‘Magic’ A320 bins with 60pc more cabin baggage space taken by second airline
Airbus new L bins Iberia has partnered with Airbus to retrofit its fleet of A320…
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‘Allow us to fly over France during ATC strikes’ – Ryanair petition set to hit 2m signatures today
Ryanair reports 1,964,732 signatures so far in its petition to allow overflights over France during…
AirBnB customers can now pay in interest free instalments over 2 months
Amanda Cupples, Country Manager for Northern Europe at Airbnb Airbnb and Klarna have collaborated to…
Car park fire that destroyed 1,405 vehicles at Luton airport was due to vehicle fault
The fire at Luton Airport car park on October 10th that destroyed 1,405 vehicles was…
MSC cancels entire winter programme for MSC Orchestra on Red Sea & MSC Sinfonia on Eastern Med
Gianni Onorato CEO of MSC Cruises MSC Cruises has cancelled its full winter programme for…
Early holiday bookings for 2024 up by 8pc – ClickandGo
Paul Hackett of ClickandGo A fifth of Irish holiday makers will have booked their 2024…
Belfast port hosted a record 158 cruise ship calls in 2023
Joe O’Neill CEO of Belfast Cruise Port.jpg Belfast’s 2023 cruise season concluded with the arrival…
Delta customers win back some loyalty benefits after backlash
Ed Bastian CEO of Delta Delta Airlines has made updates to its SkyMiles loyalty program…
US State Department issues rare global travel warning for all Americans abroad
Antony J Blinken US State Department secretary For only the second time in history, The…
Hospitality education & training to be discussed at WTM Ministers Forum
Ministers forum at WTM Education and training in the hospitality and tourism sector will be…
2023 Arctic Circle Assembly in Reykjavik discusses tourism challenge
The 2023 Arctic Circle Assembly has taken place in Reykjavik, Iceland, and was the organisation’s…
‘AI is creating new opportunities in long haul’ – update from Seville tourism technology summit TIS2023
Tomi Ilijaš CEO of Tourism Innovation Summit Artificial intelligence, cloud computing, and virtual and augmented…
Air Canada enhances creature comforts on upgraded A321s
Calin Rovinescu CEO of Air Canada Air Canada has introduced larger overhead bins, new seating,…
Confirmation that Ryanair protests against state aid for Alitalia & Brussels Airlines were dismissed
Dorothea von Boxberg CEO of Brussel Airlines The General Court of the European Union has…
Aviation minister warns SriLankan Airlines may be grounded
Nimal Siripala de Silva Sri Lanka’s aviation minister, Nimal Siripala de Silva, has warned that…
Aerospace company DLR to rev up sustainable aviation fuel supply in Germany
Lufthansa CEO Carsten Spohr Lufthansa has signed a Letter of Intent with Airbus, Munich airport,…
WATCH ‘Building a kilometre of trail on a bog is not cheap’
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LISTEN: Michael O’Leary says CHANGE hours of night time restrictions at Dublin airport
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Ireland’s visitor attraction numbers still 42pc behind pre-pandemic levels
Awaiting delegates at the AVEA conference in Ennistymon Ireland’s attractions’ visitor numbers are still 42pc behind pre-pandemic…
AI: ‘start small & expand gradually,’ Cliste hospitality conference told
Paul Armstrong founder of Here Forth Future technology advisor, Paul Armstrong told the second Cliste…
Travel Solutions adds Belfast City to Reus charter for summer 2024
Peter McMinn of Travel Solutions Peter McMinn’s Travel Solutions has announced a charter route from…
Aer Lingus marks two years and 500k passengers from Manchester
Lynne Embleton CEO of Aer Lingus Aer Lingus has marked two years of direct transatlantic…
Ryanair plan to use 12.5pc SAF by 2030 as new OMV deal is signed
Andreas Gruber (CEO Laudamotion), Nina Marczell (Senior Vice President Industrial Sales and Marketing at OMV)…
The average Ryanair passenger now pays €22.81 in extra charges
Ten years ago this week, Ryanair announced they were introducing seat selection in February 2014.…
Shannon based Celestial Aviation secures €400m insurance payment from Ukraine war
AerCap’s Shannon-based subsidiary, Celestial Aviation Services, received a $501.5m (€404m) cash insurance settlement related to…
Late night tours and circus acts to light up Dublin’s new winter programme
Emma Woods of Failte Ireland Fáilte Ireland is counting down to the first events in…
Atlantic Airways plans Gatwick route to Faroe Islands
Jóhanna á Bergi CEO of Atlantic Airways Atlantic Airways are planning to launch a new…
United will board window seats first from Thursday, but what about the bags?
Details remain unclear about United Airlines new boarding process for economy class, to be implemented…
WATCH: Jim Power economist on how Ireland needs to improve the quality of its tourism product
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This is Charlotte’s selection of best premium economy seats
Charlotte Seet aviation journalist Singapore based journalist Charlotte Seet of website Simply Flying has selected…
Boston bird strike Aer Lingus A330 back in Dublin
The Aer Lingus Airbus A330 involved in the Bird Strike at Boston Logan Airport on…
ITAA conference says goodbye to Antalya 2023 & prepares for Almería 2024
Mehmethan Kelkit of Turkish tourism and Clare Dunne CEO of the ITAA The Annual Conference…
‘An epic movie.’ ITAA President Angela Walsh pays tribute to conference hosts Türkiye
Angela Walsh, President of the Irish Travel Agents Association paid tribute to the hosts of…
A literary trip around the world, the greatest novels for each country
Con Houlihan (1925-12012) The great Castleisland born sportswriter and literary critic Con Houlihan named Knocknagow…
International golf operators reminded Ireland has a quarter of the links course in the world
Back row: Stephen Perry, Loughview Leisure Group; George Diamondis, Tourism NI; Matt Sandercock, Mount Juliet…
WATCH: 14pc of international tourists surveyed by Tourism Ireland ‘are rejecting Ireland out of hand’ because of price
https://youtu.be/nMBp0-4WB8M Siobhan McManamy of Tourism Ireland told the 2023 annual conference of the Irish Tourism…
IATA: Air safety threatened because half of accidents are not being investigated on time
Willie Walsh CEO of IAG World airline body IATA has called once again for accident…
WATCH: The difficulties Fáilte Ireland faced when they launched the ‘Hidden Heartlands’ brand
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qZsyxuFvPZc Paul Kelly CEo of Fáilte Ireland told the annual conference of the Irish Tourism…
Accor opens Novotel in Valencia
Sébastien Bazin CEO of Accor group Accor has announced the debut of its Novotel brand…
McEvaddy’s DA Terminal 3 Ltd owes €40m to creditors
Ulick McEvaddy DA Terminal 3 Ltd, controlled by the McEvaddy brothers, owed €39.66m to creditors…