Christian Wyrwa/TUI Summer 2020 programme 'Healthy' TUI Germany expands online flight and hotel sales TUI Germany is in good health compared to "ill" former rival Thomas Cook, and is broadening its product portfolio for summer 2020 with more online ...more by Paul Needham – Thursday, October 24, 2019
Rita Münck Summer 2020 programme FTI launches big hotel expansion with ex-Thomas Cook partners German tourism group FTI aims to profit from Thomas Cook’s collapse with its largest-ever hotel portfolio for summer 2020, including many former Cook partner hotels, after growing rapidly this year. ...more by Paul Needham – Wednesday, October 23, 2019
fvw Destination trends German package bookings take off in September German bookings for top holiday destinations grew strongly last month with double-digit increases for Turkey, Egypt and Greece and much better demand for Spain, the latest monthly package holiday booking figures from Amadeus show. ...more by Paul Needham – Monday, October 21, 2019
Reisebüro Zeven Tour operator insolvency Thomas Cook German travel agencies seek new sales partnerships Many of Thomas Cook's more than 1,200 partner travel agencies in Germany are looking for new sales networks to recover from lost bookings and missing commissions, and 700 of them have already gained a new owner. ...more by Paul Needham – Thursday, October 17, 2019
Condor fvw interview Condor is confident for summer 2020 as Brussels approves €380m loan Thomas Cook’s German airline Condor has won EU approval for a vital €380 million loan for the forthcoming weak winter season and claims to have summer 2020 “signed and sealed”. ...more by Paul Needham – Wednesday, October 16, 2019
Schauinsland-Reisen fvw interview Schauinsland boss eyes hotel acquisitions German tour operator Schauinsland-Reisen is staying true to airline partner Condor, expanding its small carrier Sundair and is open to buying more hotels in the wake of the Thomas Cook insolvency, owner Gerald Kassner told fvw in an interview. ...more by Paul Needham – Tuesday, October 15, 2019
Christian Wyrwa Thomas Cook insolvency Rivals target Cook customers and expand hotel capacity Leading tour operators in Germany, including TUI, DER Touristik, FTI, Alltours and Schauinsland-Reisen, are trying to win Thomas Cook customers with special offers and have secured additional capacity from former Cook hotel partners after the insolvent tour operator cancelled all bookings up to December 31. ...more by Paul Needham – Thursday, October 10, 2019
VTours und Hotelplan Cross-border acquisition Hotelplan buys German dynamic tour operator Vtours Switzerland’s Hotelplan Group is making a move into the German tourism market with the takeover of dynamic tour operator Vtours. ...more by Paul Needham – Tuesday, October 08, 2019
DER Touristik Group Central & Eastern Europe expansion DER Touristik buys Czech tour operator Fischer DER Touristik Group is continuing to expand in Central and Eastern Europe with the takeover of Czech tourism group Fischer just months after an acquisition in Romania. ...more by Paul Needham – Monday, October 07, 2019
Thomas Cook Thomas Cook insolvency DER Touristik flies back stranded holidaymakers amid hotel payments confusion DER Touristik has successfully organised return travel for nearly all of the 140,000 German holidaymakers left stranded by the sudden collapse of Thomas Cook, but problems with hotel payments are apparently continuing. ...more by Paul Needham – Thursday, October 03, 2019
Condor German leisure airline Tour operators are ready to invest in Condor Several tour operators would be prepared to invest in Condor to help keep the German airline operating long-term following the insolvency of the Thomas Cook Group. ...more by Paul Needham – Thursday, October 03, 2019
Schauinsland-Reisen GmbH Summer 2020 programme Schauinsland achieves moderate growth in tough year German tour operator Schauinsland-Reisen managed to generate 2% growth this year amid difficult trading conditions but has made a fast start to bookings for winter 2019/20. ...more by Paul Needham – Wednesday, October 02, 2019
Thomas Cook Tour operator collapse Thomas Cook Germany declares insolvency but Berk seeks Neckermann comeback Thomas Cook Germany has been forced to declare insolvency and cancel all holidays until mid-October but managing director Stefanie Berk hopes to save the tour operator business through a “rebirth” of Neckermann Reisen. ...more by Paul Needham – Thursday, September 26, 2019
Condor Tour operator insolvency Thomas Cook Germany and Condor seek state aid Both Thomas Cook Germany and Condor are seeking government loans to keep trading after some 600,000 holidaymakers, including 140,000 Germans, were hit by the dramatic collapse of British parent company Thomas Cook Group. ...more by Paul Needham – Tuesday, September 24, 2019
fvw Travel Insights August German summer 2019 sales recover to last year's levels Strong last-minute bookings in August have helped the German travel industry to complete a sales recovery after a poor start to the year, according to the latest monthly Travel Insights sales analysis. ...more by Paul Needham – Monday, September 23, 2019
Christian Wyrwa fvw Kongress Opinions split over climate protection and sustainability Environmental issues are top of the agenda in the tourism industry but opinions are split over how the sector should respond to its challenges. ...more by Paul Needham – Thursday, September 19, 2019
Christian Wyrwa fvw Kongress Thomas Cook thanks German travel agents for support German travel agents have been praised for continuing to book Thomas Cook holidays amid the group’s ongoing restructuring negotiations. ...more by Paul Needham – Wednesday, September 18, 2019
fvw Destination trends Turkey, Egypt and Greece make strong August comeback on German market German holidaymakers snapped up cheap last-minute online offers for Turkey, Egypt and Greece last month but Spain again lost market share amid a general sales recovery, the latest monthly package holiday booking figures from Amadeus show. ...more by Paul Needham – Tuesday, September 17, 2019
Klaus Hildebrandt Seatrade Europe German cruise market sails towards three million passengers The German cruise market is likely to reach a new record of three million passengers in the coming years despite environmental debates, according to experts at the Seatrade Europe conference in Hamburg this week. ...more by Paul Needham – Wednesday, September 11, 2019
RTK Internationalisation RTK takes over 250 Belgian travel agencies Major German travel agency cooperation RTK is expanding abroad with the takeover of 250 travel agencies in Belgium. ...more by Paul Needham – Wednesday, September 11, 2019
