Jose Ramos has died
Sad news: Jose Ramos has died. He was director of the Portuguese Tourist Board in…
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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…
Trafalgar's Ruth Hilton to take over from Insight Vacations' Paul Melinis
The Travel Corporation said Trafalgar and CostSaver sales and business development director Ruth Hilton is…
Worldchoice conference set for Saturday Nov 3 at Lyrath, Kilkenny
Worldchoice conference now an annual event Conference at Lyrath near Kilkenny Saturday November 3 Worldchoice…
Tour America's Mary McKenna runs for election to Dublin Chamber council
Tour American Managing Director Mary McKenna is to run for election to the council of…
Joanna Gomez is travel agent of the year
MSC defeat Royal Caribbean for cruise line award First time awards for G Adventures and…
US, Spain and Portugal were the most-booked destinations in 2017 say travel agents
The US, Spain and Portugal were the most popular holiday destinations for Irish holidaymakers in…
Exclusive Barcelona holiday competition for Holiday World Show
The golden sands and dramatic coasts of Costa Brava have been welcoming generations of Irish…
Munster agents lined up for Cork Airport-backed travel fair
Leading travel agents and operators are lined up for this year’s Cork Travel Fair in…
Countdown on for Holiday World Show 2018
More than 1,000 travel professionals from over 55 countries will be attending this year’s Holiday…
Audrey Headon to represent Concezio Natale's Discover Puglia & Best Holidays in Italy
Audrey Headon to represent Discover Puglia Discover Puglia (founded in 2008) and Best Holidays in…
Travel agent of the year shortlist revealed: Joanna Gomez, Georgina Kelly & Leslie Marshall
Joanna Gomez, Georgina Kelly & Leslie Marshall shortlist for agent of the year Audrey Headon…
Everest Base Camp with Declan O'Connell of Lee Travel
Declan O’Connell of Lee Travel spent his 60th birthday at Everest base Camp. See extended…
Irish Travel Agents Association and European colleagues call for bonding shake-up for airlines
The Irish Travel Agents Association has joined with European counterparts to call for a level playing…
Insight Vacations' Paul Melinis to leave Travel Corporation for APT
Insight Vacations’ Director of Sales, Paul Melinis, is to leave the Travel Corporation brand to join…
Cormac Barry joins CarTrawler from Australian gambling firm to succeed Mike McGearty as CEO
Cormac Barry joins from Sportsbet Previously with Paddy Power Cormac Barry is to succeed Mike…
Got the write stuff? Deadline approaching for Travel Extra Travel Journalist entries
The deadline to get entries in for the TRAVEL EXTRA Travel Journalist of the Year…
Worldchoice Ireland to subsume Travelsavers consortium and expand to 67 locations
Worldchoice Ireland and Travelsavers to merge under Worldchoice brand growing from 39 locations to 67…
TUI launches summer holiday season from Knock to Majorca
TUI is to add Majorca to its summer 2018 programme from Ireland West Airport Knock.…
Emer McDermott closes Westport agency to join Travel Counsellors
Second high profile agency to move business to homeworkigg network Now 70 Travel Counsellors in…
Julie Greenhill to join the Greg Evans Consultancy
Julie Greenhill to join the Greg Evans Consultancy Julie Greenhill will join the Greg Evans…
Cobalt Air aims for three Cyprus flights a week from Dublin and to open in another Irish airport
Cobalt Air is aiming to run three flights a week from Dublin Airport to Larnaca…
Plucked to safety: US Embassy pardons Dustin the Turkey for Thanksgiving
The Chargé d’Affaires of the United States Embassy, Reece Smyth, has pardoned Dustin the Turkey at…
Clodagh Connolly & Grogan’s Travel win Worldchoice awards
Worldchoice awards in Galway Clodagh Connolly won the agent award Grogan’s Travel won the agency…
‘I don’t know how I will get it in on the bike, it is HUGE’ – Mary McKenna wins Travel Business award in London
Inaugural travel businesswoman award goes to Ireland Another accolade for Mary McKenna Mary McKenna winner…
Imelda McCarthy becomes 70th Irish Travel Counsellor
Travel Counsellors Ireland have 70 home workers Imelda McCarthy joins from Discover Travel Travel Counsellors…