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Saving package travel!

Half of all Germans book package holidays. What makes this popular form of travel so important and why is it worth protecting? This is explained in the new policyCLIP.

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October 2016 Issue

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Focus on climate protection ICAO Assembly: A climate agreement is possible 2

Climate: More individual incentives for less CO2 3

Carbon intensity: Down by 10 percent 4

Package travel Package travel: Fairer competition for increased consumer protection 5

Further topics Tourism: Growth is key for our partner regions 7

Vietnam: Creating sustainable tourism 8

Cape Verde: A model democracy that's on its way up 9

Notifications Bremerhaven: Growth thanks to TUI Cruises 11 US election: Get close to the action with TUI 11 Dialogue: Engagement in the associations 11 Sustainability indices: TUI is industry leader once again 11

TUI Group: Contact us 12

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ICAO ASSEMBLY: A CLIMATE AGREEMENT IS POSSIBLEThe ICAO Assembly is in session from 27th September to 7th October in Mon-

treal. And climate protection is right at the top of the agenda. The assembly

will vote on a global programme, which will put the onus on those who cause

climate change around the world. A guest commentary from Prof. Dr. Robert

Sausen, German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raum-

fahrt, DLR):

“At the Paris climate talks at the end of 2015, the countries agreed to restrict global warming to 2°C above the pre-industrial era level. To ensure that the aviation industry can play its part in achieving this aim, which is formulated in rather general terms, ICAO, the UN aviation organisation, should and indeed wishes to agree on specific measures at its assembly. The aim which has been set is to maintain CO

2 emissions at the level reached

in 2020 without restricting the growth of aviation from its current annual increase of 5 percent.

ICAO is committed to offsetting

For years, there has been intense debate as to which instruments are most suitable for this purpose. The DLR tested several measures in a study financed by the German Fed-eral Ministry of Education and Research. The conclusion is that emissions trading, a mar-ket-based mechanism, is the most suitable way for the aviation industry to ensure climate protection, economic growth and the freedom to travel at relatively low costs. For this reason, the basis for ICAO’s proposal – the compensation of aviation emissions through market-based mechanisms – should be welcomed. ICAO’s proposal mainly focusses on an offsetting system similar to that of emissions trading. For example, in implementing this proposal aviation emissions will be balanced through reductions in other sectors or through reforestation in a specific region.

An important first step

At the same time, this method is not perfect. Firstly, the effectiveness of the offsetting mechanism depends on the quality of the emissions allowances. Here, ICAO must develop robust criteria so that the actual target CO

2 amount is also offset. Secondly, it

does not take into account climate-relevant factors aside from CO2, such as NO

x emis-

sions or condensation trails. They can, however, be reduced through minor adjustments to the flight altitude and route depending on the weather and the geographical location. This places further demands on the airlines. And thirdly, the goal of keeping emissions constant is not enough in the long term. Due to its long lifespan, the CO

2 from aviation

will accumulate further in the atmosphere, increasing its concentration. The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has already committed to reducing CO

2 emissions to

50 percent of 2005 levels by 2050.

Even though there is room for improvement, the offsetting mechanism is a good approach towards enshrining climate protection within the global aviation industry.“

Prof. Dr. Robert Sausen German Aerospace Centre (DLR) Institute of Atmospheric Physics

New efficiency record

Energy efficiency is an important component of climate protection in aviation. In 2015, German airlines consumed 3.63 litres of fuel per person per 100 kilometres – that’s 42 percent less even than even in 1990. At 2.62 litres, the fuel consumption of TUI airlines is another 28 percent lower than the German average.

Average fuel consumption of all German fleets in litres per passenger per 100 km

Sources: BDL, TUI

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1

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3

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20151990

6.30 l

3.63 l

2.62 l

TUI airlines 2014/15

-42%

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CLIMATE: MORE INDIVIDUAL INCENTIVES FOR LESS CO

2

Since 2010, the UN aviation organisation ICAO has been discussing setting up

a global climate protection instrument. An agreement is to be reached at the

upcoming ICAO assembly at the beginning of October. The TUI Group whole-

heartedly supports this important initiative. However, the current proposal

still does not create enough incentives for airlines to reduce their individual

CO2 emissions.

