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Holiday Snaps – Leo’s LA story

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Have we had our fill of our leader, Leo Varadkar, our Taoiseach, here in Ireland?

Here he is in Los Angeles with Tourism Ireland obscuring the word ‘fill’ in the slogan ‘fill your heart with Ireland.’

Like Leo, I’m an LA fan, and a Tourism Ireland one too.

So, of course, I was there at the launch of ‘fill your heart’ where they showcased a Dutch guy in their video with a heart monitor going around Ireland.

And I happily tell the Americans when I visit their Travel fair www.ipw.com every year.

Leo Varadkar with Michael Kennedy, Aer Lingus; Shane Clarke, Tourism Ireland; and Mike Hawe, Isle Inn Tours,

This year, of course, the fair was in Anaheim and I brought you all that was happening… https://jimmurtytraveltraveltravel.com/2019/06/22/my-weekend-with-marilyn/. And http://Stair Wars.

LA and a cruise

Now you might think looking from afar that America and Mexico were squabbling neighbours.

But not all traffic between the two countries is of the illegal sort. In fact it is a well-trodden route for tourists going both ways.

You want to get on the road too. And American Holidays will help http://www.americanholidays.com.

Star of Hollywood: With Donald Duck

They have a Los Angeles Stay and 5-nights Mexican Riviera Cruise from €1,119pp.

All flights are included from Dublin to Los Angeles. You’ll get two nights say in the Garland, Los Angeles, and five nights on Royal Princess cruse ship… http://www.princess.com.

You’ll be travelling in February of next year.

And here’s what I think of Princess from their recent stop-off in port… https://jimmurtytraveltraveltravel.com/2019/07/30/cruiseday-tuesday-the-princesss-medallion-man/.

Now back to ‘Fill Your Heart with Ireland’.

I’m an Angel: In LA

It was rolled out on major American television networks – including NBC, CBS, Fox and ABC – in Chicago, Dallas, Denver, Hartford, Minneapolis, Philadelphia and Seattle, during the summer.

The campaign was specially timed to better align with when American travellers start searching for fall and winter vacation ideas.

Keep up the good work Tourism Ireland.

And with Holiday Snaps getting even snappier, watch out for more Holiday Snaps through the weekend.

MEET YOU ON THE ROAD

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Hello Halloween!

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Tried to get hold of the mother-in-law the other day but she was busy.

On a totally related issue… Halloween is the next big festival on the radar.

And I’ve scared up these offers…

We’ll get to the new world of Halloween, America, later but first let’s drop in on Dracula… if he’s up.

Kane’s Travel has five nights Halloween in Transylvania on October 29 from €649pps.

A Mackin Travel tour leader will accompany you on sightseeing walking tours and day trips around.

And take you to more macabre sights at Castle Dracula and the Tomb of Dracula. 

Spooky… Photo by Ashutosh Sonwani on Pexels.com

You’ll stay in a 4-star hotel in Sinaia, visit Castle Pelisor in Sinaia, enjoy a day trip and short walking tour in to the medieval city of Brasov.

And, of course, spend time in Dracula’s Castle and sample a day trip to Targoviste, and the Tomb of Dracula.

And intriguingly they’re offering you a clove of garlic.

I keep some here.

For more information visit http://www.itaa.ie/2019/09/24/halloween-in-transylvania-from-e649. And visit http://www.itaa.ie.

Now kids and big kids love getting scared, but not all of us.

So for something a little less spooky SeaWorld Parks in Tampa Bay has Sesame Street Safari of Fun Kids’ Weekends throughout October.

And, of course, you know how much I like a good oul’ pun so I jumped on the Not-Too-Spooky Howl-O-Ween Radio Show which features Abby Cadabby, Cookie Monster, Zoe, Grover, Oscar and Elmo.

There is a scavenger hunt and a chance to meet Bert and Ernie on the Spooky Safari on October 12 and 13.

And make safari-inspired Halloween crafts.

For this and much more, SeaWorld has this offer:

Its ticket is the Discovery Cove Ultimate Package which includes a one-day reservation at Discovery Cove.

SeaWorld isn’t all scary

What’s the spook offer?

With 30-minute dolphin swim experience, meals and snacks included.

