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Global

Six extraordinary trails for the discerning adventurer in Ireland

Kanchan Nath Jul 12, 2023
Ireland may be small, but its landscape and terrain varies richly from valleys to peaks, beaches to bogs.
Eturbo News

United Airlines names new Senior Vice President

Harry Johnson Sep 23, 2022 0
United Airlines today named Jonathan Ireland senior vice president of finance, overseeing the carrier’s $40 billion operating cost structure and $5 billion capital budget,…

Get ready today to RESET on September 16 in London

Juergen T Steinmetz Jul 14, 2022
An all star participation is set for RESET in London. Organized by TLC in partnership with the World Tourism Network. Get ready today to RESET on September 16 in London
Airports

Airports are a mess in the UK

Linda S. Hohnholz Jun 14, 2022
eTurboNews | eTN This past weekend, 159 flights were cancelled just at Gatwick Airport with EasyJet accounting for half of the flights cancelled with 80 trips off the tote boards on Sunday.…

World’s top countries with the best working conditions

Harry Johnson Apr 28, 2022
eTurboNews | eTN Packing up and moving to a foreign country is something we all consider from time to time. Work is a major factor that must be considered when looking at moving to a new…
Travel Tech

Wego and Tourism Ireland join hands for travel campaign

Megha Paul Apr 28, 2022
Wego is working with leading tourism boards across the world to boost tourism recovery and help travellers select the best destinations for their next holiday

HolidayPirates joins hands with Tourism Ireland

Megha Paul Mar 18, 2022
Ahead of St Patrick’s Day, HolidayPirates, the travel deals platform, has announced a new partnership with Tourism Ireland to run to 24 April 2022
Vaccination Updates

Ireland drops all Covid-19 related travel restrictions

Megha Paul Mar 8, 2022
Ireland has dropped all Covid-19 entry restrictions on arrivals, regardless of vaccination status
Air

Qatar Airways to increase frequency from Dublin to 10 weekly flights

Megha Paul Feb 16, 2022
Qatar Airways will increase frequency from Dublin Airport to ten flights per week to accommodate rising demand for international travel, from March of this year. 

Ireland scraps most Covid rules on 29 January

Megha Paul Jan 27, 2022
Ireland will scrap most of its Covid-19 restrictions starting from 29 January following a drop in the number of new cases, the government announced
Quarantine Free Travel

Ireland scraps off mandatory Covid test for vaccinated travellers

Megha Paul Jan 7, 2022
The Department of Health in Ireland has confirmed that fully vaccinated passengers arriving into Ireland since midnight no longer require a negative PCR or antigen test
Tourism

Ireland tourism sector loses €17m a day due to Covid

Megha Paul Dec 31, 2021
Ireland’s tourism sector has suffered about €400 million financial loss in December and has experienced a “staggeringly difficult 21 months” losing about €17 million per day

Ireland resumes short-stay visa applications for India

Megha Paul Sep 15, 2021
The resumption of short stay entry visa processing for Ireland has been announced and has come into effect from 13 September 2021
Vaccination Updates

Ireland opens to vaccinated Brits from today

Megha Paul Jul 19, 2021
Ireland has become the first country in Europe that fully-vaccinated British travellers can visit without the need for any Covid-19 tests into or out of the country
OTAs & Tour Operators

10 international destinations in Brits’ wish list

Kristin Mariano Jun 8, 2020
Booking.com shares the top destinations and properties on Brits’ minds as they wait for when the time is right to travel again.
Airlines and Aviation

Qatar Airways flights to Venice, Dublin, Milan and Rome

Kristin Mariano Jun 4, 2020
Qatar Airways has announced that the airline will be resuming its flights to Venice, Italy starting from 15 July 2020.

Fairmont Carton House to open in Ireland

Megha Paul Mar 4, 2020
Accor is bringing the Fairmont brand to Ireland with the signing of the historic Carton House. In partnership with the owner, Belmullet Hospitality Group, a US-based investor in luxury…
Tourism

10 most expensive European cities to spend New Year’s Eve 2020

Kristin Mariano Dec 27, 2019
Where’s the best place to ring in the New Year? TicketLens is releasing a study that reveals the Most Expensive European Capital Cities To Visit on New Year’s Eve.

Anantara hits the hat-trick Marker in Europe

Alastair Newport Oct 28, 2019
Anantara Hotels, Resorts & Spas is all set to open its third European property. Expecting to make its Irish debut within the next few months, the rebranded The Marker Hotel in Dublin…

Colouring book pop-up is coming to Manchester Airport

Megha Paul Oct 17, 2019
If you’re travelling through Manchester Airport this half-term, specialist Italy tour company Roma Experience are providing passengers with free adult colouring books for their flight.…
Tourism

10 last-minute inexpensive city break destinations

Kristin Mariano Jul 29, 2019
Summer is here and everyone is bound somewhere for a holiday, especially in August bank holiday.
Tourism

10 destinations that are in everyone’s bucket list

Kristin Mariano Jul 25, 2019
Everyone has a place where they would like to go before they “kick the bucket”. Global travel site Big 7 Travel has released the official list of the 'Top 50 Bucket List Destinations 2019'.
Air

Etihad unveils Dreamliner on Dublin route, increases frequency

Megha Paul Jul 12, 2019
Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, has increased frequency on its Dublin to Abu Dhabi route during the busy summer season. The carrier will fly to Abu…
Family & Group Travel

Best destinations for multi-gen family travel

Kristin Mariano Jul 4, 2019
Pettitts Travel created the 3G Family Travel Index to find the best destinations for all generations, from young children to grandparents looking to recapture their youth.
Global

TUI sets sail into the river cruise industry

Kristin Mariano Apr 12, 2019
Starting summer 2020, the world’s leading tour operator will be expanding into the river cruise industry following the purchase of three passenger ships.
Airlines and Aviation

Aer Lingus rescues WOW Air passengers

Kristin Mariano Mar 29, 2019
Aer Lingus is offering impacted WOW Air passengers special rescue fares for those flying from 29 March to 11 April.
Ireland

The best things to do in Ireland this St Patrick’s Day weekend

Alastair Newport Mar 15, 2019
With St Patrick’s day just peeking its nose around the corner of the calendar -- 17 March to be exact -- could there be a better time to look at what the Emerald Isle has to offer…
Tourism

Travelling from UAE to Ireland made easy

Alastair Newport Nov 5, 2018
Travellers heading to Ireland from the UAE will have their lives made that little bit easier with the opening of VFS Global’s new Visa Application Centre in Dubai, UAE in partnership with…
Travel Tech

