Tourism Ireland Pushes Business Event Destination Agenda at Hamburg Workshop
‘Meet in Ireland’ is the message for German business travel buyers who’ve been attending a workshop and networking event in Hamburg this week.
Tourism Ireland – together with Fáilte Ireland and Tourism Northern Ireland, as part of the ‘Meet in Ireland’ team – is...
Qatar Airways Unveiled as Series Sponsor of 2025 British & Irish Lions Tour of Australia
Qatar Airways has been announced as Official Title Partner and Official Airline Partner of next year’s British & Irish Lions tour to Australia.
The 2025 edition of the fabled Lions tours – which sees the best rugby union players from Ireland, England, Scotland and Wales...
Ryanair Signs Booking Deal with OTA ‘Aggregator’ Paxport
Ryanair has announced its first ever “Approved OTA Aggregator” partnership, with travel tech specialist and online travel agent middleman/broker Paxport.
Ryanair has, in recent months, been amassing a number of OTA booking and selling partnerships with the likes of eSky, Lastminute.com, Expedia, loveholidays, TUI, Kiwi,...
Shannon Airport Set For 51,000 Passenger Boost this August Bank Holiday Period
Shannon Airport is expecting a busy August Bank Holiday, with more than 51,000 passengers set to travel through the airport over the period.
During the first six months of the year, Shannon Airport recorded an 8% increase in passenger traffic (over 974,000 versus 902,000) compared...
Amsterdam Airport Schiphol Starts Live Run of Electric Self-Driving Shuttle Bus for KLM Flight Crews
Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport has begun the second phase of its electric self-driving bus trial, focusing on shuttle services for KLM flight crews.
During the first phase of the trial, the focus was on testing technical features and ease of use. The current phase will take...
Thoroughbred Country Announces Digital Partnership with Global Marketplace Platform Prioticket
Thoroughbred Country - the collaborative entity aimed at promoting equine tourism in Kildare and Tipperary - has announced a new partnership with Prioticket, the leading global marketplace platform.
The project is part of, and funded by, Fáilte Ireland's "Digital that Delivers" programme and it aims...
Princess Cruises Reveals Epic 2026 Alaska Season Headlined by ‘Star Princess’
Princess Cruises has unveiled its biggest-ever Alaska season for 2026, highlighted by the debut of the newest ship in its fleet, Star Princess.
The expanded Alaska programme for 2026 features 8 ships, 180 departures, and 19 destinations, providing travellers with an unparalleled selection of Alaska adventures by sea, or by...
Over 40% of Irish ‘Gen Z’ Cohort at Financial Risk by Not Buying Travel Insurance, Research Shows
More than 40% of young Irish holidaymakers are putting themselves at risk of hefty bills – including medical costs – by choosing to travel without travel insurance, new research shows.
The research, by leading travel insurer Multitrip.com, shows 41% of Irish holidaymakers, aged between 18...
TBO.COM Appoints Gerardo Del Río President of International Business
Leading global travel distribution platform, TBO.com, has appointed Gerardo Del Río president of its international business.
His job will be to drive global growth and take the company to the next phase of its evolution.
With over 20 years of experience across hospitality, travel and consulting...
KLM Expands Services from Belfast City Airport to Amsterdam Schiphol
KLM has announced an expansion of its services from Belfast City Airport to Amsterdam Schiphol Airport.
Beginning in winter 2024, direct flights from Belfast City Airport to Amsterdam will be available twice daily, year-round. The new flights will start from October 28.
Katy Best, Chief Commercial Officer...
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Tourism Ireland Invites Applications for Round 3 of €1.7m International Programming Ireland Fund
Tourism Ireland has opened for applications Round 3 of its 2024 International Programming Ireland Fund, to be submitted by 3pm on Tuesday 10 September 2024.
Now in its fourth year, the funding scheme is designed to stimulate and support high-quality TV projects with the potential...
Register For NCL’s Webinar Focused On its Caribbean Itineraries – Wednesday 31 July
The next in NCL’s series of webinars will cover their Caribbean itineraries, as well as having a closer look at their stunning private islands of Great Stirrup Cay and Harvest Cay.
Join UK and Ireland Travel Partner Training Manager, Laura, on Wednesday 31 July at...
20,000 Tourists Having to Flee from Canadian Wildfires as Historic Jasper Largely Destroyed
Half of Jasper, the historic ski resort town, in the Canadian Rockies has, reportedly, been destroyed by the monster wild fires engulfing swathes of Canada and the US.
The province of Alberta has borne the brunt of the Canadian fires, with 5,000 residents and 20,000...
Seabourn Cruise Line Modifies 2025 Itineraries for ‘Seabourn Encore’ Ship
Seabourn Cruise Line has modified its Spring 2025 itineraries, for its Seabourn Encore ship, to include a series of new voyages to Southeast Asia, Japan, Hawaii, the Panama Canal and the Mediterranean between March and May 2025.
The new deployment features 36 destinations in 18 countries, and many "firsts"...
Virtual Card Provider Conferma Expands Corporate Travel Payment Capabilities with GroundSpan Agreement
Conferma, the leading virtual card provider, has entered into a strategic partnership with the ground transportation automation and management platform, GroundSpan to facilitate simple, virtual payments for ground transportation.
The first-of-its-kind integration will enable corporate customers to pay for ground transportation easily with virtual cards...
300,000+ Australians to Tune in to Ireland and Wild Atlantic Way
Filming for an episode of a new Australian travel TV show has been taking place along the Wild Atlantic Way.
The show – called Journey to Europe – is fronted by travel journalist and presenter David Whitehill and produced by a company called Proud...
British Airways Announces Gatwick to Bangkok Route
British Airways has announced a new route from London Gatwick to Bangkok.
The new service to Thailand will start from October 28 and will operate three times per week throughout BA’s winter 2024 schedule and into the start of the airline’s summer 2025 schedule,...
Jet2holidays Adds Free Child Place Seat to Each Summer 2025 Flight; Including from Belfast International Airport
UK tour operator and holiday airline Jet2holidays has announced the addition of a free child place holiday onto every one of its flights for summer 2025.
The company said the free seats will be available from all of the UK/NI airports that Jet2holidays and Jet2.com...
Eurostar Cancels 1-in-4 Trains Until Monday, Due to Paris Arson Attacks
Eurostar has announced that one-in-four of its services will be cancelled until Monday due to the damage done by today's arson attack on France's rail infrastructure.
The Atlantique, Nord, and Est high-speed lines of France's TGV service were hit by a series of arson attacks;...
