THE UK’s leading travel company has kicked off its name change campaign to highlight that Thomson is changing to TUI.
A new TV ad debuted during ITV’s flagship Saturday night programme the X Factor last week. The advert showed a man diving into clear crystal blue water; the message was simple, ‘Thomson is changing to TUI.’
The 20 second ad, created by Young and Rubicam, is at the heart of a wide scale communications offensive that will cement the name TUI in the minds of the British public as Thomson’s transition from UK number one to world number one reaches the final stages. The company announced in December 2016 that its summer 2017 marketing campaign ‘moments’ would be the last under the Thomson brand name, paving the way for a full re-brand by the end of the year.
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Saturday, 21 October 2017
Monday, 2 January 2017
Thomson & First Choice add to their long haul portfolio for 2017
THE UK’s leading #holiday brands, Thomson and First Choice, are announcing the introduction of #Vietnam to its winter 2017 programme.
The Caribbean islands of St Lucia and Cayo Santa Maria in Cuba, which were new additions to its summer 2017 programme, will also be extended into the winter season.
The move is part of continued interest in long haul destinations and builds on the 350% increase in long haul holidays over a 10 year period that the brands revealed last year.
The island of Phu Quoc off Vietnam has been added to the long haul portfolio, the island off the coast of Cambodia in the Gulf of Thailand is well known for white-sand beaches and resorts. The majority of the island is part of Phú Quốc National Park, which features mountains, dense tropical jungle, hiking trails and wildlife.
The island of Phu Quoc off Vietnam has been added to the long haul portfolio, the island off the coast of Cambodia in the Gulf of Thailand is well known for white-sand beaches and resorts. The majority of the island is part of Phú Quốc National Park, which features mountains, dense tropical jungle, hiking trails and wildlife.
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Friday, 23 December 2016
Cruise into the New Year
#CANARIES cruise and #Tenerife stay departing January 13. A seven night full-board #cruise of the Canaries, aboard the Thomson Majesty plus seven nights’ half board at the four star Catalonia Las Vegas Hotel, Tenerife, from £859 per person - saving £706 (45%). Price includes return flights and transfers from London Gatwick.
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Tuesday, 11 October 2016
State of the Art Holiday Bookings at Lakeside
A NEW state of the art Thomson store opened at the end of September providing a new, improved and exciting holiday booking experience at Lakeside. The new Holiday Design Store boasts a touch screen interactive map which offers in-depth information on exotic destinations and videos of resorts and hotels, plus dedicated booking booths with screens to bring holidays to life in the booking process.
It is also home to an Advice Bar with a dedicated self-service computer for customers to access reviews, excursions and visa information, or even book their own holiday – with staff on hand to answer questions, provide expert knowledge and offer a personalised holiday planning service.
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Thursday, 4 February 2016
Thomson gives pregnant women option to avoid Zika-hit countries
Its offer is available to women travelling to Mexico, Barbados, Dominican Republic, Cape Verde, Panama, Colombia, and Martinique.
The decision comes as the World Health Organisation announced it was setting up a Zika emergency team to fight the virus, which has been linked to thousands of babies being born with small brains in Brazil and has now spread to more than 20 countries in the region.
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Friday, 29 January 2016
Thomson scraps Tunisia summer programme
Thirty three of parent company Tui Group’s holidaymakers were killed in the beach terrorist attack near Sousse in June last year.
Thomson said: ‘As the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) continues to advise against all but essential travel to #Tunisia, Thomson Airways can confirm the cancellation of further outbound flights from the UK to Tunisia, up to and including October 31. Customers affected by this will be able to change their holiday to any of our destinations currently on sale, without incurring an amendment fee, or receive a full refund.’
The operator is offering a £30 discount if the new holiday departs on or before October 31 provided it is booked by February 29.
The discount will apply regardless of whether the alternative holiday is cheaper or more expensive, the company said.
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Thursday, 19 November 2015
Sharm el-Sheikh flights suspended following return of all UK holidaymakers
A total of 16,656 people have been flown home by airlines and operators from the Egyptian Red Sea resort since November 6, says the UK’s Department for Transport.
Customers with forward bookings to the resort are being advised to contact their airline or operator – Thomson, Thomas Cook, Monarch, easyJet, and British Airways.
Thomson and Thomas Cook have cancelled all out-bound flights to Sharm el-Sheikh until December 3 and Monarch until December 19. easyJet flights are cancelled for the rest of the month with services to Sharm el-Sheikh from December 2 under review in consultation with the British government.
Passengers due to fly with BA are being offered full refunds, the chance to re-book to a later date or to switch to an alternative destination. Thomson said: ‘Customers travelling to Sharm el-Sheikh up to and including December 16 2015 will be able to amend their booking free of charge to any holiday taken by the end of April 2016.’ Thomas Cook is offering free amendments up to and including December 10.
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Tuesday, 10 November 2015
Egypt cancellations extended
THOMSON, THOMAS COOK, AND MONARCH holiday programmes to #SharmelSheikh have been cancelled until November 25. Flights to the Red Sea resort had been cancelled until November 12 following the #ForeignandCommonwealthOffice (FCO) ban on all but essential travel following the crash of the Russian Metrojet Airbus which killed all 224 people on board on October 31.
Flights to the resort have now been put on ice for a further two weeks as repatriation of thousands of stranded British holidaymakers continues.
Thomson said: ‘Following the recent change in the FCO travel advice advising against all but essential air travel to Sharm el-Sheikh, Thomson Airways has taken the decision to extend the cancellation of all outbound flights to Sharm el -Sheikh up to and including Wednesday November 25. All customers booked to travel to Sharm el-Sheikh in this period will be provided with a full refund or can amend to any holiday currently on sale. If the new holiday is taken before the end of April 2016 we are also offering a £30 per person discount.’
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Sunday, 12 July 2015
An app for the lake
Each resort has an interactive 3D map enabling users to navigate their way through the towns, exploring points of interest and finding recommended walks and must-visit restaurants.
Gemma Brown, Thomson Lakes destination manager in #Italy, said: ‘With so many winding side streets and natural beauty all around Italy, it's all too easy to miss the hidden attractions offered within each resort. Our application allows users to discover the regions and explore the towns, all using the existing platform of Google Streetview.’
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Monday, 29 June 2015
Most of those murdered in Tunisia beach attack believed to be British; tour companies cancel upcoming departures
The number of confirmed British deaths stands at 18. At least 12 Britons are still listed as missing. The UK’s Foreign Office says delays in identifying victims were in part because they were ‘dressed for the beach’ and, therefore, did not have identifying documents such as passports with them.
Thirty-eight sunbathing holidaymakers on a hotel beach in Sousse were murdered by a gunman, a Tunisian student who killed by police shortly after the attack.
Thomson and First Choice said their customers were among ‘a number of fatalities’, and they had sent 10 aircraft to bring home 2,500 UK holidaymakers.
The TUI Group operators said the two hotels at the centre of the attacks – the Hotel Riu Imperial Marhaba and the Bellevue – were part of their package programmes.
The companies have cancelled all Thomson and First Choice holidays to Tunisia for this week.
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