• More than 200 viewers will win a Takeaway Getaway to celebrate 20 series’ of Ant & Dec’s Saturday Night Takeaway
• More than 130 hotels in over 40 destinations on offer and Marella Cruises included for first time ever with 27 itineraries to choose from
• Dedicated team of personal travel advisors ready to make holiday dreams come true

25^th February 2024:  Ant & Dec’s Saturday Night Takeaway returned to the nation’s screens last night on ITV1, STV & ITVX revealing the biggest ever audience prize giveaway in British TV history, with hundreds of TUI holidays up for grabs.  And to the delight of the extraordinary 415 strong studio audience made up of deserving individuals – including local community heroes, foster parents and charity fund-raisers – every single member was surprised with a Takeaway Getaway.

They can now look forward to choosing from more than 130 hotels in over 40 destinations – or for the first time ever to sail away to the Caribbean or Mediterranean with Marella Cruises.

It’s the third time the global travel and leisure company has teamed up with the nation’s favourite entertainment show.  And to celebrate its 20^th anniversary more than 200 Takeaway Getaways will be given away across the seven-week run.

Since their first collaboration in 2020 TUI has taken away more than 450 winners and their guests with the most popular destinations Mexico, the Dominican Republic, Greece and Egypt.  A dedicated team of retail homeworkers are deployed to give recommendations and advice, and handle every detail of their holiday booking, with more experts involved in this bumper year.

Leanne Johnson, based in Bristol, heads up the team and has been involved in all three collaborations.  “We’re so excited to be part of this again this year; it’s an absolute joy to connect with the winners, hear their stories and help them find their perfect holiday. There’s more choice than ever before with cruises included this series, and it’s our job to guide them through what’s on offer and identify the best getaway for their specific needs.  Many of us have kept in touch with previous winners, who come back to book their next holidays with us because we’ve got to know them and understand what will work for them.”

Winners and up to three guests can travel whenever suits them from May 2024 until October 2025* for beach holidays and sailings available on specific dates from April 2024 to October 2025, and as well as a seven night All Inclusive beach or cruise holiday, they will be able to enjoy a TUI experience with plenty of choice to suit all tastes from cultural exploration and walking tours to adventurous 4×4 safaris, boat trips and wonderful water parks.

Andrew Flintham, Managing Director of TUI, said: “We’re delighted to be returning as prize partners for this landmark season of Ant & Dec’s Saturday Night Takeaway and offering the biggest audience prize giveaway ever on British TV.   What a brilliant way to mark 20 seasons of one of the nation’s favourite TV shows.  Seeing the surprise and delight of the very deserving winners on show one on Saturday was smile inducing, and it’s very special to have been part of that moment.  We’ve got an amazing team of travel experts ready to help find them their perfect holiday.”

For further information please contact pressofficeuk@tui.co.uk

NOTE TO EDITORS

• *excluding Christmas and New Year for TUI beach holidays
• Selected Marella Cruise sailings available from April 2024 to October 2025
• T&Cs apply.

TUI UK & IRELAND

TUI, the largest global travel and leisure company is the business behind First Choice, Marella Cruises and Crystal Ski Holidays brands, as well as TUI Cities, TUI Lakes & Mountains, TUI Tours, TUI River Cruises, and its leisure hotel brand TUI BLUE. TUI also provides thousands of experiences in 100 countries through TUI Musement, one of the world’s leading tours and activities digital platforms. TUI UK & Ireland has a team of over 11,000 employees and its full holiday programme serves millions of customers each year. Across the world they have over 4,500 destination team employees taking care of guests on their holidays. Its airline, TUI Airways, operates to over 79 destinations in 33 countries with 68 aircraft from 22 UK airports.  TUI’s retail estate is made up of 315 retail stores including TUI superstores where TUI’s travel experts take care of all customers’ needs.

MARELLA CRUISES

Marella Cruises is part of TUI UK and Ireland and TUI Group. It is the third largest cruise line in the UK.  There are currently five ships in the Marella Cruises fleet, Marella Voyager, Marella Discovery, Marella Discovery 2, Marella Explorer and Marella Explorer 2.  Marella Cruises offers its customers all-inclusive as standard with all tips and service charges included, customers enjoy an unrivalled level of service and award-winning entertainment.