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                        <title>Column: Almost birthday</title>

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            <pubDate>Thu, 18 Jul 2024 10:40:03 +0000</pubDate>

            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Tijn Kramer]]></dc:creator>

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I&#8217;m writing this the day before my 54th birthday. A number that breathes midlife crisis. Or rather, at 54 years old, you&#8217;re on top of this mental reminder that life is finite, and that if there&#8217;s anything left to be done in life, time is running out. Tik tok, but for the over-50s&#8230; Now you &hellip; Lees verder            ]]></description>

            
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I&#8217;m writing this the day before my 54th birthday. A number that breathes midlife crisis. Or rather, at 54 years old, you&#8217;re on top of this mental reminder that life is finite, and that if there&#8217;s anything left to be done in life, time is running out. Tik tok, but for the over-50s&#8230; Now you have those types who say that you are as young as you feel, but those Xenos wisdoms are of no use to me at all. I often just feel like I&#8217;m 54, if not worse sometimes. I used to be able to walk well to be ready the next day, but not anymore. When I have lunch with wine, I want to sleep afterwards. I avoid busy parties. I&#8217;m getting more and more annoyed by everything, from small to large. Fat bikes, mini-cars, the Amsterdam city council, woke left, anti-woke Trumpian right, Diet Coke and Coke Zero (pick one!), scantily clad &#8216;influencers&#8217;, Tokkiesque PVV politicians, always that eternal same cheese sandwich on short KLM flights, Depay&#8217;s headband or Sylvie Meis&#8217; latest flame who will never be a nice carpenter. I associate every bump with the harbinger of something terrible. I only want to see the doctor if there is no other option, knowing that she will find something strange and certainly deadly while I only come with a torn toenail. That&#8217;s how it always goes&#8230; &#8220;I don&#8217;t think it&#8217;s a thing, but&#8230;&#8221; and huppakee, you&#8217;re under the MRI. Fortunately, I have been working in the travel industry for a long time, which is pretty much my salvation. Regret that I haven&#8217;t seen enough of the world or haven&#8217;t had enough adventures is not an option at all. On the contrary. Traveling is my puppy&#8217;s nest, painkiller and tranquilizer in one fantastic cocktail. I then forget everything and enjoy everything I see in the foreign country with full force and that lovingly pulls me away from the Dutch routine. Recently we swam with sea lions, isn&#8217;t that what we do it for? That&#8217;s why I&#8217;ve decided that I want to keep traveling until my very last breath. Let&#8217;s face it, ideally you don&#8217;t take your last breath in a local hospital where your children walk away with the doctor or your possible last meal is a vegetarian blind finch with warm applesauce. No, never, we will continue to travel to one day, hopefully in a very long time, to be eaten by a hungry orca or to go down in an epic battle against a Grizzly bear and save 14 scouts from certain death. Is it allowed to be this way? Ah, the idea alone, it makes me feel better&#8230;
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                        <title>Column Frank Radstake: And now surely everything will be different?</title>

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            <pubDate>Wed, 10 Jul 2024 15:38:13 +0000</pubDate>

            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Frank Radstake]]></dc:creator>

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In January, Frank Oostdam said he wanted to quit as director of the ANVR. It is a great honour that the board of the ANVR has decided to appoint me as his successor. With 17 years as director and (also long) chairman of the ANVR, there are generations who know nothing else than that Frank &hellip; Lees verder            ]]></description>

            
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In January, Frank Oostdam said he wanted to quit as director of the ANVR. It is a great honour that the board of the ANVR has decided to appoint me as his successor. With 17 years as director and (also long) chairman of the ANVR, there are generations who know nothing else than that Frank was the foreman of the travel sector. The fact that Kasteel Hoge Vuursche was even more filled for his farewell party than during the traditional New Year&#8217;s receptions says everything about how loved and appreciated Frank was by members, business partners and external relations. Seen in that light, it is only right that he continues to serve the sector as chairman of the European umbrella organisation ECTAA for the next two years. Over the past few months, I&#8217;ve been asked the same question endlessly: you&#8217;re probably going to do a lot differently? Very logical question of course, so the answer may be a bit disappointing. Not much is going to change at all. Firstly, because there is already an excellent course in place and secondly because such a new course must be the result of intensive cooperation between the secretariat, the board and the members of the ANVR. In the coming months, I will drink a lot of cups of coffee and listen to it to get a good idea of the wishes and expectations regarding the ANVR in the coming years. Of course, it doesn&#8217;t mean that I don&#8217;t have any ideas about which way we could go. We have plenty to do by further strengthening the secretariat of the ANVR, modernizing the ANVR as an association and further positioning the ANVR as an important sparring partner for policymakers. And in that respect: with a new government in the Netherlands, a new European Parliament and a new European Commission imminent, this is also the time to unequivocally bring the importance of outbound tourism and the travel sector to the attention of all parties. The final ideas and plans for the ANVR and travel sector for the coming years will be presented at the ANVR Congress (from 13 to 17 November) in Oman. Maybe not the most important, but an extra reason to want to be there. You can register via www.anvrcongres2024.nl. And finally: if you would like to think about the future of the ANVR, or perhaps already have clear ideas about it, send me a message: I would like to come and have a cup of coffee this summer. Frank Radstake Director ANVR fradstake@anvr.nl As director of the ANVR, Frank Radstake writes a monthly column for TravMagazine in which he shines his light on the (international) travel world. (Photo: TravMagazine).
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                        <title>Column: &#8216;passion&#8217;, a much-abused cliché word</title>

