Visit USA Thanksgiving Night 2022
25th November 2022 at 12:00 pm Visit USA Committee Ireland certainly know how to celebrate Thanksgiving and on Thursday 17th November, Tony Lane (Chairperson Visit USA Committee) hosted a wonderful get together for members, airlines, tourist boards and attractions and Radisson Blu, Golden Lane was the venue. Of course, Travelbiz was there. No show without punch! It was a busy night, and the buzz was on. The stars and stripes were flying high, and the atmosphere was electric. Tony and the Visit USA Committee members always showcase the best the US can offer, and this year was no exception.
Travel Counsellors Global Conference
25th November 2022 at 12:00 pm Irish Travel Counsellors shine as record breaking turnover and more investment announced at Travel Counsellors Global conference.
Congratulations Jamie Thomas, Mandy Walsh, Lorraine Lawless and Sarah McCarthy and with Sarah winning the overall award for top performing TC Ireland. The Irish contingent including the Cork head office team attending the conference came away motivated and positive for the year ahead.
A record-breaking global turnover of £800 million for 2022 was announced by Steve Byrne (CEO) of leading independent travel company, Travel Counsellors at the company’s first annual conference in over three years, held this weekend in Liverpool.
Congratulations Paul Manning and Team Hertz Ireland
25th November 2022 at 12:00 pm Hertz Ireland has been voted as Irelands leading Car Rental Company for a 4th year in a row at the 2022 World Travel Awards.
World Travel Awards was established in 1993 to acknowledge, reward and celebrate excellence across all key sectors of the travel, tourism and hospitality industries.
Travel Suppliers Network unveil 2023 dates and Grand Prize Draw of a holiday for 2 to Jordan
25th November 2022 at 12:00 pm The TSN Grand Prize final live draw will be made exclusively here at Travelbiz on Friday 9th December.
The Travel Suppliers Network are delighted to unveil their 2023 schedule of Roadshows. These are great events, with top tier suppliers, informative presentations, great audience participation and fantastic prizes.
Make sure to put the dates below in your Travelbiz diary. The 2023 events are going to be bigger and better than ever (More details to follow):
MSC Europa joins hands with Irish Trade partners in Doha
25th November 2022 at 12:00 pm The future of cruising is here for sure as Irish trade and media partners joined Antonio Paradiso (Managing Director UK & ROI), Steve Williams (Sales Director UK and Ireland) and Suzanne Rowe (Head MSC Ireland) at the naming celebration of MSC WORLD EUROPA in Doha.
Air Canada Thanksgiving Competition Winners
25th November 2022 at 12:00 pm Air Canada is delighted to announce the winners in the Canadian Thanksgiving competition. Congratulations go to:
1st prize: A pair of Premium Economy tickets to Canada: Clare Dunne (The Travel Broker0 and the ladies got dressed up for the occasion at the Travel Centres roaring 20’s themed gala dinner.
2nd prize: A 3 piece Air Canada luggage set: Shane Coburn (Donabate Travel)
3rd prize: A Large Air Canada suitcase: Deirdre O’Brien (Cassidy Travel)
4th prize: A Medium Air Canada suitcase: Ashleigh Byrne (Tully’s Travel)
5th prize: A Small Air Canada suitcase: Sharon Thompson (Thompson Travel)
6th prize: A retro Air Canada backpack: Claudine Lloyd (Trailfinders)
Thanks to all entrants
Travel Centres roaring 20’s
25th November 2022 at 12:00 pm Travel Centres gala night themed on the roaring 20’s was simply a roaring success. A fitting end to a superb conference, the gala night was splendiferous to say the least! Headline Sponsors, Silversea and Royal Caribbean should have been justly proud of the incredible exposure and the generosity of other sponsors: Air Canada, Bedsonline, Hertz, ISME, Stuba, Sunway, MSC, TUI, United and Melia was thoroughly appreciated. Dominic and Bernie worked incredibly hard to bring this all together, so take a well deserved bow. The glitter, glamour, sequins and sparkle surpassed anything Killashee House had ever witnessed. There were more Jay Gatsby figures, Al Capones, gangsters, Peaky Blinders, Victorian style bathers (Do Something Different!), Daisy Buchanan lookalikes and stunning flapper girls than you could shake a boa feather at!
Malta Wins Lonely Planet’s Top Destination to Unwind Award
25th November 2022 at 12:00 pm Global travel authority Lonely Planet has unveiled its top destinations to visit next year with the release of Lonely Planet’s Best in Travel 2023, and Malta has been awarded the ‘Top Destination to Unwind’ Award, alongside destinations such as Halkidiki in Greece and Jordan, with Lonely Planet saying that Malta has been “much-loved by European visitors for decades”, adding that it “is attracting more visitors from around the world, beckoned by its prehistoric temples, fantastic scuba diving and buzzy Valletta, its beautiful capital”.
Star Alliance named the World’s Leading Airline Alliance at the World Travel Awards 2022
25th November 2022 at 12:00 pm Star Alliance Los Angeles lounge also named North America's Leading Airport Lounge.
Both awards have been won for the third consecutive year.
Star Alliance has been named the World’s Leading Airline Alliance at the World Travel Awards for the third consecutive year. At the North America 2022 edition of the awards held in August, the Star Alliance Los Angeles airport lounge also retained the award for North America's Leading Airport Lounge for the third year running.
Good Vibrations at Vbrata
25th November 2022 at 12:00 pm Visit Brazil Travel Association held a fun and informative evening in Wigwam restaurant & bar in Dublin. Glauco Chris Fuzinatto (VBRATA Chairman) was delighted with his packed venue and welcomed a host of travel agents to learn all about the delights of his wonderful country. Brazil is huge with many amazing points of interest. It’s not all Rio de Janeiro, carnival, Christ the Redeemer and Copacabana beach ya know!