| An increasing number of European travel agents | | | | this summer, particularly after the FIFA World |
| say they're beginning to see the start of a pick-up | | | | Cup, to be held in Germany in June.Some travel |
| in sales for summer holidays. Tui, Europe's largest | | | | companies are suggesting prices for destinations |
| tour operator, has announced that its revenues | | | | other than Germany in June might actually be |
| from tourism are expected to increase this year | | | | lower than last year - precisely because of the |
| from 14.1bn Euros to 15bn Euros. It said it | | | | World Cup. Tour operators generally dislike global |
| expected the market to grow by between 3 and | | | | events such as the Olympics and World Cup |
| 5%. Tui believed sales in its three major markets | | | | because a higher number of people prefer to |
| - the UK, France and Germany - would increase | | | | spend their time at home. |