The Canary Islands to Suspend all Covid Restrictions
President Ángel Víctor Torres made the announcement on Tuesday during his annual Canarian debate. Torres has confirmed that this coming Thursday, the Governing Council will rid all Covid restrictions in Gran Canaria, Lanzarote and Tenerife. Although this is great news, it will only be a suspension, with Torres...
Breaking Free with NCL in Dublin
Yesterday evening (22 March 2022) Jack and Allie from ITTN attended Norwegian Cruise Line's first Dublin Roadshow in the Gibson Hotel, Dublin.
It was a lovely evening which started with some food from different regions, highlighting the many dining options onboard the NCL ships....
Uniworld Launches Exclusive Land and Cruise Itinerary
Uniworld Boutique River Cruise Collection has launched its most exotic river and land journey. This 42 night journey will take in four countries. It includes 21 nights onboard a luxury river cruise and 18 nights in some amazing, luxurious hotels.
The four part itinerary...
REMINDER: SLO CAL Crafters Evening
SLO CAL: Discover why this region of California’s Central Coast is a must-visit for 2022.
The Visit SLO CAL team will be in Dublin on Thursday 24th March for a SLO CAL Crafters evening.
The team invites you to join them for a long-awaited reunion and a relaxed evening of friendship,...
Emirates Boosts Services to Melbourne
Emirates has announced the second daily flight on its Dubai-Melbourne route, served by its flagship A380 aircraft. Starting 1 May, the airline will offer customers fourteen weekly services from Dubai to Melbourne. The expansion of services is supported by the Victorian Government to help...
Air Transat Launches ‘SEE IT FOR REAL’ Promo
Air Transat, the 2021 Skytrax World’s Best Leisure Airline, is inviting Irish consumers to stop dreaming about their ideal holiday and to see it for real by taking advantage of some special sale fares the airline has launched yesterday.
Air Transat is offering special return...
Tourism Dashboard Published – Long Climb Back to Recovery Commences
The Irish Tourism Industry Confederation (ITIC) has today issued its first tourism dashboard since the pandemic which will track the industry’s recovery on a monthly basis going forward.
February data shows total arrivals were down 41% compared to the same month in 2019. Hotel occupancy...
Air Canada Expands Initiatives to Support Ukraine
Air Canada today (23 March 2022) said it will be donating $10 for every booking made on aircanada.com to support Ukraine relief aid, with a total donation of up to $250,000.
Aeroplan Members can can also donate Aeroplan points at Ukrainian Relief Fund, with 100%...
Air New Zealand Returns to the Big Apple
Getting to New York just got easier. Today, Air New Zealand has announced its first flight to the Big Apple will be on 17 September this year.
Landing at John F. Kennedy Airport, the airline will operate its flagship Auckland-New York route three times a...
ITTN Heads to Guernsey with Aurigny Air
The Inaugural Flight from Dublin to Guernsey with Aurigny Air took off today at 2:55 pm. Onboard included guests of the 2-day fam hosted by Clive Acton (Commercial Manager, Aurigny Air) and Brian Hynes (National Sales Manager, The Travel Corporation).
ITTN's Sharon Jordan joined fellow...
100ml Limit on Liquids Ended at Shannon Airport: Joan Scales Speaks to Newstalk
Passengers travelling from Shannon Airport no longer have a 100ml restriction on liquids and gels in hand baggage. During the past year Shannon Airport has installed state-of-the art security screening for passengers’ hand and checked baggage.
On Monday 21 March 2022, travel2ireland.ie editor Joan Scales was...
Palladium Hotel Group Announce Opening Dates for Mediterranean Hotels
Palladium Hotel Group will kick off the summer season in Ibiza, Menorca and Sicily with the opening of its beachside hotels from 1 April, with properties to suit all types of traveller.
The Spanish hotel group, headquartered in Ibiza, is predicting a strong tourism season...
Royal Caribbean and Levi Roots Launch ‘The Royal Pitch’ for Consortia Members
Today, Royal Caribbean International has launched ‘The Royal Pitch,’ a competition dedicated to consortia members. Travel agents, who are members of a consortia, have the exclusive opportunity to pitch forward-thinking concepts to the cruise line to help grow their business. Those who are successful will win a share...
Sandals Foundation Announces ’40 for 40 Initiative’ Projects
In partnership with its philanthropic arm, the not-for-profit Sandals Foundation, Sandals Resorts International (SRI) has announced the full list of projects under its 40 for 40 Initiative. Launched as part of Sandals Resorts’ 40th-anniversary celebrations, 40 projects were identified across eight Caribbean destinations where...
Shannon Airport Kick-starts Summer Schedule
Shannon Airport is set for bumper summer season with flights to 26 destinations or 108 weekly departures including full restoration of LHR services. The launch of Shannon Airport’s summer schedule is off to a flying start with four destinations to the UK, US and Europe...
Instability in Eastern Europe Fuels Easter Week in Spain and Portugal
Mabrian Technologies, a tourism intelligence platform, has compiled data on tourism trends for the Easter period, noting the effect that Russia's war in Ukraine has had on supply and demand trends. This data suggests that the conflict and instability in Eastern Europe have led...
Hungary for Travel
From 7 March, Hungary phased out almost all coronavirus-related restrictive measures. In relation to tourism, this means returning to pre-pandemic entry rules, unrestricted access to and use of accommodations and attractions, even without mandatory use of masks.
In practice, the lifting of the epidemiological entry...
Have Suitcase Will Travel: New Research from Travelport Highlights Excitement to Travel
Travelport, a global technology company, today (22 March 2022) revealed a new survey that highlighted excitement to travel in 2022. In a study commissioned by Travelport and conducted by Toluna Research had thousands of respondents from seven different countries. They said they’d even be willing...
Air Canada Reaffirms and Strengthens its Commitment to Official Languages in its Corporate Culture
Air Canada announced today additional Official Languages initiatives that will strengthen and reinforce its commitment to bilingualism in its corporate culture.
Two Executive Vice-Presidents, supported by the senior management team, have been mandated to continuously review and improve Air Canada's Official Languages practices. These new...
BREAKING NEWS: China Eastern Airlines Flight 5735 from Kunming to Guangzhou, China has Crashed
China Eastern Airlines Flight 5735 from Kunming to Guangzhou, China has crashed with 133 people on board. Reports suggest that tragically there are no survivors.
Cirium data shows that there are 4,208 passenger Boeing 737-800s in service today. This is the same model as the...
