Irish Ferries launches spring wine tasting mini cruises
Irish Ferries launches Wine Tasting Mini Cruises on W.B. Yeats to Cherbourg. Sailings occur on…
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Cork Whiskey Fest March 27-29 tickets selling fast with access to limited release offerings
Cork Whiskey Fest runs from 27 to 29 March 2026. Over half the masterclasses sell…
TAP Air Portugal appoints Aeroprime Group as cargo GSSA
TAP Air Portugal appoints Aeroprime Group as exclusive Cargo General Sales and Services Agent across…
South Africa releases details of LIV Golf at Steyn City March 19-22
LIV Golf South Africa takes place at Steyn City from 19 to 22 March 2026.…
Galway Fest Whitewater Kayaking Festival concludes today with Boater X
Ireland’s largest whitewater kayaking festival, Galway Fest, is taking place from 6 to 8 March…
Visit Finland launches Chill Like a Finn lakeside campaign
Visit Finland offers a 7-day all-expenses-paid trip to Finnish Lakeland in June 2026. Six duos…
Aramark crowns culinary champions at EMPOWER 2026
Aramark Ireland rhas named Rosilei Mattos and Julia de Souza as the culinary champions of…
Historic Pullman Restaurant reopens for season at Glenlo Abbey
The historic Pullman Restaurant at Glenlo Abbey Hotel & Estate reopens in March following a…
Limerick St. Patrick’s Festival 2026 programme launched with ‘Legends’ theme
Limerick City and County Council launches the full programme for Limerick St. Patrick’s Festival 2026,…
Curragh Racecourse opens 2026 flat season on mother’s day
Curragh Racecourse launches its 2026 Flat Season on Sunday 15 March as part of the…
Athlone festival hosts free Seachtain na Gaeilge events
Heartlands Pride in Athlone is hosting a series of free community events as part of…
Funding sought for Longford music museum project
Calls have emerged for Longford County Council to apply for funding under the new €7.5m…
Visit Leicester launches FOXI AI Chatbot
Visit Leicester launches FOXI, England’s first official tourism AI chatbot. FOXI answers questions using only…
England’s Elite Travel Group offers bolt-hole workspaces for BDMs
Members of the Elite Travel Group consortium in England’s midlands begin providing bolt-hole workspaces for…
Simon Garrido departs American Holidays parent SHG following acquisition
Simon Garrido has departed from Specialist Holidays Group this week, marking a key personnel change…
Air fares face surge of 30 to 80pc from Middle East conflict
Air fares could rise by 30 to 80pc due to the escalating conflict in the…
All THREE Gulf hubs now OPEN as Doha reopens for relief flights with six a day service
Doha has begun operating a limited series of relief flights from Hamad International Airport following…
Dubai airport continues operating 250 flights a day as basic service sustained
Over 1,140 flights have departed from Dubai’s airports and returned over three days to carry…
Qatar Airways opens temporary mini hubs in Muscat and Riyadh as Doha finally reopens
Qatar Airways has temporarily established makeshift operational bases in Muscat, Oman, and Riyadh, Saudi Arabia,…
NCL takes delivery of 21st ship Norwegian Luna ahead of repositioning voyage on March 10
Norwegian Cruise Line has taken delivery of its latest vessel, Norwegian Luna, marking a significant…
Aer Lingus transports first group of Irish Oscar nominees to Los Angeles for next Sunday’s ceremony
Irish Oscar nominees Andrew Freedman and John Kelly took off for Hollywood on flight EI069…
Longer flight path forces Qantas to add fuel stop in Singapore on Perth to London route
Qantas has added a fuel stop at Singapore Changi to its daily Perth International to…
Eoghan Corry: HOW we fell in LOVE with the Gulf aviation hubs
Twenty-one years ago in in December 2005, a suave Australian, and a third generation Corkman…
Ryanair announces summer of growth at Warsaw Modlin Airport to double traffic with SEVEN new routes
Ryanair plans to double traffic at Warsaw Modlin Airport during the Summer 2026 season by…
Taoiseach to use Ireland’s newly acquired €53m government jet or White House Saint Patrick’s day trip
Taoiseach Micheál Martin will undertake the first official trip on Ireland’s new €53m Dassault Falcon…
Michael O’Leary tells Warsaw press conference aviation will take ‘at least a year’ to recover
Ryanair chief executive Michael O’Leary has told a press conference in Warsaw that he believes…
Cruise lines extend cancellations across Middle East or remainder of winter season
Major cruise lines have extended cancellations across Middle East or remainder of the winter season,…
Ryanair welcomes three Italian court rulings against ENAC overturning fines over cancellations
Ryanair has expressed its approval of recent judicial decisions in Italy that overturned fines imposed…
United bans loud music in the aircraft cabin
United Airlines has updated its Contract of Carriage on February 27 2026 to require headphones…
GOL to add five A330-900Ns from Avolon under Abra Group allocation
GOL Linhas Aéreas Inteligentes is to add five A330-900Ns on operating leases from Avolon. Abra…
Passenger evacuations begin for MSC Euribia, stranded in Dubai
MSC Cruises has launched a major repatriation operation for passengers stranded aboard its flagship MSC…
Playa del Carmen and Tulum back to full occupancy levels after Mexican violence
Mexico is continuing its steady return to normal tourism operations with international arrivals showing strong…
Several Egypt Nile sailings cancelled after US travel advisories
River cruise operators have suspended Egypt Nile sailings out of caution following updated US State…
Virgin Australia purchases nine Boeing 737-8 aircraft
Virgin Australia has decided to purchase nine out of twelve incoming Boeing 737-8s in 2026…
Cuba extends aviation fuel shortage alert to April
Cuba has extended its aviation fuel shortage alert across international airports until at least early…
Planning granted for 44-room aparthotel on O’Connell Street in Dublin
Dublin City Council has granted planning permission in February 2026 for a 44-unit aparthotel at…
Cork food show returns as key trade event for hospitality
The Cork Food Show is preparing to welcome trade professionals at Clayton Hotel Silver Springs…
TUI Mein Schiff passengers evacuated on relief flights
TUI Cruises has initiated a large-scale evacuation operation for passengers aboard its Mein Schiff 4…
Grafton Hotel concierge Noel Ryan awarded Les Clefs d’Or
Noel Ryan, concierge at The Grafton Hotel, receives his Les Clefs d’Or golden keys pin…
Spain’s Renfe to open bus company to deal with train disruption
Renfe, Spain’s national rail operator, has announced plans to establish its own bus company to…