There are many valuable tips to safe online holiday booking on the VIR vir secure online-buchen.htm website. About TuV SuD s@fer-shopping: the TuV s@fer-shopping-Pr get prove South Web pages that are technically and organisationally reliable and meet high standards of service quality and safety. Prior to the award of the certificate, Web pages, are subjected to inter alia by online travel providers, a comprehensive examination. To be a detailed assessment on the basis of over 100 online travel shop Individual criteria made and executed test bookings. Also checking with the online travel provider locally held, to evaluate the reliable booking procedure and a secure data processing. The test catalog includes criteria in the areas of organization, data protection, data security and online content and processes. The TuV SuD s@fer-shopping seal is recommended by the initiative D21, Europe’s largest partnership between politics and economics for the information society, as well as by the Federal Ministry of Justice.

The VIR: The Internet travel distribution Association (VIR) is the Trade Association for the tourist economy of the Internet. Its members include tourism, lastminute.de, opodo.de Expedia.de, ebookers.de, HolidayCheck, JT and weg.de seven of the largest online travel companies in Germany, who generate revenues of around two billion euros. All VIR member companies are committed to a neutral certification by the seal of “safe shopping” and “ServiceQualitat” of the TuV SuD and Thus occupy a role model for the entire travel industry. Supporting members of the VIR are Alliance global assistance, Amadeus Germany, Bewotec, BPCS consulting services, CEWE COLOR, DB sales, DERTOUR, DMC Digital Media Center, fact-finder, FTI Touristik, GetYourGuide, GIATA, HanseMerkur Pisano holding, Sabre Travel network, sunny cars, traffic, travel IT, Travelport, arranged, Travelzoo (Europe) Ltd., TrustYou, TUI interactive and @Leisure BR BV.