Towns into destinations: €15.5m to be distributed to two towns in each county for public art, signage & other tourist amenities
Investment opportunities for two towns in each county paces for food and craft markets,…
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February visitor numbers from Britain down 14.2pc since Brexit referendum
Visitor numbers from Britain down 14.2pc since Brexit referendum USA leads growth by rate,…
Annebrook House Mullingar wins hotel of the year at Hospitality awards
fergus O’Donovan GM of the year Annebrook House Surprise winner from Mullingar Salamanca wins…
NCL introduces free at sea option for Irish passengers, chose 2 free extras from 5 options
NCL introduces free at sea option for Irish passengers chose 2 free extras from 5…
‘This could be the greatest day of our lives’ – Tribute band to ‘Take That’ confirmed for Worldchoice Nov 23 event in Radisson Blu Dublin
Take That Tribute band will headline at Worldchoice Networking Christmas Party Networking event in…
Deirdre McGlone and Mark Gysling say farewell to Harvey’s Point, SIX times TripAdvisor Ireland champion in seven years
Harvey’s Point has been 6 times Tripadvisor champion in 7 years Two AA rosette…
New entrance for Lake Hotel as it reopens for 2019
Lake Hotel transformed exterior wider lake view on approach The Lake Hotel Killarney reopened for…
Michelin starred Mount Juliet becomes Ireland’s 42nd five star hotel
Already holds Michelin Star New Five star rating by Failte Ireland Ireland has 40 five…
Dublin tops Ireland but fails to make Tripadvisor international destinations chart
Dublin best in Ireland ahead of Killarney and Galway Tripadvisor rankings for Ireland closely…
SECOND Boeing 737-Max loss in 6 months: Ethiopian ET-AVJ crashes after take off from Addis to Nairobi
ET-AVJ , flight ET302, En route Addis to Nairobi. A second Boeing 737-Max incident…
Women to get priority boarding on selected Aer Lingus flights to mark Women’s Day
Women and children first for one day of the year on British and European flights…
Ireland has highest proportion of gold Travel Counsellors with 12pc
9 gold counsellors in Ireland Highest proportion in world Powerscourt hosted 120 gold Travel Counsellors…
Dallas & American Airlines@North Star Hotel, Dublin
Liliana Rivera and Caitriona Toner hosted 50 key travel trade Aisling OHara from American…
Aer Lingus pushes back launch of Montreal to summer 2020
Minneapolis St Paul service frequency reduced Montreal postponed until next summer Reduced frequencies to…
Loganair to start twice postponed Dublin -Carlisle service on July 4
Twice postponed Service subject to Brexit agreement Loganair is to operate its twice postponed…
Irish visits to Germany up 7.pc in 2018
Visits to Germany up 7.pc Ireland’s event most importune outbound market Visits from Ireland…
Ryanair annual pax passes 140m for the first time as Feb shows 9pc growth
Numbers up 13pc to 9.6M Load factor was 91pc Jan now 96pc Feb Ryanair February…
G Adventures launches tailormade tours on Irish market
G Adventures is launching tailormade tours, Managing Director Brian Young revealed in Dublin. The moves…
Neenan Travel software used to sell Disney by 120 Irish agents now to be sold abroad
Contract signed with Dnata. in Dubai signed a large tour operator in Turkey, Etstur, 4…
Fáilte Ireland to grant €2m towards €3.2m cost of Irish Racehorse Experience at National Stud Kildare
€2m for the Irish Racehorse Experience at National Stud 127,000 visitors in 2018 Fáilte Ireland…
Aer Lingus hits record €305m profit as revenue passes €2bn
Revenue passes €2bn for first time Profit €305m revenue €2,020m up 17.6pc from €1718…
Thai cancels ALL flights to Europe as airlines count cost of India-Pakistan conflict
Emirates and Etihad service to Pakistan halted Flights to Thailand and Australia overflying Iran or…
First glimpse of WB Yeats: More cruise vessel than car ferry on stylish new ship
Onboard amenities: Innisfree Club Class Lounge The Maud Gonne Bar & Lounge Lady Gregory A…
CSO January tourism figures show unusual 10.4pc growth from Britain
CSO shows Britain inbound up 10.4pc Contradicts airport statistics Central Statistics Office figures for…
Cork the big gainer as Ryanair launches winter 19 schedule; promises punctuality discounts
Dublin: New daily route to Milan Malpensa Six new winter services: Bordeaux (2w); Bournemouth (4w);…
Inchydorney regains Tripadvisor best beach in Ireland from Inch Strand
Inchydorney was top of Tripadvisor list in 2017 Inch won first lace in 2018 Inchydorney regained…
Take off for Hainan Airlines’ direct service from Dublin to Shenzhen in China
Flights run Mondays, Fridays, depart 9am, arr 5.30am+1 12.30m service being operated by Boeing 787-900…
British Airways chooses Ireland again for repainting aircraft in retro styles
Airbus A319 will be repainted at Shannon in colour scheme used from 1959-1968 Boeing 747 was…
Derry Stansted and Manchester routes get reprieve as Loganair sets in
PSO extended to 2021 Loganair already operates Derry-Glasgow Westminster transport minister plays sectarian card…
Flybe reject alternative bid to save airline and go with Stobart
Propius transferred to Connect Airways Andrew Tinkler alternative rejected Reopens Stobart civil war Flybe…
Icelandair to increase Dublin-Reyjkjavik frequency to 10w from May
Route from Dublin Airport to Keflavik launched on May 8, 2017 Frequency switching from daily…
Aer Lingus ramps up ancillary services push with car hire partnership
Deal is latest tie-in with AerClub following Bank of Ireland credit card launch Car hire…
Dalata to open first Maldron in Scotland and add new hotel in Birmingham
Dalata Group has 29 owned hotels, ten leased hotels and three management contracts Group currently…
Transfer passengers up 22pc as Jan figures show Dublin airport heading for 33m in 2019
2.1m in January On course for 33m passengers in 2019 Transfer passengers up 22pc…
Derry seeking new Stansted operator after FlyBMI declares bankruptcy
Flybmi served 25 cities Fleet of 17 regional jets City of Derry Airport is seeking…
First sod turned on Dublin’s €320m north runway, to open December 2021
Opening December 2021 3.1km long 1.7km north of existing 10/28 runway Land was in daa…
Ryanair offers 48-hour free grace period for changes to bookings
48-hour free grace period for changes to bookings €199 a year for free seats, fast-track…
Irish Ferries Ulysses returns after €4m upgrade
€4m upgrade for Ulysses Aims to avert chronic disruption to services in June 2018 The…
Dublin Airport promised faster taxiing and fewer gates changes with new European technology
New system promises fewer late gate changes and faster taxi times The A-CDM system is…
Tourism Ireland’s Niall Gibbons makes case for airport rail as he’s elected Chamber President
Dublin Chamber is Ireland’s largest Chamber of Commerce in Ireland, with more than 1,300 members…