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.

Thailand Aims for 10 million Visitors as Tourism Rebound Gathers Pace

Thailand is aiming for a full-year total of 10 million international holiday visitors for 2022, after seeing in-bound numbers pass the 4.5 million people...

Middle East Set for World Cup Travel Boon

The Middle East region looks set for a wide-reaching boon from this year’s FIFA World Cup, due to Qatar not being large enough to...

Greece Sees Visitor Demand Lasting Well Beyond the Summer

Greece has extended its traditional annual holiday tourism season beyond the summer - and well into the winter - on the back of a...

Liverpool FC Offering Global Fanbase Chance to Win Free Holiday in Mauritius

Liverpool FC has launched a competition – open to its global fanbase – offering two lucky winners a free, all-paid for, week-long holiday in...

Great News for Long Haul – Emirates Restores Non-Stop A380 Services to New Zealand and Malaysia

Emirates will restore its A380 plane to its non-stop Dubai-Auckland and Dubai-Kuala Lumpur routes from December 1. The airline currently operates to both cities with...

Uniworld Becomes First River Cruise Company to Drop Proof of Vaccination Requirement for Passengers

River cruise operator Uniworld is set to remove its requirement for passengers to show proof of vaccination against Covid-19 - becoming the first river...

Irish Ferries Owner Sails Back Into Profit as Restrictions Scrapped

Irish Ferries owner Irish Continental Group (ICG) sailed back into profit in the first half of this year, on the back of the removal...

Ryanair and Jet2.com Ranked Most Reliable Airlines

Ryanair and its smaller budget rival Jet2.com have been judged the most reliable airlines flying out of passenger chaos-stricken UK airports this summer. London’s under-resourced...

Thriving Tourism Industry Powering Greece’s Economic Recovery

It would be a huge understatement to say that Greece is used to economic peaks and troughs. But it is also fast getting to...

Killiney Travel and Donabate Travel Crowned Winners of Air Canada/Worldchoice Canada Day Competition

Congratulations to Killiney Travel and Donabate Travel who were winners in the Air Canada/Worldchoice Canada Day competition.  Killiney Travel treated passers by to a...

Japan Hints at Further Easing of Travel Restrictions as it Scraps Negative Covid Test Requirement

Japan has announced that – as of September 7 - international visitors will no longer need to show a negative Covid-19 PCR test ahead...

Barbados Anticipating More Visitors from Ireland and UK after TUI Expansion

The Caribbean island nation of Barbados expects to hugely benefit from increased numbers of Irish and British holiday visitors on the back of travel...

ITTN Awards 2022 – When, Where and Who?!

The ITTN Awards 2022 will be held on Friday 25th November in the Clayton Hotel, Burlington Road, Dublin 4. Last year, we had a much smaller affair due to hospitality...

US to Europe Bookings Surged in First Half of Year

The recovery in visitor numbers from the US to Europe, in the first half of the year, was better than expected with new data...

Flybe Increases Belfast Frequency in Winter Schedule

UK low fares airline Flybe will increase its flight frequencies out of Belfast City Airport as part of its winter schedule. The airline said it...

British Airways Cancels 10,000 Winter Flights at Heathrow, as Gatwick Benefits From Rival’s Restrictions

British Airways is cancelling more than 600 flights out of London’s Heathrow Airport between now and the end of October. In total, BA will cancel...

Cruise Accessibility Enhanced as MSC Takes Year-Round Berth in Southampton

MSC Cruises has taken a year-round berth in Southampton. It marks the first time the cruise giant will base one of its ships in the...

Travel Warning Over Spain as Airport Workers Threaten Strike

As if forest fires, pilot strikes and general airport chaos haven’t been enough, holidaymakers bound for Spain are being hit with a fresh challenge...

Greece Promoting Lesser-Known Islands Over Traditional Hotspots to Avoid ‘Over-Tourism’

Greece’s department of tourism has begun promoting some of its lesser-known islands over some of its more popular holiday attractions in a bid to...

Intrepid Travel Appoints New GM for UK and Ireland

Intrepid Travel, the B Corp-certified leader in responsible travel, has appointed Hazel McGuire in the newly-created role of General Manager UK & Ireland.  Ms McGuire...

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