Slane Distillery signs sustainable power deal
Slane Irish Whiskey and energy supplier Flogas Enterprise have signed a sustainable Corporate Power Purchase…
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Aer Lingus signs AI passenger customisation deal with Salesforce
Marc Benioff CEO of Salesforce Aer Lingus has signed an AI data partnership with Salesforce,…
‘Fire and Ice’ winter breaks at Imperial Hotel to follow CS Lewis theme
Kresimir Krezo GM of The Imperial Hotel The Imperial Hotel, Cork is offering a ‘Fire…
Emirates adds 15 Airbus to 90 Boeing order at Dubai airshow
Saeed Al Maktoum CEO of Emirates Emirates has expanded its order for the Airbus A350-900…
WATCH: Highlights from Dubai Airshow day 4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KaQAXp9zNec
Carnival Jubilee completes sea trials and remains on track for Christmas launch
Carinval Jubilee seatrial Carnival Cruise Line’s newest ship, the Carnival Jubilee, has completed its first…
Galway Hardiman Hotel bar MacNeill’s reopens after €400k refurb
Paul O’Meara GM of the Hardiman Hotel MacNeill’s, located in the historic cellars of The…
Munich airport moves net-zero target forward 15 years
Jost Lammers CEO of Munich Airport Munich airport plans to achieve net-zero emissions by 2035,…
AerCap completes secondary public shares offering
Aengus Kely of Aercap AerCap Holdings completed a secondary public offering of 30,729,878 of its…
Dutch government rethinks plan to cap flights at Amsterdam Schiphol
Ruud Sondag CEO of Schiphol Airport the Dutch government has suspended its plans to cap…
Chasing Springsteen: Amadeus reveals top 5 travel trends for 2024
Olwen McKinney of Amadeus Travel distribution and technology company Amadeus have released five key travel…
WATCH: Hastings Hotels viral Christmas ad from 2019 (before the 2023 Christmas ad is released today)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bwnjTE5ZeW4
Three new properties in Dublin, Kerry & Kildare added to Ireland’s 50th Blue Book 2024
Michelle Maguire of Irelands Blue Book Three new properties have been added to Ireland’s Bule…
Courtroom drama as insurance companies seek to move €15bn aircraft claim to Moscow
Aengus Kely of Aercap A case management conference is underway in London by 20 airline…
Holiday homes should not need planning permission for an existing product – Derek Nolan
Derek Nolan of AirBnB, Maire Ni Murchu of the ISCF, Charlie Leigh of VRBO and…
No arrests after EI135 returns to Shannon to offload unruly passenger
Shannon airport No arrests were made after Aer Lingus flight EI135 returned to Shannon Airport…
Consular Forum at DFA hears of travel trends for 2024 as assistance requests rise 20pc
Eoghan Corry speaking at the DFA consular forum travel Extra’s Eoghan Corry was among the…
MoU at Dubai airshow brings Ethiopian Airlines’ A350 order book to 33 & B787/737 orders to 67
Tewolde GebreMariam, former CEO of Ethiopian Airlines and Eoghan Corry owner of Travel Extra Ethiopian…
Turkish secure 21 aircraft from Irish leasing companies
Eoghan Corry with Ahmet Bolat CEO of Turkish Airlines Turkish Airlines has signed new lease…
Lindblad to partner with NatGeo expeditions for 17 more years
Sven-Olof Lindblad Lindblad Expeditions Holdings, Inc. has announced a 17-year extension and expansion of its…
Ballinastoe woods in Wicklow scouted by makers of Netflix series ‘Wednesday’
Fred Verdier tourism officer for Wicklow Netflix’s hit series Wednesday is rumoured to shift to…
Greening of Shannon airport earns place on KPMG award shortlist
Mary Considine, Deputy CEO, Shannon Group Shannon Airport Group has been shortlisted for the Public…
TG4 four-part series to tell story of scenic Donegal airport
Donegal Airport staff Trisha Gillespie, Pádraig Ó Cearbhaill, Gavin Dunleavy, Dennis Forker, Cathal Mac Giolla…
WATCH: Dubai Airshow Day 2
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MqzXO1a67j4
WATCH: Dubai airshow Day 1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bBuoUN_cue0
Cliff House Ardmore & Beach House Tramore among Condé Nast picks for 2024
Travel writer Aoife O’Riordan Condé Nast Traveller has named Waterford and Wexford among its list…
BA & Iberia move check in areas at Heathrow T5
Thomas Woldbye CEO of Heathrow Airport Heathrow T5 changes this week include British Airways club…
Viking cruises adds to Mekong river cruise fleet
Viking cruises has announced an expansion of its river fleet in Southeast Asia with the…
Houston airport to construct 40 new gates for United Airlines
Mario Diaz CEO of Houston Airport United Airlines and the Houston Airport System are to…
AerCap acquires five GE90-115B engines for airline customers
Tom Slattery of AerCap Engines Dublin based AerCap Holdings has acquired five General Electric GE90-115B…
Handover: Seven Seas Grandeur taken over by cruise line
Seven Seas Grandeur Seven Seas Grandeur has been handed over to the cruise line at…
Denmark unveils plan to introduce tax on departing passengers
Olivier Jankovec ACI Europe Director General Denmark’s plan to introduce a tax on departing passengers…
Celestyal latest to cancel cruise sailings to Israel
Chris Theophilides CEO of Celestyal Cruises Celestyal Cruises has cancelled December sailings to Israel from…
Dun Laoghaire boat tours named for Dalkey Island’s herd of goats
Dublin business partners Conor Battigan and Ed Ruane have launched the first dedicated boat tour…
HERE is the menu as John Kelly & Mount Juliet celebrate a Michelin decade
John Kelly of Mount Juliet Mount Juliet and chef John Kelly celebrated ten years of…
4,500 years of heritage on show at Skelligs archaeology festival
Aoibheann Lambe The inaugural Skellig Coast Archaeology Festival takes place over three days from November…
Celebrity Cruises offers travel trade €40 per booking incentive
Laura Hodges Bethge of Celebrity Cruises Celebrity Cruises is offering an incentive for agents during…
Registration scheme for holiday rentals is ready but the legislation is not, ISCF conference told
Maire Ni Murchu of the ISCF, Fergal O’Leary of Failte Ireland, Derek Nolan of AirBnB…
‘Air fares are rising less than inflation’ – Willie Walsh of IATA
Willie Walsh CEO of IATA Glasnevin born Willie Walsh, director general of IATA, claims that…
‘Either CSO figures are wrong or Government illusion that tourism is thriving is wrong’ – Restaurants Association president
Paul Lenehan President of the RAI The government’s €250m support scheme is not sufficient to…