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Holidaymakers are facing potential disruption this summer after Ryanair pilots threatened to strike. Irish pilots’ union IALPA has given the airline until Thursday to agree to new working practices or it will ballot pilots for possible industrial action, including strikes. The Irish airline recognised trade unions in December for the first time …

A new study says global tourism accounts for 8% of carbon emissions, around three times greater than previous estimates. The new assessment is bigger because it includes emissions from travel, plus the full life-cycle of carbon in tourists’ food, hotels and shopping. Driving the increase are visitors from affluent countries …

Transatlantic travel Low-cost carrier Norwegian is to fly daily between Shannon Airport and New York from winter 2018, the airport has announced. The airline, which began services at Shannon in July 2017, is increasing its New York Stewart International Airport to a daily service from October 28. Seats are on …

Want to escape the cruise crowds? Try a boutique line with just two ships, says Nicola Brady. Just beyond my dining table, the fading sun is dappling on the ocean, bouncing off the waves as they part in our path. I’m two glasses into an excellent Sauvignon Blanc, have finished …

Home holidays One could forgive the rest of the country, especially the hospitality trade, for becoming a little bit chippy about the 24 carat gold coast that is the Wild Atlantic Way. Backed by a multi-year and multi-million euro advertising campaign and savvy use of social media and YouTube as …

Hainan Airlines has confirmed new flights between Dublin and Beijing, with a service from Dublin Airport set for take-off on June 12. Hainan, China’s largest independent airline, will fly the route four times a week using an Airbus A330-300 aircraft, it says. Not all of the flights are direct. While …

Cape Town Kleinsky’s, Sea Point This bustling delicatessen serves a mean breakfast with dishes focusing on traditional Jewish New York cuisine. But do not despair if you need your bacon and eggs, you can get bacon here as well as lamb bacon, smoked salmon, pastrami or spinach for vegetarians. One …

The airline industry is under a lot of scrutiny this year following a number of high-profile incidents ranging from a mother being forced to give up her toddler’s seat earlier this month to a man being forcibly dragged off a plane in April. But one issue that has been prevalent for a number of …

Cape Town – National airline of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Etihad Airways will increase flights to Africa’s largest economies, Egypt and Nigeria to meet the growing surge in demand, come 01 October. The airline made the announcement on Wednesday, 12 July bringing the number up to 35 flights per …

Local authorities in the Balearic Islands have asked for a limit to be put on drinking alcohol on planes and in airports as they try to crack down on anti-social behaviour. Pilar Carbonell, head of tourism across the islands, including Mallorca and Ibiza, has pleaded with Spain and the European …