WestJet Extends Season to 25th October
WestJet’s inaugural flight from Dublin to St John’s, Newfoundland, has yet to take off (it will be on 16th June), but the airline has already extended the season from 5th to 25th October – and could be considering a year-round service.
Henry Nizynski, Director –...
Dubai, Etihad and Katy Perry Entertain Top NI Agents
Ingrid Aagesen, Dubai Tourism, and Liza Hammond, Etihad Airways, hosted top performing agents in Northern Ireland to a night out on Wednesday 7th May, with dinner at Coppi Restaurant in the Cathedral Quarter, Belfast, and prime seats at the Katy Perry Prismatic Concert!
Liza and...
Electric Escapes Ireland Launches During Giro d’Italia
Electric Escapes Ireland, the network provider of electric bike and conventional bike tours, will hold its official launch at the Irish Cycling Show in Merrion Square, Dublin, on Saturday 10th May 2014.
Established this year, EEI is one of a small number of Irish tour...
UK Hotel Rates Increase as London is Most Expensive
Research by HRS, The Hotel Solutions Provider, has revealed that London has become Europe’s most expensive capital to stay in, seeing an increase of more than 13% compared to Q1 2013.
With average room rates in London reaching nearly £116, this places the UK’s capital...
Visit Florida Partners Host Trade to Lunch
It was the nineteenth occasion for the annual Visit Florida partners appreciation lunch at Chapter One, which has become a great annual event at one of Dublin’s top restaurants.
The State of Florida attracted 94 million visitors last year with Orlando now the most visited...
Emirates A380 for Perth “Eventually”
“Perth will eventually see an Emirates A380 in its airport, however a timeframe could not be confirmed, while Christchurch will get a direct service from Dubai,” says New Zealand publication TravelInc, which also reports that Worlds of Adventure, Dubai’s indoor theme park, is on...
Poland CB Targets Irish Travel Agents
Some 22,300 meetings and events of all kinds were held in Poland during 2012, according to the Poland Convention Bureau, which is targeting Irish travel agents to help them to significantly increase that number in 2014.
The first plus in choosing Poland is the wide...
Four TA Licences Not Renewed, One Expired
The Commission for Aviation Regulation updated its travel agency licence list on 2nd May 2014, following the spring round of renewals – in which four were not renewed from 1st May 2014 and one expired on 30th April 2014.
The four licences not renewed included...
Irish Website for Viva Voyage
An Irish website, www.vivavoyage.ie, with Anne Dolan & Co, Solicitors, listed as its registered agent in Ireland, says that Viva Voyage aims “to become the best seller of vacations by redefining the way they are sold”.
Viva Voyage holds a UK Civil Aviation Authority ATOL...
Travel Partners Meet Agents in Ballinasloe
The Travel Partners – Amadeus, Lowcostbeds, The Travel Corporation and MSC Cruises – and Skillnets hosted a group of travel agents at the Carlton Shearwater Hotel in Ballinasloe on 29th April.
There was a great turn out and following presentations the agents enjoyed a delicious dinner...
Air Canada rouge Begins Flights to Toronto
There was music and there was song at Dublin Airport as Air Canada rouge flight AC 1990 - a Boeing 767 - inaugurated the new year-round service to Toronto, with onward connections on the carriers extensive network.
A real celebratory atmosphere permeated Gate 302 in...
Dedicated Online Training for Irish Agents with Voyages-sncf
Today, Tuesday 6th May, Voyages-sncf has launched a brand new online agent training platform with a dedicated version for Ireland. Agents who complete the interactive course at www.beaeuropeanrailexpert.com also have the chance to win prizes. See http://ireland.voyages-sncf.eu/promo/your-chance-win .
In an interview for the forthcoming April/May...
Etihad Showcases A380 and B787 Premium Classes
Etihad Airways has unveiled the new product and service offering on its Airbus A380 and Boeing B787 Dreamliner aircraft, including The Residence by Etihad, the world’s most luxurious living space in a scheduled aircraft, available only on the airline’s A380.
The Residence will be the...
Travel Recruitment is on the Rise
After some four to five years of economic depression, the Irish travel industry is emerging from the darkness of the recession – if job opportunities within the travel industry can be used as a barometer, then the industry is back in a growth phase,...
Win AF/KL Tickets to South America
Air France and KLM is giving travel agents the opportunity to win two free tickets to South America this May. Make any Air France or KLM booking worldwide long-haul between 5th - 23rd May and be in with a chance to win two tickets on...
New Country Director for CWT Ireland
Carlson Wagonlit Travel, one of the leading business travel agents in Ireland, has announced the appointment of Denise Harmon as Country Director-Ireland, based in the company’s Donnybrook office in Dublin.
Andrew Waller, President EMEA, said: “We are delighted to have secured Denise. She joins us...
Book SAS to Palma and Win a €50 Voucher
Palma was Scandinavian Airlines’ biggest selling destination, outside of Scandinavia, from Dublin during April – and to thank agents for their support, SAS is offering prizes to the first five agents to make or ticket a booking from Dublin to Palma during May.
Once you...
CityJet Has a New Owner
CityJet announced today their new independence as a European regional airline with new shareholders, INTRO Aviation GmbH, through an Irish holding company. The new shareholders bring with them strong leadership and wealth of aviation experience having previously established Eurowings AG and turning around Deutsche...
Abbey Travel Sells FCm Ireland
FCm Travel Solutions, the corporate travel management division of Flight Centre Travel Group, has acquired its partner company in Ireland, Travelplan Corporate Ltd, from the Abbey Travel Group for an undisclosed amount.
Abbey Travel’s business travel division has traded as FCm Travel Solutions since 2005,...
Gorilla Photography Treks with David Lloyd
Much sought-after for his Masai Mara photographic safaris, wildlife photographer David Lloyd has announced dates for his first photographic trips away from Kenya – to visit gorillas in Rwanda and Uganda – this autumn.
With a focus on making the trips as cost-effective as possible,...
