3 septiembre, 2011
Privatization of Spanish Airports: Acciona and FCC will bid
The giant Spanish construction companies prepare their assault on the airport management, both in Spain and abroad. So far only Ferrovial, owned by Del Pino family, had ventured into this field with its purchase of BAA manager. Now, after the conversion of the big construction... Seguir leyendo...
1 septiembre, 2011
Air Europa strike from September 22
Air Europa’s pilots strikes every Monday and Thursday starting next September 22, indefinitely, called by the union SEPLA. The union justified strike by the situation in which there is the collective bargaining agreement and code-sharing agreements between the... Seguir leyendo...
31 agosto, 2011
Air Europa faces pilot strike
Air Europa, Spain’s third airline in terms of numbers of passengers, is facing a pilots strike, as the Spanish trade union SEPLA has said this Wednesday. SEPLA have programmed a press briefing for this Thursday to explain the reasons. No concrete dates for the strike have... Seguir leyendo...
31 agosto, 2011
Piqué will be Spain’s Economy Minister if Rajoy wins
Josep Piqué, former Minister of Foreign Affairs and Industry, and current president of Spanish low cost airline Vueling, will be appointed as the next Minister of Economy and Finance of Spain if Mariano Rajoy wins the elections scheduled for November 20th. Mariano... Seguir leyendo...
30 agosto, 2011
Air Berlin to set up an airline in Turkey
Air Berlin is determined to start a new phase and plans to launch a project in Turkey. According to the magazine FVW, the German company plans to create a new company in the country in cooperation with its main shareholder, Ali Sabanci, head of Pegasus Airlines Turkey, which... Seguir leyendo...
26 agosto, 2011
Fankhauser, Fontenla likely successor as CEO of Thomas Cook
In short, a matter of days, it will be known who the person is going to be the successor of Manny Fontenla-Novoa officially at the helm of Thomas Cook, and do not dismiss an executive from the house as a substitute the former CEO. The person that members of the Board of... Seguir leyendo...
25 agosto, 2011
Spanish Tourism industry fears an offensive by the Arabs
The Spanish tourism sector is facing in the coming months the volatility of its ultimate weapon, the so-called tourists rendered, which could be tempted in the near future by the songs of Arab countries in conflict. According to industry players, the end of the riots will... Seguir leyendo...
23 agosto, 2011
Distrust among Nobeltours retailers for the fall season
The retail agencies that had contracted with Nobeltours trips to China for the months of September and October are beginning to shift their customers in advance to other tour operators, fearing that the Spanish wholesaler then failed to resolve the liquidity problems that... Seguir leyendo...
22 agosto, 2011
Tui admits future layoffs
The German newspaper Bild noted this weekend that the German tour operator Tui would lay off about 400 workers from the 1,650 it has in the Germanic country in a plan designed to save costs due to declining business for the crisis. From the German tour group did... Seguir leyendo...
19 agosto, 2011
Nobeltours says "major reasons" has provoked their trips cancellation to China
Tour operator Nobeltours, one of the biggest in Spain for long-distance trips, communicated via email to the retail agencies that had contracted with trips to China, canceled at the last moment, that "force majeure unforeseen and unavoidable" to his main supplier in the... Seguir leyendo...