Inaugural Entrepreneur of the Year Award
A new joint initiative, the Irish Travel Industry Entrepreneur of the Year Award, has been launched by the Association of Foreign Airlines (AFA), the Irish Tour Operators Federation (ITOF), and Irish Travel Trade News (ITTN), supported and independently chaired by Grant Thornton Ireland.
This award...
Flying High with Worldchoice at Mount Wolseley
Worldchoice Ireland will be holding its 2011 conference, ‘Flying High with Worldchoice’, at the 4-star Mount Wolseley Hotel, Spa & Country Club, Tullow, Co Carlow, on Saturday 3rd December 2011. The event will include supplier workshop sessions, guest speakers, an awards ceremony and a...
Shannon Development Plans Major New Tourist Attraction
Shannon Development is seeking investors for a major visitor attraction, the Bunratty Landbank project, on a 48-hectare (120-acre) site next to the world famous Bunratty Castle and Folk Park in Co Clare.
Dr Vincent Cunnane, Chief Executive of Shannon Development, said: “Shannon Heritage, our tourism...
EasyJet Announces Luton – Crete Route
EasyJet has announced that it will operate a new route to Heraklion in Crete for the first time from London Luton Airport. Fares on this new route start from as little as £44.99 (one-way including taxes). The inaugural flight will take off from Luton on...
Duo Seat for €60 with Vueling
Spanish low-cost carrier Vueling’s new Duo seat guarantees that you will travel with nobody in the seat next to you. The window or aisle seats in row 1 also give extra legroom and there’s a dedicated check-in desk in Madrid and Barcelona. You get...
Dermot Hogan RIP
It is with great sadness that ITTN has learnt of the passing, after a short illness, of a stalwart of Irish tourism, Dermot Hogan of Tourism Ireland’s London Office and formerly of Bord Fáilte.
The Ireland stand at World Travel Market will not be the...
Irish Ferries Early Booking Discount
Irish Ferries has already welcomed in the New Year with the announcement that its reservations system has been opened for 2012 bookings on its services to France. The company is offering a three tiered incentives package beginning with an early booking discount of 10%...
BAA to Sell Edinburgh Airport
Following the UK Competition Commission’s decision requiring the British Airports Authority to sell either Edinburgh or Glasgow airport, BAA has announced that it has decided to sell Edinburgh Airport. BAA is now commencing preparations for a sale and expects to formally approach the market...
Ryanair Announces New Base in Wroclaw
Ryanair is to open its 46th base at Wroclaw Airport in Poland in March 2012, with one based aircraft and six new routes, bringing the total to 21. The new destinations will be Bournemouth, Chania, Malmö, Malta, Paris, and Venice.
Emirates seeks Irish Cabin Crew
Emirates, is hosting four recruitment open days in Ireland to help fill its requirement for 4000 cabin crew, this financial year. The recruitment open days are being held in advance of the launch of Emirates‘ daily passenger service from Dublin – Dubai, in January...
Extra Aer Lingus Flights to London Gatwick
As part of its new winter schedule, Aer Lingus has announced that it will run extra flights between Dublin and London Gatwick. From 30th October, the airline will provide six flights per day between the two airports, an increase from the four flights on...
Air France Operates Lowest CO2 Emissions Flight
Air France’s 1h20min flight AF6129 from Toulouse-Blagnac to Paris-Orly on Thursday completed the world’s lowest CO2 emissions flight.
To achieve this feat, Air France did everything possible to reduce noise hindrance and greenhouse gas emissions, including use of a 50% mix of sustainable biofuel,...
Berlin – Los Angeles Non-Stop with Air Berlin
Air Berlin is to commence non-stop flights from Berlin to Los Angeles three times a week from its summer schedule commencing May 2012. The airline will also increase its flights from Berlin to New York from four days a week to daily. Up to...
2012: The Anniversary of ‘1,400 years of Gallus’ – St Gallen promotes its Irish heritage
Switzerland tourism visits Dublin to promote more Irish visitors.
Around 612 AD the Irish monk Gallus built a hermitage and a house of prayer in the SteinachValley. With this he laid the cornerstone for the advanced civilisation of the monastery state and the City of...
Severe Crosswinds Cause Disruption at Dublin Airport
Several flights were cancelled yesterday as a result of severe crosswinds prevailing at Dublin Airport and a number of flights were cancelled or diverted to Shannon, Cork or Belfast Airports. The severe crosswinds have now subsided and normal flight operations have resumed on the main runway.
Air Accident Investigation Conference for Dublin
Dublin will host the European Civil Aviation Conference Group of Experts on Accident Investigation (ECAC/ACC) on 22nd – 23rd November 22nd, coinciding with Ireland’s appointment as Chair of the Group. Up to 100 delegates are expected to attend.
The conference will review accidents and serious...
IAG Tables Offer for BMI
Sky News City Editor Mark Kleinman has reported this evening that International Airlines Group, the parent company of British Airways and Iberia, has tabled a proposal to buy BMI from Lufthansa.
“Discussions between the two sides are understood to be at an early stage and...
One Stop Travel packs more in for Royal Caribbean International World Record bid
Lisa McNamara from One Stop Travel, Eyre Square in Galway is celebrating after representing Ireland in a recent Royal Caribbean International ‘pack off’. The cruise company’s ‘Pack More in’ campaign had travel agents across Ireland and the UK competing against each ...
Belfast to Manchester with EasyJet
EasyJet has confirmed its commitment to Northern Ireland by announcing that flights between Belfast International Airport and Liverpool will continue, while competitor Flybe prepares to end its service between the two cities at the end of this month. A Belfast – Manchester service commences...
Gulf Air Launches Inflight TV
Gulf Air has taken delivery of its first A330-200 aircraft retrofitted with Panasonic Aviation’s Global Communications Suite. ‘Sky Hub’ offers passengers onboard full broadband connectivity to access Internet, mobile phone services and, for the first time in the world, a global, live television service...