SAS signs with Datalex for “the right customer at the right time, via the right channel”

Alastair Newport Oct 29, 2018
Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) sign a long term agreement with Irish tech firm Datalex, in order to help the carrier put its digital transformation strategy into action with NDC.
United States

Aer Lingus unveils transatlantic twins for summer 2019

Alastair Newport Sep 14, 2018
Irish carrier Aer Lingus has unveiled two new connections this week with the announcement of a pair of transatlantic routes to Montréal and Minneapolis-St. Paul, set to fly in August next…
Airlines and Aviation

Aer Lingus partners with CityJet for London to Dublin route

Kristin Mariano Aug 29, 2018
Aer Lingus and CityJet have joined forces to operate a new route between London and Dublin. Starting 28 October, Aer Lingus will operate six daily round trips on weekdays, with a reduced…
Cruise

British holidaymakers take almost 2 million cruises in 2017

MILI SEMLANI Semlani Jul 3, 2018
The British cruise market saw another year of growth in 2017 with a record 
high of 1,971,000 cruise passengers setting sail on an ocean cruise, 
representing an increase of 4.3%, against…
Cruise

Celebrity Reflection debuts in Greenock as part of exclusive 2019 itinerary

Alastair Newport Jun 20, 2018
Celebrity Cruises will be making its Scottish debut next year as Barrhead Travel revealed they are bringing the Miami based company’s five-star ship Celebrity Reflection up to Greenock as a…
Airlines and Aviation

Air Canada – connections like Montreal to Dublin “absolutely critical” for Irish tourism

Alastair Newport Jun 4, 2018
Canada, better known for its Gallic influence than its Gaelic one, saw a new international connection this weekend with the launch of the seasonal Air Canada service between Montreal and…
UK

Cunard sends the refitted Queen Victoria on maiden call to Ireland

Alastair Newport May 14, 2018
Following the €39 million (£34 million) refurbishment of its luxury liner Queen Victoria last year, luxury cruise company Cunard have announced the Vista-class cruise liner will be heading…
Air

Cathay Pacific brings Ireland to Hong Kong with new Euro routes for Summer 2018

Alastair Newport May 3, 2018
Cathay Pacific is all set to bring its brand of super efficiency and high spec in-flight service to the skyways of Ireland this summer, when it begins its pioneering non-stop routes linking…
Consumer

Amadeus wins contract for Flight Centre’s distribution business in EMEA and Asia

Tian Tolentino Mar 26, 2018
Two industry heavyweights come together today as Amadeus and Flight Centre announce their strategic partnership to drive progress for compliance with IATAs' NDC (New Distribution Capability)…
Consumer

Genuine traveller insights keep hotels in The Know

Simon Willmore Jan 9, 2018
The Know translates the mystery shopper format into a smart, innovative and exclusive mystery guest service. It’s an invitation-only online club where seasoned travellers with discriminating…
Attractions & Tours

Wild Atlantic Way now part of a galaxy far, far away

Simon Willmore Dec 29, 2017 16
A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away… Skellig Michael in Ireland became a key filming location for the renowed sci-fi movie franchise 'Star Wars'.
Tourism

Irish Ferries teams up with tourist boards to promote Ireland’s Ancient East

Jill Sayles Jul 6, 2017
Irish Ferries is partnering with Tourism Ireland and others to promote its Pembroke to Rosslare ferry service as the gateway to ‘Ireland’s Ancient East’.  The campaign targets…
Airlines and Aviation

Inaugural Qatar Airways flight lands at Dublin Airport

Maria Airey Jun 19, 2017
Dublin has welcomed the first Qatar Airways flight from Doha. To celebrate this special occasion, the airline flew its next-generation Airbus A350 aircraft to Dublin, giving guests and key…
Ireland

KLM adds additional frequency on Dublin route

Maria Airey May 16, 2017
From 10 July, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines will operate an additional frequency on the Dublin to Amsterdam route, further increasing the capital’s connectivity with Amsterdam, and the world.…
UK

Face-to-Face: Paul Broughton & Sinead Reilly

Mark Elliott May 15, 2017
At the CAPA Airline Leader Summit in Dublin, Travel Daily chatted with Paul Broughton, Travelport's managing director UK & Ireland, and Sinead Reilly, country manager for Travelport…
UK

All Blacks offer tourist tips to Lions fans in NZ

Mark Elliott Apr 12, 2017
With less than 80 days to go until the first match of the British & Irish Lions rugby series in New Zealand, three All Blacks players have created a video offering tourist tips to…
UK

AWTE to launch first chapter outside the UK

Aaron Greenwood Apr 3, 2017
The Association of Women Travel Executives (AWTE) will launch its Irish Chapter next Tuesday (11 April) at the Morrison Hotel in Dublin.  The event will mark the association’s first…
Airlines and Aviation

Ryanair launches nine Italian routes

Aaron Greenwood Mar 8, 2017
Ryanair has launched its first Naples winter schedule (2017), with two permanent aircraft (an investment of $200m) and 9 new routes to Bologna, Brussels, Budapest, Dublin, Krakow, Malta,…
Airlines and Aviation

SWISS plans new Cork-Zurich route

Gemma Greenwood Feb 21, 2017
Swiss International Air Lines (SWISS) will launch a new seasonal service between Cork and Zurich in summer. The airline will operate a weekly service from Cork from June onwards and a…
United States

Where to Stay: New hotels in New York, Hua Hin, Dublin and Madrid

Mark Elliott Jan 19, 2017
Cachet Boutique New York Hotel Location: West 42nd Street, Midtown Manhattan Grade: Luxury Keys: 107 Facilities: An outdoor wellness area and jacuzzi, restaurant and supper club…
Airlines and Aviation

Flybe’s luck of the Irish 

Gemma Greenwood Jan 13, 2017
Flybe has added four extra return flights on two of its most popular Dublin routes specifically those to and from Exeter and Southampton over the St Patrick’s Day weekend on 16th March, 17th…
Airlines and Aviation

Tourism Ireland and Etihad launch SuperSeller trade initiative

Gemma Greenwood Oct 6, 2016
Tourism Ireland CEO, Niall Gibbons, and Peter Baumgartner, CEO of Etihad Airways, have launched the Etihad Airways and Tourism Ireland trade incentive during the Abu Dhabi roadshow event at…
Airlines and Aviation

Ryanair plans route expansion, recruitment drive

Aaron Greenwood Oct 5, 2016
Ryanair has announced that it is to launch a major recruitment drive as it plans to take delivery of 50 new aircraft in the next 12 months.  The LCC announced that it will be hiring…
OTAs & Tour Operators

