Major Travel Unveils Peaks Incentives: Empowering Agents with Exciting Rewards & Opportunities
Major Travel has unveiled an extraordinary line-up of rewards and incentives for travel agents in 2025, setting the stage for another year of growth and success!
A Year of Expansion and Excellence
2024 was a remarkable year for Major Travel. With the successful launch of operations...
Playa Hotels & Resorts Offers Bumper Peaks 2025 Giveaways to UK & Ireland Agents
Playa Hotels & Resorts is offering a bumper set of prize giveaways for Peaks 2025 with agents across the UK and Ireland able to WIN one of six trip places across two of Playa’s 2025 FAM trips.
There is also the opportunity to earn...
Premier Inn to Open 81-Bedroom Hotel at Belfast International Airport
Budget hotel brand Premier Inn is set to further expand in Northern Ireland with a new 81-bedroom property at Belfast International Airport.
Hospitality conglomerate Whitbread - which owns Premier Inn - confirmed the plan as part of a wider Northern Ireland expansion plan for the...
Loganair Adopts Avios as Passenger Loyalty Programme Currency
Scottish airline Loganair is set to adopt Avios as the currency for its Clan Loganair loyalty programme.
The partnership with Avios will come into being this year and makes Loganair the 7th airline to join the global Avios network which includes Aer Lingus, British Airways,...
Blue Diamond Launches Royalton & Planet Hollywood Online Pre-Check In Service
Blue Diamond Resorts has launched its Royalton and Planet Hollywood Online Pre-Check In service, a secure online platform that significantly reduces check-in times and allows guests to fast-track the start to their holiday.
Aimed at enhancing the arrival experience, this new initiative utilises the latest...
Princess Cruises Adds Jason Momoa’s MEILI Vodka to Love Line Premium Liquors Collection
Princess Cruises has announced the addition of another distinguished name to its “Love Line Premium Liquors” collection with MEILI Vodka- created by globally recognised actor, environmental advocate, and entrepreneur Jason Momoa and his partner, creative director and artist, Blaine Halvorson.
Known for its award-winning...
EasyJet Trials Fuel Saving Lower Weight Paint with Dublin-Based Aircraft Maintenance Firm MAAS Aviation
EasyJet has become the first airline in the world to trial a new state-of-the-art lower-weight paint, which will enable the carrier to make further savings on fuel.
EasyJet and its partner Mankiewicz Aviation Coatings have developed a new system that reduces the amount of paint...
Time’s Running Out to Win a River Cruise for 2 With Riviera Travel!
Don’t miss your chance to win a River Cruise for Two, courtesy of Riviera Travel! To enter, all you have to do is:
Join the Riviera Travel Agents Ireland Facebook group.
Subscribe to their dedicated Irish agents newsletter.
But hurry – the competition closes this Friday, 10...
‘The White Lotus’ Season 3 Teaser Sparks Massive Surge in Thailand Tourism Demand
Thailand has seen a staggering 412% surge in tourist demand since the trailer’s for the upcoming third season of HBO/Sky Atlantic black comedy-drama The White Lotus.
On the back of the new series series, which is set to premiere on 17th February, travellers are expected...
Cycas Hospitality Names New Head for UK, Ireland, Netherlands & Portugal
International hotel group Cycas Hospitality has appointed Philip Steiner chief operating officer of its operations across the UK, Ireland, the Netherlands and Portugal.
Mr Steiner joins Cycas from being general manager of the Bankside Hotel in London, which is part of Marriott’s Autograph Collection.
Cycas expanded...
Emirates to Become World’s First Autism Certified Airline
Emirates is bidding to officially become the world’s first Autism Certified Airline.
The Dubai carrier is inviting customers with autism and sensory sensitivities to experience its seamless services and personalised hospitality, making travel more accessible for all.
The inaugural designation is set to be formally...
United Airlines Adds Free Laurent Perrier Champagne to United Polaris Business Class Offering
United Airlines has started serving Laurent Perrier champagne for FREE onboard its United Polaris business class.
United serves an average of 1.1 million glasses of champagne each year onboard United Polaris flights, and anticipates the new, more premium champagne will be well-received onboard. Champagne Laurent-Perrier La Cuvée...
La Mamounia Hotel: True 5-Star Luxury in Marrakesh!
La Mamounia Hotel isn’t just a place to crash; it’s an experience!
Established in 1923, this legendary hotel feels like stepping into a fairy tale, blending Moroccan opulence with contemporary luxury. Imagine this: a stunning palace that began as a royal garden, gifted to Prince...
AirHelp: 24% of Irish Passengers Suffered Flight Disruption in 2024
Of the 19.1 million Irish passengers who travelled on a plane during 2024, 4.5 million, or 24%, suffered some form of flight disruption.
That is according to passenger compensation-focused travel tech firm AirHelp, which has found that 240,000 of the passengers were eligible for €600...
Charles ‘Bud’ Darr Formally Takes Over as CLIA President & CEO
Charles ‘Bud’ Darr has formally taken the helm – as President and Chief Executive – of cruise representative organisation, Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA).
Mr Darr takes over from Kelly Craighead, who last year announced her plans to leave CLIA at the end of 2024.
Mr...
IHF Mourne Boyne Lakes Branch names Emma Reilly ‘Employee of the Year’
Emma Reilly, Sales Co-Ordinator at Castle Leslie Estate, has been announced as the 2024/2025 Irish Hotels Federation (IHF) Mourne Boyne Lakes Branch ‘Employee of the Year’.
The announcement was made at an awards lunch in the Headfort Arms Hotel, where guests gathered to celebrate and...
Lanzarote Ranked Most Popular Holiday Destination for Irish in 2024
Lanzarote was the most popular holiday spot for Irish consumers last year, according to a new survey.
The survey of best selling holiday destinations in 2024, by online travel company Click&Go Holidays shows the Canary Islands hotspot was top sun choice for adults and families,...
Ryanair to Self-Prosecute Unruly Passengers in Bid to Eradicate Bad Behaviour
Ryanair has confirmed that is has filed legal proceedings in the Irish Circuit Court claiming over €15,000 in damages against a passenger who disrupted flight FR7124 from Dublin to Lanzarote on 9 April last.
“This passenger’s inexcusable behaviour forced this flight to divert to Porto...
Emirates Celebrates Real Madrid Partnership with New Livery
Emirates has unveiled a special Real Madrid livery on one of its Boeing 777 aircraft.
The Dubai airline is an official main partner of the iconic Spanish football club (as well as having similar tie-ins with numerous other European clubs, including Arsenal and AC Milan)...
Tourism Ireland Appoints Grey London to Develop Global Creative Output
Tourism Ireland has appointed Grey London to develop its global creative work with immediate effect.
Tourism Ireland’s role is to grow the value of overseas tourism to the island of Ireland by marketing effectively across more than 13 overseas markets.
The organisation was looking...
