The measures introduced to curb over-tourism in popular tourist destinations are a “real challenge” for tour operators and cruise lines. This was the key conclusion that emerged at the 2024 Travel Weekly Future of Travel Conference, with TTC Tour Brands CEO Kelly Jackson arguing that modifying programs to get around the restrictions imposed to address […]
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The Federation of Greek Associations of Travel & Tourism Agencies (FedHATTA) has recently been the recipient of strong protests from European associations of travel agencies and tour operators, following the government’s announcements on the upcoming increases in the climate resilience fee and the new cruise fees. As stated in a relevant announcement, such measures are […]
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The departure from the Karavel-FRAM-Promovacances group of its co-founder, Alain de Mendonça, may have consequences for the French tourism market. After 25 years at the leadership of the group, Alain de Mendonça is stepping down from operational management, the group announced. His close associate, Cyrille Fradin, deputy CEO, will succeed him as group president and […]
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The subsidiary of the bankrupt FTI, technology services provider Anixe, based in Wroclaw, Poland, is owned by the Dertour group. During a press conference, FTI’s insolvency administrator, Axel Bierbach, had already announced that promising talks are underway regarding the sale of further companies. In this context, the Dertour group has now announced the acquisition of […]
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The largest tour operators have launched a last-ditch effort to promote sales before the start of the summer holidays, as there is wide availability but also high prices. After England’s defeat in the Euro final, TUI, easyJet and Jet2holidays advertised last-minute offers. Jet2holidays, which is offering a £60 discount on all summer holidays booked through […]
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The insolvency of the German tour operator FTI is causing huge concern in the Turkish tourism sector and threatens tourism in Antalya, where the third largest tour operator in Europe owes millions of euros to Turkish tour operators. Warnings about the impact of the insolvency of German tour operator FTI on Antalya’s tourism industry are […]
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The prospects for the 2024 summer season are excellent, as almost all tour operators -with few exceptions- and especially the big ones, see a significant increase in bookings, with the Mediterranean and Greece attracting the interest of European tourists. In the context of this year’s ITB, ΜΟΝΕΥ & TOURISM spoke with leading tour operators, namely […]
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A replacement for ABTA’s Single Payment Scheme (SPS), developed by technology company Travel Ledger, is to launch late summer 2021 to ABTA Members. The scheme is ABTA’s direct debit system for allowing fast online payments between travel agents and tour operators. Transactions are consolidated by the payment scheme, so that each week only a single […]
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TUI UK reveals details of its plans to re-start summer holidays with a limited programme when the Government travel advice changes. The leading travel company is ready to take Brits on holiday again to eight destinations in Greece, the Balearics and the Canaries from three UK airports from 11th July in the first phase of its’ […]
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A comprehensive restructuring plan for the French regional entity TUI France was presented today. In future, TUI France will focus on the high-margin business with a few core brands. Offers that are high-volume but do not generate sufficient margins are removed from the portfolio. As a result, TUI France’s business volume will decline. In addition, […]
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