Cosmos Tours launches first ever Irish tour from UK

Aaron Greenwood Sep 27, 2016
Touring specialist Cosmos Tours & Cruises has broadened its product range for UK customers with the launch of its first ever tour to Ireland.   Meeting the current demand for…
Tourism Boards

Tourism Ireland and Emirates launch UAE sales mission

Gemma Greenwood Sep 26, 2016
Tourism Ireland, CEO, Niall Gibbons made a special visit to Dubai this week to open the Emirates Airline and Tourism Ireland Sales Mission at Jumeirah Creekside Hotel, Dubai. The mission is…
Airlines and Aviation

Finnair adds flights to UK & Ireland

Mark Elliott Aug 23, 2016
Finnair has revealed plans to add more flights to the capital cities of England, Scotland and Ireland. The Helsinki-based airline will raise the frequency of its new Edinburgh service…
Airlines and Aviation

Aer Lingus receives 4-star rating

Aaron Greenwood Jul 14, 2016
Aer Lingus has received a 4-Star rating by Skytrax, making it the first Irish airline to receive this rating. It joins a select group of only 40 airlines worldwide that also boast a…
Cruise

NCL launches Euro pricing for Ireland

Aaron Greenwood Jul 6, 2016
Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL) has launched Euro pricing for the Republic of Ireland.  The move to Euro pricing is another step forward in Norwegian’s “Growing Europe” strategy. It is…
UK

The Doyle Collection marks 50th anniversary

Aaron Greenwood Jul 6, 2016
Irish family-owned hotel group The Doyle Collection has celebrated its 50th anniversary with a revamped brand identity.  The Doyle Collection comprises eight hotels in five cities…
Airlines and Aviation

Aer Lingus debuts new mobile app

Aaron Greenwood Jul 5, 2016
Aer Lingus has launched its new mobile app available for Android and Apple iOS users. Currently, almost 50 percent of Aer Lingus guests check in online before they reach the airport, over…
Airlines and Aviation

Aer Lingus launches express luggage check-in service

Gemma Greenwood Jun 27, 2016
Aer Lingus has launched its new Express Bag Drop service at Dublin Airport. The Express Bag Drop service, which is available year-round, enables travellers to self-tag and check-in their…
Cruise

CMV partners with Irish firm to offer cruises from Dublin

Aaron Greenwood Jun 23, 2016
JMG Travel, the Irish travel company, and Cruise & Maritime Voyages (CMV) have joined forces to offer a number of no-fly cruises from Dublin next summer.   All the cruises in 2017…
United States

Aer Lingus gears up for new US routes

Aaron Greenwood May 30, 2016
Aer Lingus is celebrating its 80th year of flying with the launch of three new routes to the US in 2016. The airline launched its Los Angeles service on 4th May, and will commence flights…
Tourism Boards

Tourism Ireland hosts Indian agents

Mark Elliott May 23, 2016
Tourism Ireland hosted several Indian travel agents at its recent trade fair, Meitheal 2016. The workshop brought together 310 overseas buyers and 455 Irish tourism businesses for two…
UK

Staycity revamps booking website

Gemma Greenwood May 9, 2016
Staycity, the Dublin-based aparthotel operator, has revamped its website giving it a more modern image that it says better reflects the urban-look design principles behind its newest…
Ireland

On The Go pitches Iceland-Greenland tour

Aaron Greenwood Apr 26, 2016
On The Go Tours has launched a one of a kind tour which will combine the green lands of Iceland and the icefields of Greenland in one trip. The Best of Iceland and Greenland tour will…
Cruise

Voyages to Antiquity to offer 30 new ports of call

Aaron Greenwood Mar 31, 2016
Thirty new ports of call including Reykjavik (Iceland) and Cork (Ireland), along with dedicated no-fly cruising from the UK will all feature in the new 2017 cruise-tour programme from…
Cruise

CLIA to stage agent roadshow in Ireland

Aaron Greenwood Mar 31, 2016
Supported by more than a dozen cruise companies, CLIA has confirmed it will stage a series of travel agent roadshows in Cork, Galway and Dublin in June.   CLIA agent members, and…
Ireland

Dublin Airport expands tech capabilities

Gemma Greenwood Mar 30, 2016
Dublin Airport has teamed with global travel search engine Skyscanner to provide a suite of data technology services.  Skyscanner will provide Dublin Airport with a big dataset,…
Appointments

New GM for Dublin’s Belmond Grand Hibernian

Aaron Greenwood Mar 1, 2016
Belmond has announced the appointment of JP Kavanagh as general manager of Belmond Grand Hibernian, Dublin, Ireland. A graduate of Trinity College Dublin, Kavanagh began his hospitality…
Tourism Boards

Tourism Ireland targets India

Mark Elliott Feb 29, 2016
Tourism Ireland's CEO made his first visit to India this month, as the tourism board ramps up its promotional efforts in the country. Niall Gibbons travelled to India to meet the…
Appointments

Avios appoints new head of Market for Ireland

Aaron Greenwood Feb 8, 2016
Avios has appointed Eileen McGuinness head of Market for Ireland. The new role has been created to support and accelerate the growth in Avios’ customer base in Ireland, which is now a key…
Airlines and Aviation

Finnair to boost capacity on Dublin route

Aaron Greenwood Jan 7, 2016
Finnair has announced that due to passenger demand it is adding an additional 1800 seats between Dublin and Helsinki, in Finland, in summer 2016. The route, which launched in April 2015…
Tourism

Ireland celebrates rise in inbound tourism

Aaron Greenwood Jan 4, 2016
Ireland welcomed almost 1 million additional visitors in the first 11 months of 2015 – 14% more than a year earlier – according to figures released by Tourism Ireland.  Welcoming the…
Airlines and Aviation

Air Canada confirms Vancouver-Dublin route

Gemma Greenwood Nov 26, 2015
Air Canada has announced a further, strategic expansion of its Vancouver hub with the addition of non-stop flights to Dublin, Ireland next summer.  The seasonal route follows the…
Airlines and Aviation

Aer Lingus relaunches loyalty programme

Aaron Greenwood Nov 21, 2015
Aer Lingus has announced a re-launch of its loyalty programme in partnership with Avios. The programme will launch in Spring 2016 and will be named AerClub.  AerClub will become the first…
Hotels

Ashford Castle wins European Hospitality Award

Aaron Greenwood Nov 17, 2015
Newly restored Ashford Castle in Ireland has been awarded Opening of the Year (Renovation or Conversion) at the 2015 European Hospitality Awards.  The award programme celebrates the…
Hotels

