Ryanair prepares for losses in winter as fares fall 3pc, revenue rises 8pc & profit down 7pc
Profits down 7pc Revenue up 8pc passenger numbers up 6pc to 76.m, load factor 96pc Average.…
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Brenda Morgan wins overall award at NI Travel Industry in Newcastle, Co Down
Brenda Morgan wins overall award 31 awards presented at Slieve Donard in Newcastle Brenda Morgan pf BA…
Cork to Roscoff is Brittany Ferries’ strongest performer, but company warns of Brexit waves
July-September 2017 and 2018 passengers: Cork-Roscoff route: 44,744 – 48,700 Passenger numbers up 9pc on Cork…
Titanic Belfast 2018 visitor numbers up 8pc at Ireland’s 8th busiest visitor attraction
Spring/summer 2018 figures up 8pc year-on-year Visitors from 145 countries 771,038 visited in 2017 Ireland’s…
Uniworld orders four new river ships for the Nile, Douro, Mekong & Volga
Uniworld orders four new river ships Nile, Douro, Mekong & Volga Luxury river cruise…
Times changes as Ireland’s famous alcohol-free hotel of years past launches MET bar
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MSC to enter ultra-luxury market in 2023 with first of four new cruise ships
First delivery in Spring 2023 8 ships to be built by Fincantieri Inspired by…
Cobalt, the only Irish air link with Larnaca in Cyprus, has suspended services.
Cobalt suspended services from midnight Only air link from Dublin to Larnaca. Flight CO683 from…
Donal Skehan revamps Virgin Atlantic’s lounge and in flight food
Aromatic Thai vegetable stew with jasmine rice Charred cod with spicy mango salad Howth…
34 Irish tourism trade in Vegas for IMEX America
34 members of Irish trade Failte wants to grow on 360 conventions in 2017…
Flybe shares hit record low after profit warning
H1 profits £29m lower than expected Flybe shares hit record low of 21p Profit…
Tourism & Failte Ireland appeal for Wild Atlantic Way photographs
Call of the Wild social media appeal for photographs Tourism ireland will promote images to…
Offaly Council told of proposed airport in the exact middle of Ireland
Seeking €2.5m rural development grant Proposed airport is 110km from Dublin Midlands Airport Developments, headed up…
Ryanair moves ground ops to Omniserv from Swissport at Stansted
Swissport staff offered transfer to Omniserv Swissport will look after Ryanair at 40 other airports…
‘Never intended to be anything more than a humorous insight’ – Photographer decries ‘Aer Lingus put X factor finalists in economy class’ story
EII145 used A332 which has 23 seats in business 16 act qualified for the…
ATC delays 11pc of Ryanair’s Monday first wave
Ryanair say their first wave of flights was hit once more by ATC staff shortages
Stellwagen to pursue legal action against Sirius founders Howard Millar, Edward Hansom, and Edward Coughlan
Stellwagen to pursue three Sirius founders Howard Millar, Edward Hansom, and Edward Coughlan Claims they…
Martin Dempsey Sept winner of place on Globe/United New York Fam Trip
Martin Dempsey prize winner September Winners travel to New York in March Martin Dempsey of…
Martin McKenna of Travelguru joins Sarah Slattery’s TheTravelExpert
martin McKenna joins Sara Slattery Travelguru had 3.6m visits in 2017. Travel Expert has had…
Center Parcs Longford holds careers open day for job-seekers
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BA completes refurbishment of JFK Terminal 7 first class lounge
Part of £52m investment at JFK Cityflyer via Shannon uses lounge British Airways has completed its…
MSC to eliminate disposable straws by December in drive to go virtually plastic-free by 2019
MSC Cruises aims to phase out or replace ‘virtually all’ single-use plastic items by March 2019. All…
UCC Graduate Sean Doyle to replace Stephen Kavanagh who is stepping down as Aer Lingus CEO
Corkman Sean Doyle to replace Dubliner New CEO coming in from sister company British Airways…
Shannon Airport recaptures Airport of the Year crown at European Regions Airline awards
Shannon Airport wins Airport of the Year prize following wins in 2014 and 2015. Scottish…
Ryanair to grow 3pc in Dublin in summer 2019 with 7 new routes
7 new summer routes 2 winter routes continued Ryanair have announced nine new routes from…
Ireland has 18th most valuable passport in the world in Henley Index (but should it be 11th?)
Japan was world’s most valuable passport Access to 190 out of 218 countries Ireland…
Thailand bans overnight stays on the Similan islands
Daily visitors to be limited to 3,325 Currently visited by 5,000 a day The Thai…
Howard Millar to launch Sirius Aircraft Leasing on London stock exchange
Target of €1.3bn Initial capital of €250m from investors To be matched with debt Sirius…
Lee Travel to take over the bookings of suspended Cork agency Heffernan’s Travel
Lee Travel to take over the bookings of Heffernans Travel Cork based agency closed after…
Go West: Canadian carrier Westjet to fly Dublin Calgary 3w from June with B787-9
Depart at 13:45 & arrive Calgary 15:05 3w from June 1 until Sept 11 & 2w…
Dalata relaunches Maldron in Galway in latest stage of multi-million plan
€9m invested in Maldron Hotel Sandy Road, Galway Refurbishment adds 61 bedrooms Relaunch follows opening…
Condé Nast rates Aer Lingus 18th among top 20 airlines in the world
Readers’ Choice Awards 2018 Aer Lingus rated 18 in top twenty Results heavily biased towards…
Adare and Doonbeg listed 4th and 10th in Europe’s top ten resorts by Conde Nast
Readers’ Choice Awards 2018 Adare in 4th place Doonbeg in 10th place Westbury and Ballyfin top Irish…
Irish hospitality industry in shock as Minister Donohoe hikes VAT rate to 13.5pc as Brexit looms
VAT rate raised from 9pc to 13.5pc Minister ignored outcry over impact on jobs Followed…
24.2m used Dublin Airport so far this year with latest record month
Passengers by month this year: August – 3.2m + 6pc July – 3.3m, +7pc June…
Davy expects more casualties in aviation as it reduces price target for Ryanair shares to €14 from €18
Davy expects more casualties in aviation Reduces price target for Ryanair shares to €14…
Theft at 36,000 feet: Hong Kong incident highlights high flying problem
Thieves place their bags in same overhead bin as victims Rifle through bags when…
So farewell then Club 18-30, here is Anne Cadwallader’s review of the brochure for 2012 for Travel Extra
Anne Cadwallader reviewed the Club 18-30 brochure for 2012 for Travel Extra The Club…
Silversea Cruises orders three new ships, two in new Evolution class
Silversea Cruises orders three new ships Meyer Werft to deliver two ships in new Silver…
Ashford Castle wins overall award as Ireland’s top spas named in Tatler awards
Overall Spa of the Year: The Spa at Ashford Castle Newcomer Award: The Spa at…