TUI Due to slow recovery TUI cuts summer capacity to 75% from 80% TUI expects holidaymakers to show considerable pent-up demand in the summer season. But the largest European leisure travel group touched the brakes ...more by Holger Jacobs – Thursday, March 25, 2021
Jan Greune Booking trends FTI hopes for 50% of 2019 revenues Germany’s third-largest tour operator is cautiously optimistic about 2021 and hopes a mix of vaccinations and corona tests will encourage consumers to travel this year. The winter 2020/21 season also went better than initially expected. ...more by Paul Needham – Wednesday, March 24, 2021
Eurowings fvw | Travel Talk interview Eurowings CEO aims to fly out of crisis Lufthansa subsidiary Eurowings plans to relaunch most of its flights this summer to take advantage of a ‘tourism catch-up’ effect as international travel gradually becomes possible again, CEO Jens Bischof told fvw | Travel Talk in an interview. ...more by Paul Needham – Wednesday, March 24, 2021
Imago Images / Photothek Apology for added uncertainty Chancellor Merkel ditches stricter Easter lockdown Chancellor Angela Merkel ditched a plan agreed on Tuesday for an extended Easter holiday to try to break a third wave of the coronavirus pandemic, apologising to lockdown-weary Germans after the hastily-conceived plan triggered a backlash. ...more by Reuters – Wednesday, March 24, 2021
FVW Medien/HMJ As holidaymakers head to Majorca German hotel owners angry over lockdown German hotel owners are fuming over an extension to measures that bar citizens from going on vacation in their own country but allow them to travel abroad, as the industry struggles to survive the coronavirus lockdown. ...more by Reuters – Wednesday, March 24, 2021
Lockdown extension Travel industry warns of job losses from tighter rules Germany extended a lockdown into its fifth month through April 18 but politicians couldn't agree on a mandatory quarantine for returning travellers. Prior to the meeting, the travel industry had warned of layoffs and bankruptices if authorities further tighten regulations. ...more by Holger Jacobs And Reuters – Tuesday, March 23, 2021
Imago Images/Geisser Germans returning to Mallorca Spain hopes tourism can rebound step by step Spain hopes foreign tourism can rebound to half its pre-pandemic levels this year, the government said on Monday, as a wave of German holidaymakers hit Mallorca's white-sand beaches after Berlin eased restrictions on returnees. ...more by Reuters And Holger Jacobs – Tuesday, March 23, 2021
Imago Advice against all travel abroad Germany urges citizens to stay home over Easter Germany is extending its lockdown until April 18 and calling on citizens to stay at home for five days over the Easter holidays to try to break a third wave of the Covid-19 pandemic, Chancellor Angela Merkel said early on Tuesday. ...more by Reuters – Tuesday, March 23, 2021
Getty Images After lifting of travel warning German tourists land in Majorca as restrictions ease Excited German tourists in face masks spilled out of Majorca airport on Friday, among the first to arrive at the popular holiday destination after Germany last week lifted quarantine requirements for travellers returning from the Balearic Islands. ...more by Reuters – Monday, March 22, 2021
FVW Medien/HMJ Quarantine for all returnees discussed Germany set to extend Covid-19 lockdown Germany is set to extend a lockdown to contain the Covid-19 pandemic into its fifth month, according to a draft proposal, after infection rates exceeded the level at which authorities say hospitals will be overstretched. ...more by Reuters – Monday, March 22, 2021
Getty Images Challenge for travel sector Covid setbacks risk another summer travel washout Europe's airlines and travel sector are bracing for a second lost summer, with rebound hopes increasingly challenged by a hobbled Covid-19 vaccine rollout, resurgent infections and new lockdowns in important destinations as wel as source markets. ...more by Reuters – Saturday, March 20, 2021
For two more weeks Extension of border control with Czech Republic, Tyrol Germany has extended border control with the Czech Republic and Austria's Tyrol region for two more weeks, Interior Minster Horst Seehofer said on Wednesday, citing the current number of new coronavirus infections and more virus variant cases. ...more by Reuters – Thursday, March 18, 2021
Imago Easter holidays Travel industry adds flights and packages for Majorca Airlines and tour operators in Germany are rapidly offering more flights and package holidays to Majorca over Easter in response to a surge of bookings after the German goivernment lifted the travel warning for the Spanish island. ...more by Paul Needham – Thursday, March 18, 2021
FVW Medien/HMJ Destination strategies Mediterranean countries hope Germans will return Tourism chiefs in major destinations around the Mediterranean are hoping to welcome back German and other international visitors from this spring onwards despite rising COVID-19 infection levels in various countries. ...more by Paul Needham – Wednesday, March 17, 2021
FVW Medien/MAJ Virtual travel trade show 65,700 users visited the online platform of ITB Now ITB Berlin sees its status as the leading platform for the global travel industry confirmed – in a virtual format: From March 8 to 12, around 65,700 users visited the online platform of whom around two-thirds came from abroad. ...more by Holger Jacobs – Monday, March 15, 2021
Fraport February figures down by 84% Frankfurt Airport still impacted by major decline In February 2021, Frankfurt Airport (FRA) served almost 682,000 passengers – a decline of 84.4% compared to the same month last year. This low demand still resulted from the ongoing travel restrictions amid the COVID-19 pandemic. ...more by Holger Jacobs – Saturday, March 13, 2021
Lufthansa After easing of restrictions Lufthansa doubles number of flights for Easter season Lufthansa is reporting an increase in bookings for the upcoming Easter travel season. The airline is responding to the increased demand and has almost doubled the number of offered flights. This applies especially to the Balearic and Canary Islands. ...more by Holger Jacobs – Saturday, March 13, 2021
Getty Images Improving prospects for Easter holiday Germany removes regions in Spain, Portugal from risk list Germany is removing some regions of Spain and Portugal from its list of coronavirus risk areas from Sunday, the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) for infectious diseases said on Friday. This includes the Balearic islands, one of the most popular destination of Germans. ...more by Reuters And Holger Jacobs – Saturday, March 13, 2021
FVW Medien/HMJ European Commission proposal Covid-19 travel certificates must prevent 'discrimination' European Union Covid-19 certificates intended to free up travel must prevent discrimination against those not vaccinated by including information on whether people have been tested or have recovered, according to a draft document seen by Reuters. ...more by Reuters – Saturday, March 13, 2021
TUI Deutschland ITB Daily German tour operators plan Majorca relaunch Leading tour operators in Germany are gearing up to fly holidaymakers to Majorca as soon as Easter as customers prove ready to pay extra to book holidays with flexible cancellation options. This was one result of a debate at ITB Now, the virtual travel trade fair. ...more by Paul Needham – Thursday, March 11, 2021