Dublin suffering ‘severe’ hotel room shortage

Aaron Greenwood Nov 11, 2015
A market insight report undertaken by JLL Hotels & Hospitality Group says Dublin has an urgent need for 3,000 additional hotel rooms to satisfy current demand.  Failure to address…
Airlines and Aviation

Norwegian to launch new Ireland-US services

Gemma Greenwood Sep 30, 2015
Norwegian Air has announced plans to launch direct, low-cost flights from Boston and New York to Cork, Ireland – the only transatlantic flights to operate to Cork Airport – as well as onward…
Attractions & Tours

Guinness Storehouse named Europe’s leading tourist destination

Gemma Greenwood Sep 7, 2015
Dublin’s famous Guinness Storehouse has been named ‘Europe’s leading tourist attraction’ at this year’s World Travel Awards.   The attraction beat rival nominees the Acropolis,…
Tourism

Ireland reports 11.7% increase in tourism arrivals

Aaron Greenwood Jul 27, 2015
Ireland welcomed a record number of international visitors in the first half of 2015, according to new figures released by the country’s Central Statistics Office (CSO).    Almost 3.9…
Airlines and Aviation

SWISS launches Dublin-Geneva route

Aaron Greenwood Jul 6, 2015
Swiss International Air Lines (SWISS) has launched its latest route linking Dublin and Geneva.  The airline will operate the route four times weekly using A320 aircraft with capacity…
Attractions & Tours

New £150m Center Parcs development planned for Ireland

Aaron Greenwood Apr 8, 2015
Family short break specialist Center Parcs has revealed plans to develop a new holiday village in Ireland at a cost of almost £150 million.  The 375-acre site located at Newcastle…
Airlines and Aviation

Finnair launches Dublin-Helsinki route

Aaron Greenwood Mar 31, 2015
Finnair has launched its inaugural service linking Dublin and Helsinki.  Finnair will operate six flights per week between the two capital cities, using a 100-seat Embraer 190 aircraft…
Airlines and Aviation

Luxair Luxembourg appoints GSA for Ireland

Aaron Greenwood Mar 27, 2015
Luxair Luxembourge Airlines has appointed APG as its GSA in Ireland. Luxair is the flag carrier airline of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg and currently flies from Dublin to Luxembourg. The…
Airlines and Aviation

Ryanair adds to its Boeing order list

Mark Elliott Mar 6, 2015
Ryanair has placed an order with Boeing for three Next-Generation 737-800s, taking its total order book to 174 aircraft. The order, previously unidentified on the Boeing Orders &…
Hotels

UK cities among European hotel sector’s top performers – HVS

Mark Elliott Mar 2, 2015
Europe’s hotels witnessed their fifth consecutive year of value growth last year, with properties in the UK and Southern Europe seeing some of the biggest gains. According to the 2015…
Airlines and Aviation

VIDEO: Drunk semi-naked Ryanair passenger forces emergency landing

Mark Elliott Feb 16, 2015
A drunk passenger on board a Ryanair flight from Riga in Latvia to Dublin forced an emergency landing.  The plane made the landing in Denmark after the intoxicated passenger removed…
Airlines and Aviation

Aer Lingus shows further support for IAG takeover

Mark Elliott Feb 13, 2015
Aer Lingus’ chairman has said there is ‘compelling strategic rationale’ behind International Airlines Group (IAG) taking over the Irish carrier. Colm Barrington’s comments came after…
Airlines and Aviation

Aer Lingus battles continue

Mark Elliott Feb 13, 2015
Both Ryanair and International Airlines Group (IAG) have made announcements regarding Aer Lingus in the last day as activity around its ownership continues. The Competition Appeal…
Hotels

20 properties join Historic Hotels

Mark Elliott Feb 8, 2015
Twenty hotels from countries including Wales and Ireland have recently joined Historic Hotels of Europe. The group now has 500 members from across the continent, which also include…
Appointments

Hurtigruten appoints UK&I director

Mark Elliott Feb 6, 2015
Hurtigruten has named Cecilia Abert as country director UK & Ireland. Abert will commence the role later this month overseeing sales, marketing and brand for the cruise line in…
Airlines and Aviation

IAG willing to legally commit to Aer Lingus connections

Mark Elliott Feb 2, 2015
Willie Walsh has proposed legally-binding commitments to secure Aer Lingus’ Irish flight connections as his International Airlines Group (IAG) continues its bid to buy the carrier. The…
Airlines and Aviation

Ryanair posts Q3 profit

Mark Elliott Feb 2, 2015
Ryanair has posted a net profit of EUR49 million for the third quarter in its financial year, compared to a EUR35m loss in the same period in the previous year. Traffic in the third…
UK

River cruise push planned by CLIA UK&I

Mark Elliott Jan 27, 2015
CLIA UK & Ireland has unveiled plans for a social media campaign to increase awareness of river cruises. CLIA UK & Ireland River Cruise Weekend will take place from 26-30…
Airlines and Aviation

IAG edges closer to Aer Lingus takeover

Mark Elliott Jan 27, 2015
International Airlines Group (IAG) has edged closer to taking over Aer Lingus after the Irish carrier said it would recommend the latest financial terms to its board.   On Monday both…
UK

Jurys Inn sold to Lone Star Funds

Mark Elliott Jan 26, 2015
Jurys Inn has been sold to an affiliate of US-based Lone Star Funds for £680 million. Current owners Oman Investment Fund (OIF), Mount Kellett Capital Management, Ulster Bank,…
Airlines and Aviation

Aer Lingus considers third IAG offer

Mark Elliott Jan 25, 2015
Updated Monday 26th January, 08.50 GMT Aer Lingus is considering a third, revised takeover bid by International Airlines Group (IAG). The carrier confirmed this morning it is…
UK

RCL Cruises unveils new reservation system

Mark Elliott Jan 21, 2015
RCL Cruises has announced the launch of its new ESPRESSO reservation system for UK and Irish travel agents. The platform is said to ‘transform’ how travel agents book and sell cruises…
Channel Islands

1m extra passengers on ferries

Mark Elliott Jan 20, 2015
British ferry companies carried an additional one million passengers on services in 2014, surpassing 39 million. New statistics from Discover Ferries show a 2.6% increase on passenger…
Airlines and Aviation

CityJet restructure ‘ahead of schedule’

Mark Elliott Jan 12, 2015
CityJet’s restructure is said to be ahead of schedule after now independent airline completed a refinancing programme. The Dublin- based carrier has agreed the sale and leaseback of…
Airlines and Aviation

