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The findings show that cost is a significant factor in those who have not yet booked their 2025 holiday

Majority of holidaymakers have yet to book a trip abroad

Have you booked your summer holiday? The majority of holidaymakers have yet to book a trip abroad.

Tavel companies such as TUI are benefitting from the resurgence of packaged holidays

TUI posts quarterly profit jump, confirms annual outlook

Europe's largest travel operator TUI has today reported a jump in its first-quarter profit, driven by strong performance in its packaged holiday business.

Business • 11 Feb

Lanzarote and the Costa Del Sol remain the most popular destinations in Spain with Irish holiday makers

2025 travel trends - adventures, booking and cruises

January is always the busiest month for booking holidays. However, this year a slow start after the Christmas holidays and two weather events impacted trading, according to Paul Hackett, CEO and founder of Click&Go holidays.

Business • 03 Feb

Overall prices for holidays in 2024 increased by 4% compared to 2023

Parents would prioritise holiday deals over school days

Pricing is a strong determining factor for holidaymakers, according to a travel sentiment survey by Click&Go Holidays, which shows almost two-thirds of parents would take their children out of school, if it meant saving on holiday prices.

Business • 02 Jan

Fáilte Ireland's '360-degree view' warned that visitors from key markets were becoming 'more value conscious'

Demand for holidays here fall below expectations - review

A Fáilte Ireland overview of the tourism season just gone said the industry had struggled through a "challenging year" with demand for holidays here falling well below expectation.

Business • 20 Dec 24

Around 14.8% of Irish workers could not afford a week's holiday according to the study (Stock image)

Increase in workers who can't afford a holiday - study

There has been an increase in the number of workers in Ireland who cannot afford a week's holiday away from home, either in their own country or abroad, according to new research.

Ireland • 30 Jul 24

Domestic holidays taken last year up 8% to over 1 million

The domestic tourism market grew strongly in 2023 with over 14.3 million trips taken by Irish holidaymakers which generated €3.1 billion for the economy.

Business • 18 Jul 24

TUI has today confirmed its 2024 forecast of 10% revenue growth and a 25% increase in operating profit

TUI hopeful for summer despite higher prices

Europe's largest tour operator TUI has today forecast strong summer season demand, despite higher prices, after reporting stronger-than-forecast results in the typically less busy winter period.

Business • 15 May 24

Jet2 said it planned to raise capacity by 12% for next summer

UK's Jet2 says on track after strong summer

British travel company Jet2 said it was on track to meet annual forecasts after it posted a jump in operating profit for the six months to the end of September, helped by ongoing strong demand for flights and holidays.

Business • 23 Nov 23

TUI said that summer bookings for 2023 were at 13.7 million, up 5% over the previous summer season

TUI confirms 2023 outlook on back of strong bookings

Tour group TUI has today confirmed its full-year outlook for the 2023 financial year, citing strong bookings in the summer and upcoming winter season despite extreme weather from flooding to heatwaves disrupting flights and holidays.

Business • 19 Sep 23

Jet2 posted annual pretax profit before foreign exchange revaluation of £390.8m, within its guidance range of £387-392m

Jet2 seeing more demand for package holiidays

Jet2 has seen a pick-up in demand for package holidays as people seek certainty on spending in a cost of living crisis, the UK travel company said today, as it met annual profit forecasts.

Business • 06 Jul 23

Germany-based TUI operates holidays, hotels, cruise ships and an airline

TUI expects higher annual profit on strong bookings

Travel firm TUI said it expects strong revenue and higher profit for the full year of 2023 on the back of strong booking momentum for the busy summer travel season.

Business • 10 May 23

TUI has posted an annual loss of over €2 billion as Covid-19 curbs dominated the better part of its financial year

TUI expects travel to bounce back in summer 2022

TUI has today reported an operating loss of over €2 billion for its 2020-2021 financial year and said it may need to cut winter capacity as the Omicron coronavirus variant overshadows hopes of a rebound next summer.

