FVW Medien/HMJ Updated list of risk areas Germany lifts travel warning for Canary Islands For German travelers, the Canary Islands are no longer considered a coronavirus risk area. Tour operators immediately reacted to the decision of the ...more by Holger Jacobs – Thursday, October 22, 2020
Turismo de Tenerife Winter season Canaries hope for end to German travel warning Tourism chiefs on the Canary Islands are urging Germany to ease its travel warning for the islands due to continued low corona infection levels and thus provide a vital boost for the forthcoming winter season. ...more by Paul Needham – Wednesday, October 21, 2020
fvw 2021 planning Studiosus plays safe after corona hits sales Germany’s leading tour operator for cultural trips, Studiosus, is focusing on safe holidays in European destinations next year after sales collapsed by 90% this year due to the coronavirus pandemic. But owner Peter-Mario Kusch stays confident for 2021. ...more by Paul Needham – Tuesday, October 20, 2020
Dr. Fried & Partner Tourism sales climate index Bad times for travel sales continue in October With more and more travel warnings issued by the German government, the situation for German travel agencies has worsened in October. Even in the autumn holiday period the mood and the booking situation are worse than a month before. ...more by Holger Jacobs – Tuesday, October 20, 2020
Trevotrend Trevotrend analysis of queries All destinations suffer substantial decreases As bad as it gets: In mid-October, travel demand in the German source market speeded up its slump regardless of the destination. Travel queries for all major destinations were considerably down with German, France and Austria, but also Turkey and Greece even suffering double-digit decreases in comparison to previous week. These are the core results of the latest Trevotrend study analysing search queries of German consumers in the third week of October. ...more by Holger Jacobs – Tuesday, October 20, 2020
SLR Summer 2021 Schauinsland-Reisen offers 'new normal' holidays German tour operator Schauinsland-Reisen is offering more self-catering accommodation in summer 2021 to meet changing customer wishes as it aims to recover from a dramatic two-thirds collapse in sales this year. ...more by Paul Needham – Thursday, October 15, 2020
Turismo de Tenerife Special offers FTI presents slimmed-down winter programme German tour operator FTI is focusing on medium-haul destinations in a slimmed-down winter programme offering discounted prices and special cancellation conditions. ...more by Paul Needham – Thursday, October 15, 2020
Tui Restructuring measures TUI reorganises board and hotel activities TUI Group is making top management changes, bringing hotel brands Robinson and Magic Life closer together, and expanding destination activities in a series of restructuring measures. ...more by Paul Needham – Wednesday, October 14, 2020
Kati Jurischka fvw fam trip Algarve presents safe holidays in Corona times Due to the Conora pandemic, only a few popular sun and beach destinations can be visited without a travel warning. The Algarve is one of them. The region in the South of Portugal hosted the first fvw fam trip after the mandatory Corona break – and impressed German travel agents deeply. ...more by Holger Jacobs – Tuesday, October 06, 2020
DRV/Wyrwa Travel advice shake-up German travel industry attacks new quarantine rules The German travel industry is launching a campaign against government plans for a minimum 5-day quarantine for people returning from COVID-19 'risk areas' after October 15. The move comes as Berlin introduces a new three-tier system of travel advice. for all countries worldwide with effect from today. ...more by Paul Needham – Thursday, October 01, 2020
Imago Images German market trends Poor outlook for autumn holidays Only 5% of Germans are planning a foreign holiday this autumn amid calls from politicians for people to stay within the country to avoid coronavirus risks, and few consumers are thinking about a domestic trip either, according to a survey. ...more by Paul Needham – Thursday, October 01, 2020
TUI AG / Christian Wyrwa Trading update TUI cuts capacity for winter season 2020/21 again Europe’s biggest tourism group TUI is scaling back capacity for winter 2020/21 even further amid volatile demand and after an 83% slump in bookings this summer due to the global COVID-19 pandemic. ...more by Paul Needham – Wednesday, September 23, 2020
Christian Wyrwa fvw workshop Greek tourism industry "wins unbelievable bet" Greece managed to keep tourism alive this summer despite dramatic conditions amid the corona crisis and is now cautiously optimistic about a recovery next year, officials said at last week's fvw workshop in Thessaloniki. ...more by Paul Needham – Tuesday, September 22, 2020
Getty Images fvw Workshop Greece tourism conference discusses challenges What about the re-start of travel and tourism in Greece? Which are the future perspectives? These are the core questions of the fvw Workshop held in Thessaloniki. On fvw.com, there was a live streaming of the conference with leading Greek and German tourism experts. ...more by Holger Jacobs – Saturday, September 19, 2020
FVW Medien/HMJ German tour operators Extended summer offers and lower prices in 2021 Tour operators in Germany are trying to save what is left of the disrupted summer 2020 season and are expecting to offer cheaper holidays next year. ...more by Paul Needham – Wednesday, September 16, 2020
FVW Medien/HMJ fvw Kongress Med destinations have little hope for the winter season Destinations in Southern Europe have low expectations for the German market in the coming months due to a combination of weak consumer demand and frequent changes in German government travel advice about COVID-19 risks, a discussion at the recent virtual fvw Kongress made clear. ...more by Paul Needham – Tuesday, September 15, 2020
Dr. Fried & Partner Tourism sales climate index Situation of travel agents worsens in September More than half a year after the start of the Corona crisis, German travel agencies still don't see light at the end of the tunnel. The mood and the booking situation in September is even worse than a month before. ...more by Holger Jacobs – Tuesday, September 15, 2020
TATS TATS figures for August Travel agents don't see any signs of recovery No real recovery in sight: German travel agencies registered a further of drop of revenues in August. With 83.8%, the decrease compared to the same month last year was even higher than in July (82.8%). The outlook for the coming months remains frustrating, according to the latest figures from IT services company TATS. ...more by Holger Jacobs – Thursday, September 10, 2020
Getty Images Government decision Germany drops global travel warning from October 1 The German government has decided to end its global travel warning for more than 160 countries outside the European Union on September 30 and replace it with differentiated travel advice for individual countries from October 1. ...more by Paul Needham – Wednesday, September 09, 2020
Imago Images Messe Berlin ITB Berlin wants to be live again next year The world's biggest travel trade show should be able to take place as a live physical event again next year thanks to a comprehensive health and safety concept, according to ITB Berlin chief David Ruetz. ...more by Paul Needham – Wednesday, September 09, 2020
