London City Wins ACI Europe ‘Best Airport’ Award
London City Airport, “the only London airport actually in London”, has won the Airports Council International Europe ‘Best Airport 1 – 5 Million Passengers’ Award at the 8th annual ACI Europe Awards.
The announcement was made at the ACI Europe Annual Congress in Madrid.
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New EC Passenger Rights App
Air Passenger Rights (APR) Day is an initiative that began in 2011 with the aim of raising public awareness of their rights and entitlements when travelling by air. The initiative is co-ordinated by the European Consumer Centre’s Network with the assistance of National Enforcement...
Emirates in Major Network Expansion
Emirates is embarking on a major expansion of its route network with three additional destinations to be launched in the next six months, on top of the 12 new routes already being rolled out in 2012.
From 1st November, Emirates will launch four weekly flights...
Etihad Moves Dublin Office
Etihad Airways has moved its Dublin office to a new home at 13-17 Dawson Street, Dublin 2.
The phone numbers will remain the same until further notice. Travel agents will be advised when new numbers are in place.
Choose Chicago Invests in Irish Travel Trade
Choose Chicago held a travel agent event at the Morrison Hotel in Dublin city centre last Thursday, 28th June. Hosted by Cathy Domanico, Vice President of Tourism and Leisure Sales, and Bill Schmitt, Tourism Sales Manager, the agents in attendance were presented with an...
BA Re-Launches Dublin – Heathrow Flights
“They sure know how to throw a great party” was a remark overheard in Buck Whaley's as British Airways hosted the trade to an evening of food, drinks, prizes and music in Dublin’s Leeson Street. The event was to announce the return of the...
Celebrity Cruises 2012 MasterChef Competition in Ireland
Fine dining with unique interpretations are in integral part of the Celebrity Cruises experience that keeps guests coming back time after time. To highlight this in a fun and engaging way with trade partners, Celebrity Cruises has unveiled its latest agent incentive promotion –...
Blue Insurances Announces New Exclusive Professional Indemnity and Office Insurance Scheme for Irish Travel Agents
Blue Insurances has announced a new Professional Indemnity and Office insurance scheme, exclusive to the Irish travel trade. The scheme has been designed specifically for travel agents and has different options to suit business needs, including stand-alone Professional Indemnity insurance or combined with Office...
New Dublin Office for Emirates
Emirates is moving to new offices next Friday. The offices are located in Hume Street, Dublin 2, centrally located to St Stephen’s Green.
New phone numbers will be available soon, as Margaret Shannon and her team settle in their new abode.
BA Entertains at Wimbledon
To mark British Airways’ return to operating the Dublin – London Heathrow route after an absence of 21 years, Simon Daly, Manager for Ireland, hosted a group of travel agents to the All England Tennis Tournament in Wimbledon.
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The new service takes over the BMI...
Travel Counsellors Ireland to Boost Corporate Travel
Travel Counsellors Ireland is focusing on expanding its business travel division and providing its agents with the training and support to grow their businesses in this sector.
Travel Counsellors has a number of corporate travel accounts and sees this area as a focus for significant...
Emirates Entertains Agents at Irish Open
Emirates is now the Official Airline of the Irish Open, which has become one of 16 such events around the world that the Dubai-based carrier sponsors. Three Irish travel agents, Joe Tully of Tully Travel, John Cassidy of Cassidy Travel and Jimmy Lennox of...
Government Selects Carlson Wagonlit
Irish Travel Trade News has learnt that Carlson Wagonlit Travel Ireland has been selected as Preferred Tenderer for the Irish Government for the new Air Travel and Related Travel Agency Services contract, which is worth an indicative €6 million.
Unsuccessful e-tenderers have two weeks to...
RCCL Agent Incentives for July 2012
To support selling and to make sure great value holidays remain top of mind for agents, strong lead-in prices and incentives will be on offer across the board with Royal Caribbean International’s ‘Solid Gold Summer Savings’, Celebrity Cruises’ ‘Celebrate Summer’ and Azamara Club Cruises’...
Irish Travel Trade Charity Family Fun Day
Irish travel trade suppliers and agents are invited to attend the launch of the inaugural Irish Travel Trade Charity Family Fun Day on Tuesday 3rd July 2012 in the Grafton Lounge, 2 Duke Lane Upper, Dublin, commencing at 6.00pm. This innovative and worthy initiative...
New Sunway DIY Holidays Online Booking Engine
Sunway has launched a new online booking engine that “offers holidaymakers even more choice – they can search thousands of accommodation and package holiday options to secure the
best deal from Ireland”. The engine is a combination of bedbank accommodation and contracted Sunway products –...
Falcon Holidays Introduces Pirates Village in Majorca
Falcon Holidays has introduced a new holiday concept in Majorca – in the Gran Santa Ponsa Pirates Village and only available from Falcon in Ireland. Step over the threshold, and jump right into a world of pirate adventure, a unique and unforgettable holiday experience,...
Four More Days to Win Air Canada Tickets!
You have just four more days to answer the following three questions and be in with a chance to win a pair of Air Canada tickets to Toronto:
1. On what date does Air Canada’s extended summer service to Toronto finish?
2. On which days does...
FCm Signs Up for Travelport Universal Desktop
Travelport has announced a new agreement with FCm Travel Solutions Ireland that will see testing of Universal Desktop begin as early as next month. This makes FCm Travelport’s first Irish customer to benefit from the groundbreaking application that streamlines the travel booking process within...
Brand USA Seeks New CEO
Brand USA Chief Executive James Evans is stepping down and will be replaced in the interim by Brand USA Chairman-elect Caroline Beteta, Chief Executive of Visit California. The one-year-old organisation’s Board of Directors has begun a search for Evans’ replacement. The agreement was reached in...
