyages, effective from 1st November – and has also unveiled its 2014 Voyage Collection.
Silver Privilege fares are structured to make cruise buying decisions easier by offering guests one simple low fare for their...
World Travel Centre and Wings Abroad Share Travel Centres Best Supplier Award
Saturday night’s Gala Dinner at the Travel Centres conference in the Killashee House Hotel & Villa Spa near Naas, Co Kildare, saw World Travel Centre and Wings Abroad being declared joint winners of the Best Supplier Award, as voted by the consortium’s 54 members.
Each...
Dynamic Packaging May Define Travel Agents as Principals, Travel Centres Conference Advised
“Consumer protection is only going to go one way in Brussels – there’s going to be more of it,” ABTA Chairman John McEwan warned delegates at the Travel Centres conference, which took place this weekend at the Killashee House Hotel & Villa Spa near...
Dubai Tourism Launches Agent Competition at WTM
Do you fancy winning a return flight to Dubai or a brand new iPad? All travel agents who complete all three levels of the Dubai Expert training programme by no later than midnight on 2nd December 2012 will be automatically entered into Dubai Tourism’s...
World-Class Boutique Hotels in Red Carnation Hotel Collection
Visit Tripadvisor and search ‘London’ under hotels and the top three 5-star hotels recommended are Hotel 41 in Belgravia, The Milestone Hotel in Kensington, and the Egerton House Hotel in Knightsbridge. In seventh and eleventh places are the 4-star hotels The Montague on The...
Etihad to Go Double Daily in 2016 with Dreamliner
James Hogan, Chief Executive of Etihad Airways, was in ebullient mood when he flew into Dublin this week. He said that he was very happy with the Dublin to Abu Dhabi route, which is performing well with a load factor of more than 85% - despite...
RCI Introduces New Weddings at Sea in the Bahamas
Engaged couples can now experience the romance of a wedding at sea performed by the Captain, onboard a Royal Caribbean International ship, through the Royal Romance weddings and vow renewal programme. The Commonwealth of the Bahamas has approved the cruise line to conduct legal...
SAS to Increase Dublin – Oslo Frequency Next Summer
Scandinavian Airlines has announced an expansion on its Dublin – Oslo flight timetable for summer 2013, with an increase in flight frequency from four flights a week to six flights a week. SAS will also continue to fly twice daily to Copenhagen and daily...
British Travel Awards Winners
Among the many winners of British Travel Awards 2012, as voted by consumers and announced last night, were Emirates Tours UK for Best Overall Regional Luxury Tour Operator, Thomas Cook as Best Overall Family Holiday Company, First Choice for Best Overall All-Inclusive Tour Operator,...
Technology Seminars at Arabian Travel Market 2013
Reed Travel Exhibitions has announced a programme of technology seminars for the Arabian Travel Market, being held at the Dubai International Convention & Exhibition Centre from 6th-9th May 2013. The seminars will highlight the increasing shift away from traditional channels, with Internet bookings expected...
Irish Tour Operators Reveal Their Dream Destinations
For the October issue of Irish Travel Trade News, six Irish tour operators revealed to Neil Steedman their favourite destinations visited, their dream destinations yet to be visited, and what they would like to have been doing now if they were not in the...
1STS Spooks Up Dublin Agents
Shannon O’Dowd of One Stop Touring Shop was out and about yesterday making spooky visits to travel agencies for Halloween. Here are five of the trick or treated agencies:
Wow Air Opens Aircraft Livery Design to Public Competition
Wow Air, Iceland’s low-cost airline, has taken the unusual step of asking the public to design its brand new aircraft. Valuable prizes are on offer to the winners – as well as pride to see their designs in the air.
Wow Air has just taken...
Update from New York City After Hurricane Sandy
NYC & Company has issued the following update on New York City: In the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, New York City has begun the process of assessment, recovery and restoration. Our greatest concern has been, and will be, for the safety of our residents...
