Bmibaby Commences Belfast City – Amsterdam Service
George Best Belfast City Airport commenced its first direct European services yesterday with a scheduled flight to and from Amsterdam – the first of seven new European routes to be operated by bmibaby, with Geneva beginning in December and Malaga, Faro, Alicante, Palma, Ibiza...
EasyJet Launches Belfast – Manchester Flights
EasyJet yesterday launched its first direct service between Belfast International Airport and Manchester, complementing its existing service between Belfast and Liverpool. There are two flights daily to Manchester with fares from £21.99, one way including taxes.
Ali Gayward, easyJet’s UK Commercial Manager, said: “Manchester is...
Most Bangkok Attractions Remain Open
Bangkok’s worst-case scenario for tidal waters to cause a breach of the Chao Phraya river this weekend did not materialise and the threat is now over – until the end of November when high tides will peak again, but by which time the flood...
Air France: 85 Per Cent of Flights to Operate Today
Air France expects to operate at least 85% of its flights today – 87% operated on Saturday and 88% on Sunday (compared to its forecast of 80%). No flights were cancelled at the last minute. However, cabin crews are not required to notify the...
Qantas Resumes Flights
Qantas has resumed flights today and the Australian Government expects schedules to be back to normal by Wednesday. The Fair Work Australia tribunal this morning granted the Australian Government’s application to terminate all industrial action by the Australian Licenced Engineers Union, the Transport Workers...
Air France Flight Attendants Strike Continues
Eighty per cent of Air France flights will continue to operate today, similar to yesterday, but passengers on many long-haul routes face a second day of disruption as a result of the flight attendants’ strike. Services from Paris CDG to Abu Dhabi, New York...
Techmaster to Launch Mobile Application for Travel Agencies at WTM
At the forthcoming World Travel Market in London, Techmaster will introduce a mobile application bundled with its travel product, TravelForceLive, at no extra cost. The app includes flight/hotel bookings through the mobile device. The app is currently supported for iPhone, Blackberry, Android and WAP.
Travel...
BRICS Under the Spotlight at WTM
The leading BRICS countries, which are driving a dramatic increase in global tourism, will be in the spotlight at a keynote session at next month’s World Travel Market in London: a forum entitled ‘Power Talk: Investing in BRICS Tourism’.
Stephen Sackur, presenter of BBC World’s...
Qantas Grounds Entire Fleet
From 06.00 GMT today, Qantas has grounded its entire fleet – international and domestic – in response to the ongoing industrial action and as from Monday the airline will lock out all employees covered by the industrial agreements currently being negotiated with the Australian...
Etihad Airways has won the award for “Best Business Class” at the 2011 Biz Travel Forum in Milan.
In its ninth year, the Biz Travel Forum is a travel trade exhibition, involving services and technology for business travel. The event is supported by Uvet American Express Corporate Travel.
Travel managers, human resource directors, facility managers, and travel buyers of medium and large companies...
NZ Oil Spill Update
The MV Rena which ran aground on Astrolabe Reef north east of the port of Taraunga 20 days ago is still in one piece despite large cracks through it’s mid-section. Salvors have pumped around half of the 1700 tonnes of oil left on board...
New Zealand North Island Natural Gas Pipeline Leak Advice
Yesterday the Maui pipeline which provides much of the northern North Island with natural gas was shut down due to a leak. The leak is located in a remote area north of New Plymouth. It is expected it may take approximately 3-4 days to repair.
Not...
Thomas Cook Ireland Rebrands
Thomas Cook have decided to merge the Panorama and Sunworld brands together to become Thomas Cook Ireland.
John Kinane, Managing Director, Thomas Cook Ireland said the re-brand would create the most comprehensive holiday offering on the market. "Under the Thomas Cook umbrella we will now...
Ethiopian Airlines to Code Share with Singapore Airlines
Ethiopian Airlines has announced that it will start code sharing with Singapore Airlines as of the 1st of November 2011, providing its customers with the option of flying to Singapore.
The code share agreement allows passengers of both carriers to have wider choices of services...
CAR Lowers Charges at Irish Airports
The Commission for Aviation Regulation has published its final determination on air traffic control charges (ATC) levied by the Irish Aviation Authority (IAA) on airlines using the airports in Cork, Dublin and Shannon. The determination will come into force on 1 January 2012 and will apply until 31 December 2015 and will...
Silversea Offers Bridge Sailings for 2012
In 2012, Silversea Cruises will offer its most expansive collection of Bridge Sailings ever. Spanning the world from Auckland and Shanghai to Rio and Monte Carlo, 56 voyages will feature a bridge enrichment programme.
Though guests are welcome to play bridge on any Silversea cruise,...
Effective Malaria Vaccine by 2015?
Molecular biologist Joe Cohen, one of the inventors and original patent-holder of the RTS,S/AS02A malaria vaccine, is hoping for an effective malaria vaccine by 2015. He is Vice President, R&D Emerging Diseases and HIV, at GlaxoSmithKline. On 18th October he announced the first-ever Phase...
British Airways Hosts Its Best Agents
British Airways took over the wonderful Wilde's Restaurant in Dublin’s Westbury Hotel to host more than 60 travel agents to dinner. The event was a thank you to those present, for the business they had given to the airline in the past year.
Simon Daly,...
Don’t Miss TONIGHT’S Late Late Show!
Make sure you and your clients are tuned into tonight’s Late Late Show on RTÉ One – when host Ryan Tubridy will officially launch this year’s ‘Ireland’s Favourite Travel Agent’ competition.
Email your clients today and advise them that they have the chance during the...
10 Luxury Nights for Two in Thailand for Ireland’s Favourite Travel Agent!
The lucky travel agent who is voted by the Irish travelling public as Ireland’s Favourite Travel Agent will be presented with the following fantastic 10-night stay for two in Thailand:
Flights for two from Dublin, including international and Thai domestic flights, all taxes, and airport...
