New Berlin international airport

Airlines must re-plan after opening delay

German and international airlines face higher costs and difficult operations in Berlin this year following the embarrassing postponement of the opening of the city’s high-profile new international airport (BER). more

Thomas Cook

Condor sells planes as group losses rise

Thomas Cook’s German airline Condor is to sell and lease back 17 planes to raise cash for the group after losses broadened in the first half of the 2011-12 year. more

 

Air Berlin

Hoping for a good summer

Air Berlin is hoping for a good summer season to get it back towards the black after improving its financial results in the first quarter. more

 

German market trends

Travel agents sell more across all segments

Travel agents in Germany increased their sales in all market segments in April, according to the latest monthly survey by service company TATS. more

 

Lufthansa City Center

Ex-TUI agency chief joins independent chain

Hasso von Düring, the former travel agency chief of TUI Germany, has joined the Lufthansa City Center travel agency chain. more

 

Alltours

Berlinghoff is next top-name departure

Dierk Berlinghoff has joined a long list of prominent managers who have quit a top job at Alltours after only a short period and even though the firm has good bookings this year. more

 

German market trends

Good bookings for summer 2012

The German tourism market is continuing to perform strongly this year with a record winter and a strong rise in summer sales last month, according to the latest GfK representative monthly survey. more

 
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