Turkey is out, Spain is in Tui increased beds – n-tv.de NEWS

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 Sunday, April 10, 2016

 
 
 

 
 Turkey Reservations at Tui slumped to February by 40 percent. Many tourists take for fear of terrorist attacks other destinations targeted. The travel group is set out.
 

 
 

The world’s largest travel group Tui sees 2016 a record year for Spain Travel counter. The last-minute business would turn out this summer for Spain, said Tui CEO Fritz Joussen the “Bild am Sonntag”. “And it will not all come to Mallorca, who want to Majorca.” After the attacks in North Africa Tui have shopped extra bed capacity in Spain for 26 million euros. Previously a slump in Turkey bookings had become known. In February Joussen had reported for the country on the Bosporus a booking slump by 40 percent after in an attack in Istanbul twelve German were killed.

In the western Mediterranean there were significant growth rates, Joussen told the paper. “Customer numbers for the Canaries are in our German society today around 35 percent in the plus.” Overlooking the Balearic Islands, he added: “In August, nothing will stand empty almost certainly.” Especially in Spain, including the Balearic and Canary Islands Tui is particularly well represented with own hotels.

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In spite of terror and attacks will Tui Tunisia or Egypt is not abandoned, Joussen announced in the interview: “Our Robinson Club Djerba remains open – despite a capacity of only 30 percent.” He believes that the reservations in Turkey to pick up again in the medium term. Joussen stressed that he considered Turkey continues to be attractive, there is there is no travel advisory. New figures for the country, but he did not name. Despite the recent terrorist attacks of Tui chef holding holiday for relatively safe: “Each individual fate is tragic, every death too much but should we change our lives completely now.?” He told the newspaper: “If we assess the risks of life sober and statistically, the most dangerous on vacation is the drive to the airport.”

For the winter season Tui had previously reported stable customer numbers. Joussen saw the Group therefore on track to increase its adjusted for special factors and exchange rates operating profit expiring in the end of September financial year at least ten percent.

  Source: n-tv.de