With the new summer tourist season just around the corner, and travel demand expected to exceed pre-pandemic levels, while aircraft deliveries are significantly reduced due to production problems at Boeing and Airbus, the global aviation industry is expected to face new pressures. Airlines spend billions on repairs to keep flying older, less fuel-efficient aircraft and […]
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Pre-bookings for summer holidays are at an all-time high this year in the German tourism market, according to figures announced today at the opening of ITB 2024 by the German Association of Travel Agents (DRV). In particular, according to these data, an increase of 24% is recorded in pre-bookings at travel agencies and online portals, […]
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Towards the end of 2023, European tourism continued its robust recovery, nearing pre-pandemic levels despite inflationary pressures. Across reporting destinations, foreign tourist arrivals stand at 1.6% below 2019 figures, with nights 0.6% below, showcasing a resilient travel demand across the continent -a trend which is expected to continue into 2024. This is according to the […]
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Papazisis Publications presented the new book “Tourism policy at international, European and national level” by Panagiota (Yolas) Dionysopoulou, Director General of Tourism Policy of the Ministry of Tourism. Mrs Dionysopoulou’s book deals with the issue of the formulation of public policies for the very important but extremely vulnerable tourism sector. A sector particularly sensitive to […]
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According to the first UNWTO World Tourism Barometer of the year, international tourism ended 2023 at 88% of pre-pandemic levels, with an estimated 1.3 billion international arrivals. The unleashing of remaining pent-up demand, increased air connectivity, and a stronger recovery of Asian markets and destinations, are expected to underpin a full recovery by the end of 2024. […]
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Jet2holidays have today reported record levels of demand for holidays, with more customers than ever looking to book their well-deserved holidays into the diary during the period known traditionally as ‘peaks’ or the peak holiday booking period. In the period between Boxing Day and today, the UK’s largest tour operator has seen bookings increase by approximately […]
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International tourism is on track to recover almost 90% of pre-pandemic levels by the end of this year. According to the latest data from the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), an estimated 975 million tourists travelled internationally between January and September 2023, an increase of 38% on the same months of 2022. The newest UNWTO World […]
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The World Travel & Tourism Council’s (WTTC) 2023 Economic Impact Research (EIR) today reveals Germany’s Travel & Tourism sector is recovering at pace to recover to within 95% of pre-pandemic levels. The sector is set to contribute €355BN to the national economy this year, getting to within 95% of the 2019 highpoint, and representing 9.3% […]
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A strong booking trend and a significantly improved second financial quarter underline TUI’s positive expectations: the tourism group expects a strong Summer in 2023 and a significant year-on-year increase in operating profit for the full year. Revenue climbed by around one billion euros year-on-year to 3.2 billion euros in Q2 2023 (January to March). Underlying […]
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ForwardKeys, the leading travel and analytics firm based in Spain, latest research reveals that seat capacity for intra-European arrivals during Easter is expected to reach pre-pandemic levels. The destinations with the largest increases in air supply (out of destinations with a share >2 %) are Turkey, +26% up on 2019 levels, followed by Portugal (+12%) […]
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