Ticketing opens for expanded Waterford festival of food with over 100 events
Ticketing has opened for The Waterford Festival of Food (formerly known as the West Waterford…
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TAP Air Portugal introduces Economy Prime
TAP Air Portugal introduced Economy Prime as a new long-haul cabin product. The cabin blocks…
‘Digital exclusion’ impacting on air travel and hotel bookings for older people – academic Rónán Collins
Academic Rónán Collins has called for online services to become more age-friendly as many elderly…
Two hundred new hotels set to open across Spain in 2026
Developers have planned more than two hundred hotel openings throughout Spain in 2026 with several…
Air Astana expands summer 2026 routes to China and Cyprus
Air Astana has launched its summer schedule through to 24 October 2026 with new routes…
United and unions agree to regional carrier conducting United Express flying
United Airlines reached a tentative agreement with the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA. The agreement allows…
Uber agrees to acquire private chauffeur company Blacklane
Uber agrees to acquire Blacklane. The deal is expected to close by the end of…
G Hotel & Spa introduces West of Ireland Discovery Package
The g Hotel & Spa launched the West of Ireland Discovery Package on 7 April.…
Asian airlines begin trimming schedules and carrying extra fuel
Asian airlines cut flights and carry extra fuel due to jet fuel shortages. The Middle…
Aer Lingus trims summer schedule and issues guidance to passengers
Aer Lingus has cancelled flights on multiple routes from 21 April 2026. Transatlantic services to…
Just TWO countries have deployed the pre-registration app for Schengen Entry/Exit System ahead of E-day next Friday
Only two Member States, Sweden and Portugal, have deployed the pre-registration app the EU’s Schengen…
Derry ‘fourth of fifth’ in race to become eighth Ryanair MRO facility as Poland takes the lead
CFM facility at Pennyburn Industrial Estate in Derry under consideration Poland the front runner among contenders…
Portlaoise to honour local aviator Colonel James Fitzmaurice next Sunday
Annual commemoration takes place in Portlaoise for June This event Sunday 12 April at Fitzmaurice…
Delta Air Lines selects Amazon Leo ahead of Starlink for onboard wifi
Delta Air Lines has chosen Amazon Leo for satellite Wi-Fi. Installation begins on 500 planes…
MSC Cruises becomes fourth cruise line to cancel 2026-27 Middle East season
MSC Cruises has become the fourth cruise line to cancel its Middle East season. The…
Tom Cleary granted permission for 43-bedroom hotel in Dublin’s Temple Bar
Dublin City Council granted planning permission to Chambers Properties Ltd for a 43-bedroom hotel. The…
BCP to submit an application for 34-room hotel in Dublin city centre.
BCP Capital plans to submit planning permission for a 34-room hotel. The project converts upper…
Malaysia’s AirAsia X targets Istanbul as new hub for Europe after Bahrain closure
AirAsia X is shifting long-haul strategy to Istanbul as new hub. Partnership planned with a…
Planning permission granted for a new church style wedding ceremony venue at Kerry’s Sneem Hotel
Planning permission covers a new wedding ceremony venue at Sneem Hotel. Louis Moriarty owns the…
South Korea’s t’way Air rebrands as Trinity Airways
Shareholders approved the name change to Trinity Airways on 31 March 2026. Approval received 99.2pc…
Cunard expands entertainment programme on 2026 transatlantic crossings
Cunard expanding entertainment programme on 2026 transatlantic crossings aboard Queen Mary 2. Guests sailing between…
Carnival Glory offers adults-only cruise in Europe
Carnival Glory offers an adults-only cruise that departed Barcelona on 25 March 2026. The 15-night…
MedCruise studies cruise tourism’s impact across the Mediterranean
MedCruise launched the Cruise Economic Impact Assessment Study. The study is conducted in cooperation with…
Qantas, American Airlines JV renewal gets interim approval
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission granted interim authorisation to Qantas and American Airlines. The…
PRESSURE mounts on Air Baltic as it is only 10pc hedged against fuel price increase
Air Baltic is facing significant financial pressure after jet fuel prices in Europe more than…
“Beannachtaí na Cásca – and how Easter in ancient Irish calculations could be FOUR weeks earlier than Vatican Easter)
Why, to the inconvenience of airlines and the hospitality industry, does Easter keep moving, and…
IAG drops out from race for TAP Portugal at bidding deadline
IAG did not submit a bid for up to 49.9pc in TAP Air Portugal by…
Skybus ends Newquay to Gatwick PSO early due to fuel price spike
Skybus terminated pso flights on 3 April 2026. The airline cited rapidly rising fuel prices…
SUNSHINE and SAHA in the ALGARVE by Dylan Kehoe WINNER of the Travel Extra young travel writer of the year
Dylan Kehoe receives his award from Jenny Rafter of Aer Lingus and Eoghan Corry The…
MSC Cruises redeployeds the MSC World Europa to the Caribbean for winter 2026-27
Move marks the debut of MSC World Europa in the Caribbean region. MSC World America…
Ryanair flight reductions affect routes across Spain
Ryanair has implemented flight reductions across several Spanish airports in 2026. The cuts have removed…
WHAT will Willie Walsh bring as CEO of Indigo and what will he do with the airline?
The announcement came on April 1, and it did not turn out to be a…
Permission granted for 43-bedroom hotel in Dublin’s Temple Bar
Dublin City Council has granted planning permission to Chambers Properties Ltd for a 43-bedroom hotel.…
LISTEN: Jet fuel price and aviation – Eoghan Corry Marina Efthymiou & Fran McNulty on RTE Behind the story
Jet fuel price and aviation – Eoghan Corry Marina Efthymiou & Fran McNulty on the…
WATCH: Michael O’Leary hilarious interview with Colette Fitzpatrick
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AerCap signed 202 lease agreements in the quarter
AerCap signed 202 lease agreements in the first quarter of 2026. • The company completed…
Contract signed for new €7.8m visitor centre at Clonmacnoise
Contract for the €7.8m redevelopment of the visitor centre at Clonmacnoise has been signed. Project…
Two thirds of holidaymakers will stay within Europe for next trip – AA Ireland
AA Ireland surveyed 1,180 respondents on holiday intentions. 64.8pc of holidaymakers planned to stay within…
Ireland visits to Portugal up 1.6pc in February to 21,174 now 171.4pc of pre-pandemic levels
Irish visits to Portugal reached 21,174 in February with a 1.6pc increase on February 2025.…
WATCH: Rising cost of jet fuel and holidays – Eoghan Corry on RTE Prime Time
https://youtu.be/c4WzFoLD1AA