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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Ben Quinn Political correspondent

Travel firms flying tourists to Rhodes are ‘profiteering’, senior Tory says

A fire burns trees and vegetation in the Kiotari area of Rhodes, Greece, on 24 July.
A fire burns trees and vegetation in the Kiotari area of Rhodes on 24 July. Photograph: Lefteris Damianidis/EPA

Travel firms that continue to fly tourists to Rhodes have been accused of “profiteering” by a senior Conservative, as ministers faced pressure over official travel advice for the island, where 10,000 British tourists have been stranded.

As flights rescuing holidaymakers began arriving in the UK on Monday, calls continued for a change in the Foreign Office’s stance on the categorisation of Rhodes to enable tourists to get a refund for their trips through their travel insurance.

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