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1 week ago | 
fvw.de | Klaus Hildebrandt |von Klaus Hildebrandt
Gloria Guevara, former Tourism Minister of Mexico and President & CEO of the WTTC, wants to bring a breath of fresh air to the United Nations Tourism Organisation. The United Nations Tourism Organisation is in a mess: Secretary-General Zurab Pololikashvili is considered a bad choice by many critics, but wants to run for a third time. Among the opposing candidates, Gloria Guevara is receiving a lot of support from the industry.
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2 weeks ago | 
fvw.de | Klaus Hildebrandt |von Klaus Hildebrandt
Dertour Group CEO Christoph Debus and Ingo Burmester, CEO Central Europe, expect growth in 2025. The subsidiary of the Rewe retail group recorded a high increase in sales for the past year and has reached the pre-pandemic level in terms of participant numbers. According to CEO Christoph Debus, the result shows the high popularity of package holidays.
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3 weeks ago | 
fvw.de | Klaus Hildebrandt |von Klaus Hildebrandt
Thomas Bösl (RT Group) and Erkan Yagci (Türofed) in the garden of the Concorde De Luxe Resort in Lara near Antalya, which is owned by Türofed President Yagci. Turkey, together with Spain, is the leader in travel sales. However, the increased prices are sometimes hard to afford for the important target group of families.
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4 weeks ago | 
fvw.de | Klaus Hildebrandt |von Klaus Hildebrandt
The distribution mix in TUI Group's Markets + Airline Sector overall. In individual countries, such as the main markets Germany and the UK, the figures vary considerably. TUI Group provided detailed insights into its business at a Capital Markets Day. The tour operator and airline division is expected to double its returns in the medium term. There are significant differences in the distribution mix in the two largest markets, Germany and the UK.
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4 weeks ago | 
fvw.de | Klaus Hildebrandt |von Klaus Hildebrandt
Jörg Rudolph has been managing Aroya Cruises, based in the Saudi port city of Jeddah, since the beginning of 2024. The cruise newcomer from Saudi Arabia will be sailing its first ship in the Mediterranean this summer and from Egypt next winter. The shipping company managed by Jörg Rudolph already has European guests on board and will also be bookable in Germany.
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1 month ago | 
fvw.de | Klaus Hildebrandt |von Klaus Hildebrandt
Head of Europe Andy Washington and Jake Coleiro from the Frankfurt office at the Trip.com Group stand at ITB. The leading Chinese travel company is not only benefiting from the comeback of its home market after coronavirus, but is also expanding in Europe. There are two offices in Germany – Trip.com wants to make a name for itself as an alternative to Booking, Expedia and Co. China only reopened to international travel at the beginning of 2023 after the pandemic. Business is now picking up speed.
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1 month ago | 
fvw.de | Klaus Hildebrandt |von Klaus Hildebrandt
Zurab Pololikashvili, Secretary-General of UN Tourism, during his speech at the ITB opening ceremony in Berlin. The controversial Secretary-General of the United Nations Tourism Organisation, Zurab Pololikashvili, wants to be elected for a third term of office. The former tourism ministers of Greece and Mexico are prominent opponents. The two predecessors in office, Rifai and Frangialli, are now coming down hard on the Georgian.
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1 month ago | 
fvw.de | Klaus Hildebrandt |von Klaus Hildebrandt
Miroslav Borshosh (52) has been Tourism Minister of Bulgaria since January, 2025. Prior to that he was, amongst others, Deputy Mayor of the Bulgarian capital Sofia and Director of the National Palace of Culture, a large exhibition and cultural center in Sofia. For Miroslav Borshosh it's the first ITB in his new role as Bulgaria’s Minister of Tourism.
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1 month ago | 
fvw.de | Klaus Hildebrandt |von Klaus Hildebrandt
Stefan Baumert, previously Head of TUI Germany, is now CCO Markets and thus the top buyer of the largest tourism group. How the cooperation with hotels and airlines is changing, which functions are now bundled – and why TUI can keep up with portals. TUI is selling package holidays and individual services in more and more countries beyond the major source markets such as Germany, the UK, Scandinavi Hier anmelden Jetzt Angebot wählen und weiterlesen! 1 Monat zum Testen danach 23,25 € mtl.
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1 month ago | 
fvw.de | Klaus Hildebrandt |von Klaus Hildebrandt
fvw|TravelTalk Dossier (Part 5) The overall market for organised travel, the volume of which is determined by the DRV on the basis of Yougov's mobility panel, grew in 2024 despite the FTI insolvency. There is likely to be further growth in the current year. Subscribers can find a clear view of the chart further down in the text. The large tour operators are benefiting from the FTI gap.
