100 Sleeps till… Travel Centres’ Conference
With just 100 days to go until their conference this year, Travel Centres are delighted to announce that their joint headline sponsors for this year’s event will be Royal Caribbean and Silversea Cruises. This reinforces both brands' commitment to the Irish market.
Other sponsorships...
Air Astana Appoints AVIAREPS as Sales Agent in Ireland
Air Astana, the national airline of Kazakhstan, appointed AVIAREPS as General Sales Agent (GSA) in Ireland and the UK.
With immediate effect, AVIAREPS, will provide year-round sales, reservations and ticketing services for Air Astana in the markets.
Adel Dauletbek, Marketing and Sales Vice-President at Air...
DFDS to Trial Rosslare-Dunkirk Passenger Service from Friday, 5th August
A new passenger service between Ireland and France will launch from Friday, August 5th on DFDS' Rosslare-Dunkirk route. DFDS provides ferry transport and logistics services in Europe and Turkey. The company's new route is on the back of their recent acquisition of Lucey Transport...
No Decline in Consumer Tourism Spend, Despite Rising Inflation, Research Shows
Latest data from the big two credit card operators – Mastercard and Visa – suggest that travel and tourism are still seen, by inflation-hit consumers, as being priority spending items.
While consumers, the world over, are grappling with decades-high inflation, and a relentless increase in...
Emirates Resumes Services at London Stansted
Emirates has resumed passenger services to London Stansted, serving its third London gateway with a daily flight.
The airline has advanced plans to increase capacity from five-weekly services to a daily flight, starting from this week.
With the return of services to Stansted, Emirates...
Airbnb Has Strongest Peak Season to Date
Airbnb is having its strongest peak season to date after recording its highest-ever level of bookings during its second quarter; making it the company's most profitable season yet.
Long-term stays of 28 days or more remained Airbnb’s fastest-growing category in Q2 compared to 2019, with...
Ryanair Passenger Numbers Soar 80%
Ryanair carried 16.8 million passengers across its extensive European route network in July, representing year-on-year growth of more than 80%.
The airline group – which also includes Austrian carrier Lauda, Polish low fares operator Buzz, and Malta Air - only carried 9.3 million passengers in...
Finland to Be First in EU to Test Digital Passports
The use of digital travel documents may soon be tested at Helsinki Airport if funding is approved by the EU Commission.
The initial plan is to test digital documents between Finland and Croatia.
According to a report in SchengenVisaInfo.com, the eagerness of Finland to trial digital...
Brussels Airlines Teams Up with Eurovision for Safety Video
Brussels Airlines has teamed up with Hooverphonic, Belgium's 2021 Eurovision entrant to create a musical safety video.
Hooverphonic has jazzed up the usual instructions about life jackets, emergency exits and oxygen masks by singing through the instructions, complete with a colourful video based on the...
Irish Travel Trade Shows confirmed for March 2023
The Irish Travel Agent’s Association (ITAA) is delighted to confirm that the seventh annual Irish Travel Trade Shows are confirmed for March 2023. The first show will take place in The Imperial Hotel, Cork on Wednesday 29th March, and the second in Hotel Riu Plaza...
Chance for Agents to Win a Fly/Cruise with RCI & Aer Lingus!
This month Royal Caribbean Ireland Agents has teamed up Aer Lingus to give away a short Caribbean fly/cruise for two with flights from Dublin to Miami!
To be in with a chance to win, just book any Royal and Aer Lingus combo fly/cruise with...
NCL’s 1st & 2nd of 6 Prima Class Ships, Norwegian Prima & Viva Both Mark Milestones
Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL) took delivery of Norwegian Prima, in Marghera, Venice last Friday at the renowned Fincantieri shipyard. This is the first ship in NCL’s Prima Class which will see six new ships delivered through 2027. NCL also announced that Norwegian Viva, the...
British Airways Pauses Short Haul Ticket Sales from Heathrow Until August 8
British Airways has paused sales of tickets from Heathrow Airport to all short-haul destinations until Monday, August 8 as issues at the London airport remain very prevalent for passengers. This is on the back of the recent Heathrow announcement of a cap on departing...
New Zealand Borders Fully Reopened As France Also Ends All Covid Entry Restrictions
New Zealand's borders fully re-opened to visitors from around the world yesterday, for the first time since the covid-19 pandemic closed them in March 2020.
The prime minister, Jacinda Ardern, said the nation was 'open for business,' after the final stage of the phased re-opening,...
MSC Eases Covid Restrictions for Outbound US Passengers
MSC Cruises has eased its Covid restrictions on passengers sailing on its ships departing the US.
MSC has two ships in the US – the MSC Seashore in Miami and the MSC Divina in Port Canaveral.
The company’s new rules require unvaccinated children – aged two...
Airlines on Watch Over Potential Volcano Eruption
All airlines that fly in and out of Iceland have been put on notice as a potential volcano eruption could halt travel.
Around 3,000 earthquakes have been recorded in the region since Saturday afternoon with the largest tremor measured 5.2 on the Richter Scale...
Air Canada Positive after Q2 Results
Air Canada reported its second quarter 2022 financial results this morning.
Operating revenues of $3.981 billion, a nearly five-fold increase from the second quarter of 2021.Operating loss of $253 million, the narrowest quarterly loss since the pandemic began.Free cash flow* of $441 million, an increase of nearly $2.1 billion from the second quarter of...
Jamaica Quickest Overseas Tourism Destination to Recover to Pre-Covid Levels
Jamaica has been ranked as the fastest recovering summer travel destination by World Travel Market.
The country, itself, expects to fully return to pre-pandemic levels of in-bound visitor bookings before the end of this year.
Jamaica has seen a particular surge in visitors from the UK,...
Finnair Starts Weekly Service from Helsinki to Guangzhou, China
Finnair will operate a weekly service between its Helsinki hub (HEL) and Guangzhou (CAN) in China, starting 6 September. The flight will be operated with an Airbus A350 aircraft, with departures from Helsinki on Tuesdays and departures from Guangzhou on Thursdays. Flights are available through...
Ethiopian Airlines Orders Africa’s First A350-1000
Alan Sparling of ASM Ireland shares news of Africa's largest airline group, Ethiopian Airlines. The flag carrier of Ethiopia has upsized four of its A350-900 on order to the largest variant of the A350 Family, the A350-1000, becoming Africa’s first customer for the aircraft.
Ethiopian...
