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The travel company TUI are currently running a series of roadshows aimed at helping to recruit Thomas Cook colleagues who have recently lost their jobs. Staff from TUI will be on hand to talk about current vacancies and what it’s like to work for TUI. The Zakynthos Roadshow takes place …

The travel company Jet2 are currently running a series of roadshows in the UK aimed at helping Thomas Cook colleagues who have recently lost their jobs with future recruitment. As well as UK roadshows the company will also be holding them for Thomas Cook staff across Greece. Staff from Jet2.com …

A UK man who suffered a fall on the island last week, who had been on life support ever since, sadly passed away yesterday morning. The man from, Plymouth in Devon, described as “much loved” by family and friends, had only been on the island a few hours with his …

Like Zakynthos Kefalonia was also affected during WW2. Their biggest tragedy is now remembered by a monument erected on the island, to commemorate around nine thousand Italian soldiers from the Acqui division who died at the hands of the Germans. Some were also removed from the island and taken to …

In a recent article about the eight best places to scuba dive in Greece, two dive locations in Zakynthos made the list. Other dive sites on the list included Crete, Santorini and Mykonos. The two Zakynthian dive sites featured were: Marathonisi Marathonisi is described as a must-visit dive destination for …

It was 10pm on 06 December 1941 when the submarine HMS Perseus struck an Italian sea mine in the waters between Zakynthos and Kefalonia. The country was already under Axis rule in the grip of World War Two, and both Ionian islands were under Italian rule, and watchful for enemy …

Since the news of the collapse of Thomas Cook, there has been a deluge of news and information. Much of what has been reported isn’t the story of the financial side of the business or even a full breakdown of what actually went wrong. The stories we are hearing are …

There will be changes to UK passport expiry dates in the event of a No Deal Brexit on 31 October 2019. The new rules will apply to any travel made after the 31 October in the event of the UK leaving under a No Deal scenario. UK passports will have …

We at Zakynthos Informer are saddened by the news of the collapse of Thomas Cook. We are thinking of all the staff who are employed by them and wish them well at this tough time. Operation Matterhorn is now in operation to repatriate anyone who is already abroad and you …

The National Marine Park of Zakynthos wants to record the Lionfish population of Zakynthos in order to implement necessary measures to control the species population. This is where both residents and visitors to the island can help; especially divers. The information needs to be as accurate as possible, so the …