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Travel

# travel - Tuesday 21 May, 2013

From The Daily Edge We're Going Out Tonight

16 things you’ll remember from your J1 experience

It’s that time of year again.

# 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

From The Daily Edge Facepalm

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

From Business ETC Aer Lingus

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

From Business ETC Lost Luggage

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

From Business ETC Air Travel

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

From Business ETC Air Travel

Ryanair launches new Shannon route to Alicante

The Shannon to Alicante service has not operated since 2010.

# travel - Wednesday 13 March, 2013

Your Say This post contains a poll

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

From The Daily Edge Where In The World This post contains videos

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

From Business ETC We're Back

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

Costa Concordia This post contains images

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

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# 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

From Business ETC Aer Arann

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

From Business ETC Pretty Fly

‘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.

Your Say This post contains a poll

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

From Business ETC Ryanair

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.

From The Score Basketball

NBA: Rockets suspend rookie for ‘refusing to provide services’

Royce White claims his anxiety disorder is not being addressed properly by Houston.

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