40 Days to Travel Centres Gatsby-themed Conference
With less than 40 days to go to this year’s Gatsby-themed Travel Centres conference, anticipation is building amongst member agents and trade partners alike.
The consortium is back at its old haunt, the Killashee Hotel in Co. Kildare, host to five previous conferences, the...
Gwyneth Paltrow Makes Appearance on Celebrity Cruises for Goop at Sea
Earlier this year, Celebrity Cruises announced ‘Goop at Sea’, an exclusive partnership with Goop and Gwyneth Paltrow, which also sees Gwyneth in the role of Celebrity Cruises’ Well-Being Advisor.
'Goop at Sea’ is a bespoke wellness experience which offers a series of transformative experiences and...
MSC Cruises Reveals Details of MSC Splendida’s Winter Red Sea Itinerary
MSC Cruises has announced that it will offer an enriched Red Sea seven-night itinerary with MSC Splendida for winter 2022/2023 season with 33 shore excursions available including the addition of Cairo, Egypt, and three embarkation ports in Sokhna Port and Safaga in Egypt plus...
Ryanair Records its Third Largest Monthly Passenger Total
Ryanair carried 15.9 million passengers across its European route network in September, according to latest monthly data from the airline group.
The September total marked a 49% jump, on a year-on-year basis, and the third highest monthly passenger number Ryanair has ever recorded.
The 16.9...
The ITAA Held its Regional Board Meeting in Cork on the MSC Virtuosa Cruise Ship which was Docked in Cobh
The Irish Travel Agents Association held their first regional board meeting this year in Cork on the MSC Virtuosa cruise ship which was docked in Cobh on Thursday 29th September.
This was also the first ITAA board meeting attended by World Choice and Travel Centres....
‘Clickies’ Cruise to Cork
Sailing from Southampton to Cobh, ten Click&Go staff spent three days training with MSC on board MSC Virtuosa.
The 'Clickies' who work in various departments including sales, marketing, holiday support and user experience teams joined each other to see all that MSC Cruises has to...
ITTN Awards 2022 – Last Week of Voting in Supplier Category!
Voting in the supplier category for the ITTN Awards in association with Virgin Atlantic is still open...but only just!
Polls close, for the supplier category, at the end of business this FRIDAY (November 7)!!!
So, get voting, if you haven't already!
Voting Link: https://secure.electionbuddy.com/m/ittn/ittnawards22
As per...
Emirates to Hold Three Recruitment Drives in Ireland This Week
Emirates is holding three more cabin crew recruitment roadshows around Ireland, this week.
The airline will visit Cork, Limerick and Dublin on its latest roadshow, as it looks for candidates from Ireland to join its multinational cabin crew team. Emirates held Dublin and Galway recruitment...
Portugal and Black Sea Triumph at World Travel Awards
Portugal and the Black Sea were the big winners at this year's European edition of the World Travel Awards.
This year’s gala awards for Europe were held at the Hilton Mallorca Galatzo in Peguera in Mallorca, last Saturday.
The Algarve was awarded the title of Europe’s...
Chicago’s O’Hare Regains Title as Most Connected Airport
OAG, the world's largest provider of air travel data and analytics has announced its list of 50 most internationally connected airports in the world.
The report includes insights into how air travel disruptions ''have affected ongoing global connectivity over the past three years.''
Chicago O'Hare (ORD)...
Explora Journeys Introduces ‘Ocean Wellness’
Explora Journeys, the privately-owned luxury lifestyle brand of the MSC Group, headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland has announced a new luxury option for guests who are interested in a wellness theme on their cruise.
'Ocean Wellness' offers an array of restorative experiences far removed from...
Tour America Named as One of Ireland’s Best Managed Companies
Tour America has been named as one of Ireland’s Best Managed Companies for 2022.
The awards programme is led by Deloitte Ireland, in association with Bank of Ireland.
Ireland’s Best Managed Companies Awards programme promotes and recognises excellence in Irish/Northern Irish-owned and managed companies...
More Airlines Likely to Go Bust This Winter, EasyJet Boss Warns
A number of smaller airlines are in danger of going out of business this winter, the boss of EasyJet has warned, as the traditional quiet travel months heap more difficulty upon them after a slow recovery from forced cancellations during the Covid period.
EasyJet chief...
Amadeus Lunch in Shelbourne- Elegant Afternoon with Exciting Presentation about Resilient Travel Trends
Emer Roche joined the Amadeus lunch in The Shelbourne on Friday afternoon in the iconic Trophy Room.
The event was hosted by Olwen McKinney and her colleagues, Neil Rogan Head of Communications from Amadeus’ head office in Madrid, and Rob Golledge from their London...
ITTN Awards 2022: ‘Winning With Lucy’ – Lucy Kennedy Confirmed as Host For the Night
The ITTN events team has confirmed the one and only Lucy Kennedy as MC for the evening at the ITTN 2022 Awards.
The event promises to be legendary and will take place on Friday 25th November in the beautiful Clayton Hotel, Burlington Road, Dublin...
Sustainable Greece from the Greek National Tourism Organisation
With the aim of encouraging travellers to visit and explore Greece in a way that benefits and enhances local communities and natural beauty, the Greek National Tourism Organisation has shared the Sustainable Greece platform which hosts a variety of inspirational stories from across the...
Number of ‘Ghost Flights’ out of UK Tops 5,000 Mark
The number of so-called “ghost flights” operating out of UK airports has passed the 5,000 mark since 2019, Travel Mole has reported.
These flights rocketed in numbers during the worst of the pandemic restrictions, with planes still flying usual routes with few or no passengers...
ITTN Interviews Princess Cruises’ Eithne Williamson
ITTN's Shane Cullen met with Eithne Williamson, Vice President of Princess Cruises UK & Europe.
Ms Williamson replaced Tony Roberts who joined sister brand Seabourn last summer as global vice president, commercial operations and head of UK and Europe.
Ms Williamson hails from Dublin and...
Discover LA’s CEO and President, Adam Burke sits down with ITTN’s Fionn Davenport.
ITTN's Fionn Davenport has been at Brand USA Travel Week UK & Europe 2022 over in Frankfurt this week.
He interviewed Adam Burke, CEO & President, Discover LA. Find out how he got on here including the strength of the recovery of the tourism...
Ryanair to Fly from Waterford Airport if New Runway is Built
Ryanair has delivered a huge shot in the arm for plans to modernise and commercialise Waterford Airport, saying it would consider flying to and from the city once the right infrastructure is in place at ts airport.
Ryanair group chief executive Michael O’Leary said a...
