Travelbiz E-Zine
18
January
2024

Shannon Holiday Show 2024 a resounding success

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The Holiday Show in association with flyShannon.ie returned to the Radisson Blu, Ennis Road, Limerick last weekend with free parking and numerous holiday options for holidaymakers flying from Shannon Airport in 2024 and beyond. The Holiday Show assembled over 50 exhibitors from across the globe, all under one roof offering amazing holiday deals with stellar advice from travel professionals from home and abroad.

Exhibitors included FlyShannon.ie with a full carousel of great holiday offers flying directly from Shannon Airport supported by Aer Lingus, Sunway Holidays, Visit Malta, Visit Spain, Lanzarote, Costa Blanca, Alicante, An Post for all your holiday money access, The Best4Travel Group, MSC Cruises, Stena Line, Camino tours, Bootcamp Wild Atlantic Way, Casada, Causeway Costal Route, Getaway with Kids, Kelair Campotel, Island of Gozo, Irish Camping and Caravan club, Killarney Hotels, PortAventura World to name a few.

The free parking, free admission and endless prizes over the course of the weekend attracted great numbers on both Saturday and Sunday with exhibitors reporting a brisk level of enquiries and bookings which is great news as Shannon airport reported its busiest year in 2023 since 2009 welcoming over 1.95 million passengers.

See our full Shannon Airport here: https://travelbiz.ie/shannon-airport-records-impressive-29-growth-in-23-welcoming-over-1-95m-passengers-best-year-since-2009/

Declan Power, Shannon Airport’s Head of Aviation Development said; “We are delighted to be back in the Raddison Blu providing holiday makers an easily accessible venue with free parking and admission.  Shannon Airport continues to be the preferred airport of choice for Irish tourists outside of Dublin due to its ease of access and range of flight options to the USA, the UK and Europe.”

This past year has seen the introduction of new services to locations such as Liverpool, Paris, Naples and Porto as well as announcing a new transatlantic seasonal service non-stop to Chicago, giving our customers even more choice from Shannon.”

As we move to Northern Ireland this week The Holiday Show gives you an opportunity to explore 100’s of countries, research different types of holiday packages and places you may have never thought possible, all while receiving one-to-one guidance from experienced and knowledgeable tourism experts.

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