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The Sun
14-07-2025
- The Sun
UK travel companies SLASH prices to lure cash-strapped Brits on holiday this summer – the craziest deals from £249
IN a last-minute push to get Brits abroad for the summer break, holiday companies like TUI, Jet2 and Easyjet are slashing prices. This is great news for anyone yet to book a break in July and August, as families can currently snap up a week in the sun for bonkers prices. 6 6 Do you have kids who love the pool and want to spend all week having a splashing time? Or are you more of an adventure family that wants a great base to stay in a location with lots to see and do? From a top spot on the Turquoise Coast to the islands of sunny Spain, these resorts are in some of the most popular areas for Brits and offer everything from splash parks to swim-up bars. This summer, the Sun Travel Team have found some don't-miss-it-deals to get you jetting off from as little as £279 per person for a week. The deals below are all for seven nights, including flights, with prices based on two adults and two children. All the resorts have availability in July and August TURKEY 6 Two Seas Hotel, Marmaris, Dalaman Coast, Turkey, £279pp This hotel is in a great location along Turkey's Turquoise Coast, within walking distance to the beach. Marmaris is a vibrant area with lively nightlife on Bar Street, and a long promenade that lines the coast with affordable restaurants and bars. The hotel is self-catering, with a little kitchenette to make lunch or dinner. There is also a decent restaurant on-site and a snack bar adjacent to the large pool. Kids also have their own splash pool and playground, making this a brilliant budget option for a family trip. The Peloponnese penninsula - an underrated Greek holiday destination Club Viva Hotel, Dalaman, Turkey, £249pp Another top hotel on the Turkish Riviera is the Club Viva Hotel. Located just outside the Marmaris area, it's a bit calmer and quieter than being in the action. There is a shuttle bus running guests into town, which takes around 10 minutes. The hotel has a large pool, complete with a water slide, plus a children's splash area. There is also a small playground for kids. Just a short walk will get you to Marmaris beach, which is busy but has lots of facilities, sun beds, cafes and bars along the sand. Guests can use the buffet restaurant at the hotel, and there is a pool bar for snacks throughout the day, which has a children's buffet that helps with the constant requests for snacks. 6 5* DoubleTree by Hilton La Torre Golf & Spa Resort, Murcia, Spain, £319pp The 5-star feels a lot more luxurious than the price suggests. Located within La Torre Golf Resort, the hotel has beautiful views over the golf course and a lake. This deal is hard to beat and a superb choice for families looking for a luxury holiday in the sun, with excellent facilities including a kids' club and children's pool. There is also a large main pool, with a bar and cafe. Murica itself has everything Brits love about Spain, but without the crowds and 18-30 vibes. The historic old town is very beautiful and you will be spoilt for choice with charismatic bars and tasty tapas bars. Sol Puerto de la Cruz, Tenerife, £379pp 6 This hotel is in the north of Tenerife, offering the chance to explore a different side of the island. If you want to go out exploring, there is a lot to do around the hotel. Wander the colourful streets around Plaza de Benito Perez Galdos. The rainbow houses are very Instagram-friendly, especially for teens. Spend the afternoon at Lago Martianez, an outdoor lido with seawater pools that is also an open-air museum of contemporary art. The hotel has a compact pool, but you are also within walking distance to multiple beaches, so there are plenty of places to enjoy the sun. Breakfast is in the large buffet restaurant, and there is also a bar and nightly entertainment in the evening. GREECE 6 Village Oasis, Malia, Crete, £306pp This simple, self-catering hotel offers basic accommodation, but the location in lively Malia is excellent. You are central to the resort area, packed with restaurants, bars and clubs and 1km from the popular beaches. The hotel is relaxed with a decent-sized pool and a pool bar that is open all day, serving food and drink. Malia Beach has crystal clear water, shingle sand and plenty of beach activities, such as Banana Boats and pedalos. Despite the busy main strip, the beach is surprisingly surrounded by beautifully landscaped gardens. Best deal: Seven nights self-catering, flying from London Stansted with Jet2holidays, which includes a 22kg suitcase each. Book with jet2holidays Kaloudis Village Apartments, Corfu, £357pp The Greek islands are full of character and this hotel perfectly embodies that. This family-run complex is loved by guests who often return for a second or third visit. Think lots of Greek charm, a community feel and set within beautiful landscaped gardens. It's near the beach, too. The sandy Arilas Beach is a beautiful, sheltered cove and ideal for families who want to play in the sand and the shallow waves. At the hotel, there's a pool bar that hosts quizzes and bingo in the evenings. Even if you don't win, you'll likely make a friend for life. Best deal: Seven nights self-catering, flying from Birmingham with TUI, which includes a 20kg suitcase each, £35. Book with Kavos Psarou Studios And Apartments, Zante, £349 Another resort that oozes Greek charm is Kavos Psarou in Zante. This collection of studios & apartments is quietly located in an olive-tree garden, next to the Blue Flag Psarou Beach. The apartments here, many of which have views of the sea, feel like a home away from home, so ideal for a longer stay. In the garden, guests will find BBQ facilities, wooden benches and tables, as well as hammocks and sun loungers. A playground is available for children, while parents can chill out and pretend they've swapped real life for a Mama Mia existence for a while. The town of Tsilivi and the main port of Zakynthos are just a short drive away, so there is plenty of chance to venture out and explore. Best deal: Seven nights self-catering, flying on 28th July from London Gatwick on TUI, £349 per person from
