TDA Travel Insights Soaring online bookings drive low overall summer growth in June Germans went online to book more package holidays in June but summer 2019 sales are still down by 2% on an overall cumulative basis, according to the ...more by Paul Needham – Thursday, July 18, 2019
Laudamotion fvw Kongress 2019 Lauda CEO explains low fares policy Airlines are struggling to make profits on European routes, not least due to price pressure from fast-expanding Ryanair-owned Lauda. CEO Andreas Gruber will explain his low fares policy at the fvw Kongress in September. ...more by Paul Needham – Monday, July 15, 2019
GettyImages Destination trends Majorca cuts prices for German tourists Hoteliers on Majorca have slashed prices to persuade German holidaymakers to return to their favourite Spanish island instead of heading for cheaper destinations such as Turkey and Egypt this summer. ...more by Paul Needham – Thursday, July 11, 2019
DER Tour DER Touristik Burmester wants to 'wake the sleeping giant' among German tour operators Ingo Burmester, the new head of Germany’s third-largest tour operator, DER Touristik, plans to shake up the company, build up omnichannel sales and return to revenue growth with more focused holiday brands. ...more by Paul Needham – Wednesday, July 10, 2019
Cathrin Lührs fvw Kongress 2019 Holiday homes leader Awaze presents growth plans Freshly rebranded Awaze is Europe’s largest supplier of managed holiday homes, a market with big growth potential. Swedish CEO Hendrik Kjellberg will outline the group’s ambitions and his views on the future for vacation rentals at the fvw Kongress. ...more by Paul Needham – Tuesday, July 09, 2019
Rita Münck Programme presentation FTI reveals soaring summer sales and broadens individual holidays brand FTI Group is claiming dramatic growth this summer despite weak overall demand in Germany and is expanding its ‘individual holidays’ brand for next winter. ...more by Paul Needham – Tuesday, July 09, 2019
Amadeus Destination trends Germans go for Greece as bookings pick up in June Greece was the big winner among top destinations last month as Germans finally started booking summer holidays in bulk, the latest monthly package holiday booking figures from Amadeus show. ...more by Paul Needham – Thursday, July 04, 2019
Egypt 2017 Destination trends Egypt builds on German tourism comeback Germans look likely to keep flooding back to the Red Sea next winter, prompting tour operators to expand their portfolios, but Egypt could face tougher competition due to price cuts in the Canaries. ...more by Paul Needham – Wednesday, July 03, 2019
TUI fvw Kongress 2019 How OTAs use customer data for on-top sales OTAs such as Edreams Odigeo are experts in using customer data to sell more than just the original booking. CTO Carsten Bernhard will explain how this works and where data-driven travel sales are heading at the fvw Kongress. ...more by Paul Needham – Tuesday, July 02, 2019
Christian Wyrwa Digitalisation TUI cuts 450 jobs in Germany TUI is cutting 450 jobs in Germany to streamline operations as it seeks to digitalise more of its business. ...more by Paul Needham – Tuesday, July 02, 2019
Lufthansa Strategic turnaround Lufthansa re-boots Eurowings and questions Condor Lufthansa is putting profits before growth by cutting loss-making Eurowings back to basics and playing down its chances of buying Condor from Thomas Cook. ...more by Paul Needham – Thursday, June 27, 2019
Atcore fvw Kongress 2019 The next mobile revolution is coming Apps and real-time data have changed tourism but the true mobile revolution will come with 5G, according to Atcore CIO Nigel Beighton. At the fvw Kongress the technology expert will explain how the era of ultra-fast mobile communications will create new opportunities for the travel industry. ...more by Paul Needham – Thursday, June 27, 2019
Seabourn Winter 2019/20 programme DER Touristik expands flight capacity and luxury holidays Germany’s third-largest tour operator is adding flight and hotel capacity, broadening its luxury holidays portfolio and keeping prices mostly stable for next winter. ...more by Paul Needham – Wednesday, June 26, 2019
Thinkstock Summer 2019 trends Price cuts drive up German demand but no last-minute boom German consumers are starting to book their summer holidays thanks to big discounts after waiting much longer than usual this year but there is no sign yet of a last-minute bookings surge, according to tour operators. ...more by Paul Needham – Tuesday, June 25, 2019
Holger Peters Fotografie Tour operator departure Deutsche Bahn seeks buyer for Ameropa Deutsche Bahn is reviewing strategic options for its tour operator subsidiary Ameropa, including a possible sale to a German or international investor, as part of an overall refocus on its core business. ...more by Paul Needham – Monday, June 24, 2019
fvw GfK Travel Insights German holiday sales recover in May Holiday bookings in Germany recovered last month to previous year levels after a dramatic 12% year-on-year drop in April, the latest monthly sales figures from market researchers GfK show. ...more by Paul Needham – Thursday, June 20, 2019
Kiwi.com fvw Kongress 2019 How Kiwi.com is shaking up airline sales Oliver Dlouhý, founder of Kiwi.com, is a pioneer in so-called ‘virtual interlining’, a controversial sales method that airlines are unhappy with. The Czech entrepreneur, now backed by a new US investor, will present his international expansion plans at the fvw Kongress 2019. ...more by Paul Needham – Thursday, June 20, 2019
fvw Destination trends Drop in German bookings for top destinations slows in May The fall in German holiday bookings for major destinations in the Mediterranean and North Africa lessened somewhat last month compared to April, raising hopes that overall demand is gradually recovering even below it remains below last year’s levels, the latest monthly package holiday booking figures from Amadeus show. ...more by Paul Needham – Wednesday, June 19, 2019
XPost/Henning Kreft fvw Kongress 2019 One for all and all for one One integrated event with three different stages featuring top-level speakers, a hands-on exhibition and a legendary party open to all participants – and all for one price. That is the new concept of the fvw Kongress 2019. ...more by Paul Needham – Tuesday, June 18, 2019
TUI/Christian Wyrwa Winter 2019/20 programme TUI Germany goes omnichannel and launches tours brand TUI is stepping up digital sales in Germany, launching a new brand for tours and expanding capacity for Egypt and the Canaries in winter 2019/20. ...more by Paul Needham – Wednesday, June 12, 2019
