Aer Lingus USA Sale
Book with Aer Lingus by next Monday, 24th September 2012, for travel between 1st November and 28th February 2013 (5th January 2013 for Shannon) and avail of the following sale fares (each way including taxes and charges):
Dublin to:
New York from €249
Boston from €259
Chicago from...
Travelport Signs Multi-year Agreement with Qantas
Travelport has today announced a new long-term agreement with Qantas Airways. Effective immediately, the new agreement ensures Galileo, Worldspan and Apollo-connected travel agents worldwide have access to Qantas’s full published inventory, including ancillary content such as paid seating, consistent with the airline’s website.
“We are...
RCL Cruises New Dedicated Facebook Page for Agents
RCL Cruises Ltd now has more routes for travel agents to enjoy special offers, selling tips and great competitions with a new dedicated travel agent Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/rcltravelagents. Meanwhile, Celebrity Cruises’ 3,030-guest ‘Celebrity Reflection’ has left the Meyer Werft shipyard in Papenburg, Germany,...
Industry People: Sharon Jordan, One Stop Touring Shop
For our September issue, Irish Travel Trade News interviewed Sharon Jordan of 1STS and the following are two of the Q&A. For the full interview, see the issue out later this week – and also discover what Des Abbott, John Grehan and Gonzalo Ceballos...
Market Insights at World Travel Market 2012
Travel industry research authority PhoCusWright has announced a partnership with Reed Travel Exhibitions that will expose audiences at Reed’s global travel and tourism events, including World Travel Market, to PhoCusWright’s industry-leading travel research.
PhoCusWright will produce a series of market insights highlighting technology and innovation...
Irish Ferries Gears Up for Alton Towers Scarefest
A frightfully good event for parents and children alike this Halloween is the annual Scarefest at the Staffordshire resort of Alton Towers, running from 13th-14th and 19th-31st October.
Irish Ferries Holidays is offering a three-night stay with breakfast in the nearby Holiday Inn Express Hotel...
IATA Agencies Declined by 11% in Five Years
International Air Transport Association (IATA) travel agency numbers worldwide declined by 11% over five years from a peak of 60,557 in 2006 to 53,914 last year. However, sales through IATA’s Billing and Settlement Plan (BSP), which operates in 176 countries and territories worldwide, increased...
Pullman and Sofitel Join Travelport ‘Lowest Public Rate’ Hotel Programme
Travelport has added two new participants to its Lowest Public Rate hotel programme that guarantees agents access to the lowest publicly available rate. Both Pullman and Sofitel Hotels are part of the Accor Hotel Group and bring more than 190 hotel properties to the...
BA to Introduce A380s and B787s in Winter 2013
British Airways is expecting delivery of its first Airbus A380s and Boeing 787 Dreamliners between May and November next year and plans to bring them into service in winter 2013 – but has yet to announce the routes.
BA has ordered 12 A380s with a...
Manchester Airport to Drop ‘Naked’ Body Scanners
Manchester Airport confirmed today that its trial of ‘naked’ body scanners will end on 1st October 2012 when testing begins on a new generation of privacy friendly security scanners.
The current body scanners will initially be replaced by five next generation security scanners. In line...
Etihad Set to Expand in South America
Etihad Airways will launch its first route in South America on 1st June 2013, with daily non-stop flights between Sao Paulo, Brazil, and its home base of Abu Dhabi. Etihad is keen to expand its footprint in South America and is currently in discussions...
Amadeus-sponsored Report Urges Travel Industry to Move to Open Systems
A new Amadeus-sponsored report launched today, entitled ‘Open for business’, makes the case for the travel industry to embrace open source software in order to benefit from greater innovation, respond faster to industry and consumer change, and reduce costs. The report outlines how open...
Emirates Melbourne Cup Marquee Promotes Ireland
Emirates had Irish eyes smiling in Melbourne this weekend, providing a sneak preview into its Emirates Birdcage marquee with a cultural journey through Ireland, to showcase the theme for this year’s Melbourne Cup Carnival. Topping the list on the night was a special live...
Hotel Prices Rise Throughout UK and Europe
Hotel prices have dramatically increased across Europe compared to last month, according to the latest Trivago Hotel Price Index reported monthly by Trivago.co.uk. An overnight stay in September will now cost an average of £105, compared to just £90 in August. The most expensive...
Dubai Tourism Presents iPads to Two Dubai Experts
Last week Dubai Tourism joined forces with Royal Caribbean International and Emirates to train Irish agents in Cobh and Dublin onboard ‘Jewel of the Seas’ – and Dubai Tourism gave away iPads to two lucky Dubai Experts.
The winners were Rhona O’Leary of Ice Travel...
Hertz Named Best Car/Campervan Rental Company in NZ
Hertz has been named ‘Best Car/Campervan Rental Operator’ in the inaugural New Zealand Travel Industry Awards. The judges assessed five finalists across nine criteria including business performance, customer service, internal culture and innovation.
Mark Frissora, Chairman and Chief Executive of the Hertz Corporation, said: “Hertz...
Appeal Panel for IAA Determination Update
The Commission for Aviation Regulation has been notified by the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport that an establishment date of 27th August 2012 had been decided for the Appeal Panel on Aviation Terminal Services Charges. The Panel will have up to three months...
One Stop Touring Shop Launches 2013 Packages
One Stop Touring Shop (1STS) has launched its 2013 programme for Insight Vacations, Contiki Holidays and Uniworld River Cruises.
New to Insight's Premium range on Europe for 2013 is a nine-day ‘Highlights of Portugal’ that features the region’s historical sites and beaches to the vineyards...
Lowcostbeds to Speed Up Online Access
Lowcostbeds plans to speed up access to its properties for online agents in the next few weeks by introducing an improved version of its XML gateway.
Paul Riches, Group Director of Sales, said that the group has already more than doubled its long-haul sales through...
Special Offers at Jumeirah Emirates Towers
The Jumeirah Emirates Towers in Dubai has a range of special offers on www.jumeirah.com, including weekend and winter breaks, golf packages – with complimentary golf club hire, and even a ‘Babymoon Package’ for expecting couples!
The twin-triangular-tower 5-star business hotel is located 15-minutes drive from...
