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EasyJet and Royal Caribbean Group have reported record sales, while Saga has ‘exceeded expectations’


Trading updates confirm ongoing strong demand


Record sales and ‘outstanding’ results are overriding theme, reports Ian Taylor


A spate of company results and trading updates on a single day last week confirmed the continuing strength of demand for travel. Royal Caribbean Group reported


the “highest seven booking weeks in the company’s history” from late November to January in fourth quarter and full-year results. Chief executive and chairman Jason Liberty hailed 2025 as “an outstanding year” and said the January wave season was “off to a record start”. The cruise group, parent of


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well as Royal Caribbean, reported a 30% year-on-year rise in profit to $4.3 billion for 2025, with revenue rising to $17.9 billion. Profit in the three months to December was up by one third to $800 million. Liberty forecast double-digit


growth in revenue and profit this year, given a near 7% increase in capacity and expected “higher yields”. The group reported almost two-thirds of 2026 capacity “booked at record rates”. EasyJet holidays saw bookings


increase 20% year on year and revenue by 26% in the last three


months of 2025, giving a quarterly profit of £50 million, which partially offset the traditional winter losses of its parent carrier. January saw “record levels” of


bookings in volume and revenue for summer 2026, easyJet reported, although the carrier’s pre-tax losses for the three months to December were up by one third year on year to £93 million. EasyJet passenger numbers rose


Continued on page 54 travelweekly.co.uk


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