ITTN’s Travel Industry Events Guide – Coming Up This Week…
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The Christmas festivities continue this week with trade dinners, appreciation lunches and theatre visits happening in Dublin and Cork this week!
Monday 9 Dec – Malta Day Reception - Invite Only (Dublin)
Tuesday 10 Dec – Emirates Christmas Trade Dinner (Cork)
Thursday 12 Dec – Etihad Christmas...
Aviation Sector Establishes Priorities for Improving Disabled Air Passenger Wellbeing
Aviation stakeholders and disability advocates have established key priorities for improving global air travel accessibility at a landmark joint symposium held by the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO), Airports Council International (ACI), and the International Air Transport Association (IATA).
The two-day event in Montreal, which...
ITAA Awards: Voting Now Open Until December 20
The Irish Travel Agents Association (ITAA) has announced voting has now opened for its Irish Travel Industry Awards 2024.
Once again, this year, each travel agency with an IAA licence has one vote; and all agents can now vote for their top suppliers.
Voting will be...
Kennedy Space Center Unveils New Interactive Rocket Launch Experience – ‘The Gantry’
Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex, in Florida, has announced The Gantry at LC-39, an innovative, interactive experience that reimagines the historic Launch Complex 39 gantry, located amidst the most iconic launch pads in space exploration.
Slated to open in early 2025, the attraction will showcase LC-39’s location...
Bus Éireann Among First Signatories to Business in the Community Ireland’s Corporate Climate Action Programme
Bus Éireann has committed to being one of the first signatories to Business in the Community Ireland’s (BITCI) new corporate climate action programme, aimed at accelerating Irish companies’ emission reduction moves.
BITCI has unveiled the first cohort of signatories to its recently launched collective campaign,...
Marella Cruises Unveils New Features and Refurbishments on Marella Discovery 2
Marella Cruises has unveiled a series of new features and refurbishments onboard its Marella Discovery 2 ship.
For the first time, Marella Cruises’ guests can challenge their speed, precision, and hand-eye co-ordination with the life-sized interactive Play Wall aboard Marella Discovery 2.
Developed by Neo...
TUI Appoints Amy Dowling Communications Chief for UK & Ireland
TUI has appointed Amy Dowling as its new leader for Communications in UK & Ireland.
Ms Dowling will oversee internal and external communications for the UK market, supporting various business functions alongside leading the UK and Ireland communications team.
She steps into this role following Liz Edwards’ decision to pursue...
Irish Ferries Passenger Volumes and Revenues Surge in Year to Date
Irish Ferries generated revenues of €375.8m in the first 10 months of this year – 6.5% up on the same period in 2023 – the latest trading update from parent, Irish Continental Group (ICG) shows.
Furthermore, for the year to November 23, Irish Ferries...
Shannon Airport Wins Customer Focus Award at Aviation Industry Awards
Shannon Airport has been awarded the Aviation Customer Focus Achievement Award at the prestigious Aviation Industry Awards.
The award celebrates organisations that have made a significant improvement or enhancement in relation to customer services in either the B2C or B2B segments in the last 18...
Cedar Point, Ohio, Ranked ‘Best Amusement Park’ in US
Cedar Point, in Ohio, has been ranked the best theme park in the US, in a new study by holiday property rental company Florida Rentals.
The study analysed a series of data points, including prices, reviews, the number of attractions, and attendance, to conclude that...
India Renewing Focus on Sustainable and Responsible Tourism
India is actively looking to strengthen its focus on sustainable and responsible tourism.
The tourism department of the country’s government is looking to drive more environmentally-conscious tourism and travel nationwide through a series of new environmental and eco-tourism-focused policies and initiatives.
Initiatives will include developing tourism...
Radisson Opens its First Irish ‘Radisson RED’ Hotel in Galway
Radisson has opened its first Radisson RED hotel in Ireland, with Galway being the first location, here, for the brand.
The RED brand is Radisson's more boutique, funky and hipster style hotel brand.
The 177-bedroom/suite hotel was developed by Rhatigan Group – which also developed the...
Sunway Holidays Lapland 2025 On Sale Now!
Sunway Holidays – Ireland’s largest Lapland operator – has its 2025 programme officially on sale NOW!
Itineraries include everything from your flights, bags, accommodation, meals and all your activities.
Head on over to Sunway.ie to book 2025 and secure your clients’ spots today. Sunway’s Lapland trips...
Irish Kids Favour Full Family Holidays, Royal Caribbean Research Shows
Irish kids view a trip with the whole family as their top holiday priority, new research by Royal Caribbean shows.
The survey found that nearly half of kids enjoy their holidays even more when their grandparents are included on the trip.
According to the survey, 69% of young...
IATA Expresses Disappointment with Biden Flight Delay & Cancellation Compensation Scheme
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has expressed disappointment that the Biden Administration has announced its long-threatened compensation scheme for airline delays and cancellations.
This, despite the fact that similar schemes in the European Union and Canada have proven completely ineffective in reducing underlying...
Sibling Youth Travel Brands USIT, BUNAC & JENZA Join Together Under JENZA Group Banner
Sibling travel brands BUNAC, USIT and JENZA have migrated to sit under parent company the JENZA Travel Group.
The move marks a new chapter in the evolution of these youth-led work and travel brands, which have been ensuring young people never have to choose between...
Seabourn Cruise Line Launches Annual ‘Sail of the Year’ Sales Event
Luxury ocean and expedition cruise line Seabourn Cruise Line has unveiled its exclusive annual Sail of the Year event, which features savings and benefits on select 2025 and 2026 worldwide ocean and expedition voyages on the line’s fleet of ultra luxury ships.
The sales programme...
Cunard’s Queen Elizabeth set for ‘Transformative’ Makeover
Cunard has announced it will carry out a “transformative” makeover for its Queen Elizabeth ship ahead of its inaugural Miami to the Caribbean and Alaska seasons in 2025.
The luxurious 2,000 guest ship will undergo a significant refit from February 25 to March 13, 2025, in...
Wine, Cheese, Chocolate & Safari: South Africa FAM Trip (Part 2)
ITTN’s Louise Ducrocq has had the privilege to be on a 4-day FAM trip to Cape Town and Somerset West in South Africa, with Norse Atlantic Airways and South Africa Tourism Board UK, in the company of members of the UK trade Elisa Urdiales...
Etihad Ushers in Codeshare Agreement with Air Astana
Etihad Airways has welcomed the start of its bilateral codeshare with Kazakhstan flag carrier, Air Astana which has formally come into operation this week.
The agreement enhances connectivity for customers of both airlines across a range of destinations and gives Etihad's customers convenient access to...
