IN THE baggage reclaim section at Vaclav Havel Airport in the Czech Republic following the flight from Dublin, a man asked the women of the hen party at the carousel: “How long are you here for?”

Name: Tanya Airey

Thriving sales this year have led a number of airlines, travel agents, and tour operators to launch a nationwide drive to recruit more than 100 staff.

NOT SO long ago The National Trust published a list — the 50 things every child should experience before they reach 11 and three quarters.

Sunway Holidays is vowing to give full refunds to anyone who cancels their holiday as a result of losing their job.

BELFAST boasts a shopping precinct to rival many of the fashionable cities in Europe, and tourism authorities are hoping to take advantage of the city’s Fashion Week, conveniently timed just after St Patrick’s Day.

SUNWAY HOLIDAYS will charter a new course next summer by operating a weekly charter flight from Dublin to Sao Miquel Island in the Azores.

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