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| - | Cheaper rent, cheaper bills<br> *<br> Some people moving permanently<br> *<br> Greek tourism minister toured north Europe to seek visitors<br> *<br> Other countries have also campaigned<br> By Catarina Demony and Corina Pons<br> MADRID/LISBON, Nov 28 (Reuters) - Software developer Victor Varlamov logs in every morning to work on a sunny Spanish island off the coast of Africa after the prospect of steep heating bills and a winter made harsher by the Ukraine war drove him to leave his adoptive home in Poland.<br> He is not alone in pursuing a warmer, cheaper way of life as tourist boards across southern Europe have seized on the cost-of-living crisis to advertise the benefits of wintering abroad to those living in more northerly countries.<br> Varmalov, 50, together with his wife and teenage daughter, moved from Poland's Baltic coast to Gran Canaria in Spain's Canary Islands two months ago and plans to stay for the coming months.<br> "The economic crisis and mostly the war situation have pushed me here," said Varmalov, who is Russian by birth.<br> Russia's invasion of Ukraine in February drove some energy prices to record levels in August.<br><br>They have eased, but are likely to stay high and have led to painful levels of inflation.<br> Before leaving Gdansk, where he has lived since 2016, Varmalov calculated he could save 250 euros ($259) on rent each month and pay 140 euros for all his utilities and internet, instead of the 200 euros he was paying for electricity alone in Poland.<br> What he now saves, he spends on eating out, he said, and also enjoys beach walks in his lunch breaks.<br> "The reality is better than my expectations," he said.<br> The regional government of the Canary Islands, where the average winter temperature is 20 degrees Celsius (68°F), launched a social media campaign in September to attract remote workers, such as Varmalov, and retired people from countries including Britain, Germany and Sweden.<br> "It is no secret this will be a winter of great economic uncertainty in Europe but in the Canary Islands, we want to turn the situation around," said Yaiza Castilla, the regional tourism chief, describing the islands as an "economic refuge".<br> Other southern European countries also see the potential.<br> The Greek tourism minister in September visited Austria and northern European countries, such as Sweden, to "turn this huge energy crisis plaguing Europe into an opportunity".<br> Portugal's tourism board has also campaigned and its head Luis Araujo said expectations for winter tourists from northern Europe were "very positive".<br> Tourism data supports his optimism.<br> Data collected for Reuters by home rental search engine HomeToGo showed that compared to last year, searches from countries such as Britain, Germany and the Netherlands rose 36%, 13% and 3% for winter accommodation in Spain, Greece and Portugal, respectively.<br> Gabriel Escarrer, CEO of Spanish hotel chain Melia, said people are booking apartments and suites for two or three months this winter in the Canary Islands, with a notable presence of Scandinavian visitors.<br> 'REFUGE FOR WINTER' AND BEYOND<br> Visitors and more permanent residents are also arriving from Germany, which was highly dependent on Russian gas before the Ukraine war and is anxious about possible winter energy shortages.<br> Among schools enrolling more students from abroad, the German school in Gran Canaria received 40 applications from foreign students this year, which it said was higher than in previous years without giving precise figures.<br> Repeople, a co-working association in the Canary Islands, said it had been fully booked for November and 80% full for the rest of the winter.<br> Among those occupying a slot at Repeople is 31-year-old German freelancer Heiko Schaefer, who plans to stay until Christmas.<br> "The current rising prices is a reason for many people to move further south," he said.<br><br>"This island is a refuge for the winter."<br> Airlines will increase by 31% the number of seats available to the Canary Islands, the regional tourism office said.<br> TUI fly, the leading airline operating between Germany and the Canary Islands, said it would increase flights by around 10%, adding in a statement energy costs were "a psychological element" in pushing more people south.<br> Airbnb, the short-term rentals firm, said searches for winter stays in southern Europe tripled between April and June.<br> STUCK AT HOME OR A PERMANENT MOVE<br> For the majority of northern Europeans, however, heading south is just a dream when the rise in living costs means they cannot afford the luxury of travel.<br> Instead they are stocking up on goods to keep themselves warm such as duvets, slow cookers and electric blankets, retail sales figures in Britain show.<br> Others though have decided to move permanently.<br> Natasha Caldeiras, from Kent, southern England, and her family are moving just before Christmas to her husband's native Portugal.<br><br>They said energy prices were the spur.<br> Caldeiras believes the warmer weather will allow them to turn on the heaters for a shorter period than in Britain, where their monthly bills are around 200 pounds ($242) per month and set to rise.<br> "Even before the energy crisis, we would have liked to be in Portugal because of the weather," the 28-year-old said.