Overview
Lobbying Costs
450,000€
Financial year: Oct 2016 - Sep 2017
Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
3 Fte (5)
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
1
High-level Commission meetings
21
Lobbying Costs over the years
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Info
TUI AG
EU Transparency Register
654909925315-71 First registered on 03 Jan 2017
Goals / Remit
TUI Group is the world’s number one integrated tourism group operating in around 180 destinations worldwide. The company is domiciled in Germany. The TUI Group’s share is listed in the FTSE 100 index, the leading index of the London Stock Exchange and in the German open market. In financial year 2015/16, TUI Group recorded turnover of €17.2bn and an operating result of €1.001bn. The Group employs 67,000 people in more than 100 countries. TUI offers its 20 million customers comprehensive services from a single source. It covers the entire touristic value chain under one roof. This comprises leading tour operator brands and 1,600 travel agencies in Europe, five European tour operator airlines with approximately 150 medium and long-haul aircraft, more than 300 Group-owned hotels and resorts with premium brands such as Riu and Robinson. With cruise ships ranging from the MS Europa and MS Europa 2 luxury class vessels to the Mein Schiff fleet of TUI Cruises and the vessels of Thomson Cruises in the UK, TUI is also strongly positioned in the growing cruise sector. Global responsibility for sustainable economic, ecological and social activity is a key feature of our corporate culture, and - among other commitments - TUI has joined the UN Global Compact.
Main EU files targeted
Tourism
Aviation
Tax
Legal
Consumer & passenger rights
Sustainability
Environment
BrexitAddress
Head Office
Karl-Wiechert-Allee 4
Hannover 30625
GERMANYEU Office
Avenue de Cortenbergh 116
Brüssel 1000
BELGIUM -
People
Total lobbyists declared
5
Employment time Lobbyists 100% 2 50% 1 25% 2 Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
3
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
All Lobbyists with EP accreditation over time
1 accreditations were / are live (in bold) for the selected state of 20 Jun 2018
Name Start date End Date Monika KOPOCZYNSKA 30 Sep 2023 27 Sep 2024 Napoleon VON SANDEN 17 Oct 2023 16 Oct 2024 Tim VAN SEVEREN 26 Sep 2023 25 Sep 2024 Ralf PASTLEITNER 01 Sep 2023 31 Aug 2024 Mr Napoleon VON SANDEN 17 Oct 2023 15 Apr 2024 Ms Monika KOPOCZYNSKA 30 Sep 2023 15 Apr 2024 Mr Tim VAN SEVEREN 26 Sep 2023 15 Apr 2024 Mr Ralf Pastleitner 01 Sep 2023 15 Apr 2024 Mr Napoleon VON SANDEN 13 Oct 2022 13 Oct 2023 Mr Tim VAN SEVEREN 13 Jul 2022 13 Jul 2023 Mr Ralf Pastleitner 13 Jul 2022 13 Jul 2023 Mr Marc OOMEN 26 Nov 2019 26 Nov 2020 Mr Tim VAN SEVEREN 14 Nov 2019 14 Nov 2020 Mr Ralf Pastleitner 19 Sep 2019 01 Oct 2020 Mr Tim VAN SEVEREN 15 Nov 2018 14 Nov 2019 Mr Ralf Pastleitner 05 May 2018 04 May 2019 Mr Ralf Pastleitner 05 May 2017 04 May 2018 Mr Eddie Redfern 24 Feb 2017 23 Feb 2018 Complementary Information
None declared
Person in charge of EU relations
Mr Ralf Pastleitner (Director International Public Policy & EU Affairs)
Person with legal responsibility
Mr Fritz Joussen (CEO TUI Group)
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Categories
Category
II - In-house lobbyists and trade/business/professional associations
Subcategory
Companies & groups
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Networking
Affiliation
TUI Group airlines are members of AIR-E (former IACA)
TUI Group is a member of ECTAA via its national membership at DRV (Deutscher Reiseverband)Member organisations
None declared
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Financial Data
Closed financial year
Oct 2016 - Sep 2017
Lobbying costs for closed financial year
450,000€
Other financial info
None declared
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EU Structures
Groups (European Commission)
none
Groups (European Parliament)
None
Communication activities
Veranstaltungen, Terminvereinbarungen, Treffen mit Stakeholdern, Kommunikation via Social Media, Mitarbeit in Verbänden
Other activities
None declared
- Meetings
Meetings
21 meetings found. Download meetings
The list below only covers meetings held since November 2014 with commissioners, their cabinet members or directors-general at the European Commission; other lobby meetings with lower-level staff may have taken place, but the European Commission doesn't proactively publish information about these meetings. For more information about which commissioner is responsible for which portfolio, check out this link: https://commissioners.ec.europa.eu/index_en All information below comes from European Commission web pages.
