Click&Go and Stein Travel Named Travel Agencies of the Year at ITAA Awards
Click&Go and Stein Travel won the title of ITAA (Irish Travel Agents Association) Travel Agency of the Year 2024 at the annual Irish Travel Industry Awards in association with MSC Cruises yesterday evening.
The esteemed awards were attended by Irish and international travel professionals in...
Jamaica to Host 2nd Annual Global Tourism Resilience Conference on February 17 in Montego Bay
Jamaica will host the 2nd annual Global Tourism Resilience Conference, in Montego Bay, on February 17.
Since last year, that date has officially been Global Tourism Resilience Day – something which the Jamaica Tourist Board and the country’s Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett successfully lobbied for...
Hilton Hotels Hails Strongest Year of Operational Growth in its History
Hilton Hotels has said it closed 2023 with its strongest expansion quarter in the history of the iconic brand – opening more bedrooms than in any other quarter ever.
Hilton also continued to strengthen its development pipeline with record 2023 signings of nearly 1,000 hotels...
UN Tourism Opens Calls for Best Tourism Villages 2024
UN Tourism – the new name for the UN World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) has opened applications for the 2024 edition of its Best Tourism Villages initiative.
Over the past three editions, UN Tourism received almost 600 applications from nearly 100 countries. Currently, the UN Tourism...
Bulgaria Rated Best Ski Destination in Europe
The Bulgarian resort of Aleko has been ranked the best ski destination in Europe this year.
The research, conducted by winter sports insurance company SportsCover Direct, looked at eight different metrics from ski resort info including total price for a day ski pass, average star...
Airline Alliance SkyTeam Adds Virgin Atlantic to ‘Global Meetings’ Corporate Travel Programme
SkyTeam, the global airline alliance, has made organising international meetings and events easier than ever for 2024 by adding newest SkyTeam member, Virgin Atlantic, more currency options and other key features.
Global Meetings - designed for small as well as large-scale events - covers...
Visit Connecticut Wows Travel Media with a Dizzying Menu of Attractions Over Lunch at the Shelbourne Hotel
Visit Connecticut took over the famous Saddle Room restaurant in Dublin's Shelbourne Hotel today, treating the Irish travel media to some high standard fare and a fine and tempting menu of reasons to visit one of the USA's most inviting States.
The afternoon was presented...
Loganair Retires Original Saab 340 Fleet After More than 24 Years of Service with VIP Send-Off
Loganair has retired its venerable Saab 340 fleet after more than 24 years of service, with a VIP send-off of the last Saab flight conducted by the airline.
Flight LM340 –which was named after the iconic aircraft - flew on one of Loganair’s domestic Scotland...
Tourism Ireland in Scotland for 1st Overseas Promotion of 2024
A delegation of tourism businesses from Ireland is in Glasgow this week, taking part in Tourism Ireland’s first promotion of 2024 in Scotland – a B2B workshop and networking event with travel professionals from Scotland and the north of England.
Around 30 tourism businesses from...
FITUR 2024 Sends a Clear Message- Spain is Leading the Way with Sustainable Travel
ITTN's Allie Sheehan and Emer Roche arrived at the 2024 FITUR conference yesterday. Spain's most important travel trade fair took place under blue skies and (relatively) balmy weather at IFEMA Madrid. Renowned as the top convention centre in Europe, the conference spans an impressive...
Holiday World Show Dublin Ready for Official Opening
Minister Jack Chambers will officially open this year’s Holiday World Show Dublin at 2pm tomorrow (Friday January 26).
The event runs from January 26-28 at RDS Simmonscourt.
Other items to note:
10am - Visit USA – American Ambassador officially cutting the ribbon at US Pavilion11am - Destination...
Intrepid Travel Expands UK & Ireland Partnerships Team with New Appointments
Sustainable and responsible travel giant Intrepid Travel has announced an expansion to its UK & Ireland partnerships team, as the company continues to invest and target further growth from these markets.
Lucy Wildman joins Intrepid as Senior Partnerships Manager (South UK) with a wealth of...
Dominican Republic Launches First Ever Loyalty Scheme for Ireland and UK Travel Agents
Destination Dominican Republic has launched its first ever loyalty scheme for travel agents in Ireland and the UK.
The much-anticipated Dominican Republic Travel Rewards was created in association with MyBookingRewards.com (MBR) and offers agents significant cash rewards per room and per night on all...
Aer Lingus Launches ‘Pay Day Offer’ for Long and Short Haul Travel in February and March
Aer Lingus has launched its latest ‘pay day offer’ featuring discounted short and long haul fares for travel during February and March.
From today to midnight Tuesday 30 January, getaway seekers can avail of €20 off return flights from Ireland to UK and Europe, as...
Princess Cruises Delays ‘Sun Princess’ Delivery; Inaugural Voyage Cancelled
Princess Cruises and leading Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri have mutually agreed to delay delivery of Princess’ new ship Sun Princess.
This will be the largest vessel ever constructed in Italy and the first ship of a revolutionary new platform designed exclusively for the Princess brand. The...
JetBlue Officially Launches Direct Flights from Dublin to New York and Boston
Starting 14th March, JetBlue will launch their full-service transatlantic flights from Dublin to both New York and Boston.
JetBlue is a beloved brand, an industry-leading customer experience, a unique culture, and the industry’s best crew members, 25,000 crew members are energised, and they challenge the...
Supplier Spotlight: NCL’s Flash Sale is Here – Your Customers Can Sail the World and Enjoy Big Savings
Your customers can get 50% off all cruises worldwide when they book their dream cruise with NCL®.
They can choose from 20 contemporary ships open for sale and start planning an amazing time away now.
And to make it that little bit easier getting them to...
Funds Raised from ITAA Awards Raffle to go to ITAA Benevolent Fund
The Irish Travel Agents Association (ITAA) has announced that funds raised through the raffle at its annual Irish Travel Industry Awards (which takes place tomorrow evening) will go to the ITAA Benevolent Fund.
The ITAA said: “An important part of the Irish Travel Industry Awards...
Tourism NI to Host Innovation Workshops for Tourism and Hospitality Businesses
Tourism NI is set to host a series of regional innovation workshops for tourism and hospitality businesses around Northern Ireland.
Taking place as part of Tourism NI’s 'Innovate Tourism’ programme, the interactive workshops aim to demonstrate how innovation is key to business growth, while also...
Dublin and Cork Airports Post Strong Passenger Growth for 2023
Ireland’s two busiest airports – Dublin Airport and Cork Airport – welcomed almost 35 million passengers in 2023, according to new figures released today by daa, the operator of both airports.
A total of 31.9 million passengers passed through the terminals of Dublin Airport in 2023, in...
