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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Both Greece and Bulgaria, two of Turkey’s neighbors, have stepped forward to lure Russian tourists, who have abstained from their most popular destination as part of Moscow sanctions on Ankara due to the downing of Russian military plane last November. Greece has started granting three-year visas for Russian tourists with a single-day procedure, as Bulgaria has lowered its visa fees, according to information gathered […]
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At the start of March 2016, Forwardkeys released their data on the trends in the German outbound travel market and the bookings that have been made for the year ahead. The data shows a number of interesting trends throughout the four key regions – Europe, the Americas, Africa & Middle East and Asia Pacific. While […]
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Europeans travelled abroad in good numbers this year and will keep travelling in 2016 but could favour safer destinations amid continuing conflicts and attacks around the world. However, it is too early to assess the potential impact of the current refugee crisis and the high increase in terror attacks on outbound travel next year. These […]
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The Ikaros Beach hotel was the most popular hotel in Greece for German holidaymakers, and other hotels in Malia on Crete also performed well in the latest fvw Hotelometer. The five-star luxury resort in Malia jumped from third to first place in the demand-based rankings for the fortnight from February 8 – 21, pushing the […]
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Frequent flights have started by Transavia from Amsterdam to Thessaloniki half of February. To extend the season for Dutch tourists an itinerary has been made by the Thessaloniki Hotels Association together with Griekenland.net. A trip of five days to Thessaloniki combined with sightseeing and nature in Central Macedonia Region. Winter and summer together. A lot […]
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