Ryanair to Add 75 Cabin Crew Jobs at Dublin; 2 Recruitment Days Coming Up
Ryanair has announced 75 new cabin crew positions for its Dublin base, to support growing demand for its flights.
The airline will be holding two recruitment events in Dublin - on Thursday, 20 February and Thursday, 6 March. Further details and event registration are available at...
EasyJet Holidays Adds September Belfast Date to its 2025 TOOT Roadshow
EasyJet Holidays has announced a Belfast date, in September, on its 2025 Team Orange on Tour (TOOT) roadshow.
This year’s TOOT schedule will be EasyJet Holidays’ largest to date, taking in 16 stops across Britain and Northern Ireland, with the company aiming to engage with...
Crystal Cruises Accelerates Commission Payments, Allowing Agents Receive Earnings Sooner
Crystal Cruises has announced that it is redefining the way the brand supports its valued travel advisors with an unprecedented approach to commission payments.
Effective immediately, Crystal is accelerating commission payments, ensuring that advisors receive their earnings sooner than ever before.
Under this new industry-leading...
American Cruise Lines Unveils Biggest Mississippi River Season Ever
American Cruise Lines has announced that 2025 will be its biggest season ever on the iconic Mississippi River with five riverboats sailing 12+ itineraries on the river and its tributaries year round.
The company’s Mississippi offerings range from eight to 51 days and include...
Midterm Snow Holidaymakers Warned to Check Coverage of Travel Insurance
A survey from Multitrip.com has prompted a renewed warning for consumers to read insurance policies carefully before they set off for midterm snow breaks.
The research, conducted by Opinium on behalf of Multitrip.com shows almost a third (29%) of people mistakenly think basic travel insurance...
Aviation Groups Push EU for Improved SAF Strategy
Aviation industry groups have urged the EU to accelerate its push around more diverse fuel alternatives and to support greater sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) production outlets, warning that European SAF production is lagging demand and the industry is increasingly dependent on imported fuel supplies.
Airlines...
TTR Confirms Supplier List for Upcoming Athlone & Waterford Roadshow Events
Travel Trade Representation (TTR) has confirmed the suppliers who will be presenting at its recently-announced first travel industry roadshows for 2025.
Last month, TTR announced its first two roadshows of this year will be at The Sheraton Hotel, Athlone on Wednesday 26 February; and The...
Tourism Ireland Launches US Marketing Plans in New York; Aims for Strong Visitor Numbers
Tourism Ireland has launched its marketing plans for 2025, at an event in New York attended by leading US tour operators, airlines and journalists from the tri-State area.
The US is the island of Ireland’s second-largest source of overseas tourism revenue - representing 27% of...
Celebrity Cruises Formally Opens Xcel Dream Makers Programme for Applications
Celebrity Cruises has announced that applications are now open for passengers to enter its recently-announced Xcel Dream Makers programme.
Celebrity unveiled its Xcel Dream Makers programme last month, giving passengers and guests the chance to have input into how the company's new ship, Celebrity Xcel,...
StayCity Aparthotel Brand Debuts in NI; with Belfast Opening
Staycity Group is set to open its first aparthotel property in the North, with a new nine-storey property in Belfast city centre.
The Dublin-based company operates properties in Ireland, the UK and mainland Europe (Italy, France and Germany). Its first in Belfast will cover a...
ITTN Joins Loveholidays at its Annual Press Lunch in Dublin
ITTN’S Sharon Jordan joined loveholidays at its annual press lunch in Dublin’s House Restaurant yesterday.
The lunch opened with a warm welcoming speech from Heather Ewens, Head of PR and Communications for loveholidays and was followed with some staggering local statistics from Ireland’s Commercial...
Six Takeaways from Travel Media’s ‘Meet the Media’ Day
I had a fantastic time at Meet the Media on Tuesday at the Radisson Blu Hotel on Golden Lane.
The morning began with inspiring speeches by Ian Cleary on AI Hacks to Improve your Productivity, Paul Hackett and Orla Twomey on Content Creators and the...
Dublin Airport Reveals Name of New Official Mascot…
Dublin Airport has revealed the name of its new official hare mascot: Dubby.
Dubby was the runaway winner of a public naming competition, which has been running on the airport's social media channels over the past week.
The public were asked to decide between three possible...
JWT Travel Joins Travel Centres as Affiliate Member
Travel Centres has announced that, with immediate effect, JWT Travel will be joining Travel Centres as its latest affiliated member.
With offices in both Dublin and Galway, JWT Travel has ambitious plans for the future expansion of their agency footprint in Ireland and feel that...
Pittsburgh Airport Posts Record Passenger Volumes for 2024; as International Traffic Surges
Pittsburgh Airport has reported record passenger volumes for 2024, with a busy December pushing total year passenger traffic to 9.95 million people.
That was up by 8.1% - or 166,000 passengers – on 2023’s total.
International traffic surpassed 195,000 passengers in 2024, a 30% increase from...
New York City Has Lots of Free & Low-Cost Family Activities This Spring
New York City Tourism + Conventions, the official destination marketing organisation and CVB for the five boroughs of New York City is spotlighting free and affordable activities for families to enjoy this spring.
“New York City is a vibrant springtime destination, with warmer weather bringing a...
Top Agent Joins Royal Caribbean International to Support Growth in Ireland
Royal Caribbean International has added top sales agent Elaine Truesdale to its UK and Ireland team as Sales Development Manager, to support the brand’s growth in the Irish market.
Elaine joins the team following a number of years at specialist travel agencies, where her passion...
Windstar Cruises Launches 2026/2027 Caribbean & Latin America Season
Windstar Cruises has launched its 2026/2027 Caribbean and Latin America season with 13 different itineraries including the return of many of the line’s most popular voyages taking place on the 148-guest sailing yacht Wind Star and 312-guest all-suite yacht Star Pride.
In addition to returning guest-favourites such as the...
Saudia Expands Global Flight Network with 10 New Destinations; Including 7 in Europe
Saudi Arabian flag carrier Saudia has announced a significant expansion of its global flight network, adding more than 10 new destinations for 2025.
This strategic growth, fueled by a 16% increase in international guest numbers last year, reflects the airline’s commitment to connecting the world and meeting...
ITTN interviews Antonio Paradiso from MSC Cruises & Finds Out How Agents Can Get Onboard MSC World America
ITTN's Shane Cullen sat down with Antonio Paradiso to get an insight to how the start of 2025 has gone and what's in store for the rest of the year, including the exciting addition to the MSC Cruises family, the arrival of the much...
