CLIA Winter Dinner at The Dean Hotel
ITTN’s Sharon Jordan attended the CLIA Christmas dinner in the Dean Hotel last Monday, and while it was one of the coldest days of the year, it didn’t dampen spirits.
On the evening there were a number of short speeches made by key cruise lines...
Silversea Cruises Announces Barbara Muckermann as President and CEO
Silversea Cruises Chief Commercial Officer Barbara Muckermann will become president and CEO of the line in January 2023 and will join parent company Royal Caribbean Group’s executive committee.
Ms Muckermann will replace Roberto Martinoli, who will assume the role of senior advisor to Royal Caribbean...
Celebrity Cruises Launches World’s First Digital Cruise Ship Experience in the Metaverse
Celebrity Cruises has launched the world’s first digital cruise ship experience in the metaverse - the all-new ‘Wonderverse’.
This groundbreaking industry-first will allow travellers to “see before they sail,” exploring a hyper-realistic, digital recreation of the newest ship in Celebrity’s transformational Edge Series, Celebrity Beyond.
Just...
Dublin Airport Outlines Top Tips for Passengers Ahead of Christmas
Dublin Airport has today launched its "12 Airport Tips for Christmas" to help ensure passengers move smoothly through the airport over the festive period.
Among the advice issued by Dublin Airport are tips on how to prepare for security screening, the things to check before...
Royal Caribbean Invites Agents to Online Review of Year and 2023 Preview
Team Royal would like to invite travel agents to join them for a special End of Year Round Up of 2022 where they will look back on the year that was and eagerly ahead to the year that’s fast approaching!
It has been quite a while since...
Ryanair Adds 5 New Routes at Cork Airport, Boosting Biggest Ever Summer Schedule
Ryanair has added five new routes out of Cork, which will boost its summer 2023 schedule out of Cork to 29 routes.
It marks the airline’s biggest ever summer roster at Cork Airport.
The new routes are to La Rochelle, Rome, Seville, Vence-Treviso and East Midlands....
EU Countries Unlikely to Reimpose Covid Travel Restrictions
EU countries are unlikely to reimpose Covid-related travel restrictions following an update from the Council of the European Union, urging all Member States to remove any remaining Covid restrictions.
All EU member states have removed their restrictions – Spain becoming the last country to ditch...
Hotels Where ‘The White Lotus’ Filmed…
The series that everyone is talking about is filmed in some stunning locations.
After the first Hawaii-set season became a sleeper hit (and won several awards), the show evolved into another season.
The first two seasons of The White Lotus were filmed in real-life luxury hotels by the...
No Room at the Inn – Bethlehem Back to Full Tourist Capacity This Christmas Following Covid Slowdown
Bethlehem is benefitting from a rebound in religious pilgrimage tourism this Christmas – with hotels full (as is traditional in the area for the past couple of centuries) and travel-hungry Holy Land visitors thronging the streets.
Manger Square and the Church of the Nativity,...
Festive Menu on Virgin Atlantic Flights
Virgin Atlantic is offering customers a delicious festive menu for Christmas.
Customers travelling in every cabin on selected flights from 24th-26th December can enjoy traditional fare featuring roast turkey with all the trimmings and a butternut squash wellington.
Chocolate lovers will be delighted as an array...
Emirates and Air Canada Expand Partnership with Joint Loyalty Programme Benefits
Emirates and Air Canada have expanded their partnership to offer frequent flyer members joint loyalty programme benefits.
Emirates Skywards members can now earn and redeem Miles on all flights operated by Air Canada – accessing a network of more than 220 destinations worldwide.
Members...
VIVA Cruises Announces the Christening of its Second Build Ship, VIVA TWO, in March 2023
River cruise specialist, VIVA Cruises, announces its expansion with its second build ship, VIVA TWO, in 2023.
After the launch of its first build ship in spring 2022, the Düsseldorf-based company is about to reach another significant milestone. On 23 March 2023, VIVA TWO...
MIA – Back with a Bang & Birthday Beacom
Greater Miami & Miami Beach CVB hosted a Christmas lunch for members of the travel industry at Bang Restaurant in Dublin. There were two reasons to celebrate - direct flights from Dublin to Miami with Aer Lingus have returned and Ivan Beacom celebrated turning...
Dalata Hotel Group Set for Record Annual Revenues as Post-Covid Recovery Continues
The Irish-owned Dalata Hotel Group – which owns the twin Clayton and Maldron hotel chains – has said its current trading levels are “ahead of expectations” and that the group is on course to generate record annual revenues of over €500m for this year.
In...
The Travel Directory – Winner Revealed!
Congratulations to Michelle Daffy from Best4Travel who has won a €100 One4All Voucher for simply signing up to the Travel Directory.
Have you signed up yet? No? Well, what are you waiting for? With hundreds of agents now signed up and up-to-date supplier contact details, e-learning and...
SunExpress Expands Ireland-Turkey Operations with New Dublin-Antalya Route
SunExpress - the holiday specialist and joint venture between Turkish Airlines and Lufthansa - will increase its flight programme from Dublin during summer 2023 with the introduction of a new non-stopservice between the Irish capital and Antalya, the popular holiday and beach destination on...
Belfast City Airport Announces Arrival of Lufthansa with Route to Germany
Germany’s flag carrier airline, Lufthansa, has announced it will commence operations at Belfast City Airport.
The airline, which is one of Europe’s largest, is entering the Northern Irish market for the first time and will operate flights from Belfast City Airport to Frankfurt, Germany, from...
Daa Trialling Technology Aimed at Ending Need to Separate Laptops and Liquids from Bags at Security Check at Dublin and Cork Airports
The daa - which operates Dublin and Cork Airports - has started trialling new enhanced x-ray screening technology ultimately aimed at significantly improving the passenger experience at both airports by removing the need to separate laptops and liquids from bags while going through airport...
Join Ed Finn for a Touch of Swiss Bliss on Virgin Media 3 this Christmas Eve
After his fabulous food trail across Northern Ireland in episodes 1 and 2 of the new Travel Show which started recently on Virgin Media TV, Ed takes to the slopes and mountains of Switzerland where he enjoys a wonderful winter holiday in the Jungfrau...
The Greater Miami Convention & Visitors Bureau (GMCVB) Welcomes New Director of International Accounts
The Greater Miami Convention & Visitors Bureau (GMCVB) recently welcomed Vianny Mancebo as director of international accounts in the convention sales department.
In this role, Ms Mancebo is responsible for supporting team efforts to promote Greater Miami and Miami Beach as one of the...
