{"id":6132,"date":"2021-12-06T14:53:12","date_gmt":"2021-12-06T14:53:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tui.co.uk\/press\/?p=6132"},"modified":"2021-12-06T14:53:12","modified_gmt":"2021-12-06T14:53:12","slug":"forget-reindeers-tuis-737-brings-magic-to-lapland-by-delivering-covid-tests-for-customers-on-holiday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tui.co.uk\/press\/forget-reindeers-tuis-737-brings-magic-to-lapland-by-delivering-covid-tests-for-customers-on-holiday\/","title":{"rendered":"FORGET REINDEERS, TUI&#8217;S 737 BRINGS MAGIC TO LAPLAND BY DELIVERING  COVID TESTS FOR CUSTOMERS ON HOLIDAY"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: center;\">TUI UK deliver 3,500 pre-departure tests\u00a0to families in Lapland<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>6<\/strong><strong><sup>TH<\/sup><\/strong><strong>\u00a0December 2021 \u2013<\/strong> TUI\u00a0Airways flight TOM911P left Birmingham this morning\u00a0specifically to supply\u00a0pre-departure tests for TUI UK\u00a0guests in Lapland. This follows the sudden\u00a0travel advice changes\u00a0announced by the\u00a0UK Government on Saturday evening.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>To help customers,\u00a03,500 tests are currently on route to Santa\u2019s hometown so\u00a0families can\u00a0have peace of mind that their magical Christmas trip\u00a0can continue to be\u00a0as joyful as they\u2019d hoped.<\/p>\n<p>There are 2500 TUI guests, mostly families, currently enjoying the festivities in Lapland who flew out before the announcement and are due to come home after 7<sup>th<\/sup> December. A further 900 customers flew out today who will also be provided pre-departure Covid\u00a0tests.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>TUI UK\u2019s Commercial and Business Development Director\u00a0Richard Sofer\u00a0said: \u201cFamilies plan all year for their magical trips to Lapland\u00a0with dreams of meeting Santa, husky sleighing and\u00a0feeding the reindeer. It\u2019s our job to ensure their dreams are a reality\u00a0and our Christmas\u00a0elves,\u00a0as ever,\u00a0are\u00a0on hand to help\u00a0make sure they experience the\u00a0magical wonders of Lapland.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Guests departing for Lapland on the next TUI flight on 8<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0December\u00a0will be reminded to purchase their\u00a0tests prior to departure.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">ENDS<\/p>\n<p><strong>Notes to editors<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Lapland imagery\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwe.tl%2Ft-CvRc1GJbOP&amp;data=04%7C01%7CAmy.Dowling%40tui.co.uk%7C5288f820acff46d3391208d9b8bc2295%7Ce3e1f65bb973440db61cbc895fc98e28%7C0%7C0%7C637743940440880541%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&amp;sdata=dETy1SPV41lj0a4KF1WovV3omndjlTxqGkriozE3Df0%3D&amp;reserved=0\">https:\/\/we.tl\/t-CvRc1GJbOP<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Contact\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:pressofficeuk@tui.co.uk\">pressofficeuk@tui.co.uk<\/a>\u00a0for more information<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>TUI UK &amp; IRELAND<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>TUI UK and Ireland\u00a0is the UK\u2019s largest tour operator. During\u00a0the\u00a0COVID-19\u00a0pandemic,\u00a0TUI UK &amp; Ireland\u2019s holiday programme has been greatly impacted,\u00a0and\u00a0the\u00a0business\u00a0has\u00a0responded by\u00a0providing\u00a0flexible options for customers whilst following Government travel advice.<\/p>\n<p>TUI UK &amp; Ireland\u00a0has a team of\u00a0over 9,000\u00a0employees and its\u00a0full holiday programme\u00a0serves over six million customers each year.\u00a0As part of TUI Group, it is the business behind the TUI, First Choice, Marella Cruises and Crystal Ski Holidays brands, as well as TUI Lakes &amp; Mountains, TUI Tours and TUI River Cruises, and its sub brand is TUI BLUE.<\/p>\n<p>When fully operational, its\u00a0airline, TUI\u00a0Airways, operates\u00a0to over\u00a085\u00a0destinations in 38\u00a0countries. It was the first airline in the UK to take delivery of Boeing\u2019s 787 Dreamliner.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TUI UK deliver 3,500 pre-departure tests\u00a0to families in Lapland &nbsp; 6TH\u00a0December 2021 \u2013 TUI\u00a0Airways flight TOM911P left Birmingham this morning\u00a0specifically to supply\u00a0pre-departure tests for TUI UK\u00a0guests in Lapland. 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