The bankruptcy of FTI has caused a lot of unrest among travelers and travel agents, and Corendon announced today that it wants to help and unburden travel agents and consumers by offering them the opportunity to book the same trip for the same travel price. Because many departing FTI passengers were scheduled to depart from German and regional airports, Corendon has opened a … [Read more...] about Corendon opens up extra offer for duped FTI customers
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Bentour Travel offers alternative offer for cancelled FTI trips
Bentour Travel has introduced a special offer for travel agency partners affected by the cancellations of FTI trips with a departure date from 15 June 2024. The offer aims to help travel agencies offer their customers a similar trip at a similar price. The tour company says it will make every effort to make a similar price possible if a Bentour booking with the same travel date … [Read more...] about Bentour Travel offers alternative offer for cancelled FTI trips
European elections; ‘Still a lot of work to be done for the travel sector’
With the European Elections approaching, ANVR and TravMagazine have joined forces to map out the positions of the various parties with regard to travel and tourism. Not all Member States vote on the same day; The election will take place between 6 and 9 June. On Thursday 6 June, Dutch citizens can go to the polls to elect the Dutch members who will represent our country in the … [Read more...] about European elections; ‘Still a lot of work to be done for the travel sector’
FTI bankruptcy filing: dozens of hotels in the Canary Islands affected
German tour operator FTI, burdened with a significant debt of almost 1 billion euros, is unable to meet its payment obligations. FTI is Germany's third-largest tour operator, bringing 15% of tourists to the Canary Islands. Of the 2.5 million Germans who visited the islands in 2023, FTI accounted for nearly half a million. This generated a turnover of 800 million euros on the … [Read more...] about FTI bankruptcy filing: dozens of hotels in the Canary Islands affected
Podcast – FTI bankruptcy filing: was ist los, NL roast at IATA summit and Albania with DJI
In this week's episode, T.J. van Apeldoorn and Arjen Lutgendorff talk about FTI's bankruptcy filing, Travel Media colleague Tijn Kramer is at the IATA aviation summit where he hears one roast after another about the Dutch government's aviation policy and colleague Theo de Reus spoke to Maaike van der Windt and Paul van Laarhoven (both de Jong Intra Vakanties) about Albania. … [Read more...] about Podcast – FTI bankruptcy filing: was ist los, NL roast at IATA summit and Albania with DJI