musement Strategic expansion TUI buys Italian tech start-up to create destination activities marketplace TUI Group has acquired Italian technology start-up Musement to power a new digital marketplace offering customers a highly diverse range of ...more by Paul Needham – Wednesday, September 19, 2018
Alltours Management change Markus Daldrup checks out from Alltours Alltours managing director Markus Daldrup has stepped down as head of the German tour operator, leaving owner Willi Verhuven running the business again. ...more by Paul Needham – Monday, September 10, 2018
Steigenberger Hurghada hotel deaths Thomas Cook will probe hotels with high numbers of ill guests Thomas Cook has pledged to investigate hotels with large numbers of ill guests after tests found high levels of two kinds of bacteria at the Steigenberger Aqua Magic Hotel in Hurghada where a British couple died last month in mysterious but apparently unrelated circumstances. ...more by Paul Needham – Thursday, September 06, 2018
FVW fvw Cruise Study 2018 German travel agents downgrade cruise operators All major ocean cruise operators have been given worse ratings this year by German travel agents who underlined the importance of routings, destinations and excursions in this year’s exclusive fvw Cruise Study. ...more by Paul Needham – Wednesday, September 05, 2018
Thomas Cook Thomas Cook Berk wants to personalise holiday packages Package holidays should become much more personalised in future to offer customers a better experience, Thomas Cook Germany chief Stefanie Berk told fvw in an interview. ...more by Paul Needham – Tuesday, September 04, 2018
Flughafen München GmbH/Michael Fritz New conference Fvw launches European Aviation Symposium Opportunities and challenges in the European aviation business will be the core focus of a new event for airlines, airports and other aviation industry players organised by fvw, the Travel Industry Club and consultants Prologis next January. ...more by Paul Needham – Tuesday, September 04, 2018
Steigenberger Hurghada German tourists stay on despite hotel deaths Most German tourists have stayed on in the Hurghada hotel where a British couple died last week amid continuing speculation over the cause of their deaths. ...more by Paul Needham – Thursday, August 30, 2018
Ryanair Ryanair takeover Laudamotion unveils expansion plans and new look Austrian low-cost carrier Laudamotion will double its fleet to 18 planes next summer with a new design and raise pilots’ pay following Ryanair’s takeover of a 75% majority stake. ...more by Paul Needham – Thursday, August 30, 2018
Thinkstock Visitor numbers Foreign tourists flock to German destinations Cities, holiday regions and coastal resorts in Germany welcomed record numbers of visitors in the first half of 2018, including strong growth in international tourists. ...more by Paul Needham – Wednesday, August 29, 2018
DRV, Eurowings Flight chaos Eurowings promises better support for travel agents Lufthansa subsidiary Eurowings is promising better communications, more customer service and closer contacts with German travel agents in future after a summer marred by many cancelled and delayed flights. ...more by Paul Needham – Tuesday, August 28, 2018
Olaf Rayermann, Tour Vital Specialist tour operator Thomas Cook sells Tour Vital to Dutch investor Thomas Cook has sold its small specialist subsidiary Tour Vital to a Dutch financial fund as part of its stronger focus on core business. ...more by Paul Needham – Tuesday, August 28, 2018
Shutterstock Growth pains Overtourism ‘is the exception, not the rule’, claims German association Overtourism is clearly a problem demanding solutions in some destinations but remains the exception and not the rule around the world, according to the German Tourism Federation (BTW). ...more by Paul Needham – Thursday, August 23, 2018
Getty Sustainable tourism German travel industry tries to bridge consumer ‘green gap’ with new sales initiative The German travel industry has launched new initiatives to promote more bookings of sustainable holidays and overcome consumer reluctance to put well-meaning words into action. ...more by Paul Needham – Wednesday, August 22, 2018
Thomas Cook German package travel law Tour operators do U-turn on turning hotel-only bookings into package holidays German tour operators, led by Thomas Cook, are backtracking on treating hotel-only bookings as package holidays due to legal uncertainty under the country’s new package travel law. ...more by Paul Needham – Tuesday, August 21, 2018
Thinkstock Package holidays German tour operators start taking bookings for summer 2019 Leading German tour operators, including Thomas Cook, DER Touristik and Alltours, have opened up large parts of their summer 2019 programmes for bookings. ...more by Paul Needham – Thursday, August 16, 2018
Christian Wyrwa Fvw Kongress preview Competition, start-ups and digitalisation transform the German travel market Competition in the German tourism and aviation industry, how digitalisation is transforming the travel business, and the prospects for start-ups will be some of the top issues at the fvw Kongress in Cologne next month. ...more by Paul Needham – Wednesday, August 15, 2018
GettyImages Turkey Hoteliers could profit from lira slump more than tour operators or package holidaymakers The dramatic fall in the value of the Turkish lira could benefit hoteliers with revenues in euros more than tour operators or package holidaymakers, according to experts. ...more by Paul Needham – Wednesday, August 15, 2018
www.tropo.de/ Travel portal acquisition Emirates Group enters German tourism market as Dnata buys Tropo Emirates subsidiary Dnata is getting a foothold in the German tour operator market with the acquisition of online firm Tropo from broadcaster ProSiebenSat.1 which has completed its gradual exit from the travel market. ...more by Paul Needham – Monday, August 13, 2018
TUI AG / Christian Wyrwa Quarterly results TUI delivers higher profits and summer bookings despite heatwave Europe’s biggest tourism group has kept cool amid this year’s record summer temperatures, checking in more customers and generating higher profits. ...more by Paul Needham – Thursday, August 09, 2018
Ryanair Pilots’ strike Ryanair cancels 250 flights in Germany Some 250 Ryanair flights in Germany have been cancelled due to the pilots’ strike that will ground about 400 flights in total in several European countries on Friday. ...more by Paul Needham – Thursday, August 09, 2018
