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.

F1 Governing Body FIA Enters Partnership with Booking.com

Formula 1 motor racing’s governing body the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) has signed a global partnership with online booking platform Booking.com. The deal...

Consumer Spending on Hospitality Product Shows Monthly Decline

Consumer spending on hospitality product – hotels, restaurants, cafes and pubs – fell last month, according to a new survey. Hotel spending, amongst Irish consumers,...

Royal Caribbean and Silversea Cruises Confirmed as Headline Sponsors of Worldchoice 2023 Conference in Cork

Royal Caribbean and Silversea Cruises will be the Headline Sponsors of the Worldchoice 2023 conference which will take place on Saturday November 18 at...

NCL Unveils Halloween Cruise Itineraries to Spooky Destinations

Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL) has put together its best Halloween-themed itineraries to some of the spookiest destinations around. These include Salem, Massachuesetts – famous for...

CLIA Ramps up Expedition Cruise Support with Specialist Webinars, Interviews and Events

Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) UK & Ireland has announced it will host two specialist ‘Destination Days’ as part of its ongoing trade support...

Delta Air Lines On Course for Doubling of Profits

Delta Air Lines continues to expect to generate a doubling of profits and a 20% increase in revenue for 2023, as a whole, on...

Lamington Group Officially Opens room2 Belfast ‘Hometel’

Belfast’s newest hotel – room2 Belfast – has officially opened. Billed as being a “hometel”, the brand is owned by UK property investor and developer...

Emirates Enhances Crew Experience with Apple-Enabled ‘One Device’ Strategy

Emirates has launched a new strategy called ‘One Device' leveraging Apple products, whereby all 20,000 Emirates Cabin Crew receive iPhone 13 or iPad Air configured with custom Emirates apps to...

Air Japan Adds Experienced Captain Role to Recruitment Drive

Air Japan is to begin recruitment of mid-career pilots. For the first time, Air Japan is initiating its recruitment of experienced pilots - Captains,...

Ryanair Launches Largest Schedule to and from Morocco for Winter 2023/24

Ryanair has announced its largest schedule to and from Morocco for winter 2023/2024, boosting vital tourism throughout the year and supporting Morocco's economic recovery...

ITAA Ready for Annual Conference in Antalya

The Irish Travel Agents Association (ITAA) annual conference takes place in Antalya Turkiye/Turkey this week – starting tomorrow and running until Sunday (October 17-22). This...

Atlantis Dubai Appoints Timothy M. Kelly as President

Atlantis Dubai has appointed Timothy M. Kelly as President of Atlantis, Kerzner International. In this brand new role, Mr Kelly - who has been with...

Ireland Highlighted as ‘Home of Halloween’ in the Netherlands

A total of 6 tourism companies from Ireland travelled to the Netherlands this week, to take part in Tourism Ireland’s special ‘Halloween Evening’ which...

Passengers Warned of Flight Upheaval from French ATC Strikes

Some 40% of flights at Paris Orly, 15% at Paris Beauvais and 20% at Marseilles airports are set to be affected by various French...

Aer Lingus Hails Ireland’s ’16th Player’ at Rugby World Cup

Aer Lingus has paid a special tribute to Ireland’s ‘16th Player’ ahead of tomorrow’s crunch Rugby World Cup quarter final clash with New Zealand...

Tourism Ireland on Promotional Trail in Rimini

Ireland is being promoted by Tourism Ireland to thousands of Italian travel professionals attending this week’s TTG Travel Experience in Rimini. Nine companies from Ireland...

MSC Euribia Arrives in Southamption for Maiden Call

MSC Euribia has arrived at the port of Southampton for her maiden call. The arrival was celebrated by a traditional exchange of crests between the...

Uniworld Boutique River Cruises Adds 2 New Super Ships to European Fleet

Uniworld Boutique River Cruises has added two new Super Ships, the S.S. Victoria and S.S. Elisabeth, to its European fleet. Both ships will begin sailing in Europe...

Ireland Promoted as Business Event Location in Munich

A total of 40 German meetings and incentive events professionals based in Munich and the surrounding area attended Tourism Ireland’s ‘Meet in Ireland’ event...

Ryanair Adds Extra 7,000 Seats for 2024 Cheltenham Festival

Ryanair has added an extra 7,000 seats for the most anticipated date in the horse racing calendar – Cheltenham 2024. Ryanair will be operating...

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