As the winter continues with sub-zero temperatures, many Europeans are looking ahead to a summer, sun and beach getaway. This applies in particular to the days dubbed Sunshine Saturdays. This phenomenon has been observed across Europe during the first weekends of the year for a number of years: In many countries, Saturdays in January are […]
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New London Mayor Sadiq Khan has been urged to clamp down on London landlords letting out their properties to holidaymakers via website like Airbnb. The British Hospitality Association CEO Ufi Ibrahim said she wanted the ‘urgent attention’ of Khan, who was only sworn into office on Saturday, to deal with a number of ‘outstanding issues’. […]
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German holidaymakers prefer Ikaros Beach Hotel, Malia, Crete, for their holidays to Greece in the latest fortnightly fvw Hotelometer rankings. The Greece ranking was again headed by the Ikaros Beach ahead of the Pilot Beach Resort and the Lindos Princess. These three were also the favourites for families, in a slightly different order: Lindos, Pilot Beach […]
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The city of Cairo used to be one of the most popular vacation spots for anyone visiting Egypt, but nowadays tourists are scarce. Sharm El Sheikh, another immensely popular destination, now resembles a ghost town, abandoned thanks to the fear of terror. Thousands of holidaymakers used to vacate beach chairs in Sharm El Sheikh, relax […]
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Thomas Cook has paid out more than £100,000 to 26 holidaymakers who became ill while staying at a hotel in Hurghada, Egypt. The travel giant apologised to its customers and said it was pleased to reach an amicable agreement with them. It confirmed the four-star Sindbad Aqua Park Hotel has since been withdrawn from its […]
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Tour operators in Germany have agreed various sales and marketing partnerships with destinations and airlines. FTI has teamed up with Dutch low-cost airline Transavia in a sales and marketing deal for its new low-cost flights from Munich which start at the end of March. FTI will sell seats on Transavia flights to city and beach […]
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Customers are booking later this year in the ‘volatile market environment’, according to a trading update by Thomas Cook today. Chief executive Peter Fankhauser said: “We know that customers want a summer holiday but we can see that some are leaving it later to book this year as they consider their options. ‘”Against this backdrop […]
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German bookings for package holidays on the Turkish Riviera slumped by more than 40% in February while Crete was up more than 50%, according to new figures showing holiday sales to major destination airports. Rhodes, Bulgaria, the Canary Islands and Majorca also all showed strong growth rates last month while demand for Egypt continued to […]
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Global travel industry withstands geopolitical crises and remains on course for vigorous expansion – Record attendance by some 120,000 trade visitors over five days – ITB an international success story: in addition to ITB Asia in Singapore, ITB China will take place in Shanghai from 2017 A reliable indicator of the state of the industry, […]
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Seeking to attract the biggest market on the horizon, a growing number of hoteliers are gearing brands toward the “Millennial mindset.” The latest technology and the highest-speed Wi-Fi appeal to their need to always be connected, while new room designs appeal to their sense of authenticity. From narcissistic to tech-savvy to adventure junkies, the adjectives […]
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