Travelmood Hosts Worldwide Honeymoon Event
Travelmood held a ‘Worldwide Honeymoon Event’ on Tuesday evening, 20th May, at its store in Duke Street, Dublin, for customers to meet with suppliers and sales agents, including Karen Maloney, Etihad Airways; Chris Lee, Tourism Authority of Thailand; Lauren McKeever, Couples Resorts; and Anthony...
CityJet Signs Distribution Agreement with Travelport
Travelport and CityJet have announced the successful complete integration of the airline with the GDS. This enables Travelport-connected travel agencies using Galileo and Worldspan to take advantage of the seamless bookability of CityJet fares and ancillaries within their normal workflow.
The Dublin-based airline operates around 700...
Turkish Airlines is Looking for Pilots
Turkish Airlines is looking to recruit pilots here in Ireland, and its Pilot Roadshow is coming to Dublin.
The airline is holding walk-in interviews at The Maldron Hotel, Dublin Airport, from 14.00 on 12th and 13th June 2014.
For more information visit: www.turkishairlines.com
Emirates Enters Third Year of Irish Open Sponsorship
Emirates has reinforced its commitment to sport as the airline announced its third year of sponsorship of the Irish Open. Emirates is gearing up to welcome tens of thousands of golfing fans over four exciting days to Fota Island Resort from 19th – 22nd...
Hertz Donates 1,000 Computers to Charity
Hertz has donated 1,000 computers to Irish social enterprise charity Camara Education, which will refurbish them before dispatching them off to east Africa to help improve the education of children there via technology.
The donation of the PCs from the Hertz Europe Service Centre for...
Hotel Arts Barcelona hosts UNICEF event with top Michelin Chefs
Hotel Arts Barcelona will join forces with UNICEF this June to celebrate its 20th anniversary with a “Estrellas Solidarias” - a night with Spain’s greatest gastronomic stars - with a combined 52 Michelin stars between them.
Led by acclaimed chef Paco Perez of the hotel’s...
DFA Issues Warning about Travel to Kenya after terrorist attacks
The Department of Foreign Affairs has issued a warning about travel to Kenya.
There have been twin bomb blasts at Gikomba Market in the capital, Nairobi, have resulted in at least 10 deaths and up to 70 wounded.
They advise against all but essential travel to...
AF/KL/DL Summer Party at Harbourmaster
The Harbourmaster Bar in Dublin’s IFSC was the venue for the annual AF/KL/AZ/DL summer party. There was a huge attendance for this highly popular trade event.
The sun shone and the agents got into the spirit as they got busy to answer the quiz to...
Meet the Just Sunshine Team in Tunisia
On Saturday 21st June, Just Sunshine Holidays Ireland’s first weekly summer charter series with Tunis Air takes off from Dublin to Monastir. Neil Steedman, News & Features Editor of Irish Travel Trade News, flew out via London Heathrow to meet four of Just Sunshine’s...
Ryanair Passengers Up 3%, Profits Down 8%
Ryanair has announced full year to 31st March net profit of €523 million, slightly ahead of previous guidance. Traffic grew 3% to 81.7 million passengers. Revenue per passenger was flat, as strong ancillary revenue growth offset a 4% fall in average fares. Excluding fuel, sector length...
CAR Updates Travel Agency Licence List
The Commission for Aviation Regulation has updated its list of travel agency licences, making amendments to the details provided for two existing licences.
The fax and email for Lowcostholidays Ltd (licence number 0704) have been deleted, and the telephone number, 01 485 3835, and the...
€55 Savings to Haven with Irish Ferries
Irish Ferries is offering a €55 discount on seven-night packages to seven popular UK Haven Holiday parks this summer, for reservations made by 31st May and valid for arrivals between 9th May and 25th July.
The offer applies to the Haven resorts of Hafan y...
Think Turkey – Think Turkish Baths
“Turkish Baths have long been considered one of the best ways to relax and unwind and there is no better place to experience the tranquility of this ancient bathing ritual than in Turkey itself!” writes Joan Scanlon, Head of Sales & Operations, Wings Abroad...
Foynes Airshow to Mark 75th Anniversary of First Transatlantic Flight
Thousands are set to be dazzled in July by one of Ireland’s most spectacular airshows as a historic moment in the country’s remarkable contribution to global aviation will be celebrated in Foynes, Co Limerick.
Dublin Airport Welcomed 1.8 Million Passengers in April
More than 1.8 million passengers used Dublin Airport in April, a 13% increase on the same period last year, according to Dublin Airport Authority (DAA). Easter was in April this year and fell in March in 2013, which had a positive impact on passenger...
Morocco Here We Come
Morocco came to Dublin and, at the Gresham Hotel, threw one of the best trade evenings, seen in the city for quite a while. The evening was attended by HE Anes Khales, Ambassador of the Kingdom of Morocco to Ireland.
The evening commenced with a supplier...
Aer Lingus Hosts Agents Fam to SFO
Aer Lingus, in conjunction with Visit California, recently took a group of agents on an educational trip to California to mark the launch of the Aer Lingus direct service from Dublin to San Francisco.
Following a quick 10-hour flight to the west coast, the group...
Wings Abroad Achieves Record Trade Sales
Wings Abroad has achieved record sales through the trade to date in 2014. The company reports a significant increase in bookings compared with last year, with a record 82% of sales coming from the trade.
Tayfun Gokpinar, Managing Director, expressed his delight with these figures...
CityJet Launches Dublin – Cambridge Flights
The CityJet flights from Dublin to Cambridge have now commenced.
Operated by a Fokker 50, with a capacity of 50, the route to Cambridge will operate twice-daily, priced from €59 one-way and €119 return. All fares include 23kg of hold luggage and complimentary snack and...
Amadeus and Southwest Airlines Sign Contract for Single Reservation System
Southwest Airlines and Amadeus IT Group have announced that they have entered into a joint contract for Amadeus’s Altéa reservations solution that will support the carrier’s domestic service. Altéa currently supports the company’s international service, and Southwest has long indicated a desire to operate...
