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.

Hundreds of Jobs on Offer at Dublin Airport Via Daa Jobs Fair

Hundreds of jobs will be on offer this weekend when Dublin Airport operator daa holds a two-day jobs fair for prospective candidates.The Jobs Fair...

Explora Journeys Launches First Amazon Cruise Itinerary

Explora Journeys – the luxury arm of MSC Cruises – will launch its first cruises of the Amazon as part of its autumn and...

Norse Atlantic Airways Adds More Direct US Routes from London Gatwick

Norwegian low-cost/long-haul carrier Norse Atlantic Airways – which expanded in Ireland last year – has added more transatlantic flights out of London for this...

Celebrity Chef Giada De Laurentiis Named Godmother of Oceania Cruises’ New Ship

Celebrity chef Giada De Laurentiis has been named godmother of Miami-based cruise line Oceania Cruises’ newest ship Vista, which will begin sailing in May. The...

OceanBooking’s Super Spring Hotels

Spring Bitácora Hotel 4* Discover the real meaning of fun: music, colour, laughter... Experience the incredible adventure that is life. Are you ready to have fun? Well,...

Virgin Atlantic Poaches British Airways UK & Ireland Sales Chief Luke Goggin

Virgin Atlantic has poached British Airways UK & Ireland sales chief Luke Goggin. Mr Goggin will join Virgin Atlantic in August as its new vice...

What’s New in the Travel Directory

Each week, we’ve been bringing you a round up of the new additions to ITTN’s Travel Directory, so this week, we wanted to do...

Minister of State Makes Inaugural Visit to Shannon Airport

The Shannon Airport Group today welcomed Minister Jack Chambers TD to Shannon Airport, in what was his inaugural visit as Minister of State for the Department of Transport.  The Minister, who...

Aer Lingus ‘Recovering Well’ as it Returns to Profitability

Aer Lingus has said it is “recovering well” on the back of showing its first profit since the pandemic crisis, which decimated the tourism...

IAG Agrees to Buy Air Europa in Full for €400m

Aer Lingus and British Airways owner IAG iooks finally set to acquire Spanish carrier Air Europa in full. The group – which already owns 20%...

US Actor Patrick Duffy Named International Guest of Honour for St Patrick’s Day Parade in Dublin

US actor Patrick Duffy has been named as this year’s International Guest of Honour for the national St Patrick’s Day Parade in Dublin on...

Lounge at Belfast City Airport to Undergo €1.4m Refurbishment

Europe’s largest airport lounge provider, Aspire, has announced a major refurbishment of the lounge at Belfast City Airport with a total investment of £1.2m...

MSC Euribia Naming Ceremony Set for Copenhagen on June 8

MSC Cruises announced today that the Naming Ceremony for MSC Cruises’ newest flagship, MSC Euribia, will take place in Copenhagen on 8 June.  The new flagship...

Dublin Ranked 5th Best European City for Stag and Hen Parties

Dublin has been ranked high amongst the best cities in Europe for stag and hen parties. The analysis, conducted by Finnish casino review site Bonusetu,...

American Airlines to Resume Three Routes to Dublin

American Airlines is to resume three of its routes to Dublin in the Spring. The airline will recommence its Chicago-Dublin, Charlotte-Dublin and Dallas/Fort Worth-Dublin routes...

Europe Unlikely to See Full Benefit of Chinese Tourist Return Until Next Year

Europe is unlikely to see the full benefits of Chinese tourists being able to travel again until next year, according to financial services and...

Emirates Recyles One Plane’s Weight of Plastic and Glass

Emirates has said that it recycled more than 500,000kg of plastic and glass – via discarded bottles and packaging – in 2022; equating to...

Air New Zealand Back in Profit After Covid Losses

Air New Zealand’s recovery is well underway, with the airline announcing statutory first half earnings before taxation of $299m and revenue of $3.1bn for...

WTTC Global Summit Set for Kigali, Rwanda in November

The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) has announced that its annual global summit will take place in Kigali, the capital of Rwanda, this...

Oman Air Celebrates First Female Captain

Oman Air has announced its first female captain, namely pilot Maha Al Balushi. Ms Al Balusi – who formally received her new rank at a...

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