in brief

in brief

&#42 Libra expands choice of regional departures

Libra Holidays has increased its choice of regional departures for next summer. New flights include Belfast to Kos, Bristol to Crete, Salonika, Kos, Santorini and Zante, Cardiff to Crete, Rhodes and Kos, Glasgow to Zante, Newcastle to Kos, Prestwick to Crete, Stansted to Corfu, Kefalonia, Kos, Rhodes and Skiathos.

&#42 JMC raises level of product offerings

JMC has a number of new products for next year, including a Northern Adventure one-week cruise around the Sporadic Islands from Halkidiki. Prices start at £809 for seven nights’ half-board, including free drinks, flights and transfers. It is also offering Athens city breaks from the nearby island of Agistri, which start at £126 for two nights.

&#42 ARGo offers deals To greek islands

Argo is offering departures later this month to Corfu, Crete, Rhodes and Kos. Prices start at £229 for seven nights’ self-catering in Rhodes, departing on October 24.

&#42 Unijet Opens doors on Lesbos and parga

Unijet is featuring the islands of Lesbos and Parga for the first time, which has four properties on Lesbos and three on Parga. Prices start at £309 for a week self-catering in Lesbos, and £335 for a week self-catering in Parga.

&#42 tourist office plans cultural programme

The Greek tourist office will use World Travel Market to announce details of a new programme of cultural activities in Greece, to be held every year in the run up to the Olympic Games in Athens in 2004. Members of the Cultural Olympiad Organisation will fly to London for the event, where they will provide details of the first year’s activities.

&#42 airtours promotes flydrive holidays

Airtours has added flydrives in Lesbos, Crete and Kefalonia, plus classical tours from Zante and Halkidiki, and flights from Birmingham to Halkidiki to its second-edition Greece brochure. Flydrives start at £429 per person for a week.