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| Thomas Cook shares tumble by 18% after terror fears hit bookings | |
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| Thomas Cook shares have tumbled after the travel company warned that the number of bookings decreased due to terror fears. | Thomas Cook shares have tumbled after the travel company warned that the number of bookings decreased due to terror fears. |
| Cook’s share price fell by more than 18 per cent, the lowest in three years, as the holiday company revealed summer bookings were down 5 per cent on last year due to falling demand for holidays to Turkey, Tunisia and Egypt. | Cook’s share price fell by more than 18 per cent, the lowest in three years, as the holiday company revealed summer bookings were down 5 per cent on last year due to falling demand for holidays to Turkey, Tunisia and Egypt. |
| Peter Fankhauser, chief executive of Thomas Cook, also admitted the company saw a sharp decline in demand in Belgium following the attack at Brussels airport in March. | Peter Fankhauser, chief executive of Thomas Cook, also admitted the company saw a sharp decline in demand in Belgium following the attack at Brussels airport in March. |
| The results co-incided with EgyptAir Flight MS804 from Paris to Cairo crashing due to unknown circumstances after going missing for a few hours. | The results co-incided with EgyptAir Flight MS804 from Paris to Cairo crashing due to unknown circumstances after going missing for a few hours. |
| Fankhauser said that demand for other destinations such as the Canary Islands and Spain has risen, but did not make up for the fall in bookings to Turkey, Cook’s second largest market in 2015. | Fankhauser said that demand for other destinations such as the Canary Islands and Spain has risen, but did not make up for the fall in bookings to Turkey, Cook’s second largest market in 2015. |
| “As we look ahead to our busiest period, Thomas Cook is trading well to destinations other than Turkey, with particularly strong bookings to Spain and the USA. However demand for Turkey – our second largest market last year – remains significantly below last year’s levels,” he said. | “As we look ahead to our busiest period, Thomas Cook is trading well to destinations other than Turkey, with particularly strong bookings to Spain and the USA. However demand for Turkey – our second largest market last year – remains significantly below last year’s levels,” he said. |
| Fankhauser also addressed the Corfu inquest, describing it as “a turning point” for the business. | Fankhauser also addressed the Corfu inquest, describing it as “a turning point” for the business. |
| “It was clear to me that we needed to change our mindset and put the customer back at the heart of our business,” he said. | “It was clear to me that we needed to change our mindset and put the customer back at the heart of our business,” he said. |
| Thomas Cook said it expected full-year underlying earnings to be between £310m and £335m, at the lower end of analysts’ expectations. | Thomas Cook said it expected full-year underlying earnings to be between £310m and £335m, at the lower end of analysts’ expectations. |
| Increased security threats around the world have hit the travel industry this year. | Increased security threats around the world have hit the travel industry this year. |
| Holiday bookings to Turkey were down 40 per cent at Tui, the world’s largest package holiday business, over terrorism fears in February. Although the travel giant still expects to increase earnings by 10 per cent in 2016. | Holiday bookings to Turkey were down 40 per cent at Tui, the world’s largest package holiday business, over terrorism fears in February. Although the travel giant still expects to increase earnings by 10 per cent in 2016. |
| EasyJet swung to a pretax loss of £24 million ($35 million) from a profit of £7 million a year earlier, the company reported in May. | EasyJet swung to a pretax loss of £24 million ($35 million) from a profit of £7 million a year earlier, the company reported in May. |
| EasyJet halted flights to Sinai after the bombing of a Russian tourist jet in October, while November’s Paris shootings and the March 22 attacks on Brussels have further weighed on sales. | EasyJet halted flights to Sinai after the bombing of a Russian tourist jet in October, while November’s Paris shootings and the March 22 attacks on Brussels have further weighed on sales. |