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Strike action at Gatwick 22/09/2004

Ryanair extend seat sale to 27September 15/09/2004

Ryanair has extended its "biggest ever free seat sale" (just pay taxes and charges) until mi

Qantas sale to Hing Kong 15/09/2004

 Qantas is celebrating the introduction of their new

Aer Lingus visit Ireland fares 15/09/2004

Visiting Ireland? Aer Lingus is offering flights to Dublin from a selection of UK dep

bmibaby seat sale - ends Sep15 15/09/2004

Act quickly: bmibaby has 35,000 "free" (just pay taxes and charges) seats to 8 destin

New HQ in Copenhagen for Tourism Ireland 07/09/2004

Tourism Ireland has announced that it is to open a new regional headquarters in Copenhagen, Denmark.

The Nordic markets have gr

Air Malta jet in scare at Glasgow Airport 02/09/2004

An Air Malta jet with 143 people on board had to circle over Glasgow before making an emergency landing becau

BA and BMI cut fares 02/09/2004

The UK’s two largest full service airlines have cut fares in a bid to fill seats after the peak summer period.


And no-frills carrier easyJet followed suit by cutting the price

EU Jet takes off 02/09/2004

EU Jet takes off this week. The airline will operate to 17 European destinations from Kent International Airport, otherwise known as Manston: Amsterdam, Copenhagen, Faro, Geneva, Barcelona Giro

Easyjet launches to Baltic 01/09/2004

easyJet today announces that it is due to start services from the Baltic states of Estonia and Latvia. Consumers in Tallinn and Riga will soon be benefiting from easyJet’s famously low fares to

BA no longer favourite airline 01/09/2004

British Airways' advertisements used to style it "the world's favorite airline", but now the crisis-hit carrier is not even close to being the nation's favorite, a poll of air travelers showed

Athens mass exodus 01/09/2004

Thousands of athletes, sports officials and visitors to Athens began leaving the Greek capital Monday in a mass post-Olympic exodus.

Athens Int

Monarch launches new flights to Canary Islands 28/08/2004

Monarch Scheduled is to launch weekly flights to Gran Canaria and Lanzarote from Luton for t

New plane service for Greek Isles 28/08/2004

New seaplane service: AirSea Lines links the main Greek Islands - Corfu, Kefalonia, Z

Internet travel continues to grow 28/08/2004

In July, visits to travel related websites represented 5% of all online visits (one in 20 visits), compared with one in 25 visits in January 2004. This correlates with forecasts published in th

Stena Line launches tourism campaign 11/08/2004

Ferry company Stena Line has launched a £350,000 marketing campaign aimed at boosting car traffic and tourism from Britain to Ireland. 

The campaign which runs for one month include

Health scare 11/08/2004

Health experts are warning holidaymakers to beware of a potentially deadly virus carried by mosquitoes.


Two travellers have come back to Britain from Portugal suffering from We

Bmibaby annouces new base at Birmingham 11/08/2004

Bmibaby has announced the first of up to 20 routes it plans to launch from a new base at Birmingham International Airport.


The no-frills arm of bmi will launch flights to Alica

Travel News 11/08/2004

New Excel Caribbean flights: Flights to Antigua and St Lucia will commence on 14 December and Barbados from 5 November from £384 return.
 

Zante the new hotspot 11/08/2004

The Greek island of Zante is the new hotspot for young holidaymakers, according to tour operators.

Faliraki became notorious last year due to the antics of drunken Briti

BA loses luggage during storm 11/08/2004

A huge thunderstorm that led to the closure of Heathrow airport last week led to British Airways losing some

Trading Standards requires transparency 11/08/2004

The Trading Standards Institute is increasing the pressure on airlines and travel companies to show all-inclusive prices on it websites.

Principal trading standards offi

US to add "fun ship" to med next year 22/06/2004

US-based Carnival Cruise Lines is to sail in the Mediterranean for the first time next summer.


