Ireland

Summer is here and everyone is bound somewhere for a holiday, especially in August bank holiday.

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'.

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…

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.

Growth rates for Ireland's arrival numbers have decreased significantly, with Compound Annual Growth Rates (CAGR) nearly half the rate for the previous years from 8.1% in 2014 to 2018,…

Starting summer 2020, the world’s leading tour operator will be expanding into the river cruise industry following the purchase of three passenger ships.

Aer Lingus is offering impacted WOW Air passengers special rescue fares for those flying from 29 March to 11 April.

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…

Caitriona Lavery has not just served Hastings Hotels for two decades, she has seen Belfast grow from a city suffering 'dark days' into a serious player in the global tourism market. I…

Ninety-nine times out of 100, if anyone asked me to go to Dublin for just four hours - and barely leave the airport grounds - I would say a stern but polite 'No thank you'. But today was…

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…

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.

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…

Since the announcement, in January 2018, of visa-free travel for UAE citizens to Ireland, UAE visitor numbers to the Emerald Isle have increased significantly. This was confirmed by Enda…

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…

Air Astana passengers originating in Dublin can now fly to Kazakhstan via Frankfurt on a single reservation, as a result of Air Astana’s interline agreement with Lufthansa. Lufthansa…

Budget airline Ryanair is likely to face several strikes in the upcoming summer holiday season. To start, it has come to light that an agreement with pilots’ unions in Ireland has not been…

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…

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…

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…

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…