Carol Anne Joins Ryanair as Head of Sales & Marketing
Ryanair has announced the appointment of Carol Anne O’Neill as its new Head of Sales & Marketing. Carol Anne will join Ryanair on 26th January from Falcon/Thomson Holidays, where she is Head of Ireland.
Carol Anne brings with her 28 years of experience in the travel...
Tunisia Offers to Host ITAA Conference
Tunisia is going all out to convince the Irish Travel Agents Association to hold its next conference in the North African country. Speaking to ITTN, Wahida Jaiet, Director General of the Tunisian Tourist Board, said that Ireland is now beginning to show growth in...
Qantas Again ‘World’s Safest Airline’ for 2015
AirlineRatings.com, the airline safety and product rating website launched in June 2013, has announced its top ten safest airlines and top ten safest low-cost airlines for 2015 from the 449 airines that it monitors.
Top of the list again is Qantas, which has a fatality...
IFC Launches Opera and Arts Travel Website
Ireland’s Institute for CultureTravel (IFC), the opera and arts travel specialist and sister company of Keith Prowse, has launched its new website, www.instituteforculturetravel.com, offering Irish fans of classical music, opera, ballet and the arts the opportunity of experiencing their favourite works in great venues...
KLM to Fly Belfast City to Amsterdam
Air France/KLM is to commence operations from Northern Ireland to Amsterdam.
George Best Belfast City Airport is the only airport in the UK or Ireland included in expansion plans announced by KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, which will commence a daily service to Amsterdam Schiphol Airport...
Aer Lingus Carried Over 11m Passengers in 2014
Aer Lingus Group plc has announced its traffic statistics for the month of December and the full year 2014. For the first time Aer Lingus carried over 11 million passengers in a single year. The total number of passengers during 2014 was 11.1 million,...
Travel Expert Sarah Joins the ITTN Team
Irish Travel Trade News is pleased to announce that Sarah Slattery has joined the ITTN editorial team from 1st January 2015.
After 23 years with Skytours Travel, where she was a Director and General Manager, Sarah resigned from the company in November and is now developing...
Four Agents Each to Win a 500 Euro Voucher
Lowcostbeds has launched a ‘High 5’ trade promotion in which four lucky travel agents could each win a €500 voucher.
All bookings made with lowcostbeds between 1st January and 31st January 2015 will be entered into a weekly draw throughout January – so the more bookings you...
Freedom Travel Seeks Two New Staff
Freedom Travel, which is celebrating five years in business this month, is looking to recruit two new staff members – one full time and one part time – and a minimum of three years’ experience in the travel industry is required for both positions.
Ciara...
Daily Cash Prizes in January with BookaBed
BookaBed has announced the return of its €100 a day giveaway for the month of January. Simply make a booking and be automatically entered into the daily draw. There are no minimum stay or value restrictions.
All you have to do is make a booking. Winners...
Walt Disney World Resort Bookings Incentives with Themeparkbeds.com
Themeparkbeds.com is offering agents good commission earning potential on Orlando holidays this January with special offers on Walt Disney World Resort bookings combined with the dynamic packaging opportunities available through booking on the site. Agents can pass on savings of almost 30% to customers booking...
Take a Minute to Win Tickets to See Take That!
For every TravelCube booking (valued over €250 or £250) made during January 2015, you will earn one entry into the prize draw to win one of five tickets to see Take That at the 3 Arena in Dublin on 8th May 2015.
Book your clients a...
Five Ex-Ireland Cruises on Black Watch from Cruisescapes
Cruisescapes is marketing five cruises that depart and return to Ireland in 2015 – all onboard Fred Olsen Cruise Lines’ 4-star Black Watch and all offering 10% agent’s commission.
A drinks package for each cruise costs €12.50 per person per day.
There are three ex-Belfast: an...
Visit Maldives Highlights New Spa and Wellness Packages
As the new year begins and travellers begin to think of their health and wellness for 2015, the Maldives, recently voted ‘Best Spa and Wellness Destination’ at the Travel Agents Choice Awards, is offering a range of new wellness packages.These include the recently launched...
Catch a BUZZ Travelling in Palm Springs
There’s a new buzz in Palm Springs – on 19th December the California city introduced its new, ultra-retro, fast and free BUZZ trolley service, giving visitors a quirky way to discover the many highlights and tourist attractions of downtown and uptown Palm Springs.
The new 30-stop...
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from ITTN
The Irish Travel Trade News Team – Neil, Michael, Hilary, Ronan and Ian – wish all our readers a merry and peaceful Christmas and a happy and prosperous New Year.
Our next eBulletins will be published in the week commencing Monday 5th January 2015.
ITTN also starts...
ITTN Moves to New Premises
Irish Travel Trade News will commence the New Year in new premises in Nutgrove Office Park, Dublin – so please note the following contact details.
Our new address is:
Irish Travel Trade News
C-4, Nutgrove Office Park
Nutgrove Avenue
Rathfarnham
Dublin 14
Ireland
T: +353 1 216 4222
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Sunway Adds Mark Warner to Brand Portfolio
Sunway, which recently acquired the Wings Abroad programme to Turkey, is also adding the Mark Warner Holidays programme of family sun, ski and activity holidays to its brand portfolio for 2015.
Current sun destinations offered by Mark Warner are Corsica, Greece (Kos, Rhodes and Lemnos),...
CAR Issues New Travel Agency Licence
The Commission for Aviation Regulation updated its website listing on 17th December having issued a new travel agency licence.
Travel agency licence number 0746 was issued on 15th December 2014 until 31st October 2015 to The Walt Disney Company Limited, 3 Queen Caroline Street, Hammersmith, London W6 9PE,...
John Donohue, R.I.P.
The Irish Travel Trade News team learnt with regret that John Donohue, until recently Managing Director of Aereps and representative in Ireland for NYC & Company and the Las Vegas Convention & Visitors Authority, passed away at the weekend at the age of 53.
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