A round-up of today's other stories in brief
Sunway voted top agent
Congratulations to Sunway which has just been voted Ireland's Favourite Travel Agent by Irish Travel Trade News.The prize was awarded following thousands of votes from the public independently audited by Grant Thornton.
Votes were received for the agent that demonstrated service excellence particularly in response to adverse circumstances. The Sunway Travel Group is the largest in the country and has been going for 50 years.
Oz/NZ for less
Abbey Travel is having a sale on flights to Australia and New Zealand. Flying by Qantas via London and Hong Kong, flights to Sydney start at €775; Perth €719; Adelaide, Melbourne or Brisbane from €779; while Auckland, Christchurch or Wellington are from €819. All prices are for return flights for travel between April -16th and June 20th. Sale ends January 31st. See abbeytravel.ie.
New route to Basel
British Midland International (bmi) and SWISS have announced new routes from Dublin via Heathrow to Basel, Switzerland, to start from March 27th. Book flights at flybmi.com and swiss.com. Return fares with bmi from Dublin via Heathrow to Basel start at €127 return including taxes.