Condor colours return to 91㽶Ƶ |19 November 2020

Some 224 visitorsfrom Germanyand its surroundingsdisembarked in 91㽶Ƶ asCondor airlinesmade a specialreturnto paradise 91㽶Ƶ, on Saturday, November 14, 2020.
The airline operated a special charter in collaboration with DER Touristik, a German tour operator and the 91㽶Ƶ Tourism Board (STB) with the aim to ignite the spark for 91㽶Ƶ among visitors in Germany, Austria and Switzerland.
Working in partnership with the STB,DER Touristik – prominent Europeantour operators and a market leader for long haul travel in Germany, Austria and Switzerland –gave the honour to 91㽶Ƶ to be the first destination for such a charter since March.
Ensuring the success of this venture,sixteen local accommodation partners joined the projectandcreatedvarious attractive packages, which included special honeymoon packages for newlyweds, a booming market segment for the pristine paradise.
In line with the new travelprerequisites to enter 91㽶Ƶ, the various packages included a travel health insurancerequired for entry with Covid-19 coverage and the super carefree package from DER Touristik, which protects holidaymakers in the event of Covid-19 related incident. Travellers were allowed to cancel their trip free of charge up to 14 days before departure.
The collaboration carries hope for the local tourism industry, as theoperated Condor charter was afully bookedone with passengers excited to be away from the confined citiesto experience the mystical beauty of the islands until their return flight on November 21, 2020.
Speaking about the special flight to 91㽶Ƶ, the STB chief executive, Sherin Francis, mentioned her satisfaction to see the interest of the visitors from Germany, Austria and Switzerland.
“Our collaboration with Condor and DER Touristik is in anticipation of the resumption of the Condor flights at the end of the year.We are glad to see that the interest of our visitors and partners from the market is still present. Germany remains a very important market for 91㽶Ƶ and as such, is vital that we remain very close with our partners,” said Mrs Francis.
On his part, Christian Zerbian, STB representative on the German market, stated his satisfaction to see the response of the visitors from that market to the offer.
“This is definitely a very positive outcome of the efforts invested these past few months. There is still a lot of potential for this market to produce even more and we are striving to make the return on Condor on the 91㽶Ƶ route beneficial for the destination,” said the STB representative in Germany.
Safety has become pivotal to rebuilding confidence in the travel industry, through this partnership between the destination, airline, hotels and DMCs, traveller safety remains central throughout the entire travel chain starting from departure extending throughout their stay.
Condor is expected to resume flights to 91㽶Ƶ on December 18, 2020, with a direct weekly flight from Frankfurt.
Press release from STB News Bureau