Tourism

This Aviation.Direct section deals with tourism-related topics.

This Aviation.Direct section deals with tourism-related topics and also gives Tips on interesting excursions, destinations, hotels, airports and much moreVarious special offers from airlines, tour operators and so on can also be found in this section, always critically examined, of course.

Tip: Under Travel Tips Here you will find some advice that can be helpful when planning your trip, but also if something goes wrong.

Xlendi Bay (Photo: Jan Gruber).

Former Thomas Cook brand Neckermann before comeback

The former Thomas Cook brand Neckermann Reisen is to be launched again this year. This was announced by the Anex Group, which bought the brand rights after the group's insolvency. As a test run, the first destinations for the brand have been released. For example, Neckermann Reisen is listed in Bistro Portal with the

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Tempelhof Lounge in BER Terminal 1 in the product test

A fantastic view, an interesting selection of drinks and a separate passport control. It is already a beautiful morning in the German capital, not a single cloud in the bright blue sky when my cell phone alarm goes off. After the obligatory look at the morning headlines, I decided to leave my room early and

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A portrait of five exciting beaches

If you finally want to bathe in the sun again or explore the underwater world, you don't have to travel far, because the beaches of the Mediterranean Sea are in no way inferior to those of the Caribbean. Turquoise blue water, finest sand, mild temperatures and exotic flair: Five exciting beaches that could be of interest when planning your holiday are presented below.

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Incoming tourism in Vienna plummeted again

The travel agency group in the Vienna Chamber of Commerce complains that there are still hardly any incoming bookings. Vienna tourism is being hit hard by the effects of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, explains chairman Gregor Kadanka. “If group tours, individual travelers and business travelers no longer come to Vienna, it will not only affect us travel agencies, but will also have

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Malta: Virtual being “Marija” to improve tourism

With the help of an AI-controlled creature called Marija, Malta wants to attract additional tourists. The bot will be used by VisitMalta online and in the future also on a mobile application and will be available in several languages. “Marija” was put into operation around Monday and will continue to work with

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Vienna: DDSG carried out fire protection exercises

This week, the Danube Steamship Company carried out a fire drill in front of the MS Kaiserin Elisabeth. The entire nautical personnel of the shipping company were called up for fire-fighting training. For an entire morning, they trained to fight a wide variety of fires using all the fire-fighting equipment available on board and the dangers of incorrect action were clearly demonstrated. "It

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Tourism: Viennese hotels are only recovering slowly

Vienna's accommodation establishments recorded a total of 2022 overnight stays in February 411.000. Although this was significantly higher than the previous year's figure, it only reached 57 percent of the value recorded in February 2019. Since the beginning of the year, 723.000 overnight stays (+463 percent compared to 2021) have been counted. The accommodation establishments' net overnight stay revenues for January 2022

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Tui identifies sustainable hotels in the systems

The tour operator Tui wants to focus more on the “sustainable tourism” segment in the future. In its catalogues and sales systems, the tour operator will mark those hotels that have a recognised sustainability certification. This will provide holidaymakers with additional information for their travel decisions. The new label will be used to mark all hotels that have a valid

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Frankfurt: Sheraton has opened a new lounge

A new lounge is now available at the Sheraton Frankfurt Airport Hotel & Conference Center. This is primarily reserved for guests in club rooms and suites as well as Platinum Elite members of the Marriott loyalty program. The Sheraton Club, which is located on the lobby level of the Sheraton Frankfurt Airport Hotel & Conference Center, impresses with a

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Tourism: Discover Switzerland with the Südwestbahn

The Südostbahn (SOB) connects the German-speaking Swiss cities with the most beautiful regions of Switzerland with the trains "Treno Gottardo", "Voralpen-Express" and "Aare Linth". The Gotthard mountain route is one of the most spectacular Swiss railway lines: lakes, mountains and a lot of engineering skills can be discovered from the train from Zurich, Basel and Lucerne towards Ticino. Among other things,

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