TUI AG Totally Explained

Everything about Tui Ag totally explained

TUI AG (Touristik Union International) is a German based company. Until 2001 it was an industrial and transportation company named Preussag AG, which in the mid-1990s decided to reinvent itself as a tourism, shipping, and logistics company. It sold off many of its industrial concerns and purchased several major travel and transportation firms.
Today it's one of the world's largest tourist firms with interests across Europe. It owns travel agents, hotels, airlines, cruise ships, retail stores, and container ships. Major subsidiaries include TUI AG Airlines, the largest holiday fleet in Europe. Its common brand TUIfly encompasses 7 airlines. TUI AG is also one of the world's largest shipping companies, having its logistics activities bundled within Hapag-Lloyd AG and concentrated on the highly profitable shipping sector.
Some data of TUI:

approx. 3,500 travel agencies
79 tour operator in 18 countries
over 120 aircraft
37 incoming agencies in 31 countries
12 hotel brand in 28 countries with 285 hotels and around 163,000 beds
10 cruise liners

History

1968 creation of TUI (Touristik Union International) an association of the medium-sized companies Touropa, Scharnow-Reisen, Hummel Reise and Dr. Tigges

1970 airtours international and TransEuropa integrate to TUI; Creation of ROBINSON Club (with the group Steigenberger)

from 1972 participation to different hotel brands (et al. Iberotel 1972, RIU 1977, Grecotels 1981)

1990 the name of the main tour operator is "TUI Schöne Ferien"

1995 Creation of TUI Nederland and TUI Austria

1996 Creation of TUI Suisse

1998 Acquisition of the group Preussag/Hapag-Lloyd and rename to Hapag Touristik Union (HTU)

2000 HTU was renamed to TUI Group

2001 TUI Group is now 100% subsidiary of Preussag AG

2002 Rename of Preussag AG to TUI AG

from 2002 reorganisation from a mixed company to tourism company.

2004 The bank WestLB sell their participation (31,4%) from the TUI AG. New shareholders are Spanish investors (Family Riu, Grupo de Empresas Matutes, Caja de Ahorros del Mediterraneo).

2005 TUI sells subsidiary VTG AG to Compagnie Européenne de Wagons.

2005 The shipping activities are grouped under the Hapag-Lloyd. With the acquisition of CP Ships it becomes the fourth largest worldwide container shipping company.

2006 TUI AG sells business travel subsidiary TQ3 to BCD Holdings N.V.

2007 TUI AG tourism division merges with First Choice Holidays PLC to form TUI Travel PLC

Organisation

TUI AG
TUI Central Europe	TUI Northern Europe	TUI Western Europe	TUI Hotels & Resorts	TUI Airlines	Shipping
Germany Austria Switzerland Poland Russia Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina	United Kingdom Ireland Scandinavia	France Belgium Netherlands Italy	RIU Hotels ROBINSON Club Grupotel Grecotel Iberotel MAGIC LIFE	TUIfly Thomsonfly Corsairfly Jetairfly Arkefly	Hapag-Lloyd Container Line CP Ships Hapag-Lloyd Cruise Line

Tourism subsidiaries

Airlines

On 29th January 2008, plans were announced to merge low-cost airline operations of Deutsche Lufthansa AG and TUI Travel PLC (Germanwings, Eurowings, TUIfly) into a joint and independent holding company.

