Hotels that also offer their rooms through Booking.com will be allowed to offer them elsewhere or on their own website for a lower price from 1 July. Under pressure from legislation from Brussels and a Spanish mega fine, Booking.com scrapped this controversial lowest price guarantee. The measure applies in the Netherlands and other EU countries, writes the FD. The fact that … [Read more...] about End of controversial lowest price guarantee via Booking
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Hotel subsidiary FTI and Meeting Point are bankrupt
Two wholly-owned subsidiaries of the insolvent FTI Group have filed for bankruptcy. These are Meeting Point Hotelmanagement Holding GmbH and Meeting Point International GmbH. This was announced by FTI Group on Monday. The local court of Munich granted the application. Meeting Point Hotelmanagement Holding GmbH, based in Munich and with five employees, is the holding company for … [Read more...] about Hotel subsidiary FTI and Meeting Point are bankrupt
Busy BBQ at the Beach; ‘Industry is looking forward to a good summer of bookings’
The industry is looking forward to a good summer of bookings. 'Especially with the holiday allowance in your pocket, which will provide an extra boost.' This was stated by Frank Radstake, who will succeed Frank Oostdam as ANVR director on 1 July, during the well-attended Travel Trade BBQ at the Beach organised by ANVR and Schiphol on Thursday evening. Around 300 industry … [Read more...] about Busy BBQ at the Beach; ‘Industry is looking forward to a good summer of bookings’
New Sales Manager Benelux for Delta Air Lines
Johan van Leeuwen will start working as Sales Manager Benelux at Delta Air Lines on 1 July. He succeeds Kate Devereux, who held this position ad interim. Van Leeuwen joins the company from Air France KLM, where he has had a career spanning 17 years and held various positions in Sales, Marketing and Distribution. He also spent three years at SkyTeam as Global Program Manager for … [Read more...] about New Sales Manager Benelux for Delta Air Lines
Higher price hardly plays a role in holiday choice for the summer
For more than half of the Dutch people, price increases do not play a role in their choice for their holiday this summer. On average, almost 2,300 euros are spent on a holiday of 2 to 3 people. The duration of the holiday is approximately 12 days. Inflation does have a greater impact on young people, so they opt for fewer luxuries and a more limited number of activities during … [Read more...] about Higher price hardly plays a role in holiday choice for the summer