TUI UK has reported a positive first six months of the year, but
warned of a “tough” market going forward.
Northern Europe chief executive Peter Rothwell said the number
of sales through the UK’s distribution outlets, including Lunn Poly
and lunnpoly.co.uk, rose year on year head of 2003 levels –
although he refused to reveal by how much.
Rothwell said Lunn Poly’s web sales increased
substantially, although still only represented a small percentage
of overall bookings.
Bookings exceeded last year’s levels for both Thomson
Holidays and the Specialist Holidays Group, again Rothwell declined
to say by how much.
Turnover for the Northern Europe division, made up of the UK,
Ireland and Nordic countries, increased by 13.1% to £2,060.2
million euros. The report doesn’t break down the divison’s
performance on a country by country basis.
Despite the improved performance, Rothwell remained cautious for
the rest of the year.
“It’s been a good half year,” he said. “But that does not mean
it’s easy. The market is still tough and we still have to
fight for every customer.”