Air Canada Expands Transatlantic Operations
Air Canada has announced a significant expansion of its North America-Europe transatlantic services for next year – with particular enhancements on its routes from Canada to Spain and Italy.
A new year-round route between Montreal and Madrid will begin next May as part of a...
Tourism Ireland Board Meets in Westmeath
Glasson Lakehouse was the venue for the September board meeting of Tourism Ireland, which took place this week.
The board members took the opportunity to meet with representatives of the local tourism industry, to discuss overseas tourism to Ireland this year and the extensive promotional...
Ryanair Boss Michael O’Leary Slams NATS Review as ‘Whitewash’
Ryanair boss Michael O’Leary has slammed, as a “whitewash”, the preliminary report into last month’s UK air traffic control (ATC) system failure, which caused widespread flight disruption.
Thousands of flights – either flying into, out of, or over, the UK – were cancelled just over...
MSC Euribia Completes World-First Net Zero Cruise Voyage
MSC Cruises’ MSC Euribia ship has completed the world’s first net zero greenhouse gas emissions cruise voyage.
The landmark net-zero GHG emission maiden voyage sailed from Saint Nazaire, France to Copenhagen, Denmark, between 3 and 8 June 2023 – including one day in Amsterdam.
It proves...
British Airways’ Business and Economy Sale for Dublin, Cork and Shannon Departures Goes Live
British Airways has announced the start of its September seat sale – which features discounted prices for flights out of Dublin, Cork and Shannon to North American destinations on American Airlines, British Airways and Iberia.
The sale runs to September 26 and has discounts in...
Ireland West Airport Knock Posts Busiest Month in 38-Year History
Ireland West Airport Knock welcomed a record 102,000 passengers through its doors in August, making it the busiest single month in the airport’s 38-year history.
The passenger numbers represented a 10% increase on the corresponding month last year, and were 7% higher than in pre-pandemic...
Aer Lingus Launches Winter Holiday Seat Sale for September Booking
Aer Lingus has opened a winter holiday seat sale running for the first half of September.
The sale is now open and runs through to midnight on Monday, September 18.
The airline is offering North America destinations with fares starting from €159 each way, as part...
EPIC Marks 400 Years of Ireland’s Caribbean Links
EPIC: The Irish Emigration Museum has opened a new exhibition exploring and celebrating 400 years of Ireland’s links to the Caribbean.
‘Entangled Islands: Ireland and the Caribbean’, a new thought-provoking exhibition exploring Ireland’s influence on the Caribbean is open now – running from 5th September...
Celebrity Cruises Launches Incentive Programme for Irish Travel Agents
Celebrity Cruises has launched a brand-new incentive for Irish travel agents, alongside its new autumn campaign.
Rewarding agents for all their hard work, and to thank them for their invaluable support, the cruise line continues to offer agents the chance to earn on every booking...
IATA Optimistic About Growth as Air Travel Recovery Continues
The ongoing post-pandemic recovery in commercial air travel is continuing, according to latest monthly data from industry group the International Air Transport Association (IATA).
Its figures for July show a 26.2%, year-on-year, increase in global passenger numbers, bringing global traffic back up to 95.6% of...
EU Summit Set to Close Granada Airport
Ryanair, Iberia, Air Europa and other airlines have put alternative destination plans in place for Granada Airport when it temporarily closes to the public, on October 5, to solely host attendees of the upcoming EU Summit in the city.
AENA, Spain's national airport authority, has...
Princess Cruises Launches September Incentive for Irish Travel Agents
The Princess Cruises Ireland sales team has launched its September incentive for travel agents.
Four winners will be chosen across September and each winner will be given €1,000 worth of vouchers.
Rebecca Kelly, Princess Cruises’ senior sales manager Ireland, said: “To celebrate Cruise Month, Princess...
Photographer of the Year – Enter Now for September; August Winners to be Announced Shortly!
We're in our second last month of ITTN's Photographer of the Year Competition with Air Canada. The judges are currently reviewing the August entries and we will announce the winner shortly.
In the meantime, we are open for September entries so now is your...
Flights Cancelled and Holidaymakers Warned as Storm Daniel Passes Along the Mediterranean
TUI is among a number of holiday companies and airlines to cancel flights and holidays in Greece as Storm Daniel thunders its way through the Mediterranean.
Northern European holidaymakers have been warned about travelling to parts of Italy, Greece and the eastern Mediterranean as the...
Cruise Industry Making ‘Concrete Progress’ on Environmental and Sustainability Goals, CLIA Report Shows
The global cruise sector has shown “concrete progress” in advancing and improving environmental and sustainability standards, industry organisation Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) has said.
In its newly-released 2023 Global Cruise Industry Environmental Technologies and Practices Report, CLIA said current order book data shows that...
Met Éireann Warns of 27 Degree Heat as Part of Status Yellow Alert
Met Éireann has warned people to expect high temperatures of as high as 27 degrees for the remainder of the week.
It has put in place a status yellow weather warning from Thursday morning until Saturday morning, which warns of "very warm and humid weather".
Night...
Finnair to Trial Use of Electronic Passports
Finnair is to trial the use of electronic passports for passengers on certain flights.
The airline will trial usage of Digital Travel Credentials – or DTC – on certain flights between Finland and the UK.
In collaboration with the Finnish Border Guard and the Finnish Police,...
Major Redevelopment Plan Lodged for Co Antrim Hotel
Z Property, the UK hotel group, has lodged a significant multi-million pound redevelopment plan for the Cushendall, Co Antrim-based Glens/Thornlea Hotel, which it acquired near the start of this year.
The hotel has been empty and unused for 7 years. Its new owner wants to...
Tourism Ireland Embarks on ‘Shameless Plugs’ In UK
Tourism Ireland in Britain has launched a new iteration of its ‘Fill your heart with Ireland’ campaign called ‘Shameless Plugs’.
The campaign involves local business owners fronting short videos and shamelessly plugging their own business as the thing that ‘fills their heart’ and aims...
IATA Figures Show Continued Recovery in Air Cargo Demand
International air cargo demand continued to slowly improve in July, according to latest figures from the International Air Transport Association (IATA).
The data shows a continuing trend of recovering growth rates since February.
Although demand is now basically flat compared to 2022, this is an improvement...
