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At Riviera Travel , we believe a holiday should do more than tick off a list — it should move you. With over four decades of experience, we specialise in creating enriching escorted tours and five-star river cruises that immerse your clients in the art, culture and story of a place. Whether it’s wandering through sun-drenched Provençal villages, discovering Moorish marvels in Andalucía or gliding down the Danube beneath Budapest’s glowing skyline, our itineraries are thought

Boston is a vibrant, modern and welcoming city that is steeped in revolutionary history! It’s a city that is big enough to have world-class cultural attractions, but also compact enough to be famously walkable. The city boasts a diverse and sophisticated food scene, awesome performance venues, incredible sports experiences and amazing shopping opportunities. Things to Do Boston has a rich range of things for visitors to do, including awesome historic attractions, world-class

ITTN's Shane Cullen interviewed recently appointed Abbie Cook (Sales Manager, Ireland | Princess Cruises UK & Europe) onboard Princess Cruises' Sky Princess. While new to the Princess team, she is no stranger to cruise or, indeed, the Carnival Cruise Line family. Find out more about Abbie Cook, the strategy for the Irish market, upcoming activities and events in Ireland and get a look onboard the stunning Sky Princess ship and find out about the new addition to the Princess C

ITTN's Shane Cullen interviewed recently appointed Abbie Cook (Sales Manager, Ireland | Princess Cruises UK & Europe) onboard Princess Cruises' Sky Princess. While new to the Princess team, she is no stranger to cruise or, indeed, the Carnival Cruise Line family. Find out more about Abbie Cook, the strategy for the Irish market, upcoming activities and events in Ireland and get a look onboard the stunning Sky Princess ship and find out about the new addition to the Princess C

ITTN's Shane Cullen interviewed recently appointed Abbie Cook (Sales Manager, Ireland | Princess Cruises UK & Europe) onboard Princess Cruises' Sky Princess. While new to the Princess team, she is no stranger to cruise or, indeed, the Carnival Cruise Line family. Find out more about Abbie Cook, the strategy for the Irish market, upcoming activities and events in Ireland and get a look onboard the stunning Sky Princess ship and find out about the new addition to the Princess C

I gleefully joined team Uniworld and 14 travel professional from Dublin including Brefni Tiernan, Laura Pirkl, Robert Byrne, Feraghal Sullivan of Trailfinders, Paula Cross from Frosch, Sharon Moore and Olivia Ward from Navan Travel, Shirley Webster and Michelle Clarke from Cassidy Travel, Suzanne Moran from Abbey Travel, Sonia Ferreira from O'Hanrahan Travel, Carmel Kehoe of Best for Travel and Sinead King from Tullys Travel on a luxurious trip onboard Uniworld Boutique Rive

ITTN's Katie Doyle is on board the Riviera 2025 FAM sailing on the MS Jane Austen from Paris to Normandy and back again for 8 days. After an incredible cruise that took in the sights of Rouen, the Normandy beaches and D-Day landings, Honfleur, Giverny and Vernon and an eagerly awaited tour of Montmarte in Paris this afternoon- she's now a river cruise convert! As a newbie to river cruising, Katie wasn't sure what to anticipate stepping on the MS Jane Austen but can report

ITTN’s Sharon Jordan is one of the lucky guests onboard Uniworld Boutique River Cruise’s SS Victoria sailing from Amsterdam to Brussels. Hosted by Angela Sloan, Sales Director, UK, Ireland and Europe, Brian Hynes, Head of Sales Ireland and the senior Uniworld Sales and Reservations Team , dedicated travel professionals from Ireland and the UK embarked on a luxurious 48-hour whistle stop cruise curated to show all that there is to know about the Uniworld onboard experience.

The Riviera Fam has officially begun last night as the group launched off on the MS Jane Austen from Paris on an 8 day river cruise! On the ITTN exclusive fam as part of last year's RiverFest, Katie from ITTN joins Carrie Day, Country Manager for Riviera Travel and Cara Byrne from Killiney Travel, Carmel Corrigan – Marble City Travel, Annette Hynes – Fahy Travel, Caroline O'Toole – JWT Travel, Sharon Tiernan-Murphy – Travel Counsellors, Maura Doran – Best4Travel Wexford an

TTC Tour Brands is offering 30 lucky travel agents the chance to win a coveted place on one of its FAM trips this November, showcasing five immersive, seven-day guided tours from its iconic brands, Trafalgar and Insight Vacations . Spanning destinations from Hawaii to India, these FAM trips offer first-hand experience of TTC’s award-winning travel styles and expertly curated itineraries. Agents will explore the heart of each destination through local connections, meaningf

