Almunecar: Year-Round Sunshine on Spain’s Costa Tropical Granada
It’s mid-October, the sun is shining, the temperature is 28 degrees and visitors, many from Britain and Scandinavia, are enjoying the beach – as Irish travel media stroll by. We are visiting Almunecar on Spain’s Costa Tropical Granada.
The weather is not surprising – the...
Asian Gaelic Games in Kuala Lumpur
More than 750 players, male and female, arrived from all over the Asian Pacific region for the Asian Gaelic Games in Kuala Lumpur, chasing silver and winning titles, at this most prestigious overseas event in the GAA calendar. Contrast this to the first games...
Shannon Airport Highly Commended in World Route Awards
Shannon Airport has been Highly Commended award in the Airport Under 4 million Passengers category at the World Routes Awards for airport marketing in Las Vegas. The award is in recognition of the outstanding success of the airport’s marketing programme since separation from the DAA...
Cork Airport Employee Nominated in Retail Manager of the Year Awards
Lilibeth Horne, Head of Retail for Cork Airport, has been nominated in this year’s REI Retail Manager of the Year awards, shortlisted in the Manager of the Year category. The awards recognise outstanding achievements in retail innovation, growth, customer care and originality.
The nomination is...
Uniworld Launches New 2014 European Brochure
Uniworld Boutique River Cruises is offering all-inclusive river cruises in 2014. Guests can plan their 2014 Uniworld boutique river cruise now and save up to €1,800 per couple by paying in full at time of booking. This offer expires 31st October 2013.
Uniworld has also...
ITAA Conference Reviews Bricks, Clicks and VAT in Granada
Following the opening speeches and discussion on the New Distribution Capability, the ITAA Conference at the Hotel Carmen in Granada turned to consider the two topics of the conference theme, Bricks and Clicks, and the heady subject of VAT.
Clicks
First up was Graham Carroll, Director...
22 Wings Aboad Winners for Dublin Departures
Wings Abroad has announced the final round of lucky winners from their End of Summer Holiday Giveaway Bonanza. The 22 winners for the Dublin departures have been chosen and the lucky agents will be flying out to Turkey next weekend, 20th October 2013, to...
Elissa Wins Two Tickets to New York with United
United Airlines recently celebrated its 15th birthday party with a rocking night of entertainment at the Lost Society club on South William Street, Dublin. The party was held to thank the Dublin travel trade for their business and to celebrate United’s 15 years of flying...
Halloween with DoSomethingDifferent.com
Wherever the holidaymaker does wander, there is no country impervious to
ghosts. Proving that nowhere is immune from the ‘Halloween fever’ that is
fast approaching DoSomethingDifferent.com has launched new ghostly tours
and experiences across much of Ireland, Scotland, London, Rome and Venice
, as well...
ITAA Discusses New Distribution Capability in Granada
This year’s ITAA conference, Bricks and Clicks, got underway at the Hotel Carmen in Granada, Spain, this morning with a welcome by Rafael Rodríguez, Andalucia Government Minister for Tourism, and by Gonzalo Ceballos, Director of the Spanish Tourism Office in Dublin, joint sponsors of...
TravelCube Expands Network Across the Balkans
GTA has expanded its business-to-business, retail brand TravelCube across Albania, Bosnia Herzegovina, Croatia, Macedonia, Serbia and Slovenia, demonstrating its commitment to the future growth potential from the region.
GTA already has a strong wholesale presence in the Balkans and the launch of TravelCube will give...
Joe Tully and Team Volker are ITAA Conference Golf Winners
“I never win anything!” said a very happy Joe Tully when presented with his First Prize last night at the Hotel Carmen in Granada, Spain, after winning the ITAA annual conference golf tournament, sponsored by Amadeus Ireland, at the Santa Clara golf course in...
Etihad Increases Stake in Virgin Australia
Etihad Airways has confirmed that its equity stake in Virgin Australia Holdings has now reached 19.9%. This follows a series of on-market purchases of Virgin Australia shares over recent weeks. Etihad now holds more than 515 million shares in its equity partner airline. At...
Christoph Mueller to Headline WTM Airline Programme
Aer Lingus Chief Executive Christoph Mueller will headline World Travel Market 2013’s Airline Programme. He will discuss how he has delivered strong and improved growth for the airline, despite its set of unique challenges, as part of the session: Airlines in transition: pushing the...
Amanda to See Disney on Ice with MSC Cruises
MSC Cruises is giving Irish travel agents the daily opportunity to win tickets to Disney on Ice on 10th November in City West – and today’s winner is Amanda Buckley at Cassidy Travel in Tallaght.
You have two ways to win:
To celebrate the launch of...
Aer Arann Recognised by ERA
Aer Arann, operator of Aer Lingus Regional, received an award for ‘Airline of the Year’ at the European Regional Airlines Association (ERA) annual industry awards ceremony in Salzburg, Austria.
The ERA awards, attended by leading airlines from around the world, recognise the importance of regional...
Irish Overnights in Germany Up 5.5 Per Cent in July
The German National Tourist Office reports that the number of recorded overnight stays in Germany in July by visitors from Ireland increased by 5.5% compared to July 2012.
The overall trend for visitor numbers from Ireland to Germany is on a continuing and steady upward...
Lowcostbeds.com Launches Save for Christmas Trade Promotion
Lowcostbeds.com has launched a travel agent ‘Save for Christmas’ promotion in association with its exclusive transfer partners, Resorthoppa. Agents making an accommodation booking with a transfer between 11th October and 30th November 2013 will receive a €5 One4All voucher before Christmas. The more bookings...
Sarah Slattery – or YOU! – Could Win €1,000
Sarah Slattery of Skytours is our September winner in ITTN’s Budding Travel Writers competition and therefore has a 4:1 chance of winning €1,000 – and YOU could too if you work in a travel agency or tour operator in Ireland (North or South)!
If you...
Win a Holiday in Lanzarote
The Spanish Tourism Office in Dublin is asking you to Like them on Facebook and have the chance of winning a holiday to Lanzarote.
The holiday comprises return flights from Ireland courtesy of the Spanish Tourism Board and accommodation for two people on half-board basis...
