Thomson Scoops Award for Best Tour Operator-Only Website

LONDON, October 13, 2011 -

Last night at the Travolution 2011 awards, Thomson picked up two gongs for Best Tour Operator-Only Website for Thomson.co.uk and Best use of Affiliate Marketing. The awards held at The Roundhouse in London, recognise brands and individuals who excel in the fields of online travel distribution, digital marketing and technology.

The awards follow on from Thomson.co.uk being recognised as number 10 in the list of Top UK e-retailers in the UK by leading online intelligence service Hitwise.

Nathan Timmins, Head of Online Marketing at Thomson said,

“We are always looking for ways to ensure that our customers have the best experience possible whilst using our website, and strive to be recognised as the best in the travel industry. We are therefore thrilled with our success at this year’s Travolution awards.  It’s testament to hard work that our online team put in to make our marketing and website market leading.”

About TUI UK

Leading tour operator TUI Travel UK & Ireland is the mainstream arm of TUI Travel PLC.  Its mainstream brands include Thomson, First Choice, Thomson Cruises, Island Cruises, Thomson Airways and Simply Travel. TUI Travel UK & Ireland operate to over 30 countries and travel to 88 different destinations.  It currently has more than 950 overseas Holiday Advisors and a total of almost 2,500 overseas employees. There are also around 865 Thomson and First Choice travel shops across the UK.

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