May 14, 2025

TUI confirms revenue and earnings outlook for 2025 after strong second quarter – Holiday Experiences business with Hotels, Cruises and TUI Musement remains strong growth pillar – Initiated transformation of tour operator and airline business lays foundation for new profitable growth

Corporate
  • Group revenue for the second quarter of 2025 increases by 1.5 per cent to €3.71 billion (previous year: €3.65 billion)
  • Taking into account the Easter effect[1] of -32 million euros, adjusted Q2 Group EBIT improved by +14 million euros (Q2 2025: -207 million euros; previous year: -189 million euros)
  • Good lates markets for Winter 2024/25: Overall, the season saw a +2 per cent increase in bookings and average prices up +4 percent year-on-year
  • Net debt improved by -0.1 billion euro to 3.0 billion euro as of 31 March 2025
  • Guidance for the current 2025 financial year reaffirmed: Revenue increase of 5-10 per cent, increase in underlying EBIT of 7-10 per cent
  • TUI Group CEO Sebastian Ebel: "We will continue to grow profitably in this financial year. TUI reaffirms its revenue and earnings outlook for 2025. Given the economic conditions, 2025 will be challenging. Europe needs new momentum. We must return to an overall economy that is growing. More investment, more freedom – less regulation and less bureaucracy. This will strengthen the economy and consumer behavior."

TUI continues to expect a successful full year 2025 and reaffirms its targets and outlook after six months. The second quarter (January to March) was concluded with a good result despite the economic challenges in Europe. Group revenue for the reporting period (January to March 2025) amounted to €3.71 billion (previous year: €3.68 billion).

TUI Group CEO Sebastian Ebel: "The environment was challenging. And the second half of the year will also remain demanding for the overall economy in Europe. Our integrated and diversified business model with its activities in Europe and increasingly also outside Europe, proved its worth again in the second quarter. The Hotel, Cruises and activities business benefited from strong tour operator and travel sales. Our focus is now on the important summer business. We are offering more and more products in more destinations for existing and new customers. In times of economic and political challenges, we are focusing on securing margins, driving forward the transformation of the Markets + Airline business (tour operators, retail and TUI Airline) and consistently reducing costs. Travel agencies remain an important partner and distribution channel.We are expanding our tour operator business and travel agency sales, as well as our own app, in particular with our dynamically compiled product offerings. We see that customers appreciate the flexibility and significantly greater choice. More individuality, flexibile options and the proven security of package holidays are the strengths of dynamically sourced travel offerings. This enables us to optimise the customer lifetime value and offer customers more frequent leisure activities and trips with TUI all year-round – from summer holidays and city breaks to event activities. We are continuing to expand the synergies from our integrated business model and are leveraging the sales strength of our Markets + Airline division strategically and operationally. This will further strengthen the already highly successful Holiday Experiences, as well as the overall profitability of the Group. Our global platforms are increasingly helping us to achieve this.”

Mathias Kiep, TUI Group CFO: “We are in a good financial position as a Group. We were able to further reduce our net debt. In March 2025, we successfully refinanced our central financing instrument, the sustainability-linked revolving credit facility (RCF). The new RCF, which has a term of five years and matures in March 2030, has a volume of around 1.9 billion euros and improves our financial flexibility and liquidity position."

Development in the second quarter of 2025
Excluding the Easter effect[1] of -32 million euros, underlying EBIT improved by +14 million euros in the second quarter. This improvement includes solid performance in the Holiday Experiences segment and a Markets + Airline closing in line with expectations.
In the Holiday Experiences segment, the Hotels & Resorts division achieved an operational improvement compared with the record result in the previous year, with higher average rates. Taking into account valuation effects and including the Easter effect, underlying EBIT decreased by 12.6 per cent to 103 million euros (previous year: 117 million euros). Overall hotel occupancy increased slightly to 82 per cent (previous year: 81 per cent). The average bed rate rose by 4 per cent year-on-year to 113 euros.
Cruises continued its strong operating performance in the second quarter of 2025. Underlying EBIT rose to 82 million euros, reaching a record level (previous year: 70.1 million euros). The increase was driven by a strong booking environment and the commissioning of two new ships at TUI Cruises. Occupancy fell by 2 percentage points year-on-year to 96 per cent. This was due to the Suez effect and the associated route changes. These also led to a slightly lower average rate across all cruise brands of 218 euro (previous year: 221 euro).
TUI Musement also improved on its previous year's result, supported by growth in both the experiences business and transfers for tour operator guests in destinations. During the reporting period, 1.5 million experiences were sold. This represents an increase of 4 per cent. The number of transfers also rose by 2 per cent to 4 million. Underlying EBIT for the segment improved to -12 million euros in the traditionally weaker second quarter (previous year: -16 million euros).
The Markets + Airline business (tour operators, retail and TUI Airline) performed in line with expectations. Excluding the Easter effect, underlying EBIT amounted to -365 million euros (previous year: -326 million euros). As expected, this development reflects an Easter effect of 31 million euros, higher costs for the emissions trading system (ETS) and higher seasonal costs. Due to the later Easter holidays, 2.6 million guests travelled with TUI (previous year: 2.8 million). The segment is continuing to drive forward its transformation and benefited in a highly competitive environment from sustained demand, particularly for dynamically packaged holidays. In the Central Region, which includes tour operators in Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Poland, underlying EBIT amounted to -98 million euros (previous year: -89 million euros). In the Northern Region, comprising the UK, Ireland and the Nordic countries, underlying EBIT amounted to €-182 million (previous year: €-165 million). Adjusted EBIT for the Western Region, comprising the Netherlands, Belgium and France, amounted to €-85 million (previous year: €-72 million).
Holiday Experiences bookings remain on track for the second half of the year, Markets + Airline: Good lates market in Winter 2024/25, later booking behavior for Summer 25 due to the Easter effect[2] with higher average prices – Group confirms outlook and growth for full year 2025

