Tui faces scrutiny over E coli-linked death of baby after holiday in Egypt

A British baby girl died after falling ill with a gastric illness during a stay at the Jaz Makadi Aquaviva hotel in Hurghada on a Tui all-inclusive package holiday. The child was diagnosed with haemolytic uraemic syndrome (HUS), a rare kidney condition linked to E coli that can lead to kidney failure, brain damage, and death. The death occurred months after another child was left critically ill with the same condition after traveling to the same resort on a Tui holiday, and 18 months after a further child was airlifted to London and placed in an induced coma. The family said they were not informed about prior E coli cases connected to the hotel before booking. Tui continues advertising holidays to the hotel, alongside other tour operators.

"A British baby girl died from a gastric illness following a stay at an Egyptian hotel the same resort where two other children were left critically ill from the same condition months earlier. Ariella Mann, one, died in January from a kidney condition linked to E coli after falling ill at the fivestar Jaz Makadi Aquaviva hotel in Hurghada on an allinclusive twoweek package holiday booked through Tui. Her death occurred four months after a six-year-old boy was admitted to intensive care, and 18 months after a two-year-old girl was airlifted to hospital in London and placed in an induced coma, both after travelling to the same hotel on a Tui holiday."

"All three children were diagnosed with haemolytic uraemic syndrome (HUS), a rare kidney condition linked to E coli that can cause kidney failure, brain damage and death. Jade Oakes, 34, Ariella's mother, said she was disgusted they had not been informed about previous E coli cases linked to the hotel before booking. If we'd known about the other cases, there's no way I would have taken my child there, she said. From her passing, we were in a right mess because we thought it was our fault, we took her on holiday. But if something had been done earlier, Ariella would still be alive."

"Her father, Lee Mann, 37, added: You're going through one of the top travel agents, booking a five-star hotel, and paying 6,000. It's a lot of money, so you expect it to be top of the game. He added that the family spent 2,500 on medical treatment for Ariella in Egypt, and called 111, and then 999, on their return to the UK. You're still hating yourself, thinking I shouldn't have done this. But it's not as if we just sat back and let it happen. I still blame myself. But it's them who should be accountable, not us, he said."

"Tui continues to advertise holidays to the Jaz Makadi Aquaviva hotel on its website, as do other tour operators including Thomas Cook and easyJet Holiday"

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