Bollywood Nights with 1STS and Insight Vacations
The ever-resourceful One Stop Touring Shop team donned their saris, had their hands henna’d and noses studded last night to host their Bollywood Night at The Mezz VIP Lounge at Samsara, Dublin.
Business in travel agencies, it seems, is picking up because after a slow...
RCI Hosts Cork Agents
Royal Caribbean International held a Cork agents breakfast to update trade partners on the cruise brand’s current campaigns, including headline consumer offers of seven-night Mediterranean Cruises from €399 per person.
Over 25 agents turned out to join Lorraine Quinn and Jenny Rafter at the Nash...
Eva Air Accepted as Future Star Alliance Member
Star Alliance has announced that its Chief Executive Board has unanimously accepted the membership application of Eva Air. This decision underscores the alliance’s long-term strategy of seeking network growth and providing access to new regions that show strong economic potential and development.
“Eva Air is...
Eddie Jordan Launches J1 Marketing and Hospitality
Formula One legend Eddie Jordan has announced the launch of J1, a new marketing and hospitality venture with RPMC as official activation partner. Jordan aims to use his profile and industry contacts to bring the glitz and glamour of the Formula One lifestyle to...
Claire Somers Wins Again!
Last week, Claire Somers of American Holidays won the trip to Washington DC with United. Last night, she did it again – she won the top prize of a trip to Australia at the Australia on Tour workshop in Dublin!
The prize? A return Economy...
TA Licence for BudgetAir.ie
The Commission for Aviation Regulation has granted a Travel Agent’s licence (No. 719) to Vliegwinkel Holding BV of Haarlem in the Netherlands, trading as BudgetAir.ie.
BudgetAir.ie is part of Travix, the biggest online travel agency in the Netherlands with websites in the Netherlands (vliegwinkel.nl and...
UEFA Launches Euro 2012 Club Prestige Packages
UEFA has prepared a special corporate hospitality offer for Euro 2012 called Club Prestige. A total of 1.4 million tickets were made available for the UEFA Euro 2012 matches in Poland and the Ukraine and less than 60,000 places have been reserved for the...
Caribbean Announces London – Trinidad Service
Caribbean Airlines is launching flights from London Gatwick to Piarco, Trinidad, with four weekly non-stop flights on Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays and Sundays, starting 14th June 2012. The route will be operated by a Boeing 767 – 300 ER aircraft with a two-class configuration. This...
Joe Balfe Leaving The Travel Department
Joe Balfe, Managing Director of The Travel Department, is leaving the company after six years at the helm. Joe, who is also a shareholder of The Travel Department, has decided to leave to pursue some personal goals and new opportunities, but will continue to...
Uniworld Introduces Italy in 2013 Programme
Uniworld Boutique River Cruises will introduce Italy into its spring 2012 programe. A remodeled River Countess will offer a 13-day ‘Splendours of Italy’ combining a seven-night river cruise of the Po River and Venice Lagoon with a two-night stay in Florence and three nights...
Australia on Tour to Dublin and Cork
Tourism Australia and Qantas will be leading a trade delegation this week to Dublin and Cork for two ‘Australia on Tour’ events to promote the new global marketing campaign, There’s Nothing Like Australia, and the Aussie Specialist online training programme. Great food, Aussie wine...
PATA Exchange Promotes Asia Pacific
Over 40 members of the Pacific Asia Travel Association’s UK Chapter took part in the highly informative one-day PATA Exchange, which was held at the Lansdowne Club in London this month and attended by ITTN’s News and Features Editor, Neil Steedman.
The professionally organised workshop...
Disneyland Paris Celebrates 20th Anniversary
To celebrate the 20th anniversary of Disneyland Paris, where the party gets into full swing from 1st April 2012, Abbey Travel is offering up to 40% off the Disneyland Paris hotel and park passes – plus children under seven stay and play free!
The 20th...
TAT Presents NLLA Celebrity of the Year Award
As part of the Tourism Authority of Thailand’s 2012 celebrity marketing strategy to further raise Thailand's profile as an amazing holiday destination, on Saturday 17th March 2012 they presented a top award at one of London’s most glamorous events, the National Luxury & Lifestyle...
Falcon Launches Winter 2012 Programme
On Thursday 29th March Falcon Holidays will launch its Winter Sun 2012/2013 brochure with an early booking low deposit of €75pp, direct flights from Dublin, Cork and Shannon, and featuring one-day trips to Lapland on 7th and 14th December.
Adult prices start from €269pp, there...
World Goes ‘Green’ for St Patrick’s Day
Over 30 of the world’s top, iconic landmarks across six continents went ‘green’ for St Patrick’s Day, with many famous additions to Tourism Ireland’s global initiative to capture public and media attention in key markets.
The celebrations kicked off with the Sky Tower in Auckland,...
Farm-to-Table, Organic Inflight Dining with Etihad
Etihad Airways has announced an exclusive partnership with Abu Dhabi Organics Farms, the first internationally certified organic farming initiative in the UAE, to supply fresh organic produce for its inflight First Class dining menus.
The airline will be sourcing fresh organic produce daily from the...
GoHop.ie is Nominated Best Supplier by Travel Counsellors Ireland
At the Gala Dinner during Travel Counsellors Ireland’s annual conference, The Difference Is You, held this weekend at the Radisson Blu St Helen’s Hotel in Stillorgan, Co Dublin, GoHop.ie was presented with the ‘Best Supplier’ award, while Sarah McCarthy was nominated ‘Best Travel Counsellor’...
Taking the Sting Out of Travel
Travel Centres’ new website, TravelBug.ie, which has the catchy slogan “Taking the sting out of travel”, is now up and running. The site includes a blog by Dominic Burke, a directory of members, deals, and, in the Who’s Been Where? section, photos and biographical...
