New ‘jungle jams’ made by a local Mayan community are now available on the breakfast buffet at Thomson’s Sensatori Resort Mexico. For the first time, villagers of Chumpon can now benefit directly from tourism.

The ‘jungle jams’ project is helping a co-operative of Mayan women to set up their own jam-making business for supply to local tourism businesses.  The women are now able to earn an income without moving away from their village helping to keep their cultural heritage alive.

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Free $100 to spend per person with every Walt Disney World Resort, Florida booking made between now and 26^th September

Family holidays in Florida have become even more affordable thanks to an exclusive deal offered by Thomson and First Choice in association with Walt Disney World Resort, Florida.   All customers who book a 14 night or more Florida holiday staying in one of the Walt Disney World Resort hotels will each receive $100* free money in the form of a Disney Gift Card, to spend as they wish in the resort whilst on holiday’s taken between 1st September 2010 to the end of April 2011. Read more »

New study shows we’re hopeless at packing and it’s not just our backs breaking under the extra weight

As the schools break up this week, Brits will turn their thoughts to summer holidays, and start panicking on what on earth should be packed. As well as wanting to look good on holiday, many of us load ourselves up in preparation for any eventuality. A new study released today shows a quarter of us spend between two and three days packing our bags for our holiday, but once there only 16% actually use and wear everything they’ve packed.  In fact, over a third of those asked, do not use 25% of stuff taken away*. Read more »

Following the collapse of tour operator Goldtrail last night, Thomson and First Choice shops are offering advice to those customers who are now without a holiday. Goldtrail customers who have booked a holiday but are yet to travel, will be able to claim a refund from the CAA and book an alternative holiday. Read more »

• - Affordable long haul holidays for everyone
• - Exciting new far flung holiday destinations not available before
• - Broadband access and HD entertainment
• - More legroom in long-haul economy than any other European leisure airline
• - Bar area with unlimited fresh fruit smoothies and mineral water onboard

TUI Travel PLC and Thomson Airways has today announced it will transform long haul travel for its customers as the UK launch airline for the revolutionary Boeing 787 Dreamliner which it will take delivery of in January 2012. Read more »

Hailed as an epoch in aviation history and the greatest advance in air travel for passengers since the development of Concorde in the early 1970s, the Boeing 787 Dreamliner arrived in the UK for the first time today to be met by Chris Browne, Managing Director of Thomson Airways. The aircraft’s arrival at the Farnborough Air Show also marks its first maiden voyage outside the USA. Read more »

On 5^th August, Crystal Ski will open its first information point in an indoor snow centre in the UK. Chill Factor^e indoor snow centre in Manchester will be the first of three, with more Crystal Ski ‘pods’ to open in other locations in the coming months. Read more »

More than 300,000 holidaymakers are planning to head to the sun this weekend in the biggest getaway of the year according to Thomson Airways, as schools break up and families begin their summer holidays.  At the same time, the new Boeing 787 Dreamliner is due to land for the first time on UK soil on Sunday 18^th July at the Farnborough air show. Thomson Airways will be the first UK airline to fly this revolutionary new aircraft which it believes will transform air travel. Read more »