ALMOST 1,000 travel experts from 50 different countries will arrive in Dublin later this month to take part in Dublin’s Holiday World Show, which takes place at RDS Simmonscourt from January 24-26.
The show is celebrating 25 years of making holiday dreams come true in 2014 and visitors are promised plenty of inspiration, advice and spectacular offers on holidays, honeymoons and city breaks.
Edmund Hourican, Managing Director of the Holiday World Show, believes this year is shaping up to be one of the best ever for Irish holiday makers.
“It’s an amazing achievement to see the Holiday World Show still going from strength to strength in its 25th year,
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“We have to attribute much of the success to our fantastic exhibitors who come back year after year, with bigger and better offers and competitions for visitors.
“With new routes to Canada starting, we’re expecting a huge level of interest in Canadian holidays at the show. Lots of destinations are taking the Irish market seriously with exhibitors from new countries coming to Holiday World Show for the first time including Oman, Jordan and Korea.
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January is traditionally the time that people begin to think about their holidays for the coming year and an incredible eight million trips abroad are expected in 2014.
This year Irish travellers have more than 30 new air routes to choose from with Canada already proving to be one of the most desirable destinations.
Westjet, the second biggest airline in Canada are leading the way with 27 flights weekly to St John’s, Newfoundland and onto Toronto. Other airlines offering exciting new or improved routes to Canada include Aer Lingus, Air Canada Rouge and Air Transat.
One of the most hotly anticipated new routes available is Aer Lingus’ new route to San Francisco which is expected to contribute to air capacity between Ireland and the USA increasing for the third year in a row.
Another exciting development is the addition of an extra daily flight on the Dublin-Istanbul route by Turkish Airlines, which has the biggest global network in aviation.
Pat Dawson, CEO of the Irish Travel Agents Association, described the Holiday World Show as
“a fantastic event for travel agents and consumers alike
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“The economic downturn has made it difficult for many to afford holidays the last couple of years but our members are planning on showcasing unbeatable holiday offers at the Holiday World Show Dublin,
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“Irish travel agents at the show will be focusing on quality and affordability as well as dispensing invaluable destination advice. Recent market research has indicated that one in two Irish adults will take a foreign holiday in 2014.
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One of the show highlights will be the free Eoghan Corry Expert Travel Clinics facilitated by renowned travel journalist Eoghan Corry, during which leading industry specialists will host talks and answer visitor’s questions on a range of travel related topics.
Experts will be discussing subjects such as cruises, weddings abroad, 2014’s top destinations, safaris, ski holidays, home holidays and much more.