https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Germany in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed German travel giant TUI said Wednesday it was 'optimistic' about a strong summer rebound despite booking heavy losses once again between October and March. https://www.thelocal.de/20210512/german-tourism-giant-tui-predicts-significantly-better-summer Wed, 12 May 2021 12:09:03 +0200 german-tourism-giant-tui-predicts-significantly-better-summer Tourism giant TUI and the German government agreed on Wednesday to a second massive aid package, in a sign of how the effects of the coronavirus pandemic are still battering the industry. https://www.thelocal.de/20200812/coronavirus-german-tourism-giant-tui-to-receive-12-billion-aid-package Wed, 12 Aug 2020 19:04:32 +0200 coronavirus-german-tourism-giant-tui-to-receive-12-billion-aid-package The world's biggest tourism group TUI said Wednesday it planned to slash 8,000 jobs in a bid to cut costs as the industry struggles to stay afloat with travel severely curtailed by the coronavirus pandemic. https://www.thelocal.de/20200513/german-tourism-giant-tui-to-slash-8000-jobs-over-coronavirus-crisis Wed, 13 May 2020 10:58:54 +0200 german-tourism-giant-tui-to-slash-8000-jobs-over-coronavirus-crisis The German government said Monday it is planning to shield companies from going under because of the coronavirus pandemic, by suspending legal obligations for firms facing acute liquidity problems to file for bankruptcy. https://www.thelocal.de/20200316/germany-to-shield-companies-from-bankruptcy-in-virus-crisis Mon, 16 Mar 2020 14:33:19 +0100 germany-to-shield-companies-from-bankruptcy-in-virus-crisis German tourism giant TUI said Monday it was suspending the "majority" of its operations over coronavirus fears, and made a request for state aid. https://www.thelocal.de/20200316/german-tourism-giant-tourism-giant-tui-suspends-most-operations-on-virus-fears Mon, 16 Mar 2020 10:31:00 +0100 german-tourism-giant-tourism-giant-tui-suspends-most-operations-on-virus-fears Germany's biggest travel group, TUI, said on Thursday it had called off all tours through Israel until the end of the month over the recent eruption of violence in the region. https://www.thelocal.de/20140710/tui-cancels-all-israel-tours-amid-gaza-violence Thu, 10 Jul 2014 16:22:00 +0200 tui-cancels-all-israel-tours-amid-gaza-violence German travel group TUI and its British subsidiary TUI Travel said on Friday that they had agreed to a tie-up that will create the world's biggest tourism operator. https://www.thelocal.de/20140627/tui-and-tui-travel-reach-deal-to-form-world-tourism-leader Fri, 27 Jun 2014 17:59:00 +0200 tui-and-tui-travel-reach-deal-to-form-world-tourism-leader German holiday giant TUI said two weeks ago it would stop trips to dolphin and orca shows on animal welfare grounds, yet it continues to advertise and sell the trips online. https://www.thelocal.de/20140220/tui-dolphin-show-ban-is-only-for-german-customers Thu, 20 Feb 2014 11:49:00 +0100 tui-dolphin-show-ban-is-only-for-german-customers Germany's biggest tourism operator TUI has cancelled all its trips to dolphin and orca shows, after conceding it could not check conditions at the venues. https://www.thelocal.de/20140204/tui-cancels-all-dolphin-and-orca-show-trips Tue, 04 Feb 2014 17:43:00 +0100 tui-cancels-all-dolphin-and-orca-show-trips Germany's biggest travel agency Tui has unexpectedly hit the black - thanks to the Germans and British going on holiday despite uncertain economic times. https://www.thelocal.de/20131218/holidaymakers-give-tui-a-surprise-boost Wed, 18 Dec 2013 12:01:00 +0100 holidaymakers-give-tui-a-surprise-boost Germany will review its relations with violence-torn Egypt, the office of Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Friday, following talks with French President Francois Hollande. German tour companies have meanwhile cancelled all holidays to the troubled country. https://www.thelocal.de/20130816/51447 Fri, 16 Aug 2013 18:06:00 +0200 51447 Those considering taking a cruise in the new year should choose carefully – in a single trip each ship operated by top German firms Aida Cruises and Tui Cruises creates as much pollution as five million cars, says environmental group Nabu. https://www.thelocal.de/20111229/39799 Thu, 29 Dec 2011 10:23:00 +0100 39799 German travel operators say they can get holidaymakers out of Egypt quickly if need be, while trips to Cairo have been cancelled and customers are being offered free re-booking and refunds. https://www.thelocal.de/20110129/32749 Sat, 29 Jan 2011 15:16:00 +0100 32749 Deutsche Telekom’s unit T-Systems announced on Tuesday it had won a €100-million deal to build a telecommunications network for UK-based travel company TUI. https://www.thelocal.de/20100413/26513 Tue, 13 Apr 2010 13:35:00 +0200 26513 Germany's leading tourism group, TUI, said Monday it would cancel Mexico City visits until May 5 owing to the swine flu outbreak and would offer alternatives to clients who had planned to travel to other parts of Mexico. https://www.thelocal.de/20090427/18911 Mon, 27 Apr 2009 16:31:00 +0200 18911 Germany’s biggest holiday company TUI Deutschland will put its workers onto short shifts in order to try to stabilise its economic position and save jobs, it announced on Saturday. https://www.thelocal.de/20090321/18161 Sat, 21 Mar 2009 13:39:00 +0100 18161 A total of 176 Germans vacationing in Cuba landed in Frankfurt on Friday morning after the Caribbean island was slammed by hurricane ‘Ike’ this week. https://www.thelocal.de/20080912/14261 Fri, 12 Sep 2008 10:45:00 +0200 14261 Berlin on Wednesday to block takeovers of German firms by petrodollar-rich investment vehicles known as sovereign wealth funds if they are deemed to jeopardize national security. https://www.thelocal.de/20080820/13811 Wed, 20 Aug 2008 16:12:00 +0200 13811 Russian billionaire Alexei Mordashov has increased his stake in Germany's TUI, one of the leading European travel and shipping groups, to 15.03 percent, a statement to the stock market said on Monday. https://www.thelocal.de/20080721/13187 Mon, 21 Jul 2008 12:36:00 +0200 13187 A shareholders' meeting of Germany's TUI turned into a stormy affair on Wednesday as a Norwegian billionaire sought to chart a new course for the shipping and tourism giant. https://www.thelocal.de/20080507/11757 Wed, 07 May 2008 19:26:00 +0200 11757