Tour operators to post results after tough year

THE travel sector will be in sharp focus this week when tour operators TUI Travel and Thomas Cook deliver full-year results, with figures also due from two players in the pub market.

Two major travel companies will post their annual results and provide an insight into the health of the industry after a turbulent year.

Disruption caused by Iceland’s volcanic ash cloud earlier in the year as well as a period of good British weather and the World Cup over the summer all hit demand for overseas travel.