About Us

About Us

GotoBeach · Caria Holidays Ltd · UK Specialist Tour Operator

About GotoBeach

We are a specialist tour operator covering five destinations in the Mediterranean and North Africa — Turkey, Greece, Malta, Morocco and Egypt. Not five destinations among hundreds. Just five, covered properly, by people who know them from the inside.

● ATOL Protected · Caria Holidays Ltd · ATOL #11211 · Registered in England
 
Who We Are
 

GotoBeach is a trading name of Caria Holidays Ltd, a fully licensed and ATOL-protected UK tour operator based in Enfield, North London. We sell beach and resort holidays to Turkey, Greece, Malta, Morocco and Egypt — and nothing else. That focus is deliberate and it defines everything we do.

Most UK travel companies are generalists. They sell everything from city breaks in Amsterdam to safari packages in Kenya. The advantage of this approach is breadth. The disadvantage is depth — nobody can genuinely know every destination they sell, and guests who book with a generalist are often dealing with someone whose knowledge of their specific destination is superficial at best.

GotoBeach was built on a different premise. We chose five destinations, assembled a team with direct, current, first-hand knowledge of those destinations, and committed to doing this properly rather than doing everything approximately. Our Product Manager has visited Turkey, Greece, Malta and Morocco a combined total of dozens of times in recent years. Our Egypt specialist has been diving the Red Sea for decades. Our Greece Operations Manager was born in Crete. Our Turkey Contract Manager has 30 years of senior experience in Antalya's tourism industry. That is what genuine specialism looks like — and it is the standard we hold ourselves to on every booking.

Registered address: Caria Holidays Ltd · 12 Savoy Parade, Southbury Road, Enfield EN1 1RT, United Kingdom · ATOL #11211 · info@gotobeach.co.uk · +44 208 211 00 01
 
Our Destinations
 

We cover five destinations. Each one is managed by a specialist with direct, personal knowledge of the hotels, resorts and areas we sell. Here is what we offer in each market — and why we believe each one deserves specialist representation in the UK market.

Turkey

Belek, Lara, Side, Kemer, Bodrum, Marmaris, Kusadasi — Turkey's all inclusive coast, covered in depth

Greece

Crete, Rhodes, Kos — managed by Eleni, who was born in Crete and knows these islands from the inside

Malta

Malta Island, Gozo, Sliema, St Julian's, Mellieha — our most extensively covered destination

Morocco

Agadir, Marrakech and Taghazout — beach resorts and city breaks on Africa's Atlantic coast

Egypt

Hurghada, Sharm El Sheikh, Marsa Alam — the Red Sea coast, led by our diving specialist Paul

Turkey is our largest and most important destination. The Belek and Antalya coast in particular — with its concentration of five-star ultra all inclusive resorts, championship golf courses and proximity to Land of Legends — is one of the finest beach holiday offers available from the UK within a four-hour flight. Our Product Manager Thomas inspects Turkish hotels multiple times per year, and our Turkey Contract Manager Raşit Eti has over 30 years of senior experience in the Antalya tourism industry. No other UK specialist operator has this level of direct Turkish expertise.

Egypt is managed by Paul Cowley — a board member with over 40 years of senior UK travel industry experience and a passionate diver who visits Hurghada, Sharm El Sheikh and Marsa Alam four to five times per year. Paul’s assessment of a Red Sea house reef or dive site carries the authority of someone who has dived these waters for decades.

 
The People Behind GotoBeach
 

The GotoBeach team is small, experienced and deliberately chosen for destination knowledge rather than general travel trade experience. Every person in a destination-facing role has direct, current, first-hand knowledge of the markets they cover.

Turkey · Greece · Malta · Morocco

Thomas Kaplan

Product Manager with 28 years in travel — TUI, Thomas Cook, Neckermann, Vrijuit. Inspection visits to Turkey 3–4 times per year. Personally reviews every hotel in the GotoBeach portfolio.

Turkey · Antalya · Belek

Raşit Eti

Contract Manager with 30+ years in Turkish tourism. Former Sales Director at Sunrise Queen and Mylome Luxury. Joined GotoBeach February 2026. Knows the Antalya coast in a depth no inspection programme can replicate.

Egypt · Red Sea

Paul Cowley

Board member with 40+ years in UK travel. ITT Finance Director, ABTA Committee member. Passionate diver visiting Egypt 4–5 times per year. One of the most experienced figures in UK travel.

Greece · Crete · Rhodes · Kos

Eleni Trachalakis

Greece Operations Manager, born in Crete. Former Thomas Cook resort representative alongside Thomas. Responsible for all hotel selection and product decisions across the Greek islands.

Sales · Marketing

Sharon Rowarth

Sales & Marketing Director at The Travel Rep for 16+ years. Dip TS, Cert TS, BA Hons. Galileo, Worldspan and Amadeus trained. Deep UK trade expertise and international marketing experience.

Turkey · High-End Hotels

Özgür Yavuz

Senior Contract Specialist focused on Turkey’s luxury hotel portfolio. Works within Raşit’s team. Responsible for high-end property relationships across Belek and the Antalya coast.

The full team profiles, including their destination expertise and blog contributions, are available on our Our Blog Writers page.

 
What Makes Us Different
 

There are hundreds of companies selling holidays to Turkey and Greece from the UK. Most of them are generalists. Here is what is different about booking with GotoBeach.

We have been there

Every hotel in the GotoBeach portfolio has been visited and assessed in person by a member of our team. Thomas conducts inspection visits to Turkey 3–4 times per year. Paul visits Egypt 4–5 times. We do not rely on supplier brochures or online reviews to build our product. We go there ourselves.

