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.

Arizona Launches Wine-Themed Tourism Campaign

The state of Arizona has launched a new tourism campaign focusing on its rich wine heritage. March has been officially proclaimed Arizona Wine Month, marked...

Strikes Could Disrupt Easter Holiday Travel at London’s Heathrow Airport

Fresh strike threats at London’s Heathrow Airport are, reportedly, in danger of disrupting Easter Holiday travel plans for millions of passengers. According to the Unite...

WorldHotels Collection Announces Major European Expansion

The Best Western-owned WorldHotels Collection has announced the expansion of its hotel offerings in key travel destinations across Europe and Asia with five new...

Premier Inn to Open Latest Dublin Hotel

Premier Inn will open its latest Irish property – and its second hotel in Dublin city centre – today, Monday. The new 113-bedroom hotel will...

St Patrick’s Day Marked in Britain’s House of Commons

Tourism Ireland co-sponsored a special reception in the House of Commons in London today – kicking off an extensive programme of St Patrick’s Day...

Travel Counsellors Wins Irish Heat of Turkish Airlines Bowling Tournament

Congratulations to Travel Counsellors for winning the Irish qualification heat for this year's Turkish Airlines Bowling Tournament. The Irish heat was held, yesterday, at Charlestown...

Just 10 Days to go Until Dublin Welcomes the Etihad A350

On March 26 Dublin Airport will welcome its first regularly-scheduled Etihad Airways Dublin-Abu Dhabi service on an A350 aircraft. The A350 will service the route...

Cathay Pacific Sees Passenger Numbers Surge After Asia-Pacific Region Fully Re-Opens

Cathay Pacific has reported a huge 3,467% year-on-year increase in passenger numbers for February, helped by the Asia-Pacific region fully re-opening after the Covid...

ITC Expands Into Ireland with Dublin Airport Packages

ITC has announced it is now offering packages for the Irish market from Dublin Airport. Packages can be booked with all ITC brands, which...

Ireland Ads to Reach 7.7 Million Viewers in UK

Tourism Ireland's new global marketing campaign - 'Fill your Heart with Ireland' - is going live around the world this week. Specially timed to...

MSC Cruises Expands F1 Partnership with Abu Dhabi Grand Prix Offers

MSC Cruises has expanded its commercial partnership with Formula 1 motor racing in a deal which will see the cruise giant offer guests F1...

Planning Permission Granted for Redevelopment of Cork Tourist Attraction

Catherine Martin, Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media, has welcomed the decision by Cork City Council to grant planning permission for...

Georgia Tech and Flordia State University to Contest 2024 Aer Lingus College Football Classic

Georgia Tech and Florida State University have been revealed today as the two teams set to contest the 2024 edition of the Aer Lingus...

Valencia Launches First Virtual Tourism Assistant Tool for Fallas Festival

Valencia has launched its first virtual tourism assistant, FallasBot, verified by Meta. It operates in eight different languages and provides those visiting Las Fallas with itineraries, locations...

Legoland Windsor to Open 10-acre Woodland Village Accommodation Resort

Legoland Windsor, in the UK , is set to open a new £35m (€40m) Legoland Woodland Village this spring. The 10-acre site, which will be...

Travelmarvel Hires Elaine O’Brien

River cruise, Small Yacht specialist APT Travelmarvel is delighted to announce the appointment of Elaine O’Brien as Business Manager of its Irish operation.   Paul Melinis, Managing Director of...

Aer Lingus and Emerald Airlines Celebrate 1st Anniversary of Aer Lingus Regional Partnership

Aer Lingus and Emerald Airlines are celebrating one year of their franchise partnership, having operated its inaugural international flight under the new Aer Lingus...

Iberia and Visit Panama to Host Virtual Workshop for Travel Agents

Visit Panama and Iberia are inviting travel agents to attend a virtual workshop to share the latest travel offerings to this incredible destination. Join the...

ITTN’s Carrie Day Talks to Ruby Wake from The Lux Collective

Yesterday morning, ITTN’s Carrie Day was joined by Ruby Wake from The Lux Collective - a luxury hotel group who are new to the...

Daa Rejects Claims of Planning Permission Breach Relating to Dublin Airport’s North Runway

The daa has rejected claims that it is in breach of planning permission granted in respect of the North Runway at Dublin Airport. In a...

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