It’s been announced that a number of Thomas Cooks landing slots, at five UK airports, have been bought by EasyJet and Jet2. EasyJet have bought Thomas Cooks landing slots at Bristol and Gatwick, reportedly for around £36m, in total the buyout included twelve summer take-off/landing slots, eight winter summer take-off/landing …

It’s been announced today that the tourism company Fosun have bought the Thomas Cook Brand name for around £11million. Fosun were originally a name involved in  potential buyout of Thomas Cook before they collapsed. Fosun is a Chinese company and it is thought that one of their plans may be …

Bournemouth airport have today announced that it will operate new flights next summer season to Zakynthos, both TUI and Ryanair operate out of Bournemouth and we understand this new route is with TUI. The announcement came from the Managing Director Stephen Gill who said: “We [Bournemouth Airport] have the infrastructure, …

UK MPs are currently debating in regards to an early General Election Bill At present it’s looking highly likely that the General Election will be held on the 12th December but current discussions taking place are to whether it can be held earlier on the 9th December depending on a …

The EU have agreed to a three month Brexit extension with 31 January 2020 being cited as the “new leave date”. In a tweet, Donald Tusk, President of the European Council stated “ The EU27 has agreed that it will accept the UK’s request for a Brexit flextention 31 January …

National OXI day is one of the most important historical dates in the Greek calendar, not just for Zakynthians, but for Greeks worldwide. Every year it is remembered and traditionally celebrated, staying firmly in the hearts and minds of Greeks everywhere. But what is National OXI day? The 28 October …

This weekend the History War Museum, based at the Galaxy Beach Resort Hotel in Laganas, are running a free event for visitors which is open from 10am to 9pm. The event which is centred on the Greek Special Forces, runs from Saturday 26 October through to Monday 28 October. The …

A year ago today, Zakynthos was hit by a large 6.8R earthquake. It struck the island on 25 October 2018 at 22.54pm (UTC) The earthquake was 56.9km SW of the island, around 11km deep. The earthquake was followed by aftershocks, a number of which were around 5R, and the aftershocks …

Katerina Hariati-Sismani was born in Zakynthos in 1911. Part of a large family, consisting of younger sisters and brothers, Katerina was an incredible woman whose story is relatively unknown. Her incredible strength and bravery highlighted the treatment of many women, through her art, who ended up in concentration camps, in …

MPs have met in the House of Parliament to participate in two votes relating to Brexit. After these two votes MPs have decided that the Brexit Bill Timetable has been rejected by a majority of 14 votes. The votes were: Yes – 308 No – 322 This means that Brexit …