Supplier of the Week: Dining on River Cruise with Travelmarvel
Unpack once, knowing every detail is taken care of. Knowing you can do what you want - when you want. From the Danube or Rhine in Central Europe to the Duoro in Portugal, Travelmarvel's premium river cruises offer the utmost in holiday freedom. During your stay,...
Princess Cruises Unveils 2023 Wave Campaign: ‘The VIP Sale’
Princess Cruises is offering reduced fares and a low deposit of €50 per person on more than 1000 cruises departing in 2023 and 2024 as part of the line’s wave campaign.
Called ‘The VIP Sale’, the offer runs from now until 28 February 2023 and...
IATA Boss Willie Walsh Slams Return to China-Focused Travel Restrictions
Aviation industry group the International Air Transport Association (IATA) has slammed the reintroduction of Covid-related travel restrictions targeting Chinese travellers as "knee-jerk" and "extremely disappointing".
Numerous countries - including Canada and Australia - have reimposed restrictions on visitors from China following that country's sudden relaxation...
Dubai Lifts its High Alcohol Tax for this Year
Dubai has temporarily removed its 30% tax on alcohol and it is handing out free alcohol licences to residents for the first time.
The alcohol tax has been lifted immediately for a trial period of this coming year.
Its removal is noted as an effort by...
Cyprus Tourism Back to 80% of Pre-Covid Levels
Cyprus has almost returned to pre-Covid tourism levels, the country’s authorities have said.
Latest figures show that the Mediterranean island country’s visitor numbers recovered to 80% of pre-Covid levels during the first 10 months of last year.
Tourism revenues fared even better, returning to 90%...
Intrepid Travel Launches BIG Sale Incentive!
Fancy travelling for free with Intrepid this year?
All you have to do is book with Intrepid during their BIG sale (Up to 25% off, until 20 Jan) and you’ll be in with the chance!
Join Molly and the team on their Intrepid Loves Agents...
Ryanair Sees 21% Growth in December Traffic to 11.5 Million Passengers
Ryanair carried 11.5 million passengers across its route network during December.
That figure marks a 21% increase on the 9.5 million people it carried during the same month in 2021.
Load factor – which measures how full its planes were – also improved year-on-year in December,...
NYC Tourism Industry Rebounds by 71%
NYC industry leaders are optimistic about figures in 2023 as the industry rebounds by 71% since 2021.
In reports by NYC & Company, the city’s official visitors bureau and destination marketing organisation, more than 56 million travellers visited New York City last year.
The...
The Travel Directory – Winner Revealed!
2022 was the year that travel bounced back, and we saw an influx of old colleagues and friends re-joining the travel industry.
ITTN recognised these changes and potential challenges our agent friends faced after a few years of working in different sectors and, so,...
Supplier of the Week: Yacht Cruising in Croatia with Travelmarvel
Did you know that Travelmarvel also offers yacht cruising in Croatia?
Travelmarvel’s Adriatic Coast & Dalmatian Island Cruise is pricing at just €1,695pp in July as part of their New Year Sale! Also, as part of Travelmarvel's New Year Sale, they are running an incentive of a...
NCL’s MD for Ireland and UK, Eamonn Ferrin Confirms his Departure
Norwegian Cruise Line's Vice President for International Sales announced his departure from the company amid thanks to its 'wonderful' travel agent partners.
Eamonn joined NCL in 2019 and was promoted to VP of International Sales in 2021.
Eamonn also thanked NCL President Harry Sommer in a...
New Zealand Expects Half a Million Tourists in February
Over 500,000 tourists are expected to visit New Zealand in January and February 2023. This will be the highest number of visitors since the relaxing of covid travel restrictions.
New Zealand opened its international border on July 31, a relief to the 5% of the...
Turkish Airlines Unveils UEFA Champions League-Inspired Plane
Turkish Airlines has designed a special aircraft to mark it becoming the first airline to sponsor the UEFA Champions League and the country hosting this season’s final.
Turkish Airlines Chairman of the Board and the Executive Committee Professor Dr. Ahmet Bolat stated: “We will host...
China Ends its Quarantine Requirement for International Travellers
China announced it would end its quarantine requirement for international travellers on 8 January 2023 as the country relaxes its zero-covid policy for the first time since 2020.
This marks a significant move for inbound tourism as it will also remove passenger capacity restrictions on...
The Holiday Show Returns to Limerick After 3-Year Pause
The Holiday Show - in association with Shannon Airport – returns this month for the first time in 3 years, bringing expert travel advice to Limerick.
The show runs across Saturday and Sunday, 14th and 15th January 2023 in a new venue, The Radisson Blu hotel, Ennis...
Lanzarote, Lisbon and Santorini Were Irish Holidaymakers’ Top Destinations in 2022
Lanzarote, Portugal and the Greek islands were the most popular holiday destinations for Irish holidaymakers last year, according to Ryanair.
The airline – which operated more than one million flights across its European/North Africa/Middle East route network during 2022 – said Lanzarote, Lisbon and Santorini...
Merry Christmas and a Happy and Healthy New Year from all at ITTN
Industry Friends and Colleagues, here at ITTN we want to take this opportunity to thank you for all you support in 2022.From today, we are taking a well needed break, we will return to delivering daily news from the 3rd of January 2023.We wish...
Remembering Robbie Smart
Industry Colleagues and Friends
Over the past few weeks, we have tried to process the news of the untimely passing of our dear friend Robbie Smart. We have come together as an industry to take comfort in our own personal experiences and stories of Robbie...
Lapland on Sale for 2023 with Sunway
Sunway Holidays, Ireland’s largest Lapland operator, now has their 2023 program on sale. They include everything from your flights, bags, accommodation, meals and all your activities. After a very successful 2022 program, 2023 is now on sale.
Head on over to Sunway.ie to book 2023...
ITAA: 2023 Travel Demand Strong Despite Cost of Living Impact
Irish holidaymakers’ demand for international travel is set to soar next year, despite the ongoing cost of living crisis impacting households’ disposable income levels, the Irish Travel Agents Association (ITAA) has said.
However, online travel agent Click&Go has warned – via the results of a...
