Alan Sparling’s SAS links up Shannon and Sweden’s busiest airport
Tourism providers along the Wild Atlantic Way have been boosted by the launch of the first…
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Irishman to head up Europe’s largest cruise travel agency with German deal
A travel website headed by Irishman Seamus Conlon is to create Europe’s biggest cruise travel…
‘In’ gin follows Guinness and whiskey to Dublin Airport
Transiting passengers at Dublin Airport might be forgiven for thinking the Irish are fond of…
Number of travel trade licences up – but CAR to examine holiday protection schemes
Commission for Aviation Regulation currently licenses 14 Irish-based air carriers 5,199 queries received from the public…
Ireland aiming to tee up tourist numbers as US media join golf drive
Irish tourist bosses are aiming to tap into the success of Rory McIlroy, Padraig Harrington…
Market is challenging says Irish boss Ray Gammell as Etihad reports $1.87bn loss
Key figures: 2016 2015 Passenger Revenue $4.9bn $4.9bn Total Revenue $8.36bn $9bn Net (loss)/profit $1.873bn $103m Total…
Germany & USA rescue Irish tourist numbers as English visitor numbers decline
CSO figures indicate Ireland’s visitor numbers grew 4.2pc in January-June, double Tourism Ireland’s growth guidance.…
Paul Carty of Guinness Storehouse and Sean Boland of Hertz join Fáilte tourism authority
Guinness Storehouse Managing Director Paul Carty and Hertz Ireland boss Sean Boland have been appointed as…
Cityjet chosen as aviation partners for London GAA
CityJet has become the official airline of London GAA and has announced its second season of…
Ryanair says average fare will fall to €37 over summer
Passengers up 12pc to 35m Load factor up 2pc to 96pc Average fare up…
An early arrival so Aer Lingus’ Ivan delivers his baby daughter
At Aer Lingus, Ivan Beacom is used to delivering passengers and sales – but it…
Aer Lingus relives the glamour days of aviation as 1940s DC-3 lands in Dublin
Aer Lingus has a new plane in its fleet – and welcomed a Douglas DC-3…
Ireland’s Air Corps will colour the skies above the Liffey at 11am today
Display at 11am Preparation for Foynes Air Show Saturday & Bray Saturday/Sunday Ireland’s Air Corps…
Ireland looks out of this world in trailer for the new Star Wars movie due out this year
Forget about Luke Skywalker and C-3P0, the biggest star of the new Star Wars movie…
Budget airline Norwegian hit by storm clouds of higher costs
Norwegian Air Shuttle, whose Norwegian Air International arm began flights from Ireland to the US…
West aiming for 50,000 more bed nights as Fáilte Ireland pedals Wild Atlantic Way as cycling route
Fáilte Ireland believes that it can generate 50,000 more bed nights and €13m in tourist…
Guinness Storehouse to double capacity of Gravity Bar
€16m expansion plan Capacity to grow from 250 to 550 Gravity Bar will remain open…
Dubliner takes top job as Adare Manor counts down to relaunch
Adare Manor has named ex-Gleneagles Hotel boss Paul Heery as its new General Manager. Heery…
Hub traffic jumps by 46pc as British numbers remain flat at Dublin Airport
Dublin Airport has recorded the busiest June in its 77-year history, with 2.9m passengers using…
War of words as Ryanair pulls out of plans to fly to Ukraine this autumn
Ryanair has pulled out of plans to fly to Ukraine. It blamed the decision on…
Aer Southeast says it is committed to Waterford-Britain services as it refunds passengers
Aer Southeast, which was due to start flights from Waterford Airport to Britain this month,…
Qatar: Airline boss talks of fam trips and a focus on travel trade in Ireland
Qatar Airways will make a push to showcase its offering to the trade in Ireland,…
Exclusive: I’d love to work with Michael O’Leary, says Qatar’s Akbar Al Baker
Qatar Airways’ CEO Akbar Al Baker has revealed his admiration for Ryanair boss Michael O’Leary…
Qatar looks to go double-daily at Dublin and will beat competitors with product – CEO
Qatar Airways’ new Dublin-Doha route has already exceeded expectations – and airline boss Akbar Al…
Don’t be fooled by the name – Justin Trudeau discovers he’s really Irish at EPIC Museum
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau got the first shock of the week as he visited…
Tourism Ireland lines out to push island at Women’s Rugby World Cup
Ireland hosting this summer’s Women’s Rugby World Cup could provide a future windfall for the…
Ryanair load factor reaches industry leading 96pc for FOURTH time, June passengers up 12pc to 11.8m
Passenger numbers up 12pc to 11.8m Load factor up 2 points to 96pc Rolling annual…
ITAA confirm Porto as conference venue Oct 13 2017
The Irish Travel Agents Association confirmed that its 2017 conference will take place in Porto,…
Etihad Airways to drop complimentary chauffeur service at Dublin Airport
Etihad Airways is to end its complimentary chauffeur service at Dublin Airport for Business and…
Ryanair extends Rome connecting flights service to Milan Bergamo
From July 3, Ryanair customers can: Book connecting flights on the first 25 (of up…
Teletext Holidays, England’s longest established digital travel agency, launch in Ireland
Teletext Holidays launch in Ireland Holiday options now available to Irish holiday consumers Fast,…
Ireland reigns on the Riveria with prizes for Game of Thrones
Tourism Ireland is celebrating this week after its Game of Thrones campaign won two awards – a…
Qatar Airways back in the ring again with latest Irish horse industry sponsorship
Qatar Airways is to launch its latest tie-in with the Irish equestrian and horse racing…
Ireland breaks 1m barrier for American holidaymakers – but we’re still heavily reliant on Britain
Britain remains our biggest source market for overseas tourists, representing 41pc of all such visits.…
Stobart to restart service from Dublin to London Southend with three flights a day
Up to three flights per day from Dublin to London Southend, seven days a week,…
Ryanair orders 10 more Boeing 737 Max 200 planes as it pushes to carry 200m passengers a year
Ryanair is to buy 10 more Boeing 737 Max 200 aircraft, five of which will…
Volker Lorenz to depart Amadeus at end of June
Volker Lorenz, the German born General Manager for Amadeus in ireland, is to depart the…
New Irish airline to launch services from Waterford to three British cities
Waterford to London Luton: Monday …
Brennan to step down from IAA for move to European air agency
Irish Aviation Authority Chief Executive Eamonn Brennan has been appointed as the new Director General…
Ready to open 100 years from now – Dalata marks Dublin hotel with time capsule burial
Dalata boss Pat McCann has marked the group’s latest hotel project with a time capsule ceremony with…