VOLUME 25 ISSUE 25 May 12, 2025

Travelbiz rev up and take off on the Inaugural Aer Lingus direct service to Indianapolis

Travelbiz joined Aer Lingus, Indianapolis and Great Lakes USA - Official UK Tourist Board as their trade media partner for the highly anticipated launch of the Aer Lingus new direct route from Dublin to Indianapolis today from Dublin

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Dublin meets Detroit!

The all-new Delta Air Lines direct service from Dublin to Detroit has officially taken off! Peter O’Hanlon (Sales Director, Travelbiz and Travelfinders) was on the ground at Dublin Airport to support and share the exciting launch, joined by the fantastic teams from Delta Air Lines

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Riviera Travel is rewarding Irish agents in a big way!

Riviera Travel is rewarding Irish agents in a big way! From 6 May to 6 July 2025, earn a €50 One4All voucher for every Riviera Travel booking you make. No limits—more bookings = more spending money!

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Visit Indiana Road Trip with Aer Lingus & Great Lakes USA

The Aer Lingus inaugural direct flight from Dublin to Indianapolis touched down ahead of schedule, where our Irish Travel trade crew received an emotional and warm Hoosier welcome—led by none other than Bill Byrne, VP Global Sales Aer Lingus.

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Get Ready – The Travel Suppliers Network Roadshows are BACK and coming to a town near you this week!

Dust off your travel shoes—it’s time to hit the road for the can't-miss travel events of the season! If you joined us earlier this year, you already know… these events are EPIC – and this round is going to be even BIGGER and BETTER!

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Visit USA Committee Ireland Roadshow in Dublin

Let’s get this show on the road! In the capable hands of Tryphavana Cross (Chairperson Visit USA Committee Ireland) and Tony Lane (Executive Director Visit USA Committee Ireland), the Dublin Roadshow kicked off in the 5 *Leinster Hotel on Dublin’s Mount Street.

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Coast to Coast: Air Canada takes-off into summer resuming Vancouver flights and boosting Dublin capacity

The route resumption comes as Air Canada gears up for one of its busiest ever transatlantic schedules, boasting nearly 50 routes between Europe and Canada, including three from Dublin Airport.

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10-Day Greek Isles Cruise from €859pp with NCL😍 Book Today!

10-Day Greek Isles Cruise from €859pp with NCL😍 Book Today!

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Register today with the Visit Utah Specialist Academy and Win!

Register with the Visit Utah Specialist Academy today with Travelbiz
The Visit Utah Specialist Academy invites you to embark on an exciting learning adventure across Utah.

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ATTS appointed as Croatia Airlines GSA in in Ireland and Northern Ireland

ATTS Travel Representation Solutions has been named as the official Passenger General Sales Agent (GSA) of Croatia Airlines in Ireland, marking a significant milestone in enhancing the airline’s presence across the Irish market.

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Emirates Group achieves record profit of AED 22.7 bn (US$ 6.2 bn) in 2024-25

The Emirates Group today released its 2024-25 Annual Report, achieving new record profit, EBITDA, revenue, and cash balance levels. This outstanding performance places the Emirates Group as the most profitable aviation group globally in the 2024-25 reporting perio

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Cruising gets younger as average age of UK & Ireland passengers falls

Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) has today (May 8, 2025) revealed that the average age of UK and Ireland cruisers has decreased again. The overall passenger figures for 2024 confirm the average cruise traveller is 54.3 years – down from 55.1 in 2023 and 57 in 2019.

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TUI launches new route – Cheers to Tunisia

As we look forward to marking World Cocktail Day next Tuesday, TUI is mixing up a Tunisian Breakfast Martini to mark its inaugural flight to the beautiful country, taking off from Dublin on Monday 19th May.

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Promoting the island of Ireland as a luxury destination in the US

Tourism Ireland is promoting the island of Ireland as a luxury destination in the United States this week – at the 12th annual Luxury Travel Advisors (LTA) ULTRA Summit which is taking place in Braselton, Georgia. CLIFF and Hastings Hotels are also attending.

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daa steps up plans for new public viewing facility at Dublin Airport

Dublin Airport hopes that the delivery of improved viewing facilities for the public to watch planes take off and land on the airport's runways will be able to progress after it provided Fingal County Council with additional information regarding a proposal submitted by daa last year.

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Aer Lingus delivers stronger financial performance in Q1 2025

Aer Lingus had an operating loss of €55 million for the first quarter of 2025, representing a significant improvement on Q1 2024 which had an €82m operating loss.  The strong financial performance in Q1 2025 follows the underlying momentum in the business from 2024.

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Finnair soars with inaugural flight to its most northerly destination, Kirkenes

Finnair has today launched a new route to Kirkenes in Northern Norway - the only scheduled international flight to the airport, opening the region up to customers from the UK and Ireland.

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Aviation Regulator endorses Drone Remote dentification to improve public safety

The Irish Aviation Authority (IAA) is encouraging the public and relevant authorities to use Direct Remote Identification for Drones (Remote ID) to report on potentially unsafe use of drones in Ireland.

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Bumper Easter boosts passenger numbers at Ireland’s two biggest airports

A busy Easter period ensured bumper passenger numbers at both Cork and Dublin Airport in April, according to airport operator daa. Easter falling in April this year (as opposed to in March last year) helped generate a bumper 27% increase in passenger numbers at Cork Airport to 309,000. 

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TUI new service from Shannon Airport to Majorca takes off

The Shannon Airport Group welcomes the commencement of TUI’s new service from Shannon Airport to Majorca, which took off last week and provides an additional 6,800 seats from the airport across the summer season.

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Cinema takes off again with TAP Air Portugal

TAP Air Portugal has launched the second edition of Altitude Film Fest, its on board film festival, to celebrate international cinema at 30,000 feet. This unique festival offers emerging filmmakers from around the world the chance to create movie magic for airline passengers by submitting their fiction or documentary film

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CTM Data Reveals Next Gen Business Travel Attitudes

New global data from CTM reveals majority of Millennial and Gen Z business travellers want to travel more, considering business travel very important to career progression and professional performance.

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Aviation Regulator publishes final decision on Dublin Airport winter slot capacity

The Irish Aviation Authority (IAA) has published its final decision on Dublin Airport’s Winter 2025 capacity. The final decision remains consistent with the proposals of the draft decision.

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Etihad Airways and the DCT celebrate record success of Abu Dhabi Stopover Programme

The Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi (DCT Abu Dhabi) and Etihad Airways celebrated the remarkable success of the Abu Dhabi Stopover Programme at Arabian Travel Market 2025, with visitor numbers continuing to accelerate at an impressive pace.

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