Aer Lingus reaches 2014 target as IAG ‘prepares new bid’

Mark Elliott Jan 8, 2015
Aer Lingus has confirmed an increase in operating profit for 2014, as it continues to be a takeover target by International Airlines Group (IAG). Operating target for 2014 is ahead of…
Airlines and Aviation

Mueller to switch Aer Lingus for Malaysia Airlines

Mark Elliott Dec 6, 2014
The current chief executive of Aer Lingus has been announced as the new CEO of Malaysia Airlines. Christoph R. Mueller’s appointment is part of the Malaysian carrier’s restructure,…
Airlines and Aviation

Boeing order confirmed by Ryanair

Mark Elliott Dec 1, 2014
Ryanair has finalised an order for 100 Boeing 737 MAX 200s. The deal is valued at US$11 billion at list prices and is conformation of a commitment made in September that also includes…
Airlines and Aviation

Ryanair ‘screenscraper’ cases to be heard in Ireland

Mark Elliott Nov 21, 2014
Legal ‘screenscraper’ cases taken by Ryanair will now be heard in Irish courts under a new ruling from the Irish Supreme Court. The carrier has raised several cases in Europe to stop…
Airlines and Aviation

Norwegian Air CEO pleads for DOT approval

Mark Elliott Nov 20, 2014
Norwegian Air’s CEO Bjorn Kjos has visited Washington DC in a bid to get approval for a foreign carrier permit in the US. The airline started operating flights to and from several US…
Ireland

Aer Lingus calls EGM on pension plan

Mark Elliott Nov 18, 2014
Aer Lingus has announced it will hold an extraordinary general meeting (EGM) next month to address a plan for its pension scheme. The airline wants shareholder approval to put in a…
UK

MSC takes to the screen for agents

Mark Elliott Nov 13, 2014
MSC Cruises has announced a series of cinema events to further its engagement with the travel trade. The first of seven will take place on 24 November and run in various locations…
UK

New ship digital fact file launches

Mark Elliott Nov 12, 2014
A new online fact file of various cruise ships has been launched by CLIA UK & Ireland. More than 260 ocean cruise ships are featured in ‘Meet the Fleet’ which lists the speciality…
Train

Belmond train comes to Ireland

Mark Elliott Nov 6, 2014
Belmond has announced a new train service in Ireland due to launch next summer. The company has acquired 10 carriages from the Iarnród Éireann Irish Rail that will be converted into…
Airlines and Aviation

Aer Lingus posts strongest year since recession

Mark Elliott Nov 6, 2014
Aer Lingus has reported its strongest year since the financial crisis, with its third quarter operating profit up 19%. The Irish carrier’s Q3 operating profit came in at EUR112.9…
Airlines and Aviation

Ryanair’s profits increase 32%

Mark Elliott Nov 4, 2014
Ryanair has seen its profits rise 32% to EUR795 million for the first half of the year. The Irish carrier grew its passenger numbers by 4% to 51.3m in the six months with the average…
UK

Amadeus aims to grow non-specialist cruise sales

Mark Elliott Oct 8, 2014
Amadeus has become a member of CLIA UK & Ireland in a bid to boost cruise sales among non-specialist agents. The technology firm is looking to boost its cruise sales and revenues…
UK

Trailfinders secures exclusive Peregrine deal

Mark Elliott Oct 3, 2014
Peregrine is to be sold exclusively through Trailfinders in the UK & Ireland under a new three-year agreement. Intrepid Group-owned Peregrine will only be available through…
UK

CLIA launches digital brochure rack

Mark Elliott Sep 30, 2014
CLIA UK & Ireland has launched a new digital brochure rack with information from more than 60 cruise lines.  More than 90 brochures are featured on the online resource which…
Airlines and Aviation

Ryanair signs Amadeus GDS deal

Mark Elliott Sep 24, 2014
Ryanair has signed a distribution agreement with Amadeus for its fares and ancillaries.  Travel agents using Amadeus' systems will now be able to see the airline's offering with no…
Scotland

UK falls short on airport WiFi connectivity

Mark Elliott Sep 19, 2014
UK airports are behind European counterparts when it comes to offering WiFi services, with only two airports offering a completely free service. Data gathering by Skyscanner has found…
UK

TUI consults agents on changes to hours

Mark Elliott Sep 4, 2014
TUI UK & Ireland has announced it is in consultation with agents over shift patterns and whether its stores should open 30 minutes later into the day. A consultation with 300 of…
Hotels

Premier Inn signs Travelport distribution deal

Mark Elliott Sep 3, 2014
Budget hotel chain Premier Inn has signed a distribution deal with Travelport to reach travel agents. More than 55,000 rooms in the chain’s 670 hotels have now been added to…
Airlines and Aviation

Ryanair unveils business product

Mark Elliott Aug 27, 2014
Ryanair has launched its Ryanair Business Plus product. The new option means that from GBP59.99 passengers can have flexibility on ticket changes, 20kg checked-in baggage allowance…
Airlines and Aviation

Ryanair steps up move to buy Cyprus Airways

Mark Elliott Aug 21, 2014
Ryanair’s Michael O’Leary has flown over to Cyprus for negotiations to buy loss-making Cyprus Airways. Talks are underway with the Cypriot government about the takeover, weeks after…
UK

The latest industry appointments

Mark Elliott Aug 21, 2014
Flo Wallace has been named travel trade and PR manager at VisitWiltshire. Wallace started in the role on Monday and in this newly-created role is now the main contact for travel trade at…
UK

TUI shops to follow up online and call bookings

Mark Elliott Aug 13, 2014
TUI UK & Ireland has launched a new multi-million pound system that will enable its stores to follow up online and call centre bookings. The new ‘Connect’ system is the first in a…
UK

Hapag-Lloyd partners The Cruise Line for UK&I sales

Mark Elliott Aug 13, 2014
Hapag-Lloyd Cruises has appointed The Cruise Line to manage its sales and marketing in the UK. The Cruise Line has set up a dedicated free phone number for the German-based cruise…
UK

Lusitania exhibition planned for Queen Victoria

Mark Elliott Aug 7, 2014
Memorabilia from the sunken Lusitania will be on display onboard Cunard’s Queen Victoria ship next year as part of a commemoration cruise. The exhibition will be on a departure…
Airlines and Aviation

Trans-atlantic and franchise ventures pay off for Aer Lingus

Mark Elliott Jul 30, 2014
Aer Lingus managed to reduce its first half loss with its transatlantic and franchise ventures despite a EUR10 million impact from strike action. The Irish carrier has posted an…
Airlines and Aviation

