Summer bookings from UK up 4% on 2019 levels – Tui
James ChappleTui looks set to end the summer operating close to 2019 levels, with bookings from the UK up 4% on pre-pandemic performance.
As of 11 September, the group’s summer 2019 bookings totalled 12.9 million – 91% of summer 2019, with bookings for July and August closing at 94% of summer 2019.
Bookings for winter 2022/23, again as of 11 September, currently stand at 78% of winter 2018/19, rising to 81% for November and Decent.
At 36% sold, the UK is "as usual" Tui’s most advanced, with average sales prices up 22% on winter 2018/19. Winter ASP, group-wide, is up 26% on winter 2018/19.
"Winter 2022/23 bookings are at an early stage and our current assumption is for a winter programme close to normalised pre-pandemic levels with the option to flexibly adjust capacity in line with customer demand," said Tui.
As with summer, holidaymakers are booking closer to departure for their winter getaways, said Tui, with the Canaries and the Caribbean showing "strong demand".
The group expects to return to significant positive underlying earnings before interest and tax for the full year, building "significantly" on its 2019 full year.
Outgoing Tui chief Fritz Joussen and successor Sebastian Ebel said jointly that summer 2022 travel would end at "almost the same level as summer 2019".
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