TUI Fly will significantly scale back its operations at Antwerp International Airport (ANR) in Deurne this summer, Gazet van Antwerpen reports. The airline, which has long been the only major carrier at Antwerp Airport, will no longer fly to Ibiza in Spain, Antalya in Turkey (Türkiye) or Crete in Greece from Deurne.
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ANTWERP | Zomer van Antwerpen 2025 from 19 June to 31 August, ticket sales start on 7 June
From 19 June to 31 August 2025, Zomer van Antwerpen or Summer of Antwerp returns for its 31st edition, once again transforming the city into a stage for theatre, music, circus and film in the most unexpected places. Spanning 74 days, it remains Europe’s longest summer arts festival and draws around 300,000 visitors annually for…
Antwerp International Airport sees 20% drop in passengers, 2025 unlikely to be a strong year
Antwerp International Airport in the Antwerp district of Deurne recorded a record number of passengers in the first half of last year, Gazet van Antwerpen reports. However, there was a sharp decline for the entire year as TUI Fly aircraft were grounded for more than two months. 2025 is also expected to be challenging for…
SOLO TRAVEL | More expensive, but also some advantages
In the advent of Valentine’s Day 2025, Gazet van Antwerpen (GvA) analysed the situation of single people. The number of households consisting of one person is on the rise. While ‘living alone’ isn’t the same as ‘being alone’ (romantically), it’s an indication. GvA looks into housing, the fiscal situation… but also travel. Travelling solo is…
Spain saw a surge of Belgians visiting in the first quarter of 2024
Belgian visitor numbers to Spain are peaking, as shown by the figures that Turespaña shared with TravMagazine.
World premiere: Brussels Airlines and Tomorrowland present aircraft with augmented reality in new livery
On 25 April 2024 Brussels Airlines and the Tomorrowland techno festival in Boom proudly presented Amare, the newest Belgian Icon. Amare represents unity for people all over the world. The brand-new Airbus A320neo‘s livery features augmented reality, a world-first. Both partners also ramp-up efforts to make the Tomorrowland-flights more sustainable.
Brussels Airlines sees increase of leisure travellers in business class
Brussels Airlines (SN) sees an increase of leisure travellers in business class on short and medium-haul flights, Belgium‘s prime news agency Belga reports. Rising prices in 2024? It seems tourists don’t really cut in their holiday budget.
2024: rising prices affect travel plans and vacation activities
On 1 January 2023, we wrote 2023 would be a year of coping with staff shortages and industrial action. While both themes were present in 2023 – and still will be in 2024 – they felt less pressing. Perhaps we learned to live with staff shortages and strikes and not dramatize them (anymore). But it…
