24.01.2012
Will North American visitor numbers grow further in 2012?
Visitor numbers from North America bounced back by a healthy6%+ margin last year. But most of that growth came in the first 9 months. Have things picked up again, and will the 5.5% growth target for 2012 be achieved? ITIC spoke with Joe Byrne, Tourism Ireland’s Chief in New York, to find out. Click on [...]
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17.01.2012
State assets recommended for sale
The States 25 per cent stake in Aer Lingus is included in the list of State assets recommended for sale as part of the bailout agreed with the EU-IMF troika. The list has been drawn up by an interdepartmental group which identified assets and commercial State companies that could be sold in addition to the minority [...]
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17.01.2012
Ethiad Airways increased traffic
Abu Dhabis national carrier Etihad Airways increased passenger traffic on its Dublin route last year by 15 per cent, making it the 10th busiest route in its global network. Etihad said yesterday that it carried 214,733 passengers between Dublin and Abu Dhabi in 2011. This compared with 187,188 in the previous year. Read the full article [...]
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17.01.2012
Options for the airports
The Minister for Transport is to engage with unions and potential investors before making a final decision on the future of Cork and Shannon airports. Leo Varadkar had initially signalled that a decision would be made early this year, following a recommendation to Cabinet. Read the full article from the Irish Times.
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