A Day in the Life of Travel Counsellor Roger Barrett
Dublin-based Roger Barrett, who joined Travel Counsellors in 2013, was recently interviewed to find out about life as a Travel Counsellor and what it means to him.
Why did you decide to join Travel Counsellors?
“The buzzword ‘work/life balance’ had never entered my mind until...
All that Glisters… is Gold
Travel Counsellors believe in recognising and rewarding the top performing agents when they reach the highly commended ‘Gold Status’. The top 10 Irish TCs earn between €58,000 and €130,000 each per year, a staggering amount in today’s industry.
Every year, the successes of top-performing Travel...
The Power of People and Technology at Travel Counsellors
“At Travel Counsellors our focus is on putting our people, including our Travel Counsellors, head office staff, and customers, at the heart of everything we do and developing the technology to enable everyone to provide the highest levels of service and care, wherever they...
Training and Personal Development with Travel Counsellors
Regardless of the industry, for businesses to thrive and compete successfully in today’s ever-changing environment, it is imperative to invest in training and development. Many companies often overlook and fail to understand the importance of continuous training and development and this is exactly why...
ITTN+EMIRATES Travel Photographer of the Year Competition Returns!
The Irish Travel Trade News team is delighted to announce that the 2016 ITTN+EMIRATES Travel Photographer of the Year has begun and that this year ALL members of the Irish travel industry can enter the competition – in which the top prize is tickets for...
Bilbao and Bizkaia Tourism Comes to Dublin
Bilbao and Bizkaia Tourism hosted the trade in great style and with mouth-watering food prepared by Michelin Chefs who flew to Dublin especially for the promotional event.
There are now more than 50,000 seats to Bilbao this summer with up to eight flights ,with two...
Irish Ferries Promotes Five Routes on TheTravelDirectory.ie
One of the most recent companies to use a Company Page on TheTravelDirectory.ie to promote its five routes to travel agents and the travelling public is Irish Ferries – two to Britain and three to France, which provide easy ways for the Green Army...
More Options to Catalonia from Cork Airport
Cork Airport hosted a promotional evening in the Sternview Gallery at Nash 19 in Cork to celebrate increased capacity on flights from Cork Airport to Barcelona, Reus and Girona. The Honorary Vice-Consul for Spain, Catalina Goode, was in attendance, as were Eira Mogas, Paula Garcia...
Sunway Seeks Ticketing Agent for Maternity Cover
Sunway is looking for an experienced Ticketing Agent to provide full-time maternity cover from 27th June 2016 for a period of 34 weeks (which may be extended).
Successful candidates will join a multi-award-winning holiday company and gain excellent experience in a tour operator.
The ideal candidate...
Travel Trade Deals – 31st May 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 late deals include Majorca and Gran Canaria from €299, the...
Win €50 with Affordable Car Hire
Watch out for the Affordable Car Hire Secret Shopper and you could win €50 cash!
The Affordable Car Hire Secret Shopper is out and about calling into travel agencies up and down the country asking for car hire quotes. If the Secret Shopper calls to...
Aer Lingus Celebrates 80th Anniversary
Aer Lingus celebrated 80 years of flying on Friday 27th May, having launched its first ever flight from Baldonnel to Bristol on that day in 1936.
To recognise this milestone, Aer Lingus has flown the Iolar, a replica of the a six-seater De Havilland 84...
Mukesh Wins Aer Lingus Outstanding Contribution Award
Mukesh Sharma MBE DL, Managing Director Northern Ireland, World Travel Centre, has received the Aer Lingus ‘Outstanding Contribution’ Award for his contribution to business life in Northern Ireland.
The awards ceremony and gala dinner, which took place at the IoD Headquarters on 24th May, celebrates the...
Worldchoice Ireland to Hold 2016 Conference at Seafield
Carol Anne O’Neill, Commercial Manager, Worldchoice Ireland, has announced that the group’s bi-ennial one-day conference will take place at Seafield Golf & Spa Resort in Wexford on Saturday 19th November 2016.
“I am delighted to announce that Worldchoice Ireland, comprising of 40 members, will be...
72nd IATA AGM and Conference in Dublin
The International Air Transport Association has announced that leaders of the global air transport industry are gathering in Dublin for the Association’s 72nd AGM and World Air Transport Summit. The AGM will open with keynote addresses by Shane Ross TD, Minister for Transport, Tourism...
Gearoid Mannion Now Operating as Travel Counsellors Franchisee
Following 52 successful years in business, Tom Mannion Travel recently decided to close its retail office in Ennis, Co Clare, and has now joined Travel Counsellors, led by Tom’s son, Gearoid Mannion.
Gearoid is building on the TMT legacy through Travel Counsellors, a company with...
Visit Florida Entertains at Chapter One
The Visit Florida trade appreciation lunch took place in Chapter One Restaurant in Dublin. This was the 21st year for the event in the same venue, which must be a record for any travel trade event.Sue Marshall was as always the most gracious host.
The...
Tallest Slide on Harmony of the Seas Delivers Highest Thrill
During the Harmony of the Seas pre-inaugural sailing last weekend, Royal Caribbean partnered with the world’s only Professor of Thrill to discover the physiological effects that the ship’s key attractions have on the body, including the 10-storey monster slide, Ultimate Abyss.
Thrill Engineer and University Professor Brendan...
Three Key Appointments Made at ClickandGo.com
ClickandGo.com has made appointments to three new key roles in the company: Operations Manager, Insights/CRM Manager, and Inbound Call Centre Manager.
Sharon Lynch
Sharon Lynch will be starting from 1st September 2016 as Operations Manager and has a wealth of experience in the operations and customer...
CityJet Gets First Superjet SSJ100
CityJet, the Irish European regional airline, has taken delivery in Italy of its first Superjet SSJ100 aircraft. At a ceremony in Venice, Pat Byrne, CityJet’s Executive Chairman, and Cathal O’ Connell, Chief Commercial Officer, were present to accept formal delivery of the aircraft that has...
