Booking.com Now on Travelport Rooms and More
Travelport Rooms and More, the GDS’s B2B hotel bed bank aggregator, has welcomed Booking.com as its newest supplier. Booking.com offers over 165,000 global properties and Rooms and More now provides over 675,000 accommodation offers.
Established in 1996, Booking.com guarantees the best price for any type...
Cyprus Tourism Celebrates 10 Years in Ireland
The Cyprus Tourism Organisation celebrated the 10th anniversary of its presence in Ireland yesterday with a lunch at the Westin Hotel, Dublin. The new Ambassador of Cyprus to Ireland, Dr Michalis Stavrinos, told the guests: “The upgrading of Cyprus-Ireland bilateral relations remains one of...
Aer Lingus New Routes and Increased Frequencies
Aer Lingus has announced the addition of new routes to Verona and Stockholm to its summer 2012 schedule, as well as increased frequencies on 13 other routes, including Faro, Perpignon and Zurich.
Verona will be twice weekly from 24th March, with one-way fares inclusive of...
CAR Launches Consumer Website
The Commission for Aviation Regulation has launched its new consumer-focused website Flightrights.ie and its Air Passenger Rights Reports for 2010 and 1H2011. The new website and the reports can be accessed at flightrights.ie/news.26.html
Lionel Richie Completes the Emirates Wow Factor
Emirates was ‘Talk of the Town’ in Dublin yesterday … and will continue to be today after a great launch party last night, when an Emirates-themed Convention Centre, Dublin welcomed guests from the Irish travel and cargo industries for a visually powerful presentation of...
Emirates ‘Talk of the Town’
A strong team from Emirates is in Dublin today to promote the start-up of the airline’s daily Dublin – Dubai service on 9th January 2012. Front-page advertisements in major daily newspapers are headed ‘Talk of the Town’, a media briefing breakfast was held this...
CAR Issues Two Licences
The Commission for Aviation Regulation has now renewed the travel agency licence (TA 0688) for Manasik Tours, which had expired on 31st October 2011.
The CAR has also issued a new tour operator licence (TO 259) to O’Connor Bus Hire Ltd of Castlelawn, Kilbrittain, Bandon,...
Emirates Launches A380 Wi-Fi Connectivity
Customers on 11 Emirates A380s – with more to come – can now surf, share, email, or tweet their way across the Emirates network as the airline launches wi-fi Internet connectivity with industry service provider OnAir.
Customers can access the service onboard their flight using...
The October/November 2011 Magazine is Online Now!
The October/November 2011 edition of the Irish Travel Trade News magazine is now available online to read. Please click the below link:
https://ittn.ie/flickable/201111/index.html
The September 2011 Magazine is Online Now!
The September 2011 edition of the Irish Travel Trade News magazine is now available online to read. Please click the below link:
https://ittn.ie/flickable/201109/index.html
Dublin’s Leap Card Goes Live Today
From today, the ‘Leap’ card goes for public sale with commuters in the greater Dublin area now being able to switch between Bus, Luas, Dart and Rail services with one ticket. Public transport users can purchase and top up their Leap Card at more...
‘Beautiful Thailand’ Campaign to Restore Tourists’ Confidence
As the flooding situation in Thailand has stabilised and flood waters are receding, the Tourism Authority of Thailand is accelerating its efforts to ensure travellers and tour operators worldwide to understand that Thailand’s tourism sector is open for business and welcoming visitors through a...
Hertz Offers Supercars in UK
Hertz Offers Supercars in UK
Hertz UK has announced a partnership with luxury supercar hire company Première Velocity. Hertz customers can now drive some of the world’s most desirable super cars at a 5 per cent discount when they book via hertzsupercars.com, including the Lamborghini...
Travelport 3Q11 Net Revenue Up 4 Per Cent
Travelport has announced its financial results for the third quarter ended 30th September 2011, with net revenue up 4% on 3Q10 and volume up 3%.
Financial Summary for Third Quarter 2011:
($ in millions)
Net Revenue – Q3 2011: $509 (2010: $488)
Operating Income – Q3 2011:...
United Announces Washington DC – Doha Service via Dubai
United Airlines will launch a daily B777 service between its Washington DC/Dulles hub and Doha, Qatar, service via Dubai from 1st May 2012.
Glasgow – Toronto with Sunwing in Summer 2012
Canadian low-cost airline Sunwing Airlines is to commence direct twice-weekly flights from Glasgow Airport to Toronto in April 2012 for the summer.
Amanda McMillan, Managing Director of Glasgow Airport, said: “Demand for any direct route between Scotland and Canada is always extremely high. Sunwing’s service...
Vietnam Airlines Commences Non-Stop London Gatwick – Vietnam Service
Vietnam Airlines has commenced its London Gatwick (North Terminal) four times weekly non-stop service to Vietnam (to Hanoi on Tuesday, Friday and to Ho Chi Minh City on Wednesday, Saturday) using B777-200ER aircraft with 25 seats in Business Class, 54 in Premium Economy and...
Ryanair to Open Billund Base
Ryanair will open its 48th base at Billund Airport in Denmark in March 2012 with two based aircraft and 19 routes, including five new ones to Carcassonne, Corfu, Krakow, Venice and Zadar.
Dubai Shark Reproduces Without a Male
A zebra shark in the aquarium of Burj Al Arab hotel in Dubai is reported to have successfully reproduced in the absence of a male. The Aquarium team of Burj Al Arab has announced that the zebra shark inhabiting the hotel’s ‘underwater restaurant’ aquarium...
Wizz Air Direct from Cork to Gdansk and Poznan
With the group draws recently completed for Euro 2012, Irish soccer fans will be able to take advantage of direct flights from Cork to Gdansk and Poznan in Poland where their Group C matches will take place next June.
Giovanni Trapattoni’s Ireland side will kick...
