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Tui boss calls for return of 'seamless' EU borders and tells of big drop in US sales

Business
Gary Noakes
13 August 2025

Tui’s boss has talked of a “significant” drop in US business due to fears about border control and said he wished UK travellers still experienced streamlined entry to the EU.

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Tui's Sebastian Ebel has criticised border control processes in the US and EU (Credit: brazzo / iStock)

Tui Group chief executive Sebastian Ebel indicated there had been a fall in demand for the US since Donald Trump’s re-election. "Of course there is a significant decline in US business,” he said.

“There are a lot of reasons, the atmosphere, what you hear from border control. I expect the impact will be seen, and this policy will change. Will it change in three months, will it change in three years? I’ve no idea.