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# travel - Tuesday 14 May, 2013
Suspended Bus Éireann strike has already cost company €500,000
A 48-hour break in industrial action is currently underway, following a decision made last night after intervention from the Labour Relations Commission.
# travel - Friday 10 May, 2013
15 annoying things emigrants say
‘Would you not think about moving over?’
# travel - Monday 29 April, 2013
7.4pc more overseas tourists in first three months of The Gathering
CSO figures confirm a significant bump in tourist numbers from abroad in the first quarter of 2013.
# travel - Tuesday 16 April, 2013
Aer Lingus to let passengers check in bags evening before flight
The airline has launched its evening check-in service, giving passengers the option to check-in their baggage at the airport the evening before their scheduled flight.
# travel - Monday 15 April, 2013
Column: I cried when I heard about the mobility allowance cut – I can’t take any more
The mobility grant gave me and my husband the chance to lead independent lives, with dignity, writes Miriam Murphy, who says this government are chipping away at the help for people with disabilities.
# travel - Friday 12 April, 2013
Iarnród Éireann offers free trips to community groups and charities
The company will provide up to 100 groups with a free group travel return journey for up to 50 people over the course of the year.
# travel - Tuesday 9 April, 2013
53% drop in rate of mishandled luggage in last six years
However the total number of mishandled bags was 26.04 million, up from 25.8 million in 2011.
# travel - Thursday 4 April, 2013
Passenger numbers at Dublin Airport up 4 per cent in first quarter of 2013
Just under 1.6 million passengers travelled through Dublin Airport last month according to figures published by DAA.
# travel - Thursday 21 March, 2013
Ryanair launches new Shannon route to Alicante
The Shannon to Alicante service has not operated since 2010.
# travel - Wednesday 13 March, 2013
Poll: Is it worthwhile for Ministers to travel abroad on Patrick’s Day?
Ministers will be travelling to America, Australia, Saudi Arabia and India – amongst others – for Patrick’s Day. Good way to promote Ireland? Or is it just a junket?
# travel - Monday 11 March, 2013
Around the world in 36 hours for the Trinity Jailbreak
Students travel to Argentina, Dubai and … Carlow all in the name of charity.
# travel - Thursday 7 March, 2013
Ireland one of the top 20 most competitive holiday spots in world
We fell out of the top 20 in the World Tourism and Travel Competitiveness Index two years ago – now we’re back at no. 19.
# travel - Monday 4 March, 2013
60 per cent of people struggling to keep their car on the road
Several people in a new survey said their financial situation had become so tight that they had to leave their car off the road for weeks or even months.
# travel - Sunday 3 March, 2013
Here’s how the Costa Concordia wreck is being removed
Workers have to undergo a four-day mountain climbing course before starting the job to equip themselves for the dangerous conditions.
# travel - Sunday 24 February, 2013
10 best beaches in the world according to Tripadvisor users
Wish we were there.
This gadget prevents plane seat in front of you from reclining…
…But is it fair to use it?
# travel - Saturday 16 February, 2013
5 off-the-beaten track places in Ireland you really should visit
There is no entry fee to any of these sites – so what are you waiting for?
# travel - Tuesday 12 February, 2013
Aer Arann announces new routes, 16% rise in passenger numbers
The airline said it has completed a successful restructuring programme which signals a “new beginning” for the company.
# travel - Monday 4 February, 2013
Tourism Ireland aims to get more Russians to visit here
Trade mission lands in Moscow and St Petersburg to raise awareness of island’s attractions to the 24 million Russians who travel abroad annually.
Column: The Gathering should be encouraged, not belittled and criticised
This initiative is taking tourism away from the bureaucrats and returning it to the people on the ground, writes John Verling.
# travel - Thursday 31 January, 2013
Kids travel free on the Luas for next three months
Two children can travel free with each adult who has a valid Luas adult ticket during February, March and April.
# travel - Tuesday 29 January, 2013
World tourist numbers surpass one billion in 2012: UN
The Asia-Pacific region recorded the biggest increase in foreign visitors last year.
# travel - Monday 28 January, 2013
Trips to Ireland up 5 per cent in last quarter of 2012
Trips by residents coming from North America increased by 14.2 per cent to 201,300 while visits from Britain fell.
# travel - Sunday 27 January, 2013
‘Hybrid wing’ plane uses half the fuel of a standard aeroplane
It could improve commercial aircraft efficiency within a decade.
# travel - Friday 25 January, 2013
Sri Lanka to ban women from working as maids abroad
The move follows the beheading of a 17-year-old Sri Lankan nanny in Saudi Arabia.
# travel - Thursday 24 January, 2013
19 lives saved since introduction of defibrillators at Dublin Airport
One 85-year-old man and his family return to thank crew for saving his life after a cardiac arrest last September.
# travel - Monday 21 January, 2013
The 9 at 9: Monday
Good morning. Here are the nine stories you need to know as you start your day.
# travel - Friday 18 January, 2013
UPDATE: Aviation source criticises Ryanair’s baggage policy
The airline said its one bag rule was necessary for safety reasons but has now confirmed that passengers in some airports are allowed a second bag.
Poll: Should the EU introduce common rules for airlines on hand luggage?
Yesterday MEPs called for regulation of hand luggage charges to protect consumers from being exploited by airlines. Do you think the EU should introduce common rules?
Tourism Ireland wants to increase American tourist numbers by 20 per cent
More than one million Americans are expected to visit Ireland this year, spending more than $1 billion – and Tourism Ireland wants to see this increase even more.
# travel - Wednesday 16 January, 2013
Ryanair announces new bases in Morocco
The bases will offer 11 new routes and create up to 2,500 jobs in Morocco.
# travel - Tuesday 15 January, 2013
Ireland wins ‘most popular destination’ award at ceremony in China
This is the second time Ireland has scooped the award at the ceremony in Shangai.
# travel - Saturday 12 January, 2013
Good news, commuters: €11 million to be spent on new train carriages
The European Commission has approved the grant for 33 new railcars on the Athlone-Portlaoise-Dublin commuter belt.
# travel - Thursday 10 January, 2013
Passenger numbers at Dublin Airport up 2 per cent
An extra 360,000 passengers used Dublin Airport last year with an increase of 420,000 in international passengers.
# travel - Wednesday 9 January, 2013
Increase in tourists in autumn, winter 2012
Visits from mainland Europe were up while the number of tourists coming from Britain declined.
# travel - Tuesday 8 January, 2013
Here’s how many people travelled on Ireland’s rail network in 2012
New figures released by Iarnród Éireann show the number of people taking the DART is up but Intercity and Commuter passengers figures are down.
Barna in Connemara most popular with Irish holidaymakers in 2012
Abbeyleix, Woodenbridge and Ballina also so significant increases in online searches by Irish people.
# travel - Monday 7 January, 2013
Google boss Eric Schmidt arrives in North Korea
The Google chairman and the former governor of New Mexico say they are on a private humanitarian mission which is not connected to the US government.
NBA: Rockets suspend rookie for ‘refusing to provide services’
Royce White claims his anxiety disorder is not being addressed properly by Houston.
# travel - Monday 31 December, 2012
7 unusual hotels we’d like to stay in this coming year
If we had our way in 2013, we’d check out at least one of these…
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