Tube travellers to T4 LHR face disruption 22/06/2004

Travellers to Heathrow airport will reportedly face some 20 months of disruption while a new underground trai

Greek workers look for Olympic pay increases 22/06/2004

Yesterday the hotel workers threatened to walk off the job during the Olympics. Last week the capital's notoriously fractious taxi drivers said they wo

Future stars take to 'Starmaker' course 22/06/2004

Children as young as six who dream of being a Pop Idol winner like Will Young, below, are signing up in their droves for a summer camp 'Starmaker' cour

Dishonest claims push holiday prices up 22/06/2004
Fabricated complaints and a 'band-wagon-claimant' culture are pushing up the price of holidays, according to the director of the Federation of Tour Operators.

10% increase in passenger no. for BMI 08/06/2004

The BMI group saw passenger numbers rise by more than 10% in May over the same month last year.


The collection of carriers flew 869,638 people during the month, an increase of

Thompson increases winter departures to Egypt 08/06/2004

Easyjet warns of profit fall 08/06/2004

EasyJet shares have tumbled on the back of a trading statement that warned of a unprofitable price war continuing between low cost carriers.


Shares in the no-frills airline had

BasiqAir offers 27/05/2004

BasqueAir which flies from London Stansted and Dublin to Rotterdam, is offering flights on the Stansted-Rotterdam service from €9.99 (approximately £6) one-way excluding taxes. Dublin to Rotter

MyTravelLite wintr fares 27/05/2004

Winter flights with MyTravelLite are available to book now. The Birmingham-based airline is offering flights to Spain and Portugal from £25 one-way including taxes. Winter sunshine fligh

Ryanair winter season on sale 27/05/2004

Ryanair's winter season (November 2004 to March 2005) schedule is available now on all routes between the UK and Ireland. Prices start at 99p plus taxes.

The Irish airline has ad

Ryanair boss wants to win the price war 27/05/2004

Jetstar makes debut on Aussie routes 27/05/2004

Qantas’ low-cost Jetstar has made its debut offering the lowest fares ever seen on the Australian domestic routes. 

Jetstar will operate 88 flights a day, increasing to 11

Cityjet offers Dublin-London City & Malaga 20/05/2004

Cityjet is offering flights from Dublin to London City Airport from €60 return excluding taxes. Travel on Tuesday to Saturday until 30 June. The Dublin-based airline is also offerin

Aer Arann new Knock-Liverpool service 20/05/2004

Aer Arann, the Irish regional airline, has announced the introduction of a new service from Knock to Liverpool, which will commece on Monday, 21 June.

The new service, which will operate

MyTravelLite Dublin and Knock offers 20/05/2004

MyTravelLite has a new look website and is offering flights to Dublin and Knock from £15 one-way including taxes; Barcelona and Palma from £25 one-way including taxes and Alicante

JetGreen Airways another low cost victim 13/05/2004

JetGreen Airways has suspended its operations, saying it is unable to continue trading. The airline had been operating flights from Dublin to Alicante and Malaga in Spain. 
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EU Jet announces start up date 13/05/2004

EU Jet, the Irish charter operator, is pressing ahead with plans to introduce scheduled services from Manston Airport in Kent during the summer. The start up date has been announced for 14 June

Aer Arann announces three new routes 13/05/2004

Aer Arann, which flies nine routes across the Irish Sea and has an extensive domestic network in Ireland, has introduced three new routes: Manchester to Waterford and Kerry, and Prestwick to Do

Insects set to land in Washington DC 13/05/2004

Travellers who are afraid of creepy-crawlies are best advised to avoid the eastern seaboard of the United States ove

See-through airport scanner on the way 12/05/2004

The technology firm Qinetiq will reportedly launch an airport scanner that can see straight through several l

Faliraki feeling the tourist backlash 12/05/2004

The tourist industry in the Greek resort of Faliraki has reportedly “collapsed” following a year of bad publi

