Aer Lingus Launches New Service to Washington DC
Celebrating the inaugural flight of the new Aer Lingus service to Washington DC were Vincent Harrison, Managing Director, Dublin Airport; Declan Kearney, Aer Lingus Director Communications; and Brian Jenson, US Embassy.
The new service, coupled with additional capacity on a number of transatlantic routes, will...
Shannon Airport European Sport Tourism Summit 2015
The Shannon Airport European Sport Tourism Summit 2015 will take place at Thomond Park Stadium, Limerick, from 14th - 15th May – and today, Friday 1st May, is the deadline for nominations for the European Sport Tourism Awards.
Four events over two days will involve 24 speakers. Hear...
Aer Lingus Announces Partnership Deal with IRFU
Aer Lingus was today announced as ‘The official airline of the Irish Rugby Team’. The new partnership will see Ireland’s national airline link up with the Irish rugby team, which has risen to third in the World Rugby rankings after back-to-back RBS 6 Nations...
Jumeirah Bodrum Palace Opens for Business
Jumeirah Bodrum Palace, an ornate luxury hotel overlooking the Aegean Sea approximately 10 minutes from Bodrum city centre and formerly The Golden Savoy, officially opened on 1st May 2015 with new services and special offers from the Jumeirah Group.
Jumeirah Bodrum Palace offers 135 rooms...
ITAA Irish Travel Industry Trade Show
Over 100 exhibitors greeted the Irish travel trade at the inaugural ITAA Irish Travel Industry Trade Show at the Citywest Hotel, Co Dublin.
Following a great day of golf, sponsored by Shannon Airport, day two started with the Irish Travel Agents Association AGM. Martin Skelly...
New-Look Website and eBulletins for Irish Travel Trade News
Irish Travel Trade News has introduced new reader- and advertiser-friendly formats for the ITTN.ie website and eBulletins. They feature more news stories and larger images, are more responsive for mobile devices, and offer larger and more standout positions for advertisers.
ITTN, which celebrated its 50th anniversary...
ClickandGo Seeks Advertising & PR Executive
ClickandGo is appointing a new Advertising & PR Executive – and the deadline for applications is close of business on Friday 15th May 2015.
The Dublin-based five-year-old online travel company has a staff of 25, provides consumers with an easy to use platform to match...
Travel Trade Deals – 28th April 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 some excellent last-minute deals. Prices based on two sharing, departing 14th May:...
Irish Visitor Overnights in Germany Up 34 Per Cent
Irish visitor overnights in Germany increased by 22.3% in 2014 up to 385,423, with visitor numbers increasing by 25.7% to 170,338, while for the year to February 2015 Irish overnights have increased by 34.1%.
Klaus Lohmann, Director UK & Ireland, German National Tourist Board, told...
Alan Sparling Now GSA for ANA – All Nippon Airways
ANA - All Nippon Airways, Japan’s only 5-star airline, has appointed ASM - Airline Sales & Marketing Ltd as its GSA in Ireland. ANA is the 13th largest airline in the world.
Julie Murphy, Country Sales Manager, UK & Ireland, ANA, said: “ANA sees great...
Tourism Northern Ireland and Visit Belfast launch their summer campaign.
'Belfast is booming' was the feeling at the launch of the summer campaign by Visit Belfast and Tourism Northern Ireland.
Ambitious new pans to drive continued tourism growth in Belfast were announced by Visit Belfast. Anne McMullan, Visit Belfast, said that Belfast was “back on the...
Fast Boarding on Anthem of the Seas
Boarding is quick and easy on Anthem of the Seas, thanks to the ability for passengers to take care of all necessary documentation online before they even leave home. Passengers can generate boarding documents online, upload their own ID photo, and receive digital boarding...
British Airways to Reorganise Dublin Office
British Airways has decided to restructure its Irish operations and move the sales support function to the UK.
As a consequence of this move, two members of staff based at the Malahide office have been made redundant. These are Ger Hayes and Graham Aldren, who will...
Belmond Launches Grand Hibernian Train in Ireland
There was a large turn out for the launch of the Belmond Grand Hibernian Train at the National Gallery of Ireland, where guests were treated to delicious champagne and canapés and introduced to many of the staff at Belmond.
Belmond, which is latin for ‘beautiful...
Anthem of the Seas – Another WOW Factor Ship from RCI
It cost US$1 billion and took six million man days to build RCI’s new Anthem of the Seas, the most modern cruise liner in the world.
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More than 170 members of the Irish travel trade have just spent two days aboard the ‘Anthem of the...
RCI’s Anthem of the Seas is Officially Named in Southampton
Royal Caribbean International has marked the launch of Anthem of the Seas with a grand naming ceremony in Southampton led by 27-year-old Scottish travel agent Emma Wilby as Godmother of the ship. Emma, a budding singer and member of the Military Wives Choir...
EASIA is TCI’s Business Partner of the Year
One of Travel Counsellors Ireland’s newest partners, destination management company EASIA, was declared TCI’s Business Partner of the Year at its 10th anniversary conference, while Sarah McCarthy was nominated Best Travel Counsellor.
The conference, with the theme ‘Be Inspired’, was held at the 4-star Carton House...
Sarah Slattery on Where and Why Irish People Travel
In ‘Destinations 2015’, the latest special publication by Irish Travel Trade News, Sarah Slattery, who has been selling travel from Ireland for the past 24 years, looks at why Irish people travel for leisure, where they go, and where they could be enticed to...
Audrey Headon Leaves WTC to Set Up Marketing Business
After almost 20 years with World Travel Centre as Business Development Manager, Audrey Headon will be leaving on 29th May to explore the possibility of setting up her own business.
“I feel there is an opening to set up a professional marketing service within our...
Travel Trade Deals – 21st April 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.
Aer Lingus summer sale continues with 25% off travel to Britain and Europe...
