Kuoni reports strong UK bookings
Kuoni is reporting that UK bookings have been strong since January, 8% up year on year.
It released the figure following a trading update by its Swiss-based parent which did not go into detail about the UK operation.
Instead, the group trading update said the general business environment remains ‘challenging and highly competitive’ and said booking numbers for the tour operating activities that are up for sale, which includes the UK operation, were down 8% in the first five months of the year.
But UK MD Derek Jones claimed UK has traded ‘extremely well’ in the first five months of year.
"January got off to a particularly good start helped by our investment in a bold new marketing campaign which gave us real stand out during the peak sales period," he said.
"The positive start has continued and we’ve performed well throughout March, April and May and built on the momentum we gained in January."
He said the Maldives are the company’s best-selling destination, followed by Thailand and Mauritius respectively.
The sale of the Kuoni UK operation is expected to be completed later this year.
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Editor in chief Bev Fearis has been a travel journalist for 25 years. She started her career at Travel Weekly, where she became deputy news editor, before joining Business Traveller as deputy editor and launching the magazine’s website. She has also written travel features, news and expert comment for the Guardian, Observer, Times, Telegraph, Boundless and other consumer titles and was named one of the top 50 UK travel journalists by the Press Gazette.
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