FTI Group, the third largest tour operator in Europe, will be handling German holidaymakers in Crete from mid-June until the end of October 2024. In particular, the tour operator will take holidaymakers from three German cities, Hanover, Berlin and Erfurt, to the Greek island with Corendon flights. A charter will depart from Hanover to Heraklion […]
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Last July the issue of the fires in Rhodes upset the municipality and it offered free hotel accommodation for holidaymakers, many of whom were British. Under its ‘Rodos Week’ programme, the Greek Ministry of Tourism will issue vouchers for stays of six nights from 4 April to 31 May 2024, and from 1 October to […]
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Britons returning from their Easter school holidays will face delays ahead of the strike planned by Border Force workers at Heathrow Airport. In particular, more than 600 Border Force workers at London airport are to go on strike for four days between 11 and 14 April. In a ballot held last week, members of the […]
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Intense travel experiences, new destinations and a greater variety of offers: this is what awaits FTI holidaymakers in winter 2023/24. An expanded portfolio of accommodation, optimal flight connections and newly designed round trips around the globe characterise the repertoire. There is already a particular demand for faraway breaks, especially in Thailand, but also in the […]
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The number of Europeans planning to take trips from June to November 2023 decreased by 4% compared to last year but still remains high at 69%. Austrians, Swiss, and Germans stand out as the most hesitant holidaymakers, with 45%, 56%, and 62% of respondents respectively having travel plans in the next months. In contrast, the […]
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Not only is Finland an important market for TUI, but the country is also a destination in its own right. The province of Lapland in northern Finland is a favorite winter holiday spot for TUI’s customers and over the coming season, TUI will fly nearly 50,000 holidaymakers to Lapland from the UK, the Netherlands, Spain […]
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GlobalData’s Company Filing Analytics reveals that environment, social and governance (ESG), COVID-19 and geopolitics are the top three themes mentioned by European tourism companies so far in 2022, respectively, indicating that these are the most pressing issues that the continent’s tourism industry faces. As shown by the leading data and analytics company, ESG is the […]
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TUI, the UK’s largest tour operator, has today issued reassurance and advice for hundreds of thousands of holidaymakers as they prepare to get away for summer. Recently voted “Most Trusted Travel Company”, TUI was one of only three airlines in the UK that managed to run more than 99% of its planned flying programme in […]
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Despite a strong summer rebound, international tourist arrivals to Europe are forecast to be 60% below 2019 by the end of 2021. European tourist arrivals were still down 77% half-way through the year relative to 2019. European air passenger growth gained momentum over the months of June (-69%), July (-57%) and August (-49%) compared to […]
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The summer season 2020 starts in more and more countries. All TUI tour operators and airlines are ready to restart their business. First leisure flights have already taken off, e.g. from Germany, Belgium or Switzerland. The Balearic Islands, Greece, Cyprus, Portugal and Croatia are in the focus of the first holidays. TUI appreciates the initiative […]
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