Car hire fleets remain 20pc below pre-pandemic so ‘book early’
Peter Boland of the Car Rental Council of Ireland The Car Rental Council of Ireland…
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Royal orders event Oasis-class ship for delivery in 2028
Jason Liberty of Royal Caribbean Royal Caribbean Group has entered into an agreement with Chantiers…
Ryanair sends “basic maths for dummies” to Green minister Ossian Smyth after ‘€100 more expensive’ claim
Ossian Smyth Ryanair has called on Green Minister Ossian Smyth to correct false claims regarding…
Condé Nast traveller lists eight Irish family hotels for 2024
Pilar Guzmán editor in chief of Condé Nast Traveler Conde Nast Traveller has listed their…
UNWTO rebrands as UN Tourism
Zurab Pololikashvili secretary general of UNWTO The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) has rebranded as UN…
Stena launches freight-only service from Dublin to newly developed port at Birkenhead
Paul Grant of Stena Stena Line has launched a new Dublin-Liverpool (Birkenhead) freight service to…
Ryanair wins screen scrapping case against Lastminute.com & Viaggiare
Fabio Cannavale CEO of Lastminute.com Milan Court of Appeal rejects Lastminute and Viaggiare’s claims that…
ANA moves extra flights to Haneda T2
Osamu Shinobe CEO of ANA All Nippon Airways All Nippon Airways (ANA) will increase the…
Anthony Daniels to leave Hurtigruten
Anthony Daniels Head of Sales for Hurtigruten Anthony Daniels has stepped down as the VP…
Anantara parent Minor Hotels reports 450pc increase in profit
Dillip Rajakarier CEO of Minor Hotels Minor Hotels, based in Thailand, achieved a record full-year…
Aeroflot settles with lessors for seven more aircraft
Sergei Alexandrovsky CEO of Aeroflot Aeroflot has settled with lessors for seven more aircraft, although…
TUI group to delist in London and move to Frankfurt
Sebastian Ebel CEO of TUI TUI Group shareholders have approved a plan to delist from…
1,152 submissions oppose Bray junction closure
Emer O’Gorman Wicklow county ceo Wicklow County Council has received over 1,000 submissions regarding the…
Airbus aims to deliver 800 commercial aircraft in 2024 as backlog reaches 8,598
Guillaume Faury CEO of Airbus For 2024, Airbus aims to deliver around 800 commercial aircraft,…
‘Ryanair is €100 more expensive than its nearest rival’ – Green party minister Ossian Smyth
Green Party minister Ossian Smyth accuses Ryanair of using the passenger cap issue at Dublin…
Sun Princess maiden voyage now scheduled for February 28 from Rome as ship is delivered
Sun Princess Princess Cruises has taken delivery of the Sun Princess at Fincantieri shipyard. The…
McDonnells Bar Belmullet documentary set for Mayo premiere on May 4
McDonnells Belmullet A Proper Pint, a documentary filmed in Belmullet, County Mayo, focusing on McDonnells…
Norse delays growth & extends subleases for four of its Boeing widebodies
Bjørn Tore Larsen.of Norse Norse Atlantic Airways is extending subleases for four of its Boeing…
Iceland’s PLAY plans to operate ten aircraft this year as it pauses growth
Birgir Jónsson CEO of PLAY PLAY (Iceland) has decided not to add any new aircraft…
India’s SpiceJet to cut 15pc of workforce to reduce payroll expenses
Ajay Singh CEO of Spicejet India’s SpiceJet plans to cut 1,400 jobs, which accounts for…
Delta Amsterdam – Detroit U-turns after maggots drop from bag of rotten fish
Gil West of Delta A Delta flight had to turn around after maggots fell from…
Ryanair to cancel all flights to and from Israel in March and April but will return when Tel Aviv T1 reopens
Tel Aviv airport terminal Ryanair has decided to cancel all flights to and from Israel…
Carnival orders 5,282 passenger cruise ship from Meyer Werft Papenburg for delivery 2027
Josh Weinstein CEO of Carnival Carnival Corporation and Meyer Werft have agreed to build another…
‘Tubby or not tubby, fat is the question,’ airlines react to Finnair’s passenger weigh-in
Turkka Kuusisto CEO of Finnair The controversy generated by Finnair’s voluntary passenger weighing system at…
Worldchoice 2024 conference will take place on Saturday November 23rd
Worldchoice 2024 conference will take place on Saturday November 23rd, according to CEO Ireland Carol…
Qantas, Australia & France dominate cellar in the sky awards
Vanessa Hudson CEO of Qantas The winners of Business Traveller magazine’s Cellars in the Sky…
AirBaltic needs to find €200m to repay investors in EU-mandated buyback
airBaltic CEO Martin Gauss AirBaltic, the Latvian state-owned carrier, needs to find €200m to repay…
TUI Group reports 15pc increase in revenue
Sebastian Ebel CEO of TUI TUI Group reports a strong start to the new financial…
Qantas faces certification logjam delay in reactivating A380-800 fleet
Vanessa Hudson CEO of Qantas Qantas will not be able to reactivate its remaining A380-800…
Call for commercial rates to be waived for Dublin restaurants
Adrian Cummins CEO of the Restaurants Association Dublin City council is facing a call for…
Avondale Beyond the Trees hosts Wicklow Tourism Alliance event
Fred Verdier tourism officer for Wicklow Wicklow County Council and Wicklow Tourism Alliance organised a…
USA seizes Venezuelan B747-300M in Argentina
Antony J Blinken US State Department secretary The United States Department of Justice successfully transported…
Thailand reconsiders legalisation of cannabis two years after introducing it
Thailand, which legalised cannabis two years ago, is considering a crackdown on the recreational use…
Spirit expects to have 41 A320neos grounded by Pratt & Whitney engine checks
Ted Christie CEO of Spirit Spirit Airlines expects the number of parked A320neo Family aircraft…
Regulators ask for more information on Alaska–Hawaiian merger
Ben Minicucci Alaska Airlines CEO The Antitrust Division of the USA Department of Justice has…
TUI cruise reports average daily rate rises to €169
Wybcke Meier of TUI cruise TUI Group reported increased occupancy and ticket prices for its…
Universal partners with Minecraft after Disney opts for Fortnite
Mark Woodbury CEO of Universal Theme Parks Universal’s theme parks have partnered with Everbloom Games…
Whitefriar Street church and other places associated with Saint Valentine
Relics of Saint Valentine in Whitefriar Street church There was a belief that the birds…
Ryanair closes Azores base over airport rates hike
Eddie Wilson CEO of Ryanair Ryanair will not reopen its seasonal base in Ponta Delgada,…
Chalair anounces weekly rotations to Kerry from three more French airports
Alain Battisti CEO of Chalair Airlines Chalair Airlines has announced three new weekly services from…