Donna and Liana are First BookaBed Winners
BookaBed has announced the first two winners in its €100 a day incentive for bookings made between 15th April and 15th May 2014.
Congratulations to Donna Gibbons, Blackpool Travel, Cork, and Liana O’Shea, East Cork Travel, Midleton. This week’s daily winners will be announced on...
Air China Signs up for Travelport Rich Content and Branding
Travelport and Air China have signed a new merchandising agreement that will see Air China participate in Travelport’s Rich Content and Branding programme, the newest airline merchandising technology under the Travelport Merchandising Platform umbrella.
Rich Content and Branding enables airlines to more effectively control how...
Istanbul Named World’s Best Travel Destination by TripAdvisor Readers
Istanbul has been named the top destination in the world, and in Europe, ahead of cities such as Rome, London, Paris and New York, in the sixth annual Travellers’ Choice awards for Destinations by TripAdvisor.
Already the sixth most-visited country in the world with a record-breaking...
AirClub Launches Online Corporate Jet Booking Platform
AirClub, the corporate jet alliance, has introduced a new B2C online booking platform, www.airclub.aero, grouping together the largest fleet of corporate jets worldwide, offering customers the possibility to immediately check availability and book a jet at direct operator pricing worldwide while tailoring their travels...
€599 WoW! Fare to Aruba with KLM Saves 45%
Your clients can fly from Dublin with KLM to Aruba for just €599 return (including taxes) for bookings made on Wednesday 23rd and Thursday 24th April 2014. This latest WoW! fare offers a 45% discount and is available for an open travel period.
Sitting off the...
ITTN Launches Client-Dedicated Microsites
As part of its 50th anniversary celebrations, Irish Travel Trade News has launched a brand new product: client-dedicated microsites hosted on the ITTN website. The first, launched today for Dubai Tourism, can be viewed at www.dubai.ittn.ie.
The microsites provide one-stop-shop knowledge resources for the Irish...
Travel Counsellors’ Overseas Growth Recognised by Queen’s Award for Enterprise
Travel Counsellors is celebrating after being awarded the Queen’s Award for Enterprise in recognition of the company’s continued growth and overseas expansion.
The company, which now has over 1,300 agents running their own businesses across eight countries, received the UK’s highest accolade for business success...
Think Gumbet – Think Fun, Sun and Excitement
“The Bodrum Peninsula boasts a number of beachfront resorts and the first bay that can be reached by a five-minute drive is Gumbet,” writes Joan Scanlon, Head of Sales & Operations, Wings Abroad Holidays.
“Gumbet (pronounced ‘Goom-bet’) has developed over the past few years as...
Royal Caribbean Sending Quantum of the Seas to China
In May 2015, Royal Caribbean International will send its brand new Quantum of the Seas to homeport in Shanghai (Baoshan), China, where the cruise ship will join Mariner of the Seas and Voyager of the Seas in Asia, increasing the company’s capacity in the...
Lily-Mae Visits Florida with American Holidays
Lily-Mae Morrison is a little 5-year-old girl who was diagnosed in June 2012 with a rare form of cancer called Neuroblastoma, which affects one in 100,000 children in Ireland. In 2012 she was named the Irish Sun’s ‘Person of the Year’ following her battle...
London City Airport Retains Most Punctual Status
London City Airport had the most flights on time of all the UK’s airports during the last quarter of 2013 – the seventh consecutive period that the airport has held the top spot.
Data published by the Civil Aviation Authority shows that 87% of all...
Mark Maddock Leaves Lastminute.com
Amid speculation that the company’s parent, Sabre Corporation, is seeking to sell lastminute.com, Mark Maddock, Managing Director UK and Ireland, has left the company.
A company statement said: “We want to thank Mark for his contribution over the past years. While it is disappointing to...
Lufthansa to Charge for Seat Reservation with Certain Economy Fares
Lufthansa has decided to charge for advance seat selection on certain Economy Class fares on long-haul routes.
Early seat reservation for passengers booked in selected booking classes (designated W, S, T, L, K) will incur a €25 per seat charge on long-haul flights in the...
New Don’t Bite Me Topical Skin Patch
UK-based Don’t Bite Me Patch has launched a newly formulated Don’t Bite Me Patch that is DEET free, 100% natural – making it a safe and non-irritating product that is perfect for sensitive skin types, and completely waterproof.
Using a natural blend of Vitamin B1...
BA to Use Landfill Waste Converted into Jet Fuel
A GreenSky project will see British Airways commit to buy all 50,000 tonnes of jet fuel produced at a new processing facility for at least 11 years. The plant, operated by Solena Fuels, is to be built by 2017 on the site of the...
Dubai Microsite
www.dubai.ittn.ie
Welcome to Dubai!
A tourist paradise and dynamic business centre, Dubai is a unique destination that offers visitors an array of things to do, see and experience. ITTN’s ‘Definitely Dubai’ microsite keeps you up to date with all the news, photos, videos, forthcoming events, and...
Tanya Airey Wins ITTN/TIGS Golfer of the Year
TIGS goes from strength to strength as was evidenced at an excellent outing at Baltray last Thursday when over 60 golfers enjoyed this excellent championship course. Scoring was difficult but the winners, Greg Cawley from Cork with 39 points and Helen Kelly with 34...
€100 a Day in Draw Prizes from BookaBed
To celebrate the launch of the new version of its website, BookaBed is giving away €100 a day between 15th April to 15th May. To be in with a chance all you have to do is make a booking and you will automatically be...
Havana WoW! Fare from Air France Saves 24%
Your clients can fly with Air France from Dublin to Havana, Cuba, for just €599 return (including taxes) for bookings made today, Thursday 17th April 2014. This latest WoW! fare offers a 24% discount and is available for an open travel period.
As the Caribbean’s largest city,...
Dublin Airport Increases Northern Ireland Business by 11%
The number of Northern Ireland residents using Dublin Airport increased by 11% to more than 570,000 last year, according to new data from the Dublin Airport Authority. This is about twice as fast as average passenger numbers at the airport, which increased by almost...
