TUI’s cultural holiday brand Gebeco is seeing strong demand for many long-haul destinations this year. The specialist tour operator said it has record bookings for southern Africa and strong growth for Cuba, Iran, Myanmar, Spain, Portugal and Japan.
The surge in demand for southern Africa is “remarkable considering that tourism collapsed there in 2014 due to the fears about Ebola,” commented managing director Ury Steinweg. In contrast, the growth for Cuba, Iran and Myanmar is a result from their political reforms and opening up in the last few years. The main challenges in those countries remains to secure sufficient capacity, according to Steinweg. With some 60,000 customers a year, Gebeco generates revenues of €116 million.
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