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Tourists flee wildfire on Greek island of Rhodes

July 23, 2023856 Views

Thousands of tourists and residents fleeing a wildfire on the Greek island of Rhodes huddled in schools and shelters on Sunday, with many evacuated on private boats from beaches as flames menaced resorts and coastal villages. Thousands spent the night on beaches and streets. Tour operators Jet2, TUI and Correndon cancelled flights departing for Rhodes, which lies southeast of mainland Greece and is popular for its warm seas and ancient sites. Photo: REUTERS/Lefteris Damianidis The fire brigade said 19,000 people were moved from homes and hotels, calling it the biggest safe transport of residents and tourists Greece has carried out. "It was literally like the end of the world," British tourist Ian Murison told Sky News from a rescue boat he got after crowds filled buses in a...

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Greece opens to tourists, anxious to move on from crisis season

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April 20, 2021905 Views

Greece began opening to tourists on Monday with few bookings but hopes for a better season to help make up for a 2020 devastated by the coronavirus pandemic. On Rhodes island, where most visitors are from abroad, hoteliers are scrubbing, polishing and painting in anticipation of a make-or-break year. “We’re preparing the hotel in order to start as soon as the government gives us the green light,” said George Tselios, general manager of Sun Beach Hotel, whose customers are from Scandinavia, Germany, Austria and Britain. Greece will formally open on May 14 but starting Monday, tourists from the European Union, the United States, Britain, Serbia, Israel and the United Arab Emirates will not quarantine if they are vaccinated or test negative for COVID-19. Sand hills are formed in ...

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Dutch tourists trade lockdown at home for confinement in Greek resort

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April 12, 20211055 Views

Almost 200 Dutch tourists on Monday traded lockdown in the Netherlands for eight days of voluntary confinement in a Greek holiday resort, as part of a test to see if safe holidays can be arranged during the COVID-19 pandemic. For 399 euros ($475) each, participants will have “all-inclusive” access to the pools, restaurants and other facilities of the Hotel Mitsis Grand Beach on the island of Rhodes, but nothing else. General view of the Mitsis Grand Hotel Beach amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Rhodes on the island of Rhodes, Greece April 12, 2021. REUTERS/Louiza Vradi They will have to settle for watching the sea from their room or the hotel terraces, as no one is allowed to leave the resort where they will be the only guests. “I really enjoy being away from...