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The jobs will go from “all parts of the business” and are a result of the consolidation of its specialist holidays division, the airline and tour operating divisions.
The shop network will continue to be reduced and shops will be reviewed as leases expire, although it denies a “major shop closure” programme is planned.
More holidays will be sold through dynamic packaging, with more business sold direct – through the Internet, over the telephone and through TV.
The entire Britannia/Thomson airline fleet will be rebranded Thomsonfly, with more investment in the airline fleet with extra planes and a refurbishment programme.
Overseas services are being reviewed, including its holiday reps, and summer holiday brands within the Specialist Holidays Group will be reviewed.
London offices in Kingston-upon-Thames and Camden will be scaled back.
TUI UK managing director Peter Rothwell said: “The market has changed significantly over the last few years and it’s important that we are in tune with how people buy and travel today.”
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