But now that Thailand is so much easier to get to than ever before, thanks to direct flights from the UK, TUI is opening up this beautiful country to us all. And it has to be seen to be believed. Sign up to our daily newsletter Did you know with an ad-lite subscription to Melton Times, you get 70% fewer ads while viewing the news that matters to you.
All those ‘Insta perfect’ photos you see of white sand, crystal clear turquoise seas and palm tree-lined beaches are now no longer a bucket list dream for this nearly 50-year-old mum-of-two. Advertisement Advertisement And rather than Thailand being an “I wish..
.” destination, it’s now on the “When can we go again?” list. It feels so much more do-able than before, knowing that flying there is hassle free now that you can fly direct from the UK to Phuket with TUI - the only airline offering this.
‘Paradise’ is a word often used by tourists, but it is the only one which comes anywhere close to describing my eight day trip to this corner of southeast Asia. I lost count of the number of ’pinch me’ moments experienced. It felt like it should have been a once-in-a lifetime kind of trip, but because Thailand is so accessible now, and luxury is so affordable over there, it makes return visits a real option.
I visited as part of a TUI multi-centre trip and cannot recommend this kind of holiday enough for how easy it was. It was seamless, with transfers between the three resorts I visited running like clockwork. Adver.