Globe Hotels Appoints Headon Representation
Globe Hotels, which was established in 2005, has announced the appointment of Headon Representation to work with the trade on their behalf.
“I have known Audrey Headon for over 20 years and I am very proud to announce this appointment today,” said Jeff Collins, Managing...
Great Value Travel Trade Deals – 10th January 2016
Sarah Slattery compiles a list of the top Travel Trade Deals from trade partners, including airlines’ seat sales, special offers from tour operators, hotel deals from bedbanks, and the latest cruise deals.
Royal Caribbean International’s Wave promotion offers the second passenger and children at half...
Irish Ferries Rings in New Year with 25% Savings on UK Fares
News likely to appeal to those seeking to banish the January blues is the announcement from Irish Ferries of a 25% reduction for motorists on its Irish Sea sailings.
The New Year ‘bonus’ deal is valid for all cruise ferry sailings and the majority of...
2017 Flying Start with First New Route Announced at Cork Airport
Cork Airport has welcomed the announcement that Aer Lingus Regional, operated by Stobart Air, is to launch a new service to one of the UK’s iconic seaside resorts, Newquay in Cornwall. Aer Lingus Regional will commence the route on 6th May 2017 through to 2nd September...
Qatar Airways Launches Biggest Travel Festival
Qatar Airways’ Travel Festival has been significantly enhanced for 2017, inviting customers from Ireland to take advantage of deals across the airline’s global network in Business Class and Economy Class, along with special companion fares, discounts on group bookings and special offers for those...
ITIC – A Roadmap for Tourism Growth
Irish tourism hit new highs in 2016 with a record number of international visitors and the industry is worth over €8 billion annually.
Overseas tourists spent €4.7 billion in Ireland in 2016. This represented a 9% increase, or almost €600 million more compared to what...
Eventex 2017 – Pioneers Festival
With over 3,000 visitors and participants from 80 countries, the Pioneers Festival is one of the leading entrepreneur and start-up conferences with a focus on innovative technologies. As specialist in event-organisation and multimedia production, Media Apparat has carried out the conference since 2012, always...
Travel Agents Report Busy Early Bookings and Enquiries
Travel agents throughout Ireland are reporting increased post-Christmas bookings compared with last year, with Spain and Portugal the top European destinations, along with the USA, Canada and, in long-haul, Thailand, Australia and South Africa.
Here is a sample of the comments received from agents by...
Welcome to 2017: New Routes and New Products
Happy New Year to all our readers from your Irish Travel Trade News team – and may it be a peaceful and prosperous one for everyone. News & Features Editor Neil Steedman looks back over the news stories from 2016 and highlights what’s in...
ITTN Sends Best Wishes to Ciara and Yvonne of Freedom Travel
The ITTN team sends best wishes to Ciara Mooney and Yvonne Collins of Freedom Travel, who thankfully were not hurt when money was taken from the Celbridge office at knifepoint on Tuesday 3rd January.
Ciara told ITTN: “Yvonne had been in the office on her...
Travel Trade Deals – 3rd January 2017
Sarah Slattery compiles a list of the top Travel Trade Deals from trade partners, including airlines’ seat sales, special offers from tour operators, hotel deals from bed banks, and the latest cruise deals.
Aer Lingus’s January sale offers up to 50% off summer flights to Europe,...
New U By Uniworld Brand for Youthful Adventure Seekers
Uniworld Boutique River Cruise Collection’s newest addition, U By Uniworld, is set to launch sales in March 2017 and begin sailings in early 2018. U By Uniworld will offer immersive, authentic and adventurous experiences for the next generation of river cruisers along the Instagram-...
Amazing Thailand Roadshow to Visit Belfast, Dublin and Cork in February
This year’s Tourism Thailand roadshow will be visiting Belfast on Tuesday 21st February, Dublin on Wednesday 22nd and Cork on Thursday 23rd February – and attendees could win a fam trip to Thailand.
The Belfast event will commence at 6.00pm in the Ten Square Hotel, 10...
All Leisure Holidays Ceases Trading, G Adventures Acquires Travelsphere and Just You
UK-based cruise company All Leisure Holidays has ceased trading with immediate effect and has called in Grant Thornton as administrators. G Adventures (UK) has taken over the group’s tour operator brands Travelsphere and Just You. Fred Olsen Cruise Lines is offering Voyages of Discovery...
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from Your ITTN Team
The Irish Travel Trade News Team – Neil, Ronan, Sarah, Michael, Hilary and Ian – wish all our readers a merry and peaceful Christmas and a happy and prosperous New Year.
Our next eBulletins will be published in the week commencing Monday 2nd January 2017.
Etihad May Make Management Changes
German business magazine Handelsblatt is speculating about management changes and the future of James Hogan at Gulf carrier Etihad Airways. The changes come after a spree of European acquisitions.
These included a 29% holding in Air Berlin followed by the purchase of 49% in Air...
Royal Caribbean Unveils Family Wave Promotion
Royal Caribbean International has unveiled details of its Wave promotion for 2017. Targeted at the savvy holidaymaker, the promotion is designed to give Irish consumers the chance to enjoy unbeatable savings, drive demand within the ‘new to cruise’ family market, and remind experienced cruisers...
Qatar Airways Launches Apple Pay and New Onboard Amenities
Qatar Airways, which will commence daily Dublin-Doha Dreamliner flights on 12th June 2017, has launched its latest payment feature, Apple Pay, and introduced new premium class amenity kits and children’s toys, activity kits and lunch boxes.
Qatar becomes the first Gulf carrier to offer the ‘mobile...
Aer Lingus Regional Records 19% Increase in Christmas Passenger Numbers
Aer Lingus Regional, operated by Stobart Air, has recorded a 19% increase in passenger numbers in December 2016 versus the same period last year, making it the airline’s busiest ever Christmas period.
In total, Aer Lingus Regional will fly 110,000 passengers in the month of...
Ireland Scoops ‘Best Destination: Europe’ Award in New York
Ireland has scooped a major travel award in New York – for the third year in a row.
Ireland was named ‘Best destination: Europe’ at the annual Travel Weekly Readers Choice Awards – beating off tough competition from England, France, Italy, Germany and Spain. Travel Weekly...
