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.

IATA Launches Sustainability Certification Programme for Global Airlines

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has launched the Integrated Sustainability Program (ISP) at the IATA World Sustainability Symposium (WSS) in Hong Kong. ISP is a certification...

Dublin Airport Gets Green Light for New Aircraft Observation Facility

Dublin Airport has received planning approval for its proposed new aircraft observation facility. The formal approval from An Coimisiún Pleanála follows an earlier appeal against...

Airbus and Cathay Group Sign $70m SAF Investment Deal

Airbus and the Cathay Group have announced a joint investment of up to US$70 million to accelerate the development of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF)...

TUI River Cruises Expands Egypt Excursion Programme with 6 New Offerings

TUI River Cruises is expanding its Egyptian excursion programme with six new offerings allowing customers a chance to visit the famous Agatha Christie Old...

Etihad Reaches 300 Daily Passenger Flight Growth Milestone

Etihad Airways has reached a new milestone in its growth story, now operating 300 scheduled passenger flights per day. This achievement is underpinned by...

Hostelworld Buys US B2B Event Discovery Company for $12m

Hostelworld - the Irish-founded accommodation booking portal - has acquired OccasionGenius, a US-based B2B event discovery platform, for $12m. This strategic acquisition marks a significant step forward...

Brand USA Launches ‘America the Beautiful’ Global Tourism Marketing Campaign

Brand USA, the destination marketing organisation for the United States, has officially launched America the Beautiful, its new global tourism marketing campaign and platform that...

Tourism Ireland Showcases the Country on Spanish Roadshow Across Bilbao, Barcelona & Madrid

Ireland was promoted to around 200 tour operators and travel agents in three cities across Spain – at a travel trade roadshow visiting the...

Celebrity Cruises’ Celebrity Edge Ship Commences 3rd Australia, NZ & South Pacific Season

Celebrity Cruises' award-winning Celebrity Edge ship has, officially, commenced her third Australia season offering travellers a premium, immersive way to explore some of the most...

Cork Airport Launches Wide Reaching and Enhanced Winter Schedule

Cork Airport has launched its winter 2025 schedule, covering 1.4 million available seats and boosted by new routes from the likes of Aer Lingus,...

Ireland’s Older Generation Showing Increased Appetite for Adrenaline-Fuelled Holidays, Survey Shows

Who says you’re too old to be an adrenaline junkie? New research from leading Irish travel insurance specialist, JustCover, reveals that 62% of people...

Hoteliers Look to Sustainable Future at IHF and Fáilte Ireland Climate Action Conference

Over 200 hoteliers from across Ireland gathered today at the Dublin Royal Convention Centre for the Hotel Sustainability Conference, ‘Climate Action: Driving Competitiveness’ co-delivered by the...

MSC Cruises & Explora Journeys Reach Major Decarbonisation Milestone

MSC Group’s Cruise Division has reached another major milestone in its decarbonisation journey, as two of its vessels – MSC World Europa and EXPLORA II – connected to...

Dolphin Dynamics Appoints Nick Marks Product Ambassador for New Platform Launch

Travel tech company Dolphin Dynamics - specialises in developing integrated information solutions for tour operators, travel agents and TMCs – has appointed Nick Marks...

Leonardo Hotels Targets France, Scandinavia, Serbia and Croatia in European Expansion Plan

Leonardo Hotels has identified further expansion in France and new markets such as Scandinavia, Serbia and Croatia in its long-term European expansion plan. The company...

United Airlines Reveals Limited-Edition Brooks Brothers Business Class Amenity Kits

United Airlines has shared a first look at its new limited-edition amenity kits, created in partnership with Brooks Brothers, available soon on all international...

Silversea Cruises Launches Largest-Ever Voyage Collection for Summer 2027 and Winter 2027/’28

Luxury expedition cruise line Silversea Cruises has unveiled its largest-ever voyage collection for summer 2027 and winter 2027-2028, scheduled to depart between February 2027...

VIVA Cruises Unveils Romana Echensperger as Fleet-Wide Master of Wine

European river cruise specialist, VIVA Cruises has announced world-renowned wine expert Romana Echensperger as its own Master of Wine - acting as the company's...

JetBlue Enhances Benefits for TrueBlue Loyalty Programme Members

US transatlantic airline JetBlue has announced significant reward updates for its Mosaic-status members of its TrueBlue passenger loyalty programme, including a first-of-its-kind perk from...

OneWorld Alliance Launches Investment Fund Aimed at Addressing High Cost of SAF

The oneworld alliance and member airlines, in partnership with the Bill Gates-founded Breakthrough Energy Ventures (BEV), has launched a new investment fund designed to...

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