Are Thomson and First Choice the same company?
Are Thomson and First Choice the same company?
Thomson and First Choice are two brands within the individual TUI UK & Ireland business, which is part of the bigger TUI travel plc group.
When did Thomson First Choice merge?
2007
Thomson and First Choice merged in 2007 and TUI UK currently has 505 Thomson stores and 215 First Choice Stores. Going forward, the two brands will offer distinctive holiday propositions: Thomson offers “uniquely designed holidays” and First Choice will offer all-inclusive holidays only from next year.
Does First Choice belong to Thomas Cook?
It will be headquartered in the UK and its shares will be listed in London. The deal brings together two of the best-known names in the UK travel industry and comes just weeks after rivals MyTravel and Thomas Cook agreed merger terms. The new company will be 51% owned by TUI and 49% by First Choice shareholders.
When did TUI take over First Choice?
Merger. In March 2007, the merger of the travel division of TUI AG with First Choice was announced. The European Commission approved the merger on 4 June 2007, on the condition that the merged company sell Budget Travel in Ireland. The merged company, TUI Travel PLC, began operations in September 2007.
Is Tui better than first choice?
readers’ holiday experiences gave Thomas Cook a mediocre customer score of 65%, First Choice a score of 74% and Tui (formerly Thomson) a score of 75%.
Who took over first choice?
TUI Group
First Choice (UK)
| Type | Private Limited Company Subsidiary |
|---|---|
| Products | Charter and scheduled passenger airlines, package holidays, cruise lines, hotels and resorts |
| Brands | Holiday Village (Hotel Brand) Splashworld (Hotel Brand) |
| Owner | TUI Group |
| Parent | TUI UK Limited |
What’s the difference between First Choice and TUI?
They are two separate brands but generally FC is geared towards families and Thomson is geared towards couples.
Are First Choice owned by TUI?
THE FIRST CHOICE FAMILY – A PART OF THE TUI GROUP And, by working together, we can offer you a bigger choice of destinations, hotels and flight times – and that’s just the beginning.
What is the difference between First Choice and TUI?
Is First Choice and TUI the same?
Not your First Choice. Both First Choice and Tui are part of Tui Group – one of the largest tourism operators in the world.
What is first choice?
First Choice has a major travel agent and its own branded airline. First Choice offers holidays in destinations such as Majorca, the Canaries, Spain, Turkey, Greece and the Caribbean.
What happened to first choice’s mainstream?
The Thomas Cook/MyTravel merger, another German-British combination, killed off First Choice’s hopes of selling its tour package business, called Mainstream, to either party in order to focus on specialist and adventure holidays.
What happened to TUI and First Choice Holidays?
Tui and First Choice agree merger. Tui and First Choice Holidays are to merge their tour operating business to create Europe’s largest tour operator. The deal comes just a month after MyTravel and Thomas Cook agreed to merge their operations and if completed would see Europe’s four leading tour operators consolidate into two.
What does the Tui and Thomas Cook merger mean for pensions?
The joined company contribute approximately £600m to wipe out all pensions liability associated with Tui Travel. The deal is a mirror image of the merger agreed by Thomas Cook and MyTravel, the second and fourth biggest operators whose merger was agreed last month.
