 after it had to cover the costs of repatriation flights and cancellations. However, Tui said 80pc of its travellers in Rhodes were unaffected by the wildfires. Figures from Mastercard show there has been an increase in holiday bookings to Northern countries this year including the Nordics and the Netherlands, although the Mediterranean remains Europe's most popular summer destination overall.){kind=link}
Climate change could force holidaymakers to seek new getaway locations
Holidaymakers will soon be sunning themselves on the coast of the Baltic Sea, one of Europe’s biggest travel agents has predicted, as traditionally popular destinations including the Algarve are hit by wildfires.
Sebastian Ebel, the chief executive of Tui, said Poland and the Nordics could become summer holiday hotspots after the recent extreme temperatures that ravaged Southern Europe.
Mr Ebel said climate change could force families to seek new destinations abroad, with Tui planning to invest in more package holidays around the Baltics, the Nordics as well as the Netherlands and Belgium.
It comes after a record-breaking summer heatwave across Europe that disrupted holidays in traditional vacation destinations, chiefly Greece.