Category: Germany Travel News
Germany Travel & Tourism News for visitors. Germany is a Western European country with a landscape of forests, rivers, mountain ranges and North Sea beaches. It has over 2 millennia of history. Berlin, its capital, is home to art and nightlife scenes, the Brandenburg Gate and many sites relating to WWII. Munich is known for its Oktoberfest and beer halls, including the 16th-century Hofbräuhaus. Frankfurt, with its skyscrapers, houses the European Central Bank.
Lufthansa will soon depart on its longest passenger flight
Harry S. Johnson- January 20, 2021Polar explorers on board will make it one of the most unique flights in Lufthansa's history Read More
Singapore Airlines resumes flights between Munich and Singapore
Harry S. Johnson- January 20, 2021Resuming nonstop service between Munich and Singapore sends a very important signal, especially in these challenging times Read More
Germany extends lockdown, makes masks mandatory, warns of border closures
Harry S. Johnson- January 20, 2021The government of Germany announced that the current coronavirus lockdown will be extended until the middle of next month due ... Read More
UNWTO Executive Council Election Result
Juergen T Steinmetz- January 19, 2021The Executive Council of the World Tourism Organization re-elected Zurab Pololikashvili from Georgia.. Read More
Fraport Traffic Figures 2020: Passenger Numbers Fall to Historic Low Due to the Covid-19 Pandemic
Juergen T Steinmetz- January 18, 2021Massive passenger slump recorded at Frankfurt Airport and Fraport’s Group airports worldwide – Relatively low decline in FRA’s cargo volumes Read More
Abandoned piece of luggage triggers Frankfurt Airport evacuation
Harry S. Johnson- January 16, 2021Parts of Frankfurt Airport evacuated due to possible bomb or gun threat Read More
Munich Airport’s passenger numbers decline to 11.1 million
Harry S. Johnson- January 13, 2021Global travel restrictions have had a drastic effect on traffic development at Munich Airport Read More
Fraport AG receives CEIV Pharma recertification
Harry S. Johnson- January 13, 2021IATA’s pharma certificate awarded for exemplary handling of temperature-sensitive goods at Frankfurt Airport Read More
IMEX cancelled once again
Linda Hohnholz, eTN editor- January 11, 2021IMEX Frankfurt scheduled for May 25-27, 2021, has officially been cancelled as announced by the IMEX Group Chairman Ray Bloom ... Read More
Lufthansa raised €500 million in aircraft financing since July 2020
Harry S. Johnson- January 7, 2021Lufthansa raises 500 million euros to refinance existing liabilities which are maturing in 2021 Read More
Best Passports to have: Japan, Singapore, South Korea, Germany
Juergen T Steinmetz- January 6, 2021The US or UK Passport only gives access to 75 countries visa free. This is bringing the value of the ... Read More
Minimum contact: Germany extends lockdown until end of January
Harry S. Johnson- January 5, 2021Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel today announced that German nationwide COVID-19 lockdown is being extended at least until the end of ... Read More
Four people wounded in Berlin shooting
Harry S. Johnson- December 26, 2020Four people were rushed to the hospital with serious injuries after a shooting in Berlin's Kreuzberg district Armed police have ... Read More
Lufthansa and Vereinigung Cockpit union agree on pilots’ contributions until 31 March 2022
Harry S. Johnson- December 23, 2020Lufthansa and the pilots’ union Vereinigung Cockpit (VC) have agreed on pilots’ contributions to help manage the crisis. The agreement ... Read More
Fraport issues RFP for a sports/multi-functional hall at Frankfurt Airport
Harry S. Johnson- December 21, 2020Fraport is to issue a request for proposals (RFP) to assess market interest in the construction of a sports/multi-functional hall ... Read More
All Flights stopped from Germany to UK and South Africa
Juergen T Steinmetz- December 20, 2020German authorities on Sunday issued an emergency order to ban all fights between the Federal Republic of Germany and the ... Read More
Hard Lockdown Order for Germany
Juergen T Steinmetz- December 14, 2020The German government by Chancellor Merkel officially decreed a "hard lockdown" from Wednesday, December 16 to January 10. In an effort to ... Read More
Major decline in passenger traffic continues at Frankfurt Airport in November 2020
Harry S. Johnson- December 11, 2020In November 2020, Frankfurt Airport (FRA) served 656,420 passengers, representing an 87.0 percent decrease compared to the same month last ... Read More