The global Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Schemes for International Airlines (CORSIA) should include the aviation industry across the world. CORSIA should balance the growing global need for mobility on the one hand and the ecological responsibility of the industry on the other. The mechanism involves compensating for surplus emissions, e.g. as part of climate protection projects. This will meet one of the EU’s fundamental demands.

The right solution would be to measure individual emissions

There is a consensus on this issue. However, the key question which remains unanswered is when the airlines must actually take individual responsibility for their excess emissions. The current proposal stipulates that additional emissions will initially be calculated for the industry as a whole and also be compensated for across the industry – this means that the global airline community is accountable if individual airlines experience disproportion-ate growth or continue to use old or emissions-intensive aircraft.

The argument for this communitisation of the CO2 emissions is that it reduces the

complexity of the measurement process and that the climate protection instrument can be introduced efficiently in a single first step. However, from the point of view of the TUI Group, it would also be necessary to supplement this system with the individual meas-urement of emissions. Excess emissions must not be 100% compensated for by individual airlines until 2035. The disadvantages of this plan are clearly evident.

• There is no incentive for investment: The climate protection instrument must offer

economic incentives in order to invest in the latest, low-emissions aircraft and engines right

now – not in 2035. Those with lower emissions should also enjoy financial benefits – this

key incentive is lacking if the calculation is made on an industry-wide basis.

• Mismanagement is pre-programmed: It is precisely the extremely fast-growing airlines

and the companies that fail to invest in new technology and aircraft, or do so too late, that

end up benefiting from this regulation. This clear mismanagement is politically undesirable.

ICAO must seize this historical chance to translate regional and strongly competition- distorting initiatives into a fair and global climate protection system. However, the TUI Group is setting its sights on placing more ambition on actively reducing CO

2 emissions. In order to achieve this, it is essential to base CO

2 compensation earlier

and more heavily on the individual emissions of each airline.

The most climate-efficient airline fleet in Europe

At 66 grams per passenger per kilo-metre, the CO

2 emissions of TUI airlines

are 30 percent below the European industry average. We have significantly surpassed the annual reduction targets of the IATA in the past financial year.

- 2.3 %

65 g

66 g

67 g

68 g

CO2 output per passenger kilometre

2014

67.6 g

66.0 g

2015

IATA stipulation: -1.5%



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CARBON-INTENSITY: DOWN BY 10 PERCENTClimate protection is a key issue for the TUI Group. The ambition of our

self-defined targets is a reflection of this. The carbon intensity of our business

activities should be reduced by 10 percent by 2020.

Aircraft fleet: A significant increase in efficiency

Aviation is the key area of action. It represents around 80 percent of the CO2 output

of the TUI Group. For this reason, it is all the more important that the TUI airlines are able to achieve significant successes in this area. As such, they managed to reduce CO

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output per passenger kilometre by 2.3 percent in 2015 alone. This was made possible by investing millions in new aircraft. Aeroplanes such as the Boeing 737 MAX and the Dreamliner consume up to 20 percent less fuel than their predecessors. However, this commitment should not obscure the fact that a global climate protection instrument is overdue for the aviation industry. That’s why the TUI Group is committed to signing a

corresponding agreement within the framework of the UN organisation, ICAO.

Cruise ships: Continued modernisation

Between 2014 and 2016, TUI Cruises commissioned three new cruise ships. They are each approx. 30 percent more energy efficient than comparable ships. The factors con-tributing to this improvement include an intelligent energy management system, efficient air conditioning units and state-of-the-art lighting concepts. TUI Cruises is setting its sights even higher. By 2019, it is aiming to introduce three new ships, optimised in terms of environmental criteria. And at Hapag Lloyd, two new vessels in the 5-star expedition cruise segment will be setting sail in 2019 – they will also set new standards in the envi-ronmental domain.

