Everything about First Choice Travel Firm totally explained
First Choice is a
brand name used by
TUI Travel PLC to sell
package holidays in the
United Kingdom.The brand is also the name of a chain of
travel agents that are part of the same group.
The name was also used by a company of the same name which merged with the tourism division of
TUI AG in September 2007.
Pre-merger History
In 1973 a new travel company was created called Owners Abroad. In 1994 the company was rebranded First Choice Holidays PLC. First Choice has received two bids from Airtours which First Choice described as hostile. In July 2005, First Choice Holidays purchased
The Europe Express Group of Companies consisting of multi-channel distribution companies including: go-today.com for direct to consumer vacation packages, E.E.I. Travel and Brian Moore International Tours (BMIT) with travel agent distribution, Travel Services Europe (TSE), the contracting division for hotels and travel services throughout Europe.
Innovation
In 2009 First Choice Airways will receive its first B787-8 aircraft. Each B787-8 will replace a B767-300 on long haul routes as they're delivered. The deliveries are expected to take around 2 years.
The airline was the first in the UK to use the
Boeing 777-style interior on their 767 fleet. The first aircraft in service was G-OOBK followed by a further three refurbishments. By January 2006 all 4 of the Phase 1 aircraft were in service. The company now has a total of 6 aircraft flying long haul in 2007.
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