New Business Development Manager at O’Callaghan Hotels
Nicola Nelson has joined O’Callaghan Hotels group as Business Development Manager. She has over 10 years’ management experience in retail and business sales in Dublin and London.
Nicola joins O’Callaghan Hotels from Glandore Business Centre where she was responsible for sales and general operations.
Her role with...
RCI to Feature Mamma Mia! on Quantum of the Seas
Royal Caribbean International – the first cruise line to feature fully licensed, Tony Award-winning Broadway productions – has announced that guests onboard Quantum of the Seas will enjoy Mamma Mia!, the smash hit musical based on the songs of Swedish pop sensation ABBA, when...
Ancient Anatolia with Jon Baines Tours
Many tours will take your clients to the birthplace of Christianity 2,000 years ago, but none will take you on a journey of spiritual discovery and learning dating back nearly 12,000 years – to the very origins of our beliefs…and take you there under...
Best Travel Industry Practice Discussed at European Gathering of Travel Professionals
The Irish Travel Agents Association is “extremely concerned” about the over regulation that the Irish travel industry faces in comparison to the rest of Europe. The differences in outdated Irish legislation, which is over 30 years old, compared to upcoming EU travel directives was...
New MSC Divina Traveller Web App
MSC Crtuises’ new MSC Divina Traveller Web App is designed to enhance the mobile experience of guests enjoying MSC Divina’s Caribbean itineraries. Completely free to download and to use on board while the ship is sailing, the app is available in the company’s six...
Win Great Prizes this December with the SAS Advent Calendar
This December Scandinavian Airlines is giving back to agents with the SAS Advent Calendar.
Every day in December, up until Christmas Eve, agents can play for their chance to win a range of prizes such as gift hampers and iTunes gift cards. One person...
BookaBed Enhances Website, Including Flight Only
BookaBed has made some new additions to the website to help agents make their bookings with ease and efficiency, whether it be accommodation only or adding flights and transfers.
1. You can now make several hotel bookings within the one reference number. When entering the...
Get Married in Thailand
Weddings and honeymoons is one of the four key niche-market customer segments being promoted by the Tourism Authority of Thailand as part of its strategic plan for 2014, the other three being golf, health and wellness, and green tourism.
According to a TAT survey in...
RCI/Celebrity/Azamara Recognise Irish Top Performers
It was smiles all round as Royal Caribbean International recognised its top agents on the Island of Ireland. The newly appointed Managing Director for Royal Caribbean International, Stuart Leven, told Irish Travel Trade News that the Irish market was very important to the cruise...
Clubs to Hire Expands in South Africa
ClubstoHire.com, Europe’s leading golf club rental company, has extended its award-winning service to the African continent with the introduction of a pick-up service in the increasingly popular tourist destination of South Africa.
From today, Cape Town becomes ClubstoHire’s 17th rental location. A partnership has been...
Turkish Airlines Wins CAPA Airline of the Year Award
Turkish Airlines has been named the CAPA Airline of the Year at the 11th annual CAPA Aviation Awards for Excellence in Amsterdam. The CAPA Airline of the Year is awarded to the carrier that has had the greatest impact on the development of the...
Azamara Reveals Its 2014 AzAmazing Evenings Programme
Be treated like royalty at one of Russia’s oldest theatres, take part in an ancient Egyptian ‘Moulid’ festival, or travel to the foothills of the Sierra Madre to learn about the culture of the local indigenous people – all are available from Azamara Club...
Dubai Wins Expo 2020 Bid that Will Attract 25m
Hosting Expo 2020 will have a significant impact on the tourism industry of Dubai and the UAE, and provide a unique platform on which to communicate the remarkable story of a young city and nation – according to the head of the body responsible...
Irish Ferries Launches Direct Dublin to Cherbourg Route
A new direct passenger car ferry service linking Dublin with the French port of Cherbourg is being introduced by Irish Ferries, with the first sailing departing from Dublin on Saturday 18th January 2014.
The once-weekly, year round service – which the company’s head of passenger...
Sunway Says ‘Thank You’ to the Trade
Referring to a challenging 2013 and to the failure of Anita Kelly’s regular rain dances throughout 2013 to attract the right conditions for summer sun business, Tanya Airey, Managing Director of Sunway Holidays, thanked the agents for their support during a difficult year and...
Hastings Hotels’ Major Investment in Ballygally Castle Hotel
Hastings Hotels, the leading hotel group in Northern Ireland, is investing £3 million in its 4-star Ballygally Castle Hotel. The property will undergo a six-month reimbursement programme that will include 10 new bedrooms, bringing the total rooms to 54. It will also have a...
CAR Grants TO Licence to Boyce Coach Travel, Issues Six New TA Licences
The Commission for Aviation Regulation has now renewed the tour operator licence (No. 222) for Boyce Coach Travel Ltd. All 111 valid travel agent applications and 50 valid tour operator applications originally received for renewal from 1st November 2013 have now been renewed –...
Catriona Wins Trip at Dubai Tourism and Emirates Event at Lost Society
Definitely Dubai and Emirates joined forces to say a big “Thank You” to agents who have been promoting Dubai on the Irish market during the year, which saw visitor numbers from Ireland increase.
The Lost Society in South William Street was the venue for what...
Dubai Tourism and Emirates Host Agents at Dobbins
The top performing agents for Emirates were hosted to a thank you lunch by the carrier and Dubai Tourism.
Dublin's trendy restaurant Dobbins was the venue.
Lorraine Quinn – “You Will Be Greatly Missed”
Lorraine Quinn, who has decided to stand down from Royal Caribbean Cruise Line, was honoured at a special lunch in London to mark the occasion. It fell to Mary McKenna to deliver this fine and fitting tribute on behalf of the trade:
“I have known...
