

Meet the Team
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Sharon Jordan
Managing Director, ITTN group
Having acquired Irish Travel Trade Network in 2020, it is Sharon’s specific goal to provide accurate and leading news content to the Travel Consumer and Trade. Having worked for many leading Irish and Global Travel Operators, Sharon’s main passion and drive is to support a strong, credible and professional travel industry.

Geoff Percival
Editor-in-Chief
Geoff has worked in journalism for more than 25 years. He joins from The Irish Examiner, having worked there for the past 16 years as a senior business reporter. He has also contributed to, and written for, the likes of Business & Finance, Business Plus, The Sunday Times, The Irish News, Senior Times, and The Sunday Tribune, amongst others titles.
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Katie Doyle
General Manager, Head of Content and Media
Katie is an experienced marketer, having worked around the world across travel, hospitality and tech helping small to medium business. She began her career in the travel industry in 2017, setting up her own travel agency called Capture Travel focused on outbound travel tours in Europe, America and Asia. During the pandemic, she pivoted to begin her second business Mentor Her - a mentoring platform for women to find Mentors for their careers and businesses. She now heads up ITTN content and media and oversees day-to-day business!

Lorraine Hales
Head of Business and Connectivity
Lorraine is a focused driven individual with a passion for all things travel related alongside a deep knowledge and expertise in digital marketing , technology and event management. She joins the ITTN senior team with 35 years business & marketing experience in in a wide range of areas including retail management, hospitality & the travel sectors Lorraine is a self confessed cruise addict and an industry certified Cruise Specialist having achieved her CLIA Cruise Master Status in 2022.

Zoe Walsh
Business Development Executive
Zoe has an extensive backgrounds working in the creative spaces and joins ITTN as a Business Development lead driving our B2B and B2C growth.

Saoirse Cross Smith
Travel Writer and Content Creator
Saoirse is a content creator and writer, who holds an MA in Writing from the University of Galway. She has travelled to many parts of the world over the last number of years, and is passionate about all things travel and creative writing.

Fionn Davenport
Senior Travel Writer
Fionn is one of Ireland’s most experienced travel journalists and writers. He has also been a travel editor in Ireland and the US, a presenter on national radio and a travel consultant to a range of tourism entities and DMOs in both Ireland and the UK. He brings to the role of editor over 25 years’ experience in all aspects of travel.
