IRISH-based Aloha Holidays appears to have struck gold in its selection of hotels in Hawaii.

MAJORCA and Lanzarote feature strongly in Sunworld’s new summer brochure.

KEYCAMP have launched a new selection of apartment holidays, with prices starting at €420 per family for a seven-night stay.

CORK-based Shandon Travel has expanded its tailor-made worldwide travel offers with a huge increase in programmes to India and South America.

SUNWAY has expanded its winter programme by increasing accommodation in the destinations of Gran Canaria, Lanzarote, Tenerife, Morocco and Tunisia, and the company has added Turkey for Christmas and New Year.

PANORAMA Holidays believes the early bird catches the worm — its first edition winter ski and board brochure is now available at travel agents.

ESSENCE OF IRELAND is an attempt, so far a successful one, to create unique speciality holidays against the backdrop of the mountains and seascapes of West Cork and South Kerry which have, without doubt, some of the most beautiful scenery in Ireland.

CONSUMER watchdogs last night warned holiday firms to tell the truth in their brochures as a row escalated between two travel operators over prices.

PANORAMA Holidays has January specials to Lanzarote from €408 per person sharing and families can take advantage of up to €100 off list prices.

SUN worshipers could be paying way over the odds for their summer holidays, according to a Budget Travel survey.

WITH Brittany Ferries offering some big June discounts to Keycamp customers on Cork-Roscoff crossings, Irish holidaymakers could make savings of up to €275.

Knock International Airport has announced that passenger numbers increased by 51% to 373,000 in 2004, up from 247,000 the previous year.

Knock Airport is to begin flights to Andorra next December for skiing trips, in assocaition with Panorama Holidays.