Dublin-based international travel software provider Datalex has forecast earnings growth of between 25% and 30% for this year, on the back of reporting its first profit in six years.

Hotel booking specialist Bookassist has won the World’s Leading Booking Technology Provider award at the 2012 World Travel Awards in New Delhi,India.

Ryanair is annoyed that the European Commission doesn’t use the airline to get its staff from A to B, but maybe Michael O’Leary’s caustic insults and failure to acknowledge his company’s flaws is not the best way to court its custom, writes Europe Correspondent Ann Cahill

BAGGAGE charges, priority boarding and credit card fees helped Ryanair take in €663 million in ancillary revenues last year, more than any other European airline.

Spain's biggest airline Iberia has reported a 70% drop in net profits to €116m last year because of increased fuel costs.

Brendan McDonald, part-owner of Amadeus Wolf, paid a glowing tribute to Kevin Ryan, trainer of the Scottish Equitable Gimcrack Stakes hero, during his winner’s speech at York yesterday evening.

Qantas Airways said it has switched its entire reservations and ticketing system to Amadeus Global Distribution System over the weekend, joining 109 airlines and more than 60,000 travel agencies worldwide.