German market trends

Double-digit sales rise in April

Travel agents in Germany were showered with bookings last month as sales grew at a double-digit rate, according to the latest market survey by researchers GfK. more

TUI Travel

UK and Scandinavia outpace Germany

TUI Travel is growing faster in the UK and Scandinavia than in Germany for summer 2013 bookings, according to the company’s half-year results. Higher full-year profits are now expected due to strong summer bookings. more

 

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

 
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