Christian Wyrwa Special offer Early bird prices for fvw Kongress Early booking discounts are now available for this year’s fvw Kongress on September 17 and 18 in Cologne. ...more by Paul Needham – Wednesday, June 05, 2019
VISIT CYPRUS Destination trends Cyprus launches new strategy to win more German tourists Cyprus is aiming to attract more German holidaymakers by extending its tourism portfolio but a shortage of flights is holding back growth, according to tour operators. ...more by Paul Needham – Tuesday, June 04, 2019
GettyImages Sri Lanka German tour operators return as Berlin eases travel warning Tour operators in Germany are starting to offer Sri Lanka holidays again after Berlin scaled back its previous warning against travelling to the South Asian island. ...more by Paul Needham – Wednesday, May 29, 2019
fvw/Meike Fries Winter programme 2019/20 Thomas Cook offers online modular packages Thomas Cook customers in Germany will soon be able to book modular package holidays online for the winter 2019/20 season in response to rising demand for more individualised offers. ...more by Paul Needham – Tuesday, May 28, 2019
Thinkstock Destination trends Greece hopes for late German bookings German bookings for summer holidays in Greece have made a slow start to the year but tour operators hope for good late sales. ...more by Paul Needham – Monday, May 27, 2019
TUI Omnichannel sales TUI wants to use travel agents' customer data for direct offers TUI plans to make holiday offers direct to German consumers by using travel agents’ customer data as part of its omnichannel sales strategy. ...more by Paul Needham – Thursday, May 23, 2019
- TUI hotel brands German travel agents turn 'blue' at loss of Sensimar Europe’s biggest tourism group wants to make TUI Blue into its main international hotel brand but some German travel agents are unhappy at the loss of the established Sensimar name. ...more by Paul Needham – Thursday, May 23, 2019
Ruppert Brasil German travel market Takeovers and insolvencies among specialist tour operators German specialist tour operators Ruppert Brasil and Lotus Travel have new owners while insolvent firm H&H Touristik is being wound down and Polar-Kreuzfahrten has declared bankruptcy. ...more by Paul Needham – Wednesday, May 22, 2019
TUI Cruises Cruise holidays Shipping lines flood slowing German market with special offers to fill cabins Cruise companies are cutting prices to win more German customers as demand weakens but their available capacity grows. ...more by Paul Needham – Tuesday, May 21, 2019
TUI, TC Half-year results TUI and Thomas Cook bookings drop in Germany Europe’s two largest tour operators have both reported heavier half-year losses amid tough trading conditions and with lower sales in key source markets, including Germany. ...more by Paul Needham – Thursday, May 16, 2019
fvw GfK Travel Insights German summer holiday bookings slump in April Summer holiday bookings in Germany tumbled by 12% last month with weak demand for top destinations but there were strong last-minute sales for the late Easter holidays, according to the latest figures from GfK. ...more by Paul Needham – Thursday, May 16, 2019
Christian Wyrwa Travel industry event fvw Kongress turns 20 with new concept The annual fvw Kongress will have a new look and a new price model this year as it celebrates its 20th anniversary. ...more by Paul Needham – Tuesday, May 14, 2019
fvw Destination trends German bookings for top destinations remain depressed in April German holiday bookings for major destinations in the Mediterranean and North Africa improved fractionally last month compared to March but still remained well behind last year’s levels, according to the latest monthly figures from Amadeus. ...more by Paul Needham – Tuesday, May 14, 2019
Schauinsland-Reisen International expansion Schauinsland sets up Swiss branch German tour operator Schauinsland-Reisen has hired experienced travel industry manager Stefan Gutknecht to expand its business in Switzerland. ...more by Paul Needham – Monday, May 13, 2019
fvw Tats travel agency monitor Easter drives up April sales German travel agents increased sales in April thanks to the late Easter holiday, according to monthly figures from IT services firm Tats. ...more by Paul Needham – Thursday, May 09, 2019
Holidaycheck Commercial expansion Holidaycheck plans to launch own tour operator Hotels evaluation portal Holidaycheck is stepping up its commercial expansion with plans to launch its own tour operator after a slow start to sales this year. ...more by Paul Needham – Thursday, May 09, 2019
TUI Group Portfolio expansion TUI opens 20 more hotels and tests 'tour rep dates' TUI is increasing its hotel portfolio with 20 more properties, including three Greek hotels bought at auction, and will test offering individual appointments with tour reps to expand its destination services this summer. ...more by Paul Needham – Thursday, May 09, 2019
Condor Thomas Cook Group Lufthansa bids for Condor Lufthansa has officially bid for Thomas Cook Group’s German airline Condor with the option of taking over all of the struggling British tourism group’s airlines. ...more by Paul Needham – Wednesday, May 08, 2019
OYO/@Leisure Holiday homes India's OYO heads for Europe with big German acquisition Fast-growing Indian hotel group will become a major player in the European holiday homes market with the €369.5 million takeover of German-owned multi-brand rentals specialist @Leisure Group. ...more by Paul Needham – Thursday, May 02, 2019
Deutscher Bundestag/Axel Hartmann National tourism strategy Berlin outlines priorities for action plan The German government has published the main priorities and aims for the first-ever national tourism strategy and will draw up an action plan with specific measures in cooperation with regional states and the travel industry. ...more by Paul Needham – Wednesday, May 01, 2019
