Travel Counsellors Ireland Makes a Mountain Out of Margin
Travel Counsellors Ireland is celebrating after its top agents have increased their individual sales and earnings by up to 16% over the past 12 months.
Last month Travel Counsellors launched a major worldwide sales incentive, with over 1,100 agents participating to win by gaining the...
Travel to Bangkok and Thailand – an Update
Despite the current flooding that has been affecting the central region of Thailand and some parts of Bangkok, other tourist attractions and destinations outside of the central provinces are experiencing normal conditions and continue welcoming visitors. These include Krabi, Phuket and Ko Samui, which...
Virgin Atlantic to Fly London Heathrow – Vancouver
Virgin Atlantic Airways will operate non-stop flights from London Heathrow Airport to Vancouver four times weekly from 24th May to 25th October next summer – and hopes to expand the service to all-year-round.
Chief Executive Steve Ridgway told the Vancouver Sun on Friday that the...
Four-hour Strike at Ben Gurion Airport
A general strike began in Israel at 04.00 GMT, closing Ben Gurion Airport near Tel Aviv, but is due to end soon, at 08.00 GMT. Flights were brought forward to avoid the shut down, but it is not clear when scheduling will return to...
CWT Acquires Net Tours of Brazil
Carlson Wagonlit Travel has acquired Net Tour Viagens E Turismo Ltda (Net Tours) through its local Brazilian subsidiary, Wagons Lits Turismo Do Brasil Ltda (CWT Brazil). Net Tours, based in Sao Paulo, Brazil, has provided travel management expertise to corporate travellers since 1995 and...
Qantas Offers Free Flights to Disrupted Passengers
Passengers disrupted when Qantas grounded its fleet on 29th-30th October are now entitled to a free return economy flight within Australia or to New Zealand over a two-year period from 14th December.
“Throughout the long period of industrial activity we have been acutely aware of...
United Continental to Provide Inflight Wi-Fi Internet
United Continental Holdings has signed an agreement with Panasonic Avionics Corporation to bring its Ku-band satellite-based wi-fi Internet connectivity to more than 300 of its aircraft beginning in mid-2012, including Airbus 319 and 320 and Boeing 747, 757, 767, 777 and 787. The company...
Air France Adds A380 to Paris – Dubai
From 5th December 2011 the Air France route from Paris CDG to Dubai will be operated by Airbus A380. The aircraft is already used on the airline’s services from Paris to Johannesburg, Montreal, New York and Washington DC.
The 516 passengers on board Air France’s...
Lufthansa and IAG Agree on BMI Sale
Deutsche Lufthansa AG (Lufthansa) and International Consolidated Airlines Group S.A. (IAG) have today reached an agreement in principle on the sale of British Midland Ltd (BMI) to IAG.
The sale and closing of the deal remain subject to conditions including a binding purchase agreement, further...
Agent Incentives from RCI and US Airways
Royal Caribbean International’s latest trade incentives highlight the air connections with US Airways’ flights between Dublin and the Philadelphia hub to many of the cruise company’s departure ports. Agents can win prizes including air travel, a seven-night Caribbean cruise, access to the US Airways Club airport...
14 New Monarch Routes Go on Sale
Flights go on sale today on 14 new routes for 2012 from Monarch Airlines’ four UK bases to Italy, Croatia and Greece. Two Airbus A320s will be added to Monarch’s fleet from March 2012, in the start of expansion plans to expand the fleet...
Germany Seeks the Perfect TravelMeister
The German National Tourist Office has just launched a new student campaign on Facebook to find the perfect ‘TravelMeister’ – the perfect youth ambassador for Germany. Until 12th December, university students are called upon to submit a 50-word application plus photo on www.germany.travel/facebookcompetition, explaining...
Irish Ferries iPhone App
Irish Ferries has become the first European ferry company to release a fully optimised App for iPhone users on which bookings can be made.
It is available free through the iTunes App Store.
Users are guaranteed lowest possible fares, the facility to pay for fares...
Travelport Launches ‘Lowest Public Rate’ Hotel Programme
Travelport has recently launched a new hotel programme that gives Travelport GDS-connected travel agents guaranteed access to the lowest publicly available rates from a wide range of global hotel groups.
Launched recently on both the Galileo and Worldspan GDS, the ‘Lowest Public Rate Programme’ already has...
Loganair Commences Donegal to Dublin and Glasgow Routes
Today, Loganair commences its twice daily Donegal – Dublin service using a 34-seat Saab 340B aircraft, and also its Donegal – Glasgow service, operating between four times weekly and daily, depending on demand. The Dublin flights depart Donegal at 07.55 and 17.00, returning at...
Dublin Airport Meets Quality of Service Targets
The Commission for Aviation Regulation’s Quality of Service report for 3Q11, using information provided by the Dublin Airport Authority, shows that Dublin Airport met the target levels for security queue times and the availability of the outbound and inbound baggage systems for this period. It also...
Etihad Launches Fantastic Fares
Etihad Airways, is offering up to 45% off fares to certain destinations in a ‘Fantastic Falling Fares’ promotion.
The promotion starts today and finishes on Friday 4th November with some particularly low special Coral Economy Class fares, such as Australia from €604, Abu Dhabi from €378...
Cork-Swansea Ferry Stops Sailing Until April
Following the granting by Mr Justice Peter Kelly of temporary High Court protection, Fastnet Line Ship Holdings Ltd, which is fully owned by West Cork Tourism Co-operative Society Ltd, has stopped operating the Cork-Swansea ferry, the MV Julia, for the winter. A series of...
Turkish Airlines to Add London Gatwick
From 20th December Turkish Airlines will commence operating a daily service from Istanbul’s Ataturk Airport to London Gatwick Airport. The airline already operates to London Heathrow and London Stansted.
Air France Returning to Normal
Air France expects to operate more than 92% of flights today, including all long-haul flights, and expects services to return to normal tomorrow, Thursday 3rd November.
Yesterday, 91% of scheduled Air France flights operated and no last minute cancellations occurred at either Paris Charles de...
