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The combination of air travel and hotel is becoming important for airlines again. The Lufthansa subsidiary Eurowings has recently adopted an all-round carefree model for holidaymakers, which the low-cost airline easyJet has been practising successfully for some time.

There is only one direction for Dubai: upwards. This also applies to tourism, which once again set new records in 2024. While there were 17.15 million visitors in 2023, 18.72 million overnight guests came to Dubai a year later. The drivers: major events and exciting hotel openings. 

The war in Ukraine is still going on. But companies in the country are already investing millions for the time afterwards. A new holiday resort is to be built in the western Ukrainian Carpathians.

Germany is an attractive travel destination - inbound tourism was on a growth trajectory in 2024. The main drivers are the overseas markets. Experts are also forecasting a positive trend for 2025. There are already signs of very good advance bookings for the summer: Early booking is becoming the new last minute. 

Since taking the helm on 20 January, Donald Trump has signed over 100 executive orders, like scrapping DEI (Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion) requirements or inviting Federal civil servants to resign. And it’s obvious that most of Trump's program is quite negative for US hotels.

The gap between holidaymakers' desire for sustainable travel options and their actual behaviour is now well known. A recent report analysed the "Say Do Gap" and provides tips on how companies can bridge this gap and win over different types of travellers.

Until now, human rights have largely been a blind spot in tourism. To raise awareness of this and of sustainable business practices in the sector, well-known associations and organisations have launched a digital training course. 

With 1.4 billion international tourist arrivals recorded globally, 2024 marked the recovery of international tourism from the worst crisis in the sector’s history. Visitors' spending also continued to grow strongly. Among the world's top five tourism earners are the United Kingdom, Spain, France and Italy.

The original tents and wooden cabins were by no means as sexy and comfortable as they are today. Over the last ten years, the demand for camping, glamping, mobile homes and caravan parks has grown dramatically. The potential in Europe is still huge. Facts and figures about a thriving new sector.  

Many Germans are convinced caravanning fans - and the trend is rising. With over 96,000 new registrations in 2024, the caravanning market is topping its previous year's result. But the industry is also facing challenges.