Tour operators need reliable flight schedules from airline partners as they relaunch summer holidays following the easing of coronavirus restrictions, DER Touristik’s Sven Schikarsky told fvw in an interview.
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German leisure airline Condor plans to fly up to half of its original schedule this summer and then relaunch long-haul flights in October, CEO Ralf Teckentrup told fvw.
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Germans are planning fewer holidays or domestic trips rather than foreign holidays this year due to the impact of the coronavirus pandemic, according to consumer surveys that could dash the recovery hopes of Mediterranean destinations.
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German holidaymakers have reacted positively to their 'new normal' test holidays on Majorca over the past fortnight, according to TUI which is now expanding its summer programme in response.
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Good news for golf courses and any businesses in the golf travel industry: The International Golf Tour Operators Organisation now has opened up its Covid-19 recovery hub, a worldwide platform, for non-members free of charge.
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"Incredibly disappointing and a step in the wrong direction": U.S. Travel Association addresses the continued European travel ban for American travelers with strong words. The lobby organisation sees "major negative implications for an economic recovery"
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Major destinations in the Mediterranean and beyond have introduced a wide range of health and safety measures to protect holidaymakers and offer safe summer holidays, ministers and officials told fvw.
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Loss-making leisure airline Sun Express Deutschland has fallen victim to the financial impact of the coronavirus pandemic and will be shut down with the loss of some 1,200 jobs. But its larger Turkish-based parent company Sun Express is not affected.
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Galeria Karstadt Kaufhof announced it will close 62 of its 172 outlets after the department store chain had to apply for protective shielding. This would also affect 25 travel agencies – in addition to the closure of about 100 former Thomas Cook travel outlets.
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German holidaymakers have started taking off again for beach holidays in the Mediterranean this week after the country’s global travel warning was lifted for 27 European destinations on Monday (June 15) and tour operators relaunched their summer 2020 programmes.
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