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 Sees 52% Jump in Passenger Numbers for August

Ryanair carried 16.9 million passengers across its various airlines and European route networks in August, latest monthly operational figures from the airline group show. August’s...

Emirates Resumes Double Daily Dublin-Dubai Service

Emirates has resumed its twice a day service from Dublin to Dubai following a two and a half year hiatus. The announcement means that once...

Loganair Marks First Anniversary of Dublin-Aberdeen Route by Lowering Fares

Scottish airline Loganair is marking the first anniversary of its Dublin-Aberdeen service, this week, with the announcement of plans to increase the number of...

Michael O’Leary: Ryanair Will Never Fly Through Heathrow ‘While I Live and Breathe’

Ryanair boss Michael O’Leary has taken a fresh swipe at Heathrow Airport, by promising the airline will never fly to and from London’s largest...

Japan Ditches Guided Tour Rule for Visitors as Part of Eased Restrictions

Japan has removed its rule that visitors to the country must be part of a guided tour party, as part of its ongoing relaxing...

Portugal and France Report Full Return to Pre-Pandemic Visitor Numbers

Portugal and France have, this week, reported a full recovery of their tourism offerings, with visitor numbers and revenues returning to pre-pandemic levels in...

Adventure Travel Expected to Quadruple in Value by 2032

The rise of so-called ‘adventure tourism’ – taking in virtually everything from hiking and trekking to cycling and scuba diving – is showing no...

Dalata Hotel Group Returns to Profit

The Dalata Hotel Group returned to profit in the first half of this year, as the tourism industry's recovery from the Covid crisis continued...

Ryanair: No Changes to Stansted Schedule Despite Airport Strike Threat

Ryanair has stressed that there is currently no changes pending to its recently expanded services from London's Stansted airport, despite the looming threat of...

Hotelbeds Signs Destination Marketing Deal with iGA Istanbul Airport

Travel technology company Hotelbeds has signed a destination marketing deal with iGA Istanbul Airport. Calling it “ground-breaking”, Hotelbeds said the deal is the first of...

Stansted Airport Facing Temporary Closure Threat if Strikes Go Ahead

London’s Stansted Airport could, effectively, close operations if airport staff vote in favour of strike action, the UNITE trade union has warned. Ryanair is, by...

NCL Boss Optimistic Over Cruise Rebound

The head of cruise company Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL) has expressed confidence in the company’s short-term outlook, saying bookings are already better than pre-pandemic...

Much-Maligned Kingston Keeping Pace with Jamaica’s Tourism Revival

Jamaica has, this year, proven to be a blueprint for destination recovery as the global tourism industry finally begins to rebound from three years...

Aer Lingus Ranks As Airline with Fewest Delayed Flights at UK Airports

Aer Lingus has emerged as the airline with the least delayed flight take-offs from UK airports last year. Aer Lingus was the best performing carrier...

Thailand Aims for 10 million Visitors as Tourism Rebound Gathers Pace

Thailand is aiming for a full-year total of 10 million international holiday visitors for 2022, after seeing in-bound numbers pass the 4.5 million people...

Middle East Set for World Cup Travel Boon

The Middle East region looks set for a wide-reaching boon from this year’s FIFA World Cup, due to Qatar not being large enough to...

Greece Sees Visitor Demand Lasting Well Beyond the Summer

Greece has extended its traditional annual holiday tourism season beyond the summer - and well into the winter - on the back of a...

Liverpool FC Offering Global Fanbase Chance to Win Free Holiday in Mauritius

Liverpool FC has launched a competition – open to its global fanbase – offering two lucky winners a free, all-paid for, week-long holiday in...

Great News for Long Haul – Emirates Restores Non-Stop A380 Services to New Zealand and Malaysia

Emirates will restore its A380 plane to its non-stop Dubai-Auckland and Dubai-Kuala Lumpur routes from December 1. The airline currently operates to both cities with...

Uniworld Becomes First River Cruise Company to Drop Proof of Vaccination Requirement for Passengers

River cruise operator Uniworld is set to remove its requirement for passengers to show proof of vaccination against Covid-19 - becoming the first river...

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