CityJet Carries 23,000 in May on LCY Route
CityJet says it carried 23,000 passengers on the Dublin - London City route in May, an increase for the airline on May 2014 when it carried almost 16,000. With total numbers for May 2015 at 37,430 this would mean that BA Cityflyer carried over...
Thomson B787 Dreamliner Flies Trade Around Ireland
It has to be the best marketing launch to the travel trade in a decade. It was, of course, the Falcon/Thomson Holidays launch of their summer 2016 programme onboard the new Boeing B787 Dreamliner. The day really belonged to the Irish as the Thomson...
Liam Lonergan Company Acquires Abbey Travel
Travelplan Investments Ltd, the company that owns Abbey Travel, has been acquired by Next Century Travel Investments Ltd, a company owned by Liam Lonergan, who also owns Club Travel, Ireland’s largest travel agency.
Abbey Travel was established in 1978 by its present owner Con Horgan...
Aer Lingus and Orlando Flexticket Educational
Aer Lingus and Orlando Flexticket ran their seventh annual educational trip to Orlando recently. The group travelled direct from Dublin to Orlando having pre-cleared US Customs and Immigration at the CBP facilities in Dublin Airport’s T2.
All arrived safely in MCO Terminal A baggage hall and...
Explore4 Promotion and Dublin Ship Visit by Holland America Line
Book your clients on select January 2016 – April 2017 Holland America Line cruises by 31st October 2015 and they will receive four offers – and agents can register online now to view ms Veendam when she visits Dublin on Saturday 15th August 2015.
HAL’s Explore4 promotion...
Lufthansa Triples Capacity from Dublin to Munich
Lufthansa is tripling capacity from Dublin to Munich this winter.
The German airline will operate the Dublin-Munich service six times per week during the winter season, which runs from October until the end of March. The move is a major expansion for the route, which...
SAA Wins ‘Best Airline in Africa’ at Skytrax Awards 2015
South African Airways (SAA) won three awards at the Skytrax World Airline Awards 2015 this month including, for the 13th consecutive year, the ‘Best Airline in Africa’ award, a testament to the airline group’s commitment to quality service.
SAA was also awarded ‘Best Airline Staff Service...
Turkish Airlines Codeshares with Eva Air
Turkish Airlines initiated a code-share agreement with fellow Star Alliance member, Eva Air on 4th June 2015 on the Istanbul – Taipei route, bringing more one-stop connections to the Taiwan capital for ex-Dublin travellers. Turkish Airlines currently operates daily flights on its Istanbul – Taipei...
Hello Thursday
Irish Travel Trade News will be launching an exciting global competition for Irish travel agency and tour operator personnel that will take off on Wednesday 1st July 2015 – and you will learn all about it this Thursday, 18th June.
Clue for today: You will have to...
Agents Visit Istanbul with Royal Caribbean and Turkish Airlines
Turkish Airlines and Royal Caribbean International co-hosted a most interesting and informative trip to Istanbul last week - and it really was an educational visit highlighting the history and culture of the city. For some agents it was their first time flying with Turkish...
Travel Trade Deals – 16th June 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 has special offers to Sharm el Sheikh. Reductions on 5-star properties include the...
Lufthansa Group Airlines to Introduce €16 Charge on GDS Tickets
As of 1st September 2015, the Lufthansa Group airlines will include a surcharge, the ‘Distribution Cost Charge’ (DCC), of €16 for every ticket issued by a booking channel using GDS. The new charge will not be added to flight tickets purchased using own-booking channels....
Transavia Begins Low-cost Dublin to Paris-Orly Route
Transavia, the low-cost airline of the Air France-KLM Group, has flown its first flight from Dublin to
Paris-Orly, the nearest airport to the centre of Paris. The airport’s light railway, the Orlyval, connects to the extensive Paris rail network, including the RER and Métro.
The...
If Only… Ireland Did Not Fall Asleep at Half Time
Brendan Maguire and Martin Penrose from tour operator If Only hosted friends from the travel trade and media to an afternoon reception at Doheny & Nesbitt for the Ireland v Scotland European Qualifying match last Saturday.
It was a most enjoyable afternoon with great banter...
Swiss to Fly Dublin to Geneva from 26th June
Swiss International Air Lines will be offering a new service connection between Dublin and Geneva from 26th June 2015. Swiss will operate four weekly flights to Geneva. The new flights to and from Dublin mark a further step in Swiss’s development of its services to...
Aer Lingus Regional Flies Five Millionth Passenger
Aer Lingus Regional, operated by Stobart Air, last week flew its five millionth passenger since the commencement of its franchise flying partnership with Aer Lingus in March 2010. Flying on the airline’s Dublin to Glasgow route, passenger Megan Brown from Glasgow, Scotland, was the official...
Thailand to Expand Tourism Infrastructure
With increasing visitor arrivals year on year and a marketing strategy to achieve 28 million or more tourists in 2015, Thailand’s tourism infrastructure needs to expand to cope with demand. More than 63,000 Irish visitors went to Thailand last year.
Suvarnabhumi, Bangkok’s international airport (BKK),...
Dee Gets Lucky at IPW and Wins $2,500
It came as a total surprise for Dee Burdock, American Holidays, when her name was pulled from the drum at the IPW/American Express prize draw for buyers on the final day of this year’s International Pow Wow in Orlando.
This buyers draw is sponsored by...
Geraldine Wins an iPhone from Emirates
Geraldine Carr, Atlas Amex, is the week two winner of the Emirates phone home competition to win an iPhone.
Great Value SAA Fares to Malawi
South African Airways (SAA), in association with Malawi Department of Tourism, is offering discounted fares from London to Malawi from £604 return (subject to availability), saving up to £149 on the typical fare.
The year-round, competitive fares include a £604 return flight to Malawi’s Lilongwe...
