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TUI said holidays to destinations such as Spain and Greece departing on or before June 30 had been cancelled

TUI cancels beach holidays until July 1

Travel operator TUI has cancelled all foreign holidays for tourists until July 1 due to the Covid-19 pandemic, sending shares in the German group down 6% this morning.

Business • 29 May 20

German-headquartered group TUI has warned that group turnover and earnings would decline significantly in its current financial year

TUI to make big cost cuts to survive pandemic hit

European travel company TUI said that it needed to cut its fixed cost base by 30% and thousands of jobs would be lost as it looks to right-size its business to survive in a market weakened by the coronavirus pandemic.

Business • 13 May 20

TUI said today that beach holidays for UK and Irish customers travelling up to and including 14 May would no longer operate

TUI cancels holidays for customers until mid-May

TUI Group, Europe's biggest tour operator, said beach holidays for its customers would be cancelled until mid-May due to travel restrictions caused by the coronavirus pandemic and uncertainty about when those will end.

Business • 08 Apr 20

TUI said it is considering various ways to support customers, colleagues and stakeholders

TUI to suspend most of its operations

European holiday operator TUI has said it will suspend most of its operations, scrap its outlook and apply for state aid in response to the coronavirus pandemic.

Business • 16 Mar 20

TUI is benefiting from the failure of rival travel company Thomas Cook last September, helping it to pick up new customers

TUI says strong holiday demand helps to offset MAX cost

European travel company TUI said strong demand for holidays would help offset the impact of the grounding of the Boeing MAX aircraft on its annual profit.

Business • 11 Feb 20

'Dual union' schools face strike difficulties

A circular sent out on behalf of the country's Education and Training Boards sums up one key challenge that is facing a number of second-level schools this week.

Education • 04 Feb 20

TUI members on strike at Athy College in Co Kildare

No school for thousands of students due to TUI strike

Thousands of students had no classes today as many second level schools were closed due to a strike by members of the Teachers' Union of Ireland over unequal pay.

Education • 04 Feb 20

Secondary school students affected by teacher recruitment problems

Secondary schools face teacher recruitment issues

Almost four out of five second level schools have had no applications to teaching posts they advertised over the last six months, according to the Teachers' Union of Ireland.

Education • 28 Jan 20

TUI says its business model was proving 'resilient' in challenging market conditions

TUI says assessing impact of Thomas Cook's collapse

Holiday giant TUI has said it is assessing the impact of rival Thomas Cook's collapse on its results and "preparing measures" to support affected customers.

Business • 24 Sep 19

TUI has posted an underlying loss of £300.6m, compared to a loss of €168.7m the previous year

TUI warns of headwinds from Spain overcapacity

TUI said today that its first-half losses deepened due to airline overcapacity for Spain and the grounding of its 15 Boeing 737 MAX planes.

Business • 15 May 19

Government gave no indication of a timeframe for any potential review

ASTI calls on Government to act on pay inequality

The Association of Secondary Teachers in Ireland has called on the Government to act on pay inequality "sooner rather than later".

Ireland • 23 Apr 19

Delegates at the INTO annual congress in Galway

Issue of teacher pay will be considered - McHugh

Minister for Education Joe McHugh has told primary school teachers that full consideration will be given to what he called their "outstanding issues of concern" regarding pay equality in any future pay review or talks.

Ireland • 23 Apr 19

TUI said it now expects underlying earnings before interest, tax and amortisation to fall by 17%

TUI warns on profit after 737 MAX grounding

TUI today warned its profit would fall by at least €200m this year after the grounding of Boeing's 737 MAX aircraft, further evidence of the financial impact of two fatal crashes involving the same type of plane.

Business • 29 Mar 19

TUI's CEO Fritz Joussen said the travel market was challenging

TUI's quarterly loss widens as long, hot summer bites

TUI said its underlying loss had widened in its first quarter, days after the tour operator slashed its full-year forecasts due to an unusually long and hot summer in northern Europe.

Business • 12 Feb 19

Group warns that a failure to act could lead to an irreversible slide in the quality of Ireland's third level system

Joint call for action over higher education funding

Unions representing students and teaching staff have joined forces with the representative bodies of universities and institutes of technology to urge the Government to respond to what the group says is a growing crisis in higher education funding.

Education • 27 Sep 18

TUI members say two-tier pay structure is destroying morale

TUI protests over two-tier pay system

Teachers belonging to the Teachers' Union of Ireland held protests today in their campaign against lower pay rates for public servants recruited since 2011.

Education • 24 May 18

The teachers' conferences are taking place this week

Teachers' unions back motions for action over pay

All three teacher unions have overwhelmingly backed a joint motion that increases the chances of industrial action if issues around pay inequality are not resolved by early May.

Education • 03 Apr 18

Teachers at the INTO conference called for equal pay

Minister heckled over equal pay at ASTI conference

Minister for Education Richard Bruton was heckled by delegates calling for equal pay as he delivered his address to the ASTI conference in Cork.

Education • 04 Apr 18

TUI said bookings for Greece, Turkey and Cyprus are all growing strongly

TUI Group says summer trading good, takes hit from Niki

European travel group TUI said summer trading was very good with bookings for Greece, Turkey and Cyprus all growing strongly.

Business • 13 Feb 18

Niki's administrator said today that one bidder out of four remained

IAG in exclusive takeover talks for Niki - source

Aer Lingus owner IAG is in exclusive talks to buy Niki, Air Berlin's insolvent Austrian airline, a source close to the process said today.

Business • 28 Dec 17

TUI's chief executive Fritz Joussen said the company is getting its Brexit plans in order

TUI puts plans in place to avoid Brexit disruption

European tourism group TUI is putting contingency plans in place for Britain's exit from the European Union, it said today.

Business • 13 Dec 17

Teachers' unions say pay restoration could stop the current 'crisis' in the sector

Teachers' unions call for accelerated pay restoration

Ireland's three main teacher unions have said they believe that pay inequality in the sector is causing what they call the current "crisis" in teacher recruitment and retention.

News • 30 Nov 17

Travel group TUI reiterates earnings target

Europe's largest tour operator TUI said it still expected to grow underlying full-year earnings by at least 10% after it enjoyed strong summer trading at its hotels and resorts.

Business • 28 Sep 17

Thomas Cook said its summer season was 91% sold

Thomas Cook enters into hotel partnership with LMEY

Tour operator Thomas Cook has formed a strategic partnership with LMEY Investments to grow its own-brand hotel portfolio, as it confirmed its full-year outlook.

Business • 26 Sep 17

The TUI is recommending rejection of the Public Service Stability Agreement 2018-2020

TUI says new pay deal will worsen teacher shortages

The Teachers' Union of Ireland says a proposed new pay deal, drawn up between unions and Government earlier this year, will lead to an even greater shortage of teachers than is currently the case.

Education • 06 Sep 17