A roundup of this week's travel news in brief
Shannon-NY non-stop
Good news for the west: Delta Air Lines and Air France KLM are reinstating their year-round non-stop service between Shannon and John F Kennedy International Airport, in New York, restoring a popular link between Ireland and the US. The flight will operate daily during the summer, with four weekly services during the winter. Delta flights can be booked via travel agents, online at delta.com or by calling 1850-882031.
Etihad flight winners
Congratulations to the winners of our Etihad flight competition. Patricia MacLaughlin of Doorly
Park in Sligo won a pair of tickets to Abu Dhabi, in the United Arab Emirates; Caitríona Ní Bhaoill of Ballymoneen Road in Galway won two flights
to Cochin, in India; Alan McEneff of Parkvale in Baldoyle, Dublin, won flights to Bangkok, in Thailand; Victor Barry of Ballincollig, in Cork, won tickets to Cape Town, in South Africa; and Michelle Morris of Athlone Road in Roscommon won a pair of flights to Sydney, in Australia.
4,000: The number of motorcyclists expected to descend on Killarney, in Co. Kerry, for the Ireland Bike Fest, which runs from June 4th to 7th, with entertainment from Willie Nelson, Status Quo and Imelda May.