Holiday show heats up with new routes

Some 10,000 people thronged Dublin’s RDS looking for one-off deals on the opening day of the Holiday World Show.

The event, now in its 25th year, hosts 1,000 travel experts from 50 countries offering deals and tips available only at the show. Yesterday’s attendance was up about 10% on last year and organisers are hopeful that 50,000 people will visit the RDS over the weekend.

Almost 8m trips abroad will be made from Ireland this year and travellers can avail of over 30 new air routes, including a large increase in capacity to Canada and the US.