County Clare ranked 38 in the Global Destination Sustainability Index
View to Inisheer from Doonagore Castle, Doolin. Photo Brian Morrison County Clare has been ranked…
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Bristow will invest US$142m in five new helicopters for Irish government contract
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Ottawa pays tribute to Irish and others who died building Rideau canal
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Bobby Healy’s drone delivery company Manna is seeking CAA approval to operate in England
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Sliding privacy door to be introduced on LOT Poland B787 business class
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Caribtours 2024 brochure adds Moxche by Secrets in Mexico
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Skillnet showcases VR headset training for handling customer complaints
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Alicante now on a par with Lanzarote in number of access flights
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LISTEN: Michael O’Leary says Dublin airport flight cap should be changed to midnight to 6am rather than 11pm to 7am
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Widerøe Dublin-Bergen route increases to 3w for summer 2024
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TU Dublin partners with United Nation research institute
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NCL to sell $790m of secured notes
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Riyadh hosts 600 youth leaders in drive to identify with sustainable tourism
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Air Transat increases Dublin-Toronto flights to daily for 2024
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Further Ryanair cancellations as Luton airport remains closed until 3pm
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Dublin El Al route provides lifeline after 11 airlines suspend Tel Aviv services
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Dalata plans to open a new Clayton hotel in Edinburgh by mid-2026
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Transport For Ireland app lets passengers down (again)
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The Budget measure designed to bring the next ‘Game of Thrones’ or ‘Star Wars’ to Ireland
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Where next for the consolidation merry-go-round as Air France move in on SAS?
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Royal, Celebrity and MSC among cruise lines who have suspended port calls to Israel
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Price of a five-night Caribbean cruise now 43pc greater than pre pandemic
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P&O Cruises announces 12 new ports of call
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Barcelona’s mayor starts curb on cruise ship visits, with more measures to follow
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LISTEN: Michael O’Leary says regulating noise by number of flights is arcane and ineffective
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B_utwoLsRPA
IHG say Concierge Galleries product ‘will transform InterContinental brand’
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All you need to know about Turkish fusion spiced-based cooking, come to Food on the Edge Oct 16-17
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WATCH Economist Jim Power: ‘What an inopportune time to raise the VAT rate’
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Azamara launches Grand Voyages brand with extended shore stays
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Weldon Mather joins Crowe hospitality division
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Colombian ambassador Ruíz Blanco moves into new residence
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Meet Shauna, young chef of the year
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MedCruise summit comes to Bulgaria for the first time
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Dublin & Cork flights cancelled after car park fire at Luton airport
Ryanair flights FR341 from Luton to Dublin and FR423 from Luton to Cork was among the cancelled…
Tourism responds to Budget 2024: a ‘missed opportunity’, labour-intensive industries such as tourism and hospitality ‘now at a critical juncture’
The Irish hospitality industry has described the decision to leave VAT at 13.5pc a ‘missed opportunity’…
Budget 2024: Local authorities will handle support scheme for small businesses
The support scheme for small to medium-sized businesses, announced in Budget 2024, will come through…