In-flight coffin for Singapore Airlines 11/05/2004

The Asian carrier Singapore Airl

Wasps launch tourist attack ! 11/05/2004

Passenger tells pilot to go 'faster' 11/05/2004

An airline passenger has been ar

Qatar to invest heavily in tourism 11/05/2004

The Gulf state of Qatar has unveiled an ambitious plan for tourism development that will cost over $15 billion, and challenge the supremacy of Dubai as the destination o

27% surge in internet travel 11/05/2004

Visits to travel-related websites have increased by over a quarter in the last 12 months with the future outloo

Easyjet shares fall 06/05/2004

News of travel and tourism shares was yesterday dominated by easyjet, which lost some 25 per cent of its valu

Man jailed for leaving bag unattended 06/05/2004

A passenger who left a bag unattended at Birmingham International airport, causing a massive security alert,

NI tourism boost 06/05/2004

The number of visitors to Northern Ireland grew by 12% last year compared with 2002, according to the Northern Ireland Tourist Board.

The board also said these visitors spent £291m

Consolidation predicted in U.S. airline industry 06/05/2004

The leaders of three of the largest airlines in the United States say they see a future of consolidation and change in the industry that may result in fewer large-network and low-fare carriers.

Singapore Airlines starts 18hr non-stop New York service 06/05/2004

Singapore Airlines Ltd, the world's second-largest carrier by market value, said it will begin an 18-hour direct flight to New York on June 28, setting a new record for the world's longest non-

ANA pilot 'nods' off 05/05/2004

A pilot working for the Japanese

Duo Airways goes bust 05/05/2004

Duo Airways, which only started operating in June, has gone into administration and suspended all operations at 0001 BST on Saturday. (5/4/2004)
 
The administ

Qater Airways gets 5* ranking 05/05/2004

QATAR Airways has been awarded a Five Star ranking by the independent aviation quality monitor Skytrax, placing Qatar Airways alongside Cathy Pacific and Singapore Airlines for airline quality.

Baggage weight limited eases strain on bag handlers 05/05/2004

Before you cram that extra pair of shoes into your suitcase, spare a thought for the baggage handlers who have suffered so many strains and injuries th

Direct flights to Northern Cyprus ? 05/05/2004

The rejection of the UN plan to reunite Cyprus could boost tourism in the Turkish part of the island if trade embargoes are lifted to allow direct flig

Athens clean-up 30/04/2004

Authorities in the Olympic city of Athens have reportedly launched a strict anti-litter campaign in the run-u

Atlantis discovered off Cyprus ? 30/04/2004

Ryanair predicts No.1 spot 29/04/2004

Ryanair’s combative boss Michael O’Leary has stated that he wants the carrier to be the “world’s favourite ai

Travel News 29/04/2004

American Airlines will launch daily non-stop flights from Boston to Manchester from 15 May for the summer season.
 
First Choice Airways is set to be

Aussie tour guide saves girl from croc 28/04/2004

An Australian tour guide is being hailed a hero after he fought a huge saltwater crocodile to save the life of an 11-year-old girl the beast was about to kill.


The drama reportedly

Barcelona to ban bullfighting 28/04/2004

Councillors in Barcelona have voted to declare their opposition to bullfighting in a move observers say could lead t

BMI numbers increase 28/04/2004

The bmi group of airlines carried more than 2.3 million passengers in the first quarter of 2004, 21% up on the same period last year. 

The total number of passengers carri

European online sales increase by 43% 28/04/2004

Online travel sales increased by as much as 43% from 2002 to 2003 and reached EUR 11.2 billion in the European market in 2003 - or 5.2% of the market (up from EUR 7.8 billion. or 3.7% in 2002).

Dublin popular port of call 28/04/2004

Dublin is fast becoming a popular port of call for the major cruise operators. Almost 40,000 passengers are set to visit Dublin port this year - an increase of 100% on 2000. Dublin port is now

Dublin air routes increase 28/04/2004

Dublin airport will gain 19 new services in the first half of this year : Germanwings has started flying to Cologne and Basiq Air is flying to Rotterdam. Aer lingus commenced operations to Bris

New Aussie start-up 27/04/2004

Cut-price flights to Australia look likely if Backpackers Xpress, a embryonic airline, gets permission to launch services between Melbourne and Manchester. The carrier expects to charge around

BA increases longhaul capacity 27/04/2004

British Airways is adding more than 250,000 extra seats to long haul routes from the UK this summer. 