Plus 14 days unlimited entry to SeaWorld, Busch Gardens and Aquatica Orlando.

With free parking included at all the parks.

Prices start from €223pp. For more visit http://www.seaworldparks.co.uk. And here’s a taster of what it’s like to play your heart out… https://jimmurtytraveltraveltravel.com/aaawlando-orlando-the-rollercoaster-capital/.

Aer Lingus flies to Orlando. Check out best prices…. http://www.aerlingus.com.

And for more Halloween goodies, here’s a reminder of where Halloween is really from and what we have planned. https://jimmurtytraveltraveltravel.com/2019/07/30/happy-halloween/.

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Flyday Friday – Ryanair flyin’ where?

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One of my favourite things around the house (The Scary One, of course) is my globe.

Particularly when one of those destinations crop up on the Ryanair roster for summer 2020 which I’ve never heard of.

Palanga is one, Podgorica another. I was concentrating in Geography class when Verona and Marseille came up.

Palanga, I learn, is a resort dunes resort with an L-shaped pier, restaurants and bars and a neo-Renaissance palace.

It houses the Palanga Amber Museum, and we all know its healing qualities.

Beach life. Lithuania

The Baltic states have come more onto the agenda in recent years, not least because of Ryanair.

And yet some people still get confused, or infused by booze, such as the journo who went to Lithuania and wrote a great article on Latvia.

Palanga is from €60.99 flying out of Dublin, €64.99 from Pogdorica (it’s in Montenegro), Marseille, €35.99, Verona €64.99.

Visit www.ryanair.com.

Big in Japan

Phew, no baby. www.pixels.com

Rugby fans have been flying around Japan.

And we’ve given them the airplane etiquette guide courtesy of Emirates www.emirates.com and Nigel Owens Emirates and ref Nigel on airplane etiquette.

As if they’ll pay any heed of that.

It makes all the difference if you have the right person next to you on your flight.

Which is why Japan Airlines www.jal.com have nailed it with their booking plan where you can see a child icon on the seating.

And so can then avoid being next to those seats when you come to book.

One suggestion… a rugby ball on your seat plan to flag up rugby louts on the plane!

Touchdown New York

And he’ll be there. Donald’s home city

My cousin Eddie the Fireman reluctantly showed our aunts the calendar with a picture of his bare torso, on a visit to Ireland.

Eddie has always been that shy, retiring sort.

I stayed with him and his family on my first visit to New York and watched him play quarterback for his school.

Touchdown! The NFL season is back. Eddie’s team are the Giants, our other cousins are NY Mets fans.

Aer Lingus is offering a 4* NY getaway from €602pp.

Return flights from Dublin to NY, three nights in the 4* Row NYC Hotel.

It is also offering up to €100 saving on North American return flights. www.aerlingus.com. Ends Monday.

And there’s my take on NY on this site… https://jimmurtytraveltraveltravel.com/2019/08/21/old-new-york-hamilton/

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Emirates and ref Nigel on airplane etiquette

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An old schoolmate was giving out about rugby referee Wayne Barnes and his handling of the Scotland v Ireland World Cup rugby match.

His contention was that we (Scotland) never get anything from Wayne.

Now far from me ever wanting to defend referees but I think Scotland can succeed in losing to anyone all on their own.

In an effort to make referees appear more human World Cup sponsors Emirates http://www.emirates.ie have this natty and amusing video.

With refereeing legend Nigel Owens at its heart reminding passengers of airplane etiquette.

Listen to the ref: Nigel Owens and Tommy Bowe in Dublin

The first of the videos with an Irish fan is on https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=cm4dvKiKNNM&feature=youtu.be

And the second Is here… https://m.youtube.com/watch?feature=youtu.be&v=JLpGV-ytNtY

Coming back to my pal Mark’s nemesis, Wayne Barnes.

And I had the pleasure of listening to Ireland rugby hero Tommy Bowe interview him back in Dublin.

And he told us that back in 2007 after he had refereed the New Zealand v France match, the last time the All Blacks were beaten in the WC, he was voted the second most hated man in NZ.

High and mighty. Is that hold legal? Photo by Ivandrei Pretorius on Pexels.com

After Osama Bin Laden.

Now there is a belief, mostly perpetrated by the egg-chasers, that rugby players don’t pull the same strokes as footballers.

