Along with practically every aspect of our lives, the course of travel has been redefined repeatedly over the past year and a half, with seismic shifts propelling us towards a continuously evolving version of the ‘new normal.’ A deepening and increasingly complex relationship with technology, a heightened awareness of the human impact on the planet […]
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Lufthansa is taking extraordinary measures in order to respond to a significant increase in booking demand for flights to Palma de Mallorca from both Frankfurt and Munich. The booking figures for the destination “PMI” have increased 25 times between April and the beginning of June 2021: The airline will be operating a Boeing 747-8 from […]
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According to Booking.com Bali, Andalusia, London, Florida and Paris – beach spots and city escapes are high among most wish-listed international destinations by global travelers during Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Travel might be on pause in these unprecedented times, but data from Booking.com reveals that this hasn’t stopped people across the world from dreaming about its […]
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Booking.com is honoring its accommodation partners that consistently deliver great guest experiences with a 2018 Guest Review Award. For the seventh annual edition of the awards, 759,845 properties in total across 219 countries and territories are being given an award, with the top countries receiving the most awards being: Italy (106,513) Spain(46,646) France (45,286) Germany (36,042) United States (35,626) […]
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German hotel evaluation and booking platform Holidaycheck is heading for the beach with the acquisition of Beach-Inspector and plans to expand the destination review service. Holidaycheck has acquired most of the beach review portal through an asset deal for an undisclosed sum. The deal covers the start-up’s destination data, content material, brand rights, technology and […]
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The British call it “Sunshine Saturday”: the first Saturday of the New Year is the day on which TUI in the UK books the most holidays for the whole year. Business in Germany is also very strongly concentrated on Saturdays in January. The German people’s love of travel also seems to be unrestrained in 2018. […]
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Thomas Cook says Greece was the single most searched-for summer 2017 destination on Christmas Day and Boxing Day among Brits looking for summer 2017. The country accounted for 17% of all searches on thomascook.com, according to the operator. The Spanish destinations of the Canary Islands, Balearics and mainland Spain accounted for a third of all […]
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More than 75% of travel agents expect to see their cruise business grow this year, according to the Cruise Line International Association’s (CLIA) second quarterly travel agent cruise industry outlook report. The report, released this week, does show a drop in confidence from the 84.5% that predicted a banner year for cruising in the last […]
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Hilton Worldwide launched a new “Stop Clicking Around” ad campaign Tuesday, underscoring that the best price is available only on its own website or through travel agents. The promotion offers Hilton HHonors members a discount of 10% off the best available rate. “’Book Direct’ means bookings that are made on Hilton Worldwide’s hotel brand websites […]
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