The number of TUI AG employees worldwide increased in 2024 over the previous fiscal year but remained below the figure from 2019, reported before the impact of COVID-19. Over the period considered, the segment of hotels and resorts recorded the highest number of the company's employees, with 29,055 workers as of September 2024. TUI AG, headquartered in Hannover, Germany, is one of the largest leisure and travel companies worldwide.
Number of TUI AG employees worldwide from 2019 to 2024, by segment
employees with active employment contracts; figures as of September 30 each year
Supplementary notes
¹ Excludes TUI Cruises (JV) employees. According to the source, employees on cruise ships are primarily hired by external crew management agencies.
Figures prior to 2023 were previously published by the source. The source specifies that:
Northern region: comprises tour operator activities and airlines in the UK, Ireland, and the Nordics. This segment also included the Canadian strategic venture Sunwing, which sold its tour operation business in May 2023.
Central region: comprises the tour operators and airlines in Germany and the tour operator activities in Austria, Poland, and Switzerland. The tour operator in Italy was closed in 2020.
Western Region: comprises the tour operators and airlines in Belgium and the Netherlands, and the tour operator activities in France.
Hotels and resorts: includes hotels majority-owned by TUI, joint ventures with local partners, stakes in companies giving TUI significant influence, and hotels operated under management contracts.
Cruises: consists of the joint venture TUI Cruises, the former subsidiary Hapag-Lloyd Cruises, transferred to the joint venture TUI Cruises in July 2020, and Marella Cruises.
TUI Musement (previously Destination Experiences): delivers local services at TUI holiday destinations around the world.
All other segments: includes TUI business activities for the new markets, TUI AG's corporate center functions, the interim holdings, the group's real estate companies, and the Group's key tourism functions.
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