The move is designed to meet dem

MyTravel no longer in cruising operations 27/04/2004

MyTravel Group plc has completed the review of its overall cruise strategy as announced on 22 March 2004, and announces its withdrawal from  cruise ship operations, although MyTravel will

Stena HSS celebrates 27/04/2004

The Stena HSS, sailing from Holyhead to Dun Laoghaire, recently celebrated her eighth anniversary since it first set sail on 10 April 1996 as well as the ten millionth tourism passenger to

Moscow Vnukovo airport opens new terminal 27/04/2004

Moscow's Vnukovo airport has launched a sleek new international terminal as part of a $1.3 billion modernization plan aimed to help it cash in on Russians' new found-love of overseas travel.

Ryanair predicts low-frill failure 27/04/2004

Ryanair has predicted that at least one European no-frills carrier would go bust this year because of an ongo

Low cost funeral tourism ? 27/04/2004

PRAGUE - Elderly Germans looking for low-cost farewells are have begun opting for a trip to the Czech Republic to arrange a budget departure from the material world.

The Prague financia

U.S. visitors boost Irish tourism 27/04/2004

Tourist numbers grew by 17 per cent in February to 403,700 on the back of growth in the numbers of North American visi

Flybe increases Scotland capacity 27/02/2004

Anglo-Scottish route expansion is planned by Flybe as the airline seeks to carry more than one million passengers to and from Scotland this year.


Flybe aims

Stelios starts preparing for Easycruise 27/02/2004

Stelios Haji-Ioannou has reportedly sold some four million shares in EasyJet to pay for a ‘shopping spree’ – a cruise ship, a hotel and 10 minibuses.


Having

Extra Virgin flights to U.S. 27/02/2004

Virgin Atlantic has announced that it is to start operating extra flights to the United States later this year, creating hundreds of new jobs.


From 1 June to

TUI purchase Coventry Airport 27/02/2004

Thomson Holidays’ German parent TUI has agreed to acquire Coventry airport.


The deal, for a sum thought to be £6.7 million, is designed to secure the launch

Best travel products named 27/02/2004

The Travel Insider has selected noise-reducing head phones, TSA-approved luggage locks and an international GSM cell phone as the best travel technology products of 2003

Low cost airlines fight back 27/02/2004

The European Low Fares Airlines Association is to launch a legal challenge to new EU legislation increasing the level of compensation paid by airlines to passengers who

Online access available inflight 27/02/2004

Passengers who want to send emails and surf the internet from above the clouds will be able to from next month, when two airlines launch in-flight online access.


Online threat to business travel agents 27/02/2004

While travel management companies continue to account more than half of all business travel arrangements, online bookings are on the increase.

The Company Barcla

Mytravelite seat sale 27/02/2004

Mytravelite is having a 30,000 seat sale on one-way fares with taxes. Routes include Belfast, Dublin and Knock for £19; Malaga, Alicante, M

bmibaby seat sale 27/02/2004

bmibaby is offering 200,000 seats for £19.99 (one-way, including taxes). Destination airports include:

Manchester Airport:

Holiday-Special.com adds Steintravel; Sunway and Topflight 18/02/2004

www.holiday-special.com have added Irish tour operators Steintravel; Sunway and Topflight to

BA to close two call centres 18/02/2004

Telephone calls to the airline’s five call centres in the UK have fallen by 34% in the last two years from 13 million to 8.5 million per year as the popularity of t

Ryanair cuts aircraft costs 17/02/2004

Ryanair is doing away with even more “non-essential” features on a new fleet of aircraft from Boeing such as reclining seats, head rests, seat pockets and window blinds

