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Tui's decision to remain in Turkey 'paying out' with bookings boost

Destinations
Rob Gill
13 February 2018

Turkey and Egypt are returning to popularity for UK holidaymakers, according to the boss of the group’s boss.

Destinations

Tui chief executive Fritz Joussen said that “both destinations are back” as the company released its first quarter financial results.

“We see a return to Africa – in winter we see a return to Egypt quite significantly,” he said. “We also see a return to Turkey where we are still in the volume-building phase.”

Joussen admitted that Tui “took a risk” by staying in the Turkey market when demand dropped in recent years but this was now “paying out” as bookings were “now very strong”.