However, I’m reminded of a particularly tight Calcutta Cup game at Murrayfield which I was reporting on.

It’s fine when there’s no-one next to you. Air travel. Photo by Sourav Mishra on Pexels.com

When an Englishman put his hand in the ruck and then called foul.

And the ref fell for it.

Remembering the rugby code of mild acquiescence Scotland captain Gavin Hastings told us later.

‘It’s all part of life’s great tapestry.’

Up, up and away

When you’re 15,000ft up in the air then it’s difficult to keep tabs on what’s happening on the field of play down below.

And so it was a Godsend to the Gaelic football fans of Dublin and Kerry when the steward told them at the end of our flight to Tenerife that the All-Ireland final had been a draw.

It was the perfect result and probably averted an all-out riot between the Dublin and Kerry fans on board.

But you needn’t have to wait until the plane lands before you find out the result.

Yes, everyone wants a passenger’s seat. Photo by edwin josé vega ramos on Pexels.com

Emirates is screening matches live on its sports channel Sport 24.

So not even 15,000ft up in the air will I be spared the inevitable drubbing for the Scots.

Emirates has two flights daily from Dublin to Dubai.

The airline also offers a daily A380 flight to Osaka, a daily A380 flight to Tokyo’s Narita Airport.

And a Boeing 777 flight to Tokyo’s Haneda Airport, providing easy connectivity via the airline’s Dubai hub.

Now, remember for all other flight entertainment, then this is the blog to be on and Flyday Friday is the day God (or me) made for it.

Geisha look at this: Japan. Photo by Satoshi Hirayama on Pexels.com

See https://jimmurtytraveltraveltravel.com/2019/09/20/flyday-friday-averting-a-greek-disaster/,

And https://jimmurtytraveltraveltravel.com/2019/09/13/flyday-friday-virgin-vs-.

And back to Emirates… plastic/https://jimmurtytraveltraveltravel.com/2019/09/06/flyday-friday-emirates-and-the-rugby-world-cup/

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Hungry & Thursday – Dishy Rihanna

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I was happier behind the video camera which is unusual, I grant you.

After getting my hand smacked the last time there was a Bajan cookery lesson.

My Bajan friends were back in town, cooking, mixing cocktails and dancing.

So it would have been rude not to join in when the music started.

Particularly as I’d some spicy Bajan food and rum punch to burn off.

Now the thing I found out in Barbados is that rum can be a vital ingredient in the food. https://jimmurtytraveltraveltravel.com/rihanna-in-barbados/

And https://jimmurtytraveltraveltravel.com/my-kiss-with-rihanna/

Breakfast of champions

I even found it in the sweet treats at the breakfast buffet on my first trip to Barbados (and the bread) for Crop Over, their carnival.

The best breakfast I had was made by my friend Donna who hosed myself and her husband Jevan down, washing off the paint and mud, after Foreday Morning. Before filling us with carbs.

And I then went down to Sandals for my second breakfast http://www.sandals.co.uk/barbados.

Now over to Ruby, and a cookery lesson at Club Barbados http://www.clubbarbados.com on the Platinum West.Coast on my Tropical Sky http://www.tropicalsky.ie trip to the Caribbean.

Cou-cou is on the menu. It is Barbados’s national dish.

The thing is that you stir the cou-cou, okra or cornmeal, with a 1ft cricket bat-style (it’s their national sport) cou-cou stick.

Which is what Ruby is wielding here.

Eat your cou-cou as an accompaniment to flying fish.

And here’s some rum punch which will be thrust into your hand the moment you land on the island.

As made by our cool as ice mixologist on the night in Dublin this week.

It’s about three minutes so you might want to get your Mount Gay, which means rum, out and pour yourself a rum and coke while you watch.

Now there’s a lot going on in Barbados, culinary, slow tourism, adventure tourism (scuba, snorkel, in fact any kind of water sports).

It is 10 years of Barbados Food & Rum from October 24-27 http://www.foodandrum.com. Also visit http://www.visitbarbados.org.

And check out the road tennis!

As they say on Barbados…

MEET YOU ON THE ROAD

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Prehistoric Powerscourt

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An oul’ dinosaur in Powerscourt… no, not me, but terra dactyls and Tyrannosaurus Rexes.

