January was a catastrophe for holiday bookings on the German market with a 12% decline but experts are still hopeful that the summer season can be saved. Normally the strongest month for summer holiday bookings, January showed a 12% year-on-year fall in sales, according to the monthly GfK Travel Insights representative survey which analyses some […]
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As the upper end of the Millennial generation turns 35, its much-studied members are looking more and more like their parents—but that’s often because their parents are copying them, rather than vice versa, says Millennial expert Jason Dorsey. “Travel trends, just like technology trends, are starting with Millennials and rippling up to other generations,” Dorsey […]
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UK ferry bookings are up by 23% year on year as Brits plan to holiday closer to home. Popular routes to France, Ireland and Spain all saw a significant increase in bookings during January compared to 2015, according to the latest figures from ferry comparison site, Direct Ferries. And ferry bookings from travellers in the […]
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Holidaymakers from the UK are opting for “safer” destinations this year, as the tourism industry continues to feel the effect of recent terror attacks in north Africa and mainland Europe. According to industry insiders, bookings to Greece, Spain and Portugal have seen a spike, while resorts in Tunisia and Egypt continue to experience a decline […]
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Thomas Cook has followed Thomson in cancelling its summer programme to Tunisia. The tour operator said that in light of the Foreign & Commonwealth Office advice against all but essential travel to the country, all bookings to Tunisia will be cancelled up to and including October 31 this year. A helpline for agent enquiries has […]
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