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06/06/2025

APT Travelmarvel Launches Europe 2026 River Cruise & Small Group Journey Collection ⚓️

APT Travelmarvel hosted the launch of their Europe 2026 product while overlooking the lovely River Lee in Cork City 🌊

The lunch event, hosted by Michelle Ryan, Country Manager for Ireland and Brad Bennetts, Head of Sales & Business Development, welcomed key partners from around Cork City and county to the renowned Montenotte Hotel 🏨

Over a decadent lunch, the local agents were given an inside look into the incredible offerings for 2026, including all new itineraries and, specifically, itineraries that work for the Munster region, with direct connections from Cork Airport to Amsterdam to meet the Rhine, Main and Moselle, and Shannon Airport to join the brand-new MS Estrela setting sail from Porto 🇵🇹

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06/06/2025

Congratulations to Cormac Meehan on his Planned Retirement!

Former President of the ITAA, Cormac Meehan has announced that he will retire at the end of August 2025. His retirement will see the closure of both Meehan Travel Worldchoice and Sean Meehan Chartered Valuation Surveyors after 75 years of successful trading and service to the public in the northwest.

Cormac has been at the helm of these businesses since January 1987 following the death of his father, Sean Meehan, who started both businesses in 1950.

Over the years the name of the Meehan businesses has been a hallmark of personal and professional service. Making the announcement, Cormac paid tribute to his front line team of Kathleen McDaid, Fiona Feely and Caroline McNamara who with their predecessors have been vital to the success of the businesses over the years.

As well as holding the office of the Presidency of the Irish Travel Agents Association, Cormac was President of the Irish Auctioneers and Valuers Institute. He has also been active in many local and national voluntary groups.

Commenting on his retirement, Cormac made particular mention of the customers who supported both businesses over the decades. “We have always enjoyed a very special relationship with our customers, our suppliers and, indeed, our statutory regulators such as the Irish Aviation Authority and the Property Services Regulatory Authority.

“Travel bookings with existing customers will continue without interruption and future bookings will be referred to our travel agency colleagues, Mullaney Travel Worldchoice in Sligo and Atlantic Travel Worldchoice in Letterkenny,” said Cormac.

Finally Cormac thanked his wife Maureen for her support over the years. “She is a powerhouse of support and has enjoyed sharing this adventure with me. We are both looking forward to the next chapter of our lives.”

Congratulations to Cormac Meehan on his retirement and wishing him another lifetime of wonderful memories as he embarks on the next chapter of his life!

Safe travels, from everyone at ITTN.

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06/06/2025

🚨 Norse Atlantic Airways expands London Gatwick to Cape Town route 🛩️

Norse Atlantic Airways is delighted to announce the expansion of flight frequencies on its London Gatwick to Cape Town route. As demand rises, Norse is responding with increased services to accommodate leisure and business travellers alike 🇿🇦

Norse have both extended the season they operate to 8 months as well as adding additional weekly capacity, the first flight of the new season departing London Gatwick on 2nd October 2025 and the last flight returning from Cape Town on 31st May 2026 🗓️

Read the full story on ITTN: https://shorturl.at/w48YA

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Norse Atlantic Airways is delighted to announce the expansion of flight frequencies on its London Gatwick to Cape Town route. As demand rises, Norse is

06/06/2025

Visit Malta celebrated with the Irish travel trade in an exclusive dinner hosted in Ely's Wine Bar last night ✨️

Tolene Van Der Merwe, Director of Tourism for the UK and Ireland at Malta Tourism Authority, thanked Irish trade and media partners, pointing out the growing markets that continue to attract tourists year on year. Malta is becoming an evolving destination, that offers new and exciting opportunities alongside their sun resorts and gorgeous towns and villages. Tolene tells us that tourists seeking out something different in historical, dark and faith-led tourism have become more attracted to the island in recent years.

Tolene also welcomed Fiona-Jayne Formosa, the newly appointed Ambassador of the Republic of Malta to Ireland who thanked the ongoing support of the travel trade. She tell us that direct flights from Dublin with Aer Lingus have made Malta a more accessible attraction and they have seen significant growth in the Irish tourist footfall.

Malta continues to inspire, delight and educate Irish holidaymakers and we're excited to see the new opportunities the summer months bring!