<br><br>"But with the energy crisis, (being in Portugal) gives us more security because of the climate."<br> Murat Coskun, chief executive of real estate advisory firm Get Properties, said the cost of living crisis was "fuelling the trend" of Britons deciding it was time to leave.<br> "I don't think we are at the peak yet," he said.<br><br>"The winter is going to be tough." 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Pictured: Mr Johnson on holiday on the Greek island of Trikeri in 2016 - when he was Foreign Secretary<br><br>It is there that he is believed to have proposed to have proposed to his now-fiancée Carrie Symonds (pictured together) Mr Johnson has opted for luxury overseas holidays in the past, taxi from Dion port to acropolis including spending Christmas in the Caribbean island of Mustique.<br><br>He is not alone in pursuing a warmer, cheaper way of life as tourist boards across southern Europe have seized on the cost-of-living crisis to advertise the benefits of wintering abroad to those living in more northerly countries.<br><br>Data collected for [https://en.volos-minivan.eu/ATHENS-0000000087-Thessaloniki-guided-tour.html Thessaloniki guided tour] Reuters by home rental search engine HomeToGo showed that compared to last year, searches from countries such as Britain, Germany and the Netherlands rose 36%, 13% and 3% for taxi prices Katigiorgis greece winter accommodation in Spain, Greece and Portugal, respectively.<br><br>Gabriel Escarrer, CEO of Spanish hotel chain Melia, said people are booking apartments and Tailor Made Tour guided tours suites for two or three months this winter in the Canary Islands, with a notable presence of Scandinavian visitors.<br><br>Among schools enrolling more students from abroad, the German school in Gran Canaria received 40 applications from foreign students this year, which it said was higher than in previous years without giving precise figures.<br><br>Hospitality venues are completely booked out for taxi Tailor Volos airport to city taxi cost Made Tour to airport price the next two Fridays and employers say while the office Christmas party will make a welcome return after a two-year hiatus due to Covid, they are also worried.<br><br>"It is no secret this will be a winter of great economic uncertainty in Europe but in the Canary Islands, we want to turn the situation around," said Yaiza Castilla, the regional tourism chief, describing the islands as an "economic refuge".<br><br>TUI fly, the leading airline operating between Germany and the Canary Islands, said it would increase flights by around 10%, adding in a statement energy costs were "a psychological element" in pushing more people south.<br><br><br><br>Narnia is the theme of our first stop: the village of Chania, near the top of Mount Pelion. The forest, taxi fare piraeus to Dion airport descending from the terrace of the Hotel Manthos, spreads out like a green carpet to the sea, while swallows patrol the sky above.<br><br>He has a variety of options, including the PM's grace-and-favour homes Chevening and Chequers - where Miss Symonds isolated while pregnant during the pandemic - and his privately-owned farmhouse in Oxfordshire.<br><br>By this stage my blisters are less of a problem than the fact that my knees no longer seem to be functioning. Blaming my inadequate footwear rather than lack of fitness, I struggle on — and soon the prospect of a lunch of Pelion sausage in peppers and aubergine and a Mythos beer has lubricated my joints.<br><br>The beaches of Agios Ioannis are beautifully clear, fronted by a succession of tavernas.<br>Chris, desperate to check the financial markets (his mobile phone is a constant feature on our walks), is delighted by the hotel wi-fi, while I provide a bit of visual contrast on the beach — a pallid interloper surrounded by bronzed Greeks. But there are compensations later.<br><br>By some local accounts, he arrived to the region by private car after documenting his controversial journey from the UK on social media, sharing a video taken from a plane and a selfie where his face was covered with a white mask.<br><br>Our night is spent in the wonderfully quirky Lost Unicorn Hotel in Tsagarada. This early 19th-century building is full of telescopes, books and prints, while outside you can take tea or drinks in the hotel's own treehouse. In between these two, poor reading of the directions (again) causes us to accidentally climb a hill that must surely be known locally as the Greek Matterhorn.<br><br>The regional government of the Canary Islands, where the average winter temperature is 20 degrees Celsius (68°F), launched a social media campaign in September to attract remote workers, such as Varmalov, and retired people from countries including Britain, Germany and Sweden.<br><br>The travel company Macs Adventure has arranged our trip (yes, transportation in greece Thessaloniki I really did just type ‘adventure holidays' into a search engine), which includes transferring our luggage between hotels and providing us with route notes for each day's walk. |
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Before leaving Gdansk, where he has lived since 2016, Varmalov calculated he could save 250 euros ($259) on rent each month and pay 140 euros for all his utilities and internet, instead of the 200 euros he was paying for electricity alone in Poland.
