Keith Prowse Ireland Adds to its Team
Keith Prowse Ireland - one of the leading theatre, concert and sport tourism booking agents - has added to its team, welcoming Paul Yeates, as of Monday 20th February.
Having graduated with a BSC in Tourism management from TUD, Paul has worked in various customer...
Europe Unlikely to See Full Benefit of Chinese Tourist Return Until Next Year
Europe is unlikely to see the full benefits of Chinese tourists being able to travel again until next year, according to financial services and research group ING.
China’s recent removal of its strict Covid restrictions has finally reopened the country’s borders for inbound and outbound...
Emirates Recyles One Plane’s Weight of Plastic and Glass
Emirates has said that it recycled more than 500,000kg of plastic and glass – via discarded bottles and packaging – in 2022; equating to roughly the same weight as on of its flagship A380 planes.
Emirates has been recycling discarded glass and plastic on its...
Courmayeur Mont Blanc’s ‘Peak of Taste’ Culinary Excellence Experience Returns to Italy in March
Courmayeur Mont Blanc is delighted to be welcoming a star-studded line up of Michelin starred chefs and sommeliers for another month of culinary excellence, with the second edition of ‘Peak of Taste’ occurring in March 2023.
Joining forces with local chefs, five internationally acclaimed culinary...
Irish Band True Tides to play at Soll Ski and Rock – 11-18 March 2023
The 2nd week of Soll Ski and Rock 2023 is 11-18th March 2023.
And with Soll’s unique mix of great skiing – as part of the Ski Welt Wilder Kaiser Brixental - great live music, and superb cuisine, both on and off the mountain, skiers can enjoy a great week...
Air New Zealand Back in Profit After Covid Losses
Air New Zealand’s recovery is well underway, with the airline announcing statutory first half earnings before taxation of $299m and revenue of $3.1bn for the six months to the end of December – progress that will enable the airline to support New Zealand’s economic...
WTTC Global Summit Set for Kigali, Rwanda in November
The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) has announced that its annual global summit will take place in Kigali, the capital of Rwanda, this year in early November.
In a message, WTTC president and chief executive, Julia Simpson, said:
“The 23rd World Travel & Tourism Council...
Oman Air Celebrates First Female Captain
Oman Air has announced its first female captain, namely pilot Maha Al Balushi.
Ms Al Balusi – who formally received her new rank at a ceremony at Oman Air’s headquarters in Muscat – became the first female Omani to be awarded first officer rank by...
Dublin’s Ashling Hotel Gearing Up For One of its Best Years
Dublin’s Ashling Hotel is gearing up for 2023 to be one of its best years yet as it continues to celebrate significant success in 2022 having emerged winner of a host of awards and accolades both locally and nationally.
The hotel, based in Dublin 8,...
Daa Tenders for Baggage Handling Services at Dublin Airport Ahead of Busy Summer
The Daa has put a tender out for baggage handling services at Dublin Airport.
The airport operator is looking for a third party to cover luggage weighing, wrapping and left luggage services at Dublin in order to cope with an expected busy summer holiday season...
EasyJet Celebrates 70 Million Passengers at Belfast International Airport
EasyJet has celebrated carrying 70 million passengers to and from Belfast International Airport.
To mark the occasion the airline surprised the Brennan family from Belfast, flying from Belfast to Lyon, with free EasyJet return flights. Other celebrations - including cake giveaways - happened at the...
EXPLORA I to be Officially Named on July 8 in Civitavecchia, Italy
EXPLORA I, the first of up to six vessels scheduled to join the fleet of Explora Journeys, will be officially named on July 8 in Civitavecchia near Rome, Italy.
The ship will then transfer to Southampton for her inaugural journey on July 17 for a...
Wizz Air Signs Sustainable Aviation Fuel Supply Deal
Wizz Air, which claims to be Europe’s fastest growing and most environmentally sustainable airline, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Neste, for the supply of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) from 2025.
The MoU gives Wizz Air the opportunity to purchase 36,000 tons...
Air Canada Wins Top Award for Innovative HR Programmes
Air Canada has been named winner of the 2023 HRD Innovative HR Teams award.
The award, from leading human resource publication HRD Canada, recognises organisations which have taken a leadership position by successfully implementing innovative and forward-thinking human resource programmes.
"At Air Canada, we see...
Belfast International Airport Receives ISO 14001 Certification
Belfast International Airport, part of the VINCI Airports network, has received the ISO 14001 certification. This is the first time in Northern Ireland that an airport has been recognised with this international standard for its Environmental Management System (EMS).
This achievement shows the commitment to...
Australia Sees 40% Drop in Visitor Numbers
Australia has reported a 40% year-on-year slump in visitor numbers for December 2022, according to travel expert Simon Calder writing in the (London) Independent.
The figure coincides with the first anniversary of Australia reopening its borders to overseas visitors after two years of Covid restrictions...
Marriott Makes Senior Global Appointment
Hotel giant Marriott International has appointed Saba Landmann as its new Senior Vice President, Global Brand and Portfolio PR, with the move effective immediately.
Ms Landmann will lead communications for the Marriott group’s portfolio hotel brands – including The Ritz-Carlton, Ritz-Carlton Reserve, BVLGARI Hotels &...
British Airways Marks Black History Month with First Entirely Black Crew
British Airways has celebrated Black History Month by operating its first ever flight entirely staffed by black employees - covering cabin crew, pilots, ground staff, dispatchers and gate agents.
The flight operated from Bridgetown in Barbados to London’s Heathrow.
One crew member tweeted: “A very monumental...
Tourism Ireland to Leverage Banshees of Inisherin with €500,000 Spend
Tourism Ireland has announced plans to invest over €500,000 on marketing campaigns that leverage the Oscar-nominated film, The Banshees of Inisherin overseas.
The film, apart from earning rave reviews, and garnering several nominations and wins at prestigious international awards has also revived interest in the...
Drone Activity Impacts Dublin Airport Again
Last night, Dublin Airport was forced to halt all flights impacting hundreds of travellers. Dublin Airport tweeted that "Due to illegal drone activity in the vicinity of Dublin Airport, all flight operations are currently suspended".
This current incident resulted in a thirty-minute suspension of...