Ryanair raises profit forecast

Mark Elliott Jul 28, 2014
Ryanair’s customer and technology initiatives appear to be paying off after the low-cost carrier announced a soar in profits, although the period was also helped along by the Easter…
Airlines and Aviation

Ryanair ordered to repay millions in ‘illegal’ state aid

Mark Elliott Jul 24, 2014
The European Commission has ordered Ryanair to repay millions of pounds in illegal state aid it received for operating from three French airports. The Commission said the support from…
UK

CLIA UK & Ireland signs up European Waterways

Mark Elliott Jun 23, 2014
European Waterways has become an executive partner of CLIA UK & Ireland. The hotel barging company aims to strengthen its trade relationships under the CLIA membership and to…
Airlines and Aviation

Ryanair targets families with discounts

Mark Elliott Jun 17, 2014
Ryanair has unveiled a new family product offering discounts and an ‘improved service’ on its flights for family groups. Named Ryanair Family Extra, the new option means adults can…
Hotels

Radisson Blu to trial online check-in

Mark Elliott Jun 17, 2014
Carlson Rezidor Group plans to roll out online check-in and check-out at Radisson Blu hotels later this year, Travel Daily has learned. Eric de Neef, executive vice president and…
Airlines and Aviation

WestJet operates first transatlantic flight

Mark Elliott Jun 16, 2014
Canadian low-cost carrier WestJet has operated its first scheduled transatlantic flight from Toronto to Dublin. The new service operates with a stop in St John’s Newfoundland and with…
Airlines and Aviation

Aer Lingus blames strike threat on profit downgrade

Mark Elliott Jun 12, 2014
Aer Lingus has blamed a potential workers strikes for a slump in its profit forecast and forward bookings. The Irish carrier has said it expects its 2014 operating profit to be 10-20%…
Airlines and Aviation

Germanwings links Knock and Cologne

Mark Elliott May 26, 2014
Germanwings has launched a new route between Knock, in northwest Ireland, and Cologne, in Rhine-Westphalia. This new service offers a new weekly, direct connection between two…
Airlines and Aviation

CityJet signs Travelport deal

Mark Elliott May 20, 2014
CityJet has signed an agreement with Travelport to distribute its fares on Galileo and Worldspan. The deal will enable travel agents to see the airline’s fares and ancillaries through…
UK

CLIA launches events and promotion system

Mark Elliott May 20, 2014
CLIA UK & Ireland has unveiled a new events and promotions system for both travel agents and cruise lines to share information. The cruise association has been working with…
Airlines and Aviation

Ryanair plans more GDS partnerships

Mark Elliott May 19, 2014
Ryanair has announced it is in talks with other GDS providers to expand its distribution. The carrier’s chief executive Michael O’Leary revealed the discussions as part of the…
Airlines and Aviation

CityJet aims for profitability under new owners

Mark Elliott May 2, 2014
CityJet is aiming for profitability next year after being sold to German company Intro Aviation. The Swords-based airline has detached from Air France-KLM and will continue to be run…
Ireland

Flight Centre acquires Irish agency

Mark Elliott May 1, 2014
Flight Centre Travel Group has acquired Dublin-based travel management company Travelplan Corporate Limited. Flight Centre has purchased the company from Abbey Travel Group for an…
Airlines and Aviation

Threatened strikes dent Aer Lingus profits

Mark Elliott May 1, 2014
Threatened industrial action and the late timing of Easter contributed to Aer Lingus posting deeper losses in the first quarter of this year. The Irish airline posted an operating…
Airlines and Aviation

CityJet announces new Cambridge routes

Mark Elliott Apr 28, 2014
CityJet has announced two new routes from Cambridge International Airport. The airline will offer flights from the airport to Dublin and Amsterdam on 12 May, both operated by a Fokker…
Airlines and Aviation

Flybe confirms new London City routes

Mark Elliott Apr 23, 2014
Flybe has announced several new routes from London City as part of a new five-year deal with the airport.  The carrier has announced five routes from the London airport this morning…
Tourism Boards

Britain and Ireland sign tourism MoU

Mark Elliott Apr 9, 2014
VisitBritain and Tourism Ireland have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to boost inbound tourism numbers. The MoU was signed by Tourism Ireland’s CEO Niall Gibbons and…
UK

Moffett to leave MSC Cruises

Mark Elliott Apr 3, 2014
MSC UK & Ireland has announced sales director Stephen Moffett has decided to leave after eight years at the cruise line. Moffett will leave MSC in May having helped boost sales for…
UK

MSC Cruises unveils 2015/16 brochures

Mark Elliott Apr 1, 2014
MSC Cruises has unveiled its brochures for summer 2015 and winter 2015/16, the earliest it has done so for more than a year ahead. The launch is also the cruise line’s first…
UK

More Brits crossing to Ireland

Mark Elliott Mar 27, 2014
More British tourists are hopping over to Ireland for a holiday, Tourism Ireland has revealed. UK visitors make up the largest share of tourists to the island and have seen a 14%…
UK

River cruising passengers on the rise

Mark Elliott Mar 25, 2014
UK holidaymakers are taking 22% more river cruise holidays in Europe, according to new CLIA figures. Around 110,000 British people took a river cruise in 2013 with Europe now…
Airlines and Aviation

Ryanair returns to GDS

Mark Elliott Mar 11, 2014
Ryanair has announced a return to GDS for the first time in a decade. The low-cost carrier, which has previously been vocal about not wanting to work with travel agents, has signed an…
UK

CLIA adds to training resources

Mark Elliott Feb 10, 2014
CLIA UK & Ireland will add to its trade resources to help travel agents increase sales of cruises. The association will unveil a revamped ‘Oceans of Opportunity’ course on 14…
UK

Hawke takes on new MSC role

Mark Elliott Jan 27, 2014
Giles Hawke has been announced as executive director for the UK, Ireland and Australia at MSC Cruises. In his new role, Hawke will be responsible for all operations in the three…
Airlines and Aviation

Etihad boosts Dublin service

Mark Elliott Jan 26, 2014
Etihad Airways will increase its Abu Dhabi - Dublin service from 10 flights per week, to double daily from 15 July 2014. The frequency boost of 40% will provide 8,988 seats each week.…
UK

Azamara completes UK & Ireland team

Mark Elliott Jan 24, 2014
Azamara Club Cruises has announced new sales and marketing appointments in the UK and Ireland. As well as the brand’s first managing director Richard Twynam and commercial director…
Airlines and Aviation

