Friday , May 3 2024

Chrissie Parker

Chrissie Parker joined the Zakynthos Informer Team in 2014. Chrissie’s first experience of the island was a combined birthday and wedding celebration, in true Zakynthian style. Since then she has been able to combine her love of the island, including its incredible history, tradition and culture, with her love of writing.

TUI to start UK to Greece flights, 11 July?

There has been an announcement in the in the press by TUI today stating that they will begin tourist flights, to eight locations in Greece and Spain, from 11 July 2020. The destinations in Greece are Corfu, Crete, Kos, Rhodes, the Spanish destinations are Canary Islands (Tenerife and Lanzarote) Ibiza …

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A letter to authorities from John Tossell family

The family of John Tossell have formally written to the UK and Greek governments, as well as UK and Greek police departments in regards to John’s disappearance. The letter, below, sets out the timeline of John’s disappearance, including where he was last seen and what he was doing. The family …

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Resident injured after home robbery

Police are investigating a robbery in the Tsilivi area, after a 70 year old woman was brutally attacked. The woman in her seventies, was with her grandson when her grandson decided to go to the local shop, to watch football. The woman was alone in the house but had woken …

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Turtles visit shipwreck beach!

Normally at this time of year the famous shipwreck at Navagio is greeting boats of tourists from all over the world. This year we have learned that visitors of a different kind have arrived on the beach. Last week on the 8 June, turtle tracks on the beach were spotted …

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OAED, applications for Seasonal Workers

Instructions for the emergency months compensation for seasonal workers in tourism, who have no possibility of being re employed have been given by OAED. Specifically they refer to the creation of the electronic page for OAED which will be announced in the next few days, with which applicants will be …

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Solomos Museum Reopens

The museum of art and poetry dedicated to the one and only Dionysiou Solomos – writer of the Greek National Anthem has reopened to the public, today Monday 15th June, after three months. All precautions are in place due to the pandemic. If you haven’t been it is well worth …

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Flights from Zurich to begin with Edelweiss, 2 July

The company EDELWEISS, a subsidiary of Swiss Air announced today their complete flight program from July to October, which includes flights to 60 destinations in 29 countries. Among them is Greece, which will receive flights from the company to Corfu Zakynthos Rhodes Crete Mykonos Santorini Kos Samoa and Kalamata. With …

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Jet2 withdraw flights before 15 July

It’s been announced that Jet2 have withdrawn all flights due to take place before 15 July 2020 due to Covid 19. The statement on their website states that the decision is due to the uncertainty relating to the ongoing situation with Covid 19. On their site, Jet2 have said that …

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Airlines get Covid bailout

This afternoon the UK Government released information stating that four airlines had received bailout funds from the Bank of England’s Coronavirus Corporate Financing Facility. This money has been issued on agreement that will see monies repaid at rates 0.2 to 0.6%. EasyJet and Ryanair have received £600m of funding each. …

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29 Countries allowed into Greece from 15 June

Greece has announced that it will open its doors for certain flights from 15 June 2020. The announcement from Greece’s Ministry  of Tourism was officially released this afternoon and contains a list of 29 countries which it claims are relatively safe from the coronavirus, this means that tourists from these …

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