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We’ve examined all the latest travel business announcements. Here are eight quotes we found interesting. swipe >> 

“Packages grew 11% in the full year (+16% in Q4)... Flights and Hotels also maintained strong momentum, growing 31% and 21% respectively in the full year, supported by refined pricing and an expanded ancillary offering.” swipe >> lastminute.com FY25 Q4 Results - February 2026 

swipe >> “Trading and profitability improved in 2025, reflecting the continued growth in travel demand and our increase in net system size… Global RevPAR [Global revenue per available room] was up +1.5% year-on year, despite some turbulent trading conditions.” IHG Annual Report FY25 - February 2026 

swipe >> “The update on our Prime subscription model in 9M FY26 delivers the expected results. Prime members grew 13% year-on-year... The growing maturity of our Prime member base is the most significant factor driving profitability.” eDreams FY26 Q3 Results - March 2026 

swipe >> Expedia Group FY25 Q4 Results - February 2026 “Our fourth quarter results exceeded both top and bottom-line expectations, reflecting disciplined execution of our strategic priorities in a healthy demand environment with double-digit growth in bookings and revenue.” 

swipe >> “A total of 4.5m bookings have been taken to date across our source markets, with +1.2m bookings added since our update in December. The vast majority of the season has now been sold, consistent with the normal booking pattern. Booked revenue is broadly in line in a competitive market environment, supported by higher ASPs.” TUI FY26 Q1 Results - February 2026 

swipe >> Airbnb Q4 Shareholder Letter - February 2026 “Our business accelerated in Q4 compared to Q3. Revenue grew 12%, exceeding the high end of our guidance range, while Gross Booking Value grew 16% year-over-year - our highest-growth quarter in more than two years... overall business performance was driven by the strength in demand across all regions and ADR.” 

swipe >> “Winter 2025/26 on sale seat capacity has remained at 5.5m seats, which is 7.4% higher than Winter 2024/25. Average pricing for both our leisure travel products has followed a similar trend to Summer 2025, with marketing spend being reinvested into pricing to continue to deliver value to our Customers.” Jet2 plc Trading Update FY26 - February 2026 

swipe >> On the Beach Annual Report and Accounts - February 2026 “We have delivered another record year, with Total Transaction Value reaching £1.25bn, an increase of 11% year- on-year, supported by 9% growth in booking volumes.” 

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