Rise in British bookings helps Thomson owner TUI reduce losses

Losses at Thomson owner Tui narrowed in the first quarter, helped by another healthy rise in British bookings.
By The Newsroom
Published 14th Feb 2017, 08:03 BST
Updated 28th Feb 2017, 12:36 BST
A view of the City of London. TUI has reported a rise in British bookings Photo: Ian West/PA WireA view of the City of London. TUI has reported a rise in British bookings Photo: Ian West/PA Wire
A view of the City of London. TUI has reported a rise in British bookings Photo: Ian West/PA Wire

The travel giant said its net loss for the period came in at 81.6 million euro (£69 million), an improvement compared to last year’s 138.7 million euro (£117 million).

Tui said its Northern region division - which includes Britain, Ireland, the Nordics, Canada and Russia - benefited from a “strong trading performance in source market UK & Ireland, with volumes currently up more than 10% year-on-year”.

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Growth was driven by long haul and cruise bookings, Tui added, with total revenue rising 2.3% to 3.2 billion euro.

Tui chief executive Fritz Joussen said: “The transformation of our business as an integrated tourism business based on own hotel and cruise brands, initiated in 2014, is really paying off.

“This has been demonstrated by the very good performance delivered in the completed financial year and has been confirmed.”

However, in line with other tour operators, Tui said demand for travel to Turkey and North Africa is lower.

The group was also impacted by high levels of staff sickness at its Tui fly Germany unit. On Monday, Tui flogged British travel brand Travelopia to private equity giant KKR for £325 million.