Alternative energy in hotels and resorts

With a variety of measures in place, TUI Hotels & Resorts are committed to the use of renewable energies. The Robinson Club Agadir utilises the high number of sunny days it enjoys to operate its own solar plant. At 950 m2, it is one of the largest in Morocco. The three biomass boilers at the Robinson Club Cala Serena in Majorca conserve around 220,000 litres of conventional fuel oil per year.

Mein Schiff 5: ecological trailblazer

The Mein Schiff 5, recently launched from the Meyer Turku shipyard, is among the most efficient and climate-friendly cruise ships in the world. Its innovative technologies significantly reduce toxic emissions in comparison to ships of a similar size:

- 2,3 %CO2

Nitrogen oxide

Sulfur65 g

66 g

67 g

68 g

CO2-Ausstoß pro Passagierkilometer

2014

67,6 g

66,0 g

2015

IATA-Vorgabe: -1,5%

- 30 %

- 75 %

- 99 %

Airlines & Aviation

81.5 %

Other*

1.8 %

Hotels & Resorts

7.4 %

Cruise

9.3 %

TUI Group’s carbon footprint

The travel group’s CO2 emissions amounted

to a total of 6.89 million tonnes in 2015. Four fifths of this was due to air travel.

* Including major premises (0.6%), ground transport (0.3%)



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PACKAGE TRAVEL: FAIRER COMPETITION FOR INCREASED CONSUMER PROTECTIONConsumer protection is among the key political themes in Brussels and Berlin.

The EU Package Travel Directive, passed at the end of 2015, provides signifi-

cantly more protection for holidaymakers. However, German tax law counter-

acts this move. It places too significant a burden on travel operators, who have

always provided the highest standards of consumer protection.

Implementing the EU guidelines protects travellers

For years, the EU debated how existing consumer protection regulations could be en-shrined in the rapidly-expanding segment of online travel operators. Consumer protection will be guaranteed in the future with the definition of the concept of linked travel arrange- ments. If a customer buys two travel components from a hotel broker such as an online booking portal – e.g. the flight and the accommodation – their purchase is subject to the Package Travel Directive.

This is a significant benefit for travellers. The best example of this is protection in the case of insolvency. Time and again in the past, previous payments were included in the insol-vency estate of hotel brokers who had filed for insolvency. The consumer had to lodge any possible claims as part of the insolvency proceedings – with no guarantees as to the out-come. Thanks to this EU directive, this risk is now a thing of the past. In the future, hotel brokers must also secure themselves against insolvency so that the customer is guaran-teed to receive their travel service in the case of bankruptcy. This amendment – which will be implemented in German law under the leadership of the German Federal Ministry of Justice by the end of 2017 – is therefore an important step in ensuring greater consumer protection and fair competition.

Significant differences in quality remain

At the same time, it must be noted that, as previously, travel operators still offer significantly higher quality in terms of consumer protection and safety compared to online hotel brokers:

• Welfare at the destinations: Travel operators provide expert advice and

take care of the journey there and back as well as transfers. Travel represent-

atives are available to deal with the questions and wishes of their guests at

the destination – at TUI these comprise 6,500 employees in over 100 coun-

tries.

• Help in crisis: In the case of natural catastrophes and other crises, travel

operators are there for their customers. Experts from Germany organise the

measures that must be taken together with the travel representatives at the destination,

including the return transport if necessary. TUI alone has invested over 40 million euros in

provisions and welfare.

• Our own capacities: TUI operates its own hotels and books additional capacity depending

on the demand within the scope of package travel. Customers receive a reliable promise of

quality and fair conditions, even at peak demand.

German implememtation of the EU Package Travel Directive

The bill and comments from associa-tions are available on the website of the German Federal Ministry of Justice and Consumer Protection (BMJV): bit.ly/gesetzgebung-pauschalreise.



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• Price certainty: Holiday costs remain calculable – this is particularly important for families

who have a limited budget.

