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TUI reports €3.1bn loss but looks to brighter 2021
The travel giant saw revenue of €7.9 billion for financial 2020. The figure is down 58 per cent from the €18.9 billion reported last year, as Covid-19 took a huge toll on bookings.
New flights from Doncaster Sheffield Airport
Flights to popular holiday hotspots such as Gran Canaria and Tenerife take off from Doncaster Sheffield Airport again from today. TUI and Wizz Air are also offering discounts on test and release kits.
TUI Group secures a further €1.8 billion in emergency funding
The deal includes the German Economic Support Fund, KfW Entwicklungsbank, commercial banks and the company’s largest single shareholder Unifirm.
TUI cancels trips to see Santa in Lapland
TUI has confirmed there will be no trips to see Santa this year. The UK & Ireland subsidiary revealed earlier it had taken the “incredibly difficult” decision to suspend holidays to Lapland this winter.
TUI River Cruises to put summer 2022 on sale next week
TUI River Cruises and Marella Cruises will put their summer 2022 programmes on sale from November 5th. TUI also confirmed one of its three ships, TUI Maya, will become all-inclusive as standard.
TUI unveils winter holidays for 2022
TUI UK has launched winter 2021 and 2022 holidays as the company seeks to boost sales in the wake of the Covid-19 shutdown in travel. The holiday giant will put summer 2022 on sale from November.
Marella Cruises extends booking flexibility offer
Marella Cruises and TUI River Cruises have announced they will offer additional flexibility to customers. The TUI-owned pair will extend an existing free amends policy on all new bookings until December 31st.
TUI Group appoints Ebel to chief financial officer role
An experienced manager of many years’ standing with the company, Sebastian Ebel will move to the top of the finance division from January 1st.
Marella Dream to be retired in wake of Covid-19 shutdown
The move comes as the cruise sector continues to struggle in the wake the of the pandemic and the TUI-owned Marella Cruises reshapes its programme for the coming seasons.
TUI secures further €1.2bn in government support
Including this second stabilisation package, TUI will have financial resources of around €2 billion in hand, the company said it a statement.
TUI Group cancels Zante trips over Covid-19 fears
Nearly 200 people faced self-isolation after at least 16 passengers on a Tui flight from Zante to Cardiff Airport tested positive for the virus earlier this week.
No return for Marella Cruises until November
Marella Cruises has extended a pause in operations until November 15th at the earliest. The line, the third largest in the UK, said the on-going uncertainty around travel restrictions promoted the decision.