MADRID/LISBON, Nov 28 (Reuters) - Software developer Victor Varlamov logs in every morning to work on a sunny Spanish island off the coast of Africa after the prospect of steep heating bills and taxi Thessaloniki greece a winter made harsher by the Ukraine war drove him to leave his adoptive home in Poland.
Despite the latter, taxi Volos Airport to airport price a fatal combination of overconfidence (I am seized by the delusion that I am a born explorer) and poor map-reading causes us to set off in the opposite direction to that in which we should be heading.
Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak are both set to shun foreign holidays this summer and instead favour 'staycations' in the UK, sources suggest. Pictured: Mr Johnson on holiday on the Greek island of Trikeri in 2016 - when he was Foreign Secretary
It is there that he is believed to have proposed to have proposed to his now-fiancée Carrie Symonds (pictured together) Mr Johnson has opted for luxury overseas holidays in the past, taxi from Dion port to acropolis including spending Christmas in the Caribbean island of Mustique.
He is not alone in pursuing a warmer, cheaper way of life as tourist boards across southern Europe have seized on the cost-of-living crisis to advertise the benefits of wintering abroad to those living in more northerly countries.
Data collected for Thessaloniki guided tour Reuters by home rental search engine HomeToGo showed that compared to last year, searches from countries such as Britain, Germany and the Netherlands rose 36%, 13% and 3% for taxi prices Katigiorgis greece winter accommodation in Spain, Greece and Portugal, respectively.
Gabriel Escarrer, CEO of Spanish hotel chain Melia, said people are booking apartments and Tailor Made Tour guided tours suites for two or three months this winter in the Canary Islands, with a notable presence of Scandinavian visitors.
Among schools enrolling more students from abroad, the German school in Gran Canaria received 40 applications from foreign students this year, which it said was higher than in previous years without giving precise figures.
Hospitality venues are completely booked out for taxi Tailor Volos airport to city taxi cost Made Tour to airport price the next two Fridays and employers say while the office Christmas party will make a welcome return after a two-year hiatus due to Covid, they are also worried.
"It is no secret this will be a winter of great economic uncertainty in Europe but in the Canary Islands, we want to turn the situation around," said Yaiza Castilla, the regional tourism chief, describing the islands as an "economic refuge".
TUI fly, the leading airline operating between Germany and the Canary Islands, said it would increase flights by around 10%, adding in a statement energy costs were "a psychological element" in pushing more people south.
Narnia is the theme of our first stop: the village of Chania, near the top of Mount Pelion. The forest, taxi fare piraeus to Dion airport descending from the terrace of the Hotel Manthos, spreads out like a green carpet to the sea, while swallows patrol the sky above.
He has a variety of options, including the PM's grace-and-favour homes Chevening and Chequers - where Miss Symonds isolated while pregnant during the pandemic - and his privately-owned farmhouse in Oxfordshire.
By this stage my blisters are less of a problem than the fact that my knees no longer seem to be functioning. Blaming my inadequate footwear rather than lack of fitness, I struggle on — and soon the prospect of a lunch of Pelion sausage in peppers and aubergine and a Mythos beer has lubricated my joints.
The beaches of Agios Ioannis are beautifully clear, fronted by a succession of tavernas.
Chris, desperate to check the financial markets (his mobile phone is a constant feature on our walks), is delighted by the hotel wi-fi, while I provide a bit of visual contrast on the beach — a pallid interloper surrounded by bronzed Greeks. But there are compensations later.
By some local accounts, he arrived to the region