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Welcome to TUI Hotels & Resorts Development - Your Trusted Partner in Global Leisure Hospitality
TUI Hotels & Resorts is actively expanding its international leisure hotel portfolio through acquisitions, greenfield developments, joint ventures, co-investments, management, and franchise partnerships.
As part of TUI Group, the world’s leading integrated tourism business, we bring together brand strength, operational excellence, distribution power, and global reach to create exceptional resorts and long-term value for partners, investors, and destinations.
Whether acquiring a plot, repositioning an existing hotel, co-owning a resort, or managing a property under one of our brands, TUI offers flexible business models and scalable growth opportunities in leisure hospitality.
Why partner with TUI?
1. The World’s leading integrated tourism group.
TUI operates an integrated global travel ecosystem spanning 14 source markets and around 180 destinations, supported by a multichannel distribution model. Our airline fleet of 125 aircraft serves both short and long haul routes, while our Hotels & Resorts division includes more than 460 hotels across 12 brands. The Cruises segment features 18 ships under three brands. In addition, TUI Musement offers a marketplace of tours, activities and transfers, with more than 50,000 experiences available worldwide.
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2. Sustainable Performance and Global Reach (FY25)
3. TUI Hotels & Resorts, Leading leisure hotel and club brands around the world
Business Models & Development Opportunities
What We Look For / Development preferences
TUI Hotels & Resorts welcomes development opportunities that support the expansion of our global leisure portfolio. While each project is evaluated individually, the following preferences help guide alignment with our strategy.
General Size & Assets Preferences (apply to all models)
Across acquisitions, new developments, conversions, management and franchise, we generally look for:
- 100+ rooms preferred
- Direct beach access or strong leisure positioning
- Approx. 3+ hectares for resort & Club developments
- Airport transfer ideally less than 90 minutes
- Strong tourism fundamentals and year-round potential
- Ability to implement sustainability standards & guest experience upgrades.
Development Projects (Plots, Turnkey, New-Build)
Preferred characteristics:
- Zoning aligned with hotel/resort use
- Turnkey developments ready for branding
- Beachfront or highly attractive leisure location
- Sufficient land area for resort facilities (3+ hectares)
- Opportunity for integrated sustainability solutions.
Opportunities for Management or Franchise
Suitable for:
- Properties in leisure destinations
- Hotels aligned with one of our brand concepts
- Owners seeking stronger commercial performance.
Sustainability & Guest Experience Requirements
Across all models, we prioritise:
- Sustainable building and operations
- Energy efficiency and resource management
- High-quality guest experience
- Safety, comfort and wellness
- Alignment with TUI’s sustainability strategy.
If you have a land plot, existing hotel or development opportunity that fits our preferences, our development team would be pleased to review it.
We evaluate every project individually with professionalism, transparency and long-term partnership in mind.
