Tokyo Still Most Expensive City for Expats
Tokyo has retained its position as the most expensive city for expatriates in the latest Cost of Living Survey by ECA International. Oslo is the most expensive in Europe, Luanda in Africa, Tel Aviv in the Middle East, Caracas in Central/South America, and Vancouver...
Sense Of Flying
This is a flight NOT to be recommended to your clients! Website rawstory.com has posted this film of a flight taken by the “Fastest flying human”. Don’t try this at home..
Clike here to watch the full video!
Etihad Operates Reduced Carbon Emission Flights
Etihad Airways has successfully reduced carbon emissions by a combined total of nine tonnes on two flights from Australia to Abu Dhabi. The savings were made as a result of co-operation between Etihad Airways and various air traffic control centres on the ground that enabled...
Aer Lingus Passengers Up 8.8% in November
Aer Lingus has announced traffic statistics for November 2011. Total booked passenger numbers, including Aer Lingus Regional operations, increased by 8.8% in November, which represents a continuation of the positive trend in Aer Lingus’s recent results.
Total booked passenger numbers in November 2011 were 699,000,...
Baggage Delivery at Dubai T3
Emirates is now offering a baggage delivery service at Dubai International Airport, Terminal 3. After passing through Immigration, dedicated Emirates staff at the baggage reclaim area will collect your bags and deliver them anywhere in the UAE. The charge for up to four pieces...
Etihad Airways’ First Class Chefs Take Flight
Qualified First Class Chefs are now officially onboard Etihad Airways flights to London, Sydney, Melbourne and Paris, and will be progressively introduced across all other first class destinations by early 2012.
The airline has hired nearly 110 chefs since announcing in May that it would...
Air China London (Gatwick) – Beijing Service
Beginning on 1st May 2012, Air China will operate non-stop A330-200 flights between London (Gatwick) and Beijing. Flight CA852 will depart from Gatwick on Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday at 13.15. Flight CA851 will depart from Beijing Capital Airport on the same days at...
Well-Being Travel Conference 2012
Registration has opened for the Well-Being Travel Conference 2012 taking place on 19th-21st June 2012 at The Phoenician luxury resort in Scottsdale, Arizona, USA – and an early bird registration rate is available until 31st January 2012. The three-day event aims to merge the...
Lonely Planet’s Top 10 Best Value Destinations for 2012
1. Northeastern USA
2. Japan
3. Tajikistan
4. Porto, Portugal
5. Lesotho
6. Iquitos, Peru
7. San Francisco, USA
8. Ohrid, Macedonia
9. Mekong Delta, Vietnam
10. Mérida, Mexico
New Groups Manager for Sandals Resorts
Sandals Resorts has appointed Paul Tidy as the new Groups Manager for the UK, Ireland and Europe. He was previously Business Development Manager for Sandals and will now be responsible for expanding the Groups business across all three brands: Sandals, Beaches and Grand Pineapple...
Gearoid Lynch Wins Again!
Fresh after winning Travel Agent Voter of the Year at the Irish Travel Trade Awards, Gearoid Lynch of Mallow Travel was last night presented with a Special Merit Award by Amadeus at the Gala Dinner Awards at the Worldchoice conference.
Clodagh Connolly of Fahy Travel...
Enda McNulty Motivates Worldchoice Conference
Keynote speaker Enda McNulty addressed the conference sub-theme, ‘As passionate about holidays as you are’, and got all the Worldchoice conference attendees motivated – and on their feet! – by beginning with one-minute table discussions about what is negative or of concern within the...
Worldchoice Meet in Mount Wolseley
This year’s Worldchoice Ireland conference, ‘Flying High with Worldchoice’, is currently underway at the Mount Wolseley Hotel, Spa and Country Club in Tullow, Co Carlow. A total of 28 business partners are holding 15-minute briefing sessions with 96 travel agents from 35 travel agencies.
The...
New Swiss Lounge at Zurich Airport
Swiss International Air Lines premium passengers using the new Dock B’s non-Schengen zone at Zurich Airport have a new 650 sq m Lounge D to work or relax in – and for all inbound Business Class passengers whose flights are not assigned a dock...
Oscars Night for the Irish Travel Industry
On Friday 25th November 2011 nearly 300 principals and representatives of Ireland’s top travel companies and travel agencies enjoyed a great night out at the inaugural Irish Travel Industry Christmas Party held at the Burlington Hotel in Dublin, presented by Irish Travel Trade News.
It...
Mission Impossible 4 Debuts in Dubai
Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol will debut to the world as the opening film of the 8th Dubai International Film Festival on 7th December 2011. The Festival runs until 14th December.
Featuring an all-star cast including Tom Cruise, Jeremy Renner and Simon Pegg, the fourth...
GBTA 2012 Convention in Boston
The integrated registration and accommodation booking system is now open for the Global Business Travel Association convention in Boston, Massachusetts, USA, from 22nd-25th July 2012.
Themed ‘Success in Every Direction’, the event will include bootcamps for GBTA Academy Managers and for buyers, as well as...
Falcon Holidays Announces New Director of Ireland
This afternoon Falcon Holidays announced that Helen Caron is to become Director of Ireland from January 2012 in succession to Head of Ireland Christine Donnelly, who has decided to leave the business “to explore new opportunities”.
A company statement said: “A founding director of Falcon...
Sunway says “Thanks” at Casino Royale
Sunway took over the plush Sports Emporium and hosted Irish travel agents and media as a thank you for the business and coverage during the year.
Attending her first function since joining Sunway was popular Ciara Corcoran, who has joined the marketing team at the...
BMI Continues Full Content Agreement with Travelport
Travelport has today announced a continuation to its global content agreement with British Midland International, giving Travelport agencies worldwide continued access to the full published fares.
“We are delighted to have signed this agreement with bmi and to be able to guarantee continued content without...