Airline news 17/02/2004

BMI is to introduce direct flights from Manchester to Toronto on 25 April, flown in co-operation with Air Canada. The service will initially operate four ti

easyjet announces new routes 17/02/2004

Ten new countries join the European Union on 1 May and easyjet is gearing up to fly to two of them (Slovenia and Hungary) from the very first day.<

French air traffic strike to cause problems 17/02/2004

Nearly 60% of flights at Paris Orly airport have been disrupted by a strike by air traffic controllers – and aviation authorities have warned that the problem could spre

New Euopean mobile service 12/02/2004

A new service launched today may cut the cost of international mobile phone charges by up to 80%. The service introduced by Primus Telecommunications, one of the top ten

Air France / KLM given merger go ahead 12/02/2004

The European Union has reportedly given the green light to a merger between Air France and KLM, which will create the largest airline group in Europe if it goes ahead. <

Bmibaby announce Cork-Gatwick service 12/02/2004

Bmibaby is to fly from Gatwick for the first time with the launch of flights to Cork and Prague.


Daily services are planned from April 30 with one-way intern

Falcon May Madness sale starts Thursday 12 Feb04 10/02/2004

May Madness
 
4 day sale starts Thursday 12th February '04

Panorama easter deals ex Dublin & Cork 10/02/2004

check latest availability at www.holiday-special.com

New York noise law 10/02/2004

New York’s restaurant, bar and night club owners are vowing to defeat a “secret plan” to bring forward the closing time of many of the city’s entertainment venues.
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One-way pedestrain system for Venice 10/02/2004

The overcrowded city of Venice could soon be introducing a one-way system – for pedestrians.

According to a report in The Guardian, the city has designate

Independent travellers to Spain soar 10/02/2004

Numbers of UK package holidaymakers to Spain declined by almost 4% last year while independent travellers soared by a massive 30%.

The percentage of people on pa

U.S.Airways up for sale ? 10/02/2004

Investment banks have been hired to find potential buyers for loss-making US Airways.
The move came as the carrier admitt

Statue of Liberty to shut ? 04/02/2004

The world-famous New York attraction, the Statue of Liberty, could be close to tourists for ever. The Daily Mail reports today that the famous landmark, which was closed

Airline news 03/02/2004

MyTravelLite has March Madness offers from £1 plus taxes, which are valid for departures from 1-31 March. Fly to Ireland from £1 one-way plus tax. Al

'Hop' aboard 03/02/2004

A new airline, to be operating by July, is set to Americanise air travel in the UK. Hop, headed by Tony Camacho (former chief commercial officer of budget Dutch a

Ryanair loses disability case 03/02/2004

The no frills airline said it would appeal against the “defective judgement” in the case brought by the Disability Rights Commission on behalf of Robert Ross.

Call for schedule airline bonding 03/02/2004

An Irish politician has urged Dublin to review airline licensing arrangements after Cork-based Jetmagic collapsed Wednesday, leaving 100 staff out of work and 400 passen

"thar she blows !" 30/01/2004

A 50-tonne sperm whale has reportedly exploded in the centre of a Taiwanese city, covering buildings, cars and pedestrians in “blood, blubber and stinking entrails”.

Irish carrier collaspes 30/01/2004

The Irish airline Jetmagic has reportedly collapsed after losing more than GBP7.5 million since it was launched last April.

The online news service Ireland Onlin

Zoom off to a flying start on Scotland-Canada routes 28/01/2004

Zoom Airlines says it is ready to launch low cost flights to Canada from May and has announced extra services from Glasgow due to high demand.

The carrier, owned

Ryanair shares take a dive 28/01/2004

Ryanair received a double blow this week when it reportedly received news that the European Commission will rule that the government subsidies it currently receives are

Air Arann to add Birmingham route 28/01/2004

Air Arann will launch its second UK route on May03 - from Birmingham to Galway.

