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Some countries have started easing travel restrictions

Holidaying abroad - should we stay or should we go?

Leo Varadkar said some travel restrictions between Ireland and other countries will be eased from 9 July

Cabinet approves move to Phase 3 from Monday

The Cabinet has approved the move to Phase 3 of the roadmap to reopen the country, Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has said, while some restrictions on foreign travel will be eased from 9 July.

Coronavirus • 25 Jun 20

Taskforce says Ireland is behind European Commission recommendations on reopening borders

Group seeks urgent clarity over travel restrictions

A taskforce set up to provide advice around rebuilding the aviation industry has recommended that the Government urgently clarifies the process and milestones to be reached to ease the current travel restrictions.

Coronavirus • 23 Jun 20

Spain open to foreign tourists from 1 July

Spain will further ease a coronavirus lockdown in its two biggest cities from Monday, but will not start opening its borders to foreign tourists before 1 July.

Europe • 05 Jun 20

What will it be like to go on a plane during the pandemic?

Eoghan Corry, travel journalist, joins Claire to discuss what air travel will look like in the future

claire byrne live • 10 Jun 20

The ITAA said if done, consumers will be entitled to refunds from airlines which are due to resume operations in July

Call for official order against non-essential travel

The Chief Executive of the Irish Travel Agents Association has called on the Government and Department of Foreign Affairs to issue an official instruction to people not to undertake non-essential travel.

Coronavirus • 03 Jun 20

New CSO figures show a drop of 99% in the number of people travelling to and from Ireland in April

Trips to and from Ireland slump by 99% in April - CSO

New figures from the Central Statistics Office show "an unprecedented collapse" in overseas travel to and from Ireland in April as the effects of the Covid-19 crisis deepened.

Business • 27 May 20

USIT had offered summer trips and work programmes for students for 60 years

USIT brand bought by former CEO and shareholder

The joint liquidators of the USIT student travel group have agreed to sell its brand and online operators to a company owned by its former CEO, and a former shareholder.

Business • 22 May 20

You can enjoy a self-guided virtual tour of US national park Yosemite

Wish you were here? See the world from your sofa

While most famous tourist attractions across the world are currently closed due to Covid-19, you can still visit them virtually from the safety of your own armchair.

Coronavirus • 03 May 20

The flights will cater to both Irish people stranded in Italy and Italians stuck in Ireland

Alitalia schedules flights between Dublin and Rome

Italian airline Alitalia is operating a number of special flights tomorrow between Dublin and Rome to repatriate those stuck abroad due to coronavirus travel restrictions, while the Dublin Airport Authority has confirmed that passenger numbers continue to fall.

Coronavirus • 25 Mar 20

Norwegian Air was already under severe pressure, with the Covid-19 outbreak adding to the challenges it faces

Norwegian Air to ground 4,000 flights, layoff staff

Norwegian Air is to suspend more than 4,000 flights and temporarily layoff around half of its staff due to the impact of the Covid-19 outbreak and the US travel ban on Europe.

Business • 12 Mar 20

Donald Trump said: 'This is not a financial crisis', adding 'this is just a temporary moment of time that we will overcome together as a nation'

Covid-19: US bans travel from Europe, but not Ireland

Donald Trump is suspending travel from most of Europe to the US for 30 days, starting Saturday, but Ireland is exempt from the ban.

Coronavirus • 12 Mar 20

Norwegian Air pulled its transatlantic services from Cork, Shannon and Dublin - largely due to the grounding of the 737 MAX

Travel industry anticipates further challenges in 2020

2019 was a turbulent year for the aviation sector - to put it mildly - as the grounding of Boeing's 737 MAX created a domino effect of cutbacks and closures across the industry.

Business • 07 Feb 20

Despite passenger claims to the contrary, Ryanair issued a statement to say that "coaches were organised"

Passengers 'stranded' in Poland after flight re-routed

Passengers are still making their way home today after a Ryanair flight from Krakow to Dublin was delayed and re-routed on Friday.

World • 19 Jan 20

Premier Inn owner Whitbread is taking a cautious approach to hotel demand for the next fiscal year

Whitbread takes cautious approach for next fiscal year

Whitbread has reported a 1.3% drop in UK like-for-like sales in the third quarter as Britons delayed travel plans amid Brexit uncertainty.

Business • 16 Jan 20

Around 400,000 people are expected to travel on Iarnrod Éireann trains between now and New Years Day

Commuters advised of busy services this Christmas Eve

Those wishing to travel home for Christmas on the country's rail and road services today are being advised that services will be busy throughout the day.

Ireland • 24 Dec 19

Katie Flynn is greeted by her parents Paul and Breege Flynn at Dublin Airport after she arrived from Perth, Australia (Photo: RollingNews.ie)

Dublin Airport expecting 1.2m passengers over Christmas

Dublin Airport has said this Christmas is set to be its busiest on record, with almost 1.2 million passengers expected to arrive at and depart over the festive season.

Ireland • 20 Dec 19

New EU package travel laws came into force last year

LISTEN: What are your rights when a holiday goes wrong?

Holidays sometimes don't go as planned. So what should you do?

Business • 08 Jul 19

The ship is still in a German shipyard and will not be ready to take almost 20,000 passengers booked to travel

High number of customer calls to Irish Ferries helpline

Irish Ferries has said it is working through customer calls as quickly as possible following the cancellation of all summer sailings from Dublin to France on its new WB Yeats ship.

Ireland • 13 Jun 18

The number of UK residents coming to Ireland decreased by 5.5% to 293,300 in March

Number of visitors to Ireland up 5.5% in March

New figures from the Central Statistics Office show that while the overall number of visitors coming here rose in March, the number of visitors from the UK continued to decline.

Business • 26 Apr 18

Lines affected include Heuston to Kildare and Heuston to Waterford

Upgrade works disrupt Easter rail services

Intending train passengers are facing disruption over the Easter bank holiday weekend as Iarnród Éireann carries out works at several locations.

Ireland • 30 Mar 18

TUI said bookings for Greece, Turkey and Cyprus are all growing strongly

TUI Group says summer trading good, takes hit from Niki

European travel group TUI said summer trading was very good with bookings for Greece, Turkey and Cyprus all growing strongly.

Business • 13 Feb 18

Jet Airways said it was investigating claims that a male pilot slapped his female colleague

Indian pilots grounded after 'mid-air row'

An Indian airline said it had grounded two pilots over allegations they had a fight and both briefly stormed out of the cockpit during a New Year's Day flight from London to Mumbai.

Travel • 04 Jan 18