Dublin airport opens discussions with airlines on 32m passenger cap
Dublin Airport has entered discussions with Ryanair and Aer Lingus on measure to avoid breaching…
Yearly Archives: 2023
Ireland trips to Spain on course to reach 2.1m in 2023
Rubén López-Pulido Director of the Spanish Tourist Board in Dublin Irish visits to Spain are…
Lamington Group opens Belfast aparthotel (they call it a hometel)
Lamington Group has opened its fourth property, room2 Belfast, which is their first property outside…
‘The Budget shows that tourism is not a priority’
Eoghan O’Mara Walsh Tourism sector groups have written a hard hitting letter to Minister for…
Airport service from Heuston launched by coach operator National Express
John Boughton, managing director of National Express Ireland, Jim Meade CEO of Irish Rail, Alex…
US tourism continues to grow as 40,804 arrive from Ireland in September
Geoff Freeman CEO of US Travel July 2023 marked the twenty-eighth consecutive month of year-over-year…
‘Look, no staff.’ Dublin airport gets its first AI-operated shop
Dublin Airport has opened its first AI-operated store, located at terminal one arrivals gate, offering…
Details of Halloween fire and shadows processions released by Fáilte Ireland
Fáilte Ireland has launched the Fire and Shadows Processions, a pilot scheme taking place in…
Mobile app launched by Leading Hotels of the World
Leading Hotels of the World has launched a mobile app for its guests and Leaders…
Druids Glen wins IGTOA Golf Resort of The Year, K Club course of the year
Druids Glen Hotel & Golf Resort were awarded ‘Golf Resort of The Year’ award at…
Frankfurt airport trials walk-through scanners
Frankfurt airport has introduced a trial of a new walk-through scanner technology to expedite security…
Record 70 companies showcase Ireland’s food tourism in London
Tourism Ireland CEO elect Alice Mansergh and chair Christopher Brooke with exhibitors A record 70…
Marriott Bonvoy increases credit card introductory points offer
Anthony Capuano CEO of Marriott Marriott Bonvoy is currently offering new cardholders a doubled bonus…
Listowel food festival to host sustainability and food tourism seminar
Jimmy Deenihan, chair of Listowel food festival The programme for the 2023 Listowel Food Fair…
World’s largest W Hotel opens in Sydney
Craig Seaward, GM of the W Sydney W Hotels brand has returned to Sydney for…
Qatar teams up with Starling for ‘high-speed, low-latency internet’
Jonathan Hofeller of Starlink Commercial Sales Qatar Airways has selected Elon Musk’s Starlink to powered…
Viva Cruises launches LGBTQ+ rivercruise to Amsterdam
Andrea Kruse founder of Visa Cruises Viva Cruises, a member of IGLTA, has launched its…
Cork hosts Belgian and Dutch tour operators
Orla McElhinney, Tourism Ireland (left) and driver Eddie Brennan (second left) with Belgian and Dutch…
Listen: Michael O’Leary ‘These flights cannot be rescheduled because they have nowhere to go’
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0NAjNdZMwYg
Michelin hotel ratings app to be launched in early 2024
Michelin say their Michelin Key rating system will be revealed in the first half of 2024,…
Why Shannon airport is being closed by fog (and yes, it will end soon)
Shannon airport has been closed twice by fog in the past week with flights diverted…
MYAirline aircraft on way back to Ireland as interim CEO resigns
Rayner Teo Founder of MYArline Eight aircraft lessors have asked MYAirline to hand back the…
Ryanair updates advice on Tel Aviv
Notice on Ben Gurion airport website Ryanair has updated its advice on Tel Aviv airport…
WATCH: Hotel Woodstock’s eye catching social media videos are the best on the web
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ryjc5ooWtJk
LISTEN: ‘Is Sean Doyle of BA the husband of Mrs Doyle of Father Ted?’
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yonzZat9WE4
LISTEN: Michael O’Leary says noise ratio would solve the Dublin airport night flights issue
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Yo-fKR47VQ
Class actions now easier against travel, tourism and aviation companies
Didier Reynders EU Consumer commissioner The passage of the Representative Actions for the Protection of…
LISTEN: Ryanair will cancel flights from Dublin Airport if night time restriction is imposed
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DNdM8ZsHo9s
WATCH: Michael O’Leary has done more for sustainability than the person who pied him in the face
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nAuugRz52rc
The journey home: 38 flights on Monday carry returning rugby fans
Aer Lingus provided 1350 extra seats for the quarter-final Irish rugby supporter are returning home…
Downe Travel wins NI Travel agency of the year
Paul and Marie Gallagher’s Downe Travel won the Travel Agent of the Year 2023 at…
Friendship ‘since time immemorial’ with Ireland celebrated at Spain’s national day
Spanish ambassador Ion de La Riva speaking at the National Day event at the Riu…
No Ryanair flights at Tel Aviv as restricted service grinds to a halt
Empty terminal at Ben Gurion airport Ryanair have updated their travel advice on Tel Aviv:…
B737 Max deliveries ‘getting worse’: Ryanair may only have 10 by December
Michael O’Leary Ryanair CEO Michael O’Leary reveals that delayed deliveries of B737 MAX aircraft are…
New Irish based airline Fly4 to launch in Spring
Grzegorz Wojciech Polaniecki CEO of Enter Air Fly4, a start-up launched by Enter Air in…
EirTrade Aviation gets ‘significant investment’ from US company
Ken Fitzgibbon CEO of Eirtrade Oklahoma based Acorn Growth Companies has made what it calls…
Met Éireann weather radar at Shannon Airport now operational
Eoin Moran Director of Met Éirean Met Éireann has announced that its new weather radar…
EasyJet to focus on ‘constrained airports’ where ‘returns are the best’
Johann Lundgren CEO of Easyjet EasyJet expects its Group headline profit before tax (PBT) for…
LOT Polish plans to expand fleet by 47pc and carry 64pc more passengers by 2028
Michal Fijol CEO of LOT LOT Polish Airlines says its strategy for 2024-28 will involve: expanding…
Proposed Meath deepwater port to focus on green energy
Paul Fleming CEO of Drogheda Port Tenetative plans have been released for the development of…