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.

Agencies Host Nordic Tour Operators in Bid to Boost Visitors from Denmark, Norway & Finland

Ten tour operators from Denmark, Finland and Norway have been visiting Ireland, as guests of Tourism Ireland and Fáilte Ireland. The visiting tour operators are...

Virgin Atlantic Launches Direct Heathrow to Phuket Service

Virgin Atlantic has launched a new winter 2026 direct route from London Heathrow to Phuket, Thailand - the only such route available from Europe's...

Solmar Villas Launches New Collection of Properties on Paxos

Solmar Villas has launched a new collection of villas for 2026, with 14 new properties now available to book on Paxos. The small Greek island...

Talma Travel Solutions Continues Global Expansion with $10m Purchase of Australia’s Bay Travel Group

Talma Travel Solutions - one of the world’s 25 largest travel management companies - is continuing its global expansion with the acquisition of Sydney-based...

United Airlines Boosts Passengers & Revenues and Goes Live with JetBlue Loyalty Collaboration

United Airlines has continued its strong recovery, posting a third quarter financial performance ahead of Wall Street expectations. The company posted a third quarter profit...

Ryanair Launches ‘Prime Member’ Offer for November

Ryanair has released its exclusive “Prime Member” offer for November, giving members €30 off return flights operating between 18 December to 8 January. This...

Explora Journeys Announces 10-Night ‘Caribbean Calm’ Tour on EXPLORA II

Explora Journeys - the luxury lifestyle brand of MSC - has announced ‘A Journey of Caribbean Calm & Bahamian Blue’, a rare and transformative 10-night...

New Malaysian Airline Ascend Airways Cleared for Take-Off

Ascend Airways Malaysia - a Malaysia-based airline and part of the world’s largest ACMI (Aircraft, Crew, Maintenance, and Insurance) provider, Avia Solutions Group -...

Lufthansa Flags Significant Growth Year, Following Strong Quarter

Lufthansa Group has said it expects to see significant profit growth for 2025, as a whole, following a strong third quarter which saw good...

American Cruise Lines Announces 10 New Ships Coming Onstream Over Next 3 Years

US domestic cruise company American Cruise Lines has announced details of 10 new ships - beginning with American Pioneer - debuting in Florida this week.  American Pioneer is the...

Intrepid Travel Unveils 10 New Family Adventures for 2026; Bringing Portfolio to 50 Trips Worldwide

Intrepid Travel has unveiled 10 new family adventures for 2026, bringing its family range to 50 trips worldwide – one of the most extensive...

ANA Group to Subsume AirJapan & Move to Dual Brand Strategy

Japanese airline group ANA has announced a move to a dual brand strategy – by suspending its AirJapan brand and operating just through its...

Italian Tour Operators Visit the Best of Northern Irish Tourism Offering

A leading Italian tour operator, Cocktail Viaggi, and ten of its top-producing travel agents, have been visiting Northern Ireland, as guests of Tourism Ireland...

Marella Cruises Announces Return of Adults-Only ‘Electric Sunsets 80s vs 90s’ Cruise

Marella Cruises - TUI UK’s ocean cruise line - has announced the return of its popular adults-only themed cruise, ‘Electric Sunsets 80s vs 90s’. The...

PATA UK & Ireland Highlights Surge in Popularity of Asia-Pacific Region Destinations

The UK and Ireland arm of the Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) has highlighted how destinations across the Pacific Asia region are leading the...

Emirates Lands Slew of Top International Aviation Awards

Emirates has garnered another slew of awards this month, including ‘Best International Airline’, ‘Best International First Class’, and ‘Best International Airline Lounge’ from the Forbes...

Cork Airport Passes 3 Million Customer Mark 2 Months Earlier than Last Year

Cork Airport has celebrated passing the 3 million passenger mark for 2025. Hannah Davison became the airport's 3 millionth passenger of the year, yesterday, travelling...

P&O Cruises Brings Back Popular ‘Shine on Shore’ Agent Incentive

Following its success last month, P&O Cruises popular Shine on Shore incentive is returning with even more chances to win some incredible prizes including...

Uniworld Unveils Four New Ships & Six New Itineraries for 2027

Uniworld Boutique River Cruises has announced its most extensive collection of new offerings yet, unveiling four ships and six itineraries launching in 2027. New...

Etihad to Expand Dublin-Abu Dhabi Route to Double Daily Service Next April

Etihad Airways has underlined its commitment to Ireland by confirming it will increase frequency on its popular Dublin to Abu Dhabi route to a...

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