Following representations by the Irish Tour Operators Federation, the Aer Lingus website, which began offering “The complete holiday solution” in early August, has replaced the claim “25% cheaper than charter

The Commission for Aviation Regulation’s 15th August deadline for 31st October licence renewals was met by all but four applicants (all overseas companies) and a number of licence holders have

City Hall in Cork is to be the venue of “a new and exciting travel fair” next February. Called ‘Home and Away, The Southern Travel Fair’, the event is to

Uniworld Boutique River Cruise Collection, the only cruise line in the world to offer an authentic boutique cruise experience, has launched its most extensive programme ever in Europe and Russia

Emirates Airlines is examining a new service from Dublin to Dubai. The initial plans are for five flights a week to the UAE and ITTN understands that a decision is

Gatwick Express has revealed how travellers packed for their holidays in summer 2011. The survey of 5,000 travellers showed that 97% pack for themselves, while 75% taught themselves and 22%

Sunway Holidays has teamed up with Virgin Atlantic to launch a Superfam to Miami this November. The top 10 travel agents who book the most USA and cruise packages (with

Aer Lingus total booked passenger numbers, including Aer Lingus Regional operations, increased by 4.1% in August. This represents a continuation of the positive trend noted in Aer Lingus’s recent results

Eurostar, the high-speed passenger train service linking the UK and mainland Europe, yesterday launched a free mobile application allowing passengers to book journeys on-the-go and receive tickets direct to their

Amadeus is working with SITA, the world’s leading specialist in air transport communications and IT solutions, to empower Amadeus Altéa customers to offer real-time baggage tracking information and worldwide baggage

Travel Centres’ seventh Owners/Managers Conference, to be held at the Clarion Hotel, IFSC, Dublin next Tuesday (13th September) will include presentations from the Commission for Aviation Regulation, Micros and Praxis

British Airways has announced a new sale that offers passengers from Ireland reductions of more than 30% on long-haul flights to destinations across the globe. The seat sale, which will

Hertz Corporation has announced the return of the Hertz Global Sale to offer customers discounts of up to 33% on car rental in over 80 countries worldwide.  The second annual

Typhoon Talas has now moved over Japan and into the Sea of Japan (East Sea), Japan’s Meteorological Agency said today, but heavy rains and strong winds will continue – raising

All Nippon Airways will celebrate delivery of the very first Boeing 787 Dreamliner on 26th September in Everett, Washington, after contractual delivery on 25th September. Jim Albaugh, President and CEO

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