First Choice

A survey of over 200 UK holidaymakers by Holiday Hypermarket has revealed that over 40% of those surveyed had yet to visit their dream holiday destination. Of those still waiting to…

Mirroring the 'boomerang' trend of young adults moving back home with their parents, research from holiday brand First Choice has found that twenty-somethings are making similar choices…

New research has found that Brits are fulfilling their travel aspirations through friend’s and family’s posts on Facebook.  Four in 10 UK adults admit they are ‘social tourists’ -…

Thomson and First Choice, today announced the introduction of Vietnam to its winter 2017 programme. The Caribbean islands of St Lucia and Cayo Santa Maria in Cuba, which were new…

First Choice has unveiled a new look as part of a major new marketing drive for the all-inclusive operator and its sister brand, Thomson. In the first major overhaul of the First…

Thomson and First Choice will recruit 2000 new staff across their overseas operation and airline for summer 2016. Prospective candidates can apply for a broad range of opportunities from…

Thomson and First Choice have announced the latest additions to their summer 2016 holiday programme, which goes on sale on 23 July. Thomson has also revealed Thomson Family Resorts will…

Thomson and First Choice have revamped their award-winning mobile apps.  Using the new apps, customers can download mobile boarding passes, book in-flight extras as well as upgrade…

Tomorrow (10 January) is expected to busiest day of the year for holiday bookings according to Thomson and First Choice. The travel companies have dubbed the day ‘Sunshine Saturday’…

TUI UK & Ireland has announced it is in consultation with agents over shift patterns and whether its stores should open 30 minutes later into the day. A consultation with 300 of…

Clients on Thomson and First Choice holidays have welcomed the companies’ recent in-resort technology updates. The TUI firms said they have received ‘excellent feedback’ for the…

Thomson has announced a new ‘Platinum Lifestyle’ portfolio to group together design-led hotels already in the Platinum collection. Hotels in the Platinum Lifestyle grouping must have…

Thomson and First Choice have launched more exclusive excursions for its customers through a ‘Collection’. The Thomson Collection and First Choice Collection excursions all have at…

Thomson and First Choice have announced 29 new routes from regional airports in the UK for its summer 2015 programme. Its new flights include services from the likes of Birmingham,…

First Choice is asking holidaymakers, and The Saturdays, to help it decide what music should be played at its Holiday Villages. The tour operator is creating a playlist of summer…

First Choice has launched a new game taking inspiration from its television advert. The ‘Zip Wire Zoom’ game draws from the zip wire section in the advert and is now available for…

TUI Travel has seen its underlying operating loss reduce a further GBP8 million in its first quarter results. The company has registered a loss of GBP108m for the results ending 31…

Today is expected to be the busiest day for holiday bookings as many get back to the daily grind of work. British Airways Holidays has dubbed today ‘Bumper Holiday Monday’ with more…

Thomson and First Choice have revealed their advertising campaigns for the peak booking period this winter. Thomson’s new advert will be an animated self-dubbed ‘masterpiece’ with…

Thomson has announced its Boeing 787 Dreamliner will be used to carry passengers to all its long-haul destinations this winter. The tour operator will be deploying its new aircraft to…

Durham Tees Valley Airport has announced a move away from offering mainstream holiday charter flights as its restructures. The airport will no longer offer flights with Thomson/First…