Richard Lai, TTG ASIA TUI Group Digital technology to conquer the Chinese market The European market leader plans to use digital technology and partnerships to expand in the fast-growing Chinese outbound market. ...more by fvw – Thursday, May 11, 2017
Holiday Check Group Holidaycheck Good Q1 results but Germany chief quits Travel portal operator Holidaycheck Group grew strongly in the first quarter of this year but is losing its Germany chief. ...more by fvw – Thursday, May 11, 2017
Gettyimages fvw survey German travel agents predict strong demand for individual holidays Individual holidays, cruises, city trips and long-haul holidays will be the main growth travel segments in future, German travel agents believe. ...more by fvw – Tuesday, May 09, 2017
Christian Wyrwa Turkey Antalya worst-hit by tourism slump Turkey’s top holiday destination, Antalya, suffered most from the dramatic collapse in visitors to the country last year, according to detailed new figures. ...more by fvw – Tuesday, May 09, 2017
GettyImages News in Brief More North Africa, new flights and branded hotels Rising demand for Egypt and Morocco, more Mediterranean flights and more properties for a German hotel brand are in the news this week. ...more by fvw – Thursday, May 04, 2017
Jens Oellermann/Air Berlin Air Berlin More cash from Etihad – and a new partner? Air Berlin is openly seeking a new investor and has reportedly obtained another large loan from shareholder Etihad Airways. ...more by fvw – Wednesday, May 03, 2017
GettyImages Long-haul holidays TUI and DER dispute market leadership TUI and DER Touristik are arguing over who is Germany’s largest tour operator for long-haul holidays. ...more by fvw – Wednesday, May 03, 2017
Thomas Cook Travel products German tour operators expand ancillary sales Thomas Cook and TUI are trying to increase bookings of additional holiday products through travel agents as customer wishes change. ...more by fvw – Wednesday, May 03, 2017
Government of Dubai/Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing News in brief Winter holidays on sale and more tour operator hotels More German tour operators are now taking early bookings for their winter 2017/18 programmes, and are also opening new branded hotels. ...more by fvw – Wednesday, April 26, 2017
Thinkstock Holiday homes Airbnb takes over two German portals Airbnb has taken over Fewo Vista and Vacaleo to expand its holiday homes offering for the German market. ...more by fvw – Wednesday, April 26, 2017
Sonja Mehner Bedbanks Euling to buy back MTS from GTA after Hotelbeds deal Incoming agency MTS Globe will become independent again following Hotelbeds’ acquisition of GTA to create a global destination management giant. ...more by fvw – Wednesday, April 26, 2017
Thinkstock After violence and terrorism Germany issues advisories on travel to Philippines Germany adjusted its official advice for the Philippines and urges citizens to maintain a "high degree of caution" when traveling to certain parts of the popular holiday destination in South East Asia, reacting to recent eruptions of violence and terrorism. ...more by fvw – Thursday, April 20, 2017
Air Berlin Berlin Tegel Air Berlin postpones USA route amid airline restructuring Air Berlin is in the middle of a large-scale restructering process. The airline has also recently changed the service provider in Berlin, which caused the Berlin – San Francisco route to be postponed. ...more by fvw – Thursday, April 20, 2017
Eurowings Airline packages More competition for tour operators Leisure airlines such as Eurowings, Sun Express and Ryanair are expanding their package holiday programmes in Germany to generate additional revenues and fill seats. ...more by fvw – Thursday, April 20, 2017
Shutterstock German market trends Low underlying growth for travel agents in March German travel agents achieved only low underlying growth last month despite a 12% headline rise in sales, the latest GfK monthly analysis showed. ...more by fvw – Wednesday, April 19, 2017
Thinkstock German travel trends Strong booking surge in March German travel agents celebrated double-digit revenue growth last month, the latest TATS market trends survey showed. ...more by fvw – Thursday, April 13, 2017
lenthe/touristik-foto.de Unister trial Ex-managers reject deal Unister Travel filed for insolvency last Summer. Now three ex-managers of Germany’s former largest OTA stand trial. They have been charged with fraud and could even face prison if convicted. ...more by fvw – Thursday, April 13, 2017
TUI Cruises Egypt New travel advice after terror attacks German holidaymakers are being advised to take care in Egypt after the two deadly terrorist attacks on Christian churches. ...more by fvw – Tuesday, April 11, 2017
Eurowings Eurowings Rapid expansion after takeoff in Munich Lufthansa budget airline Eurowings has launched flights from Munich and is already planning further expansion at Germany’s second-largest airport. ...more by fvw – Wednesday, April 05, 2017
Martin Jehnichen Unister Travel New Czech owners want to regain market leadership A Czech firm has officially taken over the former Unister Travel portals and aims to regain leadership in the German online travel retail market. ...more by fvw – Wednesday, April 05, 2017
