Hot of the press! Our July/August Edition is a whopping 56 pages and its jam-packed with ELEVEN travel features including Pittsburgh, Wales, Mongolia and exciting bucket list destination the Galapagos Islands! We also have a 13-page special on the USA and Canada AND a 15-page picture special on The BIG Travel Trade Event, NI Travel & Tourism Awards Launch and the Gran Canaria Golf Classic… not to mention our fantastic competition – Flights from Dublin to Canada with Air Canada!
Our talented writers have been busy bees, working hard on the latest travel features including Mongolia, Wales, Galapagos Islands, Nova Scotia, Utah, Pittsburgh, Portland, Colorado, Toronto, Montreal and Vancouver – so there’s plenty of inspiration to whet your appetite.
Our staff journalists also caught up with the creme-de-la-creme of the travel trade at the recent BIG Travel Trade event, getting the scoop on how post-Covid recovery is going for airlines, cruise companies, tour operators, hotel groups and travel agents.
Our Junior Journalist Erin sits down with Norwegian Cruise Line’s Senior Director of Sales Gary Anslow to see what the future holds for NCL, our Associate Editor Sarah catches up with Jet2holidays’ Head of Trade Alan Cross and Advantage Travel Partnership’s Leisure Director Kelly Cookes to pick their brains on the latest travel trends and what post-Covid recovery looks like in the industry.
Meanwhile, our Editor Kirsty spoke to Manuel Butler, Director of the Spanish Tourist Office to find out all about how Spain has recovered since the reopening of travel and their plans for the ‘Year of Picasso’. She also sat down for an in-depth chat with Peter Shanks, Silversea’s Managing Director to find out just how cruising is changing the way we travel.
13 PAGE USA & CANADA SPECIAL!!
The latest edition brings the wonder of Canada and the USA to you! We cover Nova Scotia, Utah, Portland, Colorado, Toronto, Montreal and Vancouver – we also have an AMAZING competition where you could WIN TWO TICKETS FROM DUBLIN TO CANADA!!!!
Our intrepid writer Andrea McVeigh ventured to Pittsburgh where she discovered a little more about the three words that sum up Pittsburgh… steel, sports and study! Go Penguins!
15 PAGE BIG TRAVEL TRADE EVENT, GOLF CLASSIC AND NI TRAVEL & TOURISM AWARDS PICTURE SPECIAL
The Travel News team were at the recent BIG Travel Trade Event, which is organised annually by our fantastic events team. This years two-day event was bigger than ever with a jam-packed schedule for agents, bringing the travel industry together to network, re-engage, educate and above all, have a lot of fun!
The 30th Anniversary Northern Ireland Travel & Tourism Awards were launched on the second evening of the BIG Travel Trade Event. Last years’s Travel and Tourism Awards reflected the truly unprecedented time the industry has gone through, but this year we are inviting the travel trade to celebrate the fantastic achievements of the travel and tourism industry in style! You can read all about the new categories and sponsors on pages 35-36 of the latest edition.
Voting is also NOW OPEN and you have the chance to win one of four brilliant prizes including an overnight stay for two at the Grand Central Hotel, a overnight stay for two in the AC Marriott Hotel, a mid-week stay at the Dunadry Hotel & Gardens and an overnight night stay at the Slieve Donard Resort & Spa. You can vote by post (just send us in you nominations using the forms in the latest edition) or online – nitravelnews.com/competitions
WIN WITH AIR CANADA!
Don’t forget to enter our Canada Competition! We love our Canadian neighbours… in fact, we love them so much that we have teamed up with Air Canada to offer one lucky reader the chance to win TWO FLIGHTS TO CANADA! So start waving those maple leaf flags, eating poutine, bringing out the red and white summer clothes and drizzling maple syrup on pancakes as you celebrate all things Canadian and start dreaming of your EPIC CANADIAN ADVENTURE!
Pick up your free copy now from your local travel agency branch or your local newsagent or READ ONLINE NOW!
