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.

No Room at the Inn – Bethlehem Back to Full Tourist Capacity This Christmas Following Covid Slowdown

Bethlehem is benefitting from a rebound in religious pilgrimage tourism this Christmas – with hotels full (as is traditional in the area for the...

Emirates and Air Canada Expand Partnership with Joint Loyalty Programme Benefits

Emirates and Air Canada have expanded their partnership to offer frequent flyer members joint loyalty programme benefits. Emirates Skywards members can now earn and...

Dalata Hotel Group Set for Record Annual Revenues as Post-Covid Recovery Continues

The Irish-owned Dalata Hotel Group – which owns the twin Clayton and Maldron hotel chains – has said its current trading levels are “ahead...

The Travel Directory – Winner Revealed!

Congratulations to Michelle Daffy from Best4Travel who has won a €100 One4All Voucher for simply signing up to the Travel Directory. Have you signed up...

SunExpress Expands Ireland-Turkey Operations with New Dublin-Antalya Route

SunExpress - the holiday specialist and joint venture between Turkish Airlines and Lufthansa - will increase its flight programme from Dublin during summer 2023...

Daa Trialling Technology Aimed at Ending Need to Separate Laptops and Liquids from Bags at Security Check at Dublin and Cork Airports

The daa - which operates Dublin and Cork Airports - has started trialling new enhanced x-ray screening technology ultimately aimed at significantly improving the...

Guest Satisfaction Levels Lagging Overall Global Hotel Recovery

Guest satisfaction levels are not keeping up with the general recovery in trade being seen across the global hotel industry, a new survey claims. The...

Aer Lingus Regional Adds Cornwall and Jersey Routes from Belfast City Airport

Aer Lingus Regional has added two new routes from Belfast City Airport – to Newquay in Cornwall and Jersey in the Channel Islands. Aer Lingus...

Ryanair Adds Liverpool Route to Bumper Summer 2023 Shannon Airport Roster

Ryanair has added a Liverpool route to its already bumper summer 2023 schedule out of Shannon Airport. The new Shannon-Liverpool route will operate twice weekly...

ITAA Announces Opening of Voting for Irish Travel Industry Awards 2023

Voting has officially opened for the 2023 Irish Travel Industry Awards (ITIA), organised by The Irish Travel Agents Association (ITAA). The ITAA has also announced...

Pennsylvanian Mom Names Royal Caribbean’s Newest Ship

Royal Caribbean officially named its newest ship – Wonder of the Seas – at a ceremony in Port Canaveral, Florida on Sunday night. “Wonder of...

Guernsey Forms New Body to Put Island on Tourism Map

The local government of Guernsey is planning to form a new body charged with the specific role of better promoting the second largest of...

Radisson Hotels Doubles Down on Sustainability Pledge

The Radisson Hotel Group has further enhanced its green and sustainability credentials by signing up to be a member of the Global Sustainable Tourism...

Flight Schedules Returning to Normal, but Passengers Urged to Continue Checking For Weather-Impacted Delays

Flight schedules in and out of Dublin Airport appear to be returning to normal after the cold snap resulted in numerous delays and cancellations...

Passengers Departing Dublin Airport Urged to Continually Check Flight Status as Cold Snap Forces Some Cancellations

Passengers departing Dublin Airport this weekend have been urged to continually check their flight status due to the worsening cold weather conditions. Met Éireann has...

Ryanair Adds Dublin-Romania Summer Routes

Ryanair has announced two new routes from Dublin to the Romanian cities of Cluj and Iasi – both operating six weekly flights – from...

Explora Journeys Teams Up with Legendary Piano Maker Steinway & Sons

Explora Journeys – the luxury arm of MSC Cruises – has  entered a partnership with legendary piano maker Steinway & Sons. Michael Ungerer, chief executive...

Manchester Becomes Latest Destination to Introduce Travel Tax for Visitors

Manchester has become the latest area to announce the introduction of a travel tax – whereby visitors would pay an extra levy for staying...

Emirates Adds Further Incentive to Travel from Dublin to Dubai this Winter

Emirates has added more reason for passengers to travel with it to Dubai, by offering a free 24-hour pass to the region’s City Sightseeing...

Ryanair Launches Biggest Ever Knock Schedule with New Lanzarote Route

Ryanair has announced a new route from Ireland West Airport Knock to Lanzarote – taking off from next summer. The new route forms part of...

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