25 years of BILLA Travel Austria
Since the first departure of BILLA Reisen customers to Crete and Mallorca in 1999, not only has a lot happened in terms of travelling itself, but the tour operator has also developed considerably. Today, as part of DERTOUR Austria, BILLA Reisen is number two on the Austrian travel market. To mark its 25th anniversary, we take stock - together with managing director Martin Fast.
DER Travel and Tourism travel trends
Inflation, rising interest rates, wars and conflicts: despite this - or perhaps because of it - many people in Germany are in a travelling mood. DER Travel and Tourism reports immense demand. The fact that our tour operators are selling so well may also be due to the fact that they are extremely attuned to the needs of their guests. Dr Ingo Burmester, CEO Central Europe DER Travel and Tourism Group, tells us how, and with what travel surprises.
DERTOUR and Booking.com
DERTOUR is expanding its product portfolio to include the hotel booking platforms Booking.com and Agoda, which it uses to put together package holidays.
Interview with Ingo Burmester
After two years of pandemic-induced restraint, consumers' desire to travel is almost unbroken again. Bookings are at pre-crisis levels. Even the war in Ukraine does not seem to have had any noticeable impact on this yet. one spoke to Dr Ingo Burmester, CEO of DER Travel and Tourism Central Europe, about rising travel prices, the learning effects of a pandemic, the challenges of the future - and about his favourite (holiday) spots on earth.