A coronavirus relief fund established by the Tui Care Foundation has helped 40,000 people in destinations such as Mexico, Jamaica, Egypt, Morocco, Spain and Cape Verde.
The Corona Relief Fund receives money from customers and employee donations and will continue its work in 2021.
It has been working with local partners to provide food, meals and toiletries for disadvantaged people, using Tui jeeps and buses to distribute aid packages.
Thomas Ellerbeck, chairman of the Tui Care Foundation, said: “Many people in holiday destinations have lost their livelihoods due to the pandemic and the travel restrictions.
“For them it is a matter of basic needs.”
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He said that working together with local partners and organisations means that the tourism infrastructure can survive until the coronavirus crisis is over “because everyone wants to welcome tourists again and get back to their jobs as soon as possible”.
Creative approaches have been developed distribute supplies, such as a non-profit cycle tour firm in Morocco which is now using bicycles and trailers to transport food packages.
In Hurghada, Egypt, former Tui employees and local volunteers are helping to distribute food packages and hygiene products in Tui vehicles.
Meanwhile in the Mexican resort of Playa del Carmen, Tui staff and volunteers are working with local charities to provide food and educational opportunities.
Ian Chapman, chief operations officer at Tui Musement, added: “Providing relief packages not only supports families in holiday destinations in an existential emergency, but also creates jobs and even a community of volunteers in times of crisis.”
Pictured: Tui Care Foundation Food Bank Morocco