Thomson Holidays

Who are they?
Thomson Holidays is a division of TUI UK Ltd which is part of TUI AG. Thomson Holidays was formed as part of the Thomson Travel Group in 1965 following the acquisition of Britannia Airways and now has over 40 years of travel experience with access to over 65,000 hotels, apartments and villas in over 100 destinations. Thomson Holiday’s sister company is Thomsonfly, the UK’s third largest airline. Thomsonfly, formerly Britannia Airways was formed in 1962 and is based at London Luton Airport. Thomsonfly flights depart from 20 UK airports to over 80 destinations around the world. The Thomson brand also includes several Specialist holidays, including Simply Travel, Headwater Holidays, Crystal Holidays, Thomson Ski and Snowboarding, Thomson Lakes and Mountains, and Jetsave.

Who are they connected to?
TUI UK Ltd previously owned Lunn Poly, the UK's leading leisure travel retailer which had over 750 retail stores including the award winning flagship Lunn Poly Superstore. Lunn Poly was however, re-branded as Thomson Holidays in 2004. Thomson holidays also sell through Thomson Direct, Portland Direct, Founders Club and Lunn Poly Direct.

Where do they have holidays?
Thomson fly overseas from 24 UK airports (which is more than British Airways and easyJet combined) so there is always plenty of opportunity and choice of where to travel from. Holidays from Thomson include: Algarve, Bulgaria (Bourgas), Bulgaria (Varna), Corfu, Costa Blanca, Costa Brava, Costa De Almeria, Costa De La Luz, Costa Del Sol, Costa Dorada, Croatia, Cyprus, Egypt – Nile, Florida, Fuerteventura, Gran Canaria, Halkidiki, Ibiza, Kefalonia, Kos, Lanzarote, Madeira, Morocco, Sri Lanka, St Lucia, Thailand, Majorca, Malta, Minorca, Neapolitan Riviera, Rhodes, Tenerife, Tunisia, Turkey, Venetian Riviera and Zakynthos.

Thomson Holidays - Brochure list
Thomson Platinum, Thomson Florida, Thomson Gold, Thomson Freestyle, Thomson Summer Collection, Thomson Weddings, Honeymoons and Renewal Vows, Thomson Caribbean and Indian Ocean, Thomson Superfamily, Beach Club, Thomson A La Carte, Thomson Flight Only, Thomson Small And friendly, Thomson Lakes and Mountains, Thomson Faraway Shores, Thomson Cities and Thomson Short Breaks, Thomson Greece, Thomson Worldwide, Thomson Turkey, and Thomson Skytours.

TUI Travel PLC - TUI AG merger with First Choice Holidays
In March 2007 a merger was announced between Thomson's parent company TUI AG and First Choice Holidays PLC to form a new company, TUI Travel PLC. TUI AG owns 51% of the company.

The two travel industry giants confirmed that savings of around £100 million a year would be generated from the link-up and create anticipated revenue for TUI Travel of more than £12 billion a year. In a joint statement, TUI Travel and First Choice admitted the reason behind the proposed merger is a change in travel tastes as consumers demand flexibility and choice, seek new life experiences and look to access travel content through a number of points of sale, most notably the internet.

Thompson Holidays - A common mistake
Have you spotted the mistake yet? No, well like many other British holiday makers the spelling of Thomson holidays is often spelt or pronounced incorrectly as "Thompson holidays". The erroneous spelling has been present for many years with many customers still referring to Thomson as "Thompson holidays".

Thomson Holidays is a member of the Association of British Travel Agents.
Thomson Holiday’s ABTA Number is V5126
Thomson Holiday’s ATOL number is 2524.

Just Holidays

Just Holidays is part of Thomson Holidays and the TUI Group of Companies and is their “no frills” brand. As part of the Thomson Holidays Group associated holiday companies include Lunn Poly the UK's leading leisure travel retailer with over 750 retail stores including the award winning flagship Lunn Poly Superstore. Thomson holidays also sell through Thomson Direct, Portland Direct, Founders Club and Lunn Poly Direct. Thomson Holidays includes a range of holiday companies such as American Holidays, Jetsave & Jersey Travel, Tropical Places, Something Special, Villa deals, OSL, Simply Travel, Headwater Holidays, Magic Travel Group, Spanish Harbour Holidays, Crystal Holidays, Thomson Breakaway, and Thomson Lakes and Mountains.

Just Holidays - Where do they have holidays?
Just Holidays operate to Corfu, Zakynthos, Kefalonia, Thassos, Skiathos, Halkidiki, Crete, Kos, Samos, Rhodes, Santorini, Turkey, Gran Canaria, Fuerteventura, Lanzarote, Tenerife, Majorca, Costa Blanca, Costa del Sol, Algarve, Malta, Dominican Republic, Jamaica, Goa, Gambia, Florida

Just Holiday’s ATOL number is 2524. Just Holidays is a member of the Association of British Travel Agents. ABTA Number V5126#

Lunn Poly Holidays - Rebranded as Thomson since 2004
Lunn Poly was created back in 1965 when Poly Tours, set up for students back in 1888 to provide cheap holidays abroad, merged with a rival travel company owned by Sir Henry Lunn. Then, during the 1970's Lun Poly was bought by a large stock market firm in Germany - TUI. Lunn Poly had been a leading, well known travel agent in the Uk for the past 100 years employing 6000+ people with around 800 high street shops. Although TUI advised that they would not rebrand Lunn Poly, in November 2004 Lunn Poly was rebranded Thomson.