Megabus is the first national coach operator to partner with TUI for experiences, and the deal continues the growth of TUI’s tours and activities division, which has now finalised more than 25 partnerships in 2021.
Key points:
- Hundreds of UK excursions, activities and attraction tickets available to megabus customers
- megabus is first national coach operator to partner with TUI for experiences
- Agreement continues TUI’s strategic growth in tours and activities
TUI Group, the world’s leading tourism group, has reached an agreement to become the exclusive tours and activities partner for megabus, the UK’s leading great value intercity coach operator and part of the Stagecoach Group.
Through the partnership, megabus customers can now access a diverse range of hundreds of high-quality UK experiences, including famous London landmarks and variety of excursions, activities and attraction tickets across the UK. Experiences include visiting Edinburgh’s haunted vaults, boarding a river cruise in Oxford, surfing in Newquay, a Doctor Who excursion in Cardiff, or a football tour in Manchester – visiting the stadium of Manchester United or Manchester City.
“As we emerge from the pandemic, people are looking to explore and make the most of what we have on offer in the UK. As well as offering great value, convenient and comfortable coach travel, through the partnership with TUI we can now also provide our customers the opportunity to quickly and easily book a range of great things to do in the UK,” said Mark Venables, megabus Managing Director. “Furthermore, we’re pleased to offer a 5% discount on all experiences for bookings made by August 9 2021.”
megabus will leverage the expanded UK domestic experiences program recently announced by TUI. The curated portfolio features hundreds of UK excursions, activities and attraction tickets in city centres, and rural and countryside areas, available year-round, to UK customers. Currently trending* UK experiences include Warner Bros’ Harry Potter Studios, The London Eye, Edinburgh Castle, Belfast’s Titanic experience and Chessington World of Adventures.
“We are excited to partner with megabus, a much-loved brand in the UK and our first national coach operator partner. Travel is returning and we look forward to a collaboration that will deliver wonderful experiences for customers,” commented Nishank Gopalkrishnan, Chief Business Officer of TUI Musement, the Tours & Activities division of TUI Group. “People want to have new experiences throughout the year, and we are supporting this through our continually growing UK portfolio of things to do, which can be instantly booked online at any time.”
Customers can access experiences through their megabus ticket confirmation email or via custom made ‘City Guides’, which recommend activities for specific locations and are available on the megabus website. https://uk.megabus.com/
Customers can enjoy a 5% discount by using the promocode: MEGABUSTOURS
at https://www.tui.co.uk/things-to-do/?aid=stagecoach until August 9.
About TUI Musement
TUI Musement is a leading Tours & Activities business that combines a scalable digital platform with local service delivery in more than 140 countries worldwide. Available in all major holiday and city destinations to travellers around the world, including the 28 million annual TUI customers, there are currently more than 170,000 experiences, including excursions, activities, tickets and transfers. These are distributed through the Musement and TUI websites and apps, and B2B partners, including the world’s leading OTAs, tour operators, cruise lines and travel companies. TUI Musement is one of the major growth areas of TUI Group.
About TUI Group
TUI Group is the world’s leading tourism group and operates worldwide. The Group is headquartered in Germany. TUI’s share is listed on the FTSE 250, the benchmark index of the London Stock Exchange, and on the Regulated Unofficial Market in Germany. The TUI Group offers integrated services from a single source for its 28 million customers, 21 million of them in the European national companies. The entire tourism value chain is covered under one roof. This includes over 400 hotels and resorts with premium brands such as RIU, TUI Blue and Robinson and 15 cruise ships, from the MS Europa and the MS Europa 2 in the luxury class and expedition ships to the Mein Schiff fleet of TUI Cruises and cruise ships at Marella Cruises in Great Britain. The Group also includes leading tour operator brands and online marketing platforms across Europe, five airlines with more than 100 modern medium and long-haul aircraft and over 1,000 travel agencies. In addition to expanding its core business with hotels, cruises via successful joint ventures and activities in holiday destinations, TUI is increasingly focusing on the expansion of digital platforms. The Group is transforming itself into a digital company. Global responsibility for sustainable economic, ecological and social action is at the core of our corporate culture. The TUI Care Foundation, initiated by TUI, focuses on the positive effects of tourism, on education and training and on strengthening environmental and social standards with projects in 25 countries. It thus supports holiday destinations in their development. The globally active TUI Care Foundation initiates projects that create new opportunities for the next generation.
About megabus UK
megabus UK is the market-leading value coach operator in England, Scotland and Wales, with the aim of making travel simple for customers. It is part of Stagecoach Group, the transport group that offers greener, smarter travel at great value prices. The megabus service, which was first launched in the UK in 2003, offers great value fares across the country. Linking 90 locations and offering high-quality travel in some of the country’s most modern coaches, megabus carries more than 4 million passengers a year.
