WATCH: Angela Walsh president of ITAA speaking at Worldchoice 2023 conference
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Wrightbus in Ballymena wins London order for 80 electric buses
Jean-Marc Gales CEO of Wrightbus Ballymena bus manufacturer Wrightbus has secured another order for electric…
Agents gather for today’s Worldchoice conference in Cork
Carol Anne O’Neill of Worldchoice Travel agents and suppliers have gathered for the Worldchoice 2023…
Oroko survey finds incentive trips increase productivity by 27pc
Brendan Breen CEO of Oroko OROKO tailored luxury travel has expanded its services to include…
Thanksgiving present to Uncle Sam: Irish visits to USA reaches 447k over 12 months
Tony Lane of visit USA Dublin Ireland’s visits to the USA are back to pre…
Chasing Springsteen: Amadeus reveals top 5 travel trends for 2024
Olwen McKinney of Amadeus Travel distribution and technology company Amadeus have released five key travel…
Online Travel Training acquired by Jacobs MG
Jacobs Media Group (JMG) has successfully acquired Online Travel Training (OTT), adding it to their…
EVERYONE is demanding better payment methods – research from Amadeus
Christian Boutinof Amadeus Four “traveller tribes” will define travel in the coming years, Christian Boutin…
‘Ryanair’s next move in their game of Monopoly?’ – Kiwi founder after court wins in Chechia
Oliver Dlouhý CEO of Kiwi Com Ryanair has lost three cases in the High Court…
‘We are the only industry that connects people across cultures and prejudices’ travel agents told
Frank Oostdam President of ECTAA “When we talk about sustainability, there is a paradigm in…
‘Why is nobody responding to emails anymore?’ travel agents ask airlines ar world summit in Granada
Juan Antonio of IATA IATA representative Juan Antonio Rodríguez was questioned about the lack of…
‘Have airlines and travel agents fallen out of love?’ world summit of travel agencies asks
Maria Jesús López Solás of Iberia The biggest question within the travel agency industry is…
‘Requests to change names and fares are the biggest source of travel agency scams’
The biggest recurring fraud facing travel agencies is changing a name or a figure in…
‘The sustainability of tourism is the sustainability of the world as a whole’
Ajay Prakash, President of the Travel Agents Federation of India Achieving sustainability in a short…
‘NDC is a thorn in the shoes of travel agents’ says world summit of travel agencies delegate
Juan Antonio of IATA IATA representative Juan Antonio told delegates the world summit of travel…
Irish tourism to Spain is 8.7pc ahead of pre pandemic
Rubén López-Pulido Director of the Spanish Tourist Board in Dublin The number of Irish visits…
Conflict has reduced travel bookings by 5pc in 2024, world summit of travel agents told in Granada
Carlos Garrido of CEAV welcoming delegates to the summit of travel agencies in Granada Travel…
‘Is the term travel agent dead?’ World’s travel agencies are asked at summit in Granada
Wendy Paradis Is the term “travel agent” dead? The question raised a lively discussion at…
‘THIS is how artificial intelligence can boost agency sales’ world summit of travel agents told in Granada
Ed William CEO of The Wise Dreams Artificial Intelligence, when applied to three-dimensional technology, can…
Annette Cardenas from Panama elected world president of Skal
Annette Cardenas of Skal Skål International has elected Annette Cardenas from Panama as its President-Elect,…
‘Chase the rockstar’ tour Tourism is thriving and likely to grow in 2024 – Expedia
Peter M Kern CEO of Expedia Expedia predicts that Tour Tourism will continue to thrive…
WATCH: Stephan Roemer launches DTH formerly Diethelm Travel at WTM 2023
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xBKuj9IYMSE Diethelm Travel, a Bangkok based DMC company with a 66-year legacy, has rebranded as…
Only 6pc of travellers used generative AI tools like ChatGPT to plan their trips in 2023.
Peter M Kern CEO of Expedia Research by Expedia shows that only 6pc of travellers…
Agritourism expected to treble in the next ten years
Cathy Greteman of Star Destinations president of Agricultural Tour Operators International The global Agritourism market…
Costa Rica named 2024 Destination of the Year by Travel + Leisure.
Jacqui Gifford editor of Travel + Leisure Costa Rica has been named the 2024 Destination…
WATCH: The difference between Google Analytics and GA4, Eoghan Phipps of Google
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WATCH: Consumers travel expectations are evolving very fast, Eoghan Phipps of Google
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C8xV028PuJA
Greig and Kerry voted best supplier reps at Scottish travel awards
Kerry Buchanan of Virgin Cuises Greig White of Loganair and Kerry Buchanan of Virgin Voyages…
David Mead & Mark Kelly keynote speakers at Worldchoice 2023 conference
Mark Kelly Two keynote speakers have been announced for the annual Worldchoice conference will on…
Some takeaways from WTM 2023
Niall Gibbons CEO of Saudi Arabian tourism project NEOm and Eoghan Corry at WTM 2023…
WATCH: Eoghan Phipps of Google on the best ways to use Artificial Intelligence
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‘Artificial intelligence will increase revenue in travel sector by 10pc’
Artificial intelligence is becoming ubiquitous with advertisements appearing on roadside billboards and even on public…
‘Time is the new commodity’ Hablo founder tells Travel Centres
Travel Centres 2023 conference at Killashee, Naas, Co Kildare Russell Meara introduced the benefits of…
WATCH: Artificial Intelligence means many of the things I did 14 years ago are done by machines, Eoghan Phipps of Google
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Visit Scotland introduces accessibility guides to 100 sites
Malcolm Roughead CEO of Visit Scotland VisitScotland and AccessAble have partnered to create 100 accessibility…
Greg O’Hara to take over as chair of WTTC
Greg O’Hara of Certares Greg O’Hara, Founder and Senior Managing Director of Certares and fourth…
WATCH: Scenes from Travel Centres Conference 2023
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WATCH: Lesson from a leash Eoghan Phipps of Google speaking about artificial intelligence at the AVEA conference
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The €135bn question: how much will Irish people spend on travel in 2024? Dan O’Brien says A LOT
Economist Dan O’Brien speaking at the 2023 Travel centres conference Ireland’s trave trade has nothing…
ALL the winners at 2023 Travel Centres conference as Ace Travel wins agency award
Award for Ace travel at Travel Centres The winners of the Travel centre awards at…