TTS Launches EasyPay Feature on TTS Consolidator Platform for Travel Agents
Travel technology company Travel Technology & Solutions (TTS) has launched its new EasyPay feature on its TTS Consolidator platform for travel agents.
Now, agencies equipped with an EasyPay debit card can configure it within the TTS Consolidator back office. When a sub-agent issues a ticket...
Ryanair Enters Booking Partnership with Travel Tech Giant Expedia
Ryanair has agreed a booking partnership with travel tech giant Expedia, which will allow Expedia to offer Ryanair flights to its customers.
It is the latest in a string of such deals Ryanair has done with online travel agents (OTAs) in the last few months...
Dalata Hotel Group Continues UK Expansion with Maldron Hotel Brighton
Dalata Hotel Group has continued its UK expansion with its first hotel in Brighton, via the Maldron brand.
The new 4-star Maldron Hotel Brighton is Dalata’s first property on the English south-coast. It is located just 13-minutes from Brighton’s central train station and just 25...
NCL Unveils 2026 Spring/Summer Itineraries; Announces Port of Philadelphia as New Homeport
Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL) has announced the Port of Philadelphia as a new homeport, with the announcement coinciding with the launch of its 2026 spring/summer itineraries.
NCL’s new 2026 spring/summer season includes nearly 250 itineraries for nine of its soon-to-be 20 ships – and will...
ITIC: Irish Tourism at ‘Tipping Point’ and Budget Needs to Help
The representative body for Ireland's inbound tourism industry has called for the reintroduction of the 9% hospitality VAT rate, the lifting of the passenger cap at Dublin Airport and increased funding for tourism services in the October Budget.
The Irish Tourism Industry Confederation (ITIC) -...
Supplier Spotlight – Book a River Cruise with Travelmarvel
ITTN’s Supplier Spotlight is Travelmarvel, where your clients can enjoy a River Cruise in 2024 or 2025. Your clients can save up to 65% on late deals with Travelmarvel’s Ultimate Summer Sale. Your clients can also Discover the New for 2025 with prices from €1,745....
AmaWaterways Ramps Up Support For Irish Travel Trade Hosting Trade Lunch with Sunway
AmaWaterways and Sunway hosted a trade lunch at The Grayson, Dublin. ITTN’s Sharon Jordan attended as the team from AmaWaterways detailed plans for the Irish market.
Commitment to the Irish Travel Trade
Katrina Latimer, Business Development Manager for North-East of England, Scotland and Ireland and Andrea...
Youth Travel & Work Brand JENZA Agrees Price Partnership with Contiki
JENZA – the youth-led work and travel brand – has agreed a partnership with global tour operator Contiki.
The partnership will offer JENZA customers 10% off all Contiki trips worldwide.
Founded just last year, JENZA exists “so that young people never have to choose between getting...
Travel Counsellors Ireland 20th Anniversary Conference Dates Announced
Travel Counsellors Ireland have announced its 20th Anniversary Conference will take place in Druids Glen Hotel & Golf Resort on Thursday 3rd and Friday 4th April 2025.
The save the date notice has just been released and the company says it will be in touch...
ITIC: ‘Radical Improvement’ in Funding Support to Tourism Businesses Needed for Sustainability Transition
The Irish Tourism Industry Confederation (ITIC) - the representative group for Ireland's inbound tourism industry - has called for the Government, in October's Budget, to radically improve funding support measures to allow domestic tourism businesses the means to transition to a greener and more...
Venice Considering Doubling Visitor Entry Fee to €10
Venice is considering doubling its entry fee to tourists - to €10 - in a bid for the scheme to work better at staggering tourist arrival numbers and lowering overtourism instances.
Back in April, Venice became the first city in the world to officially charge...
Emirates Brings Travel Store Brand to Far East; Debuts in Hong Kong
Emirates has officially opened its Travel Store in Hong Kong, representing a significant milestone in its expansion in the city.
It also marks the first Emirates Travel Store in the Far East region, as part of a retail blueprint that will roll out in...
Starmer Urged to Drive Green Agenda in Aviation as Part of his UK Recovery Plan
The UK’s Royal Aeronautical Society (RaeS) – which represents Britain’saviation, aerospace and space industries – has called on Keir Starmer’s new LabourGovernment to drive a sustainable agenda in the industry.
In a wide-ranging position paper to Britain’s new leadership, the RaeS has called for...
Irish Holidaymakers Increasingly Using AI to Plan Trips
Irish holidaymakers are increasingly using AI (artificial intelligence)-fuelled data to plan their holidays, according to a new survey by travel insurance provider Multitrip.com.
The survey found that 17% of respondents have used AI to plan a holiday itinerary, while a further 32% - nearly a...
Celebrity Cruises to Bring ‘President’s Cruise’ to Norway
Celebrity Cruises has announced its annual ‘President’s Cruise’ will visit the Norwegian fjords, for the first time, in 2025.
Laura Hodges Bethge, president of Celebrity Cruises, recently announced the cruise line’s 2025 President’s Cruise itinerary. Guests aboard the 2024 President’s Cruise were the first to...
Explora Journeys Unveils Rare Andy Warhol Prints on EXPLORA I
Explora Journeys, the luxury lifestyle ocean travel brand of the MSC Group, has unveiled a newly curated art collection and immersive art experiences on board EXPLORA I.
It includes a collection of rare limited-edition screenprints and lithographs by Andy Warhol and Roy Lichtenstein as well...
Ashford Castle Not Included in TTC Sale and to Remain Owned by Tollman Family
One of Ireland's finest retreats - the luxury Ashford Castle, in Co Mayo - is NOT being sold and will remain under its current management and under its long-time owners, the Tollman family.
This week, The Travel Corporation (TTC) announced it has reached agreement to...
Aer Lingus Flight Services Resume Normal Operations
Aer Lingus flight services have returned to fully normal operation as of this morning.
The resumption of normal services follows weeks of flight cancellations and passenger disruption due to industrial action taken by pilots over pay and working conditions.
The Irish Airline Pilots Association (IALPA) union...
Government to Pump €4.2m into Supporting Cork and Shannon Airport Sustainability Plans
The Government is to develop a new Regional State Airports Sustainability Programme, with a capital budget of €4.2m – which will directly support Cork and Shannon airports’ sustainability plans.
The Government has also announced that it will expand the scope of sustainability projects funded under...
Scenic Luxury Cruises & Tours: Northern European Discovery Cruise – 6-Stars in Every Way!
ITTNs Sharon Jordan and Roisin Carbery continue to be the luckiest girls in travel as they explore Scenic Luxury Cruises & Tours' all-inclusive super luxurious 6-star Scenic Eclipse - which is currently on a Northern European Discovery Cruise from Iceland to the Norwegian Fjords.Kicking...
