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Sheen Falls Lodge voted Best Irish Hotel - 02 Dec Sheen Falls Lodge, the 5 star Relais & Chateaux hotel overlooking the bay of Kenmare in Co Kerry has won Best Irish Hotel in the Inaugural Travel Media Awards 2011. read news
Delta to Resume Summer Service from Shannon to New York - 22 Nov Delta Air Lines (NYSE:DAL) today announced the resumption of nonstop seasonal service between Shannon Airport and New York’s John F. Kennedy airport on 1 May 2012. Flights will operate daily throughout the summer, in cooperation with joint venture partner Air France KLM. read news
New Chief Executive for London City Airport - 16 Nov London City Airport (LCY) has announced that CEO, Richard Gooding OBE, is to step down from his executive position after 15 years as its Chief Executive and join the Board as a non-executive director. read news
Varadkar Kicks Off Major Tourism Marketing Drive for 2012 at World's Largest Travel Fair - 08 Nov Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport Leo Varadkar joined Tourism Ireland and tourism enterprises from across the island at World Travel Market (WTM) in London today, heralding the start of the promotional drive for 2012. read news
DAA Welcomes New Dublin-Washington DC Route - 08 Nov Dublin Airport Authority (DAA) welcomes today’s announcement by United Continental Holdings that United Airlines will operate a new daily direct Dublin-Washington D.C. service from next June. read news
Aer Lingus Group plc Traffic Statistics – October 2011 - 07 Nov Aer Lingus Group plc (“Aer Lingus”), today announced traffic statistics for the month of October 2011. read news
Aer Arann's Kerry-Dublin Service takes off - 03 Nov Kerry’s business and tourism received a welcome boost today as Aer Arann Regional’s first flights from Kerry to Dublin took to the skies from Kerry Airport. read news
Commission for Aviation Regulations sets 2012-2015 Air Traffic Control charges at Irish airports. - 25 Oct Final determination will result in IAA’s terminal charges falling by 40% in the next four years. read news
TravelMedia representing France in Ireland - 21 Oct TravelMedia is now now representing the French Tourist Board in Ireland. For all your France travel article queries contact michael@travelmedia.ie read news
Michael A. Norton appointed as Board Director of Irish Aviation Authority - 21 Oct The Irish Aviation Authority is pleased to announce the appointment by Mr. Leo Varadkar, the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport of Michael A. Norton as a Board Director of the Irish Aviation Authority. read news
Aer Lingus Group plc - Investor day & trading update - 28 Sep Aer Lingus (“Aer Lingus”, “the Group”), is today holding an investor day for shareholders and equity analysts. read news
Dublin Airport Authority (DAA) has signed heads of agreement with US company Lynxs to develop a new global air freight hub at Shannon Airport - 22 Sep Under the agreement, Lynxs is planning to construct a new temperature controlled freight logistics facility at Shannon with infrastructural support from DAA. This new state-of-the-art facility will now be marketed to both existing freight and logistics companies at Shannon and to potential new customers both domestically and internationally. read news
Europes largest airline, and the worlds fourth biggest airline, Lufthansa, announces new services to Ireland West Airport Knock to Germany - 14 Sep Ireland West Airport Knock are delighted to announce a major boost for the West of Ireland with the news that Europes largest airline and the fourth biggest airline in the world, Lufthansa, will commence new services to Germany starting in May 2012. read news
DAA Welcomes New Emirates Service to Dublin - 09 Sep Dublin Airport Authority (DAA) welcomes today’s announcement from Emirates Airline that it will begin a new daily Dublin-Dubai service from January. read news
Etihad To Fly To The Seychelles - 09 Jun Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, has announced it will commence operations to Mahé in the Republic of Seychelles on November 1, subject to government approval. read news
No disruption to flights expected in next 24 hours, according to IAA - 23 May According to the Volcanic Ash Advisory Centre (VAAC) in London, depending on the continuing eruption of the volcano and the meteorological conditions, there is a risk that some ash cloud may reach parts of northern Europe in the next 24 hours. The situation is being monitored closely but no disruption to flights expected in next 24 hours. read news
ITOF Welcomes Travel Tax Abolition - 16 May The Irish Tour Operators Federation(ITOF) has warmly welcomed the planned abolition of the Travel Tax, as recently announced by the Government. read news
New Corporate Identity for Ireland’s Regional Airline - 13 May Aer Arann, Ireland’s regional airline, today announced details of its new brand and corporate identity - Aer Arann Regional. read news
Travelport heightens support for hotel and car partners - 10 May Travelport, the business services provider to the global travel industry, has outlined plans to invest in a new, in-house support function for its hotel and car supplier customers as part of its ongoing commitment to grow hotel and car bookings through its two GDS platforms, Galileo and Worldspan, as well as its online leisure portal, Travelport Leisure. read news
Update from Commission for Aviation Regulation on Travel Trade Licence Renewals - 04 May The Commission for Aviation Regulation (CAR) today May 4th 2011 has announced the completion of the Spring 2011 licensing round for travel trade renewals. read news
Frank Magee Appointed Managing Director of International Tourism Consulting Partnership - 03 May International Tourism Consulting Partnership (ITCP), the Dublin-based consulting firm that specialises in tourism strategy, planning and development, announced today the appointment of Frank Magee as managing director. read news
Popular Cork - Jersey Route Returns for Summer 2011 - 26 Apr Aer Lingus Regional, operated by Aer Arann today re-introduced its Cork-Jersey summer route. read news
Record Q1 for Etihad as 21 Percent Increase in Revenues Contributes to Positive Ebitdar - 20 Apr Etihad Airways today reported its most successful first quarter to date, with revenues up 21.2 per cent to US$ 770 million (Q1 2010: US$ 635 million), attributable to strong performances in both passenger and cargo traffic. Coupled with a 5.9 per cent reduction in costs per available seat kilometre, this delivered positive EBITDAR (earnings before interest, tax, depreciation, amortisation and rentals) in the quarter for the first time. read news
Major boost for the West of Ireland as Ireland West Airport Knock launches new service to Edinburgh with Europe’s largest regional airline, Flybe - 19 Apr Estimated €3,000,000 revenue boost for the West of Ireland Economy read news
IAA Annual Results show increased profit in a year of economic downturn, volcanic ash and severe winter weather conditions - 14 Apr 2010 was a very successful year for the Irish Aviation Authority (IAA) read news