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CBRE Ireland: Hotel sales treble in 9 months to September
Hotel sales treble in 9 months to September Figures boosted by hotel sales…
Prem group wants to grow revenue from €70m to €100m as it sells Ballsbridge suites
Revenue to grow from €70m to €100m Premier Suites Ballsbridge sold for €17.5m. The…
More rooms for Dublin as Dalata’s latest hotel officially opens its doors
137-bedroom Maldron Kevin St opens €26m investment took 17 months to complete. Ireland’s largest…
Tourists to be taxed €20 to enter New Zealand, government confirms
Tourists to be taxed €20 to enter New Zealand Tourism industry wants a say on…
Disney to introduce dynamic pricing based on advance bookings
Disney to introduce dynamic pricing Based on advance bookings for a particular day Disney is…
Adare manor wins Georgina Campbell hotel of year
Georgina Campbell award goes to Adare four and five-star hotels biggest disappointment The 2019 Georgina…
SAA intends to be in profit by end 2021
SAA intends to be in profit by end 2021 Denies cargo operations and catering…
Ryanair plans to grow 5pc in London in summer 2019
Ryanair to grow by 5pc in Britain Plan announced depose uncertainty over Brexit. Ryanair…
TIFCO & Arora to design and build hotel linked to Dublin Airport T2
TIFCO to build 400 bedroom hotel Arora runs three hotels at Heathrow DAA has…
Rwanda reports tide has turned for endangered mountain gorilla
Environmentalists among gorilla names Siobhan Byrne Learat of Adams & Butler was there This year’s…
Jamaica Tourist Board launches Phase II of the #JoinMeInJamaica campaign
Film release triggers phase Ii of #JoinMeInJamaica Imani Wilmot features in first video Jamaica Tourist Board…
Banker Topi Manner succeeds Pekka Vauramo as CEO of Finnair after pensions spat
Topi Manner becomes CEO from 1 January, 2019 Pekka Vähähyyppä interim CEO as Pekka Vauramo leaves…
Dalata set to open new hotel in Manchester, and calls for 9pc VAT rate to be kept on
Over 1,500 new rooms opening throughout 2018. Clayton Hotel Aldgate, London, with 212 rooms, is…
Counting the cost: What was lost in Brazil’s National Museum fire
Pre Andean mummies destroyed Largest collection of Egyptian mummies in South America Years of neglect…
BAE systems ADS-B (Out) modification on Avro RJ wins EASA Approval Certificate
System determines its position via satellite navigation and periodically broadcasts it RJ will need to be ADS-B…
Stansted has 52pc of delays in London ATC area, Gatwick 10pc & Heathrow given ‘special treatment’
52pc of ATC delays are at Stansted Heathrow had 0pc and Gatwick 10pc Ryanair released…
8,279 attend Ireland India day at Farmleigh
Fourth year of Ireland India day Attendance has grown from 2,000 to 8,279 The fourth…
VLM, Antwerp based veteran of Cork and Waterford services, ceases flying (again)
Formerly operated Cork to Jersey Last airline to operate out of Waterford Antwerp based…
Emirates offers prize of tickets to Dubai for delegates who register for Arab-Irish Business Forum Oct 3 in the Mansion House Dublin
Emirates offering prize of tickets to Dubai Third Arab-Irish Business Forum October 3 in the…
Premier Inn plan 97-bed hotel on Dublin Sth George’s Street to open 2021
Premier Inn plans 2,000 rooms in Ireland First Dublin city centre 97 bed hotel to open…
Virtuoso awards hotel of the year to Adare Manor
Adare manor hotel of the year Reopened last November Colm Hannon headed Adare Manor was…
Vienna overtakes Melbourne as world's most livable city, Dublin up two places to 41st
Vienna new number one ahead of Melbourne Copenhagen also in top ten Vienna was ranked…
Minister warns that Irish hotels must offer continue to offer value for money amid seventh year of growth
2017 represented the seventh consecutive year of turnover growth for Irish hotels. Profit levels are…
ITAA joins campaign to outlaw Air Traffic Control strikes
Campaign in Brussels to outlaw strikes ITAA joins major airlines France and Italy the main…
Dalata adding 418 new rooms with Maldron upgrades and new builds
Ireland’s biggest hotel operator, Dalata Hotel Group, is to upgrade and expand its Maldron Hotels…
Ireland wins four prizes at European leg of World Travel Awards in Athens
Dublin’s Sandymount Hotel, Convention Centre and Jameson Distillery tour have won accolades at the European…
Niall Burgess: Irish passport renewals for children to be online before end of the year
Niall Burgess says child passport renewals can be made online by year end Apologies for delays…
Clare hurler Peter Duggan launches new visitor experience at Shannon Heritage attraction
Intercounty hurler Peter Duggan has launched a new visitor experience at Craggaunowen – the Living…
Air France's heavy-hitters in Cork for launch of year-round Hop! route to Paris Charles De Gaulle
Cork Airport is predicting a record June bank holiday weekend, and the first of its…
Emirates postponed third daily service to Dubai because of Dublin Airport infrastructure issues
Emirates Country Manager Enda Corneille has said that with the arrival of new carriers, “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…
Shannon Airport appeals to passengers to use reinstated Ryanair flights to England
Shannon Airport’s Declan Power has urged the travelling public to use Ryanair’s service to Liverpool…
Aviva competition for memories of a family holiday runs until May 31
Aviva entrant into travel insurance amrket facebook campaign offers €2,000 towards their summer holiday…
Dublin's newest tourism attraction to create 50 jobs
Fifty jobs are to be created in a new visitor attraction, The Vaults, in Dublin’s…
Cork Airport overhauls main runway into Pole position due to Earth's magnetic pull
Cork Airport has renamed its main runway because of changes to the Earth’s magnetic poles. Designated as…
Ballyfin Demense Named AA Hotel of the Year 2018
Ballyfin Demense wins AA Hotel of the Year 2018 Twelve Hotel, Barna, wins AA Courtesy & Care…
Dalata renews charity partnership with Crumlin Children's Hospital in cancer battle
Dalata Hotel Group, Ireland’s largest hotel operator, is renewing its partnership with Children’s Medical & Research…
Ryanair follows Morocco take-off with launch of Paphos route at Dublin
Ryanair has officially launched its twice-weekly summer service to Papho at Dublin Airport. The new…
Shannon publicises its new Air Canada route at Toronto event
Shannon Airport’s Declan Power joined Tourism Ireland in Canada to publicise the airline’s new transatlantic…