Marriott takeover of Starwood creates 5,700 hotel 30-brand giant & other news from the hotel industry
Marriott completed its merger with Starwood to create the world’s largest hotel company. Members of both loyalty programs…
Yearly Archives: 2016
AWTE event will determine level of interest in Ireland
AWTE event set for October 26 Experiment to see how much interest there is in…
United Airlines launches major increase in Puerto Rico capacity
United Airlines to commence six weekly flights from Newark to San Juan, Puerto Rico. The…
Singapore named Destination of the Year at Seatrade Cruise Awards
Singapore wins Seatrade Cruise Awards Destination of the Year. Southampton named Port of the Year.…
CBRE puts O’Connell St hotel on market for €4m
42-bedroom hotel has guide price of €4m Net gain of just 16 bedrooms in Dublin this…
Find your Belfast
Visit Belfast is launching ‘Find your Belfast’ campaign Aimed at those looking for an overnight…
FEATURE: An exploration of mainland Greece
Greece is a country that’s been in the media for all the wrong reasons over…
World’s shortest flight launched by Viennaline
Viennaline to operate world’s shortest flight from St Gallen to Friedrichshafen. Only the fourth route…
TripAdvisor ranks Oslo as world’s most expensive city
TripAdvisor ranks Oslo as world’s most expensive city. Six European nations are in the top…
First drone footage of Uluru released on YouTube
First drone footage of Uluru released by Voyages Indigenous Tourism Australia. Permission given by Uluru-Kata…
Deirdre McGlone’s Harvey’s Point wins another Hotel of the year award
Georgina Campbell hotel & restaurant awards Harvey’s Point won Hotel of the Year Dillon’s Corner in Skibbereen…
Karl Lonergan & Audrey Headon champions on Amadeus app-happy 11th golf day
Amadeus use ap to track golf scors in travel trade evnt Karl Lonergan & Audrey…
Carravagio, Clarke & Turner: National Gallery announces programme for 2016-2017
The National Gallery of Ireland have launched their exhibitions programme for 2016-2017 Creating history: ‘Stories…
Bob Binder new CEO of Oceania Cruises
Position changes at Norwegian Cruise Lines Lltd. Jason Montague and Andy Stuart becoming CEO, as…
Lufthansa Group and Air China unveil joint venture
Lufthansa Group and Air China agree on joint venture to operate connections between Europe and…
Jim Menge becomes president of Rovia
Jim Menge appointed Rovia president. Menge has previously worked for Silvercar, Viajanet, SilverRail, Virtuoso, Sabre…
Qatar Airways increase South American capacity by 198 seats a day
Qatar Airways upgrades aircraft for Brazil and Argentina routes. Capacity to increase by 198 seats…
Areas wins catering contract for Copenhagen Airport
Areas wins contract to begin operating concession catering at Copenhagen Airport. The company operates in…
London named Best City at Times Travel Awards
London named Best City at Times Travel Awards. The city has claimed the award for…
€62 to USA: Norwegian Air says 737 MAX 8 can reduce Trans-Atlantic fares by 2017
€62/$69 trans-atlantic fares available from 2017 Norwegian Air will begin to use 737 MAX 8 planes,…
Ryanair Summer 2017 from Belfast: more frequencies but no new routes from winter 16
Winter route launches to stay for summer No new routes for summer 2017 Ryanair launched…
20 dead in Thailand tourist boat sinking
20 dead, 12 missing, 44 injured in tourist boat accident in Thailand in Ayutthaya Boat…
Is Shane Ross about to stall Dublin airport’s parallel runway plans?
Review may delay runway application New planning permission may be required Dublin airport’s parallel runway…
Area 14 is back in action as Dublin Airport commence plan to bring more natural light into T1
Check-in desks 6, 7 and 8 will close Area 14 back in action Dublin Airport…
Cityjet eye up Cimber as they expand in Scandinavia
Cityjet in negotiations to buy Cimber air With-aircraft airline has been owned by SAS since…
Drug manufacturers Roche confirm that Lariam was taken off the Irish market at end of July
Lariam drug withdrawn from sale in Ireland Roche denies this is related to legal action…
Oktoberfest prepares to serve up 6m litres of beer & other stories from the world of travel
Canada’s new Electronic Travel Authorisation (apply here) comes into effect from September 30 and is…
United Cup in Carton finishes in a thrilling tie, north retain the cup
The sixth annual United Cup played in the sunshine at Carton House on Thursday was drawn each between…
With 117m passengers in 2016 Ryanair could edge ahead of ENTIRE Lufthansa group
So what was all the fuss about? After all Michael O’Leary’s huffing and puffing in recent…
Drone surfing & other trending travel videos
Our video of the week showcases a new sport: drone surfing. Watch here. Frightening footage of a light aircraft crash…
Princess raise daily gratuities for 2nd time in 9 months, the end of Dynamic Dining & other news from the cruise & ferry industry
The cruise industry is in shock following the death of a crew member on Royal Caribbean’s Harmony of…
Skal briefed on Dublin tourism campaign and other news from the Irish travel trade
Skal were briefed on the Dublin breath of fresh air campaign at their monthly event in…
Work begins on Belfast Hampton by Hilton & other news from the hotel industry
The Maldron Hotel Cork, recently bought by Dalata for €8.1m features in the Travel Extra list of Ireland’s most…
£150 meals to raise money for refugees follows a long and tasty tradition
Ten London chefs to cook banquet to raise money for Syria Unicef UK’s ‘Child of…
Eight fisheries projects to get €500,000 in funding
€500,000 for eight projects Sector attracts 273,000 domestic anglers Sector attracts 163,000 overseas visitors The…
Flight Centre Ireland launch party at Dawson Street office
John Appleby to manage new retail store Australian travel group to open store in Dawson…
15 nominees in 6 categories for 2016 Irish Responsible Tourism awards
15 nominees in 6 categories Awards take place during 3rd responsible tourism conference The shortlist…
Fear that €4.2m subsidy is not enough to keep Derry airport open as Ryanair cuts routes to Faro and Stansted
Ryanair cutting Derry to Faro and London Stansted Reducing Liverpool service 5w to 2w Airport’s £3.5m…
Aer Lingus and BA extend codeshare agreement on 26 routes
26 Aer Lingus routes get BA codeshare 3 from Cork, 23 from Dublin IAG family…
Cruise Critic London names Cobh among their facourite ports of call
Venice and Barcelona win Meditteranean awards Amsterdam leading port in north-western Europe Cobh second The…