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Tui sees improvement in under-pressure bookings

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Williams, H. (2026, September 22). Tui sees improvement in under-pressure bookings. Evening Standard. https://www.standard.co.uk/business/business-news/tui-german-iran-spain-greece-b1297887.html

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Travel company Tui reported a recent uptick in summer holiday bookings, increasing by 2%, while winter bookings remain down 1% and 9% respectively in Germany and the UK. Despite geopolitical and economic uncertainties, Tui expects to maintain flexibility with its capacity adjustments and sees average selling prices holding steady. The company narrowed its full-year operating profit guidance to between €1.2 billion and €1.3 billion.

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Travel giant Tui reported an improvement in bookings over the past month as travelers continue making last-minute holiday decisions. Despite a 9% decrease in UK bookings and a 4% drop in Germany, Tui's two largest markets, summer bookings increased by 2%, while winter booking declines narrowed to just 1%. The company expects destinations like the Canary Islands, Spain, Egypt, and Cape Verde to remain popular for its winter program. Long-haul favorites include Thailand, Mexico, and the Dominican Republic. Tui also updated its full-year operating profit guidance to between 1.2 billion euros (£1.02 billion) and 1.3 billion euros (£1.11 billion), up from a previous range of 1.1 to 1.4 billion euros due to improved peak season performance.

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Tui sees improvement in under-pressure bookings Travel giant Tui has flagged an improvement in under-pressure bookings over the past month as travellers continue to make holiday decisions at the last minute. asserted

travellers → see → minute

The winter outlook looks more subdued as bookings for the season are down 9% and 4% in the UK and Germany – its two biggest markets – respectively. asserted

bookings → look → UK

But Tui said bookings had improved in the past four weeks, rising by 2% for summer holidays and declines narrowing to 1% for winter. asserted

bookings → say → winter

It said: “With demand still largely focused on the summer season, early indications for the new winter season point to a continuation of the later booking environment against the backdrop of ongoing geopolitical and economic uncertainty. asserted

indications → say → uncertainty

“In this environment, we continue to carefully manage capacity, retaining the flexibility to adjust capacity in line with customer demand.” asserted

we → continue → demand

“Average selling prices continue to hold up well, reflecting the strength of our product proposition,” the group added. asserted

group → continue → proposition

Tui narrowed its full-year operating profit guidance following the peak season pick up, to between 1.2 billion euros (£1.02 billion) and 1.3 billion euros (£1.11 billion), against the previous guidance for 1.1 billion euros (£940 million) to 1.4 billion (£1.2 billion). asserted

Tui → narrow → billion

The Canaries, Spain, Egypt and Cape Verde are expected to prove popular destinations for its winter programme, with long-haul destinations focused on Thailand, Mexico and the Dominican Republic. asserted

destinations → expect → Thailand

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