Travelport Enables US Agents to Sell United Economy Plus Seating
Travelport and United Airlines have announced that Travelport-connected agents in the USA can now sell United Economy Plus extra-legroom seating, Travelport thus becoming the first GDS to re-launch the capability for travel agents to sell Economy Plus while maintaining the processing efficiency of GDS...
Taekwondowon to Open in Korea in April
There are some 30 taekwondo clubs in Ireland and sports tour operators and travel agents can tap into this niche market when a €160 million “world mecca” for this and other martial arts opens in Muju County, Korea, this coming April.
Ramy James Salameh, PR...
Ireland is a Key Part of RCI’s Plans
“This is my second trip to Ireland in three weeks – which should tell you that I see Ireland as a key part of our plans,” Ben Bouldin, newly appointed Director of Sales, UK & Ireland – who joined Royal Caribbean International on 6th...
Thai Budget Airline Gets an AOC
Low-cost carrier Thai AirAsia X has received an Air Operator’s Certificate, so the airline can now apply for permission to launch international flights from Bangkok. The airline will lease two Airbus A330-300s from a subsidiary of its parent company, the AirAsia group, for its...
CAR Reports on Quality of Service at Dublin Airport
The Commission for Aviation Regulation has published its Quality of Service report for the fourth quarter of 2013 using information provided by the Dublin Airport Authority. The price cap for 2013 is reduced by 2 cents per passenger.
The report summarises the results for the quality of...
Agents: Watch Out for RCI’s Golden Tickets!
Royal Caribbean International’s 5,400-guest Allure of the Seas, one of the world’s largest cruise ships, will offer 22 seven-night cruises ex-Barcelona from 19th May 2015 to October 2015 – and dedicated trade packs will be delivered to agencies from 12th February 2014, with 10...
Aer Lingus Goes Daily to Boston from Shannon
Ireland and the United States’ most Irish city grew closer today as Aer Lingus commenced a daily year-round service from Shannon to the Massachusetts capital of Boston.
The service is one of the key aspects of Aer Lingus’s renewed commitment to the independent Shannon Airport this year, with...
Destination St John’s Launches Dynamic, Responsive Website
Destination St John’s in Newfoundland – which is set to welcome a lot more Irish visitors this summer when WestJet operates its 4.5-hour non-stop Dublin – St John’s service – has launched a new dynamic, responsive website, www.destinationstjohns.com, in response to changing consumer demands,...
O’Callaghan Travel wins €500 with Sunway
O’Callaghan Travel in Dundalk are the lucky winners of the Sunway €500 giveaway for January 2014. As the top sellers of Long-haul/USA/Cruise bookings in January, O’Callaghan Travel will receive their €500 cheque in the post this week.
There are still two months left of this...
Virgin Atlantic to Cease Hong Kong to Sydney
Richard Branson’s Virgin Atlantic airline has blamed “increasing costs and a challenging economic environment” for its decision to cease its Sydney to Hong Kong service as from 5th May 2014.
The last flight departing Hong Kong to Sydney will be on 4th May. The airline said...
Celebrity Targets Honeymooners, Affluent Families and Premium Cruisers
Andrew Bolton, who was promoted in early January to Acting Senior Major Account Manager – UK North & Ireland for Celebrity Cruises, described the prospects for the Irish market in 2014 as “very positive”, when interviewed in Dublin by Neil Steedman, ITTN’s News &...
Carol Anne O’Neill Appointed Interim Head of Ireland for Falcon and Thomson
Carol Anne O’Neill, currently General Manager of Falcon Holidays and Thomson, has been appointed as interim Head of Ireland, where she will assume responsibility for the management of the business in Ireland. Carol Anne will work together on a transition plan with current Director of...
Cork Airport and Tourism Flanders
Cork Airport recently hosted a travel industry event in association with Tourism Flanders and Aer Lingus. The event provided travel trade professionals and travel media with an overview of what the Flanders region of Northern Belgium has to offer the global leisure traveller.
At the event were...
Jackie Joins the List of BookaBed Winners!
All of last week’s daily winners of €100 during the final week of BookaBed’s January incentive have now been announced.
Congratulations to the following 15 agents who each won €100 during the month:
Jackie Coakley, Shandon Travel, Cork
Janice Lecane, Bernard Hayes Travel, Cork
Anita Handley, East West...
Seychelles Charms Future Brides at Dublin Show
The honeymoon destination of Seychelles went all out to charm the future brides of Ireland by participating in the Bride of the Year Show in Dublin last weekend. Tour operator Classic Resorts extended an invitation to the Seychelles Tourist Office for a second consecutive...
Travelport Queue Control Console Launches in EMEA
Travelport has launched Travelport Queue Control Console, a web-based product that empowers travel agents to automate part of their ticketing operations. The new product creates rules for how and when tickets are issued, saving agents time and improving efficiency. Galileo users in the EMEA regions...
Get Cash in the Hand from Etihad
Etihad Airways has announced a great opportunity for its trade partners to Cash in with Etihad and earn rewards on return flights from Dublin to onward destinations.
Sell flights from Dublin to Australia and South East Asia in Diamond First Class and earn a €100...
Celebrity Extends 123Go! Campaign to Earn €30 Voucher with Every Booking
Agents can earn €30 Love2Shop vouchers with every Celebrity Cruises sailing departing between 1st April and 30th June 2014 when booked before 28th February 2014.
As part of Celebrity Cruises’ 123Go! campaign agents can also win one of two Modern Luxury prize packs. Prize choices...
Business Travel is on Increase, Amadeus Reports
Over half of business travellers are left out of pocket as travel expenses fall out of policy. This is one of the findings of the annual insights report, ‘Amadeus Business Travel Insights: Business travel gets personal’, which is based on a survey of over...
EU Airports to Ease Liquid Restrictions
From today, there will be a first step towards easing the current liquids restrictions at EU airports. Most passengers who fly will notice no change at all, but in fact airports will be obliged to screen certain liquids at passenger security checkpoints. This first...
