Tourists forced to evacuate hotels Rodi last July, when the island was hit by devastating fires, they can receive compensation if they wish to stay on the Greek island again. This was announced on Greek Ministry of Tourism. “From April 10, citizens of all nationalities who stayed in hotels evacuated during the forest fires in Rhodes in July 2023 can obtain financial assistance,” explains the ministry.
The compensation can be used for a new stay on the island, but not during high season (June September). Through a platform called Rodos Weekcreated by the ministry, interested tourists, contacted by tour operators, will be able to register to obtain a bonus for seven consecutive days (and six nights) in a hotel of the same category (number of stars) and in a room type equivalent to the one in where they were staying at the time of the fires.
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Beneficiaries will be entitled to vouchers worth 300 euro for a stay of six nights in a double room in a three star hotel, or 50 euros per night. For a six night stay in a family room in a five star hotelthe help goes up to 500 euro.
However, tourists who were staying in holiday homes at the time of the fires will not be able to benefit from the offer.
Beneficiaries, as mentioned, will have to book holidays in spring until May 31st or in autumn between October 1st and November 15th.
In July 2023, at the height of the heat wave, a fire devastated almost 17,770 hectares in the south of Rhodes, the popular island destination of Aegean Sea (south-east), for a period of ten days, according to the European Copernicus Observatory (EMS). Around 20,000 people, mostly foreign tourists, had to be evacuated from the island, which lies near the Turkish coast. Many returned home urgently.