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Tip: Exciting Trip reports is available at this link and News from the Tourism here.
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The summer holidays in Germany are officially over. Classes started again in Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg last Monday. Airhelp, the world's largest organization for air passenger rights, takes stock: June, July and August were
In the world of aviation, there are a number of “freedoms” or rights that allow airlines and passengers to operate cross-border flights. One of them that is often less in the spotlight, but is still very important
The Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung reports on complaints from the German Association of Judges about the high number of lawsuits brought by passengers against airlines. Legal disputes over compensation for canceled or delayed flights are increasingly being brought to court. In
The Eurowings boss complains about rising fees and blames them for rising ticket prices. So, in order to attract more customers, it should be in Eurowings' interest to make flight ticket booking as quick and easy as possible.
It happens again and again that passengers are informed by their airlines about the cancellation of their flights. Sometimes longer than 14 days before departure, sometimes less and often only at the gate. Passengers have rights
The People's Republic of China has further relaxed entry requirements effective August 30, 2023. It is no longer necessary to submit a negative PCR test. This brings you back to the conditions that existed before the pandemic
The Munich District Court addressed the question of whether a significant waiting time at security checks at the airport for package tours constitutes a lack of travel. The background is that a holidaymaker misses his flight despite lining up late
The main holiday season of 2023 is slowly but surely coming to an end. Many Austrian travelers again had problems with airlines, online travel agents and tour operators this year. The Association for Consumer Information has on behalf of
Some airlines have still not refunded all tickets whose associated flights were canceled in 2020. Particularly annoying: Contrary to legal regulations, some airlines have issued "compulsory vouchers". There is one on their payout
Package tours offer passengers many advantages, but these are not “fully comprehensive insurance” against failure to inform. The district court of Munich decided in the first instance that tour operators are not obliged to inform that the passport is carried
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