LONDON, Sep 05, 2011 (BUSINESS WIRE) —
Thomson is the highest ranking
travel company according to leading online intelligence service Hitwise.
This quarter there has been a big increase in the performance of travel
e-retailers, with Thomson.co.uk now number 10 in the list of Top UK
e-retailers in the UK.

The increase in hits to Thomson.co.uk has come after the company made a
number of improvements in online marketing activity including proactive
social media on Twitter, as well as new online marketing promotions.
Other improvements to the website include faster loading time, tailored
banners and better user experience.

Hitwise analyses 25 million users worldwide, the largest sample of
internet users globally, including 8 million in the UK.

The Top UK e-retailers in the UK, ranked by share of UK visits for
August 2011:

1. Amazon UK 2. Argos 3. Next 4. Tesco 5. Amazon 6.
Play.com 7. Your MS 8. Apple 9. John Lewis 10.
Thomson

Nathan Timmins, Head of Online Marketing says “This is a fantastic
achievement for Thomson, and a great way to celebrate the hard work our
team have put into making our site more user friendly. We aim to make
sure that Thomson.co.uk is
easier to find and gives a better online booking experience than the
sites of our competitors, and we’ll carry on investing in the site to
ensure that we stay in this top position.”

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About TUI UK

Leading tour operator TUI Travel UK Ireland is the mainstream arm of
TUI Travel PLC. Its mainstream brands include Thomson,
First Choice, Thomson
Cruises, Island Cruises,
Thomson Airways and Simply
Travel. TUI Travel UK Ireland operate to over 30 countries and
travel to 88 different destinations. It currently has more than 950
overseas Holiday Advisors and a total of almost 2,500 overseas
employees. There are also around 865 Thomson and First Choice travel
shops across the UK.

SOURCE: Thomson

        
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