TUI AG
Shareholder holiday benefits
A holiday discount for holding TUI AG shares is unconfirmed. Older offers belonged to Thomson, First Choice and TUI Travel, whose discounts followed different rules.
Thomson kept its club after the takeover
Thomson Travel Group launched its Founders Club with its flotation in 1998. Private investors who bought shares became members. By 2001, Thomson described a club with over 500,000 members, a dedicated booking line and its own website. Its 2001 offer terms named a standard 10% discount, with exclusions including optional insurance, car hire, excursions and amendment charges.
Preussag bought Thomson in 2000, and members kept their benefits even though they were no longer shareholders. Thomson later attributed the club’s closure to the Thomson and First Choice merger. Its December 2007 FAQ gave members until 31 January 2008 to book; its February 2008 FAQ confirmed that the club had closed on that date.
First Choice required 500 shares
First Choice Holidays PLC was publishing a separate offer by January 2007: the best price on the First Choice website plus £20 off per adult, with a minimum spend of £250 per adult. Private shareholders, including those holding through a nominee account, needed at least 500 ordinary shares on the booking date and at least a year on the shareholder register. Bookings went through a dedicated shareholder telephone line, and the discounts were subject to change.
TUI Travel’s holiday discounts
TUI Travel’s 2013 terms show what the offer meant for a Thomson or First Choice holiday: an extra £20 off per adult, capped at £40 per booking, for cruises and holidays to short or medium haul destinations; or £40 per adult, capped at £80 per booking, for long haul destinations. The discount came off the best website price, excluded bookings for accommodation only and could not be combined with discretionary discounts, group savings or other promotional offers.
Private shareholders, including nominee holders, needed at least 500 ordinary shares on the booking date and at least a year on the shareholder register. The shareholder had to be the lead name on the booking. In 2013, TUI Travel required registration with Equiniti, followed by booking through its dedicated discount line with a unique code. It said the discounts could change.
The discount terms were still published in November 2014. TUI Travel merged with TUI AG that year.
From TUI Travel to Frankfurt
The September 2014 merger announcement offered 0.399 new TUI AG shares for each TUI Travel share held at the scheme record time, excluding TUI AG and certain connected parties.
TUI shareholders voted 98.35% in favour of leaving the London Stock Exchange in February 2024. Its UK depositary interests, each representing one TUI share, ended on 24 June 2024. TUI’s investor FAQ now names Frankfurt as its primary listing, alongside Hanover and electronic trading on Xetra.
Royal Caribbean’s credit and TUI Cruises
Royal Caribbean’s shareholder credit terms cover its own shares and name Royal Caribbean International, Celebrity Cruises and Silversea Cruises. TUI Cruises is outside that list. TUI’s 2025 annual report describes TUI Cruises, which operates Mein Schiff, as a joint venture owned equally by TUI AG and Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.