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            <pubDate>Wed, 10 Jul 2024 15:00:57 +0000</pubDate>

            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Theo de Reus]]></dc:creator>

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The term &#8216;passion&#8217; is a frequently used cliché word in the travel industry that is used all the time. During a study trip, I once met a travel companion who had &#8216;a passion&#8217; for collecting fridge magnets. At most, I would call such a thing a hobby, or a deviation, whether or not it is &hellip; Lees verder            ]]></description>

            
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The term &#8216;passion&#8217; is a frequently used cliché word in the travel industry that is used all the time. During a study trip, I once met a travel companion who had &#8216;a passion&#8217; for collecting fridge magnets. At most, I would call such a thing a hobby, or a deviation, whether or not it is pleasant. I can say the latter, by the way, because I have to admit that I also collected those magnets myself, until I ran out of refrigerators. But passion? As far as I&#8217;m concerned, the term mainly applies to larger things, such as a passion for your work. JanHein van de Watering from Breda (The Travel Company/Travel &amp; Sportpromotion) is someone with a passion for sports and travel. It is not uncommon for the two to come together in his work. For the upcoming Olympic Games in Paris, he has long since rented an entire hotel. This not only shows passion, but also guts. JanHein loves to offer people the best possible experience, he says in an interview in the new edition of TravMagazine. &#8220;I like to arrange everything down to the last detail and give people an unforgettable time,&#8221; he says. After all, you will be a customer and book your trip with a travel agent with passion. With someone who goes to great lengths to make your trip completely enjoyable. Then you&#8217;re lucky. JanHein is no exception, because most people in the industry I know have the same passion. The passion for their work, for the product they sell (beautiful trips) and the passion and enthusiasm to make the customer feel at home (with beautiful and well-arranged trips). Frank Radstake, who has been Frank Oostdam&#8217;s successor as director of the ANVR since 1 July, fits into the same list. In any case, the ANVR has been keeping a lot of balls in the air for years, with a relatively small team. That is something that needs to be said. Frank, Radstake, has been secretly working at the ANVR for 14 years now. His knowledge of the international travel industry is immense, as is his commitment to the members. I am therefore happy, and appropriately proud, to announce Frank as a new columnist in TravMagazine. In a monthly frequency, he sheds light on the ups and downs of the travel sector. He has promised not to mince words. His first pen fruit can be found in our new edition and also online. His e-mail address is there, because Frank likes to have coffee with the ANVR members.
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                        <title>Column: Wǒ kěyǐ jiā dànhuáng jiàng mo?</title>

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            <pubDate>Thu, 04 Jul 2024 10:40:43 +0000</pubDate>

            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Tijn Kramer]]></dc:creator>

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The sun was about 48 degrees and I walked through the desert landscape of Saudi Arabia. It was about a two-hour drive by 4&#215;4 from the capital Riyadh, the last hour of which was on very dusty off-road desert paths. Then half an hour of walking through the merciless sun. But there I was, at &hellip; Lees verder            ]]></description>

