skip to main content

Co Sligo's VOYA secures €3m renewal of Emirates partnership

Mark and Kira Walton, the co-founders of VOYA
Mark and Kira Walton, the co-founders of VOYA

Co Sligo-based luxury skincare brand VOYA has renewed its global partnership with Emirates, the world's biggest international airline.

The deal is expected to generate €3m for the Irish company over the next three years alone and sees VOYA continue as the exclusive supplier of amenity products to Emirates' First and Business Class cabins and luxury lounges up to 2029.

Founded by husband-and-wife team Mark and Kira Walton in 2006, VOYA has worked with Emirates since 2017.

The company said the renewal deal follows more than a year of design and development, resulting in a refreshed amenity collection that blends sustainability, innovation, and Irish craftsmanship.

Highlights of the renewed deal include exclusive new fragrances created just for the airline, including two bespoke VOYA Eau de Toilettes, an enhanced seaweed extract formula and a bespoke Irish-designed glass bottle, developed with a Sligo 3D printing partner.

VOYA was named as the Overall National SFA Small Business Winner for 2025 and has a workforce of 50. It supplies retail, spa, and amenity products in more than 56 countries worldwide.

Mark and Kira Walton said that Emirates is a very large organisation with incredibly high standards.

An image of two skin cream products in green containers on a table

"For a company of our size, up against brands that can throw huge resources at a project, it's a challenge, but one we relish. We have always believed we can compete with any brand on quality and service, and this renewal proves that again," they said.

They also said that the company is growing rapidly in the US, and this Emirates partnership is helping open doors in the Middle East too.

It is already supplying the Ritz-Carlton Reserve in Saudi Arabia, and on the back of this deal expect to launch in at least three or four new hotels across Dubai, Saudi Arabia, and Qatar.

"It's building huge awareness for VOYA internationally, while Ireland remains our most important market. Solidifying VOYA as the pre-eminent Irish luxury brand is just as important to us as expanding abroad," Mark Walton added.