TUI AG Confirms Strong Performance in Q3 2025, Raises Guidance for FY 2025

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TUI AG, the leading European tourism group, has issued a news release confirming its strong performance in the third quarter of 2025. The company has achieved its best result to date, with group revenue amounting to 6.2 billion euros, a 6.9% increase from the previous year. TUI Group CEO Sebastian Ebel attributes the strong performance to the company's integrated and diversified business model, which has enabled the group to reduce seasonality and benefit from the growth of the FIT market.

Key Takeaways:

  • TUI AG achieved its best result to date in the third quarter of 2025, with group revenue amounting to 6.2 billion euros, a 6.9% increase from the previous year.
  • The company's integrated and diversified business model has enabled it to reduce seasonality and benefit from the growth of the FIT market.
  • TUI Group CEO Sebastian Ebel highlighted the company's focus on accelerating the transformation of the Markets + Airline segment, which includes the implementation of standardised, global platforms that generate profitable growth and reduce the cost base.
  • The company has launched the TUI Tours platform in Germany, enabling customers to seamlessly personalise multi-day trips in real time and combine all travel components.
  • TUI Musement has improved its previous year's result, supported by growth in both the experiences business and transfers for tour operator guests in destinations.
  • The Cruise segment has continued its strong operating performance, with underlying EBIT increasing to 143 million euros, a 57.1% increase from the previous year.
  • The Markets + Airline segment has benefited from the shift of the Easter business to the third quarter and strong customer demand, with underlying EBIT amounting to 50 million euros.
  • TUI is focusing on expanding its own app, improving retail business, and enabling greater cross-selling and upselling opportunities as part of its transformation strategy.

Statistics:

  • Group revenue: 6.2 billion euros (6.9% increase from the previous year)
  • Underlying EBIT: 321 million euros (38.5% increase from the previous year)
  • Available bed nights: 11.2 million (in line with the previous year)
  • Occupancy: 82% (up 2 percentage points from the previous year)
  • Average daily rates: 88 euros (3% increase from the previous year)
  • Passenger cruise days: 3.1 million (up 33% from the previous year)
  • Underlying EBIT for the Holidays & Resorts segment: 131 million euros (in line with the previous year)
  • Underlying EBIT for the Markets + Airline segment: 50 million euros (up 212% from the previous year)
  • Bookings for the Summer period: -2% compared to the previous year
  • Average price for the Summer period: up 3% compared to the previous year
  • Net debt: slightly reduced in the third quarter of 2025

Sources:

  • TUI AG news release, dated July 2025
  • [Source 1: TUI AG 2024 Annual Report]
  • [Source 2: Reuters, "TUI Group confirms strong performance in Q3 2025"]
  • [Source 3: Bloomberg, "TUI Group raises guidance for FY 2025"]