Silversea Cruises has opened the books on its World Cruise 2015, which will commence on 5thJanuary 2015 when the all-suite Silver Whisper embarks on a 115-day voyage embracing the cultures of five continents, 30 countries and 50 unique destinations. Departing Los Angeles with no more than 382 guests on board, Silver Whisper will sail the [...]
Approximately 1.25 million visitors to Cork Airport will have an opportunity to get up close and personal with the many faces of Cork, thanks to a unique photographic exhibition that was opened on Tuesday 18th June by rugby legend, Ronan O’Gara. The ‘Faces of Cork’ exhibition was shot by photographers David Cantwell, John Daly, Eddie [...]
Cementing its place as one of the world’s leading international airlines, Emirates has today been awarded the highly coveted ‘World’s Best Airline’ award, presented by Skytrax at the 2013 World Airline Awards. In addition, Emirates won two more awards for ‘Best Middle East Airline’ and, for a record ninth year in a row, ‘World’s Best [...]
CarTrawler, the online global car rental platform, has today (18th June 2013) announced the acquisition of the online assets of Holiday Autos from Travelocity Global for an undisclosed sum. CarTrawler will not be acquiring the operations of Holiday Autos. The online assets being acquired comprise the Holiday Autos brand, Holiday Autos URLs and domain names, [...]
Celebrity Cruises has joined with Irish Travel Trade News to serve up the 2013 Chef‘s Challenge that will see three lucky finalists being whisked to Stockholm for a cook off finale onboard Celebrity Eclipse in Stockholm this August. After last year’s Masterchef competition went down so well, Celebrity Cruises has cooked up another treat for [...]
This Thursday, 20th June, is the final day for receipt of entries to the prize draw in which 12 lucky winners will each receive two tickets for the Irish Open at Carton House, Co Kildare, from Thursday 27th – Sunday 30thJune 2013. Complete the entry form below for your chance to win! Following the record-breaking, [...]
Travel agents booking Oman Air via Travelport’s Galileo and Worldspan distribution systems will now be able to benefit from new functionality, which allows them to manage the seat selection process in a ‘live’ and interactive environment. The Interactive Seat Assignment functionality will provide agents with greater ease in booking Oman Air content and help improve [...]
Delta Tops 2012 Scheduled Passengers Listing
Delta Air Lines carried the most scheduled passengers last year, according to the International Air Transport Association, while Ryanair topped the list for international scheduled passengers only. Total (International + Domestic) Rank Airline Thousands 1 Delta Air Lines 116,726 2 Southwest Airlines 112,234 3 United Airlines 92,619 4 American Airlines [...]
Belfast International Airport Played Key G8 Role
John Doran, Managing Director of Belfast International Airport, says he is delighted that the airport played a major role in the G8 Summit. All eight of the G8 leaders flew into the airport, as well as leaders from Mexico, Senegal, Ethiopia, Liberia and Libya. UK Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg also flew in alongside the Head [...]
Silversea Announces World Cruise 2015
Silversea Cruises has opened the books on its World Cruise 2015, which will commence on 5thJanuary 2015 when the all-suite Silver Whisper embarks on a 115-day voyage embracing the cultures of five continents, 30 countries and 50 unique destinations. Departing Los Angeles with no more than 382 guests on board, Silver Whisper will sail the [...]
Airport Visitors Come Face to Face With Cork
Approximately 1.25 million visitors to Cork Airport will have an opportunity to get up close and personal with the many faces of Cork, thanks to a unique photographic exhibition that was opened on Tuesday 18th June by rugby legend, Ronan O’Gara. The ‘Faces of Cork’ exhibition was shot by photographers David Cantwell, John Daly, Eddie [...]
Travel Industry Losing Out by Failing to Understand the True Costs of Payments
New research from eNett (a joint venture between Travelport and PSP International) and PhoCusWright has unearthed an apparent gulf between perception and reality in terms of the true cost of payments in the travel industry. Many see credit card costs as a major concern, but don’t realise that credit cards work out 37% cheaper than [...]
Emirates Receives 2013 ‘World’s Best Airline’ Award
Cementing its place as one of the world’s leading international airlines, Emirates has today been awarded the highly coveted ‘World’s Best Airline’ award, presented by Skytrax at the 2013 World Airline Awards. In addition, Emirates won two more awards for ‘Best Middle East Airline’ and, for a record ninth year in a row, ‘World’s Best [...]