In the third part of ITTN’s exclusive series onboard NCL’s Norwegian Aqua, Shane Cullen interviews Aaron Fletcher (Business Development Manager – Northern Ireland & Republic of Ireland) and Gary Anslow (Senior Director of Sales – UK & Ireland). This time we talk food, glorious food. You are spoilt for choice onboard NCL Aqua with a selection of 17 restaurants and 18 bars to choose from. One of the notable additions on Aqua and the Prima Class ships is the Indulge Food Hall. G

In the third part of ITTN’s exclusive series onboard NCL’s Norwegian Aqua, Shane Cullen interviews Aaron Fletcher (Business Development Manager – Northern Ireland & Republic of Ireland) and Gary Anslow (Senior Director of Sales – UK & Ireland). This time we talk food, glorious food. You are spoilt for choice onboard NCL Aqua with a selection of 17 restaurants and 18 bars to choose from. One of the notable additions on Aqua and the Prima Class ships is the Indulge Food Hall. G

In the third part of ITTN’s exclusive series onboard NCL’s Norwegian Aqua, Shane Cullen interviews Aaron Fletcher (Business Development Manager – Northern Ireland & Republic of Ireland) and Gary Anslow (Senior Director of Sales – UK & Ireland). This time we talk food, glorious food. You are spoilt for choice onboard NCL Aqua with a selection of 17 restaurants and 18 bars to choose from. One of the notable additions on Aqua and the Prima Class ships is the Indulge Food Hall. G

In part two of ITTN’s exclusive series onboard NCL’s Norwegian Aqua, Shane Cullen interviews Aaron Fletcher (Business Development Manager – Northern Ireland & Republic of Ireland) and Gary Anslow (Senior Director of Sales – UK & Ireland). Find out how the Irish travel trade got on during the massive launch of Norwegian Aqua, the third ship in NCL's Prima Class series. Get a sneak peek onboard the finished ship as Shane films onboard her decks, which are ready and waiting for

In part two of ITTN’s exclusive series onboard NCL’s Norwegian Aqua, Shane Cullen interviews Aaron Fletcher (Business Development Manager – Northern Ireland & Republic of Ireland) and Gary Anslow (Senior Director of Sales – UK & Ireland). Find out how the Irish travel trade got on during the massive launch of Norwegian Aqua, the third ship in NCL's Prima Class series. Get a sneak peek onboard the finished ship as Shane films onboard her decks, which are ready and waiting for

In part two of ITTN’s exclusive series onboard NCL’s Norwegian Aqua, Shane Cullen interviews Aaron Fletcher (Business Development Manager – Northern Ireland & Republic of Ireland) and Gary Anslow (Senior Director of Sales – UK & Ireland). Find out how the Irish travel trade got on during the massive launch of Norwegian Aqua, the third ship in NCL's Prima Class series. Get a sneak peek onboard the finished ship as Shane films onboard her decks, which are ready and waiting for

ITTN's Shane Cullen attended the 17th annual CLIA Conference. Attendees were afforded the opportunity of exploring a selection of the cruise ships in Southampton. Geoff Ridgeton (Head of Sales - Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines) hosted guests, including ITTN's Shane Cullen, onboard the Balmoral, one of Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines' three ships. Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines was one of the ship hosts at the CLIA "Beyond Expectations" Conference 2025. This is a UK-based

ITTN's Shane Cullen was hosted at the CLIA Conference 2025 with the opening ceremony in Southampton. This is the 17th annual CLIA Conference with a tag line of “Beyond Expectations”. Andy Harmer (Managing Director of CLIA UK & Ireland) addressed the audience, highlighting that CLIA recorded record numbers of travel agent members with almost 4,300 agency members and 10,000 individuals now using CLIA's resources and training. The Centre of Everything CLIA - Andy Harmer Explain

Earlier this month, Dubai Economy and Tourism and Emirates announced the return of their all-Irish Dubai fam trip. This September (8-13 th ) 8 lucky Irish agents will be heading out to Dubai for an unforgettable fam trip. The trip is designed to showcase the incredible experiences Dubai has to offer for different age groups and interests, as well as incredible hotels, hospitality and the Emirates, fly better experience. Each day you will see Dubai through the eyes of a dif

Brand USA , the destination marketing organisation for the United States, in partnership with Aer Lingus, American Airlines, and British Airways , has concluded its 10th UK & Ireland Destination Immersion Programme with a finale event in Philadelphia , Pennsylvania . As one of Brand USA’s signature trade engagement initiatives, these immersions serve as an educational opportunity, providing top-qualifying travel agents with first-hand experiences to strengthen their abili