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.

Qatar and Middle East to Generate $4bn from World Cup Tourism

This year’s FIFA World Cup is expected to generate around $4bn in tourism revenue for host nation Qatar and the wider Middle East. The likes...

High B2B Foreign Exchange Costs Back on Agenda as International Travel Recovers

B2B foreign exchange payments by travel companies increased by more than 480%, year-on-year, in the first half of 2022, new research shows. The research –...

Turkish Airlines Signs Champions League Sponsorship Deal

Turkish Airlines has signed up as an ‘elite’ sponsor of the UEFA Champions League. The sponsorship deal ties in with this season’s final being held...

Relief for River Cruise Companies as Rain Returns to Europe

Heavy rainfall across Europe, in recent days and weeks, is already helping river cruise companies recover business after having to cancel sailings as the...

Litter Crisis Damaging Scotland’s Appeal, Tourism Bosses Warn

Tourism bosses in Scotland have urged the country's SNP-led government to intervene to end bin worker strikes and stop a mounting waste rubbish litter...

Irish Travel Software Firm Datalex Adds EasyJet to Growing Client Roster

Irish travel software company Datalex – which develops booking and e-commerce capabilities for airlines – has signed up EasyJet as a customer. Datalex – which...

Ryanair Sees 52% Jump in Passenger Numbers for August

Ryanair carried 16.9 million passengers across its various airlines and European route networks in August, latest monthly operational figures from the airline group show. August’s...

Emirates Resumes Double Daily Dublin-Dubai Service

Emirates has resumed its twice a day service from Dublin to Dubai following a two and a half year hiatus. The announcement means that once...

Loganair Marks First Anniversary of Dublin-Aberdeen Route by Lowering Fares

Scottish airline Loganair is marking the first anniversary of its Dublin-Aberdeen service, this week, with the announcement of plans to increase the number of...

Michael O’Leary: Ryanair Will Never Fly Through Heathrow ‘While I Live and Breathe’

Ryanair boss Michael O’Leary has taken a fresh swipe at Heathrow Airport, by promising the airline will never fly to and from London’s largest...

Japan Ditches Guided Tour Rule for Visitors as Part of Eased Restrictions

Japan has removed its rule that visitors to the country must be part of a guided tour party, as part of its ongoing relaxing...

Portugal and France Report Full Return to Pre-Pandemic Visitor Numbers

Portugal and France have, this week, reported a full recovery of their tourism offerings, with visitor numbers and revenues returning to pre-pandemic levels in...

Adventure Travel Expected to Quadruple in Value by 2032

The rise of so-called ‘adventure tourism’ – taking in virtually everything from hiking and trekking to cycling and scuba diving – is showing no...

Dalata Hotel Group Returns to Profit

The Dalata Hotel Group returned to profit in the first half of this year, as the tourism industry's recovery from the Covid crisis continued...

Ryanair: No Changes to Stansted Schedule Despite Airport Strike Threat

Ryanair has stressed that there is currently no changes pending to its recently expanded services from London's Stansted airport, despite the looming threat of...

Hotelbeds Signs Destination Marketing Deal with iGA Istanbul Airport

Travel technology company Hotelbeds has signed a destination marketing deal with iGA Istanbul Airport. Calling it “ground-breaking”, Hotelbeds said the deal is the first of...

Stansted Airport Facing Temporary Closure Threat if Strikes Go Ahead

London’s Stansted Airport could, effectively, close operations if airport staff vote in favour of strike action, the UNITE trade union has warned. Ryanair is, by...

NCL Boss Optimistic Over Cruise Rebound

The head of cruise company Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL) has expressed confidence in the company’s short-term outlook, saying bookings are already better than pre-pandemic...

Much-Maligned Kingston Keeping Pace with Jamaica’s Tourism Revival

Jamaica has, this year, proven to be a blueprint for destination recovery as the global tourism industry finally begins to rebound from three years...

Aer Lingus Ranks As Airline with Fewest Delayed Flights at UK Airports

Aer Lingus has emerged as the airline with the least delayed flight take-offs from UK airports last year. Aer Lingus was the best performing carrier...

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