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25% growth in 9 months illustrates that dynamic packaging has momentum! According to a recent excerpt from Skift "In May 2023, TUI announced plans to test dynamic pricing for travel packages in the UK, giving customers more flexibility to package flights, accommodation, and experiences separately while keeping all their plans within one booking. While management didn’t mention specific figures, Ebel said that dynamic packaging has grown by 25% in the last 9 months." With so many unique experiences in the Caribbean, the opportunities for dynamic packaging with niche, event, and multi-destination packages are endless. Let's make selling the Caribbean easier, if you are a Caribbean destination, airline, DMC, or tour operator dynamic packaging is a must for your 2024 strategy. Contact BTI - Breeze Travel Inc. to discuss how we can help implement a dynamic booking strategy and solution. #caribbeantravel #breezetravel #caribbeantravelandtours #onecaribbeantogether #bti #dynamicpackaging #tui #skift

Are first-class flights dying? Why airlines are increasingly choosing to replace high-end cabins #travel #toriusm #Tickets #booking #Firstclass #airlines #corporatebooking

Cork Airport has announced today that Lufthansa and Turkish Airlines joint venture carrier, SunExpress Airlines, will operate a new, twice-weekly service to İzmir, Türkiye as part of the 2025 Summer Schedule, commencing on May 31 and operating through October.   The new service follows strong demand for a direct Turkish route from Cork Airport and will provide even more choice for consumers across the South of Ireland when choosing their next summer holiday.   İzmir, situated on the Aegean coastline is one of Türkiye’s most idyllic and popular holiday destinations. Basking in a warm, pleasant climate all year round where average summer temperatures range between 27°C and 34°C, İzmir and the surrounding North Aegean region is home to popular holiday resorts of Kusadasi and Çeşme, to name but a few.   Voted as “Europe’s Best Leisure Airline” in both 2023 and 2024 and “World’s Best Leisure Airline” in 2022, SunExpress will be the ninth carrier to operate at Cork Airport during the 2025 summer season.   In welcoming the announcement of the new SunExpress service to İzmir, Minister of State at the Department of Transport, James Lawless TD said: “I am delighted that SunExpress is launching this new route from Cork Airport. This service will bring increased options for travellers from Cork and the wider region to fly directly to their chosen holiday destinations. Cork Airport is going from strength to strength, and I am confident that the strong growth we’ve seen so far this year at Cork and across our regional airports will continue. I welcome the addition of a new airline and new destination to Cork’s route network, building on recent announcements of other new routes. This is further evidence that demand exists for new services to and from our regional airports. I wholeheartedly believe there is latent demand for further options to fly from airports aside from Dublin airport, indeed two in five people who fly out of Dublin come from outside the greater Dublin areas, so of course they would welcome further choice from Cork and other regional airports, and I am working to expand the connectivity to the regions.”   Read more here 👉🏻 https://lnkd.in/egMARHYY #LoveTakingOff #NewRoute

Virgin Australia and Air New Zealand have re-established their partnership, launching a new codeshare agreement effective December 9, 2024. This collaboration enhances connectivity for travelers across the Tasman, allowing Virgin Australia customers to book flights operated by Air New Zealand to Auckland, Wellington, and Christchurch. This complements Virgin Australia’s existing services to Queenstown. Frequent flyers also benefit, with Velocity members able to earn and redeem points on these flights, along with access to lounges and other perks. The renewed alliance between the two airlines strengthens ties and provides passengers with seamless travel options across Australia and New Zealand. By offering broader connectivity and enhanced services, this partnership is set to reshape the trans-Tasman travel experience, benefiting both leisure and business travelers. Credit : Flight Drama .

Transatlantic Game-Changer: Travel + Leisure Co. reports on Finnair's ambitious growth, as the oneworld Alliance carrier announces its largest-ever US flight schedule for Summer 2025. The Finnish flag carrier is significantly boosting frequencies across four major US gateways, with Dallas seeing an impressive increase to 11 weekly flights. Chicago will move to daily operations, Los Angeles increases to five weekly services, while Seattle gains additional peak summer frequencies. This expansion builds on Finnair's recent £200 million cabin transformation across its US routes, featuring new business class seats, premium economy cabin, and refreshed economy class. The enhanced schedule and premium product offering reinforces Finnair's position as a leading carrier for transatlantic travel, connecting America with Finland and beyond through its Helsinki hub.

✈✈MILESTONE ALERT ⚠️⚠️ The first quarter of 2024 has proven to be the busiest on record at Ireland West Airport, as 159,000 passengers travelled through the airport between the months of January and March. The passenger numbers represented an 18% increase on 2023 passenger numbers. The airport will operate flights to 21 International destinations this summer and is served by three of Europe’s major international airlines, Aer Lingus, Lauda Europe, and Ryanair. The strong passenger numbers coincide with the commencement of the summer 2024 flight schedule at the airport which will see Ryanair operate their biggest-ever summer sun and European city break schedule. In total, Ryanair will operate flights to 9 city break and sun destinations across Europe, with 32 weekly flights and 170,000 seats available to and from European hotspots such as Alicante, Barcelona, Cologne, Faro, Lanzarote, Majorca, Malaga, Milan and Tenerife. ✈️ Click here to read the full story https://lnkd.in/ejaXCX-w

The first quarter of 2024 has proven to be the busiest on record at Ireland West Airport, as 159,000 passengers travelled through the airport between the months of January and March. The passenger numbers represented an 18% increase on 2023 passenger numbers. The airport will operate flights to 21 International destinations this summer and is served by three of Europe’s major international airlines, Aer Lingus, Lauda Europe, and Ryanair. The strong passenger numbers coincide with the commencement of the summer 2024 flight schedule at the airport which will see Ryanair operate their biggest-ever summer sun and European city break schedule. In total, Ryanair will operate flights to 9 city break and sun destinations across Europe, with 32 weekly flights and 170,000 seats available to and from European hotspots such as Alicante, Barcelona, Cologne, Faro, Lanzarote, Majorca, Malaga, Milan and Tenerife. ✈️ Click here to read the full story https://lnkd.in/ejaXCX-w

Wizz Air announced an "All You Can Fly" subscription, is this a new trend on the traveling industry? As we speak about coliving subscription and other key services like plumbing going into the subscription model, Wizz Air launched the All You Can Fly subscription, bringing back this model to the aviation sector. What do you get? - One Time yearly payment for the pass - Entires international Wizz network (780 routes) - 3 day booking window - 499 euros - Early bird While this subscription still has some limitations like only being able to book 72h in advance, payment of a basic fee and/or luggage if you have it, this is good news to frequent flyers with flexibility of dates and... Digital nomads :) Routes include the Greek Islands, Portugal. Spanish islands and many other paradise destinations where it's amazing to travel during the low season. Will this become a wide trend in the airline industry? Should we have the same for trains in Europe? Like a yearly interrail ticket? Or maybe Flix should do it for their ecosystem... What are your thoughs? #travel #tourism #digitalnomad #wizzair

Some good news:

JetBlue extends European connectivity with routes to Madrid and Edinburgh The Madrid destination marks the airline’s first route to Spain, having only entered the European market three years ago. Meanwhile, the new daily connection between Boston and Edinburgh acts as an addition to the current New York JFK summer route to the Scottish capital. “Europe continues to be part of our network strategy, as our loyal customers look for JetBlue’s signature service and low fares to bring them to top leisure destinations, including across the Atlantic.” said Daniel Shurz, head of revenue, network and enterprise planning at JetBlue. Click here to read more ➡️ https://ow.ly/5tlb50UpXKF #aviationnews #routeexpansion #globalconnectivity #airlineindustry