Ten places to celebrate Armenian Christmas (January 6)
Armenian Christmas is celebrated on January 6th (unlike the December 25th date for Western Christianity)…
Yearly Archives: 2024
January 6: celebrating the Epiphany around the world
Vatican City, Italy: On Epiphany, the Pope performs a Mass service at St. Peter’s Basilica…
‘Watch the water turn into wine at midnight,’ Nollaig na mBan from the schools folklore collection 1938
Seamus Dellargy director of the Irish folklore commission, who devised the collection of folklore from…
LISTEN: ‘Ten years to go and the train is already delayed’, Eoghan Corry & Kieran Cuddihy discuss Metrolink planning delays
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UNACCUUY0D0
‘Ryanair sat in on procurement process they are now criticising’ ANOTHER spat at Dublin airport
Kenny Jacobs, CEO, daa Ryanair has criticised the Dublin Airport Authority (daa) for allegedly breaching…
Vista coffee opens at former Starbucks location in Dublin airport T1
Vista coffee has opened at Dublin airport Terminal 1 just past The Loop, in the…
Howth beats Kinsale in NY newspaper list of Ireland’s prettiest seaside towns
Alison Metcalfe of Tourism Ireland New York The Irish Star’s list of “prettiest Irish seaside…
Bristol follows Gatwick in raising drop-off fee from £5 to £6
Bristol airport has followed Gatwick in raising its drop-off fee from £5 to £6 and…
‘Deascéal ar deireadh an drochscéil’ ÉIST ar Eoghan Corry ag plé scéalta taistil
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0VDLRYWXj-g
Maybourne Hotel Group to open Knightsbridge hotel in April 2024
Gianluca Muzzi CEO of Maybourne Hotel Group The Maybourne Hotel Group plans to open its…
Cathay offers free inflight wifi to business class passengers
Ronald Lam CEO of Cathay Pacific Cathay Group’s CEO, Ronald Lam, plans to extend free…
Guinness Storehouse back to 88pc of pre pandemic visitor numbers
Catherine Toolan CEO of Guinness Storehouse and Paul Carty who preceded her as founding CEO…
Ryanair shares drop 4pc as online travel agents remove airline from website
Michael O’Leary Ryanair anticipates passenger numbers will be affected by up to 2pc by the…
AerCap confirms $1.3bn in Russian insurance settlements during 2023
Aengus Kelly of AerCap AerCap has summarised its activities in 2023: Signed a total of…
LISTEN: Travel in 2024 Eoghan Corry & Ivan Yates (‘I don’t want to interrupt but the programme ends at 12 o’clock’)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RBdvG8HkhI8
LISTEN: Travel and new routes in 2024, Eoghan Corry on Morning Ireland
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TNVbAQY_hXE
WATCH: HERE are the plans for Dublin’s airport metro service
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=93xrcybz2kg
MetroLink planning process faces further delays as An Bord Pleanála stalls
An oral hearing has added months to the timeframe required for An Bord Pleanála to…
Travel Counsellors acquires travel tech platform Planisto
Cathy Burke of Travel Counsellors Travel Counsellors, which now has 80 counsellors in Ireland, has…
150 flight cancellations due to Haneda A350 fire
Tokyo Haneda Airport partially reopened on Wednesday with 150 flights cancellations. In response to Tuesday’s…
Thailand reduces taxes on wine from 10pc to 5pc & discontinues 10pc tax on spirits
Chris Lee of Thailand Tourism Thailand’s government has approved a temporary tax cut on alcohol…
Club Med moves upmarket and plans South African property
Henri Giscard d’Estaing CEO of Club Med Club Med, aiming to offer exclusively premium products…
Turkish Airlines plans first Australia flights in 2024
Eoghan Corry with Ahmet Bolat CEO of Turkish Airlines Turkish Airlines has disclosed plans to…
Etihad adds two Kerala connections to network
Antonoaldo Neves CEO of Etihad As of 1 January, 2024, Etihad Airways has initiated two…
Rob McKinney’s New Pacific quietly ends Vegas service due to ground delays
Rob McKinney CEO of New Pacific Airlines H&S New Pacific Airlines, headed up by Irish…
‘No record of ATC giving Coast Guard flight JA722A clearance to enter the runway.’
‘No record of the tower allowing Coast Guard flight JA722A clearance to enter the runway.’
TUI sale offers 8pc discount on holiday prices
Charlotte Brenner of TUI TUI sale for Summer 2024 offers an average of 8pc discount…
Ryanair 24-hour flash sale, travel by March 15
Ryanair have announced a 24-hour flash sale with 20pc off selected fares, book by midnight…
Ryanair amongst world’s safest airlines in ranking system devised by AirlineRatings
Greg Foran CEO of Air New Zealand The Top Twenty safest airlines according to a…
Ethiopian Airlines gives unrecognised Somaliland part share in unprecedented move
Mesfin Tasew Bekele CEO of Ethiopian Airilines Ethiopia’s government plans to give Somaliland an undisclosed…
Seven potential European buyers for Estonia’s Nordica
Erki Urva CEO of Nordica Estonia’s Ministry of Climate is in discussions with seven potential…
Thai airways quietly takes over Thai Smile operations
Woranate Laprabang CEO of Thai Smile Thai Smile’s low-cost carrier operations ceased on December 31,…
Türkiye’s AJet receives AOC & is on course for summer 2024
Türkiye’s AJet, a new wholly owned low-cost carrier rebranded from the former AnadoluJet, received its…
Gatwick drop off charges will go up from £5 to £6 on Friday
Stuart Wingate CEO of Gatwick Airport Gatwick drop off charges will go up from £5…
Qatar flight delayed as pilot and crew trapped in the lift at Birmingham airport
Nick Barton CEO of Birmingham Airport Hundreds of passengers at Birmingham Airport experienced delays due…
Travelport secures $570m in financing from existing equity holders
Gregory Webb CEO of Travelpor Global technology company Travelport announced it secured $570m in financing…
Ryanair carried 181.8m pax in 2023, 19.1pc ahead of pre-pandemic
Ryanair carried 181.8m passengers in 2023, 19.1pc ahead of pre pandemic and 13.3pc ahead of…
AerCap settles $572m insurance claims against Ural Airlines & S7 Airlines
Aengus Kelly Dublin based aircraft leasing company, AerCap, has received an insurance payout of approx.…
LISTEN: Eoghan Corry talks about Summer Holiday options 2024 on Cork’s 96FM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fEGXSkFasWU
Adults only: Corendon Dutch Airlines to trial child free zones on flights from Amsterdam to the Caribbean
Yildiray Karaer CEO of Corendon Dutch -Turkish airline Corendon Airlines has initiated adult-only zones on…