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Thomson Holidays are the biggest tour operator in the UK. Part of the TUI Travel PLC as we know it now, was originally referred to as Thomson Tour Operations but was renamed in 1997. Thomson’s was founded in 1965 by a gentleman called Roy Thomson; they now have over 40 years experience under their belt. In 1972, Thomson decided to restructure the company and acquired Lunn Poly. Lunn Poly owned the largest chain of travel agents in the UK at this time and up until 2004, Lunn Poly was the companies trading name, after then it became rebranded as TUI UK in order to create a power brand. In 2007, Thomson Holidays merged with the popular tour operator First Choice, creating TUI Travel, with TUI owning 51% of the company and First Choice 49%. TUI Travel now serves in more than 20 Countries and over 200 destinations.
Thomson Holidays have more staff than any other tour operator employing 80,000 people in 500 companies around the world. They currently fly from over 23 UK airports and pride themselves on being famous for their huge empire and are striving to keep up their good name. The company now have about a third of the UK market and promise that holidays with Thomson are guaranteed to suit all ages and taste, the Thomson Gold brand is a huge favourite, strictly for adults only, it specialises in quieter properties which lack children’s facilities, ideal for a romantic getaway. There’s the Thomson Platinum range, a fine selection of four and five star hotels resting in beautiful resorts, suited for holidaymakers in search of a more up market holiday. Then there is the Thomson Family option, stacked full of options for that family holiday, it offers an array of child friendly hotels and family resorts to suit all ages.
Thomson Holidays have a famous sister company, Thomson fly, said to be the third largest airline in the country, it offers an award winning service on all its low cost flights. Thomson fly travel to over 80 destinations worldwide including Portugal, Majorca, Canaries and even Tunisia, they offer exceptional service before, during and after your flight. For Thomson fly or Thomson deals visit travel.co.uk. Here you can search and compare all the leading competitors and find many Thomson cancellations, package holidays and even City Breaks.
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