Qatar Airways Wins World’s Best Airline Award
Over 18.8 million airline passengers from 100 nationalities have voted Qatar Airways as World’s Best Airline in the Skytrax Awards announced at the Paris Air Show. Turkish Airlines won Best Airline in Europe, while easyJet won Best Low-Cost Airline in Europe.
Other winners included British...
Belfast City to Menorca with Bmibaby
Bmibaby will commence a new route from George Best Belfast City Airport to Mahon in Menorca on 15th June 2012 and will operate up to twice a week on Monday and Friday until 24th September 2012. Bmibaby will also increase frequencies on its summer...
Foundation Announces New7Wonders of Nature
The New7Wonders Foundation has announced the first count of the global vote to elect the New7Wonders of Nature. They are the Amazon, Halong Bay, Iguazu Falls, Jeju Island, Komodo, Puerto Princesa Underground River, and Table Mountain.
Announcing the results at the headquarters of the New7Wonders...
Hong Kong Airlines All-Club London Gatwick Service
From 8th March 2012, Hong Kong airlines will operate an all Club Class daily non-stop service between London Gatwick Airport (North Terminal) and Hong Kong International Airport. Flight HX876 will depart Gatwick at 21.30 and arrive at Hong Kong at 18.05 the following day;...
AA and Qantas Joint Business Agreement Approved
The US Department of Transportation has given final approval to the trans-Pacific Joint Business Agreement between American Airlines and Qantas Airways. This will allow the two carriers to co-ordinate services between the USA, Australia and New Zealand. Passengers can expect to benefit from better...
Etihad to Stage Grand Prix Fly-by
Spectators at the F1 Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi Grand Prix on Sunday will be wowed by a low flying Airbus A340-600 shortly before racing commences.
As tension reaches fever pitch on the grid in the moments before the lights go green at 17.00 (UAE time),...
Ireland Wins ‘Best Stand for Doing Business’ at WTM
World Travel Market in London closed yesterday – with Tourism Ireland taking the award for ‘Best Stand for Doing Business’!
Now in its 32nd year, WTM is the largest B2B event in the tourism calendar, with almost 50,000 representatives of the travel industry from around...
Liam Lonergan on 40 Years of Club Travel
This evening Liam Lonergan, founder of Ireland’s largest travel company, will celebrate 40 years of Club Travel with his team and Irish travel industry friends and colleagues at the Harbourmaster IFSC.
Club Travel has spanned the era of the Boeing 747, which was launched in...
Air France KLM Big Autumn Draw
Air France KLM is running a Big Autumn Draw competition for travel agents this month. Book a ticket on AF or KL to any one of their focus destinations and you can be in with a chance to win one of five pairs of...
CityJet to Launch Music App, Add French Destinations
“What a novelty to have a bit of a party!” said Pat Byrne, Founder and Chairman of CityJet, when welcoming corporate guests to a reception in Dublin’s Old Jameson Distillery on Wednesday evening to celebrate the airline’s new brand campaign.
Chief Executive Christine Ourmières added:...
BA Rolls Out iPads Worldwide
British Airways announced yesterday that customers worldwide will benefit from a new level of customer service thanks to specially equipped iPad 2s being issued to 2,000 senior cabin crew from next week. This comes after a three-month trial involving 100 senior crew members responsible...
Topflight Three-Day Ski Sale
From 14th -16th November Topflight is offering free lift passes and value ski holidays from €299 in top ski resorts in Austria, Andorra, Italy, France and Bulgaria. The sale goes live at 09.00 on Monday 14th November and ends at 19.00 on Wednesday 16th November.
The...
Smart Videoguide of Barcelona
Users of iPhones and iPads can now download from the Apple Store a videoguide of Barcelona, an innovative app launched yesterday at World Travel Market in London. The Android-based version will be launched in the coming days.
The official videoguide has been produced and developed...
WTM 2011 First Day Visitors Up 14%
The first day of World Travel Market 2011, currently underway at ExCeL in London, was a great success with Exhibitor Invitations visitors up 14% on WTM 2010.
The Monday of WTM is an exhibitor-invite only day with the aim of allowing exhibitors to hold discussions...
Emirates Announces Earlybird Fares from Dublin
Emirates have announced its Earlybird fares for travel from Dublin to a range of worldwide destinations to celebrate the launch of services on 9th January 2012.
Earlybird Economy Class return fares include Dublin – Dubai from €505; Durban from €689; Perth from €905; Mumbai from €445...
SAS Increases Capacity on Dublin Routes for 2012
Scandinavian Airlines System, which this year celebrates 45 years’ flying into Ireland, has announced an increase in capacity on its three non-stop routes from Dublin to Copenhagen, Stockholm and Oslo for 2012.
The schedules will increase as follows:
Dublin – Copenhagan: Up to 13 flights weekly,...
United to Launch Dublin – Washington DC Service
United Continental Holdings today announced that United Airlines will launch a daily non-stop service from Dublin to its Washington DC hub, Dulles International Airport, on 8th June 2012 (westbound), subject to government approval. Flight CO127/UA127 will depart Dublin at 11.25 and arrive at Washington/Dulles at 14.25 the same day....
United Airlines to Launch Manchester – Washington DC Non-Stop Service in May 2012
United Continental Holdings, Inc. have announced that United Airlines will launch daily non-stop service from Manchester to its Washington DC hub, Dulles International Airport, effective 2nd May 2012 (westbound), subject to government approval.
“We are delighted to offer our customers non-stop service to Washington DC,...
Additional £27m for VisitBritain GREAT Campaign
The UK Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt has announced at World Travel Market that VisitBritain will benefit from a further £27 million of funding to help promote Britain in key overseas markets in a concerted effort to drive greater numbers of visitors to the country...
First the BRICS, Now the SLIMMA Nations
Senior executives from the global travel industry have identified Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Malaysia, Mexico and Argentina as tourism’s most important emerging economies, reveals the World Travel Market 2011 Industry Report. The five SLIMMA nations have been identified by the industry as the countries to...
