Ryanair has urged the Italian government to allow for more flights to land at and depart from Rome’s Ciampino Airport next year.Currently, Ciampino is limited to a maximum of 65 flights per day – or 4 flights per hour. Ryanair wants 130 daily flights permitted...

Riviera Travel has bolstered its trade support team with the appointment of Ralph Uhlemann as business development manager for Ireland, effective September 30th. Riviera Travel is a leading river cruise and tour operator in the UK. For 40 years their experts have been bringing...

Responsible and sustainable travel specialist Intrepid Travel, has expanded its agent facing industry team with two new hires covering the UK and Ireland markets. Scott Tyrer joins Intrepid as Industry Partnerships Manager (North), while Holly Piggott joins as Industry Partnerships Manager (South).   Ms Piggott will start...

Blue Diamond Resorts has announced a major expansion in the West Indies, extending the sales options of two of its renowned properties, Royalton Saint Lucia, An Autograph Collection All-Inclusive Resort, and Hideaway at Royalton Saint Lucia, An Autograph Collection All-Inclusive Resort - Adults Only, to an...

Irish clean energy group Simply Blue has selected a site in Canada for its planned major international Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) hub. This development marks a significant step in the company’s strategic expansion into North America. Approximately 755 acres of contiguous land have been secured by...

Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL) has unveiled and opened for sale the next evolution of its Prima Plus Class, the all-new Norwegian Luna. Marking the company’s 21st ship in its cutting-edge fleet, Norwegian Luna opened for sale today for guests to choose from a variety of...

Just a reminder…that the TTR (Travel Trade Representation) Autumn Roadshow kicks off next week with an impressive list of suppliers including: Hotel Quinta da Serra, Madeira, Vidamar Resort Madeira made Tourism Seychelles Air Transat Portaventura Sorrell Hotels Rotana TAP Airportugal Barbados Tourism Basque Tour ( Dublin Only) Westjet Muthu Hotels RhB Rhaetian Railway AG Switzerland Travel Centre Egypt Air Ohtels Groupo Blaumar Green Tours...

Global rewards and training platform, My Booking Rewards (MBR) has appointed Montse Herrera Despradel to the role of Business Development and Partnership Manager with responsibility for global markets including the UK & Ireland. The newly-created role will also cover Europe, North America, Latin America, Asia...

The Dalata Hotel Group - Ireland's largest hotelier through its ownership of the Clayton and Maldron brands - is looking to sell its hotel assets in Co Wexford. The company has agreed the sale of its Maldron Wexford hotel to local company the Neville Park...

Polar expedition cruise specialist Quark Expeditions has launched a unique new experience for passengers, allowing them to experience remote areas of the Antarctic by helicopter ride. The company’s aptly titled new 12-day Antarctica by Helicopter: Icebergs, Mountains and Remote Lands package uses Quark’s Ultramarine ship...

Busch Gardens Tampa Bay has unveiled its next “game-changing” attraction, the ALL-NEW Wild Oasis realm, which will be North America’s “most engaging and interactive” adventure realm when it opens in Spring 2025. Located within the Jungala area of the park, the all-new Wild Oasis...

Night-time flight restrictions, at Dublin Airport, may be set to be lifted if new proposals are passed. A draft proposal by the State planning authority, An Bord Pleanála, aims to lift the restrictions on night flights at Dublin and extend the airport’s normal operating hours...

Delta Air Lines has signed up as official airline partner of Birmingham City Football Club, showing once again the lure of big name owners to big name sponsors. The League 1 club is garnering a lot of positive PR on the back of NFL/American Football...

Conor Murphy is visiting Chicago and Toronto, where he is meeting with leading tour operators and airline representatives, as well as key travel and lifestyle journalists.  At the roundtable business lunch in Chicago yesterday, Minister Murphy thanked the guests for their long-time support in promoting...

Cathay Pacific carried nearly 2.1 million passengers in August – a year-on-year increase of 16% - latest monthly traffic figures for the Hong Kong airline show. Chief Customer and Commercial Officer Lavinia Lau said: “August marks the second half of the traditional summer travel peak....

Junior Transport Minister James Lawless, has launched a revised and updated edition of the Code of Practice for the Safe Operation of Recreational Craft.   The publication of the new Code of Practice follows an extensive review of the existing Code by the Department of...

Jenny Rafter, Ivan Beacom Aer Lingus and Tryphavana Cross the Las Vegas Convention & Visitors Authority recently conducted a successful sales blitz across Dublin, delivering cupcakes to travel agents to raise awareness about the new direct service from Dublin to Las Vegas, launching on October 25th, 2024. Excitement is building for the...

Ireland is being promoted to around 80 Austrian and Swiss tour operators and travel agents at Tourism Ireland’s B2B workshops which are taking place this week in the cities of Linz, Vienna, Zurich and Lausanne. Eight tourism companies from Ireland are taking part in the...

Emirates and the Museum of the Future will host the first Aviation Future Week, taking place from 15-17 October, in Dubai. UAE ministers, senior government officials, industry leaders from across the aviation and aerospace, airfreight, Maintenance, Overhaul & Repair (MRO) and logistics ecosystem, will converge...

ITTN'S Sharon Jordan attended a tasting workshop in Teeling Whiskey Distillery, in Dublin's Liberties last night, with Visit New Hampshire, which was led by the energetic Governor of New Hampshire, Mr. Chris Sununu. Mr Sununu is leading a trade mission in Ireland and was...