Trade tax counteracts consumer protection

That’s why it’s even harder to understand that German tax law penalises travel operators against hotel brokers. The background: Several tax authorities have placed an unjustifiable demand on German travel operators to pay trade tax retroactively on rented hotel allot-ments dating back to 2008. Top politicians from all parties all the way to Vice Chancellor Sigmar Gabriel have actually criticised this demand and have announced that action must be taken in favour of package holidaymakers. Unfortunately, these exceptional charges have been in place since 2012. For this reason, the TUI Group alone currently has to pay back around 42 million euros in trade tax in Germany. And the hotel brokers? They are exempt because they don’t book their own hotel allotments.

The state loses

Alongside travel groups and their customers, the state also loses out thanks to this regulation. Firstly, the tax benefits for the hotel brokers may then be reflected in lower prices and increasing market shares. For example, if a natural catastrophe requires the evacuation of holidaymakers, the pressure is on public authorities to act – after all, only customers of travel operators enjoy comprehensive welfare provision should a problem arise. Secondly, if German travel operators sell fewer holidays due to the distortion of competition, their contributions to the social security budgets and their tax payments will fall – meaning local authorities in particular would record less revenue.

Ending distortion of competition

Ending the distortion of competition between classic travel operators and hotel brokers is in the interest of achieving greater consumer protection. Politicians can act by defining the trade tax amendment from 2008 more precisely.

The Münster Fiscal Court concludes that only the net rent of the hotel room may be subject to trade tax add-backs against previously declared tax assessments. Even this demand has no basis from the perspective of the TUI Group. What’s more, travel operators buy packages from hotels with cleaning, reception services, excursions and everything that comes with an all-inclusive deal. To base calculations on the net rent alone is an impractical proposition.

It is likely to take years before a final clarification of the trade tax add-backs is achieved. The payment of these taxes is currently suspended until the final clarification is made.

Travel operators: Better quality service suffers a tax disadvantage

Traveloperators

Trade taxon providedhotel room

DON’T PAY

Trade taxon rented

hotel room

PAY

Journey there and back

Support at destination

Help in a crisis

Hotelbrokers

Transfers

Transport Air conditioning

EventsWellness and sport

TowelsEntertainment

Excursions

CleaningWater

Electricity

Heating Reception

MealsBasic room rental

Hotel purchase of the operator includes, among other things:

Court judgement: Only net rent may be used as the basis for the calculation of trade tax add-backs



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TOURISM: GROWTH IS KEY FOR OUR PARTNER REGIONSInternational crises and recurrent terror attacks dominate the headlines. How-

ever, more people worldwide travelled this year than ever before. This can only

be a good thing. Holidays mean freedom and relaxation – and create impor-

tant prospects for travel destinations. The TUI Group is committed to ensuring

that the people living in holiday destinations in particular profit from tourism.

People are enjoing the freedom to travel – more so than ever before

Safety management in tourism is now more important than ever. This includes offering customers alternative options if some holiday regions become too unsafe, which results in relocating large numbers of tourists – even at short notice. In Europe, Spain, Croatia and Bulgaria are currently popular destinations. Tourism to far-flung destinations is also growing considerably. The UN World Tourism Organization predicts an increase in inter-national travel of around four percent in 2016 – signifying the first time the number of international travellers has exceeded 1.2 billion.

UN: Tourism as a building block for development targets

This can only be a good thing. Travel promotes inter-cultural understanding and tolerance. It is also good for holiday destinations because the travel industry strengthens the eco-nomic power and the infrastructure of destinations, particularly in developing countries. That’s why the United Nations sees tourism as a central building block in achieving its sustainable development targets by 2030. According to the UN, sustainable tourism promotes good jobs and local culture and products in particular. The TUI Group takes a leading role in this process. Examples:

• Hotels: In 2015, 68 percent of TUI hotel brands had already carried out sustainability certi-

fication processes recognised by the Global Sustainable Tourism Council (GSTC). 89 percent

of hotel employees came from the respective destination country and 60 percent came

from the region. Four fifths of the food consumed was procured in the respective country

and half of it came from local production.

