Greece

Agency's sales chief shares first-hand account of Rhodes evacuation

Darren Bien, head of sales and commercial for Designer Travel, was on holiday in Pefkos with his wife and son when they received the order to evacuate their resort due to the wildfires

Agents praise industry's response to Rhodes fires and play down long-term impact on clients

’I think that if they’re sensible travellers, they’re not going to be put off going to Greece in the long-term,’ one agent told TTG

Rhodes: What are Jet2, easyJet and Tui doing to support agents?

Thousands of British tourists have been displaced over the weekend following serious wildfires

Corfu: ‘People are already back on the beaches – life is returning to normal’

Sunvil MD Chris Wright is currently in the north-east of Corfu, and spoke to TTG just hours after tourists were being hurriedly evacuated as wildfires raged

Jet2 confirms additional four Rhodes repatriation flights

Additional flights to Manchester, Leeds Bradford and Birmingham come in addition to more than 50 Jet2.com flights to Rhodes scheduled to operate this week

Sunvil boss praises team for response to Corfu wildfire

’The team and I are deeply saddened by the fires affecting Corfu and Rhodes,’ says managing director Chris Wright

Greek government issues wildfire evacuation orders for Corfu and Evia

Corfu’s fire department told the AFP news agency on Monday (24 July) that more than 2,500 people had been evacuated due to wildfires

Rhodes: industry embarks on major repatriation effort as wildfires rage

Jet2, Tui and easyJet suspend package operations to Greek island, while Greek government has set up a crisis management unit to assist tourists

Jet2holidays to offer free resort flight check-in service in Cyprus next summer

The hotel check-in service is now available in more than 50 hotels in Larnaca and Paphos next summer

TTG Sustainable Travel Showcase – Greece Natonal Tourism Organisaton

Europe heatwave: Holidaymakers evacuated in Greece as wildfires spread

Travellers have been removed from at least six seaside communities in the country as their residencies are threatened by wildfires caused by extreme weather conditions

This updated all-inclusive in Crete is the perfect summer all-rounder

TTG Luxury editor April Hutchinson checks into the Creta Maris Resort in Crete

Med destinations on alert as 40C+ heatwave scorches southern Europe

Authorities in destinations such as Italy, Spain and Greece have issued warnings, with temperatures expected to soar well past 40 degrees celsius over the coming days

Ex-UK flights to Turkey to soar by almost 50% this summer versus 2019

Data published by aviation analytics firm Cirium has showed that flights to Turkey and Greece are up 47% and 33% respectively compared with July 2019

My Big, Fab, Greek Fam Trip: Behind the scenes of the latest TTG Luxury Journey

Dinners in film sets, idyllic beaches, the finest Greek food and red-carpet treatment in luxurious hotels – it can only be a TTG Luxury Journey

Crete welcomes new all-suite wellness retreat

Greek-owned MK Hotel Collection has opened the 60-suite wellness retreat Pnoe Breathing Life in Crete

Bookings with Advantage's Scottish members almost double 2019 levels

Summer 2023 business has outperformed recent years with bookings up 30% on 2022 and up 83% on 2019, according to the consortium

Domes Resorts opens the doors to new hotel in Mykonos

Domes has opened the 38-suite Domes Noruz Mykonos, ready to welcome its first guests from 6 July

CV Villas expands portfolio to two new European destinations

Villa specialist adds 14 properties in Rhodes and Bordeaux

Watch: TTG Luxury Journey with Grecotel and Indulgent Escapes

Travel agents recently visited Corfu with Grecotel Hotels & Resorts and Indulgent Escapes by Jet2holidays on the first TTG Luxury Journey since 2020 – here’s what they learnt from their experiences.

Why Annabel Karmel is a game changer for Greece's Sani Resort

Annabel Karmel talks about her partnership with Sani Resort and the best ways to get kids to try new dishes on holiday

Domes Resorts opens first hotel in Halkidiki

Luxury hotel operator Domes Resorts has opened the doors to the adults-only Domes Noruz Kassandra in Halkidiki

Olympic Holidays adds first-ever cruise product to summer 2023

The operator will offer twin Athens and three- or four-day cruise packages to Greece and Turkey

Tui boosts Greece offering ahead of increased 2024 capacity

A range of accommodation types to suit different customers have been put on offer across the region