Iberia Express Flies from Cork to Madrid
A new direct service to Madrid with Iberia Express, part of the IAG group, took off from Cork Airport, giving holiday makers even more choice when it comes to choosing their summer holiday destination.
The Deputy Head of Mission to Ireland from the Spanish Embassy in Dublin,...
Crystal Mozart’s Godmother is Elisabeth Gurtler
Crystal River Cruises has announced Elisabeth Gürtler as the Godmother of its first river ship, Crystal Mozart. On 11th July, the re-imagined ‘Queen of Europe’s Rivers’ will be officially welcomed to the fleet in Vienna in a christening ceremony that will culminate when the ship’s...
Irish Travel Agents Will Vote for Best Adventure Holiday Tour Operator
This year’s 25th Silver Jubilee Irish Travel Trade Awards celebrations will include a new award category, Best Adventure Holiday Tour Operator, which will put the spotlight on niche markets such as activity holidays and expedition cruises. Irish travel agents will again be able to vote...
Vote in 25 Award Categories and Win a Holiday for Two
All fully completed, eligible Voting Forms received from Irish travel agents, North and South, will be entered into a prize draw for a holiday for two, with one entry being randomly selected by Grant Thornton’s computer.
The winner of the 25th Silver Jubilee Irish Travel Trade...
ITTN Industry Achievement Award
This special award honours the innovation and contribution to the Irish travel industry made by an individual, and was won last year by Tanya Airey, Managing Director, Sunway, and in 2014 by John Cassidy and John Spollen, Directors, Cassidy Travel.
Following her being presented with...
ITTN Travel Agency of the Year Awards
Four travel agencies will be declared regional winners in October and one of them will be proclaimed 2016 ITTN Travel Agency of the Year at the 25th Silver Jubilee Irish Travel Trade Awards on Friday 25th November 2016.
The first two national winners have both come from...
ITTN+EMIRATES Travel Photographer of the Year to Win Tickets for Two to a Worldwide Destination
This year’s overall winner of the ITTN+EMIRATES Travel Photographer of the Year competition will again win tickets for two from Dublin to any destination of their choice from the more than 150 on the Emirates worldwide network.
The inaugural ITTN+EMIRATES Travel Photographer of the Year...
Sunway Celebrates 50 Years in Business
It is with great pride that the Sunway team can celebrate our 50th year in business as Ireland's largest 100% Irish-owned tour operator.
From our beginnings in 1966 as a family-owned travel agency specialising in corporate and leisure travel to this present day, Sunway has...
Sunway’s History
Sunway is a 100% Irish-owned family business that was founded in 1966 by Roy Beatty. The company then passed to Roy’s daughter, Madeline Kilbride, in 1974 and to his granddaughter, Tanya Airey, in 1998. Tanya’s father, Jim Furlong, has remained Chairman of Sunway since...
Award-Winning Company
Over the years, Sunway’s travel industry awards have included Irish Travel Trade Awards for Best Long Haul Tour Operator, Best Specialist Tour Operator and Best Sun Holiday Tour Operator as voted for by the travel trade.
To add to the accolades, award-winning Sunway has also...
Sunway Today
Today, Sunway, a third-generation family business, is delighted to be celebrating 50 years in business as Ireland’s largest Irish-owned tour operator.
We offer the Irish holidaymaker a choice of over 70 destinations worldwide, including Summer and Winter Sun, Worldwide, USA & Canada, Cruise, River Cruise,...
Celebrating in Style
The Sunway staff celebrated their 50th birthday in style at a champagne-filled barbeque in the Morgan Hotel in Temple Bar, Dublin.
Escorted by luxury coach, with bubbly to help them along the way, the team at Sunway arrived at the Morgan to enjoy a great night...
Thank You!
The Sunway team would like to thank all of our travel agent partners and our customers throughout Ireland for the continued support that we have received throughout the past 50 years and look forward to the next 50 years as we continue to provide...
KLM to Operate Dublin to Amsterdam from Next October
The competition on the Dublin to Amsterdam route is about to increase as KLM has just announced that it intends to operate the route from 30th October next.
Amsterdam has for long been the preserve of Aer Lingus, and Ryanair only recently commenced a service to...
Spain Celebrates World Tapas Day
Spain celebrated World Tapas Day at the Taste of Dublin in Iveagh Gardens. The weather was not in keeping with the excellent warm hospitality on the Spanish stand, where wine and tapas were the order of the day.
Gonzalo Ceballos, Director, Spanish Tourism Office, along...
Travel Trade Deals – 21st June 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.
Sunway’s July offers include the Timor Sol Apartments, Costa de Sol, from...
CLIA Coming to Dublin, Cork and Galway
CLIA - UK & Ireland will be coming to Dublin, Galway and Cork in June for three free to attend evening events and will be bringing with them all of the major cruise lines so that agents can get an update on the industry, hear...
DAA to Host North Runway Public Information and Consultation Events
Dublin Airport Authority will host two public information and consultation events over the coming weeks to provide an opportunity for local residents and community groups to view at first-hand the plans for Dublin Airport’s new runway.
The 3,110-metre North Runway was granted planning permission in...
Hertz Opens New Location on Dublin’s North Circular Road
Hertz Ireland has opened a new rental location at 294A North Circular Road where car and van rentals will be available to rent. Only a short distance from Dublin’s North Inner City and with easy access to the M50, Hertz North Circular Road is...
Some Oompah for New BA Flight to Berlin
There was more than a bit of ‘oompah’ for the launch of new British Airways flights to Germany from London City Airport this weekend with a rousing send-off from the Die Dorf Fest Kapelle Oompah Band.
The band brought a traditional taste of German festivities...
