TUI To Close 48 More High Street Stores Over Government Holiday Clampdown

TUI To Close 48 More High Street Stores Over Government Holiday Clampdown

TUI To Close 48 More High Street Stores Over Government Holiday Clampdown. image: Pixabay

TUI To Close 48 More High Street Stores Over Government Holiday Clampdown.

Tui has announced it is planning to close 48 more retail stores in the UK. The UK’s biggest tour operator said the travel industry and the high street “are both facing unprecedented pressure” due to the coronavirus pandemic.

All 273 employees affected by the decision will be offered new roles in other locations, it added. This comes after Tui announced in July last year that 166 shops closed due to the virus crisis would not reopen, which was nearly a third of its total. The firm said it will not be publishing a list of the latest potential store closures.

However, it issued a statement which read: “We want to be in the best position to provide excellent customer service, whether it’s in a high street store, over the telephone or online, and will continue to put the customer at the heart of what we do.

“It is therefore imperative that we make these difficult cost decisions and do our best to look after our colleagues during such unprecedented uncertainty.

“We believe Covid-19 has only strengthened a change in purchasing habits, with people looking to buy online or wishing to speak with travel experts from the comfort of their own home. We have world-class travel advisors at Tui, so we hope many of them will become homeworkers and continue to offer the personalised service we know our customer’s value.”

The travel industry has been badly hit by Government restrictions and the collapse in demand during the pandemic. Tui is unable to send people from the UK on holiday due to lockdown restrictions.


Thank you for taking the time to read this news article “TUI To Close 48 More High Street Stores Over Government Holiday Clampdown”. For more UK daily news, Spanish daily news and Global news stories, visit the Euro Weekly News home page.

Author badge placeholder
Written by

Tony Winterburn

Share your story with us by emailing newsdesk@euroweeklynews.com, by calling +34 951 38 61 61 or by messaging our Facebook page www.facebook.com/EuroWeeklyNews

Comments