Germany

TUIfly

Austria

TUIfly

United Kingdom

Sweden

TUIfly Nordic

France

Corsairfly

Belgium

Jetairfly

Netherlands

Arkefly

Morocco

Jet4You

Tour operators

TUI Central Europe

Germany
- 1-2-FLY
- airtours international
- Berge & Meer Touristik
- Discount Travel
- FOX-Tours
- Gebeco
- L'TUR
- OFT-Reisen
- Touropa
- TUI Deutschland
- Wolters Reisen
Austria
- Gulet Touropa Touristik
- TUI Austria
Poland
- TUI Poland
Switzerland
- TUI Suisse
TUI Northern Europe
- Denmark
  - Sportsrejser
  - StarTour
  - TEMA
- Finland
  - Finnmatkat
  - TEMA
- United Kingdom
  - Specialist Holidays Group
  - Thomson Holidays
  - Sovereign
  - Hayes and Jarvis
  - First Choice Holidays
  - TUI UK
- Ireland
  - Specialist Holiday Group
  - JWT Holidays
  - Falcon Holidays
- Norway
  - Sportreiser
  - StarTour
  - TEMA
- Sweden
  - Fritidsresor
  - Sportresor
  - TEMA
  - TUI Nordic
- TUI Western Europe
  - France
    - Nouvelles Frontières
    - TUI France
    - JV
    - Touraventure
  - Belgium
    - Jetair
    - TUI Belgium
  - Netherlands
    - Arke
    - De Boer & Wendel
    - Discovery
    - Group & Incentive Travel
    - Holland International
    - Isropa Reizen
    - KRAS Reizen
    - Panta Reizen
    - TUI Nederland
    - Zeetours Cruises
  - Asia
    - India
      - Le Passage to India (External Link)
      - Select vacations
Future markets
- China
  - TUI China
- Russia
  - TUI Mostravel Russia

Hotel brands

Atlantica Hotels

Dorfhotel

Gran Resort Hotels

Grecotel

Grupotel

Iberotel

MAGIC LIFE

RIU Hotels (50%)

ROBINSON Club

Jaz Hotels

Sol y Mar

Travel agencies

TUI Central Europe

Germany
- TUI Leisure Travel
  - TUI ReiseCenter
  - FIRST Reisebüro
  - Hapag-Lloyd Reisebüro
  - Discount Travel
  - TUI Travel Star
  - Touristik Express
- TV Travel Shop Germany
Austria
- TUI ReiseCenter
Poland
- TUI CentrumPodrózy
- Scan Holiday
Switzerland
- TUI Suisse Retail
  - Imholz
  - Vögele Reisen
  - Häfliger-Reisen
- TUI Northern Europe
  - Denmark
    - StarTour
  - Finland
    - Oy Finnmatkat
  - United Kingdom
    - Thomson Holidays
    - First Choice Holidays
    - Austravel
    - Caller-Pegasus Travel Service
    - Portland Direct
    - Eclipes Direct
    - Simply Travel
    - Crystal Holidays
    - Jetsave
  - Ireland
    - Falcon Holidays
    - JWT Holidays
  - Norway
    - StarTour Stjernereiser
  - Sweden
    - Fritidsresor Sverige
  - TUI Western Europe
    - France
      - Nouvelles Frontières
      - Havas Voyages
    - Belgium
      - Nouvelles Frontières Belgique
      - Sunjets
      - TUI Travel Center
    - Netherlands
      - Go Best
      - World of TUI Reisbureau
      - KRAS Reisbureau
Incoming agencies

Egypt

Travco Group

Bulgaria

TUI Bulgaria

China

TUI China Travel

Dubai

Travco Dubai

Dominican Republic

TUI Dominicana

Greece

TUI Hellas Travel

Italy

Serenade Tours

Kenya

Pollman's Tours and Safaris

Croatia

Gulliver Travel

Lebanon

Aeolos Liban

Malta

TUI Malta

Morocco

Holidays Services

Mauritius

Summertimes

Mexico

Mex-Atlántica Tours

Namibia

ATC Namibia

Portugal

TUI Portugal

Romania

Danubius Travel

Spain

TUI España Turismo

Sri Lanka

Aitken Spence Travels

South Africa

ATC African Travel

Tanzania

Ranger Safaris

Tunisia

Tunisie Voyages

Turkey

Tantur Turizm (TUI Türkiye)

Cyprus

Aeolos Travel

Cruise lines

Germany

Hapag-Lloyd Kreuzfahrten
TUI Cruises (50% share, begins operation in 2009)

United Kingdom

Island Cruises (50 % share)
Thomson Cruises

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