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Your ultimate holiday hacks

Smart decisions to get more from your holiday.
The best holidays don’t just happen – they're quietly engineered with smart decisions. Calls like choosing the hotel that matches your vibe or bagging the local flight to skip the early-morning road trip. They’re the sort of things future‑you will thank you for. We call them: holiday hacks. Not the eye‑roll, life‑admin type – the actually useful ones. Keep scrolling to uncover our best ones or jump straight to our latest deals if that’s at the top of your list.

Hack #1: Let a family-friendly hotel do the heavy lifting

It goes like this: they clock the slides, you spot the sea. They scan the activity programme, you skim the spa menu. The trick? Picking a hotel that’s been expertly designed for the whole family. Throw in All Inclusive eats, family-sized rooms and kids’ clubs with UK-certified childcare and you’ve got yourself a winning holiday combo.

One place that gets the balance just right is TUI BLUE Orquidea in Gran Canaria, set right on a beach on the island’s south coast. There’s plenty going on here – from FlowTheBeat dance-meets-yoga sessions to cooking classes, tennis and volleyball matches.

The real family holiday hack? All of the above, plus a free kid’s place.* Use our free place finder to bag a getaway where your little one goes for no extra cost.

Take a closer look at our family holidays or skip to our family deals.
A family of three having fun in a splash park.

Hack #2: Check in to an adults-only resort

Another round? Don’t mind if we do. Buffet or beachfront grill? Or... the tapas bar. Our just-for-adults hotels hit different – we’re talking less splash-zone soundtrack, more ice‑clinks and page‑turns. Add foodie‑approved dining, sunbeds without the early-morning scramble and spaces designed entirely with adults in mind.

For this exact mood, TUI BLUE Olhuveli Romance in the Maldives fits perfectly. It's picked up the Foodie highlight thanks to its standout restaurants – including one perched on a jetty over a shallow reef – plus, the overwater villas mean the sea is just steps from your deck.

Like all our holidays, you’ll have 24/7 help by phone or on the app while you’re away – but here it’s upgraded to an island host you can WhatsApp from arrival. Restaurant reservation? Sorted. Best time to snorkel the reef? They’ve got you.

Find out more about our adults-only holidays or head straight to our latest deals.
Three people practicing yoga in a warrior pose on pink mats at an overwater pavilion.

Hack #3: Skip the holiday maths and go All Inclusive

Meals, snacks and drinks? Covered. 20kg luggage allowance*? In the bag. Overseas transfers? Waiting to pick you up. Tonnes of sports, activity and entertainment options? Included in the set-up. Going All Inclusive on a TUI package holiday means you can retire the “whose round is it?” chat and let budgeting take the week off.

Our top picks include the everyone‑wins setup at TUI BLUE Sensatori Atlantica Aphrodite Hills in Cyprus. It balances adults‑only zones for poolside blissss with family areas complete with a splash pool and slides. Or, if you prefer big‑energy family mode, Greece’s Holiday Village Atlantica Rhodes lines up eight pools, a waterpark and plenty of food stops to keep the whole crew going.

Sound like your kind of trip? Learn more about our All Inclusive holidays or fast-forward to our all-in deals.
A child playing in a splash park with a tipping bucket.

Hack #4: Let our holiday experts handle the details

Picture it: flights in one tab, Google Maps in another, and a group chat *ping* that says, “I’m not fussy, but…”. It’s time to tag in our holiday experts. With over 100 years of designing holidays, our team speaks fluent group chat. The “near a town but not too noisy” request, the “is 20kg included” panic, the “pool and beach, please” manifesto – we make it make sense. And booking it? That’s up to you. Do it online, tap it out on our app or pop into your local TUI Store for a proper chat (use our handy store finder to locate your nearest one).
A retail staff member helping a couple to book a holiday in-store.
Ready to put these holiday hacks into action?

Explore our best deals and lock in this summer’s escape for less.

Or, if you need more inspo, check out our best beach holiday destinations, our best All Inclusive resorts for entertainment or our best All Inclusive beachfront resorts.

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Author: Conor Braniff

Last updated: 24.03.2026

*For full terms and conditions, visit tui.co.uk/destinations/free-child-places and tui.co.uk/destinations/info/luggage-allowance

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