8 May 2019

New addition to the portfolio: TUI Family Life Side in Turkey

Turkey is considered a travel destination making a comeback in the forthcoming Summer 2019 season. With the opening of TUI Family Life Side, TUI Group is further expanding its portfolio of family hotels operated under its international concept brand in the eastern Mediterranean. Apart from the newly opened TUI Family Life Side, the TUI Family Life Ephesus hotel on the Aegean in western Turkey has also opened its doors to guests. TUI Group’s footprint in Turkey will therefore grow to 29 hotels from Summer 2019, including three hotel operated under the TUI Family Life hotel brand.

Time-out for families of all generations

The international hotel concept is targeted at families and offers an extensive daily sports and entertainment programme including professional Les Mills fitness classes and dance and musical shows. The child-friendly resort with its refurbished rooms welcomes families of all generations. In the new childcare facilities, childcare teams trained by TUI cater for babies, toddlers and children. TUI Family Life Side caters to the needs and preferences of each family member:The four restaurants offer a wide selection of varied, healthy meals and a kids’ buffet. Apart from regional specialties, families can also have a barbecue together at the barbecue station. The hotel can be booked by customers from Scandinavia, Belgium, Germany and the UK.

The new addition to TUI Group’s portfolio with its 432 rooms is situated in a seafront location on the sand and pebble beach in Side-Titreyengöl on the Turkish Riviera, surrounded by Lake Titreyenegöl. The hotel’s private fine sandy beach, the three pools and the wellness area offer many opportunities to retreat for a short time-out. The popular holiday resort Side on Turkey’s southern Mediterranean coast is only a few kilometres away. Guests staying at the TUI Family Life Side hotel can explore the ancient port town with its Greek and Roman ruins and excavations. 

Apart from the two hotels in Turkey, the TUI Family Life Elounda Breeze in Crete, Greece’s largest island, will shortly open and welcome its guests.