Where the German trips go
DERTOUR: Despite the crises, many treat themselves more on vacation
What remains if everything gets more expensive? For many: the vacation. How travel requests change – a look at numbers and trends from organizer Dertour.
Despite inflation, the second largest German tour operator Detour observes a stable issue of issue – with a clear focus on comfort. “The prices have remained stable, but many treat themselves more: better hotels, all inclusive, higher categories,” said Germany Managing Director Mark Tantz of the German Press Agency. “People spend money on vacation, which is still a priority topic. Nothing has changed due to inflation or other crises.”
Around 80 percent of customers continue to book package tours. This is estimated as a all-round carefree package-especially in times when orientation and reliability are particularly in demand. At the same time, he expressed criticism of planned specifications from Brussels: “The EU should not endanger the package tour by over -regulation. Otherwise it will become unattractive for many.” If too many rules are imposed on the product, the providers can put a heavy burden on: “Then it becomes too expensive for providers – and that is the problem.”
Hardly in demand: Emirates in summer
When choosing the travel destinations, the tour recognizes smaller shifts – but no fundamental change. “The Emirates are increasingly developing into a summer destination. Many know that it is hot there – but they still book,” said Tantz. Scandinavia and other Nordic countries are also in demand, “but mainly because of nature, it is less about cooling”.
In the industry, so -called “coolcations” are currently being discussed – travel to cooler regions in response to ever hotter summer. The term of attention gains, but from the point of view of the tour there is no clear trend. “People want sun, the Mediterranean is set,” said Tantz. You don’t see a structural change towards cooler travel destinations. Classic summer destinations such as Spain, Italy or Greece are still particularly in demand.
FTI bankruptcy brings additional business to the tour
The consequences of the FTI bankruptcy could also be collected well. “Of course that was a big topic – also with us. But trust in the big organizer brands is there, and that has been confirmed in the past few weeks,” said Tantz. FTI, until then the third largest tour operator in Germany, had filed for bankruptcy in June last year. The tour took over around 400,000 additional guests from the FTI environment.
dpa
Source: Stern
