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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Simon Calder

My plan to help Anne achieve her holiday dream

Dream destination: Chania harbour in Crete - (Simon Calder)

Anne writes: “I am full of anxiety.” She is among the distraught prospective travellers who have contacted me over the past two months since the US-Israeli attacks on Iran and subsequent retaliation, leading to the closure of the Strait of Hormuz and disruption of oil exports.

In December, Anne planned an extended family trip to Crete in July. “We bought our easyJet tickets early January, long before Trump kicked off with Iran,” she writes.

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