USA megafam details announced

Mark Elliott Jan 20, 2014
Brand USA, British Airways and American Airlines have announced the destinations and route for the 2014 megafam this May. There will be seven itineraries covering 21 states in the…
Airlines and Aviation

Ryanair “in talks with GDS”

Mark Elliott Jan 15, 2014
Ryanair has confirmed to technology website Tnooz it is in talks with Travelport, Amadeus and Sabre to distribute its fares through travel agencies. The carrier has been previously…
Tourism

Ireland Specialist program launched for GCC

Mark Elliott Jan 13, 2014
Tourism Ireland has launched its first ‘Ireland Specialists’ eLearning platform in the GCC. The program assists travel agents and tour operators in the GCC in promoting Ireland. The UAE…
UK

Celebrity Cruises makes UK marketing appointment

Mark Elliott Dec 10, 2013
Celebrity Cruises has appointed Toby Shaw into a newly-created role of director of marketing and PR for the UK & Ireland as the RCL Cruises brands continue to split. Shaw will…
Northern Ireland

UK airport service returns back to normal

Mark Elliott Dec 8, 2013
UK airports have returned to a normal service after an air traffic software glitch caused widespread disruptions on Saturday. Thousands of passengers were affected by cancellations…
Airlines and Aviation

Aer Lingus Regional boosts Shannon services

Mark Elliott Dec 4, 2013
Aer Lingus Regional, operated by Aer Arann, has announced a series of new flights from Shannon into Birmingham, Bristol and Manchester. Launching in April 2014, the airline will…
Travel Tech

Lowcostholidays named Ireland’s best OTA

Mark Elliott Dec 4, 2013
Lowcostholidays.ie has been named as the ‘Best Online Travel Agent’ by the Irish travel media at a gala event in Dublin. The awards, which were held at the Shelbourne Hotel, organised…
Airlines and Aviation

Ryanair boosts UK-Dublin capacity

Mark Elliott Nov 15, 2013
Ryanair has announced increased flight frequencies from six UK airports commencing in April 2014. The low-cost carrier will add two daily services to each of its routes from…
UK

CLIA UK update

Mark Elliott Oct 31, 2013
"I recently spent a week's holiday on an amazing cruise ship in the Mediterranean. The ship delivered on every aspect of comfort, service, dining and entertainment - and served as a…
Airlines and Aviation

IATA calls for ‘greater value’ in aviation

Mark Elliott Oct 29, 2013
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has called for a combined approach to delivering ‘greater value’ to customers despite facing criticism over the way it created its NDC…
Airlines and Aviation

Ryanair reduces fees and restrictions

Mark Elliott Oct 25, 2013
Ryanair has announced plans to reduce some of its fees and restrictions following criticism from passengers. The low-cost airline will reduce its fee to reprint boarding passes from…
Airlines and Aviation

Flybe adds seven new routes

Mark Elliott Oct 25, 2013
Flybe has announced its winter schedule for 2013/14 with nine new routes. Four new ski routes from Cardiff have been announced, connecting to Chambery, Geneva, Grenoble and Lyons.…
Airlines and Aviation

Irish air tax scrap prompts further calls to UK

Mark Elliott Oct 16, 2013
The news that the Republic of Ireland is to scrap its air travel taxes has prompted further calls for the UK to do the same. Earlier this week it was announced the country will scrap…
Airlines and Aviation

O’Leary to take on customer comments

Mark Elliott Oct 16, 2013
Ryanair customers have been given the chance to tell the airline’s CEO Michael O’Leary how its customer service should improve. A new form has been set up on the low-cost carrier’s…
Travel Tech

TripAdvisor plans Dublin hub

Mark Elliott Sep 30, 2013
TripAdvisor has announced plans for a web engineering hub in Dublin, its first outside the US. The company is to open an office in the area known as Silicon Docks with recruitment now…
Airlines and Aviation

Ryanair prepares new digital strategy

Mark Elliott Sep 20, 2013
Ryanair boss Michael O’Leary has outlined the airline’s digital marketing strategy for the rest of the year, after reaching two passenger milestones. At the carrier’s AGM this week,…
Airlines and Aviation

Ryanair falling short of profit target

Mark Elliott Sep 4, 2013
Ryanair blamed competition and the weak European economy on news that it is falling short of reaching its full profit forecast this year. Shares in the low-cost carrier fell 15% on…
Airlines and Aviation

Ryanair ordered to cut Aer Lingus stake

Mark Elliott Aug 28, 2013
Ryanair has been told it must reduce its stake in Aer Lingus by the UK Competition Commission (UKCC). The low-cost carrier has been ordered to reduce its stake in the Irish carrier…
Airlines and Aviation

Investigation call for Ryanair into Dispatches claims

Mark Elliott Aug 27, 2013
An opposition party to the Irish government has called for an investigation into the claims made against Ryanair by a recent Channel 4 documentary. The Fianna Fail party has issued…
Airlines and Aviation

Ryanair sues Channel 4

Mark Elliott Aug 19, 2013
Irish budget airline Ryanair officially brought legal proceedings against Channel 4 for its Dispatches programme, ‘Ryanair: Secrets of the Cockpit’ on Sunday through Johnsons Solicitors.…
UK

UK ferry numbers on the rise

Mark Elliott Aug 19, 2013
More British people are travelling by ferry to continental Europe, new figures have found. Around 5.7 million Brits travelled on ferry routes from the UK in the three months up to the…
Airlines and Aviation

Ryanair accused of giving bonuses for charging excess baggage fees

Mark Elliott Aug 18, 2013
An expose by a British newspaper has claimed that Irish low cost carrier Ryanair gives cash incentives to staff who identify overweight or oversized baggage and charge passengers up to…
Airlines and Aviation

Ryanair sacks documentary pilot

Mark Elliott Aug 16, 2013
Irish budget carrier Ryanair has reportedly sacked, and started legal proceedings against, a long serving pilot with “immediate effect” for having appeared in a channel four documentary…
Airlines and Aviation

Ryanair apologises for refusing to refund dead passenger

Mark Elliott Aug 15, 2013
Irish budget airlinr Ryanair has apologised for refusing to refund the ticket of Beryl Parsons who died four months before she was due to fly with the carrier. Parson’s family were…
Airlines and Aviation

Ryanair stewardess punched on flight

Mark Elliott Aug 13, 2013
A Ryanair stewardess was punched in the face when a group of unruly holidaymakers were asked to leave a plane. The stewardess was said to be “badly shaken but uninjured” in the…
Airlines and Aviation

