Kuoni

The villa holidays revolution: what it means for agents

In the space of a few weeks, the villas industry saw the closure of one operator followed by a major acquisition and, from a smaller player, a switch to a trade focus

Operators move to bolster trade teams as peaks gets under way

Classic Collection and Kuoni posted about current vacancies within their trade sales teams on LinkedIn

Kuoni parent snaps up family-run villa specialist Solmar

Der Touristik UK plans to make Solmar’s 1,600+ villas available to book through all 27 Kuoni stores, and has pledged to grow the brand into ‘the largest villa operator out of the UK’

Kuoni reveals first TV ad for four years as part of 'highly targeted' peaks campaign

Launching on Boxing Day, Kuoni’s campaign will run across streaming services, radio, Spotify, YouTube, press, direct mail and online

Kuoni picks inventive location for new Dorking store

The new shop will bring the number of Kuoni outlets throughout the UK to 27

Kuoni to launch Aruba as part of expanded Caribbean and Mexico offering

The operator will expand to Aruba for the first time with six new hotels

Kuoni puts faith in Sri Lanka with new additions to Indian Ocean programme

Kuoni has backed Sri Lanka’s tourism rebound with 11 new properties in its latest Indian Ocean programme

Sarah Weetman to join Kuoni as head of trade partnerships

Weetman will join the luxury operator alongside new marketing chief Caroline Child

World opening up to emboldened LGBTQ+ couples – Kuoni

Kuoni’s first first LGBTQ+ honeymoon report, shared exclusively with TTG, reveals how same-sex honeymoons have become more welcome around the world

Kuoni names former Body Shop executive its new retail director

Donna Hynes to take over from Helen Roberts, who is leaving Kuoni after 20 years

Kuoni to sell shorter flights and cut store emissions under net-zero plan

The tour operator published its first impact report to find better ways to achieve carbon neutrality by 2030

CV Villas promotes Pete Brudenell to managing director role

Brudenell, who initially joined the villa specialist in 2018 after stints at the likes of BA Holidays, was promoted last year as general manager

Kuoni sales director Helen Roberts to step down after 20 years

Roberts, who started as a sales consultant in Manchester, moved into trade relations and eventually became sales director in 2016

Kuoni eyes Sri Lanka growth through in-destination conference

The brand’s upcoming conference aims to develop sales expertise to one of its core destinations

New Kuoni boss: ‘It's time for innovation, not radical change’

After returning to Kuoni as managing director in December, Mark Duguid tells James Chapple how he aims to build on the operator’s ‘pioneering spirit’

Kuoni hires experienced product lead as part of leadership team shake-up

Marco Rocha will take up his new product and commercial director role with the operator from 20 March, while Claire Ross has been appointed director of sustainability at Kuoni parent Der Touristik UK

Kuoni to place focus on 'value and trust' during peaks

The firm will run a new marketing campaign throughout January and February

Jet2holidays and Kuoni top latest Which? package holiday poll

The consumer champion said Jet2 and Kuoni ‘distinguished themselves by offering travellers support every step of the way’

Mark Duguid appointed new managing director of Kuoni UK

Former Carrier chief to head up luxury tailor-made specialist

Kuoni marketing boss Dean Harvey to leave in December

Kuoni’s marketing chief to leave as peaks campaign kicks off

Kuoni reports uptick in post-pandemic Kenya bookings

A new report by Alfred& by Kuoni shows the destination’s post-pandemic popularity continues to grow

Kuoni to retain Bristol city centre store staff following closure

City centre customers will be looked after by Kuoni’s John Lewis concession at nearby Cribbs Causeway

Kuoni launches first-ever Azores collection

The new collection, which comes as part of the brand’s expanded Med programme, went live on Friday (21 October)

Kuoni parent invites applications for sustainable tourism projects

It comes after the DER Touristik Foundation launches a new website with a ’take action’ section