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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
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