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French choose foreign travel in Summer 2024 | 10 million They will be on holiday across borders | Top choice is Greece

The number of French travelers who will take holidays between July and August this year decreased by 200,000, compared to the same period last year, when it will amount to 31.3 million. However, travelers from France who choose holidays abroad will increase by 500,000 to 10 million, with Greece “starring” in their preferences. In addition, […]

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Heathrow: forecast for a record 83 million passengers this year

With holiday demand soaring, Heathrow Airport has revised its passenger forecast for this year to 82.8 million – up 1.4 million from its previous forecast in December 2023. This number will surpass the pre-pandemic record of 80.9 million annual passengers set in 2019. Last year, 79.2 million passengers moved through the airport’s terminals. The airport […]

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+17% travel sales in Germany | Soaring bookings for Turkey and Egypt | Vacuum from the insolvency of FTI

An overall 17% year-on-year increase in holiday package sales in the German market was recorded in the year to the end of May, shortly before FTI filed for insolvency, according to the latest data from Travel Data + Analytics (TDA), which is based on booking data from both traditional travel agencies and Germany’s OTAs. Based […]

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FTI: Cancellation of trips from 6 July

FTI is cancelling all travel from Saturday 6 July 2024 onwards, affecting around 175,000 holiday packages booked prior to the bankruptcy filing. Despite intensive efforts and negotiations with various tour operators in the German market, “no satisfactory solution” was found to take over the remaining package holidays that had already been closed, according to the […]

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SURVEY: Some 44 million Americans will travel for Memorial Day | Athens among the destinations

With suitcases in hand 43.8 million Americans are looking forward to the Memorial Day holiday where the unofficial start of summer takes place, with AAA Travel estimating that Athens is among the international destinations chosen at this time by US travelers. In particular, Americans once again show their… weakness to the Old Continent, with 8 […]

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Mastercard: travelers choose the intermediate periods for their holidays in Europe | Greece is among the countries affected | Corfu tops the list

Tourists holidaying in Europe are increasingly choosing to travel during the shoulder seasons rather than the high summer season of July-August, with Greece among the countries that travelers seem to prefer during the off-peak period, new research reveals. While, the island of Corfu is emerging as one of this summer’s hotspots. Specifically, according to the […]

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Survey: Britons increase holiday spending abroad

Britons are planning to spend more money on their holidays abroad despite the impact of ongoing high cost of living pressures, new research from the Association of British Travel Agents (ABTA) reveals. The average spend per person has increased by 2022 to over £59 for a short break abroad and by £231 for longer holidays […]

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Ryanair’s new partnership with On the beach looks set to boost profits

Ryanair, the No.1 airline with the lowest fares is working with On the Beach to include low fares in their holiday packages so that their customers pay as little as possible. Over the past few months, Ryanair has signed “Approved OTA” distribution agreements with six large OTAs, including this partnership with On the Beach, demonstrating […]

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Many Europeans planning multiple holidays despite concerns around increasing travel costs

Travel sentiment among Europeans remains strong, with 73% planning to embark on a holiday between June and November 2022 despite various concerns, including high inflation, the Russo-Ukrainian crisis and the ongoing pandemic. Interest in visiting other European destinations (58%) has increased significantly (+7%) since last summer. Notably, 31% of respondents will head to an adjacent […]

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AirDNA: Holiday cheer ahead for Europe as demand, revenues continue recovery

Demand, measured by the number of listing nights stayed over the previous month, was just 8.3% below that of October 2019 (+48.9% over 2020). This is a substantial improvement from September, when demand was 25% lower than in 2019, and the highest percent change since the start of the pandemic, according to AirDNA. Average daily […]

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