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Are Thomas Cook and TUI Putting the Squeeze on Greek Hoteliers?

2019-05-27 by Phil Butler

British tour operator Thomas Cook has asked Greek hoteliers to renegotiate their package deals downward even more for summer 2019

Tags: all-inclusive holidays, Greek hoteliers, Greek tours, thomas cook, Thomas Cook vacations, travel agencies, travel agents, travel companies, TUI, TUI Travel

Thomas Cook Group Peter Fankhauser Touts Expanded Greece Growth

2019-04-01 by Phil Butler

Peter Fankhauser

Thomas Cook Group CEO Peter Fankhauser met with Greek Minister of Tourism Elena Kountoura recently at ITB in Berlin to discuss Thomas Cook’s plans for continued investment in Greece.

Tags: Casa Cook, Crete hotels, Elena Kountoura, Greece hotels, Peter Fankhauser, thomas cook, Thomas Cook Group

For Sustainable Crete: A Last Chance for Philoxenia

2018-11-20 by Phil Butler

Heraklion shopping

The recent FVW Workshop hosted on Crete may serve as a warning that government and corporate interests care little for the island’s future.

Tags: all inclusive, business travel, crete, Crete sustainability, German tourists, MICE, Michalis Vamiedakis, SETE, sustainable tourism, thomas cook, tour companies, TUI

INSETE Study Lays Groundwork for Truly Sustainaable Greece Tourism

2018-11-18 by Phil Butler

Katerini

Numbers from a new study released by INSETE, the Greek Tourism Confederation’s (SETE) intelligence body show big growth on lesser returns. According to the study arrivals in Greece increased by almost 90% in the period 2005 – 2017. Meanwhile, the average tourist spend dropped by 30% on the view of source markets. Once again, however, sustainability for Greece’s tourism seems a highly subjective case in point. Here’s the report, followed by some objective observations.

Tags: crete, German tourists, GNTO, Greece sustainable, Greece tourism, INSETE, sustainable tourism, sustainable travel, thomas cook, tourism revenue, travel agencies, TUI, Visitor Exports, Visitor spend, WTTC

Thomas Cook to Open Four Hotels in Greece in 2019

2018-11-01 by Argophilia Travel News

Casa Cook Chania, Crete

UK tour operator Thomas Cook on Wednesday announced the opening of four hotels in Greece – on Crete, Kos and Rhodes – in summer 2019.

Tags: Casa Cook, Cook’s Club Tigaki Kos, crete, kos, Rhodes, thomas cook, Thomas Cook Group, Thomas Cook vacations

Handelsblat: Robust Tourism Driving Greece out of Crisis

2018-08-01 by Argophilia Travel News

Tourists continue to flock to Greece despite the recent deadly fires outside Attica, reports German business paper Handelsblat days after the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) reassured travelers that the country was a safe destination.

Tags: Bank of Greec, Greek economy, Greek tourism, Handelsblat, Neckermann, thomas cook, TUI, UNWTO

Tour Operators Anticipate “Sunshine Saturday 2018”

2018-01-10 by Argophilia Travel News

Beach

According to reports from Thomas Cook and TUI, International tour operators and travel agents are preparing for this year’s “Sunshine Saturday”, which is one of the busiest booking holidays. 

Tags: Croatia, Europe tours, Greece, Halkidiki, Montenegro, Sunshine Saturday, thomas cook, tour companies, tours, TUI, Turkey

Spain Prices Boost Southeastern Europe Sales

2017-02-09 by Phil Butler

Greece via Thomas Cook

Hotel price hikes in Spain have prompted big travel entities to opt for Greece and Balkans destinations.
Thomas Cook Group executives say they expect a 40% rise in demand for Greek destinations.

Tags: Bulgaria, Cyprus, Greece, Greece travel, SPAIN100, thomas cook, travel agents, Turkey

Thomas Cook PLC Stocks Up on Sale And Shakeup News

2014-05-28 by Rhett Butler

Six months into a stent as managing director of Thomas Cook’s UK outfit, Reto Wilhelm returns to Switzerland. Set to resume control of the East-West region, Wilhelm supposedly left UK for personal reasons.

Tags: TC stocks, TCG.L, thomas cook, Thomas Cook shares, travel agencies, travel stocks

Thomas Cook: If to Get Hitched In Crete, Rhodes, Cyprus or Turkey

2014-05-11 by Liliana Steffens

Aiming to get hitched soon, seven of Thomas Cook’s exclusive resorts on Crete, Cyprus, Rhodes and in Turkey will offer new wedding packages to temp soon to be newlyweds. The all new overseas Weddings brochure, combines Thomas Cook and Thomas Cook Signature products into one portfolio.

Tags: Crete travel, Greece travel, thomas cook, Turkey Travel, Wedding packages, wedding planning

Thomas Cook Goes to “Go-To” Digital Gurus

2014-05-09 by Phil Butler

Kathryn Parsons

adds digital gurus from around the social/digital web to their advisory board. According to news from TravelMole, hiring marketing guru Remo Masala from Kuoni set the tone for TC’s ongoing upramp into digital.

Tags: Brandwatch, guest experience, Home Retail Group, Jo Hickson, Kathryn Parsons, marketing, metrics, OTA's, Remo Masala, social media, thomas cook

Thomas Cook Sells Off North America Operations for Peanuts

2013-03-26 by Liliana Steffens

Redtag site

Thomas Cook Group PLC has announced selling their North American operations to Canada firm Red Label Vacations Inc. According to the news, the deal was worth only $5.2 million from the firm that operates travel website www.redtag.ca.

Tags: company news, economics, investment news, thomas cook, travel companies, travel investments, travel stocks

Thomas Cook Cutting More High Street Employees

2013-03-06 by Phil Butler

Thomas Cook

Horrible news for high street and travel, Thomas Cook will cut some 2,500 UK jobs and close nearly 200 agencies according to news from Reuters, the world’s oldest travel firm. The Euro and other economic crises in key markets for Cook are to blame for what might end a fatal blow to the 172 year old company.

Tags: Europe travel, high street, thomas cook, travel agents, travel companies, travel johs, UK jobs, UK travel

Thomas Cook Plans To Expand Global Online Presence

2012-12-19 by Mike Wheatley

Thomas Cook has signaled its intention to expand into international markets and make its holiday offerings available to a much wider audience than ever before, with the announcement that it plans to translate its website into several major languages for the first time.

Tags: global web operations, Lionbridge technologies, localization, thomas cook, transcreation, travel research

Euro – Greece Futures: Are They Parallel?

2012-05-15 by Delia Gavrilescu

Eurozone

As Greece slides further into the unknown, many European travel companies are reportedly preparing for the country to exit the eurozone. Yesterday the government announced new elections to be held in June after efforts to hammer out a new government failed this week. Thomas Cook, and other major travel players, are preparing for the eventuality of a Greek withdrawal.

Tags: ABTA, EU, Euro, Eurozone, Greece, Greece hotels, Greece tourism, Greece travel, Greek economy, Greek holiday, Greek tourism, Kuoni, Monemvasia, thomas cook

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