It is recalled that the travel group announced a "travel boom" during the summer months (see relevant news here).
"We will see the first demand for travel manifested by Easter. We have
been counting on more trips abroad from May and during the summer, the
Germans will be in a better mood to travel again," said the president of
the German Travel Association DRV, Norbert Fiebig, sharing the view
that Bareiss espressed a few days ago to Reuters, where he foresaw a "travel boom" in summer .
“Although 2021 “will still be a year of crisis” said Thomas Bareiss, Federal Government Commissioner for Tourism, holiday companies will at least be able to make up for some of their winter and spring losses, with state aid helping avert a wave of insolvencies in the sector. Travel will likely initially be possible again within Germany and Europe and later to remote destinations abroad, Mr Bareiss said, adding that with increasing vaccinations and faster tests, travel could be gradually made feasible again. The Germans have a great longing to travel, he estimates.
The statements of the German politician caused satisfaction in the
tourism sector, which is particularly affected by the consequences of
the pandemic. The TUI executive said that Mr Bareiss' statement is important to the industry, as it gives perspective to travel agents, airlines and hotels," .
The travel group also confirmed the Germans' willingness to travel,
noting that its own market analysis shows a huge desire of people to be
able to travel again in a relaxed way, after this difficult period. TUI
estimates that the most important summer destinations could be Spain,
Greece, Turkey, Cyprus and Portugal, while there is a great demand for
destinations with road access, such as Austria, Italy and Croatia.
The TUI representative even warns that for the July-August holidays, it
is very likely that the seats on the planes will be booked very soon,
in some areas of the Mediterranean. Within Germany, there will be demand
for the Baltic coast and the Mecklenburg Lakes region.
The president of the German Travel Association, however, points out that
even if travel booms in the summer, it will not bring back the lost
turnover of the previous months: "Those who could not go on winter
vacation, can not compensate now.
Therefore, a large part of the lost turnover due to the lockdown will
not be possible to compensate. The recovery of travel companies will
take a long time," Fiebig predicts, although on the government's part,
Mr Bareiss does not expect a wave of bankruptcies in the industry, as he
explains, the travel industry has entered the coronavirus crisis after
ten years of rapid growth. "I hope we can create a perspective
relatively quickly." If that happens then many companies will remember
their old success, said Thomas Bryce Bareiss.
