Shannon – Edinburgh Route with Aer Lingus Regional Takes Off
Aer Lingus Regional, operated by Stobart Air, has launched the first flight on its new route from Shannon to Edinburgh. The route will operate six times weekly with fares from €29.99 one-way including taxes and charges.
The route will result in an additional 35,000 seats...
Lá Fhéile Shona ó Aerfort Bhaile Átha Cliath
(Happy St Patrick’s Day From Dublin Airport): Aerfort Bhaile Átha Cliath is getting ready to welcome more than 370,000 passengers arriving and departing through the airport in the coming days for the St Patrick’s Day celebrations.
Musical entertainment from local schools, festive decorations in the...
150 Airlines Now Live with Travelport Rich Content and Branding
Travelport chose this year’s CAPA Aviation Summit to announce new initiatives and to celebrate a major milestone in relation to its airline merchandising technology. Launched exactly three years ago at the CAPA Aviation Summit in Dublin, Travelport’s suite of merchandising products has continued to...
Tourism Australia, Etihad Airways and Virgin Australia Promotion
A lively evening of information, quiz and craic was hosted by Etihad Airways, Tourism Australia and Virgin Australia at the Odeon Bar in Harcourt Street, Dublin, last Wednesday. The event was hosted by (above) Ricky Dunn, Tourism Australia; Karen Maloney and Shannon O’Dowd, Etihad...
Nashville Delegation Comes to Dublin
A delegation from Nashville, where the music never stops, came to Dublin to promote the music hub of the USA.
Nashville Music City, a melting pot of world-class country, rock and classical jazz, together with outstanding art, cuisine and great shopping, creates an unforgettable experience for...
Skytours is Looking for Sales Consultants
Skytours, one of Dublin’s busiest travel agencies, is seeking highly motivated Sales Consultants to join the team in its central Dublin offices to sell travel to new and existing customers.
Requirements:
Minimum two years’ previous travel sales experience
Minimum two years GDS experience (Amadeus)
Experience in dynamic packaging
Ability to...
Travel Trade Deals – 15th March 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.
Lowcostbeds’ summer offers include Malta, Qawra Palace B&B from €29; Algarve, Rio Apartments,...
Turkish Airlines Bowls Them Over
The Turkish Airlines team led by Onur Gul, Ann Marie Dalton, Julienne Curran and Onder Gencer brought their Ten Pin Bowling tournament to Dublin for the second leg of their Irish event. Belfast followed later and the eventual winners will go to the World...
Emirates Hosts Top Agents at Arsenal
Lisa Rabbitte from Emirates hosted a group of competition winners from the trade to the Emirates Stadium in London to see Arsenal in their FA Cup bid against Watford.
Cassidy Travel Opens Ninth TravelShop in Dublin
Cassidy Travel has opened its ninth TravelShop in one of the busiest shopping centres in Dublin city centre, the ILAC Shopping Centre, Henry Street, Dublin 1, where the design is based on the successful TravelShops concept in the Pavilions Swords and Liffey Valley Shopping...
Visit Prague and Learn about Charles IV
Katerina Hobbs, Director Czech Tourism UK and Ireland, was in Dublin recently and gave an excellent presentation, in the Czech Embassy, on Charles IV, King of Bohemia and Holy Roman Emperor, who was born 700 years ago in 1316 and whose exploits throughout his...
Cork Airport Has New Routes to Southampton and Leeds Bradford
Aer Lingus Regional’s new year round services to Southampton and Leeds Bradford take off from Cork Airport this week. Operated by Stobart Air, flights to Southampton started on the 14th March departing five times weekly with the Leeds Bradford service commencing on the 15th March three...
Emirates Showcases New Business Class Seat at ITB Berlin
Emirates has shown its new Boeing 777 Business Class seat at ITB Berlin in its spectacular new triple-decker stand that is almost 28 feet high. The new seat will be installed in all Emirates’ new B777-300ER aircraft delivered from November 2016 onwards.
The newly enhanced...
Dinner with an Astronaut in Dublin
The Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex hosted the travel trade to a ‘Dinner with an astronaut’ in Dublin. The event was without a doubt the most informative, educational and entertaining evening that the trade and the top travel media ever experienced.
This was generated by...
Registration Now Open for Irish Travel Industry Trade Show
Registration, which is free for all travel professionals and is sponsored by Dublin Airport, is now open for the Irish Travel Industry Trade Show, which takes place in the Ballsbridge Hotel, Dublin 4, on 7th April 2016.
The ITAA’s one-day show will have over 100 exhibitors,...
€15m Investment in Dublin Airport T1 Departures
Dublin Airport has invested €15 million in modernising the Departures Floor and Security Screening area in Terminal 1. A significant part of this investment relates to the delivery of 15 new automatic tray return system (ATRS) machines in the passenger security screening area.
“Almost 400...
Irish Ferries Unveils New Season Offers at Alton Towers
This Easter, Alton Towers Resort reopens for the 2016 season and Irish Ferries Holidays is celebrating with a family deal that runs until 22nd May.
A three-night stay with breakfast in the nearby Best Western Tillington Hall Hotel is €599 for a family of two...
Lufthansa Irish Traffic Grows by 13%
Lufthansa Irish traffic grew by 13% in 2015 - that was the good news from Christian Schindler on a flying visit to Dublin to brief the Irish media on the latest news from the German airline.
He also revealed that the Lufthansa Group will operate...
John P Kavanagh Joins Belmond Grand Hibernian
Belmond has announced the appointment of John P Kavanagh as General Manager of the Belmond Grand Hibernian in Dublin from Monday 7th March 2016.
A graduate of Trinity College Dublin, John began his hospitality career at The Connaught, London, and has since built up 23...
Excellent Connectivity Right into the Heart of London City with CityJet
Maximise time in London with CityJet from Cork to London City Airport, just 20 minutes from the heart of the city and the most convenient airport serving the capital – great for clients whether visiting for business or pleasure.
CityJet’s Cork – London City service...
