Competitions Commissioner clears Ciaran Mulligan’s €70m Blue Insurances deal
CCPC cleared €70m deal Ciaran Mulligan founded Blue Insurances CCPC have cleared the buyout…
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Dublin Airport Update
Storm/flight update: There were 21 weather related cancellations at Dublin Airport including flights to…
Topflight ski roadshow starts Portlaoise Sept 26th.
Topflight ski roadshow starts Portlaoise Sept 26th Galway, Cork, Limerick, Donegal, Belfast, Kilkenny and Dublin…
Sabre launches new customer segmentation products
AirVision Dynamic Availability AirVision Fares Optimiser Etihad Airways and Aegean Airlines pilot customers Sabre…
Irish visitor numbers grew 9pc to USA in 2017
Irish visitor numbers grew 9pc to USA in 2017 US statistics have reused after discrepancies…
BookaBed appoints Emma Male Regional Sales Manager for south of England
Emma takes on south of England role Booked founded in 2005 is focussed on international…
Germany sees overnights from Ireland rise 12.9pc, ahead of global trend
Germany NTO event in Dublin’s Merrion Hotel Irish overnights up 12pc in 2017 Predicted to…
Key agents attend screening of Long Walk to Freedom to commemorate centenary of Nelson Mandela
Long Walk to Freedom screened at Raidsson Blu SA Tourism building tourism programme around Mandela…
Celebrity cruises offer 200 places on Celebrity Edge two day cruise from Southampton May 13-15 2019
Celebrity Rewards programme overhauled to offer more points on higher inventory bookings 200 places on…
Jet2 to fly Bourgas from Belfast International in summer 2019
Bourgas added to Belfast portfolio 450,000 seats represents increase of 7pc Jet2 seek 50 cabin…
End in sight for Ryanair dispute in Ireland – and airline launches new route from Cork to Luton
Ryanair and Forsa union representatives have reached agreement on issues around the Irish-based pilots’ dispute…
Clickandgo gives you a run for your money as it's named official Irish partner of Lanzarote Marathon
Click&Go will be the official Irish partner with the Lanzarote Marathon, taking place on Saturday,…
Volker is back in the travel industry as he joins the team at CaminoWays.com
Former Amadeus man in Ireland Returns to travel industry as COO of Caminoways Volker Lorenz…
Click&Go invests €2m in opening first office abroad
Click&Go has revealed that it has invested €2m in opening its first office outside of…
Simon Eaton to succeed Belinda Vazquez as Head of TUI in Ireland
Simon Eaton, who is currently Commercial Director of Crystal Ski Holidays and TUI Lakes &…
Dave Walsh returns from Malaysia to head up E-travel in Ireland
Headed up Etihad operation in Malaysia Formerly with BMI and Travelport Dave Walsh has…
Karen Thornton from KT Travel is June finalist in Blue Insurances Toyota Yaris competition
Karen Thornton from KT Travel June finalist in Blue Insurances competition 13 winners go into draw for Toyota…
David O'Grady's eTravel to sponsor Irish business awards with Virgin Atlantic
David O’Grady’s eTravel and Virgin Atlantic are to be the headline sponsors at this year’s prestigious National Q Mark…
My family nearly kicked me out when I chose travel over a civil service job! – Cathy Burke celebrates 40 years in the industry
She’s one of the best-known personalities in the trade – but Cathy Burke says a…
ITAA joins Ryanair and IAG in condemning latest round of air traffic strikes
The Irish Travel Agents Association has expressed disappointment at the announcement by French Air Traffic…
Tourists spent €1.3bn on Irish trips this spring – and we spent over €1bn heading abroad
Tourism Ireland has welcomed the latest CSO tourism figures, showing inbound visitors are worth €110m…
Safari tops the list as Travel Counsellors poll Irish holidaymakers for their bucket lists
30pc say South African safari is top of their bucket list 28pc would choose whale…
Alan Sparling's ASM Ireland becomes GSA for Caribtours and launches new car hire website
Caribtours has appointed Alan Sparling’s ASM Ireland as its General Sales Agent for Ireland. The…
Holidaymakers are the victims again in French air traffic strike says ITAA
The Irish Travel Agents Association said the latest in a string of French air traffic…
Jose Ramos has died
Sad news: Jose Ramos has died. He was director of the Portuguese Tourist Board in…
Mary McKenna 'over the moon' to be shortlisted for entrepreneur of year award
Mary McKenna of Tour America says she is delighted to have been chosen as one…
John Spollen kicks off ITAA presidency by opening Irish Travel Trade Show
Cassidy Travel’s John Spollen cut his teeth as the ITAA President, opening the fourth Irish…
Philippines, Eurovision, Croatia and Mexico prizes up for grabs at Irish Travel Trade Show
Registration is still open for this week’s Irish Travel Trade Show at the RDS. The official…
Exclusive: Richard Branson buys Hard Rock Hotel in Las Vegas
Richard Branson’s Virgin Hotels has bought the Hard Rock Hotel in Las Vegas, Travel Extra…
Eastern Med revival continues as TUI announces Turkey and Cyprus for Summer 2019
TUI is to fly to Dalaman in Turkey and Paphos in Cyprus direct from Dublin as…
Riona Mc Grath succeeds Sinead Reilly as Ireland Country Manager for Travelport
Riona Mc Grath is succeeding Sinead Reilly as Country manager for Ireland at Travelport. Ms…
Cassidy Travel's John Spollen will be new ITAA President
Cassidy Travel’s John Spollen is set to succeed Cormac Meehan as President of the Irish…
Center Parcs-Disney holiday park looking to work with Irish trade
Les Villages Nature – a collaboration between Disneyland Paris and Center Parcs – is aiming…
Susana Cordoso is new Dublin director of Turismo de Portugal
Susana Cordoso is new Dublin director of Turismo de Portugal Celina Tavares now based in…
Tales of a blizzard: Travel agents come to rescue of their customers
Tales of a Blizzard As Blizzard Emma caused the shut-down of Dublin, Cork, and Shannon…
Irish spend €32m in Malta as visitor numbers rise by 9pc
36,177 Irish visited from January-December 2017 33,175 visited the island in 2016 35,382 visited Malta…
Eastern Med and cruising to be star performers this summer as TUI earnings up 58pc
TUI ‘aiming to deliver operating result growth of at least 10pc’ – CEO Fritz Joussen…
Turkish Airlines looks to growth in Dublin amid resurgence in holiday bookings
As reported by Travel Extra, Turkey has emerged as the comeback kid for Irish holidaymakers. The…
Greg Evans consultancy lands contract to promote luxury Maldives hotels in Irish market
Greg Evans’s travel consultancy firm is to handle sales and marketing for a leading luxury…
MD for Britain and Ireland Nick Longman to depart from TUI
Nick Longman, the Managing Director of TUI in the British and Irish markets, is to…