05/06/2025

Shane Cullen from ITTN was joined by Federica Varisco, Sales Executive at Emirates; Tabitha Meadows from Visit Dubai; and Lize Smit of the Kerzner Ultra Luxury Hotel Group for a special event attended by members of the travel trade. The session highlighted why an impressive 18.72 million tourists chose to visit Dubai in 2024 and how the city earned its ranking as the second safest destination in the world.

Federica also shared exciting news: Emirates’ new Premium Economy class will launch on one of the daily Dublin–Dubai flights starting June 15th. Passengers can look forward to experiencing the upgraded service aboard a fully retrofitted Boeing 777.

For full details, visit ITTN.ie this Friday.



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05/06/2025

ITTN's Louise Ducrocq attended the Flag Day of the Finnish Defence Forces' event at the Ambassador's Residence in Dublin ☘️

H.E. Ms Leena Gardemeister, Ambassador of Finland & Navy Captain Juha-Mikko Ravanti, Defence Attaché, put an amazing event together gathering officials from a wide variety of nations, as well as partners to Finland and members of the Irish trade 🤝

Stay tuned for the full story coming soon on ITTN 🔗

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05/06/2025

⚓️ CRUISE NEWS 🌊 Aviareps London Expands Cruise Division & Appoints Global Head of Cruise 🤝

AVIAREPS, a leading global international representation, marketing and communications company for aviation, tourism, hospitality, and food & beverage brands, announced the appointment of Tom Fecke as Global Head of Cruise to grow its cruise division. Tom will oversee the cruise line department of AVIAREPS and will be responsible for expanding the company’s service portfolio for cruise lines worldwide 🌍

More on ITTN: https://shorturl.at/Eh7ak 🔗

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05/06/2025

Dublin Airport Announces Major Improvements for Summer 2025 ☀️

With more than 10 million passengers set to travel through Dublin Airport this summer, airport operator daa has announced details of a whole host of improvements that will ensure smooth journeys 📊

Read all about it on ITTN: https://shorturl.at/M072H 🔗

With more than 10 million passengers set to travel through Dublin Airport this summer, airport operator daa has announced details of a whole host of

05/06/2025

🎁 TSN Prize Draw with Maldives Dream Escape Just 2 Weeks Away 🏝️

Following a very successful series of Travel Suppliers Network Roadshow events across Ireland with over 170 travel agents in attendance, Craig Donnelly, on behalf of the Travel Suppliers Network, updates the trade that the prize draw is just two weeks away 🤩

All the necessary info on ITTN: https://shorturl.at/YYa8d 🔗

Following a very successful series of Travel Suppliers Network Roadshow events across Ireland with over 170 travel agents in attendance, Craig Donnelly, on

05/06/2025

🚨 President Trump Bans Nationals from 12 Countries from Entering the USA from 9th June 🚨

President of the United States of America, Donald Trump, issued a new proclamation yesterday, 4th June 2025 – “Restricting the Entry of Foreign Nationals to Protect the United States from Foreign Terrorists and other National Security & Public Safety Threats“.

The Proclamation fully restricts and limits the entry of nationals from 12 countries found to be deficient with regards to screening and vetting and determined to pose a very high risk to the United States: Afghanistan, Burma, Chad, Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, and Yemen.

Full story on ITTN: https://shorturl.at/zjpzk 🔗

05/06/2025

Aer Lingus has teamed up with Uber to reward AerClub members with Avios on Every Journey. AerClub members can now collect Avios using the Uber app, by simply linking their AerClub and Uber accounts 🔗

More on ITTN: https://shorturl.at/Bxb2H 🔎

Aer Lingus’ AerClub members can now collect Avios on every journey they take using the Uber app, by simply linking their AerClub and Uber accounts.

05/06/2025

⚓️ CRUISE NEWS 🌊 Celebrity Cruises Cruise Announce President’s Cruise on Celebrity Xcel ⛵️

Celebrity Cruises is taking its sought-after President’s Cruise sailing to new heights in 2026, offering an unforgettable Mediterranean holiday on the brand-new Celebrity Xcel. This year’s President’s Cruise will welcome Captain’s Club members on an elevated, eight-night holiday through Greece and Turkey on 13 September to 21 September 2026 🌎

More on ITTN: https://shorturl.at/oSGXg 🔗

Celebrity Cruises is taking its sought-after President’s Cruise sailing to new heights in 2026, offering an unforgettable Mediterranean holiday on the