Phil Grehan RIP

It is with deep sadness we learned of the passing of one of our true Industry characters, Phil Grehan, last Friday morning. Marian Benton (Travelbiz) sent us the very sad news from Australia over the weekend where she was to meet Phil for a long overdue reunion. Phil moved to Coffs Harbour on the 1st of January last year to be near her daughter, Deirdre, and her husband Richard and her two adored grandchildren, Ameila and Oliver.

Royal Caribbean Magic with Michelle at Holiday World Show Belfast

Michelle Ryan (Regional Sales Manager Royal Caribbean Ireland) was all set for another busy Holiday World Saturday in Belfast in conjunction with Sandra Corkin (MD Oasis Travel) and the Oasis Travel team at the Titanic Exhibition Centre.

Happy Travelbiz Diary Day Limerick Travel

A very special Travelbiz Diary delivery for a very Special Llady, Sheila Brazil. Thanks so much Norma and Igor and all the Limerick Travel team for your registration and we look forward to seeing you all again very soon.

Cruise with Oasis Travel

There is good reason why Oasis Travel is the number one cruise specialist, attracting all the major brands in the Irish marketplace to sail and display with her amazing team of travel professionals at Holiday World Belfast. Aaron Fletcher (Business Development Manager Northern Ireland & Republic of Ireland NCL) was at the Holiday World show with the NCL team over the weekend on the very impressive Oasis Travel pavilion which featured all the major cruise and river cruise partners which you can book in any of the Oasis Travel Branches.

Shannon Airport up 300% on 2021

Mary Considine, CEO of the Shannon Airport Group has described the strong recovery at Shannon Airport as having exceeded expectations. The Group welcomed over 1.51 million passengers to the airport in 2022, a 300% increase on 2021 figures, and a 88% recovery of 2019 passenger levels.

“The accelerated pace of the rebound in air travel from Shannon has exceeded our expectations and shows the pent-up desire for international travel following the lifting of pandemic travel restrictions”, said Ms. Considine. 

The Don and Bobby are in Northern Ireland

Don Shearer (Travelbiz) and Don Clarke (DCM Sales Representation) and not forgetting Bobby the dog, are delivering the all-new 2023 Travelbiz Trade Diary to trade partners in Northern Ireland who did not get copies at last weekend’s Holiday World Show in Belfast.

Don and Bobby are sharing driving duty and diary deliveries across the province and will be expecting a nice cup of tea, doggy biscuits, and a tickle under the chin for each visit they make this week!

Holiday World Belfast

Christina Black (Lord Mayor of Belfast) cut the ribbon to open the 2023 Holiday World show in the Titanic Exhibition Centre last Friday morning with Maureen Ledwith and Edmund Hourican (Holiday World, Bizex Ltd)
The opening marked the 30th year of the Holiday World show in Belfast which has gone from strength to strength attracting key destination partners form all over the world, all the major cruise lines, key retail agents from Northern Ireland, airlines, local hotels and tourist boards.

Ryanair announces new Kerry 2023 Schedule

Ryanair, Europe’s no.1 airline, this week announced its new Kerry schedule for summer 2023, with 7 routes including popular summer hotspots like Alicante and Palma, as well as city break destinations like London, Manchester and Frankfurt.
With 7% more capacity than S22, Ryanair will carry over 350,000 passengers to/from Kerry Airport this summer, boosting tourism and connectivity for the region while supporting over 430 local jobs.

For Robbie

The Irish Travel Industry Awards is taking place in the Mansion House Dublin Tonight the 26th of January. One of the objectives of the evening is to raise money for a good cause which is done through a raffle.
This year we lost a dear industry colleague, Robbie Smart who worked for many travel companies during his career including Cassidy Travel, Travelport, Camino Ways and most recently Bedsonline.
Robbie died suddenly and is survived by his wife and young family. As an industry we would like to support Robbie’s family and, with their permission, we have decided to donate money raised from the raffle to the Robbie Smart Fund.

Happy 30th Travelfinders.com

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The Travelbiz Group go from strength to strength and celebrate a landmark anniversary today.
Peter O’Hanlon (Travelbiz Group Sales Director) founder of Travelfinders.com, celebrates 30 years trading this week with Don Shearer (MD Travelbiz Group).
We mark a very special trading birthday today as Travelfinders celebrates 30 years supporting the trade at home and abroad. Little did Peter know 30 years ago that the business would grow to a weekly reach of over 200,000 Irish consumers via Travelfinders.com with over 60,000 social media followers and become part of the Travelbiz group which boasts the largest trade reach and social media following in Ireland.