Travel firm Tui recorded plunge in winter bookings due to second wave of Covid-19

Travel firm Tui saw a plunge in winter bookings as the Covid-19 second peak sweeping Europe saw major restrictions take hold and holidaymakers stay at home.
By Greg Wright
Published 9th Feb 2021, 07:57 BST
Around 2.8 million customers have booked a summer holiday with Tui, the company added, and bosses plan to operate at 80% capacity during the peak season, compared with summer 2019.Around 2.8 million customers have booked a summer holiday with Tui, the company added, and bosses plan to operate at 80% capacity during the peak season, compared with summer 2019.
Around 2.8 million customers have booked a summer holiday with Tui, the company added, and bosses plan to operate at 80% capacity during the peak season, compared with summer 2019.

The company said bookings fell 89% compared with a year ago, with November and December hardest hit.

Summer bookings for 2021 are down 44% compared with last year, bosses added.

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Around 2.8 million customers have booked a summer holiday with Tui, the company added, and bosses plan to operate at 80% capacity during the peak season, compared with summer 2019.

The travel firm added it expects most travellers are waiting to see how successful Covid-19 vaccine rollouts are before committing to any bookings, although numbers are growing steadily.

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