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 ...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
Thomas Cook Summer 2018 programme Thomas Cook focuses on families More Mediterranean hotels, broader offers for families and more individual choice are the main features of Thomas Cook Germany’s programme for summer 2018 after strong growth this year. ...more by Paul Needham – Tuesday, October 24, 2017
Eurowings Air Berlin break-up Eurowings expands dramatically as Thomas Cook sets up new airline Eurowings will increase flights dramatically next year following Lufthansa’s successful bid for most of Air Berlin while Condor will gain capacity through a new Majorca-based Thomas Cook Group Airlines subsidiary. ...more by Paul Needham – Thursday, October 19, 2017
Labranda Summer 2018 programme FTI adds more Med charters after strong growth in 2017 German tour operator FTI is expanding capacity significantly for various Mediterranean destinations next summer after strong double-digit growth in turnover and customer numbers this year. ...more by Paul Needham – Thursday, October 19, 2017
PLUTA Insolvent German tour operator JT Touristik packages guaranteed until end-December Holidays of insolvent German tour operator JT Touristik have been guaranteed up to the end of December while a buyer is sought. ...more by Paul Needham – Wednesday, October 18, 2017
TUIfly Airline fleet changes TUIfly targets seven planes for Eurowings and more seat-only sales TUIfly hopes to wet-lease seven of its 14 jets currently operated for Air Berlin to Eurowings instead and will step up seat-only sales to help fill its resulting enlarged fleet. ...more by Paul Needham – Tuesday, October 17, 2017
Studiosus/Parzinger Cultural holidays Studiosus generates solid growth in 2017 Germany’s leading cultural trips specialist Studiosus has generated solid single-digit growth this year and is optimistic about the outlook for 2018. ...more by Paul Needham – Monday, October 16, 2017
Air Berlin Lufthansa takeover Air Berlin heads into history with final flights and sell-off Lufthansa was today set to buy more than half of Air Berlin, which has cancelled all its remaining own-code flights from October 28, but a deal with Easyjet remains uncertain. ...more by Paul Needham – Thursday, October 12, 2017
Schauinsland-Reisen GmbH Summer 2018 programme Schauinsland is back on growth path ahead of centenary year German tour operator Schauinsland-Reisen grew well this year and is further diversifying its programme for next year when it will celebrate 100 years in business. ...more by Paul Needham – Tuesday, October 10, 2017
Alltours Summer 2018 programme Alltours adds more hotel brands and targets further growth Germany’s fifth-largest tour operator Alltours will offer two more hotel brands in summer 2018 and is aiming for further growth after solid single-digit increases this year. ...more by Paul Needham – Tuesday, October 10, 2017
JT Touristik Insolvent German tour operator Insurer guarantees JT Touristik packages until end-October Hoteliers and other suppliers of insolvent German tour operator JT Touristik will have their costs covered for all bookings up to the end of October but holidays from November remain uncertain. ...more by Paul Needham – Monday, October 09, 2017
Lenthe/touristik-foto.de Tour operator collapse Pink turns red as JT Touristik declares insolvency German tour operator JT Touristik has declared insolvency leaving some customers having to pay again in destination hotels and resulting in several days of confusion over booked holidays. ...more by Paul Needham – Thursday, October 05, 2017
Small Planet News in brief More charter flights and a new tour operator German airlines are adding more flights while an ex-Thomas Cook tourism executive has launched an online tour operator. ...more by Paul Needham – Thursday, October 05, 2017
Air Berlin Air Berlin 100,000 customers lose tickets due to flight cancellations About 100,000 Air Berlin flight tickets are now invalid due to widespread flight cancellations and will not be refunded. ...more by Paul Needham – Wednesday, October 04, 2017
Christian Wyrwa fvw Interview Thomas Cook CEO explains Aldiana investment and Expedia partnership Thomas Cook’s strategic deals with club holiday operator Aldiana and online travel retailer Expedia will broaden the group’s portfolio and create new synergies, CEO Peter Fankhauser told fvw in an interview. ...more by Paul Needham – Wednesday, October 04, 2017
TUI/Christian Wyrwa Core brand strategy TUI Germany to close budget tour operator 1-2-Fly TUI is driving ahead with its ‘core brand’ strategy in Germany with the planned integration of budget tour operator 1-2-Fly into the main business next year. ...more by Paul Needham – Monday, October 02, 2017
