IT’S GREAT NEWS for Brit holidaymakers as TUI plans to launch two new routes to winter sun destinations.
The travel giant has revealed flights to ultra-luxurious locations like Cancun and Barbados are to be available on selected dates.
The new regional flying options sees a new fortnightly service from Cardiff to Cancun in March and April of 2026.
Additionally, flights to Barbados’ Grantley Adams Airport have been added to the programme for February 2026.
TUI’s Commercial Director Phillip Iveson said: “We’re delighted to have an incredible range of holidays for winter 2025 going on sale up until Easter 2026.
“With 12 destinations on offer for holidaymakers flying out of Cardiff Airport we’re pleased to introduce Easter holidays in Mexico with two flights to Cancun available over March and April.”
Cardiff Airport’s CEO Spencer Birns also shared excitement about the new winter sun routes beginning accessible from the Welsh capital.
He said: “It’s fantastic that one of the UK’s largest tour operators is growing and investing in Wales.
“We’ve seen great sales so for this year and today’s announcement gives our customers more choice of destinations, including the Caribbean, from Cardiff.”
It comes as TUI’s winter 2025 holiday sale launch on July 18 features thousands of resorts in more than 41 different destinations.
The holiday company is offering an extended booking window too, meaning holidaymakers can book their trips as far in advance as Easter 2026.
This will provide them with both more time to plan their trip and to spread the cost.
The holidays include exclusive, direct TUI charter flights from various regional UK airports to places like Senegal, Cape Verde, Goa and Thailand.
New 10 and 11-night trips to Thailand are available for next winter, with additional TUI flights from both London Gatwick and Manchester to Phuket.
There will also be new flights to Cancun in Mexico, from Newcastle and Cardiff airports.
They include a new fortnightly service running from Cardiff, as well as additional flights from Newcastle on selected dates in March and April 2026.
TUI has added more free kids’ trips to its holiday offerings, describing it as “its biggest ever winter for free kids’ places”.
Families can make the most of those offers in places like the TUI Blue Sensatori Atlantica Dreams in Greece, and the TUI Magic Life Africana in Tunisia.
Other popular hotels have been made available in the winter, including the Holiday Village Red Sea, which will start its season earlier than ever to include the Easter holidays.
Meanwhile, TUI’s Santa day trips will also be available for winter 2025, with an extra flight added from Newcastle to Kittila in Lapland to bolster the existing programme.
Included in the package are taster experiences, from reindeer sleigh rides to snowmobiling and a meet and greet with Santa.
