Geoff Percival

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Geoff has worked in business, news, consumer and travel journalism for more than 25 years; having worked for and contributed to the likes of The Irish Examiner, Business & Finance, Business Plus, The Sunday Times, The Irish News, Senior Times, and The Sunday Tribune.

Carnival Cruise Line Announces Enhanced Learn & Earn Training Platform for Agents

Carnival Cruise Line has announced an enhanced Learn & Earn training platform as part of its popular Loyalty Rocks! programme for travel agents and advisors....

P&O Cruises Launches Winter 2026/’27 Voyage Itineraries

P&O Cruises has unveiled its new collection of winter 2026/27 holidays, which are now available for pre-registration. Itineraries include Galveston, Texas and Port Vila,...

Cathay Pacific Upgrades Passenger Experience with Retrofitted Fleet

Cathay Pacific has unveiled its newly retrofitted Boeing 777-300ER aircraft, launching in Hong Kong in October 2024. This game-changing redesign promises to elevate the flying...

Luxury Brand Viceroy Hotels & Resorts Opens Much-Anticipated Viceroy at Ombria Algarve Property

Viceroy Hotels & Resorts has officially opened its much-anticipated Viceroy at Ombria Algarve hotel, in southern Portugal, marking its further expansion in Europe. Viceroy is...

Premier Inn Doubles Revenues in Ireland

The Irish division of budget hotel chain Premier Inn generated revenues of £16.4m in the first half of its current financial year - more...

Premier Inn Owner Confident of Improvement in Bookings and Sales

Premier Inn owner – UK hospitality conglomerate Whitbread – has said it has seen “an improving trend” in the past six weeks, following a...

Ryanair Launches Winter 2024 Schedule for Ireland West Airport

Ryanair has officially launched its Winter 2024 schedule for Ireland West Airport, with 10 routes including top Winter sun hotspots like Lanzarote and Tenerife,...

Government Decision on Future of Waterford Airport ‘Pending’

A decision by the Department of Transport on the future business viability of Waterford Airport is expected shortly. Waterford Airport management recently submitted its business...

Travel Solutions Picks Up Two Awards at NI Travel Awards

Leading tour operator Travel Solutions picked up two awards at the prestigious NI Travel Awards, last weekend. The award-winning tour operator operates charter programmes year...

German and Swiss Travel Journalists on Trail of St Patrick with Tourism Ireland and Tourism NI

A group of German and Swiss travel journalists has been exploring Northern Ireland, as guests of Tourism Ireland and Tourism NI. As well as...

Quark Expeditions Unveils ‘Ice, Fire and The Eclipse’ Arctic Voyage Season

Polar expedition cruise specialist Quark Expeditions has unveiled its Arctic 26 season, called Ice, Fire and The Eclipse. This new season, celebrating 35 years of...

Delta Air Lines Unveils New Cabin Design Across Entire Fleet

Delta Air Lines has unveiled a new cabin interior across its entire global fleet. Debuting this autumn ahead of Delta’s centennial anniversary, the modern new...

Greece Not Affected by Overtourism, PM Claims

Improving infrastructure and transitioning to cleaner energy, both for the tourism industry as a whole and the passenger shipping sector, are the strategic priorities...

Ireland Showcased in Italy at TTG Travel Experience in Rimini

The island of Ireland was recently promoted by Tourism Ireland to thousands of Italian travel professionals attending this year’s TTG Travel Experience in Rimini. Nine...

Over Half of Irish Holidaymakers Intend to Book 2025 Break by End of this Year, Research Shows

Just over half of Irish holidaymakers intend to book their 2025 trip by the end of the year, according to latest research from online...

Cathay Pacific Names Brian Tsoi Regional Manager for Europe

Cathay Pacific has appointed Brian Tsoi Regional General Manager of Europe. He succeeds Kinto Chan, who will move to a new role within Cathay based in...

Three Quarters of Irish Holidaymakers Admit to Working on Holiday, Survey Shows

Almost three quarters of Irish holidaymakers who have the ability to work remotely - meaning they can perform their job from anywhere with internet...

Dalata Hotel Group to Add 12,000 Bedrooms in Bid to Become Largest 4-Star Operator in Ireland and Regional UK

Dalata Hotel Group has stated its intention to become the largest hotel operator in the 4-Star segment in all major cities across Ireland and...

German Travel Agents Fall for Cork and Kerry During South-West FAM Trip

A group of travel agents, representing 14 different travel agencies across Germany, is visiting Ireland this week – exploring some of the many things...

Daa ‘Committed’ to Meeting Climate Action and Net Zero Targets at Dublin and Cork Airports

The head of daa – the airport operator which runs both Dublin and Cork airports – has said it remains focused on achieving its...

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