NYC & Company host trade in Dublin
14th October 2022 at 12:00 pm #TRAVELTRADETOGETHER
Tryphavana Cross (NYC & Company) hosts trade and media partners in Dublin.
Congratulations Michelle McManus (Best4Travel) big prize winner on the night.
NYC & Company Sales Mission took place on Monday 10th October at the Iveagh Gardens Hotel on Harcourt Street. Tryphavana with her NYC & Company partners hosted two events on the day with a lunch and evening dinner. The trade supported the event in great numbers with as high level of interaction from stakeholders from NYC & Company which included Arthouse Hotel, Downtown Alliance, Empire State Building, Hudson Yards, Hotel Beacon, Rockefeller Center and The Museum of Modern Art.
Emirates Mega Agent Fam to Dubai
14th October 2022 at 12:00 pm #TRAVELTRADETOGETHER
Emirates Ireland in conjunction with Dubai Tourism recently hosted some very lucky Irish trade partners on their Dubai Mega Fam.
The lucky Irish contingent included: Susan Hennessy (Travel Counsellors), Roisin Carberry (Tropical Sky), Leah Adams (Travel Solutions) Megan Carey (Trailfinders), Nicola Browne (Travel Counsellors) Lyndsey Breen (Cassidy Travel) and Jennied Guzman (Emirates).
Colombian Embassy Culture Night
14th October 2022 at 12:00 pm #TRAVELTRADETOGETHER
Colombian Embassy presented a photography exhibition during Culture Night to showcase the diversity of the Colombian Caribbean.
The Colombian Embassy held its first Culture Night in Dublin with an exhibition of ‘The Black Line’" by Colombian photographer Coque Gamboa, depicting the sacred landscapes of the Sierra de Santa Marta. Gamboa's photography exhibition, which displays the cosmogony of indigenous peoples of the Sierra de Santa Marta, encouraged the public to think about our relationship with the environment and the need to protect it.
Team Travelbiz lift the Rioja
14th October 2022 at 12:00 pm #TRAVELTRADETOGETHER
‘Leading Teams and Selling Dreams’ at Club De Golf Rompido.
Team Miriam Skelly, Don Shearer, James Tobin and Tom Randells were the ‘leading Team’ and will happily ‘sell the dream’ that is Golf Rompido as they brought the course and their fellow ITAA golf colleagues to their knees in admiration after their stunning victory at Club de Golf Rapido last week at the ITAA Golf day in the province of Huelva.
Amadeus host trade and media partners in the Shelbourne Hotel
14th October 2022 at 12:00 pm #TRAVELTRADETOGETHER
Resilience, Sustainability and more Opportunities.
Travelbiz’s roving reporter, Marian Benton, was delighted to attend lunch in the Shelbourne Hotel hosted by the Amadeus team of Neil Rogan (Head of Global External Communications) from Amadeus’ head office in Madrid, as well as Rob Golledge (Head of Corporate Communications) from their London office and of course, our own Olwen McKinney (Sales Manager Ireland). Invited guests represented corporate, retail and leisure travel companies, consortia and press.
Amadeus, founded in 1987, employs over 17,000 people in 190 countries worldwide. Revenues in 2021 were €2.67 billion. Primarily seen as a GDS, Amadeus has 40 plus subsidiaries worldwide providing ancillary and complementary travel and tourism services. Amadeus is a leading innovator in an increasingly complex travel environment.
Congratulations Helena Sweeney
14th October 2022 at 12:00 pm #TRAVELTRADETOGETHER
Hannon Travel are delighted to welcome Helena Sweeney Account Manager.
It’s a big Travelbiz industry warm welcome back to Helena Sweeney.
Helena has over 22 years commercial experience across leading airlines, travel agents and industry participants. Already making a positive impact in the business, Hannon Travel are really looking forward to introducing Helena to their clients and partners. Congratulations Helena.
Aer Lingus restart Hartford Connecticut
14th October 2022 at 12:00 pm #TRAVELTRADETOGETHER
Aer Lingus is to restart its daily service to Hartford Connecticut direct from Dublin, as the airline continues to rebuild and grow its transatlantic network.
This follows the recent announcement of flights to Cleveland Ohio, which is a brand new north american destination for Aer Lingus and will be part of its summer 2023 schedule.
Hartford marks Aer Lingus’ 16th transatlantic route from Ireland and the 19th from the UK.
The daily service will resume from 26 March next year and will be a critical milestone for Bradley International Airport as Aer Lingus will operate its only direct service to Europe.
My Kind of Town – Chicago is
14th October 2022 at 12:00 pm #TRAVELTRADETOGETHER
In a major boost for Shannon Airport, United Airlines announced it will operate a new daily nonstop seasonal service from Chicago to Shannon next summer 2023.
The new service will commence on 26th May ‘23, departing Shannon daily at 09:30am on a Boeing 757-200 aircraft for Chicago O’Hare International Airport, a major US hub.
Commenting on the new service Martina Coogan (United Country Sales Manager Ireland) said: “As the only U.S. airline to offer direct flights from Shannon, we are excited to announce this further expansion of our route network from Ireland to the U.S.”.
TravelbizTV – Huelva ITAA Conference
14th October 2022 at 12:00 pm #TRAVELTRADETOGETHER
So many magical moments in El Rompido, in the Province of Huelva, as ITAA delegates and trade partners are spoiled for choice by our hosts from Andalucía showcasing this beautiful part of Spain. Here is some more magical moments with trade partners and delegates loving Huelva.
Two New Routes for Shannon with third based Ryanair Aircraft.
14th October 2022 at 12:00 pm #TRAVELTRADETOGETHER
There has been another boost for Shannon Airport as Ryanair announced two new routes and a third based aircraft, which will create an additional 30 direct jobs at the Airport.
Two exciting new destinations to Béziers in the South of France and Newcastle in the UK will begin operating from Shannon in summer 2023. The new twice weekly Béziers service will run Mondays and Saturdays from the 27th March ‘23 and a Newcastle service will run three times a week on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays from 26th of March ‘23.