The Dertour Group, the tourism arm of the Rewe Group, recorded a double-digit growth rate of approximately 25% (24.6% to be precise) in sales in 2023, with revenues amounting to €7.2 billion, while a new, sharp increase of 47% was recorded in early March for this year’s tourist season. The Dertour group is “back on […]
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On the Beach, which is the holding company of Classic Collection and Classic Package Holidays, took the decision to create a joint brand with the cooperation of these two companies. By merging the two into one there will be a reduction in jobs, which will create a reshuffle in operations as well as B2B sales. […]
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Global Blue reveals that the global tax-free market recovery momentum remains strong in continental Europe and Asia Pacific. Globally, the recovery in like-for-like store sales reached 141% in February 2024 compared to the same period in 2019, up from 135% in January ’24. A Steady Worldwide Recovery, Compared to 2019 Levels In Continental Europe, the […]
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Comparing the estimates for the year 2023 with 2024, there is a significant increase of 11.8% in total sales and a corresponding decrease of 8.8% in incoming orders, according to the German ta.ts-Reisebürospiegel. Τa.ts-Reisebürospiegel is a travel agency in Germany, which represents and works through the Lufthansa Group. They attach importance to a high degree […]
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DidaTravel – a tech-driven global travel distribution company – has warned that western hotels have missed a great window of opportunity for capturing the attention of international outbound Chinese tourists by not actively promoting their properties ahead of the Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival currently taking place this week. Historically the Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival is one of […]
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Selling travel for concert-goers and sports event attendees shouldn’t be like moving heaven and earth says Simon Goddard from Vibe -and now is the perfect moment to take advantage of the recovery of public events. When asked by journalists why he robbed banks the infamous bank-robber Willie Sutton responded “because that’s where the money is”. Likewise, […]
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Airlines Reporting Corp. (ARC) today released data showing ARC-accredited travel agency air ticket sales totaled $39.8 billion in 2021, a 69% increase from the $23 billion total in 2020.* The number of passenger trips in 2021 grew by 50% year over year, totaling 174 million compared to 116 million in 2020. Results comparing December 2021 […]
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During the pandemic, many hotels have seen their direct sales grow exponentially within their channel mix. Meanwhile, on the sly, Booking.com has also managed to increase its share with almost no resistance. Given the current situation, where many channels are still not appearing and we don’t know if they will be activated this season, Booking.com has […]
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AEGEAN announces its trading update for Q1 2019 with total passenger traffic rising by 7% and consolidated revenue at EUR 172 mil., 4% higher than Q1 2018. Total capacity offered increased by 5% while load factor was recorded improved in the quarter reaching 82.3% from 81.2% in the respective 2018 period. Passengers carried on domestic […]
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Hopes of a post-ITB upturn in the German tourism market have been dashed by figures showing an 11% decline in package holiday bookings last month. After a 9% bookings drop in January but a decline of just 2% in February, the German tourism industry was hoping that a record ITB in early March would stimulate […]
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