Bangkok City Break with Turkish Airlines Dublin – Bangkok
Invited to flight check Turkish Airlines’ Business Class to any destination on its network, Neil Steedman opted for a city break in Bangkok, including a day trip to Ayutthaya. The invitation meant quite a choice, because Turkish Airlines flies daily ex-Dublin to Istanbul, from where...
TRADE PROMOTION: No Tricks Just Treats with Lowcostbeds
Lowcostbeds.comn is giving away four tickets for the Irish Travel Industry Christmas party on the 11th December 2013 at the DoubleTree by Hilton Dublin – Burlington Road (formerly the Burlington Hotel), Dublin 4.
A daily draw will take place on Tuesday 29th, Wednesday 30th, Thursday...
Shannon Airport Growth Plans Get Boost from Ryanair
Shannon Airport has described today’s announcement by Ryanair that it is to deliver over 300,000 new passengers annually with the addition of eight new services as hugely significant in the growth plans of the independent airport. The Ryanair commitment, which will see the airline...
Hotel Benchmark Reveals Bangkok as Best Value Major City
UK-based B2B wholesaler JacTravel has released its Benchmark wholesale rates for January and February 2014 for seven of the world’s top cities, revealing that Bangkok offers the best value at that time of year, with the Benchmark wholesale rate of US$38 /room/night (pr/pn) for...
Six Agents Enjoy Celebrity Seminar at Sea, Jennifer Wins Shopping Vouchers
Celebrity Cruises has been helping agents to get ‘ship shape’ with a recent ‘Seminar at Sea’ training session. Agents from John Cassidy Travel, O'Hanrahan Travel, Bowe Travel and Oasis Travel, Clubworld Travel, Co-op Carrickfergus and Thomas Cook Ballymena were whisked away to experience ‘Modern Luxury’...
Etihad to Go Double Daily to Sri Lanka
Etihad Airways will increase its Abu Dhabi - Colombo service from seven flights per week to a double daily schedule from 16th February 2014.
Operated with an A320 aircraft fitted with 16 Pearl Business Class seats and 120 Coral Economy Class seats, the new service...
EasyJet to Serve Bordeaux and Jersey from Belfast
EasyJet has put on sale two new routes from Belfast International Airport to Bordeaux and Jersey. The new flights launch on 28th June 2014 and operate throughout the summer using a 156-seater Airbus A319.
The flights to Jersey will operate twice per week with fares...
Dublin – Beijing for €509 with KLM
This week’s ‘Go Wild on Wednesday’ flash sale sees KLM further reducing its fares from Dublin to Beijing by up to 34% on flights booked until midnight on 24th October. The new fare from €509 is available for travel from 23rd October to 31st...
Lufthansa Extends Advance Seat Reservations, Introduces Fees
From 26th November 2013 all passengers in Lufthansa Economy Class can seat select when they book a flight on German and European routes. In the mid-price and flexible booking classes in Economy, advance seat reservations will be free, as is already the case in...
Nationwide Discovery Days in November
Travel Counsellors Ireland has reported an unprecedented rise in new recruits and recruitment enquires so it is organising a number of initiatives, including ‘Discovery Days’ across the country that will offer an insight into the future of travel and will show travel agents that...
Save the Date – Travel Counsellors Ireland 2014 Conference
Travel Counsellors Ireland has announced the date for its 2014 Conference, which will take place from Thursday 27th March – Saturday 29th March. Over 120 delegates will be in attendance, including more than 55 of the company’s agents and partners plus the company’s management...
Four-Day Etihad Sale Starts Today
Etihad Airways is celebrating its 10th birthday, having started operations in 2003 from its Abu Dhabi base, and is offering customers in Ireland the chance to buy a Coral Economy class ticket from Dublin to Abu Dhabi from €410, or to a range of...
SAS Seat Sale
Scandinavian Airlines is offering low fares from Dublin, and from their hub in Copenhagen, when booked before 29th October 2013.
Travel from Dublin to Stockholm, Oslo or Copenhagen from €52pp one-way. Travel dates are from 18th November 2013 – 31st May 2014.
From Copenhagen there...
Emirates to Hold Six Recruitment Drives in Ireland
Emirates is returning to Ireland in October and November to hold six new recruitment open days across the country for interested candidates to join the airline’s cabin crew team. Successful applicants will live in Dubai.
The six recruitment events will take place as follows:
Donegal: 20th...
Come to the Dogs with DoSomethingDifferent.com
An exclusive Irish trade booking incentive from DoSomethingDifferent.com is giving agents the chance to win a top night of fun at the Dogs with their whole branch plus the chance to bank some serious spending money just in time for Christmas.
One4All Voucher Incentive
Work as...
MSC Cruises Introduces the Canaries
MSC Cruises is offering the choice between two itineraries in the Canary Islands departing from Las Palmas, from €689pp for a seven-night cruise including flights. The two itineraries can also be easily combined to offer clients a 14-night voyage.
With calls in Las Palmas, San...
RCI Invites Agents to an Evening of ‘Royal’ Experiences
Royal Caribbean International is inviting its travel agency partners to get the glad-rags on for a fun evening on Wednesday 6th November 2013 at Dublin’s hottest venue – Everleigh Garden, 33 Harcourt Street, for a fun-filled evening of truly ‘Royal’ experiences.
The event is starting...
Win a Fam Trip to California with United!
United Airlines and California’s Central Coast are giving away eight seats on a Fam Trip to California in February!
To be in with a chance of winning a place, all you need to do is make a flight booking to LAX/SFO on a United operated...
Lowcostbeds Doubles Hotel Inventory in Brazil
Lowcostbeds.com has expanded its hotel count in Brazil following a growth in demand from North American and European markets.
After launching lowcostbeds in Brazil earlier this year, the company decided to further develop its portfolio in one of the world’s fastest growing global economies to...
BA Digital Tagging Trial at Heathrow
Passengers travelling with British Airways through Terminal 5 at London Heathrow have begun to test the personalised digital bag tag being developed by the airline. Employees from Microsoft have been chosen to take part in the month-long trial, using a specially adapted version of...
