Happy Holidays Corfu Magazine
Articles and Features (published quarterly) about Corfu and its many attractions
Editorial Statement, Letters from Our Readers, Poetry from Gilly Beckett, Suggested Reading
Vol. 2, No. 1; September 15, 2006
From the Editors...
What We Will Not Publish
The editorial policy practiced by Happy Holidays Corfu Magazine is to publish news, topical issues, feature articles, photos and advertisements relating to Corfu by contributors from Corfu, or by those with an interest in Corfu. By no means do we restrict what we publish to materials of a positive slant; often the articles appearing in the magazine are highly critical of a particular aspect of Corfu life, and sometimes we publish material that is decidedly satirical in nature, though we endeavor to keep such material light and in proper perspective. No article published in HHCM is intended to defame, insult, antagonise or otherwise do harm or injury to the reputation of an individual or organisation.
What we will not publish in Happy Holidays Corfu Magazine is material that is racist, religiously intolerant, defamatory, or otherwise injurious to an individual or to a particular group. We will not publish material that seeks to incite hatred, sectarianism, violence, or is otherwise deemed by our editorial staff as propaganda.
While we endeavor to represent the widest array of opinion (even if those opinions differ substantially from our own), we do maintain a code of ethics, which we as editors have determined. We do not take lightly the issue of censorship, and we will never practice it frivolously or to further our own opinions, but we will maintain the standards that we have established for our publication, and indeed for ourselves in everyday life. Our aim continues to be to inform and to entertain cogent to our theme, while at no time acting as a vehicle for intolerance, hatred or ignorance.
~The Editors
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From Our Readers...
In response to our request for comments on our article about bringing "cheap and cheerful" airlines such as Easyjet and Ryanair to Corfu, we received the following letter from Christopher Wey of Bournmouth, UK.
I have been covering this matter for the best part of 3 years, with really no concrete answers as to whether cheap flights, such as Easyjet or Ryanair will go to Corfu. I have been running this campaign via the Corfu Travel Guide, corresponding with all airlines, either via email, telephone or letter. A number of airlines do show interest in getting the Corfu, and indeed other Greek Islands, but the answer always appears to be along the lines of, whilst the larger companies such as TUI, First Choice, Thompson, etc. hold the monopoly on Corfu, the smaller groups do not have a chance.
As you may know, Easyjet already flies to Athens and Venice, with Ryanair flying to Brindisi or Bari in Italy, butneither can seem to get a
triangulation route and return via Corfu.
The smaller, no frills, and cheap airlines do recognise that the "Big Boys" are pulling out of Corfu, and looking towards other opportunities in Eastern Europe and indeed on the long haul front. This is leaving a vast number of the smaller hotels, apartments and Studios on Corfu without Tour Operator back up. The owners try it to go alone but are let down by the cheap package deals, which the "Big Boys" can sometimes
put into place.
If there were cheap, no frills, smaller airline companies flying to Corfu, this would help in making more tourists book independantly,
allowing the accommodations mentioned above to reap the benefits from this.
Ex Pat’s Song
MAY in LAZARATIKA
Olive pollen pours from the trees in a lemon drizzle
How can one not detect a soft drip-dripping sound as it vanishes
Into grassy terraces carpeted with palest purple
And brightest yellow wild flowers?
But the evening noises are the clicks of swallows’ wings
As they swoop and swirl around the balcony creating dismay
By their impudent jest to papa house-sparrow perching impatiently
Warning his new feathered family lurking fearfully in their untidy nest
The metallic burring as night jays wind up for their attack on scatty moths
The olive grove awakens as dancing fireflies cavort and bats
Fearlessly dive from the eaves while across the darkened valley
The lights of Episkepsi gleam and the first bright star pricks the velvet sky
An evening plane meanders over the mountains descending
Out of sight to Corfu Airport and distant dogs howl at nothing
Or that’s how it seems and then the meaningful wooden clacking
Of shutters latched for the night while the sorrowful skops owl
Endlessly sends his mournful electronic blip for the mate he never finds
The exhausted air is calmed by a whispering breeze
The heat of the day subsides as the glaring sun sinks into
The pale Ionian Sea turning it wine dark
I sit enraptured watching and listening as Mike appears silhouetted
Against the pinkly glowing sky ‘Gin and tonic, darlin’?’
Gilly Beckett
June 2006
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At the same time receiving all monies for accommodation rather than the pittance they get now. Something like 8 Euros per person per day. A very very poor return on the extortionate prices we have to pay.
On the website I contribute to, Corfu Travel Guide, I am always receiving messages as to why we cannot book independantly, why are there no cheap flights to Corfu. It is very hard not being able to give more information. The odd new company comes into being such as CorfuEscape. A small company only operating in the north and northwest at a few accommodations who can give, flights, accommodation and transfers for a lot less than the "Big boys". I have been promoting this to the full. We are all in hope that the owners can sweep up more and more accommodations on Corfu in the near future to build up their portfolio.
I hope this has given some insight in what is happening on this matter elsewhere, and that the more people, companies who can give a push down this road, will help in getting the smaller airlines to Corfu.
Kind Regards.
Chris Wey (Sailor)
Corfu Travel Guide.
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