I’m in Powerscourt Estate in Enniskerry in my own adopted county of Wicklow where it has been hosting our prehistoric predecessors.

The movie men and women have been here to shoot a secret Jurassic World short film.

Hollywood director Colin Trevorrow told Collider that Powerscourt’s grove of redwood trees look exactly like those in Northern California.

Take cover: Andre Holland and Natalie Martinez. Picture: Universal

Powerscourt has long been a favourite for movie-makers since Laurence Olivier turfed up here to film Henry IV there in 1944.

And now it can boast a Jurassic World eight-minute short film, the first Jurassic movie to have been shot in Ireland.

Battle at Big Rock has been shot by the director and co-writer of Jurassic World and its sequel Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom.

Do you know the way to the swimming pool? Picture: Christian De Grandmaison

And so… a teaser

Now this is how the plot goes…

A family takes the oul’ caravan out for a camping trip.

Camping, of course, can have its drawbacks…

Like the weather or someone forgets the groceries, or there’s no wi-fi, and maybe a large herbivore trundles past.

So who’s in it?

Only Selma and Moonlight actor Andre Holland and End of Watch’s Natalie Martinez.

Tree’s company. Picture: Powerscourt Estate.

My old friend Sarah Slazenger has had many unexpected requests at Powerscourt in her time.

But she is always equal to any of them, even including this old dinosaur.

Battle at Big Rock is available to watch online through YouTube.

And it has already garnered 3.8million views worldwide.

You want to know more about Powerscourt.

Well, this is how I got on when I went there with The Scary One… https://jimmurtytraveltraveltravel.com/flowerscourt/

Powerscourt is a particular favourite of ours and they have now opened up a new distillery on the grounds… https://jimmurtytraveltraveltravel.com/2019/07/13/whiskey-a-go-go-2/.

This is https://jimmurtytraveltraveltravel.com/2019/07/15/more-whiskey-a-go-go/.

What a waterfall: Powerscourt Waterfall

You should also visit http://www.powerscourt.com. And http://www.powerscourthotel.com.

And that picture above:

Well, that’s me at Universal Studios Hollywood where they have the best Jurassic World theme area…. https://jimmurtytraveltraveltravel.com/2019/06/22/my-weekend-with-marilyn/.

Here’s some more fun, fun, fun in California… https://jimmurtytraveltraveltravel.com/2019/07/03/stair-wars-3/ From http://www.universarlstudioshollywood.com

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Castles of the world – Czech ’em out

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The biggest castle in the world? Praha… or Prague to you and me.

We know Prague for a number of reasons.

For many it’s a stag or hen do, for me it’s beer, yes, their Becherovka spicy aperitif too, and its Castle.

Which gives it its name.

Praha, the first bricks of which were laid as far back as 870, is the largest ancient castle in the world and occupies 750,000sqft.

Swan river: The Vlatva

Home to the President, it also contains the crown jewels, and spanning more than 1,000 years it has a lot of history and stories.

All the great civilisations have been through here and many of the worst.

Thankfully like all great castles there is magic in its bricks and woe betide anyone who messes with it.

Reinhard Heydrich did, placing the Bohemian crown on his head and thus invoking the curse.

Where anyone who does so will die within the year.

The Resistance did the rest and he was ambushed and killed on his way to the Castle… you might have seen Cillian Murphy and Jamie Dornan in the film Anthropoid.

Like all good castles it is on high and you get wonderful views of Prague with all its charms, the Vlatva River.

And you can think about visiting the Astronomical Clock and the Kafka Museum.

A pee break

Which has one of the world’s great statues: Piss… Read my review of Prague and the Spa Triangle for all things Czech https://jimmurtytraveltraveltravel.com/2019/06/24/czech-it-out-2/.

Of course the best place to stay in Prague is up at the Castle and we did just that. Czech out my review in the same article.

Sippy cup: Karlovy Vary

And, of course, this being Central Europe the Czech Republic is replete with great castles.

Loket Castle is one. Near Karlovy Vary, home of the international film festival.

It is also set in the Spa Triangle where people drink a salty lukewarm water which revives their health.

And I’d recommend eating just outside the Castle where they bury the pig in foul underground and roast it.

Of course, you want to wash it all down with a Ruby beer.