Post-Xmas boom for travel sites 28/01/2004

Interest in travel websites has boomed since christmas, according to online tracking firm Hitwise. It claimed consumers turned their attention to holidays as soon as the

BMI set to unveil Toronto flights 28/01/2004

BMI is set to confirm the launch of Manchester-Toronto flights in the next few days. The airline will take over the seasonal route operated by Air Canada. BMI is also co

Operators add capacity for mid-term break 28/01/2004

Cosmos has added capacity in the Canary Islands for February half-term to meet demand for late bookings. Three aditional flights from Gatwick and Manchester airports hav

EU forces compensation rules on airlines 27/01/2004

European Union governments have given their final approval to legislation giving airline passengers more rights to compensation when inconvenienced by airlines.The new p

New flight services 26/01/2004

Air Southwest will fly from Jersey to Bristol and Plymouth from April2. American Airlines will fly from Manchester to Boston from May15 and Easyjet will fly from Newcast

Buses to replace tube to LHR 26/01/2004

Holidaymakers taking the tube to LHR face delays over the next weeks. Essential track work began on the Piccadilly line this weekend, requiring a replacement bus between

Flight News 22/01/2004

British Airways seat sale ends January 27th - book now to get a great flight deal www.holiday-spe

Internet bookings grow - again !! 21/01/2004

There appears to be a clear trend this January towards booking online and through call centres. Figures from market intelligence company GartnerG2 reveal that 24% of con

Glasgow invests £12m in terminal 21/01/2004

Glasgow airport is to invest £12m adapting an existing building into a second terminal. The new facility, due to open in May, will initially house EasyJet and MyTravel f

Aircoach car-parking to rival Aer Rianta at Dublin 21/01/2004

Coach tour company Aircoach is offering car-parking at Dublin Airport, breaking the monopoly of Aer Rianta. Aircoach now provides 3500 spaces on a site near the terminal

South Africa shows decline in tourism 21/01/2004

Although growth rate is line with the world figures, it shows that the country's much-vaunted tourism boom is over


New name for East Midlands airport 21/01/2004

East Midlands airport announced a new name for itself today "Nottingham East Midlands Airport" and, in so doing, risked the wrath of two of three neighbouring cities sid

New use for the supermarket trolley 21/01/2004

A German traveller reportedly caused a carfuffle at Duesseldorf airport when he tried to check in a supermarket shopping trolley.

According to the online news pr

Falcon winter savers ex Belfast 19/01/2004

All holidays subject to change. Child prices are available. Prices include in-flight meals and transfers but exclude £10pp late booking fee within 2wks of departure

bmibaby out performs parent BMI 19/01/2004

bmi group managed to report a total monthly passenger growth of 11% for December - entirely due to the growth of its low cost offshoot bmibaby.

Some 741,483 pass

Alitalia strike action 16/01/2004

Alitalia has reportedly cancelled more than 350 flights next Monday because of a planned eight-hour strike by its staff.

According to the Italian news agency AGI

Banned airlines named 16/01/2004

The names of carriers banned from flying in UK air space because of perceived safety fears were published.

Banned airlines include all carriers operating from Equ

Irish enjoy 10% rise in flights 14/01/2004

Ireland is enjoying its highest capacity on scheduled flights in and out of the country this winter according to Tourism Ireland. The 280,000 seat totl is 10% up on wint

Hapag-Llord to launch two new routes from Ireland 14/01/2004

Dublin is to gain services to Stuttgart and Hamburg on April 01. TUI's n0-frills airline Hapag-Lloyd Express will offer 3 flights a week to Stuttgard and four to Hamburg

Ryanair hits 2m mark on Dublin route 14/01/2004

Ryanair carried 2m passenegers o the London-Dublin route between January and November last year. The figure represents almost half of all traffic on the route.

Irish enjoy cheap packages 14/01/2004

Irish operators have held or cut prices for this summer's package holidays in anticipation of a sales peak. Niall Mcdonnell, president of the Irish Tour Operators Fedeer

AA plan Manchester-Boston service 14/01/2004

American Airlines is to confirm plans to launch a daily Manchester-Boston service in the summer - its first new UK route since September11th.

Queen Mary sets sail 14/01/2004

The 150,000-ton Queen Mary 2 set sail from Southampton on 12 January on a 14-day journey to Fort Lauderdale.

