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Tour operator sales take their toll on Kuoni Group

City and finance
TTG Staff
15 March 2016

Kuoni Group slumped to a full-year loss in 2015 after taking a substantial hit on the sale of its tour operating divisions.

Kuoni - Zurich offices (NOT UK HQ)

Last year the company offloaded businesses in Europe and Asia, including Kuoni UK, which contributed losses totalling £252 million.

Overall the company recorded a total loss of £210 million, compared with a profit of £48 million.

Discounting the impact of the tour operator sales, Kuoni Group’s profits fell by 0.5% to £41 million. Turnover dropped by 0.7% to £2.4 billion.

Kuoni Group is in the process of being taken over by private equity company EQT.

Kuoni UK is now an entirely separate business and is owned by German co-operative Rewe Group.

Despite the deteriorating performance, Kuoni Group’s chief executive Zubin Karkaria is remaining positive.