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Tui insists new loyalty scheme won't dilute third-party agents' relationships with their clients

Operators
James Chapple
20 May 2026

Tui has insisted its newly launched loyalty scheme, which it intends to bring to the UK and Ireland later this year, won't get in the way of third-party agents' relationships with their clients.

A family splash around in the sea
(Credit: Tui)

Tui plans to roll out its new "smiles" rewards scheme in the UK and Ireland later this year (Credit: Tui)

The operator lifted the lid on its Tui Smiles Rewards Club on Tuesday (19 May) following a soft launch in Finland, which has since been extended to the rest of its Nordics region.

Free to join, it is Tui's first global loyalty programme; once fully rolled out, it will allow customers to collect rewards ("smiles") on package, flight, hotel, cruise and experience bookings. It also opens up perks including instant access to member-only rewards, exclusive offers, partner benefits and "Tui-only treats".

Tui said loyalty and the business's "move beyond transaction-based promotions" would be "a key driver of long-term, relationship-led growth".