Its 2,600 passenger

Thai curfew 14/01/2004

The future of Thailand’s tourism industry could be threatened by a strict clampdown on its seedier side, which could come into effect as from midnight tonight.

T

Easyjet hits the top 14/01/2004

EasyJet was the clear leader in the UK online transport sector at the end of last year according to the latest statistics from Hitwise.
The no-frills airline notched

Banned airlines named 10/01/2004

The names of carriers banned from flying in UK air space because of perceived safety fears were published on Thursday.

Banned airlines include all carriers opera

Brazil responses to US ID checks 09/01/2004

Beginning Jan. 1, Brazilian immigration authorities began taking photographs and fingerprints, using old-fashioned ink pads, as Americans arrived at airports and po

US visa charge appeal 09/01/2004

British diplomats are urging Washington to relax security regulations which may force UK travellers from late October to buy a $100 (£54.58) visa


easygroup launch easyCruise 09/01/2004

Internet entrepreneur Stelios Haji-loannou

Easyjet passenger nos. increase 08/01/2004

The no-frills budget carrier said it flew 1.67 million passengers during the month, up from the 1.44 million seen in December 2002.

Flight Offers !!! 07/01/2004

Virgin Atlantic have introduced a seat sale on most of their long-haul route network ex UK with New York from £188 if booked by 27Jan and travel by 27May. Click <

UK texts it's way into 2004 07/01/2004

While a significant portion of the global population celebrated the arrival of 2004 with parties, kisses and revelry, UK mobile users were texting their good wishes to e

China Airlines launches e-menu 05/01/2004

As from 1 January, China Airlines will be introducing an innovative “e-menu” to its route network. A main course pre-order service via its corporate website was first in

Ryanair launches hostel booking service 05/01/2004

Ryanair has launched a new service for customers enabling them to book hostel beds online through Ryanair.com. The service, powered by the Irish company, Hostelworld.com

Odyssey Worldwide longhaul Jan-Mar sale 05/01/2004

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Crystal Holidays January Specials 04/01/2004

Crystal Ski - January Specials
 
Austria

Budget Travel January Offers 04/01/2004

Ex Dublin & Cork 10Jan weekend
 

Budget Travel add Bouganvilllia Apartments 03/01/2004

Budget Travel have added the Bouganvilllia Apartments complex to their range of accommodation in Santa Ponsa. The property offers superb in-house facilities, comfortable

Internet travel sales up 29/12/2003

ACNielson have released figures showing travel sales through direct channels (websites, call centres and digital TV) were 13% up yeay on year, whilst those through shops

Gatwick-Zurich dropped by Easyjet 29/12/2003

The CEO of easyjet, Ray Webster, announced that the low-cost carrier would be cancelling its Gatwick Zurich service from March 2004.

Boeing 'Dreamliner' launched 22/12/2003

Boeing has reportedly announced that it is to push ahead with plans for a new commercial airliner, already dubbed the “Dreamliner” among workers at the company.


Squeeze in the Big Apple 22/12/2003

Hotels in New York have reportedly been full for the last month, with flights to the city very heavily booked, because so many Britons are flying there to buy their Chri

JFK Airtrain opens for business 22/12/2003

Travelling from the centre of New York to its main airport has traditionally been a rather painful process - until now.

AirTrain, a USD1.9 billion rail line link

Early Bird specials 22/12/2003

In an effort to entice early holiday bookings, tour operaotrs are offering some great deals for summer 2004 :
 

EU/US share passenger information 18/12/2003

In the continued battle against terrorist threats, the EU and the US have agreed a deal to exchange data on all airline passengers crossing the Atlantic. 

