Great Value Travel Deals – 21st March 2017
Sarah Slattery compiles a list of the top Travel Deals from trade partners, including airlines’ seat sales, special offers from tour operators, hotel deals from bed banks, and the latest cruise deals.
Sunway is offering up to 20% off packages to Las Vegas. Highlights include...
TTC Invites Agents to Join Them in Cork and Kinsale
This week The Travel Corporation has launched its exciting Agent Evening taking place in Cork this May. How can you secure your spot at this incredible Evening in Cork event, you ask? It’s simple! Book any Insight Vacations Tour or Uniworld Boutique River Cruise...
Association of Women Travel Executives to Launch Irish Chapter
The Association of Women Travel Executives is to launch a new chapter in Ireland after enthusiastic engagement from the travel, tourism and hospitality business women of Ireland at the end of last year.
There will be a committee in Ireland, dedicated to the Association’s pillars of...
IAG Launches Level, a Budget Long-Haul Airline
IAG has launched a new long-haul budget airline, Level, which is based in Barcelona and will fly to Los Angeles, Oakland, Buenos Aires and Punta Cana in the Dominican Republic from June 2017 – and subsequently from other European cities. Level will use Iberia...
Aer Lingus Reaches One Million on Transatlantic Routes
St Patrick’s Day has always been a key attraction for visitors to Ireland but this 17th March Aer Lingus welcomed record numbers from North America to Ireland to soak up the celebrations, with visitor numbers up by more than one-third this St Patrick’s Day...
Lowcostholidays Was Only Bonded for €79,243
Cormac Meehan, President of the Irish Travel Agents Association, has called on the Government to review the legislation concerning bonding among travel providers in Ireland.
Following the collapse of Lowcostholidays last summer, almost 4,200 Irish customers have made claims to the Commission for Aviation Regulation...
Travel Counsellors in Ireland Have a Unique Opportunity
An entertaining and informative Travel Counsellors Ireland conference at the Fota Island Resort, Co Cork, attracted 160 delegates, including representatives of 46 suppliers, and ended with a Gala Dinner at which awards were presented to 10 winners, including Etihad Airways for Best Business Partner...
Celebrity Cruises Will Have the Edge
Celebrity Cruises hosted an exclusive reveal event in Dublin to announce details of its new ship, Celebrity Edge. The reveal was live as it was simultaneously announced in Miami. Lorraine Quinn was on hand to introduce the details to select members of the Irish...
Brian and Joan Win Trips for Two with Philadelphia CVB and American
Brian Hynes of The Travel Corporation and Joan Scales, Irish Times, were the trade and media winners of trips for two at the well attended lunch in Dublin’s Chapter One restaurant sponsored by Philadelphia CVB, American Airlines, Brandywine Valley & Valley Forge, and Hershey...
SuperBreak Launches Main 2017 Brochure in A5 Format
SuperBreak has launched its main brochure for 2017 in a new A5 size. The new brochure offers a concise collection of ideas that agents have been asking for and selling. Just over a year since company launched its operation in Ireland, the redesign and new...
Two Agent Colleagues Choose to Join Travel Counsellors
Diane Bowman, winner of this year’s Best Newcomer award, left Hilary Murphy Travel to become a Travel Counsellor in July last year, while Aisling Kutay recently left the same agency to become a Travel Counsellor next month, reports ITTN’s Neil Steedman.
After 10 years working...
Norwegian Launches St Patrick’s Day Sale with 15% off US Flights
Ahead of tomorrow’s St Patrick’s Day celebrations, Norwegian Air International has launched a four-day sale offering passengers 15% off its new transatlantic flights from Cork, Shannon and Dublin. The 15% discount will be calculated on ‘net’ fares, excluding taxes and charges.
The flights serve smaller...
Swiss International to Increase Flights from Cork Airport
Cork Airport has confirmed that Swiss International is to increase its flights to Zurich this summer by a third due to demand for the service. The new Cork – Zurich service, which launches on 2nd June, will now be served with a twice-weekly service throughout...
Shannon Airport Nominated for Routes Award
Shannon Airport has once again been shortlisted for the Routes Europe Marketing Awards 2017. The awards are voted on exclusively by airlines and recognise the marketing and promotional activities of airports and tourism destinations throughout Europe.
The independent airport has been nominated in the category...
Acapulco to Host 42nd Edition of Tianguis Turistico
The Mexico Tourism Board has announced that nearly 1,000 companies from 80 countries will participate in the 42nd edition of the renowned Tianguis Turistico taking place from 27th – 30th March 2017 at Expo Mundo Imperial in Acapulco, Guerrero. ITTN’s News & Features Editor Neil Steedman will...
CAR Invites Submissions on ATI Fee Approval Application from Shannon Airport for CUPPS
The Commission for Aviation Regulation (CAR) has received an application from Shannon Airport for approval of an ATI fee of €0.40 per departing passenger for CUPPS (Common User Passenger Processing System) equipment. The notice of application is here and the application from Shannon is here.
The...
John and Fiona Win Prizes at Silversea + Turkish Airlines Dinner
The lucky prize winners at the Silversea + Turkish Airlines dinner held in the Morrison Hotel, Dublin, were John Galligan, John Galligan Travel, and Fiona Dobbyn, Classic Resorts. Above, Onur Gul, Turkish Airlines, welcomes Helen O’Flaherty, World Travel Centre, and Orla Kelly, Click&Go.
John won the...
Sunway Hosts Cork Agents
Launching their summer 2017 holidays programme, the Sunway team of Mary Denton, Deirdre Sweeny and Jeanette Taylor hosted over 30 travel agents to a delicious dinner in Isaac’s restaurant in Cork.
As everyone enjoyed the delicious food, the Sunway team introduced their new Summer Sun...
Great Value Travel Deals – 14th March 2017
Sarah Slattery compiles a list of the top Travel Deals from trade partners, including airlines’ seat sales, special offers from tour operators, hotel deals from bed banks, and the latest cruise deals.
Sunway’s May offers include Majorca and Turkey from €299, Lanzarote from €309, Algarve...
Fiona from Fahy Travel Wins with TTC
It was smiles all around as Fahy Travel celebrated winning the recent TTC agents incentive. Brian Hynes was delighted to present Fiona Flaherty of Fahy Travel and her client Jane Coyne with €1,000 each. Fiona was this year’s winner of the ‘Win €1,000 for...
