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.

Stena Line Adds Ship to Rosslare-Cherbourg Route and Extends Belfast Services

Stena Line has confirmed that it will be introducing an upgraded ship, Stena Vision, to its Rosslare-Cherbourg route for summer 2023, making this route the most...

Airlines Criticise Joe Biden’s Plan to Force US Carriers to Compensate Stranded Passengers

Airline representative groups have criticised US President Joe Biden's plan to force US carriers to compensate passengers affected by flight cancellations and delays. President Biden...

Brand USA Hosts ‘MegaFam’ for UK & Ireland Agents

Brand USA, the destination marketing organisation for the United States, hosted another successful MegaFam, welcoming 60 sales agents from the UK and Ireland across...

Fáilte Ireland Pledges to Boost Rural Tourism

Fáilte Ireland has pledged to put in place an individual plan to boost local tourism in every region of the country in the coming...

Ryanair Confirms Landmark Order for 300 Boeing 737-Max-10 Aircraft

Ryanair Holdings has confirmed it has ordered 300 new Boeing 737-MAX-10 aircraft – 150 being firm orders and 150 being options - for delivery...

Amadeus Profits and Revenues Rise on Back of Recovery in Global Tourism

Travel technology and distribution giant Amadeus has benefited from the post-Covid recovery felt by the global tourism industry, with both its profits and revenues...

Belfast Harbour Welcomes 2 Millionth Cruise Ship Visitor as NCL’s Norwegian Dawn Docks

Belfast has welcomed its 2 millionth cruise ship visitor, according to Cruise Belfast, the partnership between Belfast Harbour and Visit Belfast which markets the...

Qantas Looking at Direct London-Sydney Route in 2025

Qantas is planning to start a direct non-stop Sydney-London route in just 2 years time. The flight, which reportedly is slated to begin towards the...

Aer Lingus Regional Belfast City-Jersey Route Takes Off

Flights to Jersey have taken off from Belfast City Airport with Aer Lingus Regional, operated by Emerald Airlines, providing a convenient connection between Northern...

Cape Clear Ferries Announces Summer Schedule

Cape Clear Ferries, the multi-award-winning ferry service, has announced its summer schedule for West Cork, taking in Baltimore, Cape Clear Island, The Fastnet Rock...

Paula Carroll to Retire from Ashford Castle After 35 Years

Paula Carroll – one of Ireland’s best known and highly respected hospitality industry professionals – is to retire at the end of May after...

Iconic Visitor Attractions Transferred to Clare County Council

Clare County Council and The Shannon Airport Group have signed a historic agreement marking the official handover of the Clare assets of Shannon Heritage...

EU Launches European Capital and Green Pioneer of Smart Tourism Competitions

The European Commission has launched its European Capital and Green Pioneer of Smart Tourism competitions for 2024. The launch calls for cities to submit their...

Fáilte Ireland Appointed Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) Champion

Fáilte Ireland has been appointed as a Sustainable Development Goal Champion (SDG) for 2023-2024, in an initiative announced by Minister for the Environment, Climate...

SWISS Becomes Latest Airline to Post Strong Financial Results

SWISS – or Swiss International Air Lines – has become the latest airline to report strong financial results. The carrier reported operating profits of CHF78.4m...

Tourism Welcomes WHO Declaration on Covid-19

The declaration, by the World Health Organisation (WHO), that Covid-19 is no longer a global health emergency has been welcomed by the tourism industry. WHO...

Icelandair Celebrates 5 Years Flying from Dublin

Icelandair is celebrating 5 years since it first began flying from Dublin, with the airline’s inaugural flight taking place on May 8, 2018. Since then,...

Saudi Arabia Views Inbound Tourism as Next Oil Industry

Saudi Arabia has earmarked inbound tourism as one of the main industries to replace its reliance on oil production in the coming years –...

Ryanair Adds Flights for European Rugby Finals

Ryanair has added extra flights across multiple Irish routes - including Glasgow – Dublin, Dublin – Glasgow, La Rochelle – Dublin, and Dublin –...

Radisson to Expand ‘Prizeotel’ Budget Hotel Brand into Ireland

Radisson is to expand its budget brand Prizeotel into Ireland. The group – which is already in Ireland under its Radisson Blu hotel brand –...

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