TUI takes a holiday from austerity

14/08/12 20:04 CET

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Despite the economic crisis, the tourism season this year has been successful with German group TUI AG’s quarterly results beating expectations.

A cool start to the summer tempted many Europeans, especially from the North, to book holidays.

To find out what it meant for TUI AG and for the world’s biggest tour operator TUI Travel, which it partly controls, click on the video link above to watch our Behind Markets report.

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