• Excursions: Under the name Collection, TUI has developed an excursion programme

that offers guests an authentic impression of the destinations and strengthens the local

economy. This approach benefits the local community in particular. In 2015 alone, over

500,000 TUI guests took up this special offer.

The TUI Care Foundation as a channel for our commitment

The TUI Group wants to invest 10 million euros in sustainable tourism projects every year until 2020. In order to achieve this, the Group has set up the TUI Care Foundation. This foundation pools the global engagement of TUI and works together with charitable organisations on site at holiday destinations. The projects promote the positive effects of tourism on the prosperity and education of the local population and strengthen the pro-tection of the environment and nature in the destinations. In order to do so, the TUI Care Foundation grants microloans to small businesses in North Africa and South-East Asia. In Kenya, the foundation supports a project that makes cultivation areas fertile again, meaning they can be used for agriculture.

Tourism is still experiencing worldwirde growth

International arrival figures, change in 2015 compared to 2014

Source: UNWTO

“When tourism is well-managed, it has tremendous capacity to create decent jobs, provide opportunities for inclusion and education, and contribute to preserving cultural heritage and the environment.”

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon at the First World Conference on Tourism for Development in Beijing in May 2016

North Europe

Western Europe

Southern Central Europe

North East Asia

South East Asia

Oceania

South Asia

North America

The Carribean

Central America

South America

North Africa

+ 7 %

+ 3 %

+ 5 %

+ 4 %

+ 6 %

+ 7 %

+ 4 %

+ 4 %

+ 7 %

+ 7 %

+ 5 %

- 8 %



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VIETNAM: CREATING SUSTAINABLE TOURISMVietnam wants to strengthen its tourist sector. Germany and the EU are

supporting the country to develop sustainable concepts for this purpose.

A guest commentary from Jürgen Klimke, German MP:

“Like an elongated S, Vietnam is spread out across a length of 1600 kilometres from the northern mountains down to the tropical Mekong Delta in the south. Personally, this country fascinates me time and again every time I visit. Its striking nature and the local culture never cease to amaze me. After two difficult years, the numbers of tourists are once again rising significantly. My contact partners from the political world and civil socie-ty there are unanimous in welcoming this development.

Situated in South-East Asia, Vietnam has long since shed its image as a destination for Vietnam war veterans and offers a range of scenic and cultural highlights with countless hotspots from the mountainous landscape of the north to the lush rainforest of the south. 4.7 million international tourists visited the country in the first half of 2016. This is an increase of around 20 percent compared to the previous year. However, this growth must be put into perspective. Firstly, Vietnam recorded stagnating and even declining numbers of tourists in 2014 and 2015. Secondly, measured against the country’s size and number of inhabitants, the number of international guests is still modest. Vietnam is ranked in eleventh place among the North-East and South-East Asian countries.

The Vietnamese government has stated that it aims to further strengthen the tourist sec-tor. After all, growth in this area goes hand in hand with an increase in the number of jobs and growing prosperity. In the areas developed for tourism such as Hanoi or the island of Phú Qu c, it is a pleasure for me to see the chances available for young people in the hotel industry, in retail and in craft businesses. Without tourists arriving from all over the world, none of this would be possible.

I am delighted that German and European politics can contribute to this development. We have developed successful tourism concepts with Vietnam on an equal footing. These place emphasis not only on developing quality products that harness the advantages of Vietnam’s tourism targets, but also consider the social and environmental implications of tourism. Among other things, support from the European Union has enabled several thousand people across the country to be given training on sustainable tourism.

Number of people in poverty halved

The Vietnamese government functions as a role model within the region in terms of fighting poverty. Since 1996, the amount of people living below the national poverty line has halved. The basis of this development is the creation of new jobs and an increasingly diversified economic structure – whereby tourism plays an important role. A further wave of privatisation of state-owned enterprises is now planned, which will be modernised with foreign capital and expertise. Not only does Vietnam have one of the fastest-grow-ing economies in the world, it also offers great potential for investments in the tourism industry.”

