TUI Travel PLC welcomes the announcement today by the Government detailing the final legislation which will bring ‘flight-plus’ holiday arrangements into the ATOL scheme.  As the largest contributor to the ATOL scheme, TUI Travel has a crucial interest in making the scheme as effective and as fair as possible for both consumers and businesses and this is a step in the right direction. Read more »

Childhood cancer patient, two-year-old Lilly McGlashan who lives in Dunstable, is now in remission following pioneering treatment in the US, after employees from Thomson and First Choice contributed £13K to her cause.

Lilly’s uncle, Emlyn Protheroe who works as a Thomson Airways engineer in the Luton Hangar, has been organising a number of fundraising activities across the company over the last year to collect enough money to pay for the life saving cancer treatment only available in America. Read more »

Thomson website enjoys busiest January ever as consumers look to escape the reality of the British winter

It seems Brits just can’t wait to get away from it all this year, with more consumers then ever going online to book or get inspiration for their holidays. Thomson.co.uk reported its biggest ever January with page views up 11% year on year. Read more »

Help is on hand with Thomson as it introduces a Proposal Planner at Sensatori Mexico

With Valentine’s Day fast approaching, love is in the air at Thomson’s exquisite Sensatori Mexico, as it’s introduced its very own Proposal Planner.  Men and Women heading to the hotel this February and looking to find the perfect way to ask “Will You Marry Me?” should call upon Ally Walker to plan the ultimate proposal.

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A whopping £10million has been raised by Thomson and First Choice in just under five years, following the introduction of the World Care Fund – a customer donation scheme giving holidaymakers the chance to support worthwhile projects when booking their holiday. Read more »

The annual swashbuckling ‘Pirates Ultimate Adventure’ charity premiere supported by Thomson Holidays and held in Majorca last April, raised a whopping €54,000 for Great Ormond Street Hospital. The cheque was presented to the hospital last week by representatives both from Pirates and Thomson Holidays.

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• - First Choice’s soundtrack Flo Rida’s Good Feeling at Number 1
• - Thomson’s TOY soundtrack released as single and Number 1 on influential hit predictor Hype Machine
• - First Choice and Thomson experience busiest day ever for bookings
• - 43% increase in YOY traffic to First Choice website in the last week
• - Thomson website receives most visitors ever in the last week

TUI UK & Ireland has experienced its busiest ever day of website bookings for Thomson and First Choice, helped by the chart topping music used in its new turn of year TV brand campaigns.

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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 »