STOCKS TO WATCH: Russians are coming – with Tui in their sights

STOCKS TO WATCH: The Russians are coming – with travel firm Tui in their sights By Alex Lawson, Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 21:50 BST, 10 July 2021 | Updated: 21:50 BST, 10 July 2021 The picture for travel firms finally appears to be improving as restrictions ease and families are tempted to make a … Read more

Tui hires bigger planes as Britons splash out on late summer breaks 

Tui forced to lay on bigger planes as Britons splash out on late summer breaks By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:51 BST, 12 May 2021 | Updated: 21:51 BST, 12 May 2021 Holidaymakers are pushing back their trips abroad until later in the year after the Government put just 12 countries on … Read more

Tui will offer £20 Covid tests for holidaymakers travelling to green list destinations this summer

Tui will offer coronavirus tests for a fraction of standard prices to ‘make travel a possibility’ once restrictions are lifted on May 17. The UK’s largest holiday company said its cheapest package – made up of a lateral flow test and PCR test – will be available for just £20. The tests will be requirements … Read more

Tui trips to Tunisia and British Airways vouchers: The Holiday Guru tackles hot travel issues

Should I cancel my May 24 trip to Tunisia with Tui? The Holiday Guru irons out troublesome travel issues By Daily Mail Reporter Published: 08:11 BST, 28 April 2021 | Updated: 08:11 BST, 28 April 2021 The Holiday Guru is always on hand to answer your questions. This week issues tackled include British Airways vouchers … Read more

TUI boss says summer holidays can be saved by vaccine drive

TUI boss says summer holidays can be saved by vaccine drive after travel firm took 2.8million bookings in March Tui Group chief executive Friedrich Joussen said bookings in March hit 2.8million Company expects to operate up to 75% normal schedule for summer season Britons are set to be allowed to travel abroad for foreign holidays from … Read more

TUI flight took off from Birmingham Airport 1,200kg overweight after IT glitch 

TUI flight took off from Birmingham Airport 1,200kg overweight after IT glitch meant female passengers whose title was ‘Miss’ were classified as children Tui flight took off from Birmingham to Majorca, 1,200kg heavier than calculated A computer glitch had counted every woman with the title ‘Miss’ as a child Fault caused two other UK Tui flights … Read more

Travel agency TUI to close 48 more high street stores after fines introduced for foreign holidays

Holiday firm TUI has announced it will be closing a further 48 retail stores across the UK. It comes as the government announced travellers will face £5,000 fine for going abroad on holiday without ‘reasonable excuse’.  The UK’s biggest tour operator said the travel industry and the high street ‘are both facing unprecedented pressure’ due … Read more

MARKET REPORT: Will summer dreams mean take-off for Tui?

A little optimism can go a long way these days – particularly for hard-hit companies. This was the case for Tui, whose shares leapt after boss Fritz Joussen told a German newspaper that he expects ‘a largely normal summer’ for the company this year. His comments, made over the weekend, were reassuring for investors in … Read more

Tui swings to £2.7bn annual loss and warns bookings won’t return to pre-crisis levels until 2022

Tui swings to £2.7bn annual loss and warns holiday bookings won’t return to pre-crisis levels until 2022 Tui made a mammoth loss of €3.1bn (£2.7bn) in the year to the end of September Revenues fell 58% to €7.9bn (£7.2bn) as Covid disrupted and halted travel Tui looking to cut costs by another €100m, but no … Read more

I rebooked trip with Tui too early and now face cancelling or paying the difference

Last year, I booked a holiday to Cuba with my wife and our best friends via Tui. We were due to travel on 15 November but because of the latest government lockdown, it was cancelled. On 2 November, I received an email stating we could re-book and have an up to 40 per cent uplift … Read more