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High Speed Rail Now Rivals Air Travel On Key Asia, Europe Routes

Across Asia and Europe, high-speed rail is providing a competitive alternative to air travel on the same routes, in terms of price and the all-importa...

Airbnb Defeats Aimco Lawsuit Over Unauthorized Subleases

Airbnb Inc. defeated a lawsuit by Apartment Investment & Management Co., one of the largest residential landlords in the U.S., alleging that t...

Here Are Six Important Ways That Luxury Travel Changed in 2017

A lot can happen in a year—but 2017 was particularly eventful when it came to how we travel the world. The threats that loomed largest in 2016,...

Guinness Storehouse Breaks Tourist Attraction Records

The Guinness Storehouse experienced a record-breaking year for visitors last year, with 1,711,281 people arriving to investigate the venue in 2017, represe...

ICG To Launch New €165m Vessel On Dublin-Holyhead Route

Irish Continental Group (ICG) is set to invest €165.2 million in a new Irish Ferries vessel which will operate on the Dublin-Holyhead route and be cap...

Ryanair Cancellations Prompt Slowest Passenger Growth Since 2014

Ryanair's passenger growth advanced at the slowest rate since 2014 last year after it cancelled thousands of flights to cope with a staffing crunch, sparki...

Knock Airport Experienced Record-Breaking Year In 2017

2017 was the busiest year on record for Co. Mayo's Ireland West Airport Knock, which saw 750,000 travellers passing through its doors last year. Much of...

Tourism Ireland Launches New Marketing Campaign In Germany

Tourism Ireland has kicked off its promotional drive for 2018 in the German market with a TV campaign which will be seen by millions of potential holiday-m...