Tourism Ireland Partners with Great Lighthouses of Ireland to Promote Stunning Scenic Landscapes
Tourism Ireland has partnered with Great Lighthouses of Ireland - the tourism partnership led by Irish Lights - to capture compelling content featuring beautiful lighthouses in scenic locations around Ireland.
A series of new short videos and photos of seven different lighthouses has been created...
Dublin Airport Expecting Record October Bank Holiday Passenger Volumes – 410,000 People to Travel
Dublin Airport is expecting nearly 410,000 passengers to travel through its two terminals over the upcoming October bank holiday weekend; representing record volumes for this time of year.
The airport’s previous best was last year’s October bank holiday, which saw around 405,000 passengers travelling.
Friday is...
Lonely Planet Names Toulouse Top City to Visit in 2025
The iconic and influential Lonely Planet guide has ranked Toulouse as the top city to visit in 2025.
The ranking forms part of Lonely Planet’s Best in Travel 2025 guide and highlights the French city’s heritage, cultural scene, and leading quality of life.
“Best in Travel...
Princess Cruises Adds Blake Lively Cocktail Range to its ‘Live Line Premium Liquors’ Range
Princess Cruises has added actor Blake Lively’s Betty Booze and Betty Buzz ranges of cocktails and mocktails to its exclusive onboard wine and spirits collection ‘Live Line Premium Liquors’.
Ms Lively is the latest celebrity drink owner to make Princess’ collection – following on from...
Pittsburgh Ranked in Top 10 of Lonely Planet’s ‘Best in Travel 2025’ List
Pittsburgh has been ranked among the top 10 global cities to visit next year, by Lonely Planet.
The highly anticipated Lonely Plant ‘Best in Travel 2025’ travel destination list is recommended and written by a collection of passionate and knowledgeable editorial staff and local experts—with...
Birmingham Airport Reopens; Flights Returning to Normal Following Security Incident
Birmingham Airport, in the UK, has reopened and flight services are returning to normal after it had been temporarily closed and evacuated yesterday - with all flights suspended - because of a security incident involving a suspicious vehicle.
The vehicle was eventually cleared as not...
Wizz Air to Conduct SAF Trial Flights with Airbus
Hungarian low-fares airline Wizz Air will undertake Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) powered trial flights, later this year in conjunction with planemaker Airbus.
Wizz is targeting 10% of its flights being powered by SAF by 2030.
Wizz will trial an SAF blend fuel on flights from Barcelona...
Two Days Sailing up the Danube on Riviera Travel’s ‘Emily Brontë’
ITTN's Sharon Jordan is currently on The Blue Danube itinerary onboard Riviera Travel's Emily Brontë kicked off yesterday in Budapest, led by new Business Development Manager to Ireland Ralph Uhlemann.
The group joined the river cruise in the afternoon, with high spirits among guests and...
Congratulations To All The Agents Nominated For Travel Consultant Of The Year
New in 2024, we have added the Travel Consultant of the Year award, sponsored by Azamara. This award will go to an individual travel agent who has gone above and beyond for their customers, is a great colleague and comrade, or is a great...
NYC Tourism + Conventions Announces Julie Coker as New President & CEO
The NYC Tourism + Conventions Board of Directors has announced its selection of Julie Coker as its new President and CEO. She will begin the role on December 9, 2024.
Ms. Coker currently serves as the President and CEO of the San Diego Tourism Authority (SDTA), where she oversees the organisation’s...
Hilton Worldwide Eyes RevPAR Rise of 2%-2.5% for 2024
Hilton Worldwide has said it expects RevPAR (revenue per available room) to grow by between 2% and 2.5% this year as a whole.
The hotel chain also anticipates its full-year 2024 pre-tax earnings will fall between $3.3bn and $3.4bn.
Hilton’s newly-published third quarter financial results show...
Celebrity Edge Returns to Australia for 2nd Cruise Season: Samoa, Fiji, Tonga Added to Itinerary
Celebrity Cruises has announced that its Celebrity Edge ship, Australia’s first cruise ship to be recommended by the prestigious Forbes Travel Guide, has returned today to the region for a much anticipated second season.
Guests can look forward to 17 itineraries sailing from Sydney with Celebrity Edge calling on new...
Birmingham Airport Temporarily Closed and Evacuated due to Security Incident
Birmingham Airport, in the UK, has been temporarily closed, and evacuated with all flights suspended this afternoon after local police investigated what has been reported as a “suspicious vehicle” in the vicinity.
Sky News and other outlets have reported that West Midlands Police have advised...
ITIC Launches General Election Manifesto: ‘Voting for Tourism’
The next Government must double investment in domestic and inbound tourism, immediately scrap the passenger cap at Dublin Airport and move departmental responsibility for tourism to an economic portfolio after the upcoming General Election.
That is the view of industry representative group, the Irish Tourism...
SunExpress Expands Irish Operation with Cork-Izmir Route
SunExpress has announced a new route from Cork to Izmir in Türkiye for next summer.
The Turkish-German airline – a joint venture between Turkish Airlines and Lufthansa – will start flying the new route on May 31, 2025 and run it until October 25.
There will...
NI Economy Minister, Conor Murphy, on Promotional Trail at ‘Flavours of Ireland’ Event in London
Economy Minister for Northern Ireland, Conor Murphy, attended Tourism Ireland’s ‘Flavours of Ireland’ event in London this week, where he met leading global inbound tour operators who deliver visitors at scale to the island of Ireland from all over the world.
Now in its 22nd...
Airlines to Improve Safety and Sustainability by Adding 46,000 New Aircraft in Next 20 Years
The aviation industry is set to add 45,900 new aircraft – worth a combined $3.3 trillion – over the next 20 years, significantly boosting the industry’s safety and climate friendly credentials.
Aviation analytics firm Cirium’s latest Fleet Forecast might reveal a healthy outlook for the...
Danny Giles Joins Crystal Cruises’ UK & Ireland Sales Team
Danny Giles has joined US cruise line Crystal Cruises as part of its expanded UK & EMEA sales team.
Mr Giles has previously worked at Silversea, Hurtigruten and Balkan Holidays – will join Crystal in early November. He most recently worked as UK & Ireland...
Croatia, Greece and Malta Rank Highest in European Beach Quality Survey
Croatia, Greece and Malta have the best beaches in Europe; while those in Albania, Romania and Belgium are declining in quality, according to new research.
The new study from European travel experts at Plitvice Lakes Tours also ranks Croatia, Denmark and Finland has having the cleanest...
Aer Lingus to Commence New Dublin to Malta Route this Week
Aer Lingus will officially commence its new route from Dublin to Malta this Friday, October 25 at 13:10pm.
The route will operate three times per week with fares starting at €69.99. The route is part of Aer Lingus’ new winter 2024-2025 schedule.
Speaking about the new...
