Hundreds of firefighters have scrambled to put out flames on the outskirts of Lisbon after a wildfire broke out near the popular holiday destination of Cascais.
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This is unless their airline can book them on an alternative flight that lands close to the original arrival time. "Airlines may later try to use this kind of documentation to reject your claim. Bear in mind that passenger regulations require airlines to pay compensation in cash," he says.The UK's ambassador to Greece is set to visit Rhodes today as wildfires there continue to burn.
The adjacent beach is deserted - tourists from the town have told Sky News of their terrifying ordeal fleeing the flames.Heat forces one of world's most visited tourist sites to close Tourism Minister Olga Kefalogianni said that wildfires have affected only a small part of Rhodes - an island that attracts approximately 1.5 million foreign tourists in the summer months.
He said this could change the way travel insurance companies and tour operators cover people if weather events impact their plans."At the moment if you decide not to go somewhere because of the weather or heat - you're not covered by travel insurance because the official advice is you're allowed to go.
The European Travel Commission is encouraging the tourist industry to adopt its own climate change mitigation plans and invest in regenerative tourism. The winds forced planes fighting the fire to abandon the operation, while 130 firefighters pressed on, it said. Spanish airports operator AENA said the Gran Canaria airport on the eastern coast was operating normally, despite the fires last night.
According to Paul Charles, founder and chief executive officer of the travel PR firm PC Agency:"There's a realisation that going to southern Europe carries more risks than it did in the past. Figures from the European Travel Commission also show a 3% fall in people travelling domestically on the continent from June to September compared to last year.Mr Charles added that increasing extreme weather events meant fewer people were going away solely in search of warmer weather."Experience and adventure are becoming more of a motivation too," he said.
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