Thompson Holidays to launch low cost airline 18/12/2003

The airline is due to start flying on 31st March 2004 and has been launched in response to changes in the way consumers are buying their leisure travel. Holiday mak

Airtours summer 2004 sale 17/12/2003

Brochure offers entended to 31st Dec 2003 :
 
Guaranteed Free Child places

Panorama Summer 2004 sale 17/12/2003

Edition 1 brochure offers extended until 31st Dec 2003 :
 
Free child places

Falcon January Offers - further discounts 17/12/2003

10 January weekend
 
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BMI transatlantic offers 11/12/2003

Flights from Manchester to Washington and Chicago with BMI - travel from 8 January until the end of March. The airline has a fare of

My Travel posts massive losses 11/12/2003

MyTravel’s future lies in the balance today after the company posted a full year pre-tax loss of £910million - far worse than the £600million loss that the city had proj

My Travel review 10/12/2003

The Civil Aviation Authority will be conducting a Low Season Review of MyTravel's financial affairs during the next fortnight as part of that all package holiday groups

Ireland tourism increase 10/12/2003

The number of tourists visiting Ireland has increased by almost 7% in the last year, new figures revealed today. There were 2,187,000 v

French port action 10/12/2003

Fishermen protesting against cuts in catch quotas are planning to prevent any ships from docking in French ports between 7.30am and 4pm. The Daily Express reports that C

Faliraki crackdown 09/12/2003

Police in the Greek holiday resort of Faliraki have promised a strict response to yobbish behaviour by  tourists.

The resort was plagued by bad behaviour la

Thompson compensation claim 09/12/2003

Tour operator Thomson is reportedly facing a huge compensation bill relating to an air crash in Spain some four years ago. According to a report in the Daily Telegraph,

Budget Travel January Deals 05/12/2003

Budget Travel have the following offers for departures from Dublin and Cork on the weekend of January 17 & 24th. All subject to increase at any time :

BMI increase Belfast xmas flights 04/12/2003

Heathrow-Belfast airline BMI are getting ready for the xmas rush home. No fewer than 33 extra flights will be put on between the two cities from Dec20-Jan04. In total BM

Spanish visitors for Belfast 04/12/2003
Teleticket, part of the Spanish Servitor group, has reported an upsurge in visitors to Belfast following the success of their 9 times weekly services from Malaga, Alicante and

Emirates Glasgow - Dubai service 04/12/2003

Emirates is to introduce a non-stop daily flight from Glasgow Airport to Dubai next April

Easyjet 100,000 seat sale 04/12/2003

Easyjet has cut the standard lowest fare of 100,000 seats by up to 40 per cent on 54 routes including flights to Amsterdam, Barcelona, Faro, Nice, Palma, and Paris. Some

Ski resort problems with global warming 04/12/2003

Global warming is leading to increasingly-erratic snowfall patterns and could lead to the closure of many European ski resorts, according to a report by the United Natio

Ryanair to cut routes 04/12/2003

Due to weak demand, Ryanair will discontinue flights from London Stansted to Rheims, Clermont Ferrand, Maastricht and Ostend and will try out other destinations in

Spain UK's No.1 03/12/2003

Spain has pipped France to the title of the most-visited country in the world – at least for British tourists.

The UK Office of National Statistics (ONS) reveale

Air France slams Ryanair 03/12/2003

The battle continues between Air France and Ryanair as the French carrier has slammed a statement issued by Ryanair.

Air France says the Ryanair statement, issue

Orbitz online success 03/12/2003

Airlines might not be making much money from selling tickets in the current economic environment, but luckily investing in online travel agencies seems to be a different

Saga for sale 03/12/2003

The chairman/owner of the Saga Group, Roger de Haan, has decided to retire and is putting the entire company up for sale or a flotation on the stock market for a reporte

Warning for Ryanair 03/12/2003

The airport operator TBI has reportedly warned Ryanair that it will face severe penalties if it decides to cut back the number of flights out of Sweden’s Skavsta airport

Price war London-Sydney 03/12/2003

Travel Industry commentators are predicting a price war on routes from London to New York and Sydney after Virgin Atlantic came a step closer to launching a service betw

First Choice brands unite 03/12/2003

First Choice is to consolidate all its brands under one name. The company announced last month that Travel Choice, Travel Choice Express, Bakers Dolphin and Holiday

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