TUI Takes Its Own Remote Working Further With Free Hotel Stays
Skift Take
Being a mega-tour operator must play some part in the success of its Workwide program, where employees have surpassed 10,000 days working abroad. But plenty of other non-tourism companies can learn from TUI when it comes to offering blended travel as a perk. It's not rocket science.
TUI’s remote work policy, launched during the pandemic, is set to evolve as the travel giant looks to offer its staff free stays across its hotel and resort network.
The so-called Workwide scheme was set up in August last year, and allows employees to work anywhere in the world for up to 30 working days, which equates to six weeks. They can also tag holidays either side to extend the duration.
It’s proved a hit. In just over a year, employees notched up a collective 10,000 days of remote working. If that were one employee, it’s the equivalent of 38 years, TUI’s chief people officer Sybille Reiss has calculated. It’s almost enough to retire, but Reiss is only getting started.
Blending Travel With Work
TUI acted relatively early on in July 2021 to offer remote work (where possible) to its 60,000-strong workforce, several months ahead of Airbnb.
A month later it launched Workwide because employees said they needed more flexibility, particularly if they had relocated during th
