sources . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . july 2011 learn how and when to remove this template message lunn poly former type subsidiary fate rebranded as thomson founded 1965 defunct 2005 parent tui travel website 1 lunn poly was at one time the largest chain of travel agents in the united kingdom . the company originated from two successful travel agencies established in the 1890s the polytechnic touring association and sir henry lunn travel . both firms were acquired in the 1950s by the british eagle airline group and combined into lunn poly during 1965 . it became a nationalised industry as part of the transport holding company thc . in june 1971 sunair bought lunn poly from the thc for 175 000 . the next year the company became part of thomson travel group along the way it acquired ten john camkin travel shops in the midlands which increased the number of shops from less than 30 to nearly 500 by 1990 . it is now owned by tui northern europe a subsidiary of the german conglomerate tui ag . when tui uk rebranded britannia airways as thomsonfly in november 2003 the company insisted that there were no plans to rebrand lunn poly . on 2 november 2004 however the announcement was made that lunn poly was to be rebranded as thomson in order to create a powerbrand . tui uk announced that all 780 lunn poly shops in the united kingdom would be renamed to thomson before the peak holiday booking period started on 26 december 2004 . lunn poly was famous for a long running advertising campaign on television . these commercials featured people looking into what holidays the company offered . another person would then say to them in disbelief lunn poly get away at which point the person would disappear into thin air and end up at a vacation spot . v t e tui group travel thomson holidays hapag lloyd tui cruises first choice falcon holidays trek america exodus airlines corsair 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