Ryanair practices called into question

Mark Elliott Aug 13, 2013
An episode of Channel 4’s Dispatches programme has claimed that Ryanair’s fuel policy is dangerous and that black box recordings had been erased after serious incidents. The airline…
UK

“Cut tourism VAT to help UK like Ireland” says campaign

Mark Elliott Aug 8, 2013
More UK tour operators have backed a campaign to cut the VAT on tourism after Ireland saw a ‘remarkable’ tourism turnaround once it reduced its own tax. The Cut Tourism VAT campaign…
Airlines and Aviation

Ryanair’s profits drop 21%

Mark Elliott Jul 29, 2013
Ryanair has seen its profits fall 21% to EUR78 million (US$103m, GBP67m) for the first quarter of this year citing higher fuel costs and Easter's movement for the decline. The…
Airlines and Aviation

National Express airport transfers rise 17%

Mark Elliott Jul 25, 2013
British coach operator National Express has recorded a 17% year-to-date increase in airport transfers after over three million people have used the company to catch their flight. The…
Hotels

Travelodge CEO to leave after 10 years

Mark Elliott Jul 23, 2013
Grant Hearn, the CEO of Travelodge, is to step down after 10 years with the company. Having previously worked as the managing director of Hilton UK & Ireland, Hearn joined…
Airlines and Aviation

Ryanair offers free infant flights to celebrate Royal Baby

Mark Elliott Jul 23, 2013
Irish low cost carrier Ryanair is to waive its infant fee today (23 July) to celebrate the arrival of the royal baby. The promotion means parents will save GBP30 per flight and is…
Airlines and Aviation

Ryanair offers to sell Aer Lingus stake

Mark Elliott Jul 23, 2013
Ryanair has offered to sell its 29% stake in Aer Lingus to overcome takeover concerns from competition authorities. The UK Competition Commission (CC) has raised a concern that…
Airlines and Aviation

Ryanair cancels Faro flights

Mark Elliott Jul 22, 2013
Irish low cost carrier Ryanair has cancelled its flights to Faro after a disagreement over airport expansion with the Portuguese tourism authority.  The carrier had accused the…
Airlines and Aviation

Ryanair to start selling ad space on jets

Mark Elliott Jul 21, 2013
Irish low cost carrier Ryanair has revealed it is to start selling advertising space on the side of its aircraft.  According to reports the carrier has said it will allow advertisers…
Airlines and Aviation

Ryanair finalises Boeing order

Mark Elliott Jun 19, 2013
Ryanair placed Boeing’s largest order from a European airline today for 175 Boeing 737-800s. The low-cost carrier confirmed an order announced in March at the Paris Air Show valued at…
United States

American launches Dublin-New York

Mark Elliott Jun 13, 2013
American Airlines has commenced daily flights between Dublin and New York JFK Airport. The new service is in addition to American’s Chicago route from the Irish city, which then both…
England

Chic campaign kicks off

Mark Elliott Jun 12, 2013
Chic Outlet Shopping has unveiled a new ‘Globalista’ campaign featuring model and actress Milla Jovovich. As part of the campaign Value Retail is offering net rate packages to the…
Airlines and Aviation

Ryanair pilots protest against ‘draconian bosses’

Mark Elliott Jun 3, 2013 7
A group of pilots at Irish low cost carrier Ryanair are performing a protest against the “draconian” management style of the company’s bosses, the Independent has reported. The…
Airlines and Aviation

Ryanair continues Stansted, Dublin talks

Mark Elliott May 20, 2013 0
Ryanair said it could “restart growth” at Stansted Airport and Dublin Airport this September if its talks with new owners are successful. Any new routes or frequencies from the…
Airlines and Aviation

CityJet pilots call for strike

Mark Elliott May 15, 2013 14
France- based pilots at CityJet have called for a two-day strike later this week. The pilots’ union could take industrial action on this Friday and Saturday (17 and 18 May) after Air…
UK

European airports attract Indian airlines

Mark Elliott Mar 22, 2013 15
European airports are looking at attracting Indian airlines to fly to their destinations.  Airports like Amsterdam, Dublin, London, Gatwick and Munich are attracting Indian airlines…
Tourism Boards

Tourism Ireland’s UAE sales mission kicks off

Mark Elliott Mar 20, 2013 21
Tourism Ireland launched its UAE sales mission to boost visitor numbers, as part of its continued focus on the GCC. The mission provides Irish companies a chance to meet with more than 60…
Airlines and Aviation

Ryanair orders 175 Boeing aircraft

Mark Elliott Mar 19, 2013 15
Ryanair has ordered 175 aircraft from Boeing in a deal worth US$15.6 billion (GBP10.3bn). The low-cost carrier has ordered 737NGs which will boost its fleet from 300 to 400 with some…
Airlines and Aviation

Cardiff-Dublin flights boosted

Mark Elliott Mar 19, 2013 17
Aer Lingus Regional is to increase its frequencies between Cardiff and Dublin this summer following high demand on the route. The carrier, operated by Aer Arann, will increase to 17…
UK

Marriott moves into economy sector

Mark Elliott Mar 5, 2013 15
Marriott International has announced its move into the economy hotel sector with new brand MOXY HOTELS. MOXY will debut in Milan next year with a “contemporary stylish design,…
UK

CLIA UK announces chief

Mark Elliott Mar 4, 2013 15
It has been revealed that Andy Harmer is to head the newly formed CLIA UK – the British arm of the new global cruise organisation. Harmer is currently director of the Association of…
Tourism

Tourism Ireland rolls out ‘Global Greening’

Mark Elliott Feb 18, 2013 12
In light of the celebration for St Patrick Day, major tourism landmarks such as the Pyramids of Giza, Christ the Redeemer in Rio de Janeiro– are set to go green for the first time. …
Airlines and Aviation

Ryanair blocked from Aer Lingus takeover

Mark Elliott Feb 12, 2013 13
Ryanair has been blocked from taking over Aer Lingus for the third time. The low-cost carrier said it believed the European Commission’s move was a “political decision” in light of IAG’s…
UK

QHotels secures refinance deal

Mark Elliott Jan 16, 2013 16
The QHotels Group has secured a three-year refinancing deal, putting its holding company into administration. The deal with the Irish Bank Resolution Corporation (IBRC) will see QHotels…
UK

Hotel briefs 04Jan13

Mark Elliott Jan 4, 2013 7
Hotel news from Europe.  Dublin’s The Morrison to become DoubleTree Dublin hotel The Morrison is to become a DoubleTree by Hilton property after being acquired by the hotel group.…
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