Great for Travel Agents
Red Sea Holidays offers excellent rates of commission to travel agents and every part of every holiday sold is commissionable – meaning great value for you, as well as your customers.
There is also a year-round programme of educational visits to the resorts, and travel...
The Grand Hotel
Five-star quality and facilities in a stunning cliff-top location is the hallmark of this stylish hotel. Set in beautiful gardens with stunning views across to Tiran Island, the Grand Hotel provides a perfect location to relax and savour the atmosphere of the Red Sea.
There’s...
Sharm Plaza Hotel
Boasting a unique layout that gives the venue a village-like feel, the Sharm Plaza Hotel’s huge array of buffet and à la carte restaurants and facilities offer lots of choices for how to spend your time.
Whether you’re looking for a quiet corner in which...
Ghazala Beach Hotel
For the young, and young at heart, the Ghazala Beach’s bustling atmosphere comes from its extensive range of activities and its proximity to the bars, cafes, restaurants, shops and nightclubs of Naama Bay.
A great value hotel in possibly the best location in Naama Bay,...
Emirates Team Wins ProAm at 2015 Irish Open
Jonathan Millar, Bryan Somers Travel; Tom O’Donohoe, Strand Travel; and Jonathan Adair, Northern Ireland Travel News, played the Royal County Down course with England’s Andy Sullivan for Emirates – and won the ProAm competition at the Dubai Duty Free Irish Open in Newcastle, Co...
Delta / American Holidays Fam Trip to Tennessee and Mississippi
Nashville and Memphis in Tennessee and Tupelo in Mississippi were the destinations for the recent Delta Air Lines / American Holidays fam trip in conjunction with the Tennessee CVB.
Led by Teresa Murphy, Leisure Account Manager, Air France-KLM / Delta (fourth left above), the American Holidays...
Red Sea Holidays / ITTN Auction Prize Helps East Coast fm Coffee Morning Raise €60,000+ for Charity
A prize of a holiday for two donated by Red Sea Holidays Ireland and Irish Travel Trade News was auctioned on East Coast fm last Friday and brought the total for this year’s Coffee Morning for Charity event over the €60,000 mark for five...
Innstant Travel Expands Agency Support Team
Innstant Travel is continuing its drive toward increasing its agency support with the appointment of two new staff this month.
“We are delighted to welcome Sarah Clarke and Rebekah Taylor to the customer support team,” said Darryl Ismail, Chief Executive, Innstant Travel. “Both ladies bring...
Lowcostbeds Thank You Lunch for Agents
Clem Walshe and Grainne Caffrey of Lowcostbeds and Celina Tavares and Hugo Nascimento of the Portugal National Tourist Office and Algarve Promotion Bureau were the excellent hosts for their main agents at One Pico on Thursday 28th May.
Clem thanked the agents for their continuing...
Travel Trade Deals – 2nd 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 up to 30% off summer holidays with Iberostar Hotels. Choose the...
Lithuania Positioned as Amber Country
On Wednesday 3rd June, Amber Differently, an exhibition organised by the Lithuanian State Department of Tourism, will open at 12.00 noon in the O’Callaghan Davenport Hotel in Dublin to showcase Lithuania’s tourism offering and national cuisine, as well as unique amber jewellery and cosmetics...
Cork Airport and Topflight Celebrate Verona Route
Cork Airport is supporting tour operator Topflight to promote its Verona route. Topflight’s Italy summer programme has already begun with increased capacity to the home city of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, which continues to be a popular destination for Irish holidaymakers.
Verona is an ideal destination for...
Aer Lingus Regional Takes Off for Doncaster-Sheffield
Aer Lingus Regional, operated by Stobart Air, launched the first flight on its new route from Dublin to Robin Hood Airport Doncaster Sheffield in the UK on Friday.
The addition of the Dublin to Doncaster Sheffield route brings to 26 the number of routes served...
Intrepid Travel to Donate All Next Season Profits from Nepal in Million Dollar Fundraising Campaign
Adventure travel specialist Intrepid Travel has launched a million dollar fundraising campaign, Namaste Nepal, that will see all profits from the company’s next season of Nepal trips donated to local and international charities working to rebuild Nepal.
The company’s not-for-profit, The Intrepid Foundation, has already...
Aer Lingus Shares Sale to IAG Agreed by Cabinet
The Irish Government has agreed to sell all but one of its shares in Aer Lingus to the International Airlines Group (IAG) for €335 million. Paschal Donohoe TD, Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, said that the matter would be put to the Dail...
Win a Dream Cruise with Silversea
Luxury cruise line Silversea is giving agents the chance to win a Mediterranean cruise in a new trade incentive scheme. Any agent who makes a confirmed Silversea booking between 18th May and 7th June will be entered into the draw to win.
The more bookings...
World’s First Rowing Challenge Attempt by daa Staff for Charity
A crew of 17 men and women from across daa will attempt to become the first team ever to row a 17-foot Celtic Longboat from Ireland to France. The team includes Chief Executive Kevin Toland and John Hurley, Head of B2B.
The daa’s Team Endeavoar...
CLIA Launches New Website Dedicated to Online Cruise Training
CLIA UK & Ireland is re-launching its travel agent website as figures show that more users than ever before are visiting the site for the dedicated online cruise training and its unique resources. More than 6,500 users completed 27,000 online modules in the past...
Holland America Line Appoints ms Koningsdam Captain
When Holland America Line’s ms Koningsdam sets sail on her inaugural voyage on 8th April 2016, Captain Emiel de Vries will be in command. He joined the company in 1997, has been master of five of the cruise line’s ships, and currently lives near Venice,...
Hertz Receives Top Honours from Travel and Rental Industry Influencers
The Hertz Corporation has recently received top vehicle rental honours across Europe and the Middle East for its services, products and innovation from travel and fleet industry influencers, including the TripAdvisor community, Business Traveller Middle East and Fleet World.
Based on the opinions of TripAdvisor...
