Sunway Thanks Suppliers and Media for 50 Years of Support
The attendance at the Sunway 50th Anniversary thank you lunch was testament to the high esteem in which this Irish-owned tour operator is held by all its suppliers. The venue was the Mulberry Garden Restaurant in Donnybrook, created by the late great Ernie Evans,...
SuperBreak Friday Night Out Just Got Even Bigger
Following the success of its inaugural Friday Night Out package in London, SuperBreak has extended this popular package to cities in England, Scotland and Wales. Ideal for agents to promote, this package combines accommodation, dinner and nightclub access or bar discounts for just €76pp....
RCI Club Royal Celebrates With Style at Cliff House Hotel
Royal Caribbean International chose the iconic and highly rated Cliff House Hotel in Ardmore, Co Waterford, to recognise the top agency sales performers on the island of Ireland, all members of the RCI Club Royal. Ben Bouldin, together with the RCI Ireland sales team...
Wendy Wu Tours Increases Irish Business in 2016 by 204%
Wendy Wu Tours, the Asia tour specialist, has seen a 204% increase in passenger numbers from Ireland since 1st January 2016. The most popular destinations for Irish travellers have been China, Vietnam and Cambodia.The operator enjoys a 97% customer service rating plus a 98%...
Travel Trade Deals – 11th October 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 bed banks, and the latest cruise deals.
SuperBreak is offering a two-night break to Amsterdam on 30th November...
Travel Partners Roadshow in the Marble City
The Travel Partners Group autumn series of roadshows moved on to the Pembroke Hotel in Kilkenny on Tuesday 27th September. Travel Partners Group is made up of key suppliers including Amadeus, ASM (representing SAS, ANA and Obeo Travel), Blue Insurance, BookaBed, Classic Collection Holidays and...
Sunway Launches Winter Sun 2016/17 Programme
The Sunway Winter Sun 2016/17 brochure launch had a distinctly Moroccan theme at Dada’s Restaurant on South William Street. Camels running riot and an exotic belly dancer were the stars of the night.
Excellent food and wine throughout the evening made for a great atmosphere....
Aer Lingus Recruiting New Cabin Crew
Fancy a career in the skies? Aer Lingus has launched a recruitment drive to fill new cabin crew positions for its Dublin base in summer 2017, giving aspiring cabin crew members the chance to fly to over 100 destinations throughout UK, Continental Europe and...
SAA Wins ‘Best African Airline’ Award for 10th Consecutive Year
South African Airways has once again scooped the ‘Best African Airline’ Award at the Business Traveller Awards 2016. This is the 10th consecutive year that SAA has won the accolade, adding to a line-up of awards the airline received this year including a 4-Star Airline...
Shannon Airport Welcomes New SAS Service to Stockholm
Shannon Airport has welcomed the announcement by Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) that it is to launch a new service from Shannon to Stockholm in Sweden. The new service will operate twice a week on Tuesdays and Saturdays from 1st August until 7th October 2017.
Matthew Thomas, Chief...
Dublin Airport Fastest Growing Airport in Europe in August
Figures just released by Airports Council International Europe shows that Dublin Airport was the fastest growing major airport (Group 1) in Europe in August; ahead of Amsterdam Schiphol, Barcelona, Copenhagen, and London Gatwick.
Passenger traffic across the European airport network in August reported an average...
Bettina is ITTN+EMIRATES Travel Photographer September Winner
Bettina Haltmayer of ClickandGo.com is our September winner in the ITTN+EMIRATES Travel Photographer of the Year competition with her photo entitled: The Evening Arrives In Porto. Bettina took her photo with a Samsung MV800 digital camera in August 2016 at Porto in Portugal.
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Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy at Turkish Airlines Open
Following the confirmation of Tiger Woods, Rory McIlroy, former world number one, has joined the line-up of golfing stars to confirm their participation at the upcoming Turkish Airlines Open in Antalya/Belek.
The 27-year-old golfer joins Tiger Woods, who is scheduled to appear in Antalya/Belek as...
Tour America Celebrates 21st Birthday
The annual ‘invasion’ by Tour America’s American partners commenced on Friday night with a reception and dinner at the Morrison Hotel. American attractions, ground handlers, hotels, airlines, cruise companies and destinations were on hand to present their new 2017 products to the Irish trade...
Jennifer Aniston Makes a New Friend on Emirates
Hollywood actress, director and producer Jennifer Aniston makes a return to the Emirates A380, and makes a new friend, in a new global digital and TV advertising campaign for the airline.
The ad builds on the success of the first Emirates-Jennifer Aniston ad launched last...
New Aer Lingus Service to Hartford
The inaugural Aer Lingus flight EI131 to Hartford, Connecticut, took off on a Boeing 757, named St Brendan, registration EI-LBT, from Dublin airport at 14.40. The airline now offers a year-round service from Dublin direct to Hartford, Connecticut, in the heart of New England,...
Dublin Airport Wins Global Aviation Industry Award
Dublin Airport has won a major global aviation industry marketing award. The airport was named the 2016 World Routes Award winner for airports in the 20-50 million passengers per year category at the World Routes conference in Chengdu, China. This is the second time...
Navan Travel Seeks Two Staff
Navan Travel, trading as Travalue.ie, has two vacancies for full-time staff – a Junior Travel Professional and a Senior Travel Professional.
Martin Skelly, Managing Director, said: “Looking for progression and a change? If you have a positive attitude, a love of travel, pride in your...
Irish Holidaymakers Invited to Say Hello to Northern Ireland
The unique flavour of Shortcross Gin greeted members of the media to the launch of the Tourism Northern Ireland campaign ‘Say hello to more’.
Introducing the dedicated Republic of Ireland campaign to media at Ely Brasserie in Dublin, Terrance Brannigan, Chairman, Tourism Northern Ireland, explained...
Dublin Airport Wins Global Retail Award
Dublin Airport’s perfume and cosmetics store at The Loop in Terminal 1 has been voted the world’s best airport perfume and cosmetics store.
Dublin Airport’s T1 beauty outlet was voted best in the world in the Moodie Davitt Report Dreamstore Awards 2016, which are based...
