New Ryanair service to Malta announced for Shannon Airport
Shannon Airport has welcomed the addition of Ryanair's new service to Malta, the first ever scheduled Ryanair service to Malta from Shannon.
The new service will operate twice weekly from 27 March 2022 to 27 October 2022.
Departures from Shannon are on Thursday at...
Revenue increases at Irish Ferries operator, costs also rise
Irish Continental Group (ICG) has seen its revenue improve, helped by the easing of travel restrictions across the European Union in mid-July. The company, which operates Irish Ferries, has reported revenue of €279.7m for the year to date to November 20, up 22% compared...
easyJet holidays launches Black Friday offer
easyJet holidays has today launched its Black Friday deal, offering savings of up to £200 per booking on package holidays.
Those looking for a getaway can save up to £200 on breaks with a minimum spend of £2000, or save £100 with a minimum spend...
SWISS presents annual Flying Festival
SWISS is bringing back its film festival for a fourth year, from December 1st until January 31 2022.
The festival will be featured on all SWISS long-haul services as part of the inflight entertainment.
The Flying Film Festival is focused on showcasing documentaries that support young...
Winter restrictions could cost 1m jobs and €35b loss to EU economies, warns WTTC
The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) and the European Travel Commission (ETC) have warned that the imposition of new travel restrictions this winter would be devastating to EU economies - and still wouldn't do anything to reduce transmission rates.
The WTTC and ETC, supported...
Emirates flying high for Christmas as bookings for December soar
The Emirates operation in Ireland is gearing up for its busiest month since February 2020 and flights from Dublin to Dubai and onwards to eastern destinations are booking fast for Christmas.
“Bookings for December have been brisk and we are almost at full capacity for...
Aer Lingus extends Black Flyday offers
Aer Lingus has extended its Black Flyday offers to include up to 20% off European travel.
Choose to wander the streets of Barcelona, France or Rome with fares valid for travel between December and March.
Offers are available from today, 23rd November until 28th November.
As well...
Ryanair launches ‘biggest ever’ Irish summer schedule
Ryanair today (23 Nov) announced its Irish Summer 2022 schedule, with a total of 180 routes from three airports in Ireland.
The routes include four new destinations: Madeira (Portugal), Suceava (Romania), Venice (Italy) and Malta.
NEW IRISH S’22 DESTINATIONSDublin Madeira, SuceavaCork Venice Shannon Malta
In a statement, the carrier said that...
Marriott to make hidden resort fees transparent
The world's largest hotel group, Marriott International, has committed to being upfront and transparent about its hidden resort fees, which have long been a bugbear with travellers in the United States.
Although it doesn't mean the removal of the fees, it'll mean guests can finally...
U.S. to create new tourism czar role
The United States will have a new chief travel and tourism officer to help revive domestic and international travel, the U.S. government has confirmed.
The new role is part of the Infrastructure Investment & Jobs Act (ITA), a $1.75 trillion, bi-partisan bill that was passed...
Brittany Ferries restores fast cross-channel service
French ferry company Brittany Ferries is restoring its fast UK to France cross-Channel ferry route for 2022.
The summer service – the fastest on the Western Channel – was suspended in 2020 due to the pandemic.
From late May until early September 2022, the Normandy...
IAG threatens to axe Heathrow flights
IAG has said it would consider cutting flights at Heathrow if the airport goes ahead with its proposal to increase landing fees.
IAG chief Luis Gallego told the Airlines 2021 conference in London that "if the rise in landing charges goes ahead, I know IAG...
Electric ground fleets for Kerry Ireland West airports in €1.6m State grant award
The regional airports in Kerry and Ireland West (Knock) in Co Mayo have been awarded €1.6 million Government grant aid for a range of environmental projects, including electric ground fleets.
Read the story here.
Explainer: Will Germany’s Christmas markets open given the surge in Covid cases?
Many of the much-loved Christmas markets that pop up each winter across Germany risk being forced to close for a second year running, due to a surge in Covid cases.
Read the story here.
Supplier of the Week: American Airlines
The United States is open once more and it's Thanksgiving week, so it's entirely fitting that our Supplier of the Week is...American Airlines.
Given that US travel is now firmly back, American Airlines is busy returning to full service across its international network.
Here's just some...
Air Transat and Westjet sign codeshare deal on transatlantic routes
Canadian carriers Air Transat and WestJet have agreed to cooperate on a codeshare that will soon allow customers to book transatlantic travel involving both carriers on a single ticket with through-checked bags.
The cooperation will bring more choice to consumers by enabling transatlantic codeshare...
Transatlantic travel returns: 10 awesome US destinations to visit in 2022
Happy Thanksgiving, America! As the United States gears up to celebrate the official start of Holiday season next Thursday, thousands of travellers are boarding aircraft in Dublin and Shannon Airports to join in on the party. America is finally back on the travel agenda!...
Travel companies are vowing to go ‘net zero.’ But what exactly does that mean?
More than 300 companies, destinations and other tourism players signed on to the Glasgow Declaration for Climate Action in Tourism, committing to submit climate action plans within 12 months that detail efforts to halve emissions by 2030 and reach net zero no later than...
Qatar Airway’s FIFA World Cup fly-by
Qatar Airways delivered a special fly-by above all eight FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 stadiums with the iconic Winner’s Trophy and a special FIFA legend on board, as part of day-long festivities to mark one year until the much-awaited tournament.
The special Boeing 777 aircraft,...
Taoiseach officially opens runway at Cork Airport
An Taoiseach Micheál Martin has officially opened the newly reconstructed main runway at Cork Airport.
At a ceremony on the runway at Cork Airport on Saturday, 20 November, the Taoiseach was joined by Minister Hildegarde Naughton, Minister of State at the Department of Transport...
