The Association of Small-Scale Travel Organizations (VvKR) has a new chairman. Kim Nooyens succeeds Ton Brinkman, who has led the board since March 2017. During the annual members' day in The Hague, we said goodbye to Brinkman and also to board member Michel Lancee. As a general board member, Helmich Riezebos has taken over Michel's task. Marleen Nijdam, secretary since 2017, … [Read more...] about VvKR has a new chairman
ACM: more travel providers now clearly stating package tour prices
More and more travel providers now clearly list the prices of their package tours. That is what the Authority Consumer & Market (ACM) reported Monday. The ACM names five major travel providers that now clearly list package tour prices. They include ANWB, Corendon, Expedia, Stip Reizen and Sunweb. This means that they show one price that includes all unavoidable costs or … [Read more...] about ACM: more travel providers now clearly stating package tour prices
Watching tip: first episode of Thinking of Switzerland
The popular TV show Denkend aan Holland, featuring André van Duin and Janny van der Heijden, is getting a Swiss version. The first episode of "Thinking of Switzerland" will air next Sunday night (Nov. 26). Last winter, the TV filming of the new program took place in Switzerland, where the two TV celebrities, together with the faithful four-legged Nhaan, explore Switzerland. … [Read more...] about Watching tip: first episode of Thinking of Switzerland
1TIS further expands its portfolio
Automation company 1TIS has added another customer to its portfolio. The company has started a collaboration with Tendens Vakanties, a tour operator that offers small-scale guided (group) holidays for people with intellectual disabilities. 'Our great expertise in the field of group travel also comes into its own at Tendens Vakanties', says Rico van Loenen, director/owner of … [Read more...] about 1TIS further expands its portfolio
Preview revision Package Travel Directive: ‘We have 3.5 years to sort everything out’
The European Commission publishes Nov. 30 a revision of the Package Travel Directive and Passenger Rights Regulations. The ´question time´ ANVR Today devotes attention to the subject the very next day. Details are not yet known, but the revised directive will at least include a restriction on the possibility of requiring a deposit, said Frank Radstake of the ANVR. 'It seems … [Read more...] about Preview revision Package Travel Directive: ‘We have 3.5 years to sort everything out’