To think its in poor taste to be receiving Tui emails trying to flog me a holiday

[boatyardblues]

We booked Thomas Cook flights for our summer holiday this year, the only time we’ve ever booked with Thomas Cook. Yesterday I received a marketing email from Tui trying to sell me a holiday. From what I’ve read, the German government bailed out Tui earlier this week, Thomas Cook’s parent company. Anyone else think its really shitty for them to be trying to flog holidays to Brits so soon after Thomas Cook has failed?

Tui and Thomas Cook are two totally separate companies.

Wasn’t it Condor the German government bailed out?

I may be wrong, but I think Tui is the parent company of Thompson, not Thomas Cook. Thompson now trade as Tui.

I've had loads of emails from holiday companies, First Choice, Kuoni, Explore and Exodus all this week.

Life still goes on and people still want holidays. If Tui stopped marketing they'd go under too.

I don't think it's in bad taste at all.

People are going to be looking for holidays to replace ones which have been cancelled. It would be very poor business sense not to try to encourage people to your company.

Tui has nothing to do with Thomas Cook. I've had emails from James Villas but I travelled with them before so of course they will contact me again

How do TUI know you’ve been fucked by Thomas cook??

It’s a random generated email

Thomas cook and TUI are separate companies

Why should companies stop advertising incase some special flower gets upset because they lost a holiday with Thomas cook

Businesses go under every day. New businesses are founded. Nobody has been murdered.

It's common sense. People are looking for alternatives. If they don't market they will be next. Also they are nothing to do with Thomas Cook as pp have said.

Ridiculous and what you’ve read is completely wrong.

TUI are not the parent company of Thomas Cook so have no idea where you've got that from. And why is it in bad taste? I know a few folk who've lost TC holidays and are now looking for replacements.

Ask to be taken off their mailing list under GDPR if you don't want to hear from them.

Also companies like Tui and First Choice will have to actively market themselves otherwise people's nervousness will lead to less bookings, which will lead to profits going down and more chance of issues.

And Tui especially will because so many people mistakenly think there is a link between them and Thomas Cook.

You’ve got your wires crossed unfortunately.

The companies are not related. The German government bailed out Condor, the German airline.

This is a peak month for holiday bookings, all companies are sending emails. Yes they may send an extra couple and increase the amount they are spending on digital advertising - that's because there are thousands of people trying to rebook their holidays. TUI are doing zero deposits if you use their payment scheme, other companies have reduced to £25 deposits - this is to help people who won't have got their original deposits refunded yet.

If this is the first time you've booked TC, presumably you've booked TUI and other companies previously and are thus on their database.

I stand corrected.