NCL Prima
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Don Shearer (Travelbiz) was part of the very lucky trade and media delegation hosted by Deirdre Sweeney (Sunway Cruises General Manager Worldwide USA & Niche Holidays), Ciara Dromgoole (Sunway Cruise Holidays), Ingrid Hunt (NCL Senior Marketing Manager UK &Ireland) and Aaron Fletcher (BDM NCL Ireland) on the magical NCL Prima.
The group set course from Amsterdam to Zeebrugge, Le Harve and then onwards to Southampton for a truly memorable few days on Norwegian Prima. She is the first of six new ships in its class and entered service in August 2022.
‘In Bruges’ with Sunway Cruise
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Sunway Cruise showcase NCL PRIMA to trade and media partners.
Deirdre Sweeney (Sunway Cruises General Manager Worldwide, USA & Niche Holidays), Ciara Dromgoole (Sunway Cruise Holidays) and Aaron Fletcher (BDM NCL Ireland) our hosts on NCL Prima, escorted our vey lucky trade and media group from Amsterdam to Bruges.
We set sail from Amsterdam and made our way to the port of Zeebrugge availing of the opportunity to visit Bruges, where we sampled the local beers (sure you’d have too), Moules - frites and fine wines before taking in the canals, cobbled streets and medieval buildings of this very pretty historical gem of a city. NCL Guests can avail of the free shuttle bus service to the taxi pick up point from the port and grab a taxi for a short rise into the city for approximately €20.
Aer Lingus direct to Cleveland
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Aer Lingus will be the only Irish and European airline to operate from Cleveland, Ohio.
Aer Lingus announced this week a new transatlantic route for summer 2023 which will see the airline operate its first service to Cleveland, Ohio direct from Dublin. Commencing on 19 May 2023 and operating four times weekly, this will be Aer Lingus’ 15th transatlantic route from Ireland and will be the only direct European service from Cleveland.
Travel Partners Group in Dundalk
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Travel Partners Group complete 2022 roadshows in Dundalk and welcome new partner American Airlines.
TPG Members; Amadeus Ireland, Hertz Ireland, ASM Ireland - ANA: Caribtours, Obeo, Solmar Villas, Ethiopian Airlines, Blue Insurance, Bookabed, Irish Ferries, MSC Cruises, Travel Focus and American Airlines touched down in Dundalk last week concluding their 2022 series of roadshows.
Over 20 agents from seven travel agencies attended the event in Dundalk and were warmly welcomed by Alan Sparling (ASM Ireland). Great food and beverages were served, followed by updates from all 10 partners and concluded with a quiz with some lovely prizes including gifts from Clarins, Nuxe, Joe Malone and Amazon to name just a few.
Live our South Africa arrives in Dublin
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South Africa and Travelbiz launch ‘Live our South Africa’ in Dublin.
Travelbiz launched their ‘Live in South Africa’ trade focused initiative with Rachel Lewis (Campaign & Partnership Manager South African Tourism) and partners from Cape Town & the Western Cape, Eastern Cape Tourism, KwaZulu-Natal Tourism, Joburg Places, Leeto and Imonti Tours in Dublin this week. Don Shearer (MD Travelbiz and Travelfinders) and Declan Mescall (Travelbiz Features Editor) welcomed all trade partners and Irish members of the trade highlighting the opportunity to reconnect and share contact details and content to build on the already significant number of bookings that have been made for 2022/23 as reported by our trade partners.
Cork Airport Launches biggest ever Winter Schedule
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Minister of State at the Department of Transport, Hildegarde Naughton T.D. officially launched Cork Airport’s biggest ever winter schedule. The biggest ever winter schedule features over 1.1 million seats across 27 routes, served by 5 airlines.
Cork Airport is expected to serve 2.1 million passengers this year and customers from across the south of Ireland have an extensive range of destinations to choose from including winter sun, city break and ski holiday destinations. The Cork Airport winter schedule will operate from 30 October, 2022 through to 31 March 2023.
Travel Suppliers Network goes North.
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It’s the last Travel Suppliers Network Roadshow of the year having covered a lot of ground visiting lots of agents in 2022, our Northern Ireland travel agents will have the opportunity to find out about exciting developments at Stuba and updates from the Travel Suppliers Network members as we approach awards and conference season. Join the guys in Moira on 5th October for what promises to be another great evening of fun with prizes and surprises.
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Canada lifts remaining Covid Restrictions
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Air Canada welcomed the Government of Canada's decision to lift remaining COVID-19 restrictions. As of1 October 2022, all travellers arriving in Canada will no longer need to be vaccinated against COVID-19 to enter Canada or meet COVID-19 testing, quarantine or isolation requirements.
All travellers will also no longer need to submit their public health information through ArriveCAN, however, they can continue to use the optional Advance Declaration feature in ArriveCAN to save time at the airport by submitting their customs and immigration declaration in advance of arrival.
Caribtours beautiful world arrives in Dublin
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Caribtours who are represented in Ireland by Alan Sparling and Jo-Ann Raleigh (ASM Ireland) delivered their beautiful products, trade partners and people to invited Irish trade and media guests in Dublin’s Iveagh Garden Hotel.
Don Shearer (Travelbiz) was there, just back from an amazing trip to Barbados as the exclusive media partner for British Airways and Barbados Tourism so he was ready for a Caribtours night meeting new partners representing amazing properties in Barbados, Antigua, Maldives, Saint Lucia, Mexico, Crete, Lanzarote, Virgin Islands, Tobago, Grenada, Paphos, Portugal, Corfu, Dominican Republic and a whole lot more.
Taste of Spain World Paella Day celebration
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Marian Benton (Travelbiz) reports, tastes and celebrates with the Spanish Tourist Office.
World Paella Day took place on the 20th September. The Spanish Tourism Office in Dublin kindly invited a number of Press, including yours truly, to a foretaste in the atmospheric surroundings of A Taste of Spain on Camden Street.
Originating in Valencia, paella is one of the most universally recognised dishes of Spanish gastronomy. Like all good ‘national’ dishes, paella is a meal of humble Valencian origins that has transcended borders.