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Tour Operator Tui Reports Annual Profit Above Own Guidance
Published by Global Banking & Finance Review®
Posted on November 12, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 21, 2026
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TUI exceeded its 2025 profit guidance due to strong hotel and cruise demand, with earnings rising 12.6% and revenue up 4.4%.
TUI Exceeds Profit Expectations Amid Strong Hotel and Cruise Demand
TUI's Financial Performance Overview
(Reuters) -Europe's biggest tour operator TUI on Wednesday said earnings during its 2025 fiscal year exceeded its guidance, driven by strong hotel and cruise demand.
Earnings and Revenue Growth
Underlying earnings before interest and taxes for its fiscal year, which ended on September 30, came in at 1.46 billion euros ($1.70 billion) at constant currencies.
CEO Insights on Success
That was up 12.6% from a year earlier, surpassing the company's target for a rise of between 9% and 11%.
Market Reaction to Results
"This success is primarily driven by our integrated business model and record results in the Hotels & Resorts and Cruises segments," CEO Sebastian Ebel said in a statement.
Shares were up 3.4% to 7.52 euros at 1443 GMT.
Preliminary revenue for the year was up 4.4% to 24.19 billion euros at constant currencies, the company said.
TUI will announce its final full-year results and a new shareholder return strategy on December 10.
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(Reporting by Linda Pasquini, editing by Ludwig Burger and Thomas Seythal)
Key Takeaways
- •TUI's earnings exceeded its 2025 guidance.
- •Strong demand in hotel and cruise sectors drove growth.
- •Earnings before interest and taxes rose 12.6%.
- •Preliminary revenue increased by 4.4%.
- •Final results and new strategy to be announced December 10.
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