Jürgen Klimke, German MP (CDU/CSU) is a member of the German Foreign Affairs Committee and the German Parliamentary Committee for Economic Cooperation and Devel-opment. He is responsible on these committees for sustainable tourism and the region of South-East Asia.

China

Thailand

Vietnam

Cambodia

Phú Quốc

Laos

Hanoi

Da Nang

Ho Chi Minh City

Since 2014, TUI Nordic has developed the tropical island Phú Qu c as a new tourist des-tination – initially for the Scandi-navian market – and is the only European travel operator to offer direct flights to the new airport.



CAPE VERDE: A MODEL DEMOCRACY THAT’S ON ITS WAY UPThe West African island state of Cape Verde is forging a success story. The

biggest driving force in its growth is tourism. The government has recognised

the importance of this sector and intends to further expand the industry over

the coming years – the goal is to welcome one million international tourists

annually by 2021. The TUI Group is one of the key partners for the country in

achieving this objective.

Rising above difficult circumstances

Cape Verde – officially named Cabo Verde – has made notable progress. Even in the 1980s, the country was still dominated by abject poverty under one-party rule. The small island nation had the highest levels of development aid per head throughout West Africa. That is until a political breakthrough in 1990. A change in the constitution led to a peaceful transition to a multi-party democracy based on the Western model. This turning point was accompanied by a shift in economic trends, and the United Nations was already able to classify the island group as a middle-income state in 2008.

Tourism as an economic factor

Tourism makes a significant contribution to the economy. Last year, around 570,000 tourists were attracted to the islands of Cape Verde by their year-round mild climate and long stretch-es of beaches. This represents an increase of 5.5 percent in comparison to 2014 alone. The sector directly contributes around 20 percent

A great opportunity for increased prosperity and better quality of life

”Cabo Verde is small but very varied. Our guests visit the sunny beaches of Boa Vista and Sal, go walking in the mountains of Santo Antão and enjoy the flair of the restaurants and bars with their wonderful food and magical music. Above all else, they experience Morabeza – the unique, lively hospi-tality of the people. My tip: Throw yourself in! We open our doors and our hearts to friends and strangers alike.

As well as offering a cultural exchange, tourism naturally represents a great opportunity for increased prosperity and better quality of life – including in areas such as infrastructure and education that are indirectly related to

tourism. This year alone, we are predicting an increase in visitors of at least ten to 15 percent. TUI is our key partner in this process. In the past few years, the company has become our key investor. It is clear that TUI shares the government’s vision for Cabo Verde as a sustain-able, cosmopolitan and developed country.”

Jaqueline Maria Duarte Pires Ferreira Rodrigues Pires, Ambassador of the Republic of Cabo Verde to Germany

Tourists

382,000

475,000

534,000552,000 540,000

569,000

Total contribution of tourismto employment:

38 %2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

Sources: WTTC, INE

Increasing numbers of tourists – increasing employment

In 2015, around 570,000 holidaymakers visited Cape Verde. This is a new record – partially because the tourism industry creates more than one in three jobs.



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of the entire economy and generates a total of 86,000 jobs in the country. This potential shows no signs of being exhausted. According to the World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC), the proportion of tourism as part of the gross domestic product could double over the next ten years.

TUI is investing

It is therefore important for the country to cooperate strategically with international travel companies. Today, the TUI Group is already the key tourism partner in Cape Verde and brings more than one third of all guests to the country:

• Airlines: In summer, TUI airlines provide up to 37 connections per week from Europe to the

island state. Basel is the newest point of departure.

• Cruises: In the coming winter season, the Mein Schiff fleet of numerous ships will be dock-

ing at the harbours of Mindelo and the capital city Praia. The MS Bremen from Hapag Lloyd

Cruises will also sail in the region.

• Hotels: The TUI associated company RIU has been expanding since 2005, with four holiday

resorts, two of which have recently undergone comprehensive renovations and will soon

be reopened. One of the two buildings is also being extended. Added to this is a new hotel

from TUI concept brand Sensimar.

Geography

Cape Verde consists of 15 islands, comprises 4,033 km2 and has a popu-lation of over 500,000 inhabitants – making it one of the smallest countries in the world.

