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.

Consumers Rank Travel as Top Discretionary Spend Priority for Next 12 Months, Amadeus Survey Shows

Travel is currently the highest priority when it comes to consumers' discretionary spend options, according to travel technology giant Amadeus. More than 40% of respondents...

French Economic Recovery Being Hampered by Huge Shortfall in Tourism Jobs, WTTC Says

France’s economic recovery is being severely hampered by a huge shortfall in domestic tourism jobs, the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) has said. WTTC...

London City Airport On Course For 3 Million Passengers This Year

London City Airport is close to reaching the 1 million passenger milestone for the summer season, keeping it on course to reach three million...

No Decline in Consumer Tourism Spend, Despite Rising Inflation, Research Shows

Latest data from the big two credit card operators – Mastercard and Visa – suggest that travel and tourism are still seen, by inflation-hit...

Ryanair Passenger Numbers Soar 80%

Ryanair carried 16.8 million passengers across its extensive European route network in July, representing year-on-year growth of more than 80%. The airline group – which...

MSC Eases Covid Restrictions for Outbound US Passengers

MSC Cruises has eased its Covid restrictions on passengers sailing on its ships departing the US. MSC has two ships in the US – the...

Jamaica Quickest Overseas Tourism Destination to Recover to Pre-Covid Levels

Jamaica has been ranked as the fastest recovering summer travel destination by World Travel Market. The country, itself, expects to fully return to pre-pandemic levels...

American Airlines Returning to Profit

American Airlines has reported its first quarterly profit since before the pandemic and expects to remain profitable going forward. The airline’s immediate outlook is for...

Wales Urged to Market Itself as ‘Land of Dragons and Legend’ to Boost Tourism

Wales has been urged to re-market itself as the ‘Land of Dragons and Legend’ in a bid to boost in-bound visitor numbers. Local daily news...

Ryanair Agrees 5-Year Pay Deal with Spanish Pilots

Ryanair has reached a five-year pay agreement with pilots in Spain, covering post-Covid pay restoration. The deal follows recent acceptance, of a similar deal, by...

Ryanair Not Planning on Flying to Slovenia, Despite Reports

Ryanair has exclusively told ITTN it has no plans to fly to and from Slovenia – the only EU member state in which it...

Qatar Airways Ramps Up World Cup Travel Packages

Qatar Airways has launched additional all-inclusive fan packages for this year’s FIFA World Cup, ramping up its marketing around the event. This year’s World Cup...

Tourism Recovery At Risk if 1.2 Million Jobs Not Replaced

Tourism is expected to continue to recover this year and approach a return to pre-pandemic levels. However, that recovery could still be at risk if...

Croatia, Greece and Slovenia Ranked as Top Value-For-Money Destinations this Summer

Croatia, Greece and Slovenia are the best places to go, this summer, if value for money is a holiday priority. Research by travel intelligence company...

Aer Lingus Ups ‘Green’ Credentials with 5-Year Sustainable Fuel Deal

Aer Lingus has considerably enhanced its sustainability and ‘green’ credentials by agreeing a deal to purchase sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) over the course of...

Royal Caribbean Boosts Fleet by Buying Crystal Cruises Ship

Royal Caribbean is expanding its fleet by adding one of defunct company Crystal Cruises' former ships to its family of vessels. Royal Caribbean has received...

IATA Urges Canada to Drop Remaining ‘Out of Step’ Covid Travel Restrictions

Airline industry group the International Air Transport Association (IATA) has requested Canada to “urgently” drop its remaining Covid travel restrictions, saying they are “out...

Spain to Make Some Rail Travel Free from September

Tourists will soon be able to avail of some level of free rail travel in Spain, with some short and medium-length routes due to...

No Booze or Fizzy Drinks: Spain Publishes List of Things to Avoid as Heatwave Grips Tourist Spots

Alcohol, coffee and sugary drinks are off the menu for Spain-bound Irish holidaymakers with the country’s Ministry of Health issuing an urgent safety check-list...

Daa Confirms No Plans to Limit Daily Passenger Numbers at Dublin Airport

The Daa has confirmed it has no plans to implement a limit, or cap, on the number of passengers departing Dublin Airport on a...

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