The German specialist portal FVW has reported that the low cost chain Lidl will cease organising journeys on the finish of the yr, citing an announcement despatched to Lidl Reisen companions. Lidl Germany has not commented on the alleged withdrawal, however has not denied it both.
The low cost chain works with quite a few tour operators. One necessary accomplice was FTI subsidiary Large Xtra, which filed for chapter along with its mother or father firm at the start of June. Based on the report, different tour companions of Lidl-Reisen embrace Falk Journey and Coral Journey.
Lidl entered the journey company enterprise in December 2006, nearly in parallel with its competitor Aldi. From 2016, Lidl Reisen even quickly tried its hand on the tour operator enterprise. Nevertheless, in Could 2020, shortly after the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic, the low cost chain made a 180-degree flip and from then on returned to working solely as a journey company.
Lidl Reisen can also be at present energetic in Austria and Switzerland. Travelnews requested the press workplace of Lidl Switzerland what the longer term holds for the journey enterprise on this nation. The reply isn’t very enlightening. It writes succinctly: “We ask on your understanding that we can’t remark right now.”