Declan Mescall joins Travelbiz

A big congratulations to Declan Mescall who has joined Travelbiz.ie as the new Features Editor. Declan has a many years of experience in the travel industry, having recently retired  as Head of Passenger Sales Irish Ferries where he spent over 34 years. Prior to that he was a non executive director of Dublin Tourism for 7…

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Finn Gillespie in Turin heaven

View the original article: http://www.sundayworld.com/lifestyle/index.php Italian skiing? Turin Heaven! Sauze d’Oulx in the Alpine ‘Milkyway’ makes for a perfect slice of ‘La Dolce Vita’ in a Winter holiday Sunday, October 7th, 2012 FUN ON THE RUN: Finn Gillepsie takes to the slopes in the resort of Sauze D’Oulx THIS is the home of good food…

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Eoin O’ Sullivan’s Mountain Playground

View the original article: http://www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/travel/bigread/mountain-playground-208272.html Mountain playground By Eoin O’Sullivan Sunday, September 23, 2012 Eoin O’Sullivan takes to his skis to test out the slopes of Westendorf. OKAY, okay! So it’s no longer such a clear-cut matter, black and white. No longer does a ‘real’ holiday have to consist of doing as little as possible,…

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Ed Leahy reports from the slopes

View the original article: http://www.rte.ie/lifestyle/travel/features/2012/0914/337618-mayrhofen/ Mayrhofen Back to the slopes and back to school. Eighty eager skiers standing sideways awaiting the instructor’s signal to perform. Time for no more than four or five turns before your fate is decided. Off I went. The turns big, safety being the key word and I arrived at the…

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