Getty Images German market trends Holiday home specialists welcome double-digit growth Germans are booking more holiday homes than ever before in Germany, neighbouring countries, Scandinavia and Mediterranean destinations, according to a ...more by Paul Needham – Wednesday, May 30, 2018
Cape Town Tourism Destination trends Demand for South Africa slows on German market Demand for holidays in South Africa is slowing after two strong years due to diverse factors, according to German tour operators and other experts. ...more by Paul Needham – Wednesday, May 30, 2018
Costa Fleet expansion Aida adds cruise ship for specialist destinations Aida Cruises, Germany’s largest cruise operator, will expand its fleet with a ship from sister company Costa next year to offer more cruises to exotic destinations. ...more by Paul Needham – Tuesday, May 29, 2018
Lastminute.com Lastminute.com Group German portal Weg.de adds own package holidays German travel portal Weg.de is expanding its portfolio with its own dynamic packaging holidays under new owner Lastminute.com Group. ...more by Paul Needham – Tuesday, May 29, 2018
fvw Destination Ranking Germany loses importance as source market for South-East Asia Visitor figures from Germany are generally rising but other source markets are growing even faster, according to the newly-published fvw Destination Ranking 2018. ...more by Paul Needham – Monday, May 28, 2018
Brian Walski Photography German market trends Tour operators have weak bookings for the USA Tour operators in Germany mostly have stagnating or falling bookings for the USA this year, although there are some winners, including destination regions, among the losers. ...more by Paul Needham – Thursday, May 24, 2018
Klaus Hildebrandt QTA Belek conference German travel agents hail Turkey comeback and debate service fees Resurgent demand for holidays in Turkey, criticism of past actions, tight capacity for this summer and revenue-boosting service fees were among the key issues debated at the annual conference of Germany’s largest travel agents’ alliance, QTA, in Belek. ...more by Paul Needham – Thursday, May 24, 2018
TUI Group TUI Group Burling becomes tour operator supremo as Ebel gains hotels and destinations David Burling will take over all TUI source markets while Sebastian Ebel will be in charge of hotels, destinations and cruises under a shake-up of executive board responsibilities. ...more by Paul Needham – Wednesday, May 23, 2018
FTI Group New business FTI creates virtual airline German tourism group FTI is getting into the aviation business through a new subsidiary dedicated to procuring and selling flight capacity. ...more by Paul Needham – Wednesday, May 23, 2018
fvw Destination Ranking Low growth for Far East destinations on German market While German visitor numbers to most destinations around the world have risen significantly in recent years, the biggest destination in the Far East is stagnating, according to the newly-published fvw Destination Ranking 2018. ...more by Paul Needham – Wednesday, May 23, 2018
Thomas Cook Half-year results Thomas Cook cuts seasonal losses and enjoys double-digit summer bookings growth Thomas Cook Group today presented lower half-year losses and good bookings for summer 2018, including in Germany, driven by strong demand for the Eastern Mediterranean and North Africa. ...more by Paul Needham – Thursday, May 17, 2018
fvw Digital strategy CEO wants to turn Eurowings into an e-commerce ‘travel companion’ Eurowings CEO Thorsten Dirks plans to invest millions of euros to broaden the fast-growing Lufthansa low-cost airline into a travel supplier with its own flight operations. ...more by Paul Needham – Wednesday, May 16, 2018
fvw Destination Ranking Australia, New Zealand and Indian Ocean on wave of success Countries in the Pacific and Indian Ocean are attracting more Germans than ever to head south of the equator, according to the newly-published fvw Destination Ranking 2018. ...more by Paul Needham – Tuesday, May 15, 2018
TUI AG / Christian Wyrwa Half-year results TUI Group delivers solid growth with a sunny outlook and more investments TUI Group today presented healthy half-year results, including 10% customer growth in Germany, good summer booking figures and more investments in hotels and cruise ships. ...more by Paul Needham – Wednesday, May 09, 2018
DER Touristik Winter 2018/19 programme DER Touristik seeks growth with more long-haul holidays and lower prices DER Touristik hopes to regain its former title as Germany’s largest long-haul tour operator with an expanded programme and lower prices for winter 2018/19. ...more by Paul Needham – Wednesday, May 09, 2018
Gettyimages Turkey Families drive summer 2018 comeback German tour operators are continuing to see very high bookings for Turkey this summer thanks to strong demand from price-conscious families. ...more by Paul Needham – Tuesday, May 08, 2018
FVA Dominikanische Republik Growth activities TUI plans exclusive branded Destination Experiences TUI wants to profit from the growing market for destination experiences by offering exclusive and branded excursions and activities. ...more by Paul Needham – Monday, May 07, 2018
fvw Destination Ranking USA loses and Canada wins in North and South America German visitor numbers to the USA dropped slightly in 2017 but neighbouring Canada was among winners in the region, according to the newly-published fvw Destination Ranking 2018. ...more by Paul Needham – Monday, May 07, 2018
Klaus Hildebrandt Winter 2018/19 programme TUI expands long-haul family packages as Turkey summer bookings soar TUI Germany today unveiled a dramatic 80% surge in Turkey bookings for this summer and presented more own-brand hotels and budget club resorts along with lower prices for next winter. ...more by Paul Needham – Thursday, May 03, 2018
Jan-Timo Schaube fvw DRV Destination Forum Comeback for Tunisia on German market but more flights are needed Tunisia is making a strong comeback on the German market but tour operators and airlines need to add more capacity, travel experts demanded at a recent destination event organised by fvw and DRV in Tunis. ...more by Paul Needham – Thursday, May 03, 2018
