Easyjet German aviation market Easyjet will take off at Tegel in January The British budget carrier will launch flights from Berlin’s largest airport in two months’ time to secure its future position as the largest airline ...more by Paul Needham – Wednesday, November 22, 2017
Lenthe/touristik-foto.de Summer 2018 programmes Bentour and Anex expand capacity for Turkey and other destinations German tour operators Bentour and Anex Tour are increasing capacity for their main destination, Turkey, and other countries next summer as demand picks up. ...more by Paul Needham – Wednesday, November 22, 2017
RCL/Michel Verdure Cruise holidays Untapped German demand is still very high, survey finds Many Germans want to go on a cruise holiday even though relatively few have actually been on an ocean trip so far, according to a new survey by GfK. ...more by Paul Needham – Wednesday, November 22, 2017
Lenthe/touristik-foto.de Ancillary sales Travel agents should specialise and sell more extras, urges Thomas Cook Germany chief German travel agents need to defend themselves from online bookings by offering added-value services, selling add-ons and specialising more, according to Stefanie Berk. ...more by Paul Needham – Wednesday, November 15, 2017
Christian Stelling fvw workshop Rhodes Greece faces a marathon run to a longer tourist season Greece can profit from its competitive advantages and current strong growth by trying to lengthen the tourist season on islands such as Rhodes with sports, culture and nature, tour operators, tourism officials and hoteliers agreed at the recent fvw workshop. ...more by Paul Needham – Wednesday, November 15, 2017
DER Touristik Summer 2018 programme DER Touristik expands Mediterranean and cruise holidays Germany’s third-largest tour operator will offer more holidays in Greece, Italy, Croatia and other Mediterranean destinations next summer along with new cruises. ...more by Paul Needham – Tuesday, November 14, 2017
Christian Wyrwa Summer 2018 programme TUI expands offers for families and younger customers The German market leader is increasing capacity throughout the Mediterranean for next summer, adding more family hotels and targeting young people to further increase its market share after good bookings this summer. ...more by Paul Needham – Tuesday, November 14, 2017
Condor Winter schedule 2017/18 Airlines add flights from Germany to exotic destinations Condor, Lufthansa, Eurowings and various international airlines have launched new long-haul flights from Germany this winter. ...more by Paul Needham – Thursday, November 09, 2017
GetYourGuide News in brief More cash, a new club and more flights A successful fund-raising round, a new Robinson Club and more flights to Cyprus are in the news this week. ...more by Paul Needham – Thursday, November 09, 2017
Thinkstock USA holidays No Trump effect, say German tour operators Germans are continuing to go on holiday to the USA this year, countering fears they would stay away due to President Donald Trump’s controversial comments and policies, according to top travel firms. ...more by Paul Needham – Wednesday, November 08, 2017
Oeger Tours Summer programme 2018 Öger Tours expands Turkey and Egypt capacity Thomas Cook Germany subsidiary Öger Tours profited from strong growth in Egypt bookings this year and is increasing capacity for its core Turkey business next summer in hope of a comeback in demand. ...more by Paul Needham – Monday, November 06, 2017
DER TOURISTIK Corporate branding strategy DER Touristik renames hotels business Germany and Europe’s third-largest tourism group has re-branded its hotel division as ‘DER Touristik Hotels & Resorts’ as part of its corporate branding strategy and as it seeks more properties. ...more by Paul Needham – Monday, November 06, 2017
Thinkstock Catalonia crisis Barcelona suffers drop in visitors The Catalonia independence crisis is starting to hit tourism in Barcelona as visitors stay away from the troubled region. ...more by Paul Needham – Thursday, November 02, 2017
Günter Wicker Germania Charter carrier opens base at Berlin-Tegel Germania will fly to six destinations from Berlin’s largest airport this winter to try to profit from Air Berlin’s exit. ...more by Paul Needham – Wednesday, November 01, 2017
Ken Fielding/commons.wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 Air Berlin subsidiary It’s business as usual, says Niki Air Berlin subsidiary Niki is still flying and seeking to re-establish its relationship with the German travel industry after a turbulent year. ...more by Paul Needham – Wednesday, November 01, 2017
Mark Kuipers Air Berlin break-up Easyjet becomes number one in Berlin British budget airline Easyjet will become the largest airline in the German capital and go head-to-head with Lufthansa after snapping up Air Berlin’s final 25 planes in a last-minute deal as the insolvent carrier stopped flying. ...more by Paul Needham – Monday, October 30, 2017
Condor Fleet selloff Air Berlin holds last-minute talks with Easyjet and Condor Air Berlin is holding decisive negotiations with both Easyjet and Condor over its final 25 planes before it ceases own-code flights on Friday and with thousands of redundancies looming. ...more by Paul Needham – Thursday, October 26, 2017
DLH Air Berlin shutdown Lufthansa juggles capacity and keeps Niki and LGW flying The German market leader is urgently trying to ensure capacity on ex-Air Berlin wet-lease routes in the next few weeks and keep its two planned acquisitions in the air in a complex transition process this winter. ...more by Paul Needham – Thursday, October 26, 2017
aldiana Summer 2018 programme Aldiana is back with ‘clubs’ and a long-haul destination German club holidays operator Aldiana will offer two new resorts next year, including one in the Caribbean marking its return to a long-haul destination. ...more by Paul Needham – Wednesday, October 25, 2017
Eurowings German air travel market Expanding low-cost carriers gain market share Budget airlines, led by Eurowings, Ryanair and Easyjet, now control a quarter of the German air travel market and are set for more following the collapse of Air Berlin, according to a new survey. ...more by Paul Needham – Tuesday, October 24, 2017
