Three DAA Board Members Formally Appointed
Three more members have been formally appointed to the Board of Dublin Airport Authority, following the recent appointment of Padraig O’Riordain as Chairman.
Colm McCarthy has been a lecturer in economics at UCD since 2005. A graduate of UCD and the University of Essex, he...
Recent Renewals for Travelport
The Travelport team has been busy visiting agents countrywide – along with a recent visit with agents to the Aviva Stadium for the Ireland v Wales rugby match!
Country Manager Dave Walsh told ITTN today: “It has been a superb start to the year with...
Thomas Cook Holidays Ireland Reduces Staff Numbers
Thomas Cook Holidays Ireland is to reduce its staff numbers by some 20 people to a total of 40-50 as it implements the results of its collective consultation period on the company’s restructuring plans.
“The consultation was completed on 31st January, some counter proposals were...
Free Hotel Night at Alton Towers with Irish Ferries
To mark the 2012 re-opening of Alton Towers, Irish Ferries is offering a three-night break for the price of two, valid for travel between 1st April and 20th May.
Staying at the nearby Holiday Inn Express Hotel, this offer equates to €461 for two adults...
Wizz Air Adds 10 New Routes from Budapest
Responding to the closure of Malev, Wizz Air will bring a sixth aircraft to its base in Budapest and will open 10 new routes in the coming months, bringing the total to 33 destinations served, increasing capacity to over 2.5 million seats a year.
The...
Emirates Introduces ‘Change Your Booking’ Online
Emirates now offers enhanced website functionality to passengers who prefer to manage their own travel plans. Whether it is changing the time or date of travel, adding flights, or upgrading to Emirates First Class or Business Class, the website gives passengers the freedom to...
Emirates Returns to Ireland for Additional Cabin Crew
Emirates is returning to Ireland to help fulfill its significant cabin crew requirements, with four recruitment open days taking place in February.
The cabin crew open days will take place in Galway on 10th February at the Harbour Hotel on New Dock Road; Belfast on...
New Virgin Atlantic Upper Class
Virgin Atlantic’s new Airbus A330-300 aircraft will include an upgraded business class seat, bar and fine dining service in the Upper Class cabin. The aircraft will begin operating the London Heathrow-New York JFK route this spring and all Virgin’s Heathrow routes by 2015. A...
Iberia to Expand Dublin-Madrid Route
Iberia is planning a 21% capacity expansion on the Dublin-Madrid route from this summer.
The route, which is currently operated by Iberia franchisee Air Nostrum, is to get a larger 177-seat aircraft from June and additional summer frequencies.
Air Nostrum had previously operated the route...
Expedia TAAP Scheme to Bolster Irish Travel Agent Earnings
Expedia has launched its Travel Agencies Affiliate Programme (TAAP) in Ireland. The programme, which is already operating in many parts of Europe, North America and Asia Pacific, is aimed at boosting agents’ earnings by offering them attractive commission on bookings made through Expedia, including...
WTM Voted UKinbound Industry Event of 2011
World Travel Market 2011 has been voted UKinbound’s Industry Event of the Year at the association’s annual convention gala dinner in Belfast last week for the second year in succession.
WTM 2011 experienced a 5% rise in visitors to more than 28,000 visitors (28,183) compared...
Free Travelport ViewTrip Mobile Travel Itinerary App
Travelport has today announced the launch of a new travel application for users of iPhone and Android smartphones in the UK and Ireland. The new app represents the mobile debut of Travelport’s ViewTrip online itinerary product and is one of the first, fully integrated...
SAS Re-introduces Free Coffee / Tea
Scandinavian Airlines has re-introduced complimentary coffee and tea on all European routes, including domestic flights in Denmark, Norway and Sweden.
Alan Sparling, Country Manager, SAS Ireland, said: “We are delighted with this recent improvement on our short-haul economy service. Complimentary coffee and tea in Economy...
Heathrow (Almost) Operating to Schedule Today
London Heathrow Airport is open and the usual flight schedule is operating today. There will, however, be a handful of cancellations as result of yesterday’s disruption. Airlines cancelled more than 40% of the 1,300 flights originally scheduled yesterday and said there would be some...
Aer Lingus Passengers Increased 7.3 Per Cent in January
Aer Lingus today announced traffic statistics for January 2012, when total flown passenger numbers, including Aer Lingus Regional operations, increased by 7.3% on January 2011.
Aer Lingus’s total flown passenger numbers were 563,000, a 5.8% increase. Short-haul passengers were 514,000, 6.2% up, while long-haul passengers...
Stansted Express Tickets Direct to Mobile or Smartphone
Stansted Express customers can now purchase tickets online and have them sent direct to their mobile telephone or smartphone via a text message. They can already request tickets through the Print at Home e-ticket service that was introduced last year.
Customers can either use the web...
Travelport Rooms and More Signs Up Booking.com
The Travelport Rooms and More hotel booking engine now includes accommodation offers from Booking.com, which joins content aggregators such as Agoda, Hotels.com and LateRooms. Rooms and More customers now have access to 675,000 hotels and holiday properties worldwide. A further 65,000 are to be...
Dublin Airport Pays €1.5m to Airlines that Grew in 2011
Dublin Airport Authority is paying €1.5 million in airport charges rebates to 30 of its airline customers that grew their operations at Dublin last year.
Passenger numbers at Dublin Airport increased by 2% to 18.7 million last year as more than 300,000 extra people...
Two Majorca Clubs Join Leading Golf Courses
Two golf courses in Majorca, Club de Golf Alcanada and Golf Son Gual, have been accepted as members of the international association Leading Golf Courses. About 80 courses in Germany, Austria and Switzerland already belong to the association.
Air Berlin Now Flying Daily to Budapest
Starting Monday 6th February 2012, and in response to its codeshare partner Malev’s ceasing operations, Air Berlin will fly once daily to the Hungarian capital of Budapest. The aircraft will depart Berlin at 12.45 and arrive Budapest at 14.20. The return flight departs at...
