Travelbiz Trade Updates
Air Canada Sales Blitz 2025 takes off.

Air Canada Sales Blitz 2025 takes off.

6th October 2025 at 5:10 pm

Blaithin and Bernadette from Air Canada will be out on the road over the next 2 weeks to celebrate Canadian Thanksgiving so keep an eye out for them with their stash of Air Canada chocolate lollies!

Stena Line Celebrates 30 years of its Dublin-Holyhead Route

Stena Line Celebrates 30 years of its Dublin-Holyhead Route

6th October 2025 at 11:17 am

Stena Line marked 30 years of its Dublin–Holyhead route with a special celebration at Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin. The event brought together key figures from business, tourism, and transport to reflect on three decades of one of the most important Irish Sea connections.

Sabre Direct Pay introduces integrated chargeback management service for the travel industry

Sabre Direct Pay introduces integrated chargeback management service for the travel industry

6th October 2025 at 9:35 am

Sabre Direct Pay, the travel payments division of Sabre Corporation (NASDAQ: SABR), is introducing a new service designed to help travel companies simplify and scale chargebacks, enabling dispute resolution more efficiently across both issuing and acquiring channels.

MSC MERAVIGLIA to sail from Southampton in summer 2027

MSC MERAVIGLIA to sail from Southampton in summer 2027

6th October 2025 at 9:21 am

MSC Cruises has announced that MSC Meraviglia will sail from Southampton from 18th May to 30th October 2027. She will offer 19 sailings ranging from 6 to 14 nights, visiting new destinations such as Ibiza, Gibraltar and Tangier in Morocco, as well as favourites such as the Canary Islands, Lisbon, Malaga and the Norwegian Fjords.

WonderMiles connects to SabreMosaic™ Travel Marketplace, unlocking the world’s largest live NDC portfolio and deploying Sabre’s Lodging AI to boost hotel conversion and in-channel bookings

WonderMiles connects to SabreMosaic™ Travel Marketplace, unlocking the world’s largest live NDC portfolio and deploying Sabre’s Lodging AI to boost hotel conversion and in-channel bookings

6th October 2025 at 9:01 am

Sabre Corporation

Celebrating 75 years of Club Med

Celebrating 75 years of Club Med

3rd October 2025 at 8:36 am

Nicolas Bresch (MD of Club Med UK & Ireland) hosted a reception for a select group of travel writers, including Declan Mescall (Features Editor Travelbiz) in the salubrious surroundings of the Presidential Suite of Dublin’s Conrad Hotel to celebrate 75 years of Club Med.

Passenger numbers soared to record levels in September at Cork and Dublin airports

Passenger numbers soared to record levels in September at Cork and Dublin airports

3rd October 2025 at 8:24 am

A record-breaking summer at Cork and Dublin airports continued in September with a total of 3,667,073 passengers passing through the two airports.

Sail into the Christmas Season with Royal Caribbean’s magical holidays

Sail into the Christmas Season with Royal Caribbean’s magical holidays

3rd October 2025 at 8:13 am

This holiday season, Royal Caribbean invites families, friends and couples alike to spend the holidays in a warm winter wonderland. Across its global fleet, the cruise line transforms festive traditions into extraordinary experiences, blending world-class adventure with the magic of the season.

Swedish Businesses Come Together to Shine a Spotlight on Transport and Sustainability

Swedish Businesses Come Together to Shine a Spotlight on Transport and Sustainability

3rd October 2025 at 7:54 am

Swedish ferry company Stena Line is celebrating a major milestone with 30 years of service in Dublin. As part of the celebrations Stena Line, in partnership with Business Sweden and the Swedish Embassy in Dublin brought together Swedish business leaders, Irish Government officials as well as trade and investment promotion organisations for a high-level business roundtable.

IAA publishes final decision on Dublin Airport’s Summer 2026 Capacity

IAA publishes final decision on Dublin Airport’s Summer 2026 Capacity

2nd October 2025 at 1:12 pm

The Irish Aviation Authority (IAA) has published its final decision on Dublin Airport’s Summer 2026 capacity which will be used in the airport slot allocation process. The final decision remains consistent with the proposals of the draft decision.