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Innstant Travel is pleased to announce the arrival of the following new team member Alvaro Aravena – Business Development Manager Ireland, who brings with him over 18 years of experience in the Irish Travel industry. Alvaro says “I am delighted to join the Innstant Group and look forward to working closely with all the agents…
View the original article: http://www.independent.ie/business/irish/swiss-on-a-roll-but-ryanair-comes-last-in-popularity-list-3332378.html Swiss on a roll but Ryanair comes last in popularity list By Luke Byrne Thursday December 20 2012 RYANAIR has dismissed a survey by consumer magazine ‘Which?’ that found it was the least popular short-haul airline. The survey questioned passengers who travelled in the 12 months to October this year…
The Irish Travel Industry Awards will be held on January 24th in Mansion House, Dublin. . The Awards are an initiative of the Irish Travel Agents Association with the support of Worldchoice, Travel Centres and Travelsavers. The Awards Gala Banquet. Have your say and vote in the awards by going to www.irishtravelindustryawards.com….
Cartrawler, the travel industry’s gateway to worldwide car rental distribution, has appointed a new Chief Procurement Officer (“CPO”) to the Executive Team. Brian Ingarfield joins CarTrawler as CPO having spent the past seven years as General Manager of Tour America where he successfully transformed business operations and delivered profitable growth during a period of challenging…
30th November 2012 Meet The Team – introducing Paul Manning and Shauna Mullery Hertz would like to introduce their Travel Sales team of Paul Manning and Shauna Mullery, who will be giving dedicated support to the Irish Travel Trade. Shauna has been with Hertz for the last four years managing corporate accounts and Paul is…
Calin Rovinescu, President and Chief Executive Officer of Air Canada, has been elected as the new Chairman of the Star Alliance Chief Executive Board (CEB). He succeeds Rob Fyfe, CEO Air New Zealand, who held the post for the last two years. “On behalf of all Star Alliance members I thank Rob for his personal…
View the original articles: http://www.independent.ie/travel/travel-destinations/austria-piste-of-the-action-3304580.html?start=1 http://www.independent.ie/travel/travel-destinations/need-to-know-3304596.html Austria: Piste of the action By Thomas Breathnach Saturday, November 24th 2012 Taking his first ski steps on the slopes of Austria, Thomas Breathnach soon got a taste for the Tyrolean high life For two tick-tocking years, I lived in Switzerland without so much as a sniff of a…
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…
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…
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,…