HELLO SUMMER! Our July/August edition features 64 pages of exciting news, hot destination features, and a 20 PAGE BIG TRAVEL TRADE EVENT SPECIAL.
Inside this edition, Tom Adair embarks on a search for Nessie with a trip to Inverness and the Scottish Highlands, Nigel Heath heads to the iconic Jamaica Inn which inspired the 1936 Daphne du Maurier novel. Robin Nowacki avails of Aer Lingus’ new Dublin to Denver service to experience Colorado’s ‘Mile High City.’ Continuing further stateside, Heidi McAlpin continues her tri-city American adventure as she visits Las Vegas and the Grand Canyon.
Christmas arrives in July as NI Travel News discusses the four must-visit European Christmas Market destinations. Followed by why to set your sights on Austria for your next ski vacation.
On Page 11, learn more about Bookit by NITN, NI Travel News’ latest venture. Subscribers to Bookit will get a minimum of 10 offers direct to their inbox every Friday at 2pm – all fantastic holiday offers that will save you £££! You can find out more details or subscribe HERE.
20 PAGE BIG TRAVEL TRADE EVENT SPECIAL
The NI Travel News team were at the recent BIG Travel Trade Event, which is organised annually by our fantastic events team. The Big Event which took place on the 4-5th of June 2024 brought the travel industry together to network, re-engage, educate and above all, have a lot of fun!
The 32nd Northern Ireland Travel & Tourism Awards were launched on the second evening of the BIG Travel Trade Event. You can read all about the NI Travel & Tourism awards launch on pages 56-58 of the July/August Edition.
Voting is also NOW OPEN and in this edition you will find four top Northern Ireland hotels offering FOUR fabulous over night stays to our readers – The Titanic Hotel, Ebrington Hotel, Slieve Donard and The Killyhevlin. To be in with a chance of winning one of these fantastic prizes, all you need to do is nominate your choice in one of our four awards categories – Visitor Attraction of the Year, Tourist Information Centre of the Year, Travel Agent of the Year and Travel Consultant of the Year. ENTER HERE.
Don’t forget – we are sponsoring a fantastic local podcast by comedian couple Sean Hegarty and Diona Doherty! You can catch up on the latest episodes of ‘Meet the Parents’ podcast on relevant audio and visual platforms, including Youtube and Spotify.
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