Mein Schiff 3 and Mein Schiff 5 The route from the Mediterranean via Mindelo to the Caribbean

Mein Schiff 2 and Mein Schiff 4 The route from the Canaries via Mindelo and the capital city Praia to Dakar

Santo Antão

São VicenteSanta Luzia

São Nicolau

Sal

Boa Vista

MaioSantiago

Praia

Mindelo

FogoBrava



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NOTIFICATIONS:

BREMERHAVEN: GROWTH THANKS TO TUI CRUISESTUI Cruises is making Bremerhaven the third largest port of entry in Germany after Ham-burg and Kiel. In August, the Mein Schiff 5 arrived at the Bremerhaven cruise terminal for the first time – Bremerhaven is expecting a total of around 35 percent more passengers in 2016, with a further increase of 25 percent in 2017. Tourism is an important lever for an urgently needed economic upturn. At over 14 percent, the unemployment rate in Bremerhaven is more than three times higher than the national average in Germany.

US ELECTION: GET CLOSE TO THE ACTION WITH TUIThe presidential election campaign in the USA is drawing towards the home straights. No matter how Americans vote on 8th November, a historical turning point is approaching in light of this highly controversial campaign. In order to be able to experience this pio-neering moment where it happens, TUI offers a seven-day trip to New York and Washing- ton D.C. Participants can follow the election night together with long-time US correspon dent Klaus-Jürgen Haller. The decision will be analysed by guests on the following day in a discussion with protagonists of US politics at the Goethe Institute. More information at www.reiseart-tui.de.

DIALOGUE: ENGAGEMENT IN ASSOCIATIONSTUI is seeking to create a dialogue with politicians and is therefore participating in active associations. Accordingly, Thomas Ellerbeck, member of the Group Executive Committee of the TUI Group, has represented the group in the German Aviation Association (BDL). With this position, Ellerbeck would like to promote the subjects of industrial policy and sustainability in tourism in particular. In April 2016, Karl J. Pojer, Chief Executive Officer of Hapag-Lloyd Cruises, was appointed Chairman of the Leadership Council of the German branch of the International Cruise Lines Association (CLIA Germany). CLIA has been active in Germany for three years and has established itself since then as a central point of contact for questions about cruises.

SUSTAINABILITY INDICES: TUI INDUSTRY LEADER ONCE AGAINThe TUI Group has appeared in the renowned Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI) for the eleventh time in a row. The company achieved top marks in this year’s assessment in the categories Corporate Citizenship and Philanthropy, Climate Strategy and Operational Eco-Efficiency. Furthermore, TUI AG is represented in the FTSE4Good, STOXX Global ESG Leaders Index and the ECPI Ethical Index €uro sustainability indices. The TUI Group’s pioneering role in the tourism sector is also being honoured on the financial markets.

Bremerhaven’s Lord Mayor Melf Grantz and Bremen’s Mayor Dr. Carsten Sieling present the plaques for the first entry of the Mein Schiff 5 on 28th August to Captain Todd Burgman (from the right to the left).

Cruise passengers in Bremerhaven

+35 % +25 %in 2016 in 2017

Source: Columbus Cruise Center Bremerhaven



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Editorial deadline:

23rd September 2016

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TUI GROUP – CONTACT US

Thomas Ellerbeck Member of the TUI Group Executive Committee

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Jane Ashton Director of Sustainable Development

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Birgitt Hillerich Political Consultant


Overview of the TUI Group

Global Company – headquartered in Germany More than 30 million customers from 31 source markets travel in 180 countries around the world Turnover 20 billion euros*

Adjusted EBITA 1 billion euros*Over 300 hotels belongingto the group, with 245,000 beds

A FTSE-100 company Around 140 aircraft in 6 airlines

Market capitalisation 9 billion euros** 14 cruise ships

76,000 employees in 130 countries Around 1,600 of our own travel agencies in Europe

* Numbers based on financial year 2014/15** As of 10th December 2015



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