Business • 08 Dec 21

TUI said that demand in the sku category was virtually back at pre-pandemic levels

TUI's German head says bookings recovery continues

Holiday company TUI Group sees an ongoing recovery of bookings with demand for ski trips reaching pre-pandemic levels, the head of the group's German business told a newspaper today.

Business • 05 Oct 21

Joe Walsh Tours announced its closure yesterday, after a year with no trade and little clarity around the resumption of normal travel (Pic: Rollingnews.ie)

Tour operators want time-frame for international travel

The Inbound Tour Operators Association of Ireland has called on the Government to set out a clear roadmap for the return of international travel as part of its expected announcement on the easing of Covid-19 restrictions tomorrow.

Business • 28 Apr 21

TUI is banking on a big travel rebound this summer to restore its battered finances

TUI trims its summer holiday capacity

TUI touched the brakes on its summer holiday plans, lowering its capacity for July onwards to 75% of 2019's level from the previous level of 80%, as Europe's peak travel season hangs in the balance.

Business • 25 Mar 21

The number of Airbnb listings with at least one night booked or available in the past month in Europe's 50 largest cities plunged 21.9% in 2020

Covid-19 tames Airbnb in Europe's tourist hotspots

The Covid-19 pandemic has achieved what many mayors across Europe have tried and failed to do - wipe out tens of thousands of Airbnbs from city centres and so help lower rental costs for locals, in some places by as much as 15%.

Business • 08 Mar 21

TUI said it cut its monthly cash outflow to €300m from an expected level of €400-450m

TUI sinks to €699m loss in Q1 on travel restrictions

TUI Group, the world's biggest holiday company, needs a summer recovery to relieve pressure on its strained finances and is banking on vaccinated people going abroad in the peak months despite tightening travel restrictions.

Business • 09 Feb 21

TUI has reduced capacity for the coming winter season due to changing travel restrictions

TUI reduces winter capacity, evaluates funding options

Holiday company TUI said that it had reduced capacity for the coming winter season due to changing travel restrictions.

Business • 22 Sep 20

TUI operated two flights between Germany and Mallorca in Spain yesterday

TUI says holidays for some customers restart

Germany-based travel company TUI said holidays for its German, Belgium, Dutch and Swiss customers had restarted following months of lockdown across Europe, and it had seen a rise in bookings from those countries.

Business • 16 Jun 20

TUI said holidays to destinations such as Spain and Greece departing on or before June 30 had been cancelled

TUI cancels beach holidays until July 1

Travel operator TUI has cancelled all foreign holidays for tourists until July 1 due to the Covid-19 pandemic, sending shares in the German group down 6% this morning.

Business • 29 May 20

TUI said today that beach holidays for UK and Irish customers travelling up to and including 14 May would no longer operate

TUI cancels holidays for customers until mid-May

TUI Group, Europe's biggest tour operator, said beach holidays for its customers would be cancelled until mid-May due to travel restrictions caused by the coronavirus pandemic and uncertainty about when those will end.

Business • 08 Apr 20

The PSNI and Northern Ireland Hotels Federation have issued a joint plea for vigilance

PSNI warn over 'worrying increase' in holiday scams

Holidaymakers have been warned to be careful when booking hotel rooms online following an increase in "fake offers" on social media sites.

Ulster • 15 Jul 18

Since the start of the programme on 1 September, four employees out of 42 smokers have kicked the habit

Japanese firm gives non-smokers six extra holidays

Non-smoking employees at one Japanese firm are getting six additional days' holiday to compensate for the time their colleagues spend smoking at work.

Business • 01 Nov 17

Ryanair takes moves to improve its system-wide punctuality

Ryanair to cut 40-50 flights a day to cover holidays

Ryanair has said it would cancel 40-50 flights a day from its schedule of over 2,500 flights for the next six weeks to the end of October.

Business • 16 Sep 17