daa selects Sisk and Lagan to undertake Dublin Airport €325 million framework
daa has selected Sisk/Lagan Joint Venture to undertake its Dublin Airport framework, worth over €325 million.
The Airside and Landside Lot 1 framework is part of daa’s Capital Investment Programme 2020+ for Dublin Airport.
This Framework consists of a number of infrastructure projects including drainage...
USA follows Canada and Europe in banning all flights to Russia
The USA will ban all flights to Russia from today (2 March), President Biden has said.
The White House had held extensive talks with several US airlines about the issue in recent days.
In his first State of the Union address on Tuesday evening, Biden...
Meliá Hotels reveal a positive forecast for 2021
Meliá Hotels International has recorded a positive forecast for 2021, despite Covid cancellations.
Despite the Omicron variant, the hotel reported revenue growth of 213.1% in the final quarter of the year.
The Mallorca group's net loss narrowed to €192 million in 2021. This figure was €595...
Qatar removes UK from travel red list
Qatar has dropped its entry requirements for UK passengers after it was removed from its red travel list.
As of Monday (28 February), fully vaccinated UK Visitors will no longer have to quarantine on arrival into Qatar.
All visitors will still be required to submit a...
G Adventures cancels all tours to Russia
G Adventures has become the latest travel company to cancel holidays to Russia.
The tour operator has cancelled all 66 departures in Russia, will no longer accept Russian citizens on its trips, nor will it take bookings from Russian agencies following its invasion of Ukraine.
In...
Hertz to join Travel Partners Group
Hertz is the latest addition to join the Travel Partners Group.
Paul Manning, a face very familiar with the travel trade will join TPG for all their travel trade roadshows in Ireland this year.
Alan Sparling, MD of ASM Ireland & spokesperson for TPG commented. "Paul...
Travelport appoints Joanne Madden as Manager for Customer Success
Joanne Madden has been appointed Travelport's Manager of Customer Success across the UK, Ireland and South Africa.
She has been working with Travelport for over 10 years.
Joanne is well known in the Irish travel trade with several accolades to her name, including ”Best Agent Friendly...
Supplier of the Week: Trafalgar
Our Supplier of the Week is Trafalgar.
Trafalgar tours are designed so guests can experience the world differently. On a Trafalgar tour, guests don’t just see places, locals will open their doors to welcome them in like friends. From family-run hotels to passionate keepers of...
American Airlines launches revamped loyalty programme
American Airlines has revealed its updated rewards programme.
The programme will simplify its qualifications by using loyalty points. For each mile flown, one loyalty point is earned.
Customers can earn points by flying American and its partners or by making a purchase with an AAdvantage...
Oceania Cruises floats out its newest ship in Italy
Oceania Cruises floated out its new Vista ship in Italy on February 25th.
The ship was floated out at the Fincantieri shipyard in Trieste, Italy.
Giuseppe Torrente, shipyard director for Fincantieri, was joined by Monsignor Tasca, archbishop of Genoa for the ceremony.
The shipyard’s Madrina, Anna Trucco,...
RealFlorida teams up with Do Something Different
Real Florida Adventures has become the exclusive tour provider for DoSomethingDifferent.
The new agreement will see Real Florida Adventures supply DoSomethingDifferent with its full portfolio of sightseeing tours, including the Kennedy Space Center, Clearwater Beach and Real Florida Manatee Adventure.
RealFlorida founder, James Brown, says...
New Zealand welcomes international visitors as borders ease
New Zealand has welcomed international visitors back to the country as its borders ease.
Only New Zealand citizens returning from Australia will be allowed entry, as international visitors are still not allowed.
Previously, those entering the country needed to undergo 10 days of isolation....
SWISS to become first airline to use solar fuel onboard
SWISS and Lufthansa have entered a strategic collaboration with Synhelion to bring solar aviation fuel to market.
The process uses concentrated sunlight to produce carbon-neutral fuel. The fuel will only produce as much CO2 as the fuel used for its manufacture, which is a major contribution to...
Air travel passengers could reach 4 billion by 2024, says IATA
Overall traveller numbers could reach 4 billion in 2024, according to the International Air Transport Association (IATA).
The air traffic recovery term has fluctuated in recent months, due to imposed travel restrictions and the Omicron variant.
The most recent update for air traffic recovery shows...
TTR Roadshows in Galway and Cork
The second TTR Roadshow was in the Galmont Hotel, Galway on Wednesday, 23 February. The last show took place Cork followed on Thursday 25 February, in The Metropole Hotel.
Suppliers from across the travel trade met with agents from all over the country for a...
Emerald Airlines flies first regional flight to Dublin
Emerald Airlines operated its first regional flight to Dublin on 26 February.
The Donegal to Dublin route will operate two daily flights between the airports.
The airline will also be the new provider of all Aer Lingus Regional services.
Conor McCarthy, CEO and Founder of...
PCR test no longer needed for entry into Abu Dubai
Vaccinated passengers no longer need a PCR test to fly to Abu Dhabi.
PCR tests are no longer needed for vaccinated visitors, people under 16 or those that hold Covid-19 recovery cert.
A PCR test for flying back to Ireland is also no longer...
EU bans Russian aircraft in latest sanctions
The European Union has imposed a ban on Russian planes in response to the invasion of Ukraine.
All planes from Russia will now be unable to land in, take off from or fly over any European Union nation.
Ahead of the decision, European countries had already...
Finnair & KLM Pauses a Number of Asian Routes with Delta withdrawing Codesharing with Aeroflot
Finnair Cancels its flights in Russian airspace to 6 March 2022.
Finnair joins many other European airlines and suspends its flights in Russian airspace for one week. They are preparing for the possible upcoming regulatory changes. This is in addition to Finnair suspending all operations...
Barbados to accept rapid antigen tests in new restrictions
Rapid antigen tests can now be presented for entry into Barbados.
Rapid antigen tests join the list of approved tests for entry in Barbados. The tests must be administered by a healthcare provider less than 24 hours before arrival.
PCR tests taken can also be...
