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New NCL Online Training Module

New NCL Online Training Module

Norwegian Cruise Line has introduced a new elective module to its online agent training programme, NCLU, about the recently unveiled ‘Cruise Like a Norwegian’ brand platform. It also contains sales and marketing tips and ends in a short online quiz that counts towards overall NCLU points. Nine courses are currently live on NCLU.

February 29, 2012 | 0 Comments More
Turkish Commences Istanbul – Harkiv Service

Turkish Commences Istanbul – Harkiv Service

As of March 13th, Turkish Airlines will commence a twice-weekly service on Tuesdays and Fridays from 13th March from Istanbul to the Ukranian city of Harkiv (Kharkov), increasing to seven its destinations in Ukraine, along with Kiev, Odesa, Simferopol, Dnipropetrovsk, Donetsk and Lviv. An introductory fare of €109 is available for travel between 13th March and [...]

February 29, 2012 | 0 Comments More
Helen Caron: Falcon Holidays an Important Part of TUI

Helen Caron: Falcon Holidays an Important Part of TUI

In an interview with ITTN’s Neil Steedman, Helen Caron, Director of Ireland for Falcon Holidays, expects further products to join Holiday Villages and Splash World in the Falcon portfolio and declares herself to be “a big advocate” of the Falcon and Thomson retail shops. During your 12 years with First Choice, what has been your [...]

February 28, 2012 | 0 Comments More
New Silversea Fares and Business Class Flights Offer

New Silversea Fares and Business Class Flights Offer

Silversea has announced new fares on select voyages sailing from March to November 2012. The new fares, which start 
from £2,299, are available on voyages spanning the globe from Africa, Alaska and the Americas to the Mediterranean and Northern Europe and include onboard spending credits of up to $1,000 per 
suite. The credits can be used [...]

February 28, 2012 | 0 Comments More
New Travelocity iPad App

New Travelocity iPad App

A new Travelocity App for iPad is now available on the App Store, giving travellers the ability to book flights, hotels and car rentals all in one app. It joins the company’s existing app for iPhone and iPod touch, as well as devices on Android and Windows Phone 7. To celebrate the launch, Travelocity is [...]

February 28, 2012 | 0 Comments More
The Caribbean with Sunway and BA

The Caribbean with Sunway and BA

British Airways Club World offers

 (bookable by 13th March) to the Caribbean from Sunway include seven nights all-inclusive at the 4-star Morgan Bay in St Lucia in April/May from €1,999pps, including taxes and charges; seven nights all-inclusive at the 5-star Dreams La Romana in the Dominican Republic in May from €2,265pps; and seven nights B&B [...]

February 27, 2012 | 0 Comments More
Emirates Boosts Middle East Frequencies

Emirates Boosts Middle East Frequencies

Emirates is to increase its daily capacity from Dubai to Kuwait and Doha in August, adding almost 29% capacity across the two routes. Qatar and Kuwait will each get an additional daily frequency, bringing operations to Doha to six services per day and Kuwait up to five flights per day. With six flights per day, [...]

February 27, 2012 | 0 Comments More
The Future of Travel Search

The Future of Travel Search

A new industry study commissioned by Amadeus, ‘Empowering inspiration: the future of travel search’, identifies trend-setting consumers’ behaviour and motivations when shopping for travel online, and identifies their experience during the destination selection, shopping and booking processes. The study also details the key trends and predictions for how consumers want to be able to search [...]

February 27, 2012 | 0 Comments More
China Southern to Fly Heathrow – Guangzhou

China Southern to Fly Heathrow – Guangzhou

China Southern Airlines will commence a London Heathrow – Guangzhou service on 6th June 2012, after eight years of talks, and will operate three times a week from Terminal 4. China Southern Airlines was established on 1st July 1988. Since then, the airline acquired and merged with a number of domestic airlines, becoming one of [...]

February 27, 2012 | 0 Comments More
Delta to Stop London Heathrow – Miami

Delta to Stop London Heathrow – Miami

Delta Air Lines will stop operating its London Heathrow – Miami service on 16th April 2012, citing “high jet fuel prices and fluctuations in passenger demand”. The airline will move its London Gatwick – Atlanta service to Heathrow from 17th April.

February 26, 2012 | 0 Comments More