** Shares of TUI TUI1n.DE TUIT.L jump more than 6% after
the tour operator confirmed its 2023 outlook, citing strong
summer bookings and high winter expectations
** Summer bookings for 2023 reached 13.7 million, up 5% over
the previous summer season
** Stifel says winter 23/24 bookings are "encouraging" at
this stage, with no signs of deteriorating demand
** "As long as unemployment doesn't rise sharply, we feel
many consumers will continue to prioritise holidays within
squeezed household budgets," the brokerage adds
** TUI is among top gainers on Europe's STOXX 600 index
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(Reporting by Anastasiia Kozlova)
((Anastasiia.Kozlova@thomsonreuters.com))