Rhodes: Forest fire on vacation – this is how the organizers help the tourists

2023-07-23 17:41:00

Rhodes vacation in the forest fire disaster – this is how the organizers help the tourists

On Rhodes, numerous people were accommodated in a stadium because of the forest fires

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The forest fires in Rhodes are having a major impact on numerous tourists. Thousands had to leave their accommodation in the high season of all times. The tour operators are reacting to the situation.

Since Saturday have been on Rhodes evacuated numerous villages and hotels due to large uncontrolled forest fires. In addition to the residents, thousands of tourists also had to leave their accommodations in the high season. The German Travel Association (DRV) emphasizes that “A little patience” is now required on all sides. “There are currently around 20,000 German vacationers from tour operators on the island, only a small number are affected by the evacuations,” says the DRV.

In view of the severe forest fires, travel companies are canceling flights to the island and offering cancellations for the coming days.

This is how Tui deals with the forest fire problem on Rhodes:

Tui will no longer bring tourists to the holiday island up to and including Tuesday, according to a tweet from the group.

Even though the company isn’t currently flying in tourists, they stayed flight connections consist, to bring guests back to Germany, says Aage Dünhaupt, Head of Communications at Tui Germany. For the other countries have similar regulations. In addition, many travelers from Germany could withdraw from their flight. “We offer all guests who have booked to Rhodes by next Friday to rebook to another holiday destination free of charge or to cancel.”

The Tui Group currently has a total of around 39,000 guests from many countries on Rhodes, according to Dünhaupt. 7,800 of them were affected by the fire and had to leave their homes.

This is how DER Touristik deals with the forest fire problem on Rhodes:

The Group According to its own statements, DER Touristik is severely restricting its range of travel: “All trips to the south of Rhodes are actively canceled up to and including Wednesday (July 26)”, says spokeswoman Angela de Sando. The group offers for all other Rhodes regions free cancellations and rebookings until the start of the journey on July 26th.

According to DER Touristik, its guests on Rhodes are “well and safe”. Overall, a low four-digit number of tourists were brought to other accommodations. “Should passengers of DER Touristik want to travel home early, possible return flight options are checked“, shared de Sando further.

According to the Federal Association of Consumer Organizations, holidaymakers can “extraordinary circumstances” such as forest fires withdraw from the contract of a package tour or interrupt the trip prematurely.

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