Kuoni Travel

Kuoni Travel

Updated wording for Kuoni UK references; clarified licensed brand usage post-2015 restructuring, removed out dated financials.

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{{About|the global Kuoni brand|the UK operator|Kuoni UK}}{{Short description|Tourism company based in Switzerland}}
{{About|the global Kuoni brand}}
{{Short description|Tourism company based in Switzerland}}
{{Multiple issues|
{{Multiple issues|
{{primary sources|date=July 2011}}
{{primary sources|date=July 2011}}
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| foundation = {{sda|1906}}
| foundation = {{sda|1906}}
| founder = [[Alfred Kuoni]]
| founder = [[Alfred Kuoni]]
| location = [[Zürich]], Switzerland
| headquarters = [[Zürich]], [[Switzerland]] (historical) Regional operators based in respective countries
| parent = [[REWE Group]] (via DERTOUR Group)
| key_people =
| industry = [[Travel]], [[Tourism]]
| industry = [[Travel]], [[Tourism]]
| divisions = Kuoni UK (DERTOUR UK), Kuoni Switzerland (Kuoni Reisen), other Kuoni-branded regional operations under DERTOUR Group
| products = [[Charter airline|Charter]] and scheduled passenger [[airline]]s, [[package holiday]]s, [[cruise line]]s, [[hotel]]s, [[resort]]s, tailor-made holidays
| products = [[Charter airline|Charter]] and scheduled passenger [[airline]]s, [[package holiday]]s, [[cruise line]]s, [[hotel]]s, [[resort]]s, tailor-made holidays
| services = [[Travel agency|Travel agencies]]
| services = [[Travel agency|Travel agencies]]
| website = {{URL|kuoni.ch}} (Switzerland); see regional articles}}
| revenue = CHF 5669 million (2013){{cite web |url=http://2013.kuoni-annualreport.com/en/business/group-report/infographic1 |title=Kuoni Group Report |publisher=Kuoni.com |access-date=1 May 2014 |archive-date=2 May 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140502004244/http://2013.kuoni-annualreport.com/en/business/group-report/infographic1 |url-status=dead }}
| operating_income = CHF 154.2 million (2013)
| net_income = CHF 69.2 million (2013)
| num_employees = 11,621 (2013)
| homepage = {{url|https://www.kuoni.ch/}}
}}
}}


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During 2012, Kuoni formed an arrangement with [[department store]] [[John Lewis (department store)|John Lewis]] to become its exclusive travel partner, under which new stores were opened in various branches of John Lewis, including [[Southampton]], London’s [[Oxford Street]], [[Reading, Berkshire|Reading]] and [[Cardiff]]. In 2013, the company's first [[television]] advert was broadcast in the UK; the Stay & Cruise holidays brand was also launched and additional outlets opened at John Lewis stores in [[Leicester]], [[Brent Cross]], [[Aberdeen]] and [[Welwyn Garden City]]. During 2014, Kuoni was selected as one of the [[Sunday Times]]’ 100 Best Companies to Work For in the mid-sized category, while a new website for the company was launched that year.
During 2012, Kuoni formed an arrangement with [[department store]] [[John Lewis (department store)|John Lewis]] to become its exclusive travel partner, under which new stores were opened in various branches of John Lewis, including [[Southampton]], London’s [[Oxford Street]], [[Reading, Berkshire|Reading]] and [[Cardiff]]. In 2013, the company's first [[television]] advert was broadcast in the UK; the Stay & Cruise holidays brand was also launched and additional outlets opened at John Lewis stores in [[Leicester]], [[Brent Cross]], [[Aberdeen]] and [[Welwyn Garden City]]. During 2014, Kuoni was selected as one of the [[Sunday Times]]’ 100 Best Companies to Work For in the mid-sized category, while a new website for the company was launched that year.


==Corporate structure==
== Current ownership structure ==
Following the 2015-2016 sale of Kuoni Group's tour operating divisions, the Kuoni brand operates through a series of independently-managed entities in their respective markets.


In the United Kingdom, [https://www.kuoni.co.uk Kuoni UK] operates as part of DERTOUR UK, a subsidiary of the German REWE Group, and is headquartered in Dorking, Surrey.
Following a corporate restructuring in the late 2000s,{{cite web|title=Milestones in 108 Years of History|url=http://www.kuoni.com/group/milestones|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141128123642/http://www.kuoni.com/group/milestones|url-status=dead|archive-date=2014-11-28|work=Kuoni.com|access-date=13 April 2014}} and at the end of 2015, Kuoni consists of three central divisions:


In Switzerland, [https://www.kuoni.ch/ Kuoni] is part of the REWE Group and its DERTOUR GROUP division, and is headquartered in Zurich.
* GTS (Global Travel Services), B2B offerings

* GTD (Global Travel Distribution, B2B offering consisting of Fully Independent Travel (FIT) service
In France, [https://www.kuoni.fr Kuoni] is part of the REWE Group and its DERTOUR GROUP division, and is headquartered in Paris.
* VFS Services, B2G offering visa processing services to governments


== Kuoni UK ==
== Kuoni UK ==