Hertz and Uber Expand Partnership to Bring Up To 25,000 Electric Vehicles to European Capitals
20th January 2023 at 12:00 pm European expansion will make up to 25,000 Electric Vehicles (EVs) available to Uber drivers to rent across Europe by 2025 – starting in London with the aim to expand to Paris and Amsterdam.
Builds on the existing partnership with Hertz in North America, where nearly 50,000 drivers to date have benefited through the partnership.
Uber aims to be a zero-emissions platform in London by 2025 and in Europe and North America by 2030.
Hertz is committed to accelerating the adoption of EVs and driving shared mobility around the world.
New! Non-Stop flights from Dublin to Tel-Aviv
20th January 2023 at 12:00 pm New! Non-Stop flights from Dublin to Tel-Aviv
The first flight will depart from Tel Aviv on the 26 March 2023. Represented in Ireland by Catherine Grennell Whyte’s ATTS. EL AL will operate 3 flights weekly flights from Dublin to Tel Aviv, launching the first nonstop service between the two counties.
Prices from €399!!
Travelbiz in the Deise
20th January 2023 at 12:00 pm Don got to drop the all new Travelbiz Diary to agents in his hometown of Waterford driving the all new Hertz Ireland Transit Custom. Hertz Ireland came to the rescue as always and provided us with an amazing set of wheels to cover the Deise.
Lift those Diaries Iron Man Tom Britton and the Marble City Crew.
20th January 2023 at 12:00 pm Tom Britton, Gillian Purser, and the Marble City Travel crew took delivery of their Travelbiz 2023 Diaries as Tom took the boxes and ran up and down the stairs with the Travelbiz Hertz Van on his back and came back for more!
Congratulations Graham Hennessy and the Dosomethingdifferent Team
20th January 2023 at 12:00 pm Dosomethingdifferent picked up the award (third time in a row) for Best Holiday Add Ons at the prestigious Globe Travel Awards in the Grosvenor House Park Lane in London last week. Testament to the hard work of all the DSD team and support from their travel agent and tour operator partners.
Shannon Holiday Show a resounding success
20th January 2023 at 12:00 pm It was if we were never away as the doors of the Holiday show in association with Shannon Airport opened to the public last weekend at the all new venue the Raddison Blu Limerick. Trade partners included Sunway Holiday, TUI Ireland, Click&Go, Aer Lingus, PortAventura World, Visit Salou, Magical Malta and Gozo, Costa Dourada, Lanzarote, Tourism Northern Ireland, Stena Line, Silversea Cruises, Fly Shannon.ie, Hotel partners and endless holiday options for the travelling public to view, discuss and book!
United Airlines open new Terminal
20th January 2023 at 12:00 pm There’s a new terminal in town…and it’s at Newark Liberty International Airport.
United Airlines will be operating 11 gates from the newly opened state-of-the-art Terminal A, which comes with natural light, modern art displays and 60 different restaurants and retail shops.
The all new 2023 Travelbiz Diary is on its way to you
20th January 2023 at 12:00 pm Travelbiz 2023 Diary.
The all new Travelbiz 2023 Diary arrived on our shores last week despite efforts by certain Brexit lovers to make life very difficult for us. Don, Peter and the Travelbiz crew are all loaded up and ready to roll. Our valued trade Partner Hertz Ireland provided fantastic Hertz Branded vans to load and go! A huge shout of thanks to Paul, Sean, Noleen and the Hertz Ireland team for providing us with great support and the amazing wheels. We are dispatching all our registrations which have been logged since September of 2022 and we are also delivering to anyone who would like one of our much loved, number one, travel industry desktop companion. Simply email Diary@Travelbiz.ie
34 years of Holiday World for Don
20th January 2023 at 12:00 pm It was so good to see Edmund and Maureen at The Shannon Holiday Show last weekend as we open the doors to full on resumption of the Holiday World Shows. Holiday World Show next stop after Shannon is Belfast and then to Dublin. Don reminded Maureen and Edmund that this year is his 34th year of enjoying the Holiday World BUZZ and does not look a day over…
Irish trade at the Celebrity Cruises Travel Agent Appreciation Awards
13th January 2023 at 12:00 pm Celebrity Cruises rewarded the exceptionally hard work of travel partners and celebrated industry icons at its annual Travel Agent Appreciation Awards. The luxury cruise line honoured a host of valued partners in recognition of how their efforts have directly impacted the business’s success over the past 12 months and handed out a special award to Dame Irene Hays DBE DL, of Hays Travel, for her outstanding contribution to travel.
Held on 12th January at Searcy’s at The Gherkin, the luxury event saw over 70 travel partners come together and a total of eight awards presented to key groups and individuals to celebrate their commitment to Celebrity Cruises and to the wider industry. The awards were hosted by Jo Rzymowska (Celebrity Cruises Vice President & Managing Director EMEA) and Claire Stirrup (Sales Director UK & Ireland).