A luxury train in Wales and other hotel openings in July 2025
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United to double seat capacity out of Dublin in summer 2026
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Stena Line rebrands lounges in celebration of 2025 Welsh Year of Croeso
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Regal Princess becomes 1,500th cruise ship to call to Belfast harbour
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‘Our biggest challenge? Managing disappointment’– Dublin airport’s new platinum suites booking up fast
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Easyjet to go head to head with Emerald on Belfast City to Edinburgh route from October
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USA reports 25pc drop in Irish J1 arrivals in May
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N0-sting operation: Honey bees removed from Dublin airport runway
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TEN key takeaways from the MedCruise annual assembly in Cartagena
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Bus Eireann reports loss of €4.2m & projects similar losses for 2025
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BA introduces tier points earning benefit for Premium Plus cardholders
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Whispering Willow and Galway Glamping for sale in County Galway
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Norman Visitor Centre in New Ross to open in July 2027
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Irish Ferries introduces ‘Pet Den’ lounges on 12 daily sailings
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Galway County Council request for funds to purchase Dunguaire Castle not successful
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Black Donkey Brewing in Ballinlough County Roscommon announces it is closing
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Emirates signs partnership deal with Uber
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Sunrise Airways resume domestic services in Haiti
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Lufthansa to suspend Kazakhstan service from October 26
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Eaglerider revamps loyalty scheme
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HERE are the key takeaways from IPW 2025 in Chicago
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Iberia to keep subsidiary Iberia Express – for now
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TEN countries for holiday makers to watch for summer 2025 measles outbreaks
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HERE are the key takeaways from the Paris air show 2025
Guillaume Faury CEO of Airbus The 55th Paris Air Show, held from 16 to 22…
AmaWaterways names its first Colombia-based ship
Catherine Powell of AMAwaterways AmaWaterways has named its first Colombia-based ship, AmaMagdalena in Mompox, marking…
WHERE WE ARE AT: Dublin airport passenger cap
Ann Marie Farrelly CEO of Fingal county council The 32 million passenger cap at Dublin…
JetBlue to cut capacity & routes, and slow down A320 fleet reconfiguration
Joanna Geraghty CEO of Jetblue JetBlue Airways is introducing capacity cuts, route reductions, and slower…
Carnival loyalty scheme update gets mixed reaction from cruising community
Christine Duffy President of Carnival Carnival Cruise Line is to update its loyalty scheme and…
Port activity slightly up in January to March 2025
Denis Smyth of Dublin Airport CSO figures report 2,557 vessels arrived in Irish ports in…
King House in Boyle marks thirty years as a visitor attraction
King House in Boyle, built in 1720 by the King family, will mark its 30th…
Toiletries & headphones the most packed items for river cruise – TUI
Wybcke Meier of TUI cruise TUI River Cruises’ research shows 36pc clients plan to travel…
Iberia to expand long-haul to 70 aircraft by 2030
Marco Sansavini CEO and president of Iberia Iberia plans to expand its long-haul fleet from…
Aurigny Air Services to damp-lease two DHC-6-300s from Skybus
Nico Bezuidenhout, CEO, Aurigny Air.jpg Aurigny Air Services will damp-lease two DHC-6-300s from Skybus to…
Consumers warned of increased risks from holiday scams targeting last-minute travel deals
Niamh Davenport head of financial crime at BPFI Consumers face increased risks from holiday scams…
Russia’s GTLK proves to be a VERY lucrative liquidation
Roman Lyadov CEO of GTLK Europe Damien Murran and Julian Moroney of Teneo Restructuring Ireland,…
Fingal enforcement notice brings focus back on Dublin airport passenger cap
Ann Marie Farrelly CEO of Fingal county council In an escalation of the restrictions on…
Tirana here we come – slot applications for winter 2025-26 up by 23pc at Dublin airport
Kenny Jacobs of DAA Dublin Airport will offer 17.9m seats for winter 2025-2026, a 23pc…
Cork Airport wins Europe’s best small airport for third time in eight years
Cork Airport has won the “Best Airport in Europe (under 5m passengers)” at the ACI…
Irish government to extend PSO support for direct flight from Derry to Dublin
Steve Frazer MD of Derry Airport The Irish government plans to extend Public Service Obligation…