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.

Cork International Hotel Wins Gold at IASI Awards for 5th Consecutive Year

Cork International Hotel has been awarded Gold for the fifth year in a row at the Irish Accommodation Services Institute (IASI) Awards.  The recognition highlights...

Irish Sea Resilience Taskforce Meets for First Time

The first meeting of the Irish Sea Resilience Taskforce took place in Anglesey this week, bringing together representatives from across Wales, Ireland and beyond...

TAP Air Portugal Posts Record Revenues; 3rd Straight Year of Net Profit as Restructuring Concludes

TAP Air Portugal has posted a net profit for the third straight year and record revenues for 2024, adding that it is close to...

MSC Cruises Marks Milestones for MSC World America, MSC World Asia & MSC World Atlantic Developments

MSC Cruises and Chantiers de l’Atlantique have jointly marked significant milestones for three World Class ships in Saint-Nazaire, France, with the delivery of MSC World...

Aer Lingus Partners with SignLive to Enhance Customer Service for Hard-of-Hearing Passengers

Aer Lingus has partnered with SignLive to offer a video relay service for users of Irish Sign Language (ISL) and British Sign Language (BSL)....

Irish Sun Holiday Bookings for Spain Surging Despite Renewed Threat of Anti-Tourist Protests

Irish holiday bookings for popular Spanish sun destinations have surged in recent weeks, despite news of a return of local anti-tourism protests. That is according...

Cross Border Initiative Putting Ireland’s Regenerative Tourism Industry on the Map

A pioneering initiative, comprising 32 local tourism businesses from across Fermanagh and Cavan is leading the way in the emerging field of regenerative tourism...

Cunard Offering Exclusive Vantage Point for US 250th Anniversary Celebrations Onboard Queen Mary 2 Ship

Cunard has announced a partnership with Sail4th 250, the non-profit organisation overseeing celebrations in the Port of New York and New Jersey for America's 250th anniversary next year. The...

IAG to Invest €200m Over 5 Years in High Potential Early Stage Sustainable and Customer-Focused Aviation Businesses

Airline group IAG is to invest up to €200m over 5 years in high-potential companies in the areas of sustainable travel, customer experience and...

Marella Cruises & Cleaner Seas Group Roll Out Industry First Marine Life Protection System

Marella Cruises and Cleaner Seas Group are rolling out an industry first initiative in microfibres captured in all laundry systems across the fleet of...

Transport Minister Darragh O’Brien Opens 2025 Greenway and Active Travel Conference in Limerick

Minister for Transport, Darragh O’Brien has formally opened the 2025 Greenway and Active Travel conference in Limerick. The two-day event, organised by the Department of...

Ryanair Becomes First European Airline to Carry 200 Million Passengers in a Calendar Year

Ryanair has become the first European airline to carry 200 million passengers in one calendar year. The airline welcomed its 200 millionth passenger for 2024/2025...

Visit Atlantic City Announces Return of ‘Visit Atlantic City Soar & Shore Festival’

Visit Atlantic City and Herb Gillen Airshows have announced the return of the popular airshow to the shores of New Jersey, with the free...

Metropole Hotel Signs Up as Sponsor of Cork Indoor Sports Awards 2025

The Cork Indoor Sports Awards were launched this week with the Metropole Hotel confirmed as the 2025 sponsor. The partnership has been ongoing for...

Japan Airlines to Introduce 17 Additional Boeing 737-8 Aircraft

Japan Airlines (JAL) has announced the decision to introduce 17 additional Boeing 737-8 aircraft from Boeing. This follows JAL’s March 2023 announcement of an...

Air Canada Expands Transatlantic with New Edinburgh – Montréal Route

Air Canada is continuing its transatlantic expansion for 2025, having unveiled its newest route between Edinburgh and Montréal. Set to take to the skies on...

Overwhelming Air Passenger Demand for Stronger Compensation Rights, AirHelp Survey Shows

Nearly 80% of air passengers would willingly pay extra money for a flight ticket if it guaranteed them compensation when faced with major flight...

Princess Cruises Unveils 2026/’27 Southeast Asia Cruise Season

Princess Cruises has announced its highly anticipated 2026-2027 Southeast Asia cruise season. On sale now, Diamond Princess will depart from the homeport of Singapore, taking...

Calls Made to Rename Kerry Airport After Daniel O’Connell

The prospect of renaming Kerry Airport after the iconic 19th Century Irish statesman and politician Daniel O’Connell has been raised locally, with Kerry County...

Expressway Continues Wheelchair Accessibility Roll-Out, with Dundalk-Dublin Route Upgrade

Bus Éireann/Expressway has announced that as of this coming Sunday - 30 March 2025, all Expressway Route 100X (Dundalk-Dublin) services will become wheelchair accessible,...

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