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.

Marella Cruises & Cleaner Seas Group Roll Out Industry First Marine Life Protection System

Marella Cruises and Cleaner Seas Group are rolling out an industry first initiative in microfibres captured in all laundry systems across the fleet of...

Transport Minister Darragh O’Brien Opens 2025 Greenway and Active Travel Conference in Limerick

Minister for Transport, Darragh O’Brien has formally opened the 2025 Greenway and Active Travel conference in Limerick. The two-day event, organised by the Department of...

Ryanair Becomes First European Airline to Carry 200 Million Passengers in a Calendar Year

Ryanair has become the first European airline to carry 200 million passengers in one calendar year. The airline welcomed its 200 millionth passenger for 2024/2025...

Visit Atlantic City Announces Return of ‘Visit Atlantic City Soar & Shore Festival’

Visit Atlantic City and Herb Gillen Airshows have announced the return of the popular airshow to the shores of New Jersey, with the free...

Metropole Hotel Signs Up as Sponsor of Cork Indoor Sports Awards 2025

The Cork Indoor Sports Awards were launched this week with the Metropole Hotel confirmed as the 2025 sponsor. The partnership has been ongoing for...

Japan Airlines to Introduce 17 Additional Boeing 737-8 Aircraft

Japan Airlines (JAL) has announced the decision to introduce 17 additional Boeing 737-8 aircraft from Boeing. This follows JAL’s March 2023 announcement of an...

Air Canada Expands Transatlantic with New Edinburgh – Montréal Route

Air Canada is continuing its transatlantic expansion for 2025, having unveiled its newest route between Edinburgh and Montréal. Set to take to the skies on...

Overwhelming Air Passenger Demand for Stronger Compensation Rights, AirHelp Survey Shows

Nearly 80% of air passengers would willingly pay extra money for a flight ticket if it guaranteed them compensation when faced with major flight...

Princess Cruises Unveils 2026/’27 Southeast Asia Cruise Season

Princess Cruises has announced its highly anticipated 2026-2027 Southeast Asia cruise season. On sale now, Diamond Princess will depart from the homeport of Singapore, taking...

Calls Made to Rename Kerry Airport After Daniel O’Connell

The prospect of renaming Kerry Airport after the iconic 19th Century Irish statesman and politician Daniel O’Connell has been raised locally, with Kerry County...

Expressway Continues Wheelchair Accessibility Roll-Out, with Dundalk-Dublin Route Upgrade

Bus Éireann/Expressway has announced that as of this coming Sunday - 30 March 2025, all Expressway Route 100X (Dundalk-Dublin) services will become wheelchair accessible,...

The Cruise Globe Smashes User Targets, with Over 20,000 Subscribers and Over 100,000 Cruises Logged in First Month

The Cruise Globe, the world’s first free-to-use digital platform that allows global travellers to accurately map out their entire cruise history, has smashed its...

Oceania Cruises to Debut Riviera Ship in Australia and New Zealand

Oceania Cruises – the luxury and culinary line of NCL Group – has announced the debut Australia and New Zealand voyages for its luxurious...

Emirates Ups Clean Energy Strategy with Move to World’s Largest Solar-Powered Data Centre

The Emirates Group has joined forces with Moro Hub, a subsidiary of Digital DEWA, for co-location services at the Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum...

IATA Establishes Civil Aviation Decarbonisation Organisation to Manage SAF Registry

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has established the Civil Aviation Decarbonisation Organisation (CADO) to manage the IATA-developed Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) Registry when...

Campervan Rental Company, Roadsurfer Details Curated Slow Travel Tourist Routes in UK

Leading European campervan rental company, Roadsurfer has launched a new and improved set of curated tourist routes in the UK, aimed at seasoned road...

Etihad Launches Biggest Ever Annual Summer Sale: Up to 30% Off Routes Out of Dublin & Elsewhere

Etihad Airways is launching its biggest annual summer sale with up to 30% off on a wide range of destinations across its network from...

Meet Boston Unveils Schedule of Commemorative Events for 250th Anniversary of American Revolution

Meet Boston - the official tourism marketing company for the city of Boston - has published a list of commemorative events, taking place this...

TUI to Recommence Belfast City Airport to Mallorca Flights this Summer

TUI has announced a resumption of flights from Belfast City Airport to Mallorca for this summer. The holiday giant will recommence the service on June...

InteleTravel Acquires Tickitto to Provide Live Events & Experiences

Home-working giant InteleTravel has acquired UK-based Tickitto, a platform providing tickets to live events and experiences globally, including Premier League football matches, Formula 1...

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