TUI

News / Distribution

TUI continues cost-saving program, looks to summer recovery

By Linda Fox | February 9, 2021

The tour operation giant confirmed its third financial package of €1.8 billion, which will help the business bridge liquidity to the summer months. Read More

News / Online

Will “trips to nowhere” become a short-term solution for travel-hungry consumers?

By Mitra Sorrells | August 6, 2020

Several airlines in Asia and cruise lines in Europe are offering trips that start and end from the same point, with no stops in between. Read More

News / Online

Booking.com gets product from TUI's Musement to bolster activities strategy

By Kevin May | June 8, 2020

The agreement with Musement-owner TUI is the first third-party agreement by Booking.com to secure inventory and also a signal of the tour operating giant's intentions to expand its B2B operations in... Read More

News / Distribution

TUI targeting 30% reduction in costs and staff post-coronavirus, aims to accelerate digitalization

By Linda Fox | May 13, 2020

TUI has slashed costs by 70% but is in talks with destinations such as Greece and Portugal for resumption of summer 2020 trips. Read More

News / Distribution

TUI alters forecast for 2020, 737 MAX grounding bites but digital investment continues

By Linda Fox | February 11, 2020

The tour operator estimated earnings before interest and income tax of between €850 million and €1,050 billion for the full year ending December 2020. Read More

News / Online

OYO acquires TUI's rental tour operating business

By Kevin May | February 3, 2020

The move comes as part of a sale that began in December 2019 when Germany-based E-Domizil acquired Wolters Reisen from TUI Group for an undisclosed fee. Read More

News / Technology

My Method... How Musement amplified speed and conversion for mobile users

By Fabio Zecchini - Musement | January 10, 2020

Tours and activities supplier Musement used Google AMP to speed up load times for mobile users and improve the conversion rate. Read More

News / Technology

TUI suffers 26% EBITA decline due to 737 MAX grounding

By Steven Lerner | December 11, 2019

TUI’s underlying EBITA tumbled 26% year-over-year from €1,143 million to €893 million due to the grounding of the Boeing 737 MAX aircraft. Read More

News / Technology

Thomas Cook collapses after investors pull the plug on survival package

By Kevin May | September 22, 2019

Plenty of factors have led to the tour operating giant's demise, including its failure, at crucial times, to grasp the complexities of IT and the wider digital world. Read More

News / Distribution

TUI eyes tours and activities opportunities, makes progress on digital platforms

By Linda Fox | August 16, 2019

TUI is not ruling out further acquisitions in the tours and activities space as it looks to grow its holiday experiences division further. Read More

News / Online

Two-decade-old hotel website LateRooms faces financial collapse

By Linda Fox | August 2, 2019

The LateRooms brand, which is part of the Malvern Group and is currently facing financial difficulties, has somewhat of a checkered back story. Read More

News / Technology

Getting out of the way of "innovation" in travel

By Linda Fox | June 26, 2019

Amazon Web Services believes the travel industry is stuck in silos and an “old way of thinking about IT”, with disparate systems that don’t talk to each other. Read More

News / Online

VIDEO: A maturing market for tours and activities

By Kevin May | June 26, 2019

Booking.com's entry into the tours and activities sector and TripAdvisor's likewise move to add a software company into its mix certainly caused a stir in 2018. Read More

News / Online

VIDEO: TUI on thinking about experiences as part of the overall trip

By Kevin May | March 26, 2019

With a string of acquisitions under its belt, one of Europe's biggest travel brands in the tours and activities sector has a lot going on. Read More

News / Technology

TUI adds a touch of (augmented) reality to tours and activities

By Linda Fox | January 24, 2019

TUI Destination Experiences is experimenting with augmented reality on glasses to enable travelers to get more information on what they are seeing. Read More

Most Popular
Latest Stories