TUI Travel bookings improving for summer

TUI Travel bookings are starting to improve for this summer in the UK but remain down on last year while average selling prices are 10% up.

UK bookings for the parent company of Thomson and First Choice for the last four weeks are 7% down year on year, compared to cumulative bookings, which are 18% down. Sales of non-euro destinations continue to show growth, with Turkey bookings up 8%, Egypt up 18% and all-inclusive holidays up 13% for the summer season.

 

 

Trading figures up to March 15 show average selling prices for UK charter holidays for this summer are 10% up year on year, based on a capacity reduction of 17%, which could be reduced further if necessary.

 

 

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