            
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The sun was about 48 degrees and I walked through the desert landscape of Saudi Arabia. It was about a two-hour drive by 4&#215;4 from the capital Riyadh, the last hour of which was on very dusty off-road desert paths. Then half an hour of walking through the merciless sun. But there I was, at an altitude of 300 meters on the imposing rock formation Jibal Fihrayn, in tourist language the must-see &#8216;Edge of the World&#8217;, the edge of the world. In any case, I thought I was far away from civilization. And then something vibrated. A push message from Bol.com appeared on my phone. I had left some in my basket. If I was still interested. It could also have been from Thuisbezorgd. That Pizza Roma now also has a frikandel pizza. Or Albert Heijn with talking hamsters who want to sell me two for the price of one steak. Was I caught by a sun steak? It was all my own fault. E-SIM. Most of you will be familiar with it, but on a modern phone there are two digital SIM connections and there is no card involved. So do you also want unlimited data for three days in Saudi Arabia? Then you can order, pay and install it within five minutes, for about twenty euros. Nothing, no more extortionate data bundles. No more searching for Wi-Fi cafes in Faraway. But with that push message &#8211; which I forgot to turn off, I know that too &#8211; there came the realization. The last romance has disappeared from travel. I can be reached anywhere. I have nowhere to hide or disappear anonymously into the crowd to come to myself, to think, to get lost, to discover. Soon we will all speak one and the same language via the Google Translate apps. And then it&#8217;s really done. That somewhere deep in the interior of China you say to the cook of the only eatery: Wǒ kěyǐ jiā dànhuáng jiàng ma? Can I have mayonnaise with it? Of course, you can leave the phone at home. Don&#8217;t buy Wi-Fi packages. But on the other hand, traveling without a phone is made almost impossible by all kinds of apps that you need for boarding passes, excursion tickets, hotel vouchers, covidQRs, et cetera. And the data packets are particularly useful for Uber and Maps. But what I don&#8217;t want is for someone to bother me with a very ugly Wesley Sneijder European Championship cheer shirt when spending 30 euros Mora Airfryer gore mini frikadelletjes. Apple, Samsung, China&#8230; I like the &#8216;Fuck off I am Travelling&#8217; setting, a lock on everything commercial, as soon as you cross the Dutch border. By the way, my Bol basket contained after sun. I really needed that, so I ordered it anyway. Then again, it is&#8230;
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                        <title>Column Wolfgang Hendrix (UStravel): The narrative remains the day&#8217;s revenue</title>

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            <pubDate>Thu, 27 Jun 2024 08:00:32 +0000</pubDate>

            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Wolfgang Hendrix]]></dc:creator>

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The (possible) bankruptcy of FTI will not have escaped anyone&#8217;s notice in the industry. One of the largest European travel companies that has to stop its activities just before the high season. Because FTI is primarily a German organisation, the effects on the Dutch market are somewhat more limited. It is striking that many Dutch &hellip; Lees verder            ]]></description>

            
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The (possible) bankruptcy of FTI will not have escaped anyone&#8217;s notice in the industry. One of the largest European travel companies that has to stop its activities just before the high season. Because FTI is primarily a German organisation, the effects on the Dutch market are somewhat more limited. It is striking that many Dutch travel agents use FTI&#8217;s individual products, in addition to the regular package holidays that do fall under the GSC exemption scheme, in their self-composed packages for their customers. These self-composed packages do not fall under the exemption scheme and for that you are immediately a tour operator with all the associated emoluments. The positive aspects of this, earning a little more and possibly some extra flexibility, always do well in their own app groups, but the downsides are far too often left unexposed, in my opinion. In particular, the often enormous financial risks for the travel agent and the tour operator&#8217;s liability, including in the event of complaints and the like, are usually not discussed. It seems as if the narrative is only one&#8217;s own daily revenue. While there are plenty of Dutch travel organizations with maximum flexibility and, above all, certainty with whom you can really put together an excellent offer for your customers. Especially after corona, many customers are sensitive to the reliability of the offer and the certainties in their reservation. In my opinion, travel agents can make optimal use of this in their sales strategy. For UStravel.nl | Canadatravel.nl any case, these are the fixed values in our offer. Wolfgang Hendrix UStravel.nl | Canadatravel.nl
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                        <title>Column: The suitcase crisis</title>

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            <pubDate>Wed, 19 Jun 2024 13:33:37 +0000</pubDate>

            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Tijn Kramer]]></dc:creator>

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Lately I&#8217;ve been catching up on the trends in tourism. I read a lot of nonsense and sometimes there are doubtful cases. Authentic experiences, for example. What are they? If you send a 100 pax bus there, is the experience still authentic? Or eat at people&#8217;s homes in a holiday country? Seems like hell on &hellip; Lees verder            ]]></description>

