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Rhodes: ‘It wasn't easy, but I think the island is proud of what we all did’

Hotels
Gary Noakes
14 August 2023

After last month’s wildfires, TTG’s Gary Noakes visits Rhodes to meet some of the hoteliers who have played a key role restarting tourism to the fire-hit island.

Rhodes: ‘It wasn't easy, but I think the island is proud of what we all did’

The view from Kallithea looking south to Faliraki (Credit: iStock)

The vast ballroom at Kallithea’s La Marquise Luxury Resort was a feature on UK TV screens only a few weeks ago when it was filled with hundreds of guests evacuated from other properties as wildfires raged in Rhodes.

“It’s important to know how difficult it was – I can describe it easily, but it wasn’t that easy,” said Michael Karayiannis, general manager of the hotel, located near the more famous resort of Faliraki.

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