THIS is the historic venue for the Irish Travel Agents conference 2025 and the tale of tragic love it cherishes
Montebelo Mosteiro de Alcobaça Historic Hotel, Alcobaça in the Centro de Portugal Region is the…
Yearly Archives: 2025
HERE are the winners of the Travel Counsellors Ireland awards at 20th Anniversary Conference
From left to right: Ivan Beacom, Business Partner of the year (voted by Travel Counsellors),…
HERE are the seasonal summer routes that resumed this week at Irish airports this week
Belfast City Aer Lingus Regional Newquay. British Airways (operated by BA CityFlyer), Faro. EasyJet, Alicante,…
MSC opens second cruise terminal in a week, this time in Miami
MSC has opened their Miami Cruise Terminal, their second terminal in a week after Barcelona,…
JJ Kavanagh says Naas, Kilcullen & Athy will no longer be served on airport run from tomorrow
Paul Kavanagh MD of JJ Kavanagh & Sons JJ Kavanagh & Sons bus company will…
Major hotel openings due in April
Sebastien Bazin CEO of Accor group Here is a brief overview of hotel openings due…
Irish visits to Spain up 10pc in February and up 18pc from pre-pandemic
Laura Pena director of the Spanish Tourist Board in Dublin The number of Irish visitors…
Boeing shares drop 10pc in second day of Trump tariff freefall
Boeing, a major U.S. exporter and aerospace giant, has experienced a second day of 10p…
GALLERY: Rendez Vous en France 2025
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Investigation to follow overrun of light aircraft at Newtownards
An investigation is to follow an incident on Friday afternoon, April 4, 2025, when two…
GALLERY: Irish Travel Trade show 2025 in Dublin
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High Court judge denies Ryanair permission to appeal Dublin airport’s €200m tunnel
Martin Hayden Senior counsel for Ryanair A High Court judge has denied Ryanair’s request to…
Baggage belt to be installed in Birmingham Airport £100m investment programme
Nick Barton CEO of Birmingham Airport Birmingham Airport is set to invest £100m in improvements…
British Airways reinstates flights to Kuala Lumpur after five-year hiatus
Sean Doyle, CEO of Aer Lingus British Airways has reinstated its flights to Kuala Lumpur…
EIGHT key takeaways from the Irish Travel Trade Shows in Dublin and Cork
New president of the ITAA Tom Randles cuts the ribbon opening the show, with Maria…
Ireland has the most powerful passport in the world – Nomad passport index
Andrew Henderson founder of Nomad Ireland has emerged as the top passport for 2025 with…
Boeing shares down 10pc and cruise companies down 13pc as Trump tariffs cause consternation in travel
Kelly Otberg CEO of Boeing Airline stocks experienced substantial losses, particularly United Airlines, which fell…
Dublin Airport handled 2,612,486 passengers in March, down 3.4pc on 2024
Dublin Airport handled 2,612,486 passengers in March, down 3.4pc on 2024. Connecting passengers fell by…
All Gatwick Airport scanners now enable passengers to leave laptops in bags
Gatwick Airport has completed the installation of Smiths Detection computed tomography (CT) scanners, enabling passengers…
New delay in transfer of search-and-rescue helicopter bases to Bristow
Philip Bartlett Director of Bristow Ireland The transfer of search-and-rescue helicopter bases to Bristow has…
MSC Group opens terminal in Barcelona
MSC Group’s Cruise Division inaugurated the MSC Barcelona Terminal during the first call of Explora…
Cork airport passengers numbers up 10.1pc to 249,037 in March
Niall McCarthy of Cork airport In March 2024, the total number of passengers through Cork…
Wizz Air invests £12bn in three-year transformation plan
Jozsef Varadi CEO of Wizz Air Wizz Air announced a £12bn investment into a three-year…
London government approves plan for new terminal at Luton Airport
Heidi Alexander, Westminster Transport secretary The London government transport secretary Heidi Alexander has approved the…
Kerry’s Tom Randles elected 24th President of the Irish Travel Agents Association
Tom Randles has been elected the 24th President of the Irish Travel Agents Association, following…
HERE are TEN key takeaways from Rendez Vous en France 2025 in Lyon
Eoghan Corry and Rose-Marie Abel, acting MDS of Atout France Rendez Vous en France 2025…
Castletown House grounds to reopen next week as OPW struggles with access issue
Kildare North TDs convened with Kevin “Boxer” Moran to discuss developments at Castletown House. Public…
Accor CEO says US bookings down 25pc since election of Trump
Sebastien Bazin, CEO of Accor, The Accor Hotel Group reported a 25pc decrease in forward…
Airbus & Boeing shares drop 3pc after first round of Trump tariffs
Kelly Otberg CEO of Boeing The aviation industry faces uncertainty, after President Donald Trump’s announcement…
HERE are ALL of the 162 winners in the Irish Restaurant Awards Ulster counties
The Ulster Restaurant of the year award winners were announced at an event in Hillgrove Hotel, Monaghan,…
HERE are SIX key takeaways from Meitheal 2025 in Killarney
Viking Brendan O’Gorman welcoming tour operators and advising them of his Viking Expierience in Dublin…
High Court extends suspension of the passenger cap at Dublin Airport into winter
The High Court has prolonged the suspension of the passenger cap at Dublin Airport into…
Leaked report suggests Clare council seeking CPO’s for Cliffs of Moher walking trail
Siobhán McNulty Clare county cuncil Director of Tourism Development Clare County Council has committed to…
South East University establish aerospace post-grad programme at Waterford airport
Frances Hardiman of SETU South East Technological University (SETU) and Waterford Airport have partnered to…
US airlines to raise concerns about Dublin airport passenger cap with White House
Keth Glatz of A4A DAA CEO Kenny Jacobs stated that US airlines require more slots…
Public consultation arranged on Cliffs of Moher for Miltown Malbay and Kilfenora
Geraldine Enright of the Cliffs of Moher Public consultation for a new shuttle bus service…
JUST BACK FROM: Lyon in France
The rooftop of the basilica Notre-Dame of Fourvière offers a unique panorama in an historical…
DAA appeal decision on planning refusal to demolish never-used car park spiral
Vincent Harrison of Dublin Airport Dublin airport operator daa has appealed to an Bórd Pleanála…
Ryanair carried 15m passengers in March, up 10pc on 2024 and 37.6pc on pre pandemic
Ryanair passenger count for March was 15.0m, up 10pc on 2024 and 37.6pc on pre…
Dublin Travel Trade Show takes place in Ballsbridge Intercontinental hotel this evening
Maria Sinnott of Business Exhibitions The Irish Travel Agent Association will announce its new board…