Ark Travel Group Partners with Black Cactus, Moves Premises
Ark Travel Group has announced a partnership with Black Cactus Holdings to provide its device-agnostic, international travel platform that allows reward programme members to exchange their programme points for hotel accommodation, car hire and other travel related product. The Group is also moving to...
Busiest September in Ireland West Airport Knock’s History
Ireland West Airport Knock recorded another major milestone last month, experiencing its busiest ever month of September, with a total of 64,011 passengers passing through the airport terminal.
Passenger numbers using the airport’s seven UK services increased by 10%, while numbers using continental European services...
Flybe Farecracker Monthly Deals for Off-Peak Travel
Flybe has introduced a new customer initiative called Flybe Farecracker. Each month, Flybe offers customers a five-day window of opportunity to buy low-cost fares for upcoming flights, a list of which is easily accessed via the special Farecracker icon at www.flybe.com. Deals can be found quickly...
Fuerteventura Joins with Sunway to Host Agents
Fuerteventura joined with Sunway in hosting the trade to a really fine gastronomic lunch in the newly opened Forrest Avenue restaurant located on leafy Sussex Terrace in Dublin. The agents were given a short presentation on the island of Fuerteventura, the beach of the Canary...
Don Shearer Resigns as Chief Executive of Worldchoice Ireland
In a shock move, Michael Doorley, Chairman, Worldchoice Ireland, announced that Don Shearer is resigning as Chief Executive of Worldchoice Ireland and will complete his term at the end of December.
Don has completed two very successful years as Chief Executive and wishes to pursue...
Cash Raffle Prizes for GOAL at Irish Travel Trade Awards
Four pairs of airline tickets, a sun holiday for two, a car-full trip to France, visits to two cruise ships, an iPad Mini, and a €300 voucher will be among the prizes to be won in ITTN’s cash raffle in aid of GOAL, this...
Air Canada Fam Trip to Cuba
Air Canada has great connections to Cuba over Toronto, so Eamon Flanagan brought a group of leading travel agents on a most interesting fam trip to the Caribbean Island. Many Irish passengers are availing of the advantage of a Toronto layover on the inbound...
Wendy Wu Adds New China and South-East Asia Tours to Second Irish Brochure
Wendy Wu Tours, has launched its second dedicated Irish 2016/2017 brochure, showcasing an ever growing number of Asia tours available in the Irish market with a brand new ‘Discovery Tours’ collection and an updated ‘Exclusive Collection’, as well as new and improved tours, opening...
Lanzarote Says “Muchas Gracias” to Travel Agents
Lanzarote said a big “muchas gracias” to the trade as they hosted them to a superb lunch in the elegant Hot Stove Restaurant on Dublin’s Parnell Square. Good food, good company and good wine were the order of the day.
Hector Fernandez Mancahdo, Director, Lanzarote...
Travel Trade Deals – 20th October 2015
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 bedbanks, and the latest cruise deals.
Royal Caribbean International is offering a three-night taster cruise from Southampton on Harmony...
AA ‘See Madonna’ Fam to Philadelphia and Atlantic City
American Airlines flew seven key travel agency partners to Philadelphia on the direct service to experience the comfort of the Airbus A330. The group travelled out in Business Class and they were impressed by the comfort of the lie-flat seat.
After being met on arrival...
Lufthansa to Launch Flights to San Jose
Lufthansa is to introduce a new non-stop service between Frankfurt and San Jose, California, USA. The new service, which will commence on 29th April 2016, will be the first non-stop flights to the state’s Silicon Valley from a European airport. The five-times-weekly service will...
CityJet to Get 15 New Superjet SSJ 100 Aircraft
CityJet has announced that it has agreed to take delivery of 15 Superjet SSJ100 passenger aircraft from Superjet International, commencing next year. Superjet International (SJI) is a joint venture between Alenia Aermacchi, part of the Finmeccanica Group of Italy, and the Russian Sukhoi corporation.
CityJet Executive...
Emirates Five-Day ‘Online Exclusive’ Sale
Emirates has announced an ‘online exclusive’ sale, from 16th October to 20th October 2015. Terms, conditions and exemption periods apply.
Customers can book online at www.emirates.ie for Economy Class return fares from Dublin, inclusive of all taxes and charges, to destinations and attractions including:
* Dubai from €509
*...
Hotel Prices Soar by 960% in Cardiff
Prices have soared by up to 960% in Cardiff for this weekend’s Rugby World Cup quarter-finals at the Millennium Stadium, according to the trivago Hotel Price Index (tHPI) prepared each month by hotel search site trivago.ie. A hotel stay on Saturday 17th October, the...
Win Dream Flights for Two to Abu Dhabi on British Airways’ New Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner!
Irish Travel Trade News has teamed up with British Airways to celebrate the launch of the airline’s new Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner flights to Abu Dhabi, by offering one lucky reader the chance to win a pair of World Traveller tickets to discover the exciting...
Brendan is Our Travel Photographer Competition Winner for September – 18 Days Left to Enter!
Brendan Barry, Managing Director, Discover Travel, is the winner of the ITTN+Emirates Travel Photographer for September with his photo entitled ‘Coffee Break Time’, which he took in January this year at Inle Lake, Myanmar, with his Canon 350D. Travel Agents still have until Saturday...
Las Vegas Updates the Irish Travel Media
Welcoming the media in the elegant surroundings of the Wellington Room in Dublin's Merrion Hotel, Tryphavana Cross, Account Director Las Vegas CVA thanked all the media present for their continuing support and looked forward to working to promote Las Vegas in 2016.
Cathy Tull, Senior...
The Travel Expert and Dublin Airport Shortlisted for eir Spider Awards
The Travel Expert, aka Sarah Slattery (who also writes for Irish Travel Trade News), and Dublin Airport have been shortlisted for three eir Spider Awards in two categories. All the category winners and the Grand Prix winner will be announced at an awards ceremony...
Travel Trade Deals – 13th October 2015
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 bedbanks, and the latest cruise deals.
Lowcostbeds’ 4-star city break offers include Rome, Hotel Torino, from €61; Amsterdam, Arena Hotel, from €68; Prague,...
