Discover Rhodes News and travel information about the island of Rhodes (Rodos) in Greece.

Statistical information on charter arrivals in Rhodes, through all 2008, has been made available. Compared to the 2007 season, it shows an overall 1,94% decrease with 1.264.830 arrivals in total. British tourists are still at the top but arrivals are down from 279.865 to 246.127, a 12,06% decrease. Related posts:Transaero charter flights to Greek resortsGlasgow Airport is to launch new weekly flights to the Greek islands.Misbehaving British tourists in ...

Recently various incidents of misbehaving British tourists grabbed the attention of the UK media. A Foreign Office report gives more inside information publishing some interesting statistics. Related posts:Foreign Office: Britons are behaving badly abroad2008 charter arrivals at Diagoras AirportInteresting survey on Rhodes visitors

Recent incidents in Europe's sun-soaked resorts show that the days of tolerance towards the waves of drunken, bad behaving tourists have long gone. As a worrying number of British visitors are being arrested or hurt in alcohol-fueled melees, the U.K. government published a report, advising citizens to sign for a travel insurance coverage when traveling abroad. According to this report, Spain saw a 33% increase in arrests(2.032) of British citizens between ...