Emirates Launches Dubai – Adelaide Route
Emirates’ first commercial flight to South Australia departed from Dubai this morning bound for Adelaide, inaugurating South Australia’s first non-stop flight link with the Middle East. Initially flight EK440 will operate four times weekly, serviced by a B777-300ER, increasing to daily services from 1st...
Travel Counsellors Invites Agents to Join Business Travel Webcast
Travel Counsellors will broadcast a webcast for anyone interested in running their own corporate travel businesses this evening, Thursday 1st November, as part of a drive to recruit more business travel agents. The show, which will air at 7.30pm, will feature a number of...
American Settles with Sabre, Extends Agreement with Travelport
American Airlines has settled its legal argument with Sabre and renewed their distribution agreement. The airline has also agreed with Travelport to extend their existing full content agreements to 31st December 2012 as they attempt to resolve their long-running legal battle and reach a...
KLM Offers Economy Comfort on European Routes
KLM customers can now book an Economy Comfort product on flights within Europe departing from 1st December 2012 onwards. Economy Comfort is offered on flights operated with B737 aircraft and KLM is currently researching the possibility of providing the KLM Cityhopper fleet with this...
Riu Introduces Wi-Fi Internet in American Hotels
Riu Hotels & Resorts has introduced wireless Internet in its hotels on the American continent. Guests at Riu’s resorts in Mexico, Punta Cana (Dominican Republic), Jamaica, the Bahamas, Aruba, Florida (USA) and Costa Rica can now avail of a high-quality Internet connection in all...
Dubai Fam Trip Went Behind the Scenes
This summer, nine Irish travel agents – including Michael Holmes of Thriftway Consol – enjoyed a fam trip to Dubai hosted by the Dubai Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing, Etihad Airways and Jebel Ali Golf Resort & Spa. In the October issue of...
Travelport Strikes Deal with Virgin Atlantic Flightstore
Travelport has renewed and extended its relationship in the UK with the Virgin Group to supply GDS and technology services to Virgin Atlantic Flightstore. The three-year deal will see Virgin deploying Travelport’s latest point of sale tools including Smartpoint, which speeds up the reservation...
Bear Grylls Survival Academy in Scotland
If clients are looking for a six-day dirty break in Scotland, advise them that the ultimate Boy Scout and TV star Bear Grylls has launched his first ever Survival Academy in one of the last true wilderness areas of these islands: Sutherland in Scotland....
Virgin Holidays to Deploy Amadeus Technology
Amadeus and Virgin Holidays today announced a technology partnership that will utilise the latest advances in fares and shopping technology. Virgin Holidays will migrate its online and call centre reservations to Amadeus, and introduce new fares and shopping solutions that are designed to boost...
WTM 2012 Welcomes 157 New Exhibitors
Are you going to World Travel Market next week? Then look out for a total of 157 new exhibitors at the event. Tourist boards, technology companies, hotel chains, attractions and tour operators are all hosting their own stands for the first time from 5th...
CAR Advises on Hurricane Sandy Flight Disruptions
The Commission for Aviation Regulation issued an advisory yesterday as a result of the flight cancellations to the east coast of the United States. It reads as follows:
If you are a passenger scheduled to travel between Ireland and the east coast of America, then...
New Silversea Agent Incentive
Silversea has announced a new agent incentive. Agents who book a Silversea cruise between 29th October and 16th November 2012, for any departure sailing between 1st November 2012 and 31st March 2013 will receive £50 per booking in Love2Shop vouchers.
There is no minimum number...
Air France to Serve Minneapolis and Kuala Lumpur
Air France is to launch two new destinations from Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport in summer 2013 – Minneapolis and Kuala Lumpur. The flights will be timed to link with flights from eight departure points around the UK and Ireland.
From 21st May to 1st...
Etihad / Air Seychelles to Commence Abu Dhabi – Hong Kong Service
Etihad Airways will commence codeshare services to Hong Kong in February 2013 in partnership with Air Seychelles, subject to regulatory approval. The three return services per week between Abu Dhabi and Hong Kong will be operated by its equity and codeshare partner, Air Seychelles,...
Abbey Travel Trips to Sweden v Republic of Ireland
Abbey Travel is offering two options for the Republic of Ireland’s eagerly awaited away match against Sweden on 22nd March 2013. Bookers before 9th November get a free ticket to the friendly against Greece.
One is a day trip to the game for €425 per...
Platinum Travel Launches New City Break USA Website
Platinum Travel has launched a range of US city breaks on a new website, Citybreakusa.ie. The site is a natural follow-on to the Flydriveusa.ie website also operated by Platinum Travel. Introductory offers include Nashville from €899 for four nights including flights and hotel, San...
Mark O’Hare is the Best for Aer Lingus
Newcastle, Co Down, man Mark O’Hare will be flying high after winning the Aer Lingus-sponsored competition to find a modern day look-alike for legendary Northern Ireland and Manchester United winger George Best. The competition was organised to mark the launch on Sunday of the new direct links between George...
Lowcostbeds Launches in USA, Appoints Clem Walshe Managing Director Ireland & North America
Lowcostbeds has launched a new website for US travel agencies, Lowcostbeds.us, and has opened a new office in Atlanta, Georgia. Clem Walshe has been appointed Managing Director Ireland & North America with responsibility for promoting the Lowcostbeds product to the American trade.
US travel agencies...
New App for WTM 2012
World Travel Market has launched a new 2012 mobile App, available now to download to all major smartphones. The App is an ideal accessory for all WTM participants before during and after the event, helping visitors and exhibitors to plan their time at WTM...
New Norwegian Hubs for London Gatwick and Alicante
Norwegian Air Shuttle is to establish a new hub at London Gatwick in spring 2013 and will establish another at Alicante, Spain. Norwegian will offer flights to 14 Mediterranean destinations and to the Nordic region from London.
Norwegian will commence operations at London Gatwick with...
