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Fly the price-fixing skies!

Kevin Kelly — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 21:21:29 +0000

Score one for the consumers as they obtain relief from colluding airlines. In what, up to a few weeks ago, seemed like a never ending procession of ‘fuel surcharge hikes’ by airlines, a bit of good news has trickled out. Passengers who purchased long haul air transportation from British Airways or Virgin Atlantic Airways between August [...]

Olympic hype hits Beijing hoteliers

Kevin Kelly — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 16:01:01 +0000

With the Olympics set to opening tomorrow in Beijing on 08/08/08, China is prepared to welcome the world to its capital city and with it, showcase modern China. Despite the debate over whether the Olympics should have been awarded to China due to its less than stellar human rights record, there was much preparation for [...]

British Airways and Iberia in merger talks

Seamus White — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 17:59:37 +0000

In the first of what many believe will be a sustained period of consolidation in the global aviation industry, British Airways confirmed today that it is holding talks on an $8bn merger with fellow oneworld alliance member and Spanish rival Iberia. BA looks set to structure the proposed merger in a similar way to the KLM/AirFrance linkup in 2004 with an [...]

Visit with An Taoiseach

Kevin Kelly — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 23:21:34 +0000

On a very hot and humid Thursday, July 17, 2008, I was fortunate enough to attend a reception for An Taoiseach Brian Cowen, TD, in New York. It was held at the residence of Niall Burgess (consul general of Ireland in New York) and was in honor of the first official visit of Mr. Cowen to the US as prime minister. The event I [...]

Galway Races 2008

robert.carpenter — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 13:13:26 +0000

The Galway Races has become the greatest of all Irish Racing Festivals and probably the most lavish, colourful and sociable fixtures in the Irish Racing World. It is not only a great sporting event, but also a unique social occasion filled with atmosphere, passion and craic, and attracts both the true racegoer and socialites alike. The [...]

Ryanair Boss forsees big airline mergers

robert.carpenter — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 16:57:34 +0000

A report on RTE states how the CEO of Ireland based airline Ryanair (Europe’s largest air carrier) forsees major changes in the airline industry in the short term future. Here’s what he had to say: Ryanair Chief Executive Michael O’Leary says he believes in the next five years all European airlines will have merged with the big [...]

Where is Matt?

Conor Buckley — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 16:27:18 +0000

In the current climate it’s easy to forget why we travel. However, if you have about 4 1/2 minutes to spare, I think I can remind you why we will always want to experience the joy of travel. Matt - he tongue in cheek describes himself as “a 31-year-old deadbeat from Connecticut” has danced his way [...]

Ballyliffin awaits Golf legends

Seamus White — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 14:27:51 +0000

It may be a very small village in northern Donegal, but Ballyliffin Golf Club will certainly put this village on the world Golfing map this coming weekend when it hosts the Irish Seniors Open from Thursday to Sunday. According to the European Tour, this year’s event will be contested by the strongest field in the event’s [...]

Ireland- a super destination for a vacation or holiday

Seamus White — Tue, 27 May 2008 08:48:32 +0000

You may say that I am biased but I believe that Ireland is probably one of the best places on planet earth for a vacation or holiday. Ireland will never provide us with the sunshine and balmy days of Florida or Italy but nobody travels to Ireland for that type of experience. When the sun shines it’s [...]

The myth of Low Cost airlines

Seamus White — Thu, 22 May 2008 12:26:33 +0000

A recent article in The Independent in London described Ryanair’s low cost air-fares as ‘flights of fancy’. “Buying a ticket from Ryanair’s website is an experience that leaves me enraged,” the journalist writes. “Although the front page flashes adverts about free or low-cost flights, the starting price no longer bears any resemblance to how much you’ll finally [...]