TAT Responds to Ko Samui Incident
The Tourism Authority of Thailand has issued the following statement regarding a bomb explosion on the southern island of Ko Samui in the Gulf of Thailand: “At approximately 23.30 on Friday 10th April 2015 there were reports of a car bomb exploding in the...
Shannon Airport / Falcon Holidays Joint Advertising Campaign
Shannon Airport and Falcon Holidays are launching a joint advertising campaign for direct flights from Shannon to Majorca, Lanzarote and Costa Dorada, promoting sun holidays to consumers in the West of Ireland. The campaign will last seven weeks across April and May, with print advertising...
JacTravel Opens Dublin Office
JacTravel, the UK-based travel wholesaler, best known for its extensive range of accommodation online and inbound travel services, has recruited Sarah Lindsay to open a new office in Ireland at 16A/B Bond House, Merchants Quay, Dublin 8.
Sarah joins from DG Ventures where she held...
British Airways Adds Another Flight from Dublin to London City
British Airways is to add a sixth daily service between Dublin and London City linking the two major capital cities for both business and leisure customers.
The announcement comes just six months after British Airways launched the popular new route direct from Dublin to the...
Emirates SkyCargo Top Carrier for Irish Exports
Emirates SkyCargo, the air freight division of Emirates, has been packing more pharmaceuticals, Irish food produce, electronic equipment, baby formula and luxury goods into the bellies of its aircraft leaving the capital twice each day, leading it to become the number one air cargo...
Over 1.8m Passengers Travel Through Dublin Airport in March
More than 1.8 million passengers travelled through Dublin Airport in March, a 19% increase over the same period last year.
Passenger volumes to and from continental Europe grew by 21% with almost 858,000 passengers travelling to European destinations.
UK traffic rose by 17% with just over...
Finnair to Fly A350 to London Heathrow
Finnair today inaugurates a new era in travel between Europe and Asia – and opens a new chapter in its history – as tickets go on sale for its first long-haul destinations to be served with next-generation A350-XWB aircraft. Finnair is the European launch...
San Francisco Welcomed 18.01m Visitors in 2014
The San Francisco Travel Association reported today that San Francisco welcomed 18.01 million visitors in 2014, an increase of 6.5 percent from 2013. These visitors spent $10.67 billion in 2014, up 13.7 percent from the previous year. The number of UK visitors also increase...
King Travel Joins Travelsavers
King Travel of Malahide, Co Dublin, which recently had its membership terminated by Travel Centres, has now joined Travelsavers.
Matt Corcoran, Managing Director, told Irish Travel Trade News: “I have now joined Travelsavers Ireland and I am very content, as there is no annual fee,...
Onboard Connectivity with Emirates
Emirates now offers free wi-fi on 106 aircraft, with two to three more being installed with wi-fi connectivity every month. On ultra long-haul flights (over 14 hours), over 30% of passengers typically use wi-fi services, and on a recent flight to New York, 66%...
Industrial Action by French Air Traffic Controllers
Following the strike action launched by one air traffic controller union for the period from Wednesday 8th April early morning shift to Thursday 9th April 2015 end of night shift, the French Civil Aviation Authority gave instructions to all airlines to update their flight schedule for...
SAA Announces Great Value Fares from London Heathrow to Harare
SAA (South African Airways) is offering discounted fares to Harare, Zimbabwe’s capital city, departing from London Heathrow from £639 return (subject to availability), saving £166 on the typical fare.
Travellers can purchase the discounted fares for travel between now and until 13th July 2015 and then...
Silversea Appoints Lisa McAuley as First UK & Ireland Commercial Director
Luxury cruise line Silversea has appointed Lisa McAuley to the new role of UK & Ireland Commercial Director. She will take up her new role in June and report to Steve Odell, President Europe, Middle East, Africa and Asia Pacific.
Lisa joins Silversea from Avis...
Cork Airport Welcomes Topflight Meeting with Travel Agents
Topflight was in Cork recently for a great event, supported by Cork Airport, which began with agent training in the Imperial Hotel and with worldwide information sessions running throughout the day.
Key to the event was the Topflight charter from Cork to Verona, which serves...
Four Travel Agents, One Direction!
One Direction may have been delayed getting to Dubai and late taking to the stage, and the concert may have been stopped for half an hour for security reasons, but Stella Grant, O’Hanrahan Travel; Lynne Casey, Fahy Travel; Lorraine O’Connor, Travelfox; Donna McGann, Eimer...
Tuesday’s Travel Trade Deals – 7th April 2015
Sarah Slattery’s weekly compilation for Irish Travel Trade News 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.
Sunway are offering package deals to the Algarve on the...
The Travel Broker Seeks Travel Professional
Clontarf-based The Travel Broker is looking for “an experienced, passionate and ambitious Travel Professional” and is offering a “competitive salary with attractive sales incentive scheme”. The position will involve working closely with the Managing Director, Clare Dunne, to drive sales and increase market share...
SAA Commences Abu Dhabi – Johannesburg Service
South African Airways has commenced a daily A330-200 service between Abu Dhabi and Johannesburg, with flight SA279 departing at 01.05 and arriving at 08.15. The aircraft is configured to carry 36 passengers in Business Class and 186 in Economy Class. Etihad Airways continues its...
Wizz Air to Introduce Allocated Seating
Wizz Air has announced that from May 2015 the Hungarian low-cost carrier will introduce allocated seating. On selected routes from 4th May 2015 and across all Wizz routes from 19th May 2015, there will be automatic free allocated seating, which will become part of the booking...
Aer Lingus Goes for the A350-900 XWB
After much speculation as to which aircraft Aer Lingus would choose to replace its A330 fleet, the carrier has confirmed its order with Airbus for nine A350-900 XWB (extra wide body).
This jetliner accommodates 315 passengers in a two-class configuration, while offering unbeatable economics in...
