Tui Group News
TUI fly to downsize in face of falling demand
The plans would encompass the shrinking of the TUI fly Germany fleet from 39 to 17 Boeing 737-800 aircraft and the loss of 900 jobs in Germany.
TUI Group to scale down France operations
TUI Group has continued its repositioning of in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, with TUI France set to focus on the high-margin business with a few core brands in the future.
TUI restarts European summer holiday programme
European markets – including Germany, Belgium, the Netherlands and Switzerland – will resume partial operations to a limited number of destinations from this month. However, TUI added the UK and Nordic region would have to wait until later in the summer.
TUI Group pushes holiday return into July
TUI Group has pushed back the return of its operations in the UK into July. The travel giant had hoped to begin offering holidays again on June 30th, but this has now been delayed to July 10th.
CHTA urges TUI Group to make hotel payments
In April, CHTA appealed for a response from those tour operators which had failed to reimburse hotels for first quarter stays by travellers who had made their payments to the tour operators well in advance of their travel.
TUI strikes 737 MAX compensation deal with Boeing
While the details of the agreement remain confidential, it provides compensation which covers a significant portion of the financial impact, as well as credits for future aircraft orders, TUI said.
Cruise lines announce latest wave of cancellations
Costa Cruises, Aida Cruises and Marella Cruises have all delayed the return of sailings in the wake of the Covid-19 outbreak.
Spain to remove Covid-19 quarantine from July
Officials in Spain have confirmed the country will drop a two-week quarantine requirement for arrivals from July 1st. The decision comes as the country seeks to reopen its tourism sector ahead of the summer season.
TUI Group to shed jobs ahead of slow restart
The company said it was preparing to return to operation, with the first hotels on Sylt and in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania to open their doors for guests in the coming days.
Breaking Travel News investigates: TUI unveils post Covid-19 hotel
TUI has introduced a ten-point set of measures and standards to reopen its’ hotels. They are designed to ensure the highest hygiene standards in relation to Covid-19 have been put in place. Here we take a closer look
Marella Cruises rejigs sailing schedule into 2021
The news follows the announcement that the line is cancelling all cruises up to June 30th and that after 15 years its ship, Marella Celebration, is to retire from the fleet early.
TUI China relaunches domestic holidays
Three months after the subsidiary had to completely stop selling tours, the company is now offering mainly short trips to the mountains and Chinese beach resorts under the product name TUI Selection.