Hotel room rates were stable in Ireland for the first half of the year due to advance bookings for festivals and concerts and the return of the conference market.

THE coastguard officer who ordered the captain of the capsized Italian cruise ship to go back aboard has unwittingly become an instant hero, credited with saving the national honour on one of its darkest nights.

Seal and Heidi Klum made time for a week of "misbehaving" in London recenly, as part of their family holiday plans.

BUDGET Travel has announced the launch of its new Caribbean winter brochure featuring the tropical resorts of Playa Dorada in the Dominican Republic and Cancun in Mexico.

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.

At least 50 Parisians have died of heat-related illnesses after a week of record-setting temperatures, a French medical expert says.

John Travolta gave his wife Kelly Preston a very special gift for her 40th birthday earlier this month.