United Airlines to resume seasonal services from Dublin Airport in 2022
United Airlines will resume daily seasonal services from Dublin Airport in early 2022.
The Dublin and Washington D.C service. is set to resume on February 12 while the Dublin to Chicago route will resume in March 2022.
These services join United’s existing daily services...
Emirates to recruit over 6,000 staff
Emirates plans to recruit more than 6,000 staff over the next six months.
The airline is recruiting for additional pilots, cabin crew, engineering specialists and ground staff.
Emirates has already restored 90% of its network and is on track to reach 70% of its...
Royal Caribbean plans for net-zero emissions by 2050
Royal Caribbean Group has launched a strategy programme to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050.
The "Destination Net Zero'' programme includes plans for a net-zero cruise ship by 2035 and increasing the use of alternative fuels.
The group will work as part of the Science-Based target's initiative...
Regulators considering new rules for travel agents to protect customers’ cash
Regulators are considering introducing new rules for travel agents in order to protect customers cash.
The new rules would see travel agents putting cash in separate accounts to avoid insolvency.
Read the story here.
Irish Ferries awarded ”Best Ferry Operator” for a third consecutive year
Irish Ferries has been awarded the ''Best ferry or Fixed Link Operator'' for a third consecutive year.
The award was presented at the virtual UK Group Leisure and Travel Awards 2021.
Irish Ferries recently extended their network to include Dover to Calais. The route is serviced by the ‘Isle...
All countries to be taken off UK’s Red List
The remaining seven countries on the UK government's Covid travel red list will be removed from next Monday, November 4th.
Fully-vaccinated arrivals from Ecuador, the Dominican Republic, Colombia, Peru, Panama, Haiti and Venezuela will no longer have to quarantine on arrival.
The red list system will...
WWTC reveals Saudi Arabia as the location for 22nd Global Summit
The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) has announced that its next Global Summit will take place in Saudi Arabia.
The event in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia will follow the next Global Summit which is taking place in Manila, the Philippines from 14-16 March...
Aer Lingus launches summer 2022 schedule
Aer Lingus has revealed its schedule for Summer 2022, with over 70 routes on offer.
The airline will be restarting transatlantic flights to North America favourites like New York and Toronto while continuing to introduce further short-haul routes across Europe.
North America
With US borders set to...
Video: Elliott Ferguson, President & CEO, Destination DC
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nhyDJUGSzO0
ITTN spoke to Destination DC boss Elliott Ferguson about reopening and how to market a city destination in the time of Covid.
The interview starts abruptly, but that's only because someone spoke over our initial greeting - we're much friendlier than we first appear!!
ITTN Awards: Dance the night away
As we gear up for the ITTN Awards 2021, get ready to dance the night away as we can now reveal Controversial All-Stars will be our entertainment for the night.
We are so excited to dance the night away on the biggest event of the...
Travel Counsellors conference to take place in November
Travel Counsellors Ireland is hosting a 2-day Conference Event later in November.
''TC Together'' takes place on Thursday 25th and Friday 26th November 2021 at Druids Glen Hotel in Co. Wicklow. The conference is a small gathering of travel counsellors and trade business partners.
Having postponed the event in March...
United Airlines to launch Heathrow – Boston route in 2022
United Airlines will add five new flights to the US from Heathrow next year, including a brand new Boston route.
The additions include two more New York-Newark flights and extra Denver and San Francisco services. The extra services mean United will offer 22 flights a...
Breaking: Brady Travel to continue under Best4Travel
ITTN are thrilled to report that Cathal Brady has joined The Best4Travel group. He will continue to trade as Brady Travel, which marks 100 years in business this year.
Speaking to ITTN this morning, Cathal Brady told us that "Our customers come first. Honesty, integrity...
Ryanair to pay refunds in 5 working days in customer service boost
Ryanair is pledging to pay refunds in 5 working days and provide live disruption updates in a new customer service boost.
The airline is launching new customer service improvements within its official app and website.
It has added a ‘Day of Travel’ feature that will...
MSC to offer added winter sailings for South Caribbean
MSC Cruises has added extra sailings from the South Caribbean as part of its winter 2021/22 programme.
MSC Seaview will operate two 7-night itineraries from its ports in St Maartens and Barbados.
The first itinerary will depart the port of Philipsburg, St Maarten’s, and Bridgetown, Barbados. It...
Hotelbeds enters new partnership with ZUZU Hospitality
Hotelbeds has announced a new strategic partnership with ZUZU Hospitality.
ZUZU provides independent hotels with an all-in-one hotel operating system.
This new partnership will give Hotelbeds the opportunity to further expand its hotel portfolio while securing special rates and exclusive offers for clients across Singapore, Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia,...
Celebrate Halloween in USA with these haunted experiences
With Halloween around the corner, we have collated the best spooky experiences around America. Whether or not you believe in ghosts, there have been some pretty ghoulish goings-on recently. We dare you to spend a night in one of these haunted dwellings...
Howl-O-Scream in San...
Emirates recognized for excellence in digital customer experience
Emirates have been recognized with an award for excellence in digital customer experience.
The "Best Use of a Customer Data Platform" award was presented to Emirates for utilising third-party platform Boxever to improve customer relationships.
Boxever is a personalization platform for airlines and travel operators...
Supplier of the Week: Royal Caribbean
Our Supplier of the Week is Royal Caribbean.
With the inaugural flight of Aer Lingus’ direct route from Manchester to Barbados launching last week, Royal Caribbean are also full steam ahead as their new Barbados sailing season is just around the corner!
Royal Caribbean’s Grandeur...
Interview: Chris Thompson, CEO Brand USA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2cOnW9PS6ik
ITTN caught up with Chris Thompson, the president and CEO of Brand USA. He led the delegation that visited London this week, and we discussed the value of these trade missions as well as the reopening of the United States.