Lufthansa Group receives top airline position in CDP climate ranking
Harry S. Johnson- December 11, 2020Once again, the Lufthansa Group has received a positive score on climate protection from the rating organization CDP. For the ... Read More
Lufthansa: Positive results at Berlin-Brandenburg Airport
Harry S. Johnson- December 10, 2020Just over a month after moving from Tegel to the new Berlin-Brandenburg Airport, the Lufthansa Group is showing positive results. ... Read More
Lufthansa to cut almost 30 thousand jobs
Harry S. Johnson- December 7, 2020German airline Lufthansa intends to reduce its foreign staff by 20,000 people by the end of this year. The carrier ... Read More
Travelling without moving – Europe travels to Hannover
Dmytro Makarov- December 6, 2020Digital tours in 360° format make it happen: Currently, the Herrenhäuser Gärten, the Nanas, Marienburg castle, the exhibition grounds and ... Read More
Lufthansa reports strong booking growth over the coming holidays
Harry S. Johnson- December 3, 2020Lufthansa is recording a sharp rise in intercontinental and intra-European bookings for the upcoming Christmas and New Year travel season. ... Read More
Lufthansa Group completes sale of LSG Europe
Harry S. Johnson- December 2, 2020In December 2019, Lufthansa Group and gategroup concluded a purchase agreement for the European operations of LSG Group. This accounts ... Read More
Four people killed, dozens injured in ‘intentional’ car-ramming in Germany
Harry S. Johnson- December 1, 2020A car plowed through a pedestrianized zone in the German town of Trier on Tuesday afternoon, killing at least four ... Read More
Lufthansa Group: All fares can be rebooked free of charge until March
Harry S. Johnson- December 1, 2020Since the end of August, all fares of Lufthansa, SWISS, Austrian Airlines, Brussels Airlines and Eurowings can be rebooked as ... Read More
Frankfurt UAS founds Institute for Aviation and Tourism
Harry S. Johnson- November 27, 2020In the winter semester 2020/21, Frankfurt University of Applied Sciences (Frankfurt UAS) has founded the "Institute for Aviation and Tourism" ... Read More
Berlin converts its old airports to COVID-19 vaccination centers
Harry S. Johnson- November 27, 2020Berlin city officials announced that of the city's closed airports will be converted into COVID-19 vaccination centers capable of servicing ... Read More
Lufthansa again successful in the capital market
Harry S. Johnson- November 24, 2020Deutsche Lufthansa AG today successfully issued an unsecured Eurobond with a total volume of 1 billion euros. The bond with ... Read More
Jost Lammers re-elected President of Airport Council International
Chief Assignment Editor- November 18, 2020Jost Lammers, CEO of Munich Airport, has been re-elected President of the Airport Council International (ACI). Lammers has led the ... Read More
Condor Colors Return to the Seychelles Islands
Linda Hohnholz, eTN editor- November 17, 2020Some 224 visitors from Germany and its surroundings disembarked in Seychelles as Condor airlines made a special return to paradise ... Read More
Lufthansa, SWISS and Austrian Airlines will be offering food and beverages in Economy Class in 2021
Harry S. Johnson- November 17, 2020In the near future, Lufthansa, SWISS and Austrian Airlines will be offering g their customers a new range of services ... Read More
Lufthansa Group to be first to implement Star Alliance biometrics and usher in a touchless customer experience at airports
Harry S. Johnson- November 17, 2020Star Alliance, the world’s largest airline alliance, has completed development of an interoperable biometric identity and identification platform that will ... Read More
CO2-neutral flying: Lufthansa customers now compensate their flights by click
Harry S. Johnson- November 16, 2020Lufthansa announced that CO2-neutral flying is now even easier for Miles & More customers thanks to a new offer. Customers ... Read More
The Comeback Kid of the Year for 2021 MICE industry
Linda Hohnholz, eTN editor- November 13, 20202020 will probably go into the history books as one of the least favorite years of many, but the 2021 ... Read More
First Lufthansa flight with all passengers previously tested negative for COVID-19 takes off
Harry S. Johnson- November 12, 2020This morning, the first Lufthansa flight, on which all passengers previously tested negative for COVID-19, took off for Hamburg from ... Read More
