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Ryanair: Transfer of 7.000 “PADDYS” and special offer with 15% discount to customers for the ”PADDY’S” weekend

Ryanair, Ireland’s No.1 airline revealed, that it will carry over 7,000 Paddy’s across Europe this St. Patrick’s weekend, including Pat, Patrick, Patricia, Padraig, among other variations of the popular Irish name. To celebrate St. Patrick’s Day, Ryanair has launched a shamrocking Paddy’s Weekend Special, offering customer 15% off flights to/from Ireland for travel from now […]

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HVS Valuation Index reveals that European hotel values have moderate upside in 2023

According to the annual European Hotel Valuation Index (HVI) HVS 2024 published this week, business values have experienced a modest rise without reaching pre-pandemic levels. The post-pandemic rise has been driven by a prolonged need to travel. These influences combined to offset the impact of a number of geopolitical challenges including the war in Ukraine, […]

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Two new ultra-luxury riverboats added in Europe presents the APT

APT has announced the forthcoming launch of two new vessels, the APT Solara and APT Ostara, for the 2025 season, which helps product development and innovation. Designed in Australia by multi-award-winning, world-renowned architects, Hecker Guthrie, the sister ships will be masterpieces of modernity, drawing inspiration from Europe’s waterways and harnessing the unpretentious ease of Australian-style […]

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New “chapter” in short-term rentals in Europe | What the new European Parliament regulation provides | Airbnb’s position

A promising step forward in achieving a balanced ecosystem for short-term rentals (STR) is the new regulation on the exchange and collection of data on STR services, adopted by the European Parliament. A regulation that Airbnb welcomed, stressing that it marks the start of a new “chapter” for short-term rentals in Europe. With 493 votes […]

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Spain amends the proposal to ban domestic flights

Spain plans to follow France, another EU member state, in banning certain short domestic flights. Under the government’s proposal, airlines would not be allowed to operate flights on routes where the train journey takes less than two and a half hours, unless they are connected to international flights at a central airport. However, this is […]

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IPK International: Double-digit growth in outbound travel in 2023 | At +18% in Europe

Outbound travel recorded a double-digit increase of 33% in 2023, compared to 2022, down 12% from pre-pandemic 2019, marking another big step towards a return to pre-pandemic levels, with a full recovery projected in 2024, according to the findings of IPK International’s latest World Travel Monitor on global outbound travel trends, presented by ITB Berlin. […]

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Hotel development in Europe | 350 new hotels in the beginning

-With construction activity in the European hotel market continuing unabated, around 350 (348 to be precise) new hotels are expected to open in Europe in 2024, according to the latest data from specialist Lodging Econometrics (LE). With the opening of these new hotels, 48,559 new rooms will open this year, while 383 new hotels and […]

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TUI has decided to delist from the London Stock Exchange | Unanimous decision of the shareholders

TUI, Europe’s largest travel company, leaves the London Stock Exchange to list its shares exclusively in Germany. In a vote held on Tuesday, 98.35% of shareholders supported the company’s proposal to delist from the UK. The company said the result showed that “there was a very clear vote in favour of delisting from the London […]

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At Parklane, a Luxury Collection Resort & Spa, one of the largest Kids Clubs in Europe

At Parklane, a Luxury Collection Resort & Spa, in Limassol, Cyprus, managed by Marriott, the Scott Dunn Explorers Kids Club, one of the largest kids’ clubs in Europe, will be open from 18 March. The Scott Dunn Explorers Kids Club is spread over an area of 3,000 square metres and in its facilities, the young […]

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Multi-generational trips to Greece proposed by easyJet holidays | Popular destinations

A new offer to encourage multi-generational travel is being launched today by easyJet holidays, offering the chance for a grandparent to travel for free with family bookings to various European destinations such as Spain, Greece and Italy. EasyJet holidays cited research showing that 51% of families had never been on holiday abroad with grandparents. 56% […]

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