Irish Ferries Commences Dublin – Cherbourg Service
This weekend (Saturday 18th January 2014), Irish Ferries will inaugurate its new direct weekend car ferry service between Dublin and Cherbourg. The new 19-hour service will be operated using the passenger car and freight ferry vessel Epsilon, which the company acquired recently under a...
44 Jobs at Risk as Thomas Cook Ireland Moves Exclusively Online
As reported on ittn.ie yesterday, a statement issued by Thomas Cook announced that its Irish operation will move exclusively online and no longer offer charter holidays from 30th April 2014, while the proposed restructuring “potentially affects 44 roles/employees in the business”.
The potential loss of 44...
Emirates to Double Services from Dublin
Emirates serve Dublin with a second daily non-stop flight to Dubai from 1st September 2014. The airline’s Boeing 777-300ER aircraft will add capacity of more than 5,000 seats a week in both directions.
The new daily service will complement Emirates’ B777 operation that commenced in...
Denise and Colette are €100 Winners with BookaBed
Congratulations to Denise Connaughton, 1 Stop Travel in Galway, and Colette Desmond, Manning Travel in Kilkenny, who were the winners of €100 for Monday and Tuesday in BookaBed’s latest booking incentive for agents. Want to win €100? It’s easy, from 13th to 31st January make...
Southwest American Indian Culture with Native Trails in Scottsdale
The outdoor amphitheatre in Scottsdale Civic Center Park will be brimming with traditional Native American song and dance for the 12th season of Native Trails, most Thursdays and Saturdays between January and April 2014. Presented by the Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation and produced by...
Anantara Opens Fifth Property in Abu Dhabi
Anantara Hotels, Resorts & Spas has opened its fifth property in Abu Dhabi – Anantara Sir Bani Yas Island Al Sahel Villa Resort – which joins Anantara’s two existing properties on Sir Bani Yas Island – Desert Islands Resort & Spa by Anantara overlooking...
Spring Sun for Over 50s with Abbey Travel
Abbey Travel is offering packages for Over 50s over the next few months – along with the special offer that booking online receives €20 per person.
The packages include:
Tenerife from €635, 11th March 2014, 7 nights half board including wine and water at the 4-star...
Shannon Airport Halts Five Years of Passenger Decline
Shannon Airport has stemmed a five-year decline in passenger numbers in its first year as an independent entity, passenger figures for 2013 confirm.
Some 1,400,032 passengers flew through Shannon over the course of the year, up from 1,394,781 in 2012. The marginal increase was achieved despite...
Yvonne Joins the ITTN Team
Irish Travel Trade News is pleased to announce that Yvonne Carr will be joining the ITTN team as Marketing Executive from 3rd February 2014. Yvonne is looking forward to working with suppliers and agents alike and to rolling out new initiatives for the Irish...
Brittany Ferries Orders New Ship for Cork-Roscoff Route
French ferry and holiday company Brittany Ferries has placed an order for a new cruise-ferry that will be its largest yet, and one of the biggest such vessels in the world. The new ferry will replace the company’s current flagship vessel, the Pont-Aven, and...
Win an Exclusive Excursion with Ben Fogle and Celebrity Cruises
The latest agent incentive from Celebrity Cruises offers eight agents the chance to join the broadcaster and adventurer Ben Fogle on an ‘Exclusive Excursion’ of a lifetime. No bookings are required to qualify and to enter for a chance to win agents should head to...
Leanne Appointed CEO of Tourism and Events Queensland
Leanne Coddington has been appointed Chief Executive of Tourism and Events Queensland.
Jann Stuckey, Minister for Tourism, Major Events, Small Business and the Commonwealth Games, said: “Leanne Coddington brings a wealth of experience and a proven track record of delivery to the role and has...
Lufthansa and Austrian Partner with Amadeus
Lufthansa and Amadeus have announced a new agreement that will see the airline sell advance seat reservation as an ancillary product in the travel agency channel using Amadeus Airline Ancillary Services. The agreement, which also applies to Lufthansa’s subsidiary Austrian Airlines, means that travel...
TTC Launches January / February Booking Incentive
The Travel Corporation is offering a holiday for two to a lucky winner who books any Insight Vacations, Contiki Holidays, Uniworld Boutique River Cruises or Red Carnation Hotel during January or February 2014.
Just email your booking reference to [email protected]
TTC is also running a Facebook...
Etihad and Airberlin Expand Partnership
Etihad Airways and airberlin have unveiled an Airbus A320 aircraft in specially designed joint livery, symbolising the close ties between the two airlines and marking the launch of a new ‘Moving Forward’ media campaign.
At the event in Berlin, Wolfgang Prock-Schauer, airberlin’s Chief Executive, and...
Air France, KLM and Delta Air Lines Booking Incentive
Air France, KLM and Delta Air Lines are running a booking incentive for the trade from now until 7th February 2014.
Travel agents will have a chance to win two Air France Economy tickets to any Air France A380 destination in the USA.
To enter agents...
Falcon Holidays Introduces Two New Routes
Falcon Holidays has just launched its latest summer 2014 holiday brochure. Research by Falcon has shown that the customer likes to view all the options online and then book with a travel agent.
2014 has brought with it two new destinations from Falcon – Ibiza...
Dublin Airport Passengers Up 6% to 20.2m in 2013
Passenger numbers at Dublin Airport increased by 6% to 20.2 million last year, as an extra 1.1 million people used the airport.
The significant growth in passenger numbers was led by a record-breaking performance on transatlantic traffic, which saw a 13% increase during 2013.
As a...
Silversea Launches New Documentation Package
Silversea Cruises has announced the launch of its new Travel Journal. As part of the company’s 20th anniversary celebration in 2014, Silversea has given its documentation package a complete makeover, with the goal of making travel easier. The result is a versatile new Travel...
CAR Announces Travel Trade Licensing Round
The Commission for Aviation Regulation has announced the opening of the spring licensing round for travel agents on Tuesday 14th January 2014. Applicants whose licenses require renewal from 1st May are invited to make prompt applications in order to avoid levies and to ensure that...
