Overview

• A YouGov survey for the Bundesverband der Deutschen Tourismuswirtschaft shows 20 percent of Germans plan fewer trips and 11 percent shorter stays in 2025, while two-thirds still target June–September for their holidays.
• Destatis figures reveal Albania, North Macedonia and Bulgaria cost over 50 percent less than Germany for hotel and dining services, with Switzerland topping the list at 52 percent above German prices.
• Thomas Bösl of the Raiffeisen Touristik Group warns that surging accommodation and restaurant prices are deterring many families from booking standard all-inclusive packages.
• Turkey’s Civil Aviation Authority now fines passengers who unbuckle before an aircraft comes to a complete stop, classifying them as ‘non-compliant’ travelers.
• Geologist Michael Krautblatter cautions a 40-metre-long fissure on the Hochvogel peak could release some 260,000 cubic meters of rock, and Marbella operators have logged unprecedented giant shark sightings off the coast.