fvw North and South America Low growth for major destinations The North-South divide in tourism in the Americas continued last year with moderate growth for powerhouses USA and Canada but higher increases for ...more by Paul Needham – Saturday, February 29, 2020
fvw South-East Asia Challengers catch up on top destinations Smaller destinations in South-East Asia are growing faster than better-known larger rivals in the region, the fvw Destination Ranking 2020 showed. ...more by Paul Needham – Thursday, February 27, 2020
fvw Southern Europe and North Africa Egypt, Turkey and Tunisia grow fast on German market in 2019 Destinations in the Eastern Mediterranean and North Africa generally performed better than their rivals in the Western Mediterranean on the German market last year, according to the fvw Destination Ranking 2020. ...more by Paul Needham – Thursday, February 27, 2020
fvw Tour Operators Dossier 2020 German specialists grow well in turbulent market conditions Mid-sized and specialist tour operators in Germany mostly grew well in 2019 although there were also some insolvencies among smaller players in a difficult trading year, the latest fvw Tour Operators Dossier showed. ...more by Paul Needham – Wednesday, February 19, 2020
fvw Tour Operators Dossier 2020 New ships power double-digit German cruise market growth The German cruise market sped ahead with double-digit growth last year thanks to expanded capacity although average prices dropped slightly, the latest fvw Tour Operators Dossier showed. ...more by Paul Needham – Wednesday, February 19, 2020
fvw Tour Operators Dossier 2020 Low growth for package holidays amid Thomas Cook collapse The German tour operator market grew only slightly last year, driven by cruise bookings and specialist holidays, while individual direct bookings showed stronger growth, the latest annual fvw Tour Operators Dossier showed. ...more by Paul Needham – Tuesday, February 18, 2020
fvw German booking trends Top destinations make weak start to 2020 German bookings for most leading package holiday destinations started with a downturn in January, the latest monthly figures from Amadeus showed. ...more by Paul Needham – Tuesday, February 11, 2020
fvw Destination trends Antalya and Hurghada buck downward German bookings trend in December Demand picked up for the two biggest holiday destinations in Turkey and Egypt last month but German bookings for other Mediterranean destinations dropped again, the latest monthly booking figures from Amadeus show. ...more by Paul Needham – Wednesday, January 08, 2020
fvw Destination trends German bookings for Mediterranean hotspots drop in November German bookings for top holiday destinations fell more than 7% last month with only Hurghada and Fuerteventura bucking the general downward trend, the latest monthly booking figures from Amadeus show. ...more by Paul Needham – Wednesday, December 11, 2019
fvw Travel Insights October Sales soar as Cook customers book new holidays The ‘Cook effect’ continued in October as German customers of the insolvent company booked alternative summer and winter holidays with other tour operators, thus boosting overall sales figures, the latest monthly Travel Insights analysis showed. ...more by Paul Needham – Tuesday, December 03, 2019
fvw Destination trends Turkey slumps as German bookings weaken in October German bookings for top holiday destinations dropped back in October with a slump in demand for Turkey, Greece and parts of Spain, the latest monthly package holiday booking figures from Amadeus show. ...more by Paul Needham – Thursday, November 07, 2019
fvw Travel Insights September Last-minute summer sales surge as Cook customers switch bookings Travel agents in Germany handled an unexpected flood of last-minute bookings in late September as Thomas Cook customers quickly switched to other tour operators following the company’s insolvency, the latest monthly Travel Insights sales analysis showed. ...more by Paul Needham – Tuesday, November 05, 2019
fvw Destination trends German package bookings take off in September German bookings for top holiday destinations grew strongly last month with double-digit increases for Turkey, Egypt and Greece and much better demand for Spain, the latest monthly package holiday booking figures from Amadeus show. ...more by Paul Needham – Monday, October 21, 2019
fvw Travel Insights August German summer 2019 sales recover to last year's levels Strong last-minute bookings in August have helped the German travel industry to complete a sales recovery after a poor start to the year, according to the latest monthly Travel Insights sales analysis. ...more by Paul Needham – Monday, September 23, 2019
fvw Destination trends Turkey, Egypt and Greece make strong August comeback on German market German holidaymakers snapped up cheap last-minute online offers for Turkey, Egypt and Greece last month but Spain again lost market share amid a general sales recovery, the latest monthly package holiday booking figures from Amadeus show. ...more by Paul Needham – Tuesday, September 17, 2019
fvw Travel Insights July German holiday sales recover thanks to last-minute bookings The German travel industry is staging a gradual recovery after more customers booked last-minute holidays in July, according to the latest monthly Travel Insights sales analysis. ...more by Paul Needham – Tuesday, August 20, 2019
Source: Amadeus Destination trends Antalya and Hurghada win late German bookings in July Turkey and Egypt were the two main winners as Germans booked more last-minute summer holidays last month but demand weakened for Greece and again slumped for Spain, the latest monthly package holiday booking figures from Amadeus show. ...more by Paul Needham – Tuesday, August 13, 2019
TDA Travel Insights Soaring online bookings drive low overall summer growth in June Germans went online to book more package holidays in June but summer 2019 sales are still down by 2% on an overall cumulative basis, according to the latest monthly Travel Insights sales analysis. ...more by Paul Needham – Thursday, July 18, 2019
Amadeus Destination trends Germans go for Greece as bookings pick up in June Greece was the big winner among top destinations last month as Germans finally started booking summer holidays in bulk, the latest monthly package holiday booking figures from Amadeus show. ...more by Paul Needham – Thursday, July 04, 2019
fvw TDA Travel Insights German holiday sales recover in May Holiday bookings in Germany recovered last month to previous year levels after a dramatic 12% year-on-year drop in April, the latest monthly sales figures from market researchers GfK show. ...more by Paul Needham – Thursday, June 20, 2019