Holiday Experiences remains on track, supported by higher average prices in the second half of the year. In the Hotels & Resorts segment, occupancy is up 1 percentage point with an average price increase of 8 per cent. The number of available passenger days for cruises is up 23 per cent thanks to two new additions to the TUI Cruises fleet. Global occupancy is at the previous year's level. The daily rate is up 2 per cent. TUI Musement is benefiting from strong demand for its own differentiated products and expects bookings to increase in the high single-digit range. The number of transfers in the second half of the year is in line with our expectations for Markets + Airline.

Markets + Airline closed Winter 2024/25 with a 2 per cent increase in bookings, with average prices up 4 per cent. The positive booking momentum continued at the end of the season with a good last-minute business. A total of 5.5 million bookings were received. This represents an increase of +2 per cent. The Canary Islands, Egypt, mainland Spain and the Cape Verde Islands remained the most popular short-haul and medium-haul destinations, while Mexico, the Dominican Republic, Thailand and the United Arab Emirates were the most important winter destinations.

For the upcoming Summer 2025, the Group's strategy focuses on growing dynamically packaged travel, securing margins and reduce cost. Due to the later Easter business in April, a later booking behaviour can be observed. In a highly competitive environment with capacities remaining unchanged, incoming bookings are slightly below the previous year's level at -1 per cent. Average prices are up +4 per cent.

Guidance for Full Year 2025

TUI remains on course for growth – the focus continues to be on operational excellence, implementing initiatives for further transformation and profitable growth. The outlook is based on sustainable growth in the Holiday Experiences segment and transforming the Markets + Airline business. It is also supported by the overall good performance in the first half of 2025. Against this backdrop, the Group confirms its guidance for the 2025 financial year:

  • a 5-10 per cent increase in revenue compared with the previous year
  • an increase in underlying EBIT of 7-10 per cent compared with the previous year, driven in particular by expectations for Summer 2025 with a 32 million euros phasing effect from Easter holidays shifting to Q3

TUI is pursuing a clear strategy to accelerate profitable growth. The transformation is aimed at making TUI's business more agile and cost-efficient and achieving greater speed in market launches and global expansion. This will generate additional value for customers, shareholders and employees.

In the medium term, TUI therefore continues to expect:

  • average underlying EBIT growth of approximately 7-10 per cent CAGR
  • a net debt ratio of well below 1.0x
  • With the recent upgrades of our credit ratings by the rating agencies, we have achieved our goal of returning to pre-pandemic levels.
[1] Impact of Easter holidays shifting to FY 2025 Q3 against FY 2024 Q2 in previous year
[2] Impact of Easter holidays shifting to FY 2025 Q3 against FY 2024 Q2 in previous year
About TUI Group

The TUI Group is one of the world's leading tourism groups and operates worldwide. The Group is headquartered in Germany. TUI shares are listed in the MDAX index of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange and in the regulated market of the Lower Saxony Stock Exchange in Hanover. TUI Group offers its over 33 million customers integrated services from a single source and forms the entire tourism value chain under one roof. The Group owns over 400 hotels and resorts with premium brands such as RIU, TUI Blue and Robinson and 18 cruise ships, ranging from the MS Europa and MS Europa 2 in the luxury class and expedition ships in the HANSEATIC class to the Mein Schiff fleet of TUI Cruises and cruise ships operated by Marella Cruises in the UK. The Group also includes Europe's leading tour operator brands and online marketing platforms, for example for hotel-only or flight-only offers, five airlines with 125 modern medium- and long-haul aircraft and around 1,200 travel agencies. In addition to expanding its core business with hotels and cruises via successful joint ventures and activities in vacation destinations, TUI is increasingly focusing on the expansion of digital platforms. The Group is transforming itself into a global tourism platform company.

Global responsibility for sustainable economic, environmental and social action is at the heart of our corporate culture. With projects in 25 countries, the TUI Care Foundation initiated by TUI focuses on the positive effects of tourism, on education and training and on strengthening environmental and social standards. In this way, it supports the development of vacation destinations. The globally active TUI Care Foundation initiates projects that create new opportunities for the next generation.

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