DER Touristik Foundation
DER Touristik Foundation, the non-profit association founded by DERTOUR Group, formerly known as DER Touristik, in 2014, proudly marks a decade of impactful global initiatives as it celebrates its 10-year anniversary this year. In honor of this milestone, DERTOUR Foundation is excited to reflect on the journey and share highlights of a decade of positive change.
DERTOUR Group
DER Touristik Group, the second-largest tour operator in Europe and a key player in the international travel and tourism industry, announces a significant step in its strategic evolution through a rebranding initiative by becoming known as DERTOUR Group. This strategic move signifies the Group’s commitment to internationalisation and the cultivation of a joint international identity.
DERTOUR Hotels & Resorts
DERTOUR Group has just made another major investment in its growing hotel business and increased its holdings in the market for land-based travel. The hotel division of the Group, DERTOUR Hotel & Resorts GmbH (Cologne), has acquired a majority stake in DR Hospitality GmbH & Co. KG, a company based in the northeastern German city of Rostock.
DERTOUR Hotels & Resorts
DERTOUR Group hotel brands Sentido, Aldiana and Cooee win 13 HolidayCheck Awards including two Gold Awards as well as other industry distinctions. The first fruits of the quality campaign can already be seen.
Diversity and competence in tourism
As one of the leading European tourist groups, DERTOUR Group will make your dream holiday come true. Each year, millions of guests entrust the group of companies with their holiday and business travel. To do so, they rely on the expertise of renowned tour operators, specialists, travel agencies, hotel brands, agencies at the resort and business travel experts of the competent and strong group. DERTOUR Group is a trusted partner that is guided by the needs of travellers. The group of companies can look back on over 100 years of history and is the travel and tourism division of the REWE Group, one of the leading European trading companies. More about us
Kuoni expands its sports segment with the acquisitionof Golf and Travel
Kuoni and Kuoni Specialists welcome Switzerland’s leading golf travel provider, Golf and Travel, to their ranks on 31 March 2023. For employees and clients of the successful golf travel brand, the move represents continuity as well as access to an expanded range of products; for Kuoni, it means the strengthening and expansion of the sports segment.
New CEO at DERTOUR Suisse:
Dieter Zümpel is handing over to Stephanie Schulze zur Wiesch
Stephanie Schulze zur Wiesch, currently CEO of Ameropa Reisen GmbH, will take over as CEO of DER Touristik Suisse AG on 1 June 2023. Schulze zur Wiesch succeeds Dieter Zümpel, who, on reaching the legal retirement age, is returning to Germany at the end of June after six successful years at the head of the company.
DERTOUR Group appoints new CEO for DER Touristik Nordic AB
With effect from 1 January 2023, Leif Vase Larsen, CEO Northern Europe, became CEO International and a member of the Executive Board of DER Touristik Group. Larsen will hand over operational responsibility for the Nordic and Benelux markets to the Swedish travel executive Tobias Jönsson.
Strong brands under one umbrella
DERTOUR Group combines many international brands under one umbrella. This includes renowned tour operators and specialists, popular hotel brands and global destination agencies as well as strong travel agency and online sales and business travel experts.
What sustainability means for us
Sustainability is an important component of DERTOUR Group’s philosophy. As a travel group operating internationally, we take our responsibility towards people and nature in the holiday destinations very seriously, and advocate this as part of our sustainability programme “DER Welt verpflichtet” (Dedicated to DER World).
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