Guernsey and Jersey introduce ETA requirement for non CTA citizens
Guernsey and Jersey have made the Electronic Travel Authorisation compulsory for non-visa nationals from 23…
Yearly Archives: 2026
Dublin airport’s stray parrot ‘Lola’ reunited with owner
A parrot was found perched on a bin outside Terminal 1 on Easter Sunday. Airport…
Ireland’s travel and hospitality industries experienced slowdown in March – AIB
Ireland’s travel and hospitality industries experienced a slowdown in March according to the AIB Services…
National Gallery of Ireland 73rd most visited museum in the world – Art newspaper
The National Gallery of Ireland ranked 73rd in the world with 1049638 visitors in 2025.…
Wexford Maritime Festival returns to Quayfront in May
Organisers have prepared the Wexford Maritime Festival for the weekend of 29 to 31 May.…
Ticketing opens for expanded Waterford festival of food with over 100 events
Ticketing has opened for The Waterford Festival of Food (formerly known as the West Waterford…
Clonmel’s ‘When next we meet’ festival returns on May 29-31
Clonmal’s eclectic When Next We Meet Music Festival returns for its fifth edition in 2026,…
‘Digital exclusion’ impacting on air travel and hotel bookings for older people – academic Rónán Collins
Academic Rónán Collins has called for online services to become more age-friendly as many elderly…
TAP Air Portugal introduces Economy Prime
TAP Air Portugal introduced Economy Prime as a new long-haul cabin product. The cabin blocks…
Two hundred new hotels set to open across Spain in 2026
Developers have planned more than two hundred hotel openings throughout Spain in 2026 with several…
Asian airlines begin trimming schedules and carrying extra fuel
Asian airlines cut flights and carry extra fuel due to jet fuel shortages. The Middle…
G Hotel & Spa introduces West of Ireland Discovery Package
The g Hotel & Spa launched the West of Ireland Discovery Package on 7 April.…
Uber agrees to acquire private chauffeur company Blacklane
Uber agrees to acquire Blacklane. The deal is expected to close by the end of…
United and unions agree to regional carrier conducting United Express flying
United Airlines reached a tentative agreement with the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA. The agreement allows…
Kazakhstan’s Air Astana expands summer 2026 routes to China and Cyprus
Air Astana has launched its summer schedule through to 24 October 2026 with new routes…
Aer Lingus trims summer schedule and issues guidance to passengers
Aer Lingus has cancelled flights on multiple routes from 21 April 2026. Transatlantic services to…
Just TWO countries have deployed the pre-registration app for Schengen Entry/Exit System ahead of E-day next Friday
Only two Member States, Sweden and Portugal, have deployed the pre-registration app the EU’s Schengen…
Derry ‘fourth of fifth’ in race to become eighth Ryanair MRO facility as Poland takes the lead
CFM facility at Pennyburn Industrial Estate in Derry under consideration Poland the front runner among contenders…
Portlaoise to honour local aviator Colonel James Fitzmaurice next Sunday
Annual commemoration takes place in Portlaoise for June This event Sunday 12 April at Fitzmaurice…
Delta Air Lines selects Amazon Leo ahead of Starlink for onboard wifi
Delta Air Lines has chosen Amazon Leo for satellite Wi-Fi. Installation begins on 500 planes…
MSC Cruises becomes fourth cruise line to cancel 2026-27 Middle East season
MSC Cruises has become the fourth cruise line to cancel its Middle East season. The…
Spirit Airlines considers US government equity stake
Spirit Airlines contuse to consider offering the US government an equity stake. The proposal has…
Tom Cleary granted permission for 43-bedroom hotel in Dublin’s Temple Bar
Dublin City Council granted planning permission to Chambers Properties Ltd for a 43-bedroom hotel. The…
BCP to submit an application for 34-room hotel in Dublin city centre.
BCP Capital plans to submit planning permission for a 34-room hotel. The project converts upper…
Malaysia’s AirAsia X targets Istanbul as new hub for Europe after Bahrain closure
AirAsia X is shifting long-haul strategy to Istanbul as new hub. Partnership planned with a…
Planning permission granted for a new church style wedding ceremony venue at Kerry’s Sneem Hotel
Planning permission covers a new wedding ceremony venue at Sneem Hotel. Louis Moriarty owns the…
South Korea’s t’way Air rebrands as Trinity Airways
Shareholders approved the name change to Trinity Airways on 31 March 2026. Approval received 99.2pc…
Qantas, American Airlines JV renewal gets interim approval
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission granted interim authorisation to Qantas and American Airlines. The…
MedCruise studies cruise tourism’s impact across the Mediterranean
MedCruise launched the Cruise Economic Impact Assessment Study. The study is conducted in cooperation with…
Carnival Glory offers adults-only cruise in Europe
Carnival Glory offers an adults-only cruise that departed Barcelona on 25 March 2026. The 15-night…
Cunard expands entertainment programme on 2026 transatlantic crossings
Cunard expanding entertainment programme on 2026 transatlantic crossings aboard Queen Mary 2. Guests sailing between…
PRESSURE mounts on Air Baltic as it is only 10pc hedged against fuel price increase
Air Baltic is facing significant financial pressure after jet fuel prices in Europe more than…
IAG drops out from race for TAP Portugal at bidding deadline
IAG did not submit a bid for up to 49.9pc in TAP Air Portugal by…
“Beannachtaí na Cásca – and how Easter in ancient Irish calculations could be FOUR weeks earlier than Vatican Easter)
Why, to the inconvenience of airlines and the hospitality industry, does Easter keep moving, and…
Skybus ends Newquay to Gatwick PSO early due to fuel price spike
Skybus terminated pso flights on 3 April 2026. The airline cited rapidly rising fuel prices…
SUNSHINE and SAHA in the ALGARVE by Dylan Kehoe WINNER of the Travel Extra young travel writer of the year
Dylan Kehoe receives his award from Jenny Rafter of Aer Lingus and Eoghan Corry The…
Ryanair flight reductions affect routes across Spain
Ryanair has implemented flight reductions across several Spanish airports in 2026. The cuts have removed…
MSC Cruises redeployeds the MSC World Europa to the Caribbean for winter 2026-27
Move marks the debut of MSC World Europa in the Caribbean region. MSC World America…
WHAT will Willie Walsh bring as CEO of Indigo and what will he do with the airline?
The announcement came on April 1, and it did not turn out to be a…
Permission granted for 43-bedroom hotel in Dublin’s Temple Bar
Dublin City Council has granted planning permission to Chambers Properties Ltd for a 43-bedroom hotel.…