FVW Mediengruppe

New company management

Deutscher Fachverlag (dfv) has named a new management team for FVW Mediengruppe, publisher of fvw, after taking over the company earlier this year. more

Hapag-Lloyd Cruises

New luxury cruise ship goes international

TUI’s premium cruise company Hapag-Lloyd Cruises has launched a new luxury ship, the Europa 2, which will also target foreign travellers as well as German holidaymakers. more

Traveltainment

Hackers steal credit card data

Customer credit card data has been stolen from Germany’s leading tourism IT booking systems company Traveltainment in a spectacular hacker attack, although the extent of the loss is unclear. more

Thomas Cook

Fankhauser sets new UK targets

Thomas Cook UK is back in business as it restructures its operations and adds new products, and wants to become the country’s most profitable tour operator within three years, according to UK and Continental Europe chief Peter Fankhauser. more

River cruises

Viking quits German market

Viking River Cruises is quitting the highly competitive German market and will focus on English-speaking markets in future. more