Condor Airline insolvency German airlines fly home stranded Niki passengers Airlines have launched extra flights to transport Niki passengers back to Germany over the next few weeks while tour operators are busy re-booking ...more by Paul Needham – Wednesday, December 20, 2017
Andre Springer Switzerland TUI buys cruise holidays portal TUI is expanding in Switzerland with the takeover of Cruisetour, the country’s leading cruise sales agent, in its latest cruise sector investment. ...more by Paul Needham – Monday, December 18, 2017
Niki Air Leisure airline insolvency German tour operators seek replacement flights after Niki grounding German tour operators and airlines are urgently working on alternative flight plans after leisure airline Niki dramatically declared insolvency last night and stopped all flights as of today, leaving 40,000 passengers stranded abroad. The collapse came after Lufthansa pulled out of a takeover deal due to European Commission objections. ...more by Paul Needham – Thursday, December 14, 2017
Rüdiger Nehmzow 2016/17 results TUI profits from hotels and cruises but Germany takes a hit Strong results from hotels and cruises, lower profits in Germany and a good start to winter 2017/18 bookings were the key points of TUI Group’s annual results. ...more by Paul Needham – Wednesday, December 13, 2017
Klaus Hildebrandt Annual conference DRV criticises taxes and surveys industry terms The German travel industry association DRV has renewed its criticism of two controversial ‘taxes’, confirmed the importance of traditional travel terms in a survey and unveiled a new slogan. ...more by Paul Needham – Tuesday, December 12, 2017
Klaus Hildebrandt DRV annual conference Egypt and Greece are winners of 2017 on German travel market Tour operators and travel agents in Germany generated solid growth this year, while Egypt and Greece were the two big winners among major destinations, according to the German Travel Association (DRV). ...more by Paul Needham – Tuesday, December 12, 2017
Lenthe/touristik-foto.de JT Touristik Lidl snaps up insolvent German tour operator Discount supermarket group Lidl will take over insolvent tour operator JT Touristik to expand its travel retail activities. ...more by Paul Needham – Tuesday, December 12, 2017
FTI Hoteliers conference FTI chief plans investments in Turkey Dietmar Gunz wants to expand FTI’s business in Turkey with new investments and is urging measures to restore German travel agents’ confidence in selling the destination. ...more by Paul Needham – Thursday, December 07, 2017
NIKI Niki Lufthansa makes big concessions to Brussels Lufthansa is offering wide-ranging concessions to the European Commission in order to gain rapid approval for its takeover of leisure airline Niki. ...more by Paul Needham – Thursday, December 07, 2017
Michael Penner German aviation market Easyjet and Ryanair target Tegel Easyjet is set to launch domestic and European flights from Berlin’s largest airport in January while Ryanair hopes to follow from March onwards. ...more by Paul Needham – Wednesday, December 06, 2017
Best Reisen German travel agents Best-Reisen focuses on differentiation with exclusive offers and branded holidays One of Germany’s leading travel agency cooperation groups, Best-Reisen, wants to improve its profile and respond to digitalisation of the travel industry with a mix of differentiated products and services. ...more by Paul Needham – Wednesday, December 06, 2017
Niki Air German aviation market Will Lufthansa get Niki or not? The European Commission is considering blocking Lufthansa’s takeover of leisure airline Niki to prevent subsidiary Eurowings from dominating the German holiday flights market. ...more by Paul Needham – Thursday, November 30, 2017
Christian Wyrwa Interview TUI Germany chief praises travel agents but wants more new customers German travel agents are very good at keeping customers but not so good at winning new ones, according to TUI Germany chief Marek Andryszak. ...more by Paul Needham – Thursday, November 30, 2017
FTI Appointments Managerial changes at FTI, Alltours, Thomas Cook and TUI German tour operators FTI, Alltours, Thomas Cook and TUI have made various senior appointments but also lost managers in the last few weeks. ...more by Paul Needham – Wednesday, November 29, 2017
AIDA Cruises News in brief German tourism operators diversify products Tourism companies are continuing to broaden their portfolios, with more excursions for cruise passengers, budget hotels in the Alps and more five-star properties. ...more by Paul Needham – Wednesday, November 29, 2017
Klaus Hildebrandt Fvw interview Overtourism is a danger for Destination Europe, ETOA chief warns Europe will remain an attractive destination for overseas tourists in future but needs to tackle overcrowding at top attractions, Tom Jenkins, president of the European Tourism Association (ETOA), urged in an fvw interview. ...more by Paul Needham – Tuesday, November 28, 2017
DER Touristik Holiday segments Adults-only hotels grow up on German market German tour operators are offering more adults-only hotels as the former niche product grows into a significant part of the holiday market. ...more by Paul Needham – Tuesday, November 28, 2017
Christian Wyrwa Thomas Cook Group Germany profits rise 29% as Condor flies back into the black Thomas Cook’s German tour operating and airline businesses were among key drivers of better group profits this year, while hopes are high for a Turkey comeback next year after this year’s recovery for Egypt. ...more by Paul Needham – Thursday, November 23, 2017
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 serving the German capital. ...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
