Market trends/Destination news: Jean-Pierre Mas (EDV): «The level of bookings is increasing significantly for 2019!» «2019 is looking good«! Jean-Pierre Mas, President of Entreprises du Voyage, is optimistic. However, he did not lower his guard: IATA, Bercy, over-tourism… the points of vigilance are numerous. «Consolidation is accelerating in France. I see this in a positive […]
Travellers and travel agents Travel Weekly, 9 January 2019, ‘Seismic shift’ in over-50s seeking adventure holidays Saga is seeing a “seismic shift” in older people seeking luxury holidays combining off-the-beaten track adventure. New research reveals that over-50s are more likely to opt for destinations such as Uzbekistan or Kyrgyzstan, with the hope of a more […]
Tourism industry Travel Weekly, 2 January 2019: More than 5m holidays expected to be booked in January As many as 5.2 million people are expected to book holidays this month – but the majority fail to consider financial protection, new research by Atol found. This Saturday (January 5) – dubbed ‘Sunshine Saturday’ – will kick […]
Aeroflot will increase the number of flights between Moscow and Phuket Aeroflot intends to increase the flight frequency from Moscow to Phuket from 10 to 12 flights per week for the winter season. Rostourism excluded «Zhemchuzhnaya Reka» from the tour operators’ register Travel company «Zhemchuzhnaya Reka» was excluded from the tour operators register by Rostourism […]
Tour Operator news Cook launches Expedia hotel partnership in Germany: As reported by fvw, Thomas Cook Germany is expanding its portfolio of bookable hotels by 20,000 for 2019, including the first 1,500 properties through the group’s partnership with Expedia. Tour operator brands Neckermann Reisen, Thomas Cook Signature and Öger Tours are offering more than 3,000 […]
Tour operator news: Fram opens its sales for next summer A total of 24 Framissima clubs in Spain, Greece, Morocco, Tunisia, the Dominican Republic, Mexico and Cuba are already bookable for the summer of 2019, including several new ones such as the Zita Beach 4* in Djerba (from €390) and the Allegro Isora 4* in […]
La conexión se realizará los domingos desde Tenerife Sur La compañía aérea SAS conectará Tenerife con Copenhague a partir del 29 de octubre. La nueva ruta, que operará desde el aeropuerto Tenerife Sur, tendrá una frecuencia semanal todos los domingos. El presidente del Cabildo, Carlos Alonso, califica de “muy buena noticia” esta nueva conexión aérea […]
El mercado británico, el principal emisor para la Isla, lleva dos años seguidos con cifras positivas Tenerife ha registrado en el primer cuatrimestre del año un crecimiento de turistas del 1 por ciento, que supone un total de 1.833.085 visitantes. Este dato es especialmente relevante si se tiene en cuenta que el año pasado la […]
La Isla registra un crecimiento del 4,7 por ciento en los tres primeros meses del año para un total de 1.889.037 pasajeros de llegada Un total de 1.889.037 pasajeros han llegado a Tenerife durante el primer trimestre del año, lo que supone un crecimiento del 4,7 por ciento respecto al mismo período del año […]
La Isla acoge al año unas 900 convenciones y eventos que cuentan con la participación de más de 50.000 profesionales y generan unos 100 millones de euros en ingresos
Los participantes han tenido la oportunidad de conocer, entre otros atractivos, los vinos isleños y fiestas como la de San Andrés en Icod