What better way to spend Christmas than in Lapland, the number one festive holiday destination and the home of Santa himself. And who better to test it out than The Only Way Is Essex gang. Joey Essex, Chloe Sims, Lauren Pope, Mario Falcone and Lauren Goodger spent four jam-packed days ticking off every Yuletide treat. Read more »
When all the turkey has been eaten, the last Christmas cracker pulled and 2011 starts to draw to a close, as well as New Year resolutions, people will start thinking about where to jet off to on their summer holidays. So where will the Great British public be heading in 2012 and what trends will we see in the travel market? Thomson and First Choice have put together their predictions of what the year ahead will have in store.
Today, 16 December, employees from TUI UK & Ireland, the parent company of Thomson and First Choice, joined forces with the Salvation Army to donate much needed Christmas gifts to the elderly in Luton and Dunstable, Bedfordshire. Read more »
TUI Travel PLC has been ranked in the top 20% of companies, according to the Governments’ Carbon Reduction Commitment Performance League table published today. TUI UK, the largest operating UK business in the TUI Travel group was recently awarded the Carbon Trust Standard in July 2011 and this follows significant steps to reduce the business’ impact on climate change. The ranking further cements TUI Travel’s commitment to carbon emission reduction. In addition, TUI Travel’s ranking reflects the substantial effort and focus on good energy management, for example by fitting Automatic Meter Readers in more than 95% of Thomson and First Choice high street shops and rolling out energy efficient air conditioning units, lighting, computers and printers across shops and head offices.
The University of Hertfordshire has partnered with TUI UK, parent company of Thomson and First Choice holidays, to launch a new student mentoring programme.
The partnership will link staff at TUI UK, located on Wigmore Lane in Luton with second year students, studying for a degree in Tourism and International Tourism. The scheme was launched in a bid to enhance graduates’ job prospects, by develop skills necessary for employment and provide them with an opportunity to engage more with the local community. Read more »
TUI UK & Ireland today announced that it has made the following new appointments to its Board.
Jeremy Ellis has been appointed as Marketing Director. Jeremy has been with TUI UK for twenty years during which time he has been instrumental in creating innovative above and below the line marketing campaigns which have established our differentiated products firmly in the minds of the British public. Garry Wilson currently Director of Purchasing is appointed Product and Purchasing Director. In his many years with the business Garry’s focus has been on enhancing our differentiated product offering and managing our commodity products for value. Read more »
