Kildare aims to boost visitor numbers by 30pc through Ireland's Ancient East
Kildare is aiming to ramp up visitor numbers to the county on the back of…
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Cathay Pacific leaders discuss direct Dublin service with Irish delegation
Tourism Ireland and DAA have met senior Cathay Pacific personnel, including Chairman John Slosar and…
Munster agents lined up for Cork Airport-backed travel fair
Leading travel agents and operators are lined up for this year’s Cork Travel Fair in…
Ethiopian celebrates 1m Irish passengers out of Dublin amid rising load factors
Ethiopian Airlines says Irish passenger uplift figures are up 37pc and load factors have increased…
Countdown on for Holiday World Show 2018
More than 1,000 travel professionals from over 55 countries will be attending this year’s Holiday…
Brittany Ferries announces Cork-Santander 2w no frills ferry service from April 29
Cork to Santander 2w to start April 29 10-year-old MS Asterion to be renamed Connemara First…
Spain displaces USA as second most popular tourist destination after France
France retains top spot Spain grows 13pc to finish narrowly behind JUSA slips to third…
Audrey Headon to represent Concezio Natale's Discover Puglia & Best Holidays in Italy
Audrey Headon to represent Discover Puglia Discover Puglia (founded in 2008) and Best Holidays in…
Loganair reinstate 3w Donegal to Glasgow service from March 25
Loganair will; reinstate Donegal to Glasgow 3sw in winter from March 25 and 5w in…
Travel agent of the year shortlist revealed: Joanna Gomez, Georgina Kelly & Leslie Marshall
Joanna Gomez, Georgina Kelly & Leslie Marshall shortlist for agent of the year Audrey Headon…
Another big move at DAA as runway mastermind follows old boss Kevin Toland to food firm
The DAA’s Chief Development Officer, John Heffernan, is to join former DAA CEO Kevin Toland…
Airport veteran Brian Drain to head up human resources in latest DAA shake-up
The DAA has confirmed that Brian Drain will take over from the departing Anna Pringle as…
Everest Base Camp with Declan O'Connell of Lee Travel
Declan O’Connell of Lee Travel spent his 60th birthday at Everest base Camp. See extended…
Irish Travel Agents Association and European colleagues call for bonding shake-up for airlines
The Irish Travel Agents Association has joined with European counterparts to call for a level playing…
Insight Vacations' Paul Melinis to leave Travel Corporation for APT
Insight Vacations’ Director of Sales, Paul Melinis, is to leave the Travel Corporation brand to join…
Cormac Barry joins CarTrawler from Australian gambling firm to succeed Mike McGearty as CEO
Cormac Barry joins from Sportsbet Previously with Paddy Power Cormac Barry is to succeed Mike…
Flights diverted due to dense fog at Irish airports, but smoke no threat at Dublin
A number of flights have been either diverted or cancelled due to heavy fog at…
Ryanair vows to regain top spot after Lufthansa group reports 130m passengers in 2017
130m passengers in 2017 to regains European lead 3m passengers in December up 19.9pc Point-to-point…
Air France Hop announce Cork to CDG daily seasonal E170 service from May 26
Cork to Paris-Charles de Gaulle from May Air France Hop will use E170 4.30pm departure, 3.55pm…
Dublin Aerospace founder Conor McCarthy appointed chair of Stobart Air
Conor McCarthy appointed chair of Stobart Air. Founder of Air Asia X and Dublin Aerospace Dublin…
Got the write stuff? Deadline approaching for Travel Extra Travel Journalist entries
The deadline to get entries in for the TRAVEL EXTRA Travel Journalist of the Year…
Global brand AC Hotels by Marriott confirms opening date for first hotel in Ireland
AC Hotels by Marriott is to open its first hotel on the island of Ireland…
Qatar follows Etihad and Emirates with January fares sale
Qatar Airways has launched its first global sales campaign of the year, with ‘Global Travel…
3m of snow strands tourists in Zermatt
Zermatt buried under snow Extreme weather in western Alps The Swiss resort of Zermatt saw…
Worldchoice Ireland to subsume Travelsavers consortium and expand to 67 locations
Worldchoice Ireland and Travelsavers to merge under Worldchoice brand growing from 39 locations to 67…
TUI launches summer holiday season from Knock to Majorca
TUI is to add Majorca to its summer 2018 programme from Ireland West Airport Knock.…
Aer Lingus the star performer at IAG aviation group with 11.6pc growth
Aer Lingus RPK up 11.6pc Passenger numbers now 50pc higher than when airline was purchased…
Ryanair launches ground transportation deal with Dublin firm as Porto hub goes live
Ryanair has launched Ryanair Transfers, a new transfers booking platform, powered by Dublin-based technology company…
Cartrawler signals move into airport transfer business with Ryanair deal
Ryanair Transfers established available in 33 countries Powered by Dublin based Cartrawler Indicates expansion from multi…
Aviareps to represent Taipei-based China Airlines in Ireland
Taipei airline has new GSA in Ireland Services via Frankfurt, Amsterdam and new Gatwick service…
Ryanair carries record 129m passengers in 2017, but rostering issue means it is not going to be biggest in Europe
Ryanair passenger numbers for 2017 grew 10pc to 129m. December passengers up 3pc to 9.3m Load…
Irish Ferries to add new €165m ferry on Dublin-Holyhead route
Irish Continental Group is investing €165.2m to build a new ferry for the Dublin to…
Emer McDermott closes Westport agency to join Travel Counsellors
Second high profile agency to move business to homeworkigg network Now 70 Travel Counsellors in…
Julie Greenhill to join the Greg Evans Consultancy
Julie Greenhill to join the Greg Evans Consultancy Julie Greenhill will join the Greg Evans…
1,711,281: Record visitor numbers for Guinness Storehouse
1,711,281 visitors in 2017 Now five Irish attractions have topped one million mark Guinness Storehouse…
ITIC forecasts 5pc growth for Irish tourism in 2018, 3pc MORE than Tourism Ireland forecast
Forecast is 3pc higher than Tourism Ireland ITIC says British market will recover The Irish…
Galaxy of Star Wars heroes pay tribute to Ireland in behind-the-scenes movie
Top heroes in the latest Star Wars epic, The Last Jedi, say Ireland was a…
Ready for take-off: Irish air traffic controllers helping Santa to deliver presents
A special air traffic control team are getting ready to make sure Santa gets to…
First Chinese Tourist Welcome certificates awarded as Ireland gears up for Hong Kong flights
‘Chinese Tourist Welcome’ quality label awarded Seven hotels in Antrim, Cork, Kildare, Mayo and Meath With…
63pc of hotels and guesthouses in border counties affected by sterling fall
Border counties facing 63pc drop in northern visitors National figure is 53pc 67pc of…