Dalata Hotel Group Eyes Strong Profit Growth on Back of ‘Robust’ End of Year Trading
The owner of the Clayton and Maldron hotel chains expects to deliver 4% earnings growth this year.
In an end of year trading update, Dalata Hotel Group – which operates across Ireland, the UK, Germany and the Netherlands – said trading, of late, has been...
Swan Hellenic Rated ‘Best Value for Money’ Amongst Expedition Cruise Lines
Swan Hellenic has once again been recognised as a leader in expedition cruising, winning the title of ‘Best Value for Money’ in the Expedition category at Cruise Critic’s prestigious 2024 Best in Cruise Awards.
This marks the second consecutive year Swan Hellenic has claimed...
Quark Expeditions Closes Record Year by Unveiling New President
Leading polar expedition cruise line Quark Expeditions has reported record sales and passenger volumes for 2024 and has announced Sam Seward as its new President; taking over from Andrew White who has led the company since 2014.
Andrew White said: “The polar regions are places...
New Kid on the Block: Travelling from London to Cape Town with Norse Atlantic Airways
ITTN’s Louise Ducrocq recently visited South Africa as a guest of South Africa Tourism Board UK, Escape to the Cape and Norse Atlantic Airways.
You can catch up on her trip here Adventure Awaits At Every Cape: South Africa FAM Trip with South Africa Tourism...
On The Road Again: Travel Partners Group/TPG Roadshow Returns in 2025
Mark your calendars! The Travel Partners Group is excited to announce the return of their much-loved roadshow events in 2025. Bringing energy, excitement, and expertise to travel agents across Ireland, the group will be traveling the length and breadth of the country to deliver...
G Adventures Ends 2024 on All-Time High – An End of Year Message from Bruce Poon Tip
An end of year message from Bruce Poon Tip:
What a year it’s been. As we say goodbye to 2024 and look forward to 2025, G Adventures’ 35th anniversary year, there’s a lot to be grateful for. It’s been an incredible 12 months for us,...
Qatar Airways & Virgin Australia Announce Partnership, Offering Greater Connectivity for Irish Passengers
Qatar Airways recently announced its new partnership with Virgin Australia, which aims to provide greater connectivity for Irish travellers, flying to over 100 combined global destinations across Australia, Europe, Middle East and Africa.
Whether travelling for leisure or business, flying with Virgin Australia and Qatar...
Ryanair Reaffirms Zero Tolerance Policy on Passenger Misconduct
Ryanair has reaffirmed its policy of zero tolerance for unruly passengers by welcoming the decision of a Greek court to convict a passenger who disrupted a flight to Athens in July 2020 by refusing to follow crew instructions.
The passenger received a 5-month suspended...
TAP Air Portugal to Resume Lisbon-Porto Alegre Route in April; Return Flights from Dublin Back on Offer from €649
TAP Air Portugal has confirmed it will resume flights to Porto Alegre in Brazil early next year.
As part of the announcement, TAP Air Portugal is flagging return flights from Dublin – via Lisbon – starting at €649.29, inclusive of all taxes and charges.
TAP will...
Holyhead Port to Remain Closed Until Mid-January
Holyhead Port will remain closed to ferry services until at least January 15, it has been confirmed.
It had been hoped the Welsh port would reopen this week following heavy damage suffered during the recent Storm Darragh weather event.
The update means the travel plans for...
ITTN’s Travel Industry Events Guide – Coming Up This Week
Sponsored by APT Travelmarvel
Another week, another events round-up! This week, travel industry events are taking place around the island in Belfast and Galway, as well as online. The next events will take place in January so we would like to take this opportunity to wish...
Supplier Spotlight: Win With Riviera Travel!
Meet Riviera Travel, a well-travelled collective united by chronic curiosity and incurable wanderlust. They're also the UK's leading river cruise and escorted tours company.
Competition
ITTN will be running a competition with Riviera Travel giving one lucky agent the chance to win a RIVER CRUISE for...
MSC Cruises Confirms Santa Readiness, with ‘MSC Preziosa’ Now Fully ‘Sleigh Accessible’
MSC Cruises has announced its MSC Preziosa ship has been equipped with a dedicated landing pad for Santa’s sleigh, located on its main deck – thus assuaging any fears from young passengers that Santa may have trouble finding them if they're holidaying at Christmas.
Recent...
ITTN Webinar Presents: Explore! Webinar Tomorrow at 9.30am
This is one webinar you really don't want to miss!
Join ITTN’s Carrie Day and Explore’s Business Development Manager, Lisa Burton for a captivating webinar on everything that Explore has to offer agents and your customers tomorrow.
Join us on the live webinar on Wednesday 18...
TTS to Integrate Travelport’s NDC in Early 2025
Travel tech firm Travel Technology and Solutions (TTS) has announced it will fully integrate Travelport’s New Distribution Capability (NDC) into TTS Corporate in the first half of 2025.
This significant upgrade will provide corporate travel agents with access to a widerrange of booking content and...
Irish Insurer JustCover Launches Travel Medical Insurance Product
Irish travel insurance firm JustCover has launched a new travel insurance product that provides extensive medical cover for the Irish market.
JustCover will provide travel cover for pre-existing medical conditions at highly competitive prices, all underwritten by the globally trusted Zurich Insurance.
Originally established in 2003...
Shannon Airport set for 115,000 Passengers Over Christmas Season
Shannon Airport is set to welcome 115,000 passengers this Christmas, marking a festive surge with a 4% increase over the same period last year.
This holiday season boost coincides with a significant milestone for Shannon Airport, having surpassed 2 million passengers already this year, for...
Green Fig, Sulphur Springs & More – St Lucia with Virgin Atlantic
Celene Duffy (Key Account Manager, APG Ireland) & the Saint Lucia Tourism Authority are hosting a fam trip of Irish travel trade and ITTN to the sandy shores of the Caribbean Island with Virgin Atlantic.
Soufriere by Boat
Sailing the St Lucian coastline was a treat...
Dromoland Castle Appoints Mark McSorley General Manager
Dromoland Castle, one of Ireland’s most esteemed and celebrated five-star luxury resorts, has appointed Mark McSorley as its new Resort General Manager for both Dromoland Castle and The Inn at Dromoland.
Mr McSorley steps into the role following the distinguished tenure of Mark Nolan after...
Canary Islands to Introduce First Tourist Tax Fee in January
The Canary Islands is about to introduce its first – albeit modest – travel tax for inbound tourists in a bid to control the threat of overtourism.
The modest move will see, as of the beginning of January, visitors to the town of Mogan, on...
