Peter Long, Chief Executive of TUI Travel PLC, commented
"We are pleased with our Winter performance, particularly in the UK, where our focus on differentiated product and online distribution is resulting in us out-performing the market.
"Summer 2012 volumes have improved in all key markets since our last update. We are pleased with the development of bookings and pricing in the UK, where we continue to out-perform the market and have a strong performance in online sales.
"In addition, our business improvement programme is progressing according to plan. We remain confident that these self-help measures, coupled with our strategy, will help us to deliver in the current challenging macro-economic environment."
