Princess Cruises has started its inaugural Caribbean cruise season from Port Canaveral, in Florida. Its Caribbean Princess ship has started the new season with a four-day Thanksgiving cruise to Turks & Caicos. "Today we celebrate the arrival of Caribbean Princess to Port Canaveral, one of the premier ports...

Etihad Airways has announced its intention to double its routes to Africa over the next year. As part of the drive, the Abu Dhabi-based airline has announced three new African routes in the past two months, adding more destinations and frequencies to its services. Currently, Etihad...

Turkish Airlines has launched its longest flight with the formal debut of its Istanbul to Sydney route. The flag carrier landed on Sydney soil for the first time today, marking a monumental milestone as it expands to its second destination in Australia, reaching 351 destinations...

A new neuroscience study undertaken onboard Cunard’s Queen Mary 2 ship has found that just 5 days spent cruising at sea can have significant positive effect on the human brain – such as improving memory and logical thinking, the ability to solve problems, and...

Canadian airline Air Transat has unveiled its summer 2025 flight schedule, which includes greater transatlantic frequencies between Europe and North America and a new route from Montreal to Valencia. Air Transat will offer 26 transatlantic routes next summer, including increased frequencies on routes to London,...

Emirates has opened its latest Emirates World retail store - in Morocco, introducing its refreshed travel retail store concept to North Africa for the first time. At 534m2, Emirates World Casablanca is the largest store on Emirates global network to date, elevating the customer experience...

OUR BLACK FRIDAY SALEOur incredible Black Friday sale is well and truly underway! Treat yourself to up to €800/£640 off your stateroom. As the nights grow colder, dream of tropical Caribbean islands and golden European beaches—this is the perfect opportunity to plan your next...

ITTN is delighted to welcome back Sunway Holidays as sponsor of the Best Sun Travel Agency award at the 2024 ITTN Irish Travel Trade Awards. Mary Denton, CEO of Sunway Holidays, said: “We are delighted to sponsor the Best Sun Travel Agency category again at the...

Emerald Airlines, the operator of the Aer Lingus Regional network, has announced its Black Friday sale out of Belfast City Airport, where it is the largest airline operator. Customers can avail of up to 25% off the entire Aer Lingus Regional network from Belfast...

Budget hotel chain Travelodge has said its future booking trends look positive, after seeing improved trading patterns in recent weeks. The hotel chain – which operates in the UK, Ireland and Spain – has reported revenues of £786.1m for the third quarter of the year,...

EasyJet has signed a deal for the long-term supply of Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) with Renavia and World Fuel Services (WFS). EasyJet will have access to up to 150,000 tons of SAF (including up to 75,000 tons of e-SAF) from 2030. The SAF supplied by Braathens...

London's Heathrow Airport has begun a trial service allowing long haul passengers the opportunity to pre-book a slot at the security screening stage. Called Heathrow Timeslot the service will run for six months and is completely FREE. It grants passengers a designated time and entry...

All of us, here, at ITTN Group would like to take this opportunity to wish our American friends and colleagues a very happy and safe Thanksgiving holiday and thank them for all of their help and support this year. Happy Thanksgiving!

Europe is famous for its Christmas markets, found in every corner of the continent. From traditional markets in Germany to winter wonderlands in Switzerland, there are plenty of Christmas markets to enjoy over the holidays. But which Christmas markets are the best? Independent travel agency Iglu Cruise has used Tripadvisor data to reveal the highest-rated Christmas markets in Europe. Using a...

Air Canada has been named World’s Leading Airline to North America at this year’s World Travel Awards in Madeira. "We are delighted that the travel trade have acknowledged Air Canada's international excellence by voting for us at the World Travel Awards. I thank our more...

It was a case of business as usual in the cruise category of this year's World Travel Awards, which were recently handed out at a gala reception in Madeira's capital Funchal. Jamaica was named World’s Leading Cruise Destination at this year’s World Travel Awards. It...

The Lufthansa Group is expanding its successful tariff for more sustainable flying to long-haul flights and thus to its global route network. The Green Fares will be bookable in all travel classes for more than 850,000 flights per year from December 4. The more...

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Oceania Cruises, the world's leading culinary- and destination-focused cruise line, is celebrating 15 years of The Culinary Center, the first-ever hands-on cooking school at sea, with an array of new classes for 2025 and beyond. Announced 15 years ago ahead of the launch of Marina, the first...

Save €150 per booking with Crystal Ski on trips departing from December 2024 to April 2026. Enjoy savings across package deals for ski trips to Austria, France, Italy, Bulgaria and more. Crystal Ski have launched their Black Friday deal, with savings available for beginners,...