Monarch to fly to Sharm el Sheik
Monarch the Gatwick based UK airline have announced that they start a new route to Sharm el Sheik in Egypt. The flights will commence with effect from November 2011.
Spanish Baggage Handlers Threaten Strikes – Yet Again
The three unions representing Spain’s baggage handlers have threatened walk-outs on Thursday 18th and Friday 26th August, following the sacking of four workers are Barcelona’s El Prat Airport (three have been rehired). However, the baggage handlers have threatened strikes that never happened several times...
Budget Travel Disneyland Paris Sale
Budget Travel is offering 30% off Disney hotels and passes at Disneyland Paris for bookings made by 16th August for travel between 22nd August and 7th November 2011. Children under seven go free.
American Airlines / HRG Explore Distribution Agreement
American Airlines and the UK-based Hogg Robinson Group, which is represented in Ireland by Club Travel, have agreed in principle to explore a long-term arrangement for the benefit of their corporate clients, in which HRG would receive guaranteed direct long-term access to American’s fares,...
German Air Controllers Call Off Strike
At the last minute, German air traffic controllers called off the 6-hour strike planned to start at 6.00am this morning. The GdF union, which represents 3,400 of Germany’s 5,500 controllers, is demanding a 6.5% wage increase and pay linked to length of service. Management...
German Air Traffic Controllers Strike
Airlines and airports are planning for possible disruptions from a planned strike of German air traffic controllers tomorrow (Tuesday) following today’s rejection by a court of a legal bid by the aviation authority to have the strike banned. The strike over pay increases is...
Annie Murphy R.I.P.
The Irish Travel Trade News team would like to extend condolences to Nan Short, well known in the Northern Ireland travel industry, on the sudden death of her daughter, Annie Murphy. May she rest in peace.
Win Tickets to the Berlin Festival with Deutsche Bahn
DB Bahn is offering a competition to win tickets to Berlin for the Berlin Festival 2011 (9th – 10th September). The prize includes rail travel from London, accommodation and two Festival tickets.
The Festival transcends genres. Not only clash mainstream and ...
Swiss Revises Credit Card Policy
Swiss International Air Lines will introduce an Optional Payment Charge across all distribution channels for payments made with credit card, effective November 2011. Customers will continue to have the option of selecting alternative forms of payment for which no charge applies.
From this month, Swiss...
Aer Lingus Passenger Numbers Up 3 Per Cent for July
Aer Lingus today announced that total booked passenger numbers, including Aer Lingus Regional operations, in July 2011 were 1,105,000, an increase of 3.0% compared to July 2010.
Aer Lingus short-haul booked passengers in July 2011 were 931,000, a 1.1% increase on July 2010, while Aer...
Thomson Airways Changes to Pre-paid Meals
For all flights departing from 1st November 2011, pre-paid meals will no longer be available onboard Thomson Airways flights. This change will apply to all short-haul and mid-haul flights lasting up to seven hours.
Prepaid meals will be replaced with a new range of food...
€20 to Pre-purchase Bmi Mid-haul Economy Seat
British Midland International is now offering the possibility of purchasing a pre-allocated seat in Economy on bmi operated mid-haul flights. There is a fee of €20 per passenger, per sector and requests can be made via telephone or email up to 28 hours before...
Travelsavers Ireland Lunch-and-Learn Sessions
Travelsavers Ireland has announced an innovative educational and networking programme for its licensees called ‘Lunch ’n’ Learn’. The inaugural fast-break meetings will take place in Dublin (on 15th September at the Raddison Blu Royal Hotel) and Galway (20th September, Raddison Blu Hotel & Spa).
Held...
Blue Insurances Super Car Giveaway
Blue Insurances has announced details of an exclusive travel trade Super Car Giveaway. Travel agents and tour operators issuing Blue insurance policies over the past year are accumulating entries to the draw based on their points earned from policy sales.
Each month, from July to...
Irish Ferries Promotes Foot Passenger Fares
Irish Ferries is promoting the idea of a foot passenger day trip to Britain by ferry, with up to 12 hours ashore for shopping and sightseeing, as a way of entertaining children in the weeks before they go back to school. Return foot passenger...
Inghams Closes Dubin Office, Grainne Caffrey Leaves
Inghams announced yesterday that it has “reluctantly” decided to cease tour operations from Ireland with effect from winter 2011-12 and that its offices in Dublin will close on Friday 19th August. Ireland Manager Grainne Caffrey, who has been with Inghams for the past five...
Passengers Through Dublin Airport Up 5 Per Cent
Passenger throughput at Dublin Airport was just over 2 million in July, an increase of 1% on the same period last year, according to the Dublin Airport Authority. More than 11 million passengers have travelled through Dublin Airport in the first seven months of...
Brian Nevin is MD at Private Villas
Brian Nevin, previously Head of Sales, Marketing and Distribution at Thomas Cook Ireland, is now a Director of P V Ltd and Managing Director of Private Villas, which is based at Kerrie and Lou McGovern’s Swords Travel.
US Airways / Las Vegas CVA Congratulate Incentive Winner
Representatives from US Airways and Las Vegas CVA called into Atlas Travel in Dublin recently to congratulate Michelle McGarrigle, winner of the incentive that ran for the past two months with all the trade in Ireland – and hence the recipient of return flights...
DAA Meets Quality of Service Targets
The Commission for Aviation Regulation has received from the Dublin Airport Authority monthly data of the measures of time in the security queue and the availability of the outbound and inbound baggage systems for the second quarter of 2011.
Between April and June 2011, the...
