As always, the 23rd Irish Travel Trade Awards offered attendees chances to win a lucky draw prize, including tickets for two from eight airlines, holidays for two in Orlando and PortAventura, a cruise for two on Anthem of the Seas, a champagne reception, ship tour and lunch for eight people onboard Silversea, a mini-cruise to France for a car and two people, two nights with dinner at Ashford Castle, and a €400 One4all voucher.
The 15 great prizes, their sponsors, presenters and winners were as follows:
Aer Lingus (Ivan Beacom): Tickets for two to from Ireland to USA/Canada – with upgrade to Business Class if space available: TOM KIERNAN, Ask Susan Travel
Air Canada Rouge (Eamon Flanagan): Tickets for two from Dublin to Toronto: CATHERINE HALLORAN, Irish Daily Star
Air France (Theresa Murphy): Tickets for two from Dublin to Paris: JOHN HURLEY, daa
British Airways (Graham Aldren): Euro Traveller tickets for two from Dublin to London: ISABEL HARRISON, Shannon Airport
CityJet (Patrick Lukan): Tickets for two from Dublin to London City Airport: DECLAN O’CONNELL, Lee Travel
Emirates (Stephen Davitt): Tickets for two from Dublin to Dubai: GRAINNE CAFFREY, Lowcostbeds
Etihad Airways (Lisa Hammond): Tickets for two from Dublin to Abu Dhabi: GEORGE BARTER, J Barter Travel Group
Irish Ferries (Dermot Merrigan):Mini-cruise to from Ireland to France for a car and two passengers, including 5-star cabin in each direction: GORDON PULLEN, GPS Travel
Lowcostbeds (Grainne Caffrey): €400 One4all voucher: CHRISTINE FITZGERALD, Creation Travel
Royal Caribbean International (Jenny Rafter): Cruise for two on the inaugural event of Anthem of the Seas: LIZ KILDARE, Affordable Car Hire
Salou Tourist Board (Maria Targa) and Spanish Tourism Office (Kathryn MacDonnell): Flights for two from Dublin to Barcelona/Reus and three nights stay in PortAventura Hotel with access to PortAventura Park: SHARON PLUNKETT, Plunkett Public Relations
Silversea (Lynda McCorry): VIP day with champagne reception, ship tour and lunch for eight persons: DARREN HUTCHINSON, Strand Travel
The Travel Corporation (Sharon Jordan): Two nights b&b and a dinner for two at The Lodge, Ashford Castle: JIM VAUGHAN, JustSplit.com
Turkish Airlines (Onur Gul): Tickets for two from Dublin to Istanbul: ORLA TOOHER, GoHop.ie
Visit Florida (Colin Brodie): Flights for two from London to Orlando with Virgin Atlantic, seven nights’ accommodation with Sky Suites, and car rental with Dollar Rent a Car: SINEAD REILLY, Travelport
