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Could Greece reopen to Brits in May? (Credit: Macpukpro/Unsplash)
Greece to require all travellers to provide negative PCR test
Country is the latest European destination to strengthen its Covid rules amid Omicron fears
Holidaying like the luxury-loving Greeks in Porto Heli
Holidaying like the luxury-loving Greeks in Porto Heli
Porto Heli on mainland Greece is a popular holiday haunt for well-heeled Athenians. And, with more than 20 properties in the area, The Greek Villas’ portfolio offers some great options for Brits who want to holiday in style
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Domes Resorts to open first international hotel
The Greek luxury hotel group is to open a hotel in Vilamoura in Portugal in 2022
Freebird will offer new Antalya flight options, opening up Turkey's southern coast (Credit: Nihat Sinan Erul/Unsplash)
EasyJet targets beach destinations with big capacity increases
Huge capacity rises in Turkey and Greece for easyJet
EasyJet holidays is offering packages to lake Garda in Italy for summer 2021 and 2022
EasyJet holidays puts summer 2023 on sale
The new season offers trips to the Canary Islands, the Balearics, Turkey and Greece
The adults-only, 83-room hotel will feature double rooms, bungalows, private pool suites and suites with Jacuzzis and private roof gardens
Cook's Club to open second Rhodes property
Cook’s Club Ialysos Rhodes is set to open in May 2022
Kos is among the destinations to which BA is upping capacity
Sani and Ikos Resorts Group invest €520m in new properties and renovations
The hospitality group has acquired four new properties in Greece and Iberia and plan to renovate two other existing resorts
Could Greece reopen to Brits in May? (Credit: Macpukpro/Unsplash)
WTM London: Greece aspires to lead on sustainable tourism
Greece wants to become a "role model" for sustainable tourism according to tourism minister Vassilis Kikilias
Jet2 is adding flights to the Greek islands including Kos
Jet2 confirms massive expansion in Greece
Jet2.com and Jet2holidays to add 600,000 more seats to Greece next summer
Could Greece be the first destination for UK holidaymakers? (Credit: Stefania Chihaia / Unsplash)
Greece hit by another major earthquake
The tremor was reportedly felt on the islands of Crete, Santorini and Rhodes
A seven-night "Three Continents" sailing will call in Greece, Turkey, Israel, Egypt and Cyprus
Celestyal Cruises to resume Med sailings in March 2022
The line has also added the Greek city of Thessaloniki to its "Idyllic Aegean" itinerary
Ryanair's Belfast City routes include Barcelona (Credit: Ken Cheung / Unsplash)
Third of Travel Counsellors late-summer bookings for Spain and Greece
Last week the company also experienced a 24% upsurge of new bookings for winter 21/22
Azamara to add fourth ship after Pacific Princess purchase
Azamara sails first Greek cruise as independent brand
Hosted on the Azamara Quest’s pool deck, it featured music accompanied by an orchestra and a singer
Made entirely from plastic waste, the turtle artwork, named "Calypso", is in a "prominent" position at Ayia Triada beach to raise awareness of the issue of plastic pollution
Plastic-free beach opened in Cyprus
Ayia Triada in Paralimni is the first beach in the area that encourages and facilitates the avoidance of single use plastic
Infinity pool at the new Lindos Grand Resort & Spa
Life is grand: discovering Rhodes’ latest luxury hotel
The fifth property for Lindos Hotels is one of its most ambitious yet, with a huge infinity pool and lots of style
Chania, Crete
Holidaymakers eye Mediterranean beaches for bank holiday breaks
Abta members reported Crete and Mallorca as the most popular booking destinations for 28-30 August
Bevan said the industry had flexed to function in a 'new reality', boosting consumer confidence
Travel Counsellors predicts late summer booking surge
A third of recent bookings made by the homeworking specialist have been for late summer 2021
Silversea's Silver Moon was christened on Wednesday (28 July) (Credit: Matthew Scott)
What’s it like to cruise now? All you need to know
Silversea now has four ships back in action – we asked UK boss Peter Shanks what’s new and different onboard
Travel Counsellors latest statistics show that 16% of all new holiday bookings made during week commencing 26 July were for Greek destinations
Strong forward bookings could bring 'potential capacity issue'
Travel Counsellors reported a 39% upsurge in new bookings for summer 2022
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‘Don't feel like a criminal for wanting to go on holiday’
Many clients could still be feeling nervous about making the commitment to travel, so it’s important those of us who can do so share our positive experiences, says April Hutchinson, from a trip to Greece
Travel ban ends amid fears over 'Indian variant'
France blasts amber plus status and no quarantine for Spain
French politicians attack UK policy while a reported absence of new cases of the Beta variant of Covid-19 in Spanish resorts has eased quarantine fears
Silversea's Silver Moon was christened on Wednesday (28 July) (Credit: Matthew Scott)
Silversea christens new ship Silver Moon in Athens
Silver Moon’s official naming ceremony was held onboard the vessel in the port of Piraeus
The route was last served by Thomson in 2009 (Credit: Corfu Diary / Unsplash)
Teesside regains Corfu link after 12 years
Ryanair restores connection to popular Greek Island, flying a weekly service from Teesside every Wednesday through to the end of October
Could Greece reopen to Brits in May? (Credit: Macpukpro/Unsplash)
Sky Express to launch new London-Athens route
New Heathrow service will get under way on 1 August