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Date 21 Mar 2024 Location Brussels Subject - Sustainable tourism - Labour and skills shortages in the tourism sector Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Margaritis Schinas Attending - Chris Uregian (Cabinet member)
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Date 20 Mar 2024 Location Brussels Subject Package travel directive Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Didier Reynders Attending - Lucie Rousselle (Cabinet member)
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Date 20 Mar 2024 Location Brussels Subject Aviation Summit - EU 2040 targets implication for air transport : carbon market diplomacy, and how to ensure competitiveness and prevent carbon Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Wopke Hoekstra Attending - Wopke Hoekstra (Commissioner)
- Daniel Mes (Cabinet member)
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Date 14 Mar 2024 Location Brussels Subject Role of the travel and tourism sectors in the policy agenda of the next Commission Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Adina Vălean Attending - Rachel Smit (Cabinet member)
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Date 02 May 2023 Location Bruxelles Subject Package Travel Directive (PTD) Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Didier Reynders Portfolio Justice Attending - Didier Reynders (Commissioner)
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Date 28 Feb 2023 Location Brussels Subject EU tourism ecosystem & sustainable tourism Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Thierry Breton Portfolio Internal Market Attending - Thierry Breton (Commissioner)
- Maurits-Jan Prinz (Cabinet member)
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Date 25 Oct 2022 Location Brussels Subject Regulation 1008/2008 Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Adina Vălean Portfolio Transport Attending - Walter Goetz (Cabinet member)
- Rachel Smit (Cabinet member)
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Date 22 Sep 2022 Location Videoconference Subject EU tourism policy and transition pathway Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Thierry Breton Portfolio Internal Market Attending - Maurits-Jan Prinz (Cabinet member)
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Date 22 Sep 2022 Location virtual Subject EU tourism policy and transition pathway Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Thierry Breton Portfolio Internal Market Attending - Maurits-Jan Prinz (Cabinet member)
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Date 07 Sep 2022 Location Brussels Subject aviation Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Adina Vălean Portfolio Transport Attending - Adina-Ioana Vălean (Commissioner)
- Filip Alexandru Negreanu Arboreanu (Cabinet member)
- Walter Goetz (Cabinet member)
- Rachel Smit (Cabinet member)
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Date 22 Nov 2021 Location hybrid meeting Subject EU Digital COVID Certificate, travel restrictions Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Didier Reynders Portfolio Justice Attending - Joachim Herrmann (Cabinet member)
- Didier Reynders (Commissioner)
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Date 15 Feb 2021 Location Videoconference Subject Tourism sector covid challenges, DMA Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Thierry Breton Portfolio Internal Market Attending - Filomena Chirico (Cabinet member)
- Eszter Batta (Cabinet member)
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Date 29 Oct 2020 Location Videoconference Subject Pact for Skills: Roundtable with tourism sector Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Thierry Breton Portfolio Internal Market Attending - Agnieszka Skonieczna (Cabinet member)
- Eszter Batta (Cabinet member)
- Thierry Breton (Commissioner)
Other Lobbyists - AMADEUS IT GROUP S.A.
- Georgios Tziallas
- European Federation of Food, Agriculture and Tourism Trade Unions
- Federturismo Confindustria - Federazione Nazionale dei Viaggi e del Turismo
- Booking.com B.V.
- Tandem Travel OOD
- HELLENIC CHAMBER OF HOTELS
- HOTREC, Hotels, Restaurants & Cafés in Europe
- Confederation of Danish Industry
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Date 29 Oct 2020 Location Videoconference Subject Pact for Skills Roundtable with the tourism sector Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Nicolas Schmit Portfolio Jobs and Social Rights Attending - Anouk Faber (Cabinet member)
- Nicolas Schmit (Commissioner)
- Christoph Nerlich (Cabinet member)
Other Lobbyists - Booking.com B.V.
- Georgios Tziallas
- European Federation of Food, Agriculture and Tourism Trade Unions
- HOTREC, Hotels, Restaurants & Cafés in Europe
- HELLENIC CHAMBER OF HOTELS
- AMADEUS IT GROUP S.A.
- Tandem Travel OOD
- Confederation of Danish Industry
- Federturismo Confindustria - Federazione Nazionale dei Viaggi e del Turismo
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Date 22 Apr 2020 Location Video Conference Subject Impact of Covid-19 on Tourism: follow-up meeting Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Thierry Breton Portfolio Internal Market Attending - Thierry Breton (Commissioner)
- Pauline Weinzierl (Cabinet member)
- Gaelle Garnier (Cabinet member)
Other Lobbyists -
Date 07 Apr 2020 Location video-conferencing Subject impact of COVID-19 on consumers Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Didier Reynders Portfolio Justice Attending - Isabelle Perignon (Cabinet member)
Other Lobbyists -
Date 02 Apr 2020 Location Videoconference Subject COVID 19 economic impact on European tourism industry Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Thierry Breton Portfolio Internal Market Attending - Gaelle Garnier (Cabinet member)
- Thierry Breton (Commissioner)
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Date 11 Jul 2019 Location Brussels Subject EU Transport policy Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Günther Oettinger Portfolio Budget & Human Resources Attending - Günther Oettinger (Commissioner)
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Date 05 Mar 2018 Location Brussels Subject Meeting with the Task Force for the Preparation and Conduct of the Negotiations with the United Kingdom under Article 50 TEU DG Task Force for Relations with the United Kingdom Attending - Michel Barnier (Head of Task Force)
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Date 05 Sep 2017 Location Brussels, Belgium Subject EU aviation DG Mobility and Transport Attending - Henrik Hololei (Director-General)
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Date 04 Sep 2017 Location Brussels Subject services package Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Günther Oettinger Portfolio Budget & Human Resources Attending - Günther Oettinger (Commissioner)
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