Visit www.czechtourism.com.

The paps are onto me. In Karlovy Vary

Now in Loket there us a seat with an inscription from Richard Gere where he sat to eat while attending the film festival.

Of course, I was an officer and gentleman and gave up my seat to a lady.

After I’d finished my roast pig and Ruby Beer.

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Cruiseday Tuesday – the naked truth

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I was a more attractive proposition than the previous candidate for the spare room in the girls’ Belfast home – I promised to keep my clothes on.

The guy before me was a naturist.

The thing is that naturism depends on everybody being in on it,

Now there is every type of cruise on the planet so you won’t be surprised to hear that there is one as well for naturists… https://cruisebare.com.

I‘m breathing in: On board Oasis of the Seas

Though I was and am indebted to my friends at Lonely Planet http://www.lonelyplanet.com for putting me onto this.

Not that I’m going to suggest it to The Scary One.

Although it does look as if it has a plus side in that you never have to worry about getting into your penguin suit or cocktail dress to sit at the captain’s table.

I’m not even going to ask if that’s a thing on this cruise ship.

I usually like to keep my clothes on when I go cruising.

Although I was almost caught with my pants down from the surf simulator FlowRider on Royal Caribbean’s Oasis of the Seas in Barcelona. https://jimmurtytraveltraveltravel.com/2019/08/23/surfing-the-seas-in-barcelona/

Drink Canaria dry

As you’ll all know by now I spent a thoroughly enjoyable few days walking, talking, swallowing and swallying in Tenerife with www.CanariaWays.com.

And I will be compiling it all in a grown-up article.

Tenerife calling

However you get there, get to Tenerife.

TUI is offering Marella Cruises on the Explorer, inside cabin, all-inclusive seven nights from €995pps. http://www.tui.ie.

It just clicks

Now Click&Go http://www.clickandgo.com are a mighty fine holiday provider and will feel genuinely proud of picking up their Best Cruise performance for Rest of the World from Royal Caribbean at an awards ceremony in Waterford.

But there’s no point in me being modest. I’m thinking that my performance at a particular Karaoke bar of Chuck Berry’s Memphis, Tennessee would surely deserve at least joint billing.

MEET YOU ON THE SEAS

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Holidos and don’ts – my airport manifesto

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I’m back in Munich Airport on Sunday… I feel I never left.

My luggage didn’t.

Well, maybe not didn’t, but certainly a good day after I got back to Ireland.

Hey ho, that I can handle, there were after all seven of us in the same boat if I can mix my metaphors.

I feel my misadventures in Munich Airport have prepared me for whatever pitfalls may yet befall me on Sunday.

Boy in the bubble: At Dublin Airport

But there will always be some I’ll repeat or have yet to encounter.

And so I have prepared a manifesto for airports and airlines everywhere.

But remember we can be proud of our big four on this island of Ireland www.dublinairport.com, www.shannonairport.ie, www.corkairport.com and www.belfastairport.com.

While Donegal Airport http://www.donegalairport.ie was voted the most scenic airport in the world for the second year running by PrivateFly, a private jet booking service…

See www.privatefly.com.

But here’s where we can get better,

Subsidiaries of airlines

Check, check and check again. Photo by rawpixel.com on Pexels.com

1: Don’t be shy. Shout your name on the booking and not just on the small print.

It will save confusion when you ask at the airport and you get directed to the headline airline.

And you find that the two airlines go to the same destination 15 minutes apart.

And the only way to make your destination is if you are Usain Bolt and the train connection to the other gate is on time.

Because I can’t always depend on Dani being on the customers service desk to get me on the next flight www.lufthansa.com. www.aegeanair.com.

Open up more check-in desks

That’s right… every desk filled. Photo by Jopwell on Pexels.com

2: Why is there always one unmanned (or unwomanned)?

And one clueless, selfish bloke is shoring up one of the two desks when you’ve only got 15 minutes.

To find your gate, in a foreign airport, with primarily Greek lettering signage.

Airport taxis

Phew, made it. Photo by JÉSHOOTS on Pexels.com

3. Make sure your taxi doesn’t turn up late.

To your hotel when you’ve only got 45 minutes to get to the airport.

OK, that’s not the airport’s fault.

