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1 week ago | 
ittn.ie | Geoff Percival
Virgin Australia and Boeing have today released a report by Pollination on the challenges and opportunities of an International Book and Claim system for Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) accounting.
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1 week ago | 
ittn.ie | Geoff Percival
Asia specialist DMC, DTH Travel, has launched a new approach to Seat in Coach (SIC) tours with 14 immersive and authentic products across 8 destinations, offering an affordable and exciting way for agents to sell lesser known Asia. The tours, bookable through the trade, are handcrafted journeys by DTH Travel.
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1 week ago | 
ittn.ie | Geoff Percival
Daa, the operator of Dublin Airport, has announced the launch of its Elevate ’25 School Support Programme, a one-off initiative as part of Dublin Airport’s 85th anniversary year celebrations aimed at enhancing the educational environment for local primary and secondary schools. With a significant allocation of €2 million, this programme underscores daa’s commitment to supporting local communities around Dublin Airport and fostering educational development.
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1 week ago | 
ittn.ie | Geoff Percival
Air France has confirmed that it will operate its popular Cork – Paris Charles de Gaulle service on a year-round basis from October 26. The French flag-carrier will provide a direct service between Ireland’s fastest-growing airport and its major hub up to four times a week during the winter months. Air France has operated to and from Cork Airport since 2018, providing a seasonal daily service to Paris Charles de Gaulle.
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1 week ago | 
ittn.ie | Geoff Percival
MSC Cruises is bringing its award-winning luxury all-inclusive cruising concept, the MSC Yacht Club, to MSC Magnifica as part of significant enhancements being made to the ship that will also see the introduction of new MSC Aurea Spa and MSC Gym Powered by Technogym®.
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1 week ago | 
ittn.ie | Geoff Percival
The Irish Hotels Federation (IHF) has officially joined with hotels across Europe to support a landmark collective legal action against Booking.com. Hotels are seeking substantial financial compensation for damages resulting from inflated commission rates charged by the accommodation booking platform. This action follows a judgment by the European Court of Justice (ECJ) on 19 September 2024, which found that the platform’s ‘parity clauses’ breached EU competition law.
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1 week ago | 
ittn.ie | Geoff Percival
TUI Care Foundation has announced further programmes to its Marine May events, emphasising the importance of marine conservation. TUI Sea the Change Aruba has partnered with ScubbleBubbles Foundation to restore 6,000 square metre of coral reefs and raise awareness about marine conservation to 35,000 tourists and local communities. TUI Sea the Change Bali, meanwhile, has increased the size of its 2,000 square metre coral restoration site through a newly established coral adoption programme.
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1 week ago | 
ittn.ie | Geoff Percival
Marella Cruises, TUI’s UK cruise line, has announced new cruises for winter 2026 featuring some first-time visits and long-awaited return ports of call including La Goulette (for Tunis), Tunisia; Vigo (for Santiago de Compostela), Spain; Lexios (for Porto), Portugal and Tangier, Morocco. All winter 2026 sailings will go on sale from 3rd July 2025.
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1 week ago | 
ittn.ie | Geoff Percival
River cruise operator Viking Cruises has “floated out” its newest shop for Egypt’s iconic River Nile. The 82-guest Viking Thoth has touched water for the first time, marking a major construction milestone. The new ship is set for delivery in October and will join Viking’s growing fleet of state-of-the-art ships for the Nile and will also sail Viking’s popular 12-day Pharaohs & Pyramids itinerary.
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1 week ago | 
ittn.ie | Geoff Percival
Global agent rewards and incentives platform, My Booking Rewards (MBR) has unveiled My Oceania Rewards, a specialist programme aiming to drive growth within the Pacific Ocean region. Designed to heighten awareness of this area of the world, which includes Australia and New Zealand, Polynesia, Melanesia and Micronesia, within the UK and Irish travel trade network, this online portal will offer regular opportunities to boost agent earning potential via a monthly incentive and in-depth learning.
