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Europe's biggest tourism group has kicked off the New Year with a series of strategic U-turns, including disposals and closures but also a forthcoming take-off. ...more

Hotelplan Group improved profits by focusing on higher-value travel last year and expects to boost its beach holidays business this year following the acquisition of Germany's Vtours. ...more

TUI Group is looking into capital-light growth options for its luxury cruises subsidiary Hapag-Lloyd, including a possible joint venture with an international partner. ...more

Germans want to go on holiday just as much this year as in 2019 and have not been put off by the Thomas Cook insolvency or controversies about the environmental impact of flights, according to the latest Reiseanalyse market survey. ...more

The north-eastern Italian region of Friuli Venezia Giulia wants to attract more German visitors with a mix of slow tourism, active holidays and cultural attractions, a recent fvw workshop made clear. ...more

Turkish tourism group Anex is aiming to relaunch former three Thomas Cook tour operator brands in Germany in the coming weeks under an ambitious expansion strategy in Europe’s biggest package holiday market. ...more

It was her first official act as head of the EU Commission and was intended to send a clear signal in the run-up to the climate protection conference in Madrid. With the presentation of the "European Green Deal", Ursula von der Leyen has set much more ambitious goals than the German government with its climate package. ...more

Germans are generally very satisfied with package holidays and the image of the tourism industry has not suffered because of the Thomas Cook insolvency, according to a representative survey for the German Travel Association (DRV). ...more

Strong demand for holidays in Turkey, cruises and exotic destinations generated slightly higher overall revenues for German tour operators this year, even though they sold fewer holidays in total, according to new figures from the German Travel Association (DRV). ...more

The break-up of Thomas Cook in Germany is nearing completion but hoteliers in major destinations who lost heavily from the insolvency are demanding earlier payments from tour operators in future. ...more