The company has announced plans to offer testing packages from £20pp for destinations classified as green under the government’s traffic light system to restart travel from 17 May. Testing packages for amber countries will be priced from £50pp.
The government is due to announce which destinations will be classed as green and amber later this week.
Tui said it was “subsidising the cost of testing to help customers travel again this summer” through the testing package deals which are being offered through specialist provider Chronomics.
The operator has also confirmed to TTG that the testing packages will be available on bookings made through third-party agents.
Customers will be able to order tests on a new booking hub one hour after booking their holiday. This hub is due to go live on Monday (10 May).
Tui is offering four packages with the £20 Green deal providing one pre-departure lateral flow test and one inbound PCR test after clients return to the UK. Delivery and return costs for the tests will also be included in the price.
There will also be a Green+ package from £60pp, as well as Amber (£50pp) and Amber+ (£90pp), all offering a range of tests to clients.
Andrew Flintham, managing director of Tui UK & Ireland, said: "The four new exclusive testing packages have been developed with our customers in mind; they’re offered at greatly reduced prices, include certification to travel and will be a simple process from start to finish.
“Also, should testing requirements change between purchase and travel, for example if an Amber package is purchased and the destination moves onto the green list, we’ll simply refund the difference.”
Details of Tui’s four packages:
Green: £20pp containing one pre-departure lateral flow test and one inbound PCR test for day two
Green+: £60pp containing one outbound PCR test with courier costs seven days a week included, one pre-departure lateral flow test and one inbound PCR test for day two
Amber: £50pp containing one pre-departure lateral flow test and two inbound PCR tests for day two and day eight
Amber+: £90pp containing one outbound PCR test with courier costs seven days a week included, one pre-departure lateral flow test and two inbound PCR tests for day two and day eight
