Irish Ferries Announces Haven Holidays Autumn Deals
News likely to appeal to families with pre-school children seeking a break this autumn is the announcement from Irish Ferries of a late summer deal at a number of UK Haven Holiday parks. Savings of €35 and €61 on four-night and seven-night breaks...
Sharon O’Rourke Wins United Trip to Chicago
Sharon O’Rourke from USIT was the lucky winner of the recent United Airlines booking incentive to see Ireland take on the All Blacks (New Zealand) in Chicago this November.
To celebrate the return of the direct flights from Dublin and Shannon to Chicago this summer,...
Aer Lingus Third Most Loved Carrier in Europe
Aer Lingus has been voted the third most loved carrier across Europe. This accolade comes hot on the heels of its recent 4-star rating awarded by Skytrax last month, making Aer Lingus not just Ireland’s only 4-star airline, but the only 4-star airline connecting...
Dublin Now More Expensive for Hotel Rooms than London
Latest data from global hotel solutions provider HRS has revealed that Dublin’s average hotel room rates have risen by 70% to £163 between Q2 2015 and Q2 2016. This means that Dublin rates are on average £15 higher than London, which has seen a...
10 Etiquette Rules for Flying Economy Class from Expedia
Our air planes are filling up and our tempers are rising; air travel in the 21st century is no picnic, particularly when you fly economy. Economy flight operators are providing us with a bargain trip in trade off for a little discomfort and very few...
Waterford Beach Photo Makes Tim Our July Winner
Tim Carey of Bray-based The Travel Boutique is our July winner in the ITTN+EMIRATES Travel Photographer of the Year competition with his photo entitled: Early Morning, Kilfarrasy Beach, Waterford. Tim was presented with his €200 voucher by Lisa Rabbitte, Sales Executive Leisure Sales –...
Sunway Celebrates 50th Anniversary Onboard Celebrity Silhouette
It was a great idea for Sunway to celebrate 50 years in business on board luxury cruise ship Celebrity Silhouette with their trade supporters in Dublin Port.The business was established in Blackrock in 1956,and is very much a family operation and is fully Irish...
Emirates Launches Daily Flights to Yangon and Hanoi
Emirates has made getting to Southeast Asia easier with the launch of a new daily linked service from Dubai to Yangon in Myanmar, and onwards to Hanoi in Vietnam. This new service, which is being operated with a B777-300ER, expands the airline’s network in Southeast...
Holland America Line’s MS Rotterdam Visits Dublin Port
The MS Rotterdam of the Holland America Line was just one of the 35 cruise ships listed to visit Dublin Port during the month of August. Obviously the marketing team from Dublin Port is doing a great job.
The Holland America sales and marketing team...
Suppliers Evening in Cork for All Travel Agents
Accident & General, Getabed, Hertz Car Hire and Riviera Travel invite agents to join them in a Suppliers Evening in the Cork Metropole Hotel on Thursday 25th August 2016 from 7pm.
Come along for some exciting product updates, light refreshments and a bit of fun.
Contiki Launches New Trip to Eternal India
Contiki has launched a brand new 12-day trip to India, building on the company’s extensive Asian product offering and based on feedback from partners and customers.
The 12-day trip takes adventurous young explorers on an unforgettable journey through Delhi, Agra, Jaipur, Udaipur, Mumbai and Goa,...
Travel Trade Deals – 9th August 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.
Celebrity Cruises is offering a nine-night Eastern Caribbean cruise onboard Celebrity...
SuperBreak Announces Rocky Horror Show Winners, Launches Irish Facebook Page
The winners of the SuperBreak / Irish Travel Trade News competition for pairs of tickets to the Rocky Horror Show at the Bord Gais Energy Theatre in Dublin on Monday 3rd October 2016 are Lorna Wynne, Joe Walsh Tours, and Ita Hendrick, Travelworld.
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Agents can...
Travel Counsellor Mandy Walsh Wins Mrs2Be Wedding Award
Travel Counsellors are celebrating the success of one their agents, Mandy Walsh, who was presented with a Mrs2Be Brides’ Choice Wedding Award for the second consecutive year.
Mandy was shortlisted for ‘Best Honeymoon Provider’ alongside three other prominent Irish agents and tour operators. Judged by...
Travel Solutions Launches New Cruise Department
Travel Solutions has announced the launch of its new, dedicated Cruise Department, offering fully ATOL-bonded, tailormade fly, cruise and stay packages. The company has also appointed Aaron Fletcher as Manager of the new department.
Peter McMinn, Managing Director, said: “Responding to agents demands, it became...
Blue Insurance ‘Polo Magnifico’ July Winner Announced
Blue Insurance has announced that the winner of the July draw in the company’s ‘Polo Maginifico’ promotion is Mandy Walsh from Travel Counsellors.
‘Polo Magnifico’, in association with Frank Keane Volkswagen, started in April and runs until March 2017. The competition is giving one lucky...
Dublin Airport Europe’s Fastest Growing Major Airport
Dublin Airport was the fastest growing major airport in Europe in the first six months of this year, according to new data from ACI Europe, the trade association for European airports.
Passenger numbers at Dublin Airport increased by 13.4% in the first half of the...
RCI Offers Agents Holiday of a Lifetime to South Africa
Club Royal, Royal Caribbean International’s loyalty programme, has announced the launch of its biggest competition yet: Countdown to South Africa. Over one month, Club Royal members will be invited to play a series of daily games to win points, with the top 15 scores overall...
Go for Gold this Summer with Silversea
Silversea is giving agents across Ireland the opportunity to earn up to €60 One4all vouchers per booking simply by making a booking in the month of August for any future voyage. Silversea has also announced the biggest fleet-wide refurbishment plan in its history, worth $170...
Turkish Airlines Appoints New General Manager in Ireland
Hasan Mutlu has been appointed as General Manager of Turkish Airlines in Dublin as of July 2016. Hasan started his career at Turkish Airlines as a part-time Passenger Service Agent in 1998, one year before he graduated from university, and supervised the station co-ordination...