Provide segways

Good for an airport: In Malta

4. Or at least fast and slow walking lanes.

I swear the walkway when you land in Dublin to customs gets longer every time I come through.

See Nos 1 and 3.

Provide some phone points

I’ve found one: An airport plug-in.

5. So that when it all goes Pete Tong you can charge your phone to get on the app…

To rearrange your flight, or, yes it’s old-fashioned but… phone your wife for a confidence booster.

In fact this is Nos 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 and 11.

12: Leave a book of Greek poetry

It’s all Greek to me

For those of us who took Ancient Greek at school!

Like they did at Kythera airport in the Attica region from where we visited Aphrodite’s birthplace www.kythera.gr/en.

Turk that

13: Turkish Airlines Business Lounge

On the right track: Istanbul Airport

You can improve on perfection.

Turkish Airlines’ http://www.turkishairlnes.com business lounge in the new Istanbul airport, an ideal hub, though I’d say you’d be tempted to stay in Turkey’s biggest city.

That is if you ever leave the airport with its golf simulator, grand prix games track, banquets of food and drink and cinema.

And much, much more.

I also had the privilege of being shown around TA’s headquarters.

And shown all that goes on behind the scenes… Wham bam, thank you Hamam.

And remember every Friday is Flyday Friday… avert a Greek tragedy.

The best of course: Turkish Airlines Business :Lounge in Istanbul

MEET YOU ON THE ROAD

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Thomas Cook… an update

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As 150,000 holidaymakers wait to go home to the UK and around 600,000 are affected worldwide, it is worth championing and defending the lifeblood of our industry…

The Travel Agent.

We owe a huge debt to Thomas Cook who 178 years ago launched the package holiday.

His company though has been liquidated because it cannot fill the £200m gap in its finances.

Which means that 20,000 jobs are at risk and your holiday may have been cancelled.

And so then, some help from one of our holiday providers.

You’re on holiday

Meet the locals: Barbados

If you are in a resort and your booking was made with Thomas Cook through American Holidays, your booking will continue as planned.

AH’s local office in North America will get in contact with you directly (local time).

Or if you want to contact them you can call +1 888 345 5252.

You have a booking

A Minnie-break: In Florida

You may be able to continue as planned with little or no additional cost.

So you should call the Belfast office on 028 90 511871 or Dublin on 1 433 1060.

Give the name in which the booking has been made in and your departure date handy. 

Do I have a booking?

Sarong, but so right: The Maldives

But you’re not sure if you are booked with American Holidays for Thomas Cook holidays?

So you should check your invoice or documentation from Thomas Cook and see if you are listed.

If you are still not sure, call the Belfast office on 028 90 511871 or Dublin on 1 433 1060.

Thomas Cook Flights

A South African township

If your booking has Thomas Cook Flights on it, it was not booked through American Holidays.  

For all other queries ring the main reservation numbers:  Belfast: 028 90 511800. Dublin: 01 433 1060. 

AH says that If your Thomas Cook Flights or Package Holiday has been cancelled, American Holidays can help re-book your packages.

To the USA, Canada, Mexico, the Caribbean, Indian Ocean destinations (Maldives, Mauritius, etc), Africa, Asia, and all cruise destinations.

And here are a few samples of what some of these great destinations have to offer across the board and which AH also serve…

Dream destinations

Florida… https://jimmurtytraveltraveltravel.com/aaawlando-orlando-the-rollercoaster-capital/,

And https://jimmurtytraveltraveltravel.com/rihanna-in-barbados/, https://jimmurtytraveltraveltravel.com/my-kiss-with-rihanna/.

Vegas is a rush too… https://jimmurtytraveltraveltravel.com/vegas-strip-the-light-fantastic/

While this will give you the rundown on the Maldives. https://jimmurtytraveltraveltravel.com/2019/08/12/atoll-tale-the-maldives/

And Africa can look something like this… https://jimmurtytraveltraveltravel.com/home/whats-new-pussycat/

Our agents

What happens in Vegas…

For American Holidays, you can call 028 90 511800 with your Thomas Cook documentation handy.

Including passenger names and dates of travel.

For more information visit https://www.americanholidays.com/en-gb/faq/

And to our Irish Travel Agents Association who do so much for our industry…

Keep up the good work. Visit http://www.itaa.ie.