TTG
14-07-2025
- Business
- TTG
Tui's top lates deals, winter 2026 launch and Trade Hub In The Spotlight
Video transcript With Deborah Crannage, Tui training delivery manager and TTG Media's head of partner content Maddie Barber. Maddie: Welcome to our In The Spotlight video with Tui. So Deborah, let's start by talking about the lates market for summer 2025. Where do you have availability and where will agents be finding the best deals? Deborah: Thanks for that Maddie. We've got some amazing deals going on for the lates season. Customers are wanting to get booked up – July, August, being those key months. So our top destinations at the moment are all about Spain and the Canary Islands. Over 50% discounts on some of the properties in those destinations. If you're looking for a deal, start with them, definitely. Not only that though, we do have a promo code on selected hotels. So this is built into the system when agents go on, really easy to copy and paste the codes for those hotels and get savings up to £150. Get in there to get those deals and save a little bit of cash for your customers. Maddie: That's fantastic. And then thinking about your long-haul product specifically, what is the key highlights of that, and can you share any selling tips for long-haul? Deborah: Yeah, of course. So the key highlights I would definitely say is our direct flying routes. We are one of the biggest providers of those direct flights as a packaged holiday. So we've got the likes of Florida, Mexico, the Caribbean islands, all with our Dreamliner flying, and don't miss out with those winter routes as well. Because Thailand is growing massively as a key destination. So direct flying in the winter to Thailand, Gambia, India. Partner hotels is another key highlight. So we work with Rui, Karisma, Royalton to name a few, giving our customers those unique experiences. We work really hand-in-hand. And if agents and customers are looking for that little bit of inspiration, we do have the long-haul hub on our website. So, it really is a great guide whether you are a new agent looking for some inspiration to sell to your customers. It's a helping hand and it's giving you some inspiration of what to book and what's current. Definitely have a look at those. Maddie: That's great to know. Thank you. And can you fill us in on everything that agents need to know about Tui's winter 2026 launch? Deborah: Oh, yes. So that's really exciting. Launched earlier than ever before. We've got over 50 destinations and over 2,000 hotels going on sale. So that is all of our beach products, your holiday concepts, Tui Blue, Sensatori, Holiday Villages, all of those key booking ones are going on sale straight away. Then don't forget, we've got cities and tours on hand, and the important ones I would definitely say are our ones that customers need to get booked up in advance to spread the cost. So the likes of your weddings. Lapland – we've got a new destination – Arctic Lakeland, look out for that, it looks stunning. Definitely somewhere people can go and enjoy that really vibrant winter experience. So get that one on your social media for sure. And then also, we've got everything on offer for the free child spaces. Especially in the likes of Florida, where you need to save a few pounds. Yeah it's all happening for our winter launch. So definitely have a look at those pre-seasons. Maddie: Amazing. And you have your fantastic Tui Trade Hub now. Can you just remind us what agents can find on there and how they can access that? Deborah: Yeah, of course. I love the Trade Hub. It's the first chance we've actually had to get out to trade partners and offer them more resources, e-learnings, especially for brand-new-to-travel. But not only that, it is a one-stop-shop. At the moment we're building in some key highlights in there for agents. So, you've got your promo codes on there. You've also got your round-ups that's telling you all the newsletter information coming from Tui. We have resources for weddings, for tours. They've never had things like this before, they've always had to sit on a telephone line. So utilise this tool, the more you use it, the more we can add to it. Put your requests in of what you'd like to see on there. And of course, social media, we all have a bit of social, don't we? I just think, going on and being able to get on there, get your assets, all your key campaign messages and be able to advertise them is absolutely fantastic. Get signed up. Just type into Google 'Tui Trade Hub', it'll pop up. Registrations are accepted within usually 24 hours, so it's a really quick way to get in there and get that information. But yeah, please log on there. It's a fantastic site. Maddie: And finally, let's talk about the support that your trade relations team can offer agents. How are they supporting the trade? Deborah: Yeah, I'm really proud of our trade relations team. Over the last couple of years they've really got out there and made themselves known, and agents really do need to know that we are there to support their needs. We do want help them grow their business, especially obviously with Tui. And we do want to be in really close partnership with our agents. The on-the-road team are there. They'll pop in, do shop visits, they'll be at events, we can do them. Obviously, I'm there for the webinars to make sure they've got all of that product knowledge, and then our support team behind the scenes as well, making sure everything is running smoothly. So please reach out to us. That's what we're there for. We do want to be on hand for every trade agent out there, so they do feel like they've got that support. But not only that, we want to chat with you as well. We want to really get to know everybody out there. Yeah, definitely keep in contact with the trade relations team, and just going back to the Hub, if they do want to know the faces behind the names, they can pop on there and there's some beautiful pictures of our trade relations team so they can see them as well as obviously speak to them. Maddie: Perfect. Thank you so much for sharing all of that fantastic information, Deborah. And thank you agents for tuning in to watch our In The Spotlight video with Tui. Take care.
