What We Did This Month – October 2021

We were kept very busy throughout the month of October from creating content and new events to a new podcast episode and lots of travel. Read on to find out everything we got up to this month… Flu vaccinations & a well-deserved office night out Our team here at TravelMedia.ie took the opportunity to stay…

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Barbados Launches Tourism Call Centre for Visitors

The new call centre gives visitors a direct line for all tourism-related queries As the travel and tourism industry continues to rebound in a meaningful way, Barbados has launched an innovative tool to put the human voice back in tourism, and stay connected to its visitors. The Barbados Tourism Call Centre began as a pilot…

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what we did this month - february 2019

Why is Travel Public Relations Important in the United Kingdom and Ireland?

TravelMedia.ie is a specialist public relations, digital marketing, and communications agency in the travel industry. Our team works with a number of clients in the travel industry in the UK and Irish market on public relations and our clients reap the rewards. Public relations is a crucial element of any UK and Irish travel business’…

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Is World Travel Market Beneficial for Travel Public Relations in the United Kingdom?

From the 1st to the 3rd of November 2021, the TravelMedia.ie team attended World Travel Market in the ExCel Centre, London. The TravelMedia.ie team attended the event with Barbados Tourism Marketing Inc. (BTMI) as their public relations reps in the UK market. Alongside TravelMedia.ie’s Michael Collins, Ali Finnegan, Raluca Andronic, and Leslie Graham, the Barbados…

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UK Travel PR with Visit Barbados: Aer Lingus’ Inaugural Flight from Manchester to Bridgetown

At first glance, you may think TravelMedia.ie only looks after the Irish market, but we do a lot of travel PR in the United Kingdom and throughout Europe. One example of our UK travel PR campaigns is with the Barbados tourist board, Visit Barbados. In October 2021, Aer Lingus launched their first direct Caribbean route…

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World Travel Market – Media Update

What’s New in Barbados 2021 – 2022 As travel resumes, Barbados is now busier than ever. Boasting a range of new tourist attractions, accommodation options, flight routes, and more, there is now no excuse to postpone paradise any longer, Barbados is waiting for you with the warmest of welcomes! Need more convincing? In this booklet,…

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Appointment of Chief Executive Officer

After an intensive global search, the Board of Directors of the Barbados Tourism Marketing Inc. is pleased to confirm the appointment of Mr. Jens Thraenhart, as Chief Executive Officer of the island’s destination marketing agency, effective November 1st 2021.  Mr. Thraenhart, a tourism veteran of 26 years, emerged as the top candidate from an initial…

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Barbados removes mandatory second test for fully vaccinated travellers

The Government of Barbados continues to review and update its travel protocols for entry into the country. In the latest update, effective Sunday October 24, 2021, fully vaccinated travellers with a valid negative COVID-19 PCR test result will no longer be required to take a second COVID-19 PCR test on arrival in Barbados, or observe…

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