Emirates Brings Vietnam Closer for ex-Dublin Passengers
Emirates commenced daily direct flights from Dubai to Hanoi, Vietnam, on 1st July. The new route provides Emirates’ passengers from Dublin via Dubai another seamless route to Vietnam. Passengers...
View ArticleInsight Vacations July Summer Sale
The new Insight Vacations July Summer Sale offer is now on. Experience local culture, visit top rated highlights and taste regional specialties on a variety of handcrafted journeys across Europe with...
View ArticleKLM offers passengers the KLM Care Tag
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines offers passengers who visit Amsterdam in September a handy gadget: the KLM Care Tag. The smart audio luggage tag automatically provides visitors with location based verbal...
View ArticleWin Bose earphones with Silversea
This month Silversea is giving agents the chance to win a set of superb Bose noise-cancelling earphones as part of the Silversea Advocates recognition programme. The ten winning agents will be chosen...
View ArticleTen Worldchoice Agents to Join Turkish Airlines + TravelCube Fam to Dubai in...
Carol Anne O’Neill, Commercial Manager, Worldchoice Ireland, has announced a Worldchoice fam trip together with Turkish Airlines and TravelCube. The four-night trip for 10 lucky winners will take place...
View ArticleTravel Counsellors ‘Pack for a Purpose’ During Gold Celebrations in Jamaica
Five Irish Travel Counsellors have taken part in the charity initiative ‘Pack for a Purpose’ as they celebrated their ‘Gold’ status in Jamaica. Cork-based Mary Foyle and Sarah McCarthy, along with...
View ArticleCaroline Wins Aer Lingus + Celebrity Cruises Prize
Ivan Beacom from Aer Lingus surprised Caroline O’Toole, Fahy Travel, Galway, with news that she has won the fantastic competition with Irish Travel Trade News. Caroline has won flights to Miami with...
View ArticleAer Lingus Celebrates 70 Years of Flying to Amsterdam
Aer Lingus is marking 70 years of flying from Ireland to Amsterdam, the first ever flight having departed from Dublin on 7th July 1947. While today Aer Lingus, Ireland’s only 4-star airline, flies...
View ArticleSeven Reports to Boost Your Data Strategy from EyeforTravel
7 Reports to Boost Your Data Strategy Effectively utilising data and analytics for travel brands in the 21st century is not just a case of improving performance, it is a matter of survival....
View ArticleQatar Airways Will Go Double Daily If Load Factors Stay Above 85%
“Initial load factors on our new Dublin-Doha route are 5% above our expectations and if they stay above 85% we may add a second daily B787 Dreamliner – and if bookings continue to grow we can look at...
View ArticleGreat Value Travel Deals – 11th July 2017
Sarah Slattery compiles a list of the top Travel Deals from trade partners, including airlines’ seat sales, special offers from tour operators, hotel deals from bed banks, and the latest cruise deals....
View ArticleQatar Airways Celebrates with Gala Dinner in Dublin
As is its custom, Qatar Airways celebrated the launch of a new route – this time Dublin-Doha – with a gala dinner and ‘local’ entertainment from Affinity, Riverdance, and Ronan Keating. Affinity...
View ArticleEmirates Hosts Trade at Dubai Duty Free Irish Open
The magnificent surroundings and scenery of Portstewart Golf Club in Northern Ireland was the venue for the Dubai Duty Free Irish Open. For the trade who were hosted by Emirates, the day started with a...
View ArticleBrian McFadden Wins Turkish Airlines Golf at K Club
Brian McFadden of Westlife fame was the winner of the Irish tournament in the Turkish Airlines World of Golf held at the K Club, he now goes on to play at the Titanic Golf Club in Antalya later this...
View ArticleSail the Antarctic on a Luxury Ship with Silversea – and Get Paid!
Do you fancy a job on a luxury expedition ship? Silversea has established a new leadership training academy aimed at recruiting and developing high-quality talent to join its expedition teams....
View ArticleClaire is ITTN+EMIRATES Travel Photographer June Winner
Claire Bushell, Flight Centre, is our June winner in the ITTN+EMIRATES Travel Photographer of the Year competition with her photo entitled Duomo Di Siena, and was presented with her prize by Lisa...
View ArticleLufthansa sets new passenger and load factor records
The airlines of the Lufthansa Group welcomed on board around 12 million passengers in June 2017. This shows an increase of 18% compared to the previous year’s month. The available seat kilometers...
View ArticleExpedia team are out and about with Ice Cream
Over the past few weeks in our hot Summer weather, the Expedia TAAP Team in Dublin have ventured out to Travel Agencies all over Ireland providing cooling relief from the summer sun! Armed with cooler...
View ArticleSpotlight on Rhodes
Thinking about a holiday to Rhodes? This island offers an epic past, beaches lifted straight off a postcard, and nightlife that leaves the rest of Greece in the shade. A Greek classic It’s not for...
View ArticleWorthwhile journey from Mayo for Pamela
Pamela Brownlee from Flyaway Travel in County Mayo was debating if she could attend the Las Vegas event at the Morrison Hotel recently. Just as well she did decide to make the three hour journey to...
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