Dertour Group is strongly criticising TUI’s withdrawal from the German Tour Operators’ Association (DRV), announced for the end of the year, which came as a shock to Germany’s largest travel association and was discussed and criticised within the industry. Ingo Burmester, CEO of the Dertour Group in Central Europe, deplores the departure of the market […]
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TUI, the country’s leading tour operator, has announced its withdrawal from the Association of German Tour Operators (DRV), the largest industry association in Germany. In a statement to its members sent out by the association on Friday afternoon, it was summarised in a nutshell: ‘The German Travel Association (DRV) regrets that TUI, a large 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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FTI’s commissions for cancelled trips, which have already been paid to travel agencies, are currently of concern to many travel experts as there is great uncertainty as to whether the insolvency administrator can claim them after the insolvency proceedings have started. The expert opinion by Ansgar Staudinger, a law professor at the University of Bielefeld, […]
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The summer travel “wave” in Germany remains strong, with German consumers in an increased mood for travel, focusing on Mediterranean destinations, including Greece. Demand remains at very high levels, with the FTI bankruptcy not seeming to affect it. “Germans are in a great travel mood this year,” says a spokesman for the German Travel Association […]
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The uncertainty following the bankruptcy of FTI is enormous, the unanswered questions many and the criticisms of the information provided by FTI and the interim insolvency administrator clear, as was seen during an online information event of the German Travel Agents Association (DRV) on Tuesday evening with the participation of about 200 interested parties. Among […]
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The bankruptcy of FTI raises concern among the Greek tourism market, at least until the assessment of the consequences is done, bringing back memories of the previous bankruptcy of a major tour operator, that of Thomas Cook, in September 2019, which created significant shocks in the domestic tourism industry. However, the exposure of Greek hotels […]
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In 2023, the travel market not only recovered from its slump during the crisis of the Covid pandemic, it even surpassed 2019 levels. “Now we can really say the pandemic is over“, said Charuta Fadnis, vice president of the tourism market research company Phocuswright, on Monday at the opening of ITB Berlin, the World’s Largest […]
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The strong upward course of arrivals of German tourists in Greece over the last four years will continue vigorously and in 2019, according to the results of the meetings and negotiations of the Minister of Tourism, Mrs. Elena Kountoura, with agents of the German travel industry, completing her official visit to ITB International Tourism Fair […]
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As the world’s marketplace and the trendsetter of the global travel industry ITB Berlin once again impressively underlined its standing as the World’s Leading Travel Trade Show ®. International trade visitor numbers increased significantly and at 28,000 delegates (an increase of 7.7 per cent) participation in the 14th ITB Berlin Convention reached a new record. […]
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