Editing TUI Group (section)

==Controversies==
*On 16 April 2009, TUI Travel and S-Group Travel Holding of the Russian shareholder Alexey Mordashov declared the formation of a joint venture in Russia with investments of 30 million euros to develop tourism activities in Russia and Ukraine. The intention was to take over the tour operators VKO Group and Mostravel in Russia and Voyage Kiev in Ukraine, which had over 160 travel agencies and over half a million customers.<ref>{{Cite web |title=TUI Travel launches Russian joint venture |url=https://www.travelweekly.com/Travel-News/Tour-Operators/TUI-Travel-launches-Russian-joint-venture |access-date=2023-10-02 |website=www.travelweekly.com |language=en}}</ref> In March 2022, TUI AG terminated the brand use agreement with TUI Russia; TUI Russia is no longer a TUI Group company. The last shares in TUI Russia were sold in 2021.<ref>{{Cite web |title=TUI terminates agreement: TUI brand name may no longer be used by TUI Russia |url=http://www.tuigroup.com/en-en/media/press-releases/2022/2022-03-10-tui-terminates-agreement |access-date=2023-10-02 |website=www.tuigroup.com |language=en}}</ref> In May 2022, it was reported that the major stakeholder and Russian oligarch Alexei Mordashov had made a transfer of a holding of 29.9% of the company: TUI failed to follow the rules and verify the new owner of the shares. In addition, the transfer was a violation of the sanctions against Russia by the European Union, which sanctioned Mordashov personally.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=ZDF Magazin Royale vom 20. Mai 2022 |url=https://www.zdf.de/uri/aae2ffa7-386e-4d55-b3e9-ef68b25bdd55 |access-date=2022-05-20 |website=www.zdf.de |language=de}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Ltd |first=Jacobs Media Group |title=Scrutiny grows on Mordashov Tui stake |url=http://travelweekly.co.uk/news/travel-agents/scrutiny-grows-on-mordashov-tui-stake |access-date=2022-05-20 |website=Travel Weekly |language=en}}</ref>

*A 2018 study in the UK found that TUI had the largest [[gender pay gap]] reported to date by a major UK company, with its male employees paid more than twice what female employees are paid.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/society/2018/feb/16/tui-travel-group-male-employees-paid-more-than-double-female-staff-report |title=Tui's male employees paid more than double female staff – report |first1=Sarah |last1=Butler |first2=Caelainn |last2=Barr |newspaper=The Guardian |date=16 February 2018 |access-date=22 January 2019 |via=www.theguardian.com}}</ref>

*TUI has become the main airline carrying out charter deportation flights for the UK [[Home Office]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://corporatewatch.org/the-two-sides-of-tui-crisis-hit-holiday-giant-turned-deportation-specialist/|title=The two sides of TUI: crisis-hit holiday giant turned deportation specialist – Corporate Watch|website=corporatewatch.org|date=27 January 2021}}</ref> It is estimated that in November and December 2020 TUI carried out the deportation of more than 150 people in 13 flights to 23 destinations for the Home Office.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://corporatewatch.org/the-home-office-deportation-drive-against-channel-crossing-migrants-a-balance-sheet/|title=The Home Office deportation drive against Channel-crossing migrants: a balance sheet – Corporate Watch|website=corporatewatch.org|date=29 April 2021}}</ref>