TUI Travel

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Jump to: navigation, search
TUI Travel PLC
Type Public
Traded as LSETT.
Industry Transport
Founded 2007
Headquarters Crawley, England, UK
Key people Michael Frenzel (Chairman) , Sir Michael Hodgkinson (Deputy Chairman), Peter Long (Chief Executive)
Products Passenger transport, travel agency, accommodation
Revenue £14.46 billion (2012)[1]
Operating income £301 million (2012)[2]
Net income £137 million (2012)[3]
Owner(s) TUI AG (55.74%)[4]
Employees 53,000 (2012)[5]
Website www.tuitravelplc.com

TUI Travel PLC is an international leisure travel group listed on the London Stock Exchange. It was formed on 3 September 2007 by the merger of First Choice Holidays PLC and the Tourism Division of TUI AG, which owns 55.74%[4] of the company, operating in 180 countries and serving 30m customers.[6] It is headquartered in Crawley, West Sussex, England and is a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index.

Contents

History

TUI AG

The company was founded in 1923 in Berlin as Preußische Bergwerks und Hütten-Aktiengesellschaft operating in the industrial sector.[7] In 1959 it was first listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange and in 1964 became Preussag.[7] In 2000 it acquired Thomson Travel and in 2002 bought Hapag Lloyd, which itself owned the travel firm TUI (formerly Touristik Union International), and renamed itself TUI AG.[7]

First Choice

The company was founded in 1973 as Owners Abroad operating as a travel agent.[7] It first listed on the London Stock Exchange in 1982.[7] In 1987 it launched Air 2000 and in 1990 acquired Redwing.[7] It changed its name to First Choice in 1994.[7]

Post merger

The merger of the Travel Division of TUI AG with First Choice was completed in September 2007 to create TUI Travel PLC.[6]

Operations

The Company is organised into four sectors:[8]

  • Mainstream
    • Central Europe
    • Northern Europe
    • Western Europe
  • Accommodation and Destinations
  • Specialist and Activity
  • Emerging Markets

See also

  • Portal icon Companies portal

References

External links