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.
Bookabed & Turkish Airlines fab Fam trip to Antalya
29th September 2022 at 8:00 pm #TRAVELTRADETOGETHER
Jacinta Mc Glynn (Travelbiz) checking in with Turkish Airlines and Bookabed.
Following our comfortable flight from Dublin direct to Antalya with Turkish Airlines, it’s soon apparent why the flight was full, a full-service flight with free meal and beverages on board and a welcome 23kg baggage allowance (with 8kg in cabin allowance), this is now a rare occurrence on flights from Ireland.
Pure Magic with Graham, Genie, Mickey and Ivan
29th September 2022 at 8:00 pm #TRAVELTRADETOGETHER
Graham Hennessy (DoSomethingDifferent.com Country Manager Ireland & Scotland) ensured fantasy became reality for some Irish and UK travel agents last week as DoSomethingDifferent hosted them on the most magical Fam trip ever in Walt Disney World Resort.
Magic was all around as they celebrated Disney's 50th Anniversary Celebrations in all the parks.
Barbados ends all Covid related travel protocols
29th September 2022 at 12:00 pm #TRAVELTRADETOGETHER
As of midnight on 22 September 2022, all COVID-19-related travel protocols ended in Barbados.
Whether vaccinated or unvaccinated, there are no testing requirements to enter Barbados.
The wearing of masks, in general, will now become optional with the exception of select areas, including healthcare facilities. Mask wearing remains mandatory for those with active COVID-19.