Tui faces legal action after baby dies from E. coli linked to Egypt hotel
A British one-year-old, Ariella Mann, died in January 2026 from haemolytic uraemic syndrome (HUS) linked to E. coli after staying at the Jaz Makadi Aquaviva hotel in Hurghada, Egypt, on a Tui package holiday. Two other children who stayed at the same hotel on Tui holidays suffered HUS in 2024 and 2025, one left with kidney failure and brain damage. Irwin Mitchell, the law firm representing the three families, said Tui knew for almost 18 months before Ariella's death that holidaymakers were returning from the resort with serious illnesses.
Tui faces legal action after a one-year-old British girl died from haemolytic uraemic syndrome (HUS) linked to E. coli following a package holiday at the Jaz Makadi Aquaviva hotel in Hurghada, Egypt, where two other children suffered the same condition in the preceding 18 months.
Ariella Mann died on 10 January 2026 from HUS caused by E. coli. She had travelled with her parents on a Tui all-inclusive package holiday starting 21 December 2025. During the second week of the trip, she developed fever, diarrhoea, vomiting and dehydration, and was treated multiple times at the hotel's medical clinic for suspected severe dehydration. The family returned to the UK on 5 January 2026, where Ariella was admitted to intensive care and placed in an induced coma. Tests later confirmed she had contracted E. coli.
Her mother, Jade Oakes, 34, said: "If we'd known about the other cases, there's no way I would have taken my child there." Her father, Lee Mann, 37, said the family spent £2,500 on medical treatment in Egypt and called 111 and 999 on return to the UK.
Six-year-old Arthur Broughton fell ill on 30 August 2025 after travelling to the same hotel and was diagnosed with HUS. He has been left with kidney failure and had to relearn to walk and speak. Two-year-old Chloe Crook was airlifted to a London hospital in July 2024 and placed in an induced coma with HUS caused by E. coli; she continues nephrology treatment.
Jatinder Paul, a lawyer at Irwin Mitchell representing the three families, said: "Prior to Ariella's death, it is clear Tui knew for almost 18 months that holidaymakers, including young children, were returning from this resort with serious illnesses." Irwin Mitchell previously secured undisclosed settlements for 125 holidaymakers who suffered serious illnesses after staying at the Jaz Makadi Aquaviva in 2017.
Tui said it had taken about 80,000 customers to the hotel since 2022, with reported illness levels at approximately 0.3%. The company stated it was not made aware of Arthur's illness until recently and has instructed an independent health and safety investigation. Tui continues to advertise holidays to the Jaz Makadi Aquaviva hotel on its website.