EYE-WATERING: Hoteliers are facing 40pc increase in water charges – IHF
Michael Magner president of the IHF The IHF has condemned a 9.8pc rise in water…
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Royal Air Maroc to increase Embraer fleet from 50 to 200
Abdelhamid Addou CEO of Royal Air Maroc Royal Air Maroc is engaged in discussions with…
Air France KLM sign up for EU Flight Emissions Label
Apostolos Tzitzikostas EU Transport Commissioner Air France and KLM have signed up for the EU…
Tourism Ireland and four enterprises exhibit at Global Travel Marketplace in Fort Lauderdale
Simon Petka, Lough Eske Castle; Megan Brugnoli, Tourism Ireland; Niamh O’Neill, O’Donoghue Ring Collection; Chris…
Launch date of August 18 set for Amtrak Mardi Gras Service New Orleans to Mobile
Stephen Gardner CEO of Amtrak A launch date of August 18 has been fixed for…
Liquidators appointed for Loch Lomond Seaplanes
Liquidators have been appointed for Loch Lomond Seaplanes following its cessation of trading on April…
Pedestrianisation of Quay Street in New Ross to begin early 2026
Tom Enright CEO of Wexford County Council The pedestrianisation of Quay Street in New Ross…
Permission granted for 24-room aparthotel on Cabal’s site in Tralee
Fearghal Reidy CEO of Kerry county council A development at Bridge Street, Tralee, will turn…
Finnair reports demand for North Atlantic flights weaker than anticipated
Turkka Kuusisto CEO of Finnair Finnair reported that demand for North Atlantic flights is weaker…
Dalata’s transition to Scandic Hotels: How the deal was done
Dalata Hotel Group was acquired for €1.4 billion, subject to approval, by a consortium led…
McGettigan Group its invest €5m in bringing Nuremore Hotel back to its glory
Dennis McGettigan The McGettigan Group is investing €5m in the refurbishment and renovation of the…
Margaritaville to name its ship Beachcomber (& change its misfortunate name)
Costa Fortuna The Costa Fortuna, perhaps he most inadvertently misfortunate name in the cruise industry,…
Donegal’s Earagail Arts Festival under way across the county
Paul Brown director of Eireagail arts festival Donegal’s Earagail Arts Festival, running from 16 to…
Birmingham Airport opens new boarding lounge for gates 58 to 60
Birmingham’s new boarding lounge Birmingham Airport has opened a new boarding lounge for gates 58…
Viking Vesta completes its maiden cruise
The Viking Vesta has completed its maiden cruise, after being delivered by the Fincantieri shipyard…
Galway gets its first dog playground in a student residence (where students cannot keep pets)
Jonathan Kay CEO of Atalia Student Residences DAC Galway’s first dog playground has opened, located…
Sweden’s Pandox and Norway’s Eiendomsspar acquire Dalata for €1.4bn
Liia Nõu CEO of Pandox Stockholm-based Pandox and Oslo-based Eiendomsspar are acquiring Dalata Hotel Group…
Explora III floats out at the Fincantieri shipyard in Italy
Explora Journeys celebrated three construction milestones at the Fincantieri shipyard in Italy with the floating…
Southend airport remains closed as four crash victims named
Maria Fernanda Rojas Ortiz Southend airport remains closed today Tuesday July 15 since the crash…
Union members at Bus Éireann agree 7pc pay deal
Stephen Kent CEO of Bus Éireann Union members at Bus Éireann approved a new pay…