The persistent bad weather in the Netherlands is causing TUI a lot of last-minute bookings. European holiday destinations in particular have received a significant boost in the past week. Bookings with short-term departures increased by 87 percent compared to the same period last year, the travel company reported on Thursday. The beautiful summer weather can currently be found … [Read more...] about TUI: rain causes run on last minutes
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Rickshaw Travel reluctant to promote long-haul air travel for short holidays
Riksja Travel has decided to only actively promote trips of 14 days or longer for destinations outside a flight range of 6,000 kilometers as of June 1. This decision was made to make a less negative impact on the environment, the company said in a statement. 'At Riksja Travel, we believe that travel makes a big positive impact on the destinations, but in many cases the journey … [Read more...] about Rickshaw Travel reluctant to promote long-haul air travel for short holidays
TUI package holidays also offered on Price-Free Holidays
Price-free Vakanties D-reizen and TUI have further expanded their cooperation. The TUI package holidays are now also offered on Price-Free Holidays. For the past two years, the TUI offer has already been bookable through the D-reizen stores and via D-reizen.nl. Price-free Holidays has been added since the beginning of June. "With the addition of Price-Free Holidays as a sales … [Read more...] about TUI package holidays also offered on Price-Free Holidays
German guarantee fund: ‘Another 15,000 FTI guests at destinations’
Three-quarters of the 65,000 guests who were still on their way via the bankrupt FTI have now returned home. There are currently around 15,000 guests still staying at the destinations. This was announced by the Deutsche Reisesicherungsfonds (DRSF), the German SGR, on Monday. A week after FTI Group filed for bankruptcy, the German travel insurance fund is drawing up its first … [Read more...] about German guarantee fund: ‘Another 15,000 FTI guests at destinations’
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