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.

Ryanair Looks to Benefit from EasyJet’s French Retreat

Ryanair has moved quickly to try to mop up passengers in the wake of rival EasyJet cancelling all of its routes to Paris-Beauvais from...

Delta Air Lines Becomes Largest Contributor to IATA’s CO2 Connect Emissions Calculator

Delta Air Lines has signed up as a key contributor of operational data to the CO2 Connect emissions calculator, operated by the International Air...

Tourism Ireland and VisitBritain Collaborate on International B2B Roadshow in Spain

Ireland was promoted to around 200 tour operators and travel agents in four cities across Spain – at a travel trade roadshow visiting the cities...

AIDA Cruises Hosts Sustainability Dialogue with Destination Partners

AIDA Cruises – the German language cruise line owned by Carnival – has held a special sustainability dialogue session onboard its AIDAnova ship with...

French Tour Operators Explore Northern Ireland

A group of leading French tour operators has been exploring Northern Ireland – as guests of Tourism Ireland and Tourism NI. These tour operators are important...

Tour America Unveils ‘Red Cow Sale Day 2024’ Details

Tour America has unveiled details of the 2024 edition of its popular annual Red Cow Sale Day, which every year offers price deals on...

Etihad Launches Winter Sun Price Offers on Flights From Ireland and UK

Etihad Airways has unveiled a raft of winter sun price offers for passengers flying out of Ireland and the UK. From 28 September to...

Ireland Chosen as Host Destination of Air Canada-United Airlines Travel Agent Race

Ireland has been chosen as this year’s host destination for the Air Canada-United Airlines Race. The race will feature 30 top-performing travel agents from...

World Tourism Day 2024: Sustainability and Global Peace Top the Priority List

Georgia has, today, been acting as global host of this year’s World Tourism Day – the 44th running of the UN’s initiative to mark...

Translink Introduces 3 New Electric Buses on Belfast City Airport Route

Translink – Northern Ireland’s public rail and bus service provider - has announced the introduction of three new electric buses on the popular 600...

Dublin Airport and IMRO to Showcase Emerging Talent with ‘T2: Sounds of Home’ Programme

Dublin Airport and The Irish Music Rights Organisation (IMRO) have jointly launched T2: Sounds of Home, a new weekly live music showcase that shines a...

Travel Partners Group (TPG) Closes 2024 Event Diary with Successful Dundalk Agent Appreciation Night

TPG – Travel Partners Group, held its Dundalk Agent Appreciation Event at the Fairways Hotel last night and had an entertaining evening with plenty...

Air France to Begin Roll-Out of ‘Ground-Like’ Inflight WiFi Connectivity Next Year

Air France has announced that it will begin rolling out ultra high-speed WiFi connectivity across its fleet from next year, promising passengers a “ground-like”...

Hospitality Giant Accor Signs 3-Year Heritage Protection Partnership with World Monuments Fund

Global hotel and hospitality giant Accor has signed a 3-year partnership with the World Monuments Fund (WMF) to protect cultural heritage and strengthen local...

Princess Cruises Celebrates Maritime Float-Out Ceremony Milestone for ‘Star Princess’ Ship

Princess Cruises has celebrated a major construction milestone for its second Sphere Class vessel, Star Princess, with the traditional maritime float out ceremony at...

Cunard to Offer 5 Day Shore Excursions on Return to South America Next Year

Luxury cruise line Cunard has revealed it will offer up to 5 day shore excursions upon its highly anticipated return to South America next...

Ireland on Show at International Luxury Travel Market (ILTM) in Bahamas

A total of 12 tourism businesses from Ireland have joined Tourism Ireland this week at the annual International Luxury Travel Market (ILTM) North America. ILTM...

Italian Travel Writers to Bring Ireland to 1.5 Million Readers

Five travel journalists from Italy have been visiting Northern Ireland, as guests of Tourism Ireland and Tourism NI. The articles written by these journalists,...

Ryanair Calls on German Government to Reduce Aviation Costs as Country’s Tourism Recovery Lags Peers

Ryanair has called on German Transport Minister Volker Wissing to take urgent action to reduce access costs and “repair Germany's broken air transport system,...

Lublin Named European Capital of Culture for 2029

The Polish city of Lublin has been named European Capital of Culture for 2029. After fighting off stiff competition from Bielsko-Biała, Katowice, and Kołobrzeg - the...

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