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.

Air Canada Cuts Summer Flights, But International Routes Not Affected

Air Canada – which recently resumed operations to and from Ireland - has said its international routes will not be affected by its plans...

Aer Lingus Bolsters Short-Haul Fleet and Eyes Long-Haul Fleet Expansion

Aer Lingus is expanding its short-haul fleet, having signed a lease agreement with Airbus for an initial two new A320neo planes, but also has...

Dubai Seeing Continued Strong In-Bound Tourism Recovery

Dubai has seen a huge rebound in in-bound tourism this year as the industry and travel demand continues to recover from the pandemic disruption. Nearly...

Ireland in the Spotlight at Scotland’s Royal Highland Show

Irish tourism is being well-represented with a significant presence at Scotland’s prestigious Royal Highland Show this week, with seven travel companies attending alongside Tourism...

600,000 Holidaymaker Journeys and 3,000 Flights At Risk From Proposed Ryanair Strikes, Independent Data Reveals

Nearly 600,000 holidaymakers’ journeys are at risk from planned Ryanair cabin crew strikes across Europe in the coming days, according to new independent data. Analysis...

Brittany Ferries Strengthens Commitment to Ireland and Rosslare

Brittany Ferries has strengthened its commitment to Ireland and Rosslare by announcing its newest ferry to serve its Irish routes to Spain and France,...

Ireland to Australia in Less than 24 Hours: Emirates Resumes Brisbane Service

Emirates has struck a partnership deal with the Brisbane Economic Development Agency (BEDA) to promote the city to tourists and business travellers. The agreement is...

Impact of War in Ukraine on Local Tourism Businesses Explored in New Report

A new white paper exploring the impact of the war in Ukraine on local tourism businesses, and potential solutions, has been published. The report –...

Further Evidence of Air Travel Recovery: Air New Zealand Relaunches 14 International Routes in 16 Days

Further evidence of international air travel's post-Covid recovery has come from Air New Zealand, which has announced the relaunch of 14 international routes in...

Ryanair Celebrates Milestones in Spain and Cork

Ryanair has marked two milestones, celebrating 20 years operating to and from Spain and 35 years of flying through Cork Airport. Since launching its Spanish...

Irish General Sales Agent ATTS Expands Across Europe

Irish company ATTS Travel Representation Solutions has announced a significant expansion across Europe. The Dublin-based company – which provides sales and marketing and other strategic...

Irish Tourism Companies Take Part in Tourism Ireland’s Virtual Sales Mission in Germany

Seven Irish tourism companies are taking part in Tourism Ireland’s virtual sales mission in Germany today. The sales mission is an online event, organised by...

US Airline JetBlue Lands Permanent Heathrow Slot

US low-cost airline JetBlue has won a permanent landing slot at London’s Heathrow Airport, after having been granted a temporary slot amid the slowdown...

Stena Line Launches ‘ABBA-solutely’ Fantastic Prize Draw to Mark Swedish Midsummer

Stena Line has launched an ‘ABBA-solutely’ fantastic prize draw to celebrate this year’s Swedish Midsummer. The Gothenburg-headquartered ferry company will mark its Swedish heritage with...

EasyJet Set for Fleet Expansion with New Airbus Order

EasyJet has agreed to buy 56 planes from Airbus, which will see the UK low fares carrier boost its fleet and secure certainty of...

Aviation Industry Calls For Government Incentives to Boost Airlines’ Use of Sustainable Fuels

Airline industry group the International Air Transport Association (IATA) has called on governments to “urgently” put in place large-scale incentives to aid the rapid...

IATA Sees Return to Airline Profitability ‘On the Horizon’ by Next Year

An industry-wide return to profitability, for the aviation sector, should be “on the horizon” next year, while losses will further decline this year, the...

Seattle Eyes Slice of $5bn World Cup Pie

Seattle is eyeing a generous slice of a combined near $5bn (€4.7bn) tourism spend boost after being named as one of the 16 host...

Qatar Airways Posts Highest Profit in 25-Year History

Qatar Airways has posted its highest ever annual profit, despite the huge turbulence suffered by the aviation and tourism sectors over the past couple...

EasyJet Confirms Further Flight Cuts in Face of European Airport Chaos

UK airline EasyJet has confirmed further cuts to its flight numbers this summer in response to ongoing travel chaos at European airports, which is...

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