How does First Choice's free child places scheme work?

You book a First Choice package with at least two paying adults sharing a room with the child. On qualifying hotels and dates, the child's flight and accommodation cost — including the all-inclusive board — is removed from the price. Because First Choice is all-inclusive-first, the saving usually includes food and drinks the child would otherwise be charged for.

Are First Choice free child places really free?

Yes for the flight fare and the all-inclusive stay itself. Small residuals apply: government taxes on the child's flight ticket and any optional extras such as premium excursions or paid restaurant supplements at the hotel. Nothing is added at checkout without being itemised.

When will First Choice release more free child places for 2026?

First Choice tracks TUI's release schedule closely. The main summer 2026 wave dropped in autumn 2025, with top-ups in January to February and April to May. Cancellations are re-released daily. If a hotel and date shows nothing today, checking again after the next release window is worth doing.

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First Choice free child places 2026

First Choice is TUI's all-inclusive-first sister brand, and its free child places scheme sits on top of some of the strongest all-inclusive family hotels in the Med. If a fully-included holiday is what you want, First Choice is often the sharpest way to get a free place applied to it.

Last updated: July 2026. Free child place availability changes daily; we refresh this page as operators release new dates.

First Choice in one paragraph

First Choice is owned by TUI Group and operates as the all-inclusive-only brand within the group. Where TUI sells rooms on every board basis from bed-and-breakfast to all-inclusive, First Choice concentrates on all-inclusive packages, and its hotels are chosen for how well their inclusions actually work for families. The airline that flies you there is TUI Airways.

Why the "free" is worth more here

On a half-board TUI booking, a free child place removes the child's accommodation and flight. On a First Choice all-inclusive booking, it also removes the food, drinks, snacks and typically some activities the child would otherwise be charged for. That's why the same rack-rate saving translates to a bigger real-world discount on a First Choice package than on a half-board equivalent.

Concepts you'll see

Splash Resorts: First Choice's answer to TUI's SplashWorld. Waterpark-first family hotels with named slides.
Holiday Village: shared with TUI, family villages with kids' clubs and entertainment.
Premier All Inclusive: adult-facing branding, but many hotels welcome families with older children.
Sensatori (also shared with TUI): the four- and five-star tier.

Where First Choice is strongest

Turkey: unmatched all-inclusive value for Antalya, Marmaris and Bodrum. Free places on longer stays make a real difference here.
Rhodes and Kos: growing Splash Resort presence.
Balearics: overlap with TUI's own-brand hotels; check whether the identical hotel is cheaper on TUI or First Choice.
Dominican Republic and Mexico: long-haul all-inclusive, which First Choice does well when families want a "walk in, don't think" trip.

Booking mechanics

Search First Choice's own site rather than starting on the general TUI site, because First Choice's filters are tuned to all-inclusive-first inventory.
Apply the free child places filter on the results page.
If you find a First Choice free-place package, run the identical hotel and date on TUI as a cross-check. The same room can appear on both with a slightly different total.

First Choice free child places FAQs

Yes. First Choice is part of the TUI group and runs the same underlying free child places scheme, applied to its all-inclusive-first hotel range. It's a permanent product feature rather than a limited promotion.

It depends on what you want. First Choice specialises in all-inclusive hotels, so if you want everything included for the child (food, drinks, snacks, some activities) the free place there is often better value than a TUI half-board equivalent. TUI has more variety in board type and destination. For directly comparable hotels, prices usually track each other closely because both sit under the same group.

Compare inside the TUI group and beyond

First Choice's inventory overlaps significantly with TUI's, so check both. Outside the group, the strongest challenger on family package pricing is Jet2 — see our Jet2 free child places guide for how they stack up.