What a Horror! Terror Takes Root at Universal Studios Florida
Unimaginable horrors are revealed as part of a sinister range of original experiences coming to Universal Orlando Resort's Halloween Horror Nights 2022, including haunts inspired by tradition, urban legends, grotesque life-sized bugs and more.
Terror Takes Root at Universal Studios Florida this Fall with...
New Zealand Launches Campaign to Lure International Visitors and Claw Back $20bn in Lost Tourism Revenue
New Zealand has launched a new marketing campaign aimed at luring back valuable international holidaymakers and clawing back nearly $20bn in lost tourism revenue due to the pandemic crisis.
As was the case in Ireland, New Zealand’s tourism sector was helped by domestic holidaymakers during...
CLIA Ramps Up Ireland Trade Activities
Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) - the world’s largest cruise industry trade association - is enhancing its activities with Irish travel agents, as the positive momentum within the sector continues.
To mark the progress, the first meeting of the Irish Agent Advisory Council was held...
Congratulations to Atlantic Travel on its 30th Anniversary!
The terrific team at Atlantic Travel are celebrating 30 years in business! The travel agency is a market leader having won a multitude of awards over the years including more recently:
Award Winning Travel Agency
Manager of the Year Winner - TTG Travel Awards 2019
ITAA Travel...
Travel Counsellors Conference to Take Place in Kilkenny in March 2023
Travel Counsellors Ireland has announced that its conference will be held at the 5-Star Lyrath Estate Hotel in Kilkenny, on Thursday 9th and Friday 10th March 2023.
The conference in Kilkenny will celebrate the travel company’s 17 years of business in Ireland and the strong...
From Westeros to Essos: Celebrity Cruises Offers Full ‘Game of Thrones’ Experience to Coincide with ‘House of the Dragon’ Release
With the release of Game of Thrones: House of the Dragon this weekend, Celebrity Cruises invites guests to embark on adventure, stepping foot on sites of momentous battles, victory, and defeat.
With Celebrity Cruises’ industry-transforming ships sailing across awe-inspiring European destinations - including Belfast, Iceland...
NCL Unveils Limited Period 40% Discount Offer Across All Cruises
Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL) is offering customers a 40% discount on all of its cruises and fly-cruises - across all destinations.
However, the offer is open for a very limited time only – it is available for all bookings only up to next Monday, August...
Bedsonline Sees Boost in Booking Demand
Bedsonline's latest figures show that booking demand is strong, with a 114% increase in gross sales in UK 2022 financial year (versus the same period in 2019). As international tourism continues to grow, Bedsonline provides its clients with some of the best tools to...
What a Smash – From Tennis to La “Tomatina” tomato battle – Upcoming Events in Valencia
Valencia is always a popular destination for the Irish tourist and if you are in any doubt, the Valencia Tourist Board has a few upcoming reasons to head to this part of Spain.
La "Tomatina", the most famous tomato battle, returns
La Tomatina de Buñol is...
Delta Named Best US Airline for 4th Year in a Row
Delta Air Lines has been ranked best US airline for the fourth year in a row.
The ranking, by American travel blog and website The Points Guy – or TPG – awarded Delta the honour, again, based on its punctuality, across 2021 and into 2022,...
Nice Ghaf – Emirates Undertakes Largest Known Retrofit
Emirates has kick-started its plans to upgrade the entire interior cabins of 120 Airbus A380 and Boeing 777 aircraft – two of the largest commercial aircraft types in service.
This ambitious project, representing a multi-billion dollar investment to ensure Emirates’ customers “fly better” for the...
EasyJet Expands Services at Belfast City Airport
EasyJet is strengthening its presence in Belfast, by adding a route to Glasgow from George Best Belfast City Airport this autumn as part of its ongoing expansion in the city.
The winter route will depart three days a week – Monday, Thursday and Friday –...
On Broadway: NYC & Company Announces Return of Fall NYC Broadway Week After 3-Year Hiatus
NYC & Company, New York City’s official destination marketing organisation and CVB, in partnership with Mastercard®, has announced that the fall iteration of NYC Broadway Week will return for the first time since 2019, offering 2-for-1 tickets to 21 Broadway shows, available for purchase now at nycgo.com/broadwayweek....
Aer Lingus owner IAG Takes 20% Stake in Air Europa
Aer Lingus and British Airways owner IAG has taken a 20% stake in Spanish low fares airline Air Europa.
The development has come about by IAG exercising its option to exchange a €100m seven-year unsecured loan to Air Europa owner Globalia for a 20% stake...
Sonic Boom! – AA Agrees Purchase of 20 Boom Supersonic Overture Aircraft
American Airlines and Boom Supersonic announced the airline’s agreement to purchase up to 20 Overture aircraft, with an option for an additional 40. American has paid a non-refundable deposit on the initial 20 aircraft. Overture is expected to carry passengers at twice the speed...
ITTN Awards 2022 – When, Where and Who?
The ITTN Awards 2022 will be held on Friday 25th November in the Clayton Hotel, Burlington Road, Dublin 4. Last year, we had a much smaller affair due to hospitality restrictions. But this year, we are back with a bang and ready to get the party started again! Guess...
Ryanair Adds 500 Flights at Stansted to Cover October Half-Term Holiday Demand
Ryanair has added more than 500 flights to its service out of London Stansted across the October half-term school holidays, taking a swipe at rival hub Heathrow for its passenger limits, in the process.
The new flights will equate to around a further 100,000 available...
Etihad Leading the Way in Sustainability
Etihad Airways is jet-setting ahead in terms of sustainability with a trail of delivered initiatives in its wake.
Etihad Trailblazing Yet Again
From replacing a single-use utensil, supporting carbon-absorbing Mangrove Forests, introducing electric tractors servicing over a third of flights, to partnering with NASA, Boeing and...
Fiji Expecting 500,000 International Visitors This Year
Fiji – the Polynesian island nation with a population of around 900,000 people – is expecting its ongoing in-bound tourism recovery to result in 500,000 international visitors this year; with a full return to pre-pandemic levels by the end of 2023.
The estimate was made...
Dublin Airport Reopens ‘Fast Track’ and ‘Platinum Services’ Products For New Bookings
Dublin Airport has reopened its popular ‘Fast Track’ and ‘Platinum Services’ products to new online bookings on the back of passenger conditions improving and returning to more normal levels.
While use of both services was never technically closed – as previous bookings were still being...
