Vienna International to Enter UK Hotel Market
Vienna International Hotels & Resorts, Austria’s largest hotel operator with 12 hotels in Germany under the Arcadia, andel’s and Angelo brands (as well as 26 hotels and resorts in Austria, Croatia, the Czech Republic, France, Poland, Romania, Russia, Slovakia and Belarus) is to enter...
Emirates Mega Fam Launches Double Daily Flights to Dubai
A group of travel agents took part in the Emirates Mega Fam trip from 2nd - 7th September to Dubai in celebration of the new double daily service.
The group was led by Filippo Rocchi, Emirates Ireland, and they enjoyed a fun-filled five days in the bustling...
Killarney to Host ATTA World Summit in October
Preparations for promoting Ireland’s outdoors adventure appeal to the world’s top experts in this sector were discussed as the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, Paschal Donohoe TD, met with local adventure and activity providers in Killarney at an event to ready them for...
Hertz Launches Next Generation NeverLost GPS System
Hertz and Navigation Solutions have announced the launch of the next generation Hertz NeverLost GPS navigation system across the USA. The award-winning in-vehicle system now offers even more customisation capabilities for travellers along with new, breakthrough navigation tools for ease, convenience and personalisation when...
Etihad Opens First Arrivals Lounge in Abu Dhabi
Etihad Airways has enhanced its premium service offering at Abu Dhabi International Airport with the opening of a new Arrivals Lounge for First and Business Class guests – located immediately after Customs – and is the first to be operated by Etihad anywhere in...
DIATA Welcomes Staff from OAMC
DIATA, the training arm of DAA International, has now started to welcome delegates from Oman Airports Management Company as part of its major contract to train staff from the company.
The first group of 10 Omanis arrived in August and in total more than 100...
British Airways to Refresh Its B747s
Some of British Airways’ Boeing 747s are to receive a cabin refresh, including a state-of-the-art inflight entertainment system.
Customers travelling on the 18 selected B747s will be treated to double the choice of TV programmes and films thanks to the installation of Panasonic’s next generation...
New Shannon Group plc Combines Four Business Units
On 5th September the Shannon Group plc was established by the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, Paschal Donohoe TD. Rose Hynes, Chairman, said: “The new company will be a key conduit for growth across the West of Ireland and beyond. The four strategic...
Dublin to Cuba with Air Canada
Take a little sun, add a dash of delightful flavours, customs, languages and foods (not to mention rum and cigars) and infuse together with Canadian hospitality and great fares.
On 2nd May 2014, Air Canada rouge launched a year-round non-stop service from Dublin to Toronto...
Knock Airport Reports Busiest Month Ever
Ireland West Airport Knock recorded another major milestone last month, experiencing its busiest ever month with a total of 102,774 passengers passing through the terminal in August - the first time in the 28-year history that over 100,000 passengers have used the airport in...
United Airlines Sponsors North v South United Cup Golf
Yvonne Muldoon and her excellent United team of Aoife Gregg, Pat Reede, Brian Hughes, Massimo Larini, and Barry Jackson from Northern Ireland, welcomed guests and golfers from all of Ireland to Carton House for the annual United Cup team match between the South and...
Quantum of the Seas Has the Ultimate WOW Factor
Royal Caribbean International has certainly upped the WOW factor with Quantum of the Seas, which is the first of a new class of ship for the leading cruise line in the Irish market.
Irish Travel Trade News went to view this magnificent new ship at...
Visit Florida and BookaBed / A2B Entertain American-Style at Croke Park
An attendance of 53,304 people, including some 20,000 from the USA, watched the American Football Classic game in Croke Park between Penn State Nittany Lions and University of Central Florida Knights on Saturday – while two travel trade teams were hosted in the hospitality...
CAR Issues New TA and TO Licences
The Commission for Aviation Regulation amended its lists of travel agent and tour operator licence lists, on 29th August and 27th August respectively, having issued two new travel agent licences and one new tour operator licence.
Travel agent licence 0739 was given to Wendy Wu Tours Ltd,...
Lowcostbeds City Break Promotion
Lowcostbeds has launched a city break promotion for the trade – book a city break with lowcostbeds and travel agency staff can earn a €5 One4all voucher for bookings over €250 made between 1st and 30th September 2014.
Vouchers will be distributed in November – in time...
Think Turkey – Think Adventure!
“If your clients are looking to embrace their adventurous side, then Turkey is the perfect destination this summer,” writes Joan Scanlon, Head of Sales & Operations, Wings Abroad Holidays.“From the very extreme, to the mild mannered adventurer, there is a great selection of activities for...
Agents Can Win with Hertz and Travelport
Agents booking their Hertz car hire through Travelport Galileo or Travelport Worldspan are in with a chance to win a €50 One4all voucher, each week from 1st September until 30th November 2014 - with an overall prize for one lucky winner of a luxurious two-night...
Win with Air France-KLM in Pack&Go
Air France-KLM, as part of its Pack&Go campaign, is running an agents incentive with secret prizes.
The booking incentive runs from 1st September to 26th September 2014.
To participate, agents have to enter any Air France-KLM bookings to any destination worldwide, at www.winwithafkl.com.
BA Will Hold a Booking from €5, Offers Sale Fares
Passengers will now be able to hold their British Airways flight for up to 72 hours for as little as €5 through ba.com. This will give customers the time to make sure they are happy with their flight choices before paying for them. BA is also...
Adara Surveys Online Travel Bookings
Local and last minute may be two central trends amid mobile’s rise in travel, but smartphones and tablets are playing a growing role across all phases of travel planning. New Global Edition research from PhoCusWright indicates that while mobile transactions are disproportionately last minute,...