            
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  Lately I&#8217;ve been catching up on the trends in tourism. I read a lot of nonsense and sometimes there are doubtful cases. Authentic experiences, for example. What are they? If you send a 100 pax bus there, is the experience still authentic? Or eat at people&#8217;s homes in a holiday country? Seems like hell on earth to me. Turn it around: put a tourist couple at Rita and Jaap&#8217;s in Flapperveen, Overijssel, who are served tomato soup with meatballs, bacon with Brussels sprouts and each a very accurately measured piece of Viennetta, while Jaap explains to the Malaysian Rayyan and Nadia that those &#8216;soup dresses&#8217; cause so many problems in Flapperveen. Well, authentic it certainly is. However, certain predictions have come true. Stripped-down airline tickets, for example. Business class passengers, who pay handsomely, should not be surprised if they should have docked a little more if it turns out that they are no longer welcome in the lounge and are not allowed to choose a seat. I don&#8217;t think these are the variables that need to be taken out of the tariff. Offer luxury champagne, the expensive wine, and fancy food as a choice option. Give a toiletry bag from Hema and not from Bulgari. If all that saves money, great plan. But don&#8217;t ask someone for more money for a seat choice if they have just paid three or four thousand euros. Not nice. Ditto in the back. Many airlines now charge money for a suitcase on board, and more will follow. It&#8217;s one of the tactics and I can&#8217;t see the wood for the trees anymore&#8230; And neither do the consumer. Price comparison is sudoku for advanced users. The price confusion is complete and causes irritation and also delays when the airline has to explain to the check-in that you really have to pay extra for the trolley. While fifteen minutes later the crew is at the gate begging if on earth someone wants to throw their suitcase in the hold for free. And then you have the circus on board in which people in row 3 have their suitcase in row 24, or vice versa. Or push and pull until the lid can be closed and all the fragile stuff is actually broken in your hand luggage. Many passengers are annoyed and the crew almost has to be overworked. But neither the traveler, nor the crew, can do anything about it. For example, a voucher for an evening of authentic dining with a Dutch family for the first airline CEO who manages to solve the suitcase crisis.  



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                        <title>Column: Turkey tastes like more</title>

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            <pubDate>Thu, 30 May 2024 19:15:55 +0000</pubDate>

            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Theo de Reus]]></dc:creator>

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About a hundred years ago, I was the first Dutch tourist in Bodrum, Turkey. At least, I like to tell myself that I have discovered this now popular place for fellow travelers. By the way, I don&#8217;t rule out the possibility that it&#8217;s been more recently. At that time, there were no mass hotels, but &hellip; Lees verder            ]]></description>

            
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About a hundred years ago, I was the first Dutch tourist in Bodrum, Turkey. At least, I like to tell myself that I have discovered this now popular place for fellow travelers. By the way, I don&#8217;t rule out the possibility that it&#8217;s been more recently. At that time, there were no mass hotels, but small-scale new construction. We booked a hotel in the coastal town of Gümbet for three weeks and only had to pay for two, that&#8217;s how much the local hoteliers wanted to entice foreign tourists to stay. It was the time of the first early steps towards mass tourism. Our two-storey hotel was the first in the region to have solar panels on the roof to provide guests with hot shower water. They didn&#8217;t do it at all and the water remained freezing cold, but it was progressive. At that time, I learned my first and so far only sentence in Turkish: &#8216;Thanks, it tasted good.&#8217; I made friends for life in local restaurants. With the exception of a few short working visits, I hadn&#8217;t been to Turkey for a long time. Until the end of April, during the &#8216;High level meeting&#8217; in Izmir, an initiative of ANVR and Turkish Tourist Board. Turkey appears to be a forerunner in the field of sustainability and in line with this, the &#8216;other&#8217; Turkey is being promoted; by bike into nature, admire cultural treasures and discover culinary Turkey. As part of this, the Dutch travel managers were taken to top restaurants for lunch and dinner. After all, someone has to do it. That&#8217;s how I met star chef Osman Sezener, who started his restaurant OD Urla half an hour&#8217;s drive from Izmir. He proudly displayed the large garden next to his restaurant where he gets half of his ingredients, his luxurious guest house with seven rooms and a wine cellar with thousands of bottles. In the meantime, he cooks the stars from heaven. After dinner I went to him and after all these years I spoke my only Turkish sentence, which in my memory sounded like: Teşekkür ederim, yemeklerim berendim. Loosely translated: &#8216;Thanks, it tasted good.&#8217; He looked at me uncomprehendingly. I repeated my sentence two more times in my best Turkish and finally switched to English. Osman smiled kindly. &#8220;Oh, that&#8217;s what you mean. You should come to Turkey more often, then you can practice more.&#8217; I decided not to contradict him. Turkey does indeed leave you wanting more. Theo de Reus theo.de.reus@travmedia.nl
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