Spanish Summer Season from Shannon Launched with 38% Increase in Capacity
Shannon Airport and the Spanish Tourism Office have today jointly launched the airport’s summer season schedule to Spain, complete with a 38% increase in capacity, with 156,000 seats to seven destinations.
Shannon will have services to Alicante, Malaga, Palma, Reus, Lanzarote, Tenerife and Fuerteventura –...
Ryanair Announces 200 New Jobs in Ireland
Ryanair today (Thursday 3rd April 2014) announced plans to create 200 new jobs in Ireland, primarily for technology, software development and digital marketing specialists.
An Taoiseach, Enda Kenny TD, and Minister for Finance, Michael Noonan TD, joined Ryanair Chairman David Bonderman to officially open Ryanair’s...
Join the Wings Abroad Team!
Wings Abroad Holidays is looking for sales consultants to join the team in the tour operator’s call centre on O’Connell Street, Dublin 1. The suitable candidate must have minimum three years sales experience and good product knowledge.
The role will be in the reservations department...
Emirates/Dubai Tourism Entertains at Back Street Boys Concert
Eight lucky travel agents joined Stephen Davitt and Jane Masterson from Emirates at the 02 for the Back Street Boys concert.The evening was a joint promotion with Dubai Tourism.
The lucky agents were Olivia Byrne, Travelmood; Caitriona Power, Club Travel; Jane Murray, World Travel Centre;...
Windavia Charter to Madeira is Cancelled
Paul Weir of APG Ireland has confirmed to Irish Travel Trade News that the proposed weekly Dublin – Funchal charter series, due to commence on 13th April, has been cancelled.
“As the contracted GSA for Windavia in Ireland, we greatly regret that Windavia are now...
Aer Lingus Takes Off for San Francisco
Aer Lingus inaugural flight number EI 147, an Airbus A330-200 from Dublin to San Francisco, took off from Dublin Airport on Wednesday 2nd April. Aer Lingus will operate five flights per week from Dublin to San Francisco as part of its major transatlantic expansion...
Lufthansa Strike May Affect 425,000 Passengers
The current Lufthansa strike has resulted in the cancellation of 3,800 flights, which means that more than 90% of regular scheduled flights are grounded. The union has stated that the strike will end on Friday.
On Wednesday 2nd April and Thursday 3rd April all of the...
Universal Orlando Opens Cabana Bay Beach Resort
Universal’s new Cabana Bay Beach Resort, which officially welcomed its first guests this week, is the fourth on-site hotel at Universal Orlando Resort and evokes the classic, retro-feel of iconic beach resorts from the 1950s and 1960s.
The new hotel features a stunning design with...
Aer Lingus Summer Sale
Aer Lingus has launched a summer sale with a guaranteed 20% off fares to over 100 destinations across Britain and Continental Europe. The discount applies to the fare before taxes and charges.
Bookings must be made by Monday 14th April 2014 and are for travel...
ATD/DSD to Appoint Country Manager for Ireland
Attraction Tickets Direct / DoSomethingDifferent.com invite applications for the position of Country Manager – Ireland, with a closing date of Sunday 20th April 2014. The successful applicant will manage the Dublin office and represent the DSD brand in Ireland in the travel trade.
He/she will...
Cristiano Ronaldo and Pelé in New Emirates Campaign
Emirates, an Official FIFA Worldwide Partner, has announced that Cristiano Ronaldo, Portuguese captain and winner of the FIFA Ballon d’Or 2013, is its newest Global Ambassador. The airline has also premiered its campaign video featuring the football superstar alongside Brazilian legend and fellow Global Ambassador...
Think Turkey – Think Kusadasi!
“Kusadasi can best be described in one sentence: ‘It caters for everyone!’,” writes Joan Scanlon, Head of Sales & Operations, Wings Abroad Holidays. “Kusadasi needs little introduction because its reputation as a mecca for holidaymakers precedes it. For pleasure, leisure, and fun from dawn...
GTA Sales Conference in Madrid Focuses on Developing Beach Offering
Some 130 sales representatives visited Madrid this month as global travel distributor GTA held its annual Europe & Americas Sales Conference in Spain. The conference agenda explored GTA – and TravelCube’s – future strategy to help retail and wholesale, high street and online travel...
American Holidays Free Florida Fun Evening
Florida was the focus for American Holidays on Thursday 27th March when some 60 consumers were invited to a ‘Free Florida Fun Information Evening’ at the Duke Street premises – and with some great prize giveaways to be won.
The event also hosted representatives from...
Busy Week for New Routes from Shannon Airport
Less than 15 months after Shannon Airport was made independent, the airport will enjoy its biggest week in almost a decade in terms of new route start-ups as Ryanair launches new services to Munich, Paris, Faro, Warsaw, Krakow, Nice, Poitiers, Berlin, and Fuerteventura, while Aer Lingus Regional commences a...
Willie Walsh Becomes Chair of Oneworld Alliance
Willie Walsh has been nominated by the board of the Oneworld alliance to be the Chair for the coming year.
He is Chief Executive of International Airlines Group (IAG), the parent company of British Airways, Iberia and Vueling. Previously he was Chief Executive at British...
Travel Job Vacancies Online
Thinking of pastures new? Look no further than the Irish Travel Trade News home page at ittn.ie and click on APB.ie Recruitment to find more than 25 job vacancies.
They include a post for a General Manager Ireland based in Dublin at a salary from...
Minister and Airlines Welcome Start of €0 Air Travel Tax
Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport Leo Varadkar has marked the reduction of the air travel tax to zero from 1st April 2014 and welcomed the response of the airlines to the Government’s move in the last Budget.
“Following the general election this Government said...
Irish Ferries Announces Oakwood Theme Park Package
Irish Ferries Holidays has added a new destination to its portfolio of short break packages with the announcement of an Easter offer to Oakwood Theme Park in Pembrokeshire, Wales, which attracts over 400,000 visitors each year.
A three-night stay at the nearby 4-star Lamphey Court...
Dublin Airport Named World’s Best Airport Twitter Feed
Dublin Airport has been named the world’s Best Airport Twitter Feed in the Moodies awards for airport digital communications for the second year in a row.
Dublin Airport, which has almost 69,000 followers on Twitter, edged out Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport and London Heathrow – both...
