Mediterranean

Jet2 expands summer '24 programme with new Birmingham and Glasgow routes

Airline and operator to offer Tivat and Lesvos from Birmingham next summer, along with Verona – serving Lake Garda – from Glasgow

Corfu: Travel pays tribute as Greek firefighters battle to tame wildfires

Grecotel leads praise for island’s emergency services, saying it had the ’deepest appreciation’ for Corfu’s fire department and firefighters

Facing the heat: How the Med's tourism chiefs are battling extreme weather

Following the vicious heatwave which swept across southern Europe this month, efforts to put destinations on a climate crisis footing have never been more important – here’s what three countries have been doing

Tui and Jet2holidays breaks to Rhodes to resume in the coming days

Tui holidays to northern areas of Rhodes to go ahead from Saturday 29 July, while Jet2 breaks to the north will resume from Monday 31 July – easyJet holidays breaks to northern areas are also set to go ahead

Rhodes: Operators cancel more holidays in the south but operations in the north to resume

Holidays to southern areas of Rhodes most severely affected by recent wildfires have been cancelled through to mid-August, but operations to the north of the island are set to resume

Tui suspends holidays to fire-hit areas of Rhodes until mid-August

Operator says holidays to more than 40 resorts will not resume until 11 August at the earliest

Med destinations on high alert as wildfires blaze across southern Europe

Sicily, Croatia and Portugal join Greece’s islands in suffering wildfire damage in recent days and weeks

Government defends Foreign Office stance on Greek fires advice

House of Lords debates whether the FCDO advice on travelling to Greece during wildfire risk was irresponsible

Rhodes: Latest from Jet2, Tui and easyJet as firms monitor wildfires

Jet2 to operate more repatriation flights on Tuesday, while all three operators are offering those booked to travel to the island flexibility to amend over the coming days

Rhodes response 'an embodiment of Greece's spirit and resilience'

’The evacuation was carried out with vigilance and efficiency and no incidents of harm to human life were reported,’ director of the Greek National Tourism Organisation, Eleni Skarveli, told TTG

Transport secretary meets with airlines to discuss Rhodes repatriation

Harper has praised the UK tour operators and airlines’ efforts to bring back the thousands of tourists stranded in Rhodes because of the wildfires

Greece: Airlines extend repatriation effort as evacuation orders continue

Fires in Rhodes ’remain out of control’ in some areas according to the island’s deputy mayor, while Corfu and Evia issue further evacuation notices

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

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

Med to become 'too hot to visit' within five years, Brits believe

71% of UK adults believe many holiday hotspots in the Mediterranean will be too hot to visit by 2028, according to a new poll

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

From plate smashing to barefoot dancing – hanging out at two of Turkey's best resorts

These two beachside resorts in Turkey couldn’t be more different – yet both offer sophisticated hideaways with great service

Jet2 plc returns to profit as package sales run ahead of 2022

Airline and operator says package and flight-only pricing has been robust despite various cost pressures

Marella Cruises to return to Dominican Republic after seven-year absence

Line will homeport Marella Explorer 2 in La Romana for a series of winter 2024/25 sailings