30TH Anniversary of NYC Restaurant week
27th July 2022 at 10:30 am Launch of NYC ‘Savor NYC’ Culinary programming.
More than 650 restaurants representing 60 distinct cuisines in 85 neighbourhoods offer 30 days of dining deals for two- and three-course lunch and dinner Prix-Fixe menus at $30, $45 or $60.
Participants from the inaugural 1992 NYC Restaurant Week Participate in this year’s program.
Preregistered Mastercard® cardholders to receive an exclusive $10 statement credit on meals of $45 or more when dining out at participating restaurants for up to $30.
Etihad Airways named Airline Ratings ‘Environmental Airline of the Year 2022’
27th July 2022 at 10:30 am Etihad Airways, the national airline of the UAE, has been named ‘Environmental Airline of the Year 2022’ in the annual Airline Ratings awards. The ranking recognises Etihad’s industry-leading strategy to improve aviation sustainability for both the airline itself and the entire industry.
It’s the final week of the Star Alliance OTT Training
27th July 2022 at 10:30 am Martina (United Airlines) and Ricardo (Tap) made a smooth landing in the West of Ireland to remind trade partners to get all of their Star Alliance OTT training completed before the deadline of 31st of July!!!
Top marks go to the ladies from Gail Travel in Ennis have theirs done, also the Fahy Travel and Kilkelly Travel teams are signed up!
Winners will be drawn in early August.
Win a Fam place to Turkey with Bookabed and Turkish Airlines
27th July 2022 at 10:30 am To celebrate National Travel Agents Day, Turkish Airlines have teamed up with Bookabed for a very special Fam trip and you could join them by simply posting a picture of a recent trip to Turkey or simply tell the guys in Turkish Airlines and BookaBed why you would like to join them on this Fam of the year!
Brooklyn Travel acquire Private Villas and Holiday Homes Direct.
27th July 2022 at 10:30 am Congratulations Brian Nevin (MD Private Villas and Holiday Homes Direct) and the Brooklyn Travel team on the further expansion by Brooklyn Travel into the Irish villa holiday market.
Brooklyn Travel has acquired Ireland’s leading overseas holiday villa specialists, Private Villas and Holiday Homes Direct. This is the Glasgow-based group’s second acquisition in Ireland, following the purchase of Killiney Travel earlier this year.
Etihad Competition Winners Announced
27th July 2022 at 10:30 am Our Etihad competition to mark 15 years of the airlines operating from Ireland came to a conclusion this week following weeks of celebration and trade interaction. The draw was made and the winners are as follows.
Travelbiz tee it up at the K Club with Sun Express
27th July 2022 at 10:30 am Marian Benton (Travelbiz) makes the cut!
Michael Schober (Senior Manager Direct Sales Sun Express) and Jens Bachman (Aviareps Manager Ireland) hosted trade guests and yours truly from Travelbiz to a great afternoon on the Ryder Cup Course at the K Club.
TIGS A Summer Sizzler at Castleknock with TUI Ireland.
27th July 2022 at 10:30 am TIGS celebrated the ‘Last of the Summer Wine’ (well, summer season!) at Castleknock Golf Club in Dublin on Friday 22nd July, a fitting end to a great series of summer golf games in 2022. The fun format of a scramble saw teams of four vie for the prizes. Dave Smith and the incredible team at TUI stepped up to the plate with generous sponsorship for the day, so grateful thanks from Captain Olwen and the hardworking committee who were delighted to accept the offer to add to the festive atmosphere.
Happy August bank Holiday
27th July 2022 at 10:30 am Travelbiz would like to take this opportunity to wish all of our readers, followers and subscribers a lovely August Bank Holiday weekend. The evidence of our industry returning to full on interaction with our trade partners from all over the world is more evident every week with more trade events, launches, competitions and anniversaries celebrating your support, innovation and professionalism across all segments of our industry.
LocalMarketing.ie win “Best Travel & Leisure Marketing Consultancy” Award
27th July 2022 at 10:30 am Local Marketing.ie has been voted “Best Travel and Leisure Marketing Consultancy” in the Republic of Ireland in the 2022 European Travel Awards.
The Dundalk based company, founded in 2010 by Clem Walshe, specialises in providing a wide range of business support solutions to travel and leisure brands as well as well as SME’s operating in the Irish market.