Newark Airport US Commercial Service analysis Non-stop flights to the US reach half of 2019 level What are the prospects for a restart of German leisure traffic to the USA as soon as the borders are open again? A good indicator is the survey of ...more by Holger Jacobs – Wednesday, June 30, 2021
FVW Medien/HMJ Controversial decision Germany declares Portugal as area of variant of concern Bad news for Portugal: The popular destination of many German holidaymakers is now considered an area of variant of concern. In order to avoid a mandatory 14-day quarantine for its clients tour operator Olimar organized early return flights. ...more by Holger Jacobs – Tuesday, June 29, 2021
Sixt/Maiwolf Digitalisation strategy Sixt expands its partnership with Booking.com As the world starts to open up again for travel, mobility provider Sixt and digital travel platform Booking.com are partnering on a growing range of ground transportation services. Moreover, Sixt has announced a new partnership with wellbeing portal Sanctifly. ...more by Holger Jacobs – Tuesday, June 29, 2021
Lufthansa Group Reactivation of Airbus with First Class Lufthansa to strengthen its premium hub in Munich As the global travel industry is returning to prior levels of activity, Lufthansa is strengthening its premium services from Munich Airport: The German carrier will again offer First Class on selected routes by reactivating five long-haul Airbus 340-600 aircraft with four flight classes. ...more by Holger Jacobs – Monday, June 28, 2021
FVW Medien/KH fvw | Travel Talk visit Majorca targets German market comeback German holidaymakers will play a key role helping Majorca’s tourism industry to recover from the coronavirus pandemic this summer, especially with British visitors likely to be absent until at least late July, according to top officials. ...more by Paul Needham – Thursday, June 24, 2021
SunExpress Sales surge Bookings take off for summer holidays in Turkey Turkey is back in business on the German market with a strong pick-up in summer holiday bookings over the last few weeks, travel industry managers reported during a round-table discussion. ...more by Paul Needham – Wednesday, June 23, 2021
Lufthansa/Patrick Kuschfeld Boarding pass issued with QR code Lufthansa enables fast check-in with vaccination certificate Just in time for the start of the Hessian school summer holidays, passengers with the digital vaccination certificate can once again check in faster with Lufthansa and receive their boarding pass. ...more by Holger Jacobs – Wednesday, June 23, 2021
Lufthansa Group Just in time for recovery Eurowings Discover receives AOC by German authorities Just in time for the current steep rise in demand for holiday bookings, Eurowings Discover is ready for take-off. The Lufthansa Group's new leisure airline has been granted its operating license and Air Operator Certificate (AOC) by the German Federal Aviation Authority. ...more by Holger Jacobs – Wednesday, June 23, 2021
Christian Wyrwa/TUI Sales surge TUI customers go up-market as travel gets going again TUI is seeing a strong sales upturn in Germany for many destinations, with many sun-starved customers apparently ready to spend significantly more on their summer holidays this year as pandemic restrictions are eased and international travel gets going again. ...more by Paul Needham – Thursday, June 17, 2021
Eurowings Upwing for Lufthansa subsidiary Eurowings expands fleet again as bookings take off Eurowings aims to have 60 planes in the air again by the end of June as bookings rapidly take off again, according to CEO Jens Bischof. The Lufthansa budget subsidiary is currently operating 50 jets and wants to resume flights with 10 more planes in the few weeks. ...more by Paul Needham – Wednesday, June 16, 2021
Lufthansa Group Raising money to pay back state aid Lufthansa Group prepares for capital increase German carrier Lufthansa was severely hit by the coronavirus pandemic and was forced to take €9 billion in state aid. Now the airline group has revealed details of its plan to get back into the black – including a capital raising meant to pay back part of the aid. ...more by Holger Jacobs – Wednesday, June 16, 2021
Lufthansa/Kerstin Roßkopp High summer vacation demand Lufthansa deploys "Jumbo" and Airbus 350 to Majorca Lufthansa is taking measures in order to respond to a significant increase in booking demand for flights to Palma de Mallorca from both Frankfurt and Munich. The German carrier announced it will be operating wide body aircraft on both routes starting July 17. ...more by Holger Jacobs – Tuesday, June 15, 2021
Fraport Passenger totals in May Frankfurt Airport figures show signs of recovery Despite the ongoing and widespread impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, aviation traffic is beginning to recover: in May 2021, Frankfurt Airport (FRA) welcomed 1.25 million passengers – a 356.9% year-on-year increase over May 2020. ...more by Holger Jacobs – Tuesday, June 15, 2021
FTI With restart of leisure travel FTI Group chooses new logo for its brands FTI Group is taking the currrent situation of a change in the tourism industry as an opportunity to relaunch its brand. The new logo has less orange and appears to be more airy and high-value. ...more by Holger Jacobs – Monday, June 14, 2021
FVW Medien/HMJ As of July 1 Germany lifts travel warning for low-infection regions Germany will lift its general travel warning for most countries from July 1st, Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said Friday. Countries recording infection rates of 50 to 200 cases per 100,000 people in seven days would no longer be seen as a "risk-zone". ...more by Holger Jacobs – Monday, June 14, 2021
FVW Medien/HMJ German market trends Travel industry juggles demand and supply The German travel industry is juggling with last-minute ups and downs in demand that make capacity planning virtually impossible at present as the pandemic eases in many destinations and international travel gets going again. ...more by Paul Needham – Wednesday, June 09, 2021
GettyImages Easier travel Turkey hots up again after ease of travel warning Tour operators and airlines in Germany are expanding capacity to Turkey at short notice in response to an expected surge in demand after Berlin eased its travel warning for the Mediterranean destination. ...more by Paul Needham – Wednesday, June 09, 2021
FVW Medien/HMJ Easier travel for Germans Fewer EU countries on list of risk areas Germany has exempted travellers from more European Union countries from strict entry restrictions upon a review of the Robert Koch Institute (RKI): There are no more travel warnings for the whole of Italy and Czechia and for large parts of Austria and Switzerland. ...more by Holger Jacobs – Tuesday, June 08, 2021
LH/Oliver Roesler Initially up to 2,000 weekly doses Lufthansa starts vaccination of employees in Germany Lufthansa began vaccinating the first employees in Germany this week. In the first week, 2,000 vaccine doses will be available and can be administered by the group's medical service in Munich, Frankfurt and Hamburg. ...more by Holger Jacobs – Tuesday, June 08, 2021
For new bookings until October 31 FTI Group offers affordable Corona travel protection Guests who make a new booking with the tour operator brands FTI Touristik, Big Xtra or Fünf vor Flug by October 31, 2021, can now include the optional Corona travel protection. It falls in line with a similar insurance offer in May – but it's not free anymore. ...more by Holger Jacobs – Tuesday, June 08, 2021
