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
Polar 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
Resuming 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
The 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
The 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
Massive 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
Parts of Frankfurt Airport evacuated due to possible bomb or gun threat Read More
Munich Airport’s passenger numbers decline to 11.1 million
Global travel restrictions have had a drastic effect on traffic development at Munich Airport Read More
Fraport AG receives CEIV Pharma recertification
IATA’s pharma certificate awarded for exemplary handling of temperature-sensitive goods at Frankfurt Airport Read More
IMEX cancelled once again
IMEX 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
Lufthansa raises 500 million euros to refinance existing liabilities which are maturing in 2021 Read More
Best Passports to have: Japan, Singapore, South Korea, Germany
The 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
Germany'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
Four 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
Lufthansa 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
Fraport 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
German 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
The 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
In 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
Once 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
Just 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
German 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
Digital 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
Lufthansa 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
In 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
A 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
Since 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
In 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
Berlin 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
Deutsche 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
Jost 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
Some 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
In 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
Star 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
Lufthansa 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
2020 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
This morning, the first Lufthansa flight, on which all passengers previously tested negative for COVID-19, took off for Hamburg from ... Read More