Star Alliance Named the Leading Airline Alliance at the World Travel Awards 2022
Star Alliance has been named the World’s Leading Airline Alliance at the World Travel Awards for the third consecutive year.
At the North America 2022 edition of the awards held in August, the Star Alliance Los Angeles airport lounge also retained the award for North...
500 Jobs on Offer at Dublin Airport Jobs Fair
Up to 500 jobs at Dublin Airport will be on offer when Dublin Airport operator daa holds a two-day job fair for prospective candidates next weekend.
daa is looking to fill the roles over the coming months as passenger numbers at Dublin Airport continue to...
Air Canada & United at Travel Centres 2022
Both Air Canada and United Airlines, joint sponsors of the lunch, delivered updates on their respective airlines to those in attendance.
Air Canada Update - Canada Open for Visitors
Bláithín O'Donnell - Sales Manager Ireland - Air Canada, with her infectious positivity, opened her speech to...
Forum on Tourism in the UAE
ITTN's Industry Reporter Ita Hendrick attended a Forum on Tourism in the UAE at the Embassy Premises yesterday.
The UAE hosted key partners in travel to showcase their business focus on the travel industry for 2022/2023. Partners at the event included Etihad, Emirates,...
Thai Tourism Lunch at One Pico
It was a huge pleasure to join Khun Chattan, Deputy Governor for International Marketing at the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT), and Joanna Cooke of TAT for lunch at One Pico this week.
Also in attendance were Joanna Cooke, Tourism Authority of Thailand; Elaine Crowley;...
Rentyl Resorts Celebrates Significant Portfolio Expansion
Rentyl Resorts welcomes significant expansion across its Orlando portfolio with the opening of the brand-new Embassy Suites by Hilton scheduled for May 2023.
Increased room capacity at Margaritaville Resort Orlando and an additional three properties coming into the sales stream for the UK market...
Photographer of the Year – Monthly Winners En Route to ITTN Awards Night
This year, we were delighted to have Air Canada as the sponsor of the Photographer of the Year competition.
Each month we asked agents to send in photos to be entered into a competition to win two tickets with Air Canada.
Congratulations to the six...
Loganair Scores the Top Spot at the Scottish Women in Sport Awards
Loganair, has been announced as the Headline Partner of the Scottish Women in Sport (SWIS) Awards, as it celebrates progress in creating equal opportunities for women across sport and aviation in 2022.
The award ceremony, taking place at the Radisson Blue in Glasgow on the...
Preferred Hotels & Resorts Appoints Regional Director for UK and Ireland
US hotel owner Preferred Hotels & Resorts has appointed Rachel Louis as its new regional director for the UK and Ireland.
She will report directly to Brenda Collin - the group’s executive vice president for Europe.
“We are thrilled to welcome Rachel as the newest member...
Amadeus to Distribute Ryanair Flights
Ryanair has entered a distribution partnership with Amadeus, which will see the travel technology giant distribute the airline’s flights to travel agents.
The deal will further expand access to Ryanair’s offering to Amadeus’ industry-leading customer base. Operating 3,000 daily flights to 225 destinations across 36...
Etihad to Undertake Net Zero Transatlantic Flight on Sunday as Part of COP27 Summit
Etihad Airways will undertake a special net-zero flight on Sunday as part of the current COP27 environment summit taking place in Sharm El-Sheikh in Egypt.
Etihad is teaming up with UK aerospace company SATAVIA to implement a contrail (aeroplane vapor trails caused by exhaust fumes)...
Former UN Chief Ban Ki-Moon to Address WTTC Global Summit in Support of Sustainable Tourism
Former UN chief Ban Ki-Moon has been announced as the first major speaker who will be addressing The World Travel & Tourism Council’s (WTTC) Global Summit later this month.
The event takes place in Riyadh in Saudi Arabia from November 28 to December 1.
The WTTC...
Last Chance to be in with a Chance of Winning a €100 One4All Voucher by Signing up to The Travel Directory
The Travel Directory has exceeded expectations with over 70 users signed up already.
Joining this November automatically enters you into a draw to win a €100 One4All voucher. Perfectly timed for Christmas shopping! The last date to be in with a chance of winning...
Emirates Group Announces Record Half-Year Performance for 2022-23
The Emirates Group has announced its half-year results for its 2022-23 financial year.
The Group is reporting a 2022-23 half-year net profit of AED 4.2 billion (€ 1.2 billion), a record half-year performance, and a turnaround of almost AED 10 billion from its AED 5.7 billion (€...
Liverpool Hosts Travel Counsellors International Conference
Travel Counsellors from around the world will come together en masse for the first time since the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic. Taking place this Friday 11th November the three-day conference event in Liverpool will have an emphasis on sustainability.
More than 1,600 delegates are...
Island Marketing Announces 204% Sales Growth to Kuramathi Island in Maldives
Island Marketing – the GSA in Ireland for Maldives Resorts – has announced a 204% growth in sales to Kuramathi Island in 2022.
Revenue is up from $345,000 pre-pandemic in 2019, to $1.05m in 2022 - resulting in 1,789 room night sales delivering an average...
Royal Caribbean Hosts Iconic Night at Dublin’s Ivy Restaurant
The team at Royal Caribbean hosted a business update in style last night at Dublin’s Ivy Restaurant where the team of Stuart Byron, Director of Sales UK, Ireland and Spain, Jennifer Callister Head of Sales Ireland, Michelle Ryan, Sales Development Manager and John Booty, Key...
Radisson Opens First Resort Hotel in Cyprus
Radisson has opened its first resort hotel in Cyprus, launching the Radisson Beach Resort Larnaca as “the perfect island getaway”.
The 202-bedroom hotel is based in Cyprus’ third largest city, located on the south-eastern coast of the island.
Larnaca is a bustling beach destination during the...
Queen Anne Launch Delayed
The launch of Cunard’s much-awaited new ship, Queen Anne has been delayed.
Due in part to global supply chain constraints and energy supplies, Queen Anne will now depart from Southampton on 3 May 2024.
It had been scheduled to launch in January 2024.
It visits La Coruna on...
Marriott International Introduces Serviced-Apartment Brand
Marriott International announced its expansion into apartment-style accommodations with the launch of Apartments by Marriott Bonvoy.
The company is listening to the growing consumer interest for more space for stays, instigated by the blending of work and leisure travel.
It is building upon its experience with...
