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A strange time to start an airline
Álvaro Middelmann says things have to be taken step by step but that there is a great opportunity.
Tourism
German tour operators have picked up Thomas Cook quotas
German tour operators have upped their offers for Majorca by as much as 40%.
Tourism
Winter bookings to the Balearics down almost 7%
The biggest number of tourists will come from Germany.
Tourism
Thomas Cook failure spurs UK to act on airlifting tourists home
Prime Minister Boris Johnson's office said the new legislation will be included in the government's Queen's speech on Monday.
Tourism
Hays to buy Thomas Cook British stores in reprieve for up to 2,500 staff
Hays Travel will acquire all 555 stores and look to re-employ former employees from Thomas Cook's retail operations.
No to tourist tax cash
“I think tourist tax cash should be returned to Thomas Cook clients.”
Tourism
Spain plans loans, tariff breaks to gird tourism sector after Thomas Cook collapse
The 13-point plan includes cutting certain tariffs for airlines flying to the Balearic and Canary Islands.
Tourism
Thomas Cook collapse affecting hotel redevelopment
Hotelier associations are worried that some hotels might not recover from the losses incurred as a result of the Thomas Cook collapse.
Tourism
Hoteliers were "deceived" by Thomas Cook
"The CEO told us when he visited Majorca in June that everything was sorted out and that we could relax."
Confidential
Ban bankruptcy bonuses - Is your insurance invalid?
Every week Frank Leavers our man with the dirty Mac and half empty glass of inexpensive vino is looking at what lies just below the sophisticated gloss of island life.
Tourism
Thomas Cook employees face a "difficult process"
As well as the employees at the headquarters, there are some 2,500 who are employed by the 23 hotels that Thomas Cook managed in the Balearics.
Local news from your area
Spotlight on Soller
This has been a sad week on our island and the only good news story is in the humanity of the businesses and people who live here.
Tourism
A raft of measures for dealing with an "exceptional crisis"
The government estimates that between this month and March there could be the loss of 300,000 tourists.
Changing times
“I suspect that local hoteliers will now be going down the direct route rather than relying on local hoteliers.”
Tourism
Thomas Cook customers may face 2-month delay for refunds
A total of 100,000 bookings made by direct debit would be refunded within the next 14 days.
- Spain wants Britons to show they have 113.40 euros, £97, per day for their holidays
- Big changes on the horizon when Britons travel to Mallorca
- Over two hours for Britons to get through Palma airport queues
- Palma Airport passport control "collapse" put down to unscheduled flights
- Living in a motorhome in Palma: "It'll only get worse"
Comment
Say goodbye to the tourismphobes (alleged)...
It is an observation of the absolutely obvious to say that Thomas Cook and Covid reinforced what was already known about economic dependence on tourism.
Andrew Ede06/06/2023 09:35