Travel Trade Deals – 20th September 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.
BookaBed’s Mexico offers include the 5-star Bluebay Grand Esmeralda Hotel from €1,111...
Etihad is Recruiting in Ireland
Etihad Airways has announced recruitment dates for September 2016 and invites applicants to apply for a range of available positions with the Abu Dhabi-based airline. Among the available roles are cabin crew and inflight chefs. This follows a successful recruitment event in June 2016.
Interested...
Cork Airport Bids Farewell to Lilibeth Horne
One of Cork Airport’s most popular and respected figures, Lilibeth Horne, Head of Retail at The Loop in Cork Airport, retired this week after 46 years of dedicated service. Tributes were paid to one of Cork Airport's longest serving employees who praised Lilibeth’s long years of loyal and unstinting...
Six Million Reasons to Smile at Shannon Airport
Shannon Airport had six million reasons to celebrate its independence as a milestone passenger number was reached by the airport. Galway passenger Emmet Keary’s day took-off in more ways than one as he was surprised with a pair of Aer Lingus flight tickets to...
Irish Ferries Announces ‘Haven-ly’ Savings for 2017
Following what has been another successful summer season, Irish Ferries and Haven Holidays have come together to invite customers to get ahead of the holiday rush and avail of savings of up to 15% by securing their 2017 Haven Holiday now.
Typically, this means that...
Dublin Airport Sets New August Record With 2.9m Passengers
Almost 2.9 million passengers passed through Dublin Airport last month, a 9% increase over last year, making it the busiest August ever in the airport’s history.
Passenger volumes to and from continental Europe increased by 8% with more than 1.5 million passengers travelling to European...
Travel Partners First Autumn Series Roadshow in Ballinasloe
The Travel Partners Group held the first of its autumn series of roadshows on Tuesday 13th September at the Shearwater Hotel in Ballinasloe, Co Galway. Travel Partners Group is made up of key suppliers including Amadeus, ASM (representing SAS, ANA and Obeo Travel), Blue Insurance,...
Cork Airport Announces Winter Schedule
Cork Airport has announced its winter schedule, which sees frequency and capacity increases on a number of sun and city routes, including new Ryanair flights to Gran Canaria, Tenerife and Malaga. Aer Lingus Regional is also extending its Southampton service through the winter months.
Passengers...
Passenger Numbers on Track for 8% Growth in 2016 at Cork Airport
Cork Airport is continuing with its positive growth trend with passenger numbers for July showing another increase.
Niall MacCarthy, Managing Director, said: “We are delighted with the strong growth in commercial aircraft movements once again in Cork in July (+14.4%), which is the strongest growth...
New Avenger and Training Facilities for Fire & Rescue Service
As part of its ongoing commitment to be at the forefront of safety, Cork Airport has added a modern, next-generation firefighting vehicle to its fleet. The vehicle, known as an Avenger, will replace an older machine that has served the airport’s Fire & Rescue...
Cork Airport Launches Drone Awareness Campaign
A new awareness campaign aimed at drone users was launched at Cork Airport recently. The airport is taking a lead role with a proactive approach to promoting responsible drone usage.
The campaign follows a number of incidents involving drones and aircraft on approach or departure from...
Cork Airport Marks 10th Birthday of New Terminal
Cork Airport celebrated the 10th birthday of its terminal building in August. Since it first opened in 2006, over 25 million people have travelled through the state-of-the-art terminal.
Niall MacCarthy, Managing Director at Cork Airport, said: “We wanted to mark the important occasion of the 10th anniversary...
Thousands of Fans Welcome Silver Medal Olympians
Cork Airport was the scene of much anticipation and excitement as members of the public turned out in their thousands to welcome back Ireland’s silver medal Olympians and local boys Paul and Gary O’Donovan from Skibbereen, Co Cork.
It is estimated that in excess of...
Silver Whisper Sails into Dublin
Silver Whisper sailed into Dublin Port with 382 guests onboard and the Silversea duo of Amanda Middler and Lynda McCorry were on hand to welcome their top agents for a ship's tour followed by fine dining and an array of wonderful cocktails and wines.
Silver...
St. Pete Clearwater Beach Hosts Trade in Dublin
It’s amazing what a trip to a blue-sky, sun-drenched getaway on top Florida beaches such as Treasure Island and Clearwater Beach can do for you. Mix in world-class arts, such as the acclaimed Dalí Museum, and St. Pete’s pulsing downtown nightlife, and every single...
Irish Agents Discuss Cruising with Sarah Slattery
In the September issue of Irish Travel Trade News, out now, Sarah Slattery talked with travel agents and cruise specialists about ocean, family and river cruising. Other features include Travel Technology, Bed Banks, Travel Commerce Platforms, an interview with John Appleby of Flight Centre...
World’s First Trial of Security Screening System at Shannon Airport
A new checkpoint concept, which could halve the time spent in security by millions of passengers at airports worldwide, is being trialled at Shannon Airport, which is the first airport in the world to trial the new pre-clearance checkpoint developed as part of the...
Cork Airport Shows Strong August Performance
Commercial air traffic at Cork Airport was up 19% in August compared with the same month in 2015, according to the latest figures from the Irish Aviation Authority. This marks August as one of Cork Airport’s busiest to date for 2016 with an average...
Travel Trade Deals – 13th September 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.
Royal Caribbean International is offering a seven-night Arabian Gulf cruise onboard Vision...
Roberto Martinoli Appointed Silversea Chief Executive
Silversea has appointed Roberto Martinoli as Chief Executive, effective from 19th September 2016. Roberto, a Board Member of Silversea since 2013, becomes Chief Executive after an extensive career in the cruise and shipping industry.
“Roberto is a dedicated professional with a long track record of driving...
