Articles tagged “belgium”

Airlines

European Summer Travel Hit by Strike-Related Disruption

The industry is jittery, but there isn't actually any strike action set for the remaining weeks of summer.

European Summer Travel Hit by Strike-Related Disruption

Airlines

Ryanair Pilots in Belgium Plan to Strike

Ryanair's pilots in Belgium are resisting a plan to give them fewer rest days. It appears as though they will take a couple of days off July 15 and 16.

Ryanair Pilots in Belgium Plan to Strike

Skift Meetings

The Circular Economy

Flanders is a leader in research and development on circularity. In this conversation, we explore the circular economy with Brecht Putman, senior association manager, North America at VISITFLANDERS and Karl Vrancken, research manager, circular economy at VITO.

The Circular Economy

Hotels

Pillows Hotels Makes a Boutique Play in the Netherlands and Belgium

It's no small feat for Loes Dingemans to grow a boutique hotel chain to six properties during a pandemic. But she may face high barriers to expanding the Pillows brand across Europe.

Pillows Hotels Makes a Boutique Play in the Netherlands and Belgium

Coronavirus

Belgium Restarts Cross-Border Family Visits

It is still complicated to travel to Belgium due to neighbors restrictions, but cross-border family visits amounts to a slight easing of the rules.

Overtourism

6 Charts on How Bruges Residents Grudgingly See Overtourism’s Value

Residents of Bruges support tourism and feel that it's economically necessary but they also feel that it negatively impacts their quality of life.

6 Charts on How Bruges Residents Grudgingly See Overtourism’s Value

Tourism

TripAdvisor and Industry Groups Are Optimistic About Europe, Despite Travel Alert

Only a small percentage of Americans generally travel to Europe anyway and many will undoubtedly opt for vacations closer to home. Still, travel usually recovers a few months after a major incident unless disruptions become persistent, which is the fear.

SkiftX

New Data Deck: State of Travel 2015, Europe

From overarching trends to the ever-increasing impact of mobile and online technology — and offering a deep look at what’s happening in every critical travel vertical — this is the state of the travel industry in Europe in 2015.

New Data Deck: State of Travel 2015, Europe

Uncategorized

Striking Belgian workers will disrupt Eurostar and other rail services

The 24-hour strike is more an inconvenience than anything else, but coupled with a cross-channel ferry strike that ended after ten days it speaks to a possible new season of transport strikes in Europe.

Tourism

Belgian tourism officials are really angry with the weather service

Everyone knows the right answer isn't to sue the weathermen but to play god a la Vladimir Putin and seed the clouds with cement dust in order to prevent rain.