Thomas Cook adds Croatia and Mykonos for summer 2017

#CROATIA and #Mykonos have been introduced by Thomas Cook as it raises capacity for #summer2017 by 10%. The company has also re-introduced holidays to the Costa del Sol after a five-year break.

Cook claims to be the first major operator to publish programmes for next summer with eight new brochures across the Thomas Cook, Airtours, and Signature brands.

Additional capacity has also been added in Spain, Portugal, and the US, with an increased focus on Thomas Cook-branded hotels and resorts.

Fifteen new air routes are added for next summer together with 100,000 children’s places for £1 as part of an early booking incentive. Air capacity is raised from Manchester, Newcastle, and Glasgow together with new flights from Luton airport to Majorca, Ibiza, Menorca, and Corfu.

Managing director Chris Mottershead, said: ‘This is the earliest we have launched a summer programme for the following year and with the market more competitive than ever, we want to be able to offer our customers more choice and flexibility than ever before. 

‘Our new destinations of Croatia, Mykonos, and Costa del Sol cater for families and couples, both young and old, and we are excited to expand on our USA programme to cater for an increase in demand in holidays stateside.’
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Greek islands to lose VAT subsidies as EU cuts bite

SIX Greek islands this month lose their VAT (Value Added Tax) rate subsidies as part of the country’s third creditor bailout package.  

A package of cuts was agreed by the Greek government – against the wishes of voters in a referendum – as part of a financial bail-out deal with the European Union, the International Monetary Fund and European Central Bank.

The holiday islands are Mykonos, Naxos, Paros, Rhodes, Santorini, and Skiathos. 

The ending of the tax subsidy will hit the cost of hotel and villa #accommodation, and the prices at cafes and restaurants. There was significant campaigning against the rise, with concern that it would damage the key Greek tourism industry. But #Greece’s creditors made it a condition of the latest bail-out. 

Other Greek islands are likely to lose their VAT rate subsidies next year and in 2017.

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