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.

Ryanair Adds New Italy Routes From Dublin, Cork and Belfast

Ryanair has further expanded its services between Ireland and Italy. While the airline announced – earlier this week – extra seats to cover the Six...

Kerala Arrives in Dublin

Kerala Tourism will hold an exclusive introduction event in Dublin's Westin Hotel on Wednesday January 25 to showcase the Indian state to Irish travel...

Silversea Cruises Unveils Revolutionary New Ship

Silversea Cruises – the luxury cruise arm of Royal Caribbean – has unveiled its revolutionary new ship, the Silver Nova. The Silver Nova will be...

Aer Lingus Signs Inflight Entertainment Content Deal with Shannon Company

Aer Lingus has agreed an inflight entertainment content deal with Shannon-based company InflightFlix International. The deal will cover the provision of inflight destination content. InflightFlix videos...

Cork Airport ‘On Track’ for ‘Strong Recovery’ This Year

Cork Airport has said it is “on track” for a “very strong” recovery this year after enjoying strong growth last year. New figures show that...

Ryanair Adds Rome Seats for Italy v Ireland Six Nations Rugby Clash

Ryanair has added more seats to its Dublin-Rome flights to cater for heightened demand from Irish rugby fans looking to attend the Italy v...

Niall Gibbons Leaving Tourism Ireland After 21 Years

Niall Gibbons has announced he is leaving Tourism Ireland after 21 years – 14 of which he has served as chief executive. Tourism Ireland paid...

Visit Orlando Unveils 23 New Attractions for 2023

Orlando – the self-proclaimed ‘Theme Park Capital of the World’ and single most visited destination in the US – has announced a raft of...

Veganuary Kicks Off as Emirates Notes 154% Increase in Vegan Meals Served Onboard

Emirates has noted a 154% increase in vegan meals served onboard between 2021 and 2022, with over 280,000 plant-based meals consumed in the past...

International Air Travel Recovery Continuing, Latest IATA Figures Show

Air travel demand has continued its post-Covid recovery, with latest figures showing a 41.3% year-on-year rise in total passenger numbers in November. The figures, from...

Irish Passport Ranked 6th Strongest in World in Terms of Travel Accessibility

Ireland has ranked as one of the strongest passports in the world on a list measuring ease of visa-free international travel access. Holders of an...

The Holiday Show Returns to Limerick This Weekend

The Holiday Show – in association with Shannon Airport – is back in Limerick this weekend. As announced at the start of the month, it...

Turkish Airlines Sees Passenger Revenues Soar

Turkish Airlines – the world’s largest airline as measured by route network and connectivity – has reported a 6% increase in passenger revenue for...

Tennis Legend Rafa Nadal Launches New Hotel Brand

Spanish tennis legend Rafael Nadal has teamed up with hotel chain Meliá Hotels to launch a new leisure hotel brand called ZEL. ZEL will be...

Florida Overtakes New York as top US Destination for International Tourists

Florida has overtaken New York as the US destination for international tourists. The Sunshine State grew its market share of in-bound international travellers by 21%...

Etihad Launches Global Seat Sale

Etihad Airways has announced a global seat sale to kick start the new year. The sale covers a number of routes out of Dublin, Manchester...

MSC Cruises Marks Industry First with Two Ships Departing Port Simultaneously

MSC Cruises, the world’s third largest and fastest growing cruise brand has wished bon voyage to guests aboard MSC Poesia and MSC Magnifica as the two ships departed...

Ryanair Raises Profit Expectations on Back of Pent-Up Travel Demand

Ryanair has significantly raised its annual profit expectations on the back of a continued surge in passenger demand since the resumption of international travel...

Etihad Appoints New Chief Revenue Officer

Etihad Airways has appointed Arik De as its chief revenue officer, overseeing a new organisational division focused on revenue. "I am excited to take on...

Voting Extended for ITAA’s Irish Travel Industry Awards

The Irish Travel Agents Association (ITAA) has announced that voting in its Irish Travel Industry Awards has been extended to January 6 (this coming...

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