We tell you the truth

Our blog reviews include negatives. The pool is sometimes crowded. The shuttle to Land of Legends does not always run. The construction next door is noisy until late 2026. We say these things because guests who arrive with accurate expectations have better holidays than guests who were oversold. That is our policy, and it does not change.

We are genuinely specialist

We sell five destinations. Not fifty. Not five hundred. The same five, year after year, covered by the same team with deepening knowledge of the same hotels, resorts and areas. When you call GotoBeach about a hotel in Belek, you are speaking to someone who has been there recently and knows it properly.

Your money is protected

Every flight-inclusive package holiday booked through GotoBeach is ATOL-protected under licence #11211 held by Caria Holidays Ltd. This means that if GotoBeach or any of our suppliers ceased trading, you would not lose your money and — if you were already abroad — you would be brought home. ATOL protection is not optional with us. It is standard on every qualifying booking.

Low deposits

For Turkey holidays, we require only £30 per person to confirm your booking. For other destinations, we charge the flight cost at the time of booking plus £30 per person for the hotel and other arrangements. No large upfront payments, no hidden charges, no surprises.

Direct relationships

Raşit negotiates our Turkey hotel contracts directly, in Turkish, with the properties themselves. Thomas negotiates Greece and Malta. We are not buying product through wholesalers or aggregators. Our hotel relationships are direct, which means better rates, better room allocations and better service when something goes wrong.

 
Our Promise
 

What you can always expect from GotoBeach

  • Honest information. We will tell you what a destination or hotel is genuinely like — including the things that might put you off. We would rather lose a booking than send someone on the wrong holiday.
  • ATOL protection on every qualifying booking. Your money is safe. If we or any of our suppliers stopped trading, the ATOL scheme protects your holiday and your funds.
  • First-hand knowledge. Every hotel recommendation comes from someone who has been there. We do not guess. We do not copy brochures. We visit.
  • Transparent pricing. The price we quote includes everything we have agreed to include. No resort fees added at check-in. No surprise supplements buried in the small print.
  • Accessible expertise. When you call or email GotoBeach, you reach a specialist — not a call centre reading from a screen. Someone who knows the destination you are asking about and can give you a genuine answer.
  • A blog you can trust. Our blog is written by the people named on it, from their direct personal experience. No paid placements, no AI-generated content, no corporate sign-off. Just honest writing from people who know what they are talking about.
 
Booking with Confidence
 

Every flight-inclusive package holiday booked through GotoBeach is financially protected under the ATOL scheme, administered by the UK Civil Aviation Authority. Caria Holidays Ltd holds ATOL licence number 11211. When you book, you will receive an ATOL Certificate listing the elements of your trip that are covered.

GotoBeach offers both package holidays — where flights, hotel and transfers are included in a single ATOL-protected booking — and dynamic packaging, where individual elements are combined to create a tailored itinerary. For package bookings to Turkey, a deposit of just £30 per person is required to confirm your holiday. For dynamic packages to other destinations, the flight cost is charged at the time of booking plus £30 per person for the hotel and other arrangements.

For more information about ATOL protection: visit www.caa.co.uk. For the latest foreign travel advice including entry requirements, visa information and health guidance, visit www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice.
 
Start Planning
 

If you are planning a holiday to Turkey, Greece, Malta, Morocco or Egypt and you want to speak to someone who knows the destination properly — not a call centre, not a chatbot, not someone reading from a brochure — call or email GotoBeach. We will give you an honest answer.

Ready to book? Browse our full hotel collection across all five destinations, or call us to speak directly with a specialist.

Browse Turkey →

Want to know more about the team? Meet the people behind the blog — their backgrounds, their destinations and what they write about.

Our Blog Writers →

Questions about booking? Read our full terms and conditions, ATOL protection details and deposit information.

Terms & Conditions →

GotoBeach · Caria Holidays Ltd · 12 Savoy Parade, Southbury Road, Enfield EN1 1RT · info@gotobeach.co.uk · +44 208 211 00 01 · ATOL #11211 · Updated May 2026

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GoToBeach acts as an independent travel agent, providing you with an online platform to search and book tailor-made holidays through a range of carefully selected third-party suppliers, including flights, boutique hotels, transfers, and experiences. When you book a flight through our website, we act solely as your agent in processing the reservation with the airline. We are not acting on behalf of the airline. Each travel service you select (such as flights, accommodation or transfers) constitutes a separate contract between you and the individual supplier of that service. Your booking is subject to the supplier's terms and conditions, which we recommend you read carefully before confirming your holiday. We are committed to transparency, flexibility, and your full satisfaction throughout the booking process.

Atol Protection

For the latest official foreign travel advice, please visit: www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice and check our latest updates for destination-specific guidance and entry requirements. As a trusted boutique travel specialist, GoToBeach allows you to personalise your journey by offering hand picked hotels, private transfers, and flexible flight options — all tailored to your preferences. From romantic escapes to cultural adventures, we help you design unforgettable holidays with ease and peace of mind. When you book a package holiday (including flights) with GoToBeach, your travel arrangements may be financially protected under the ATOL scheme. GoToBeach is a trading name of Caria Holidays Ltd, a fully bonded and licensed UK tour operator (ATOL number 11211). Please note: not all travel services offered on our website are ATOL protected. We will inform you about the level of financial protection available before you complete your booking. If you receive an ATOL Certificate, please ensure all parts of your trip are listed. Services not mentioned on the certificate will not be ATOL protected. For full booking terms and more about financial protection, please review our [Booking Conditions] and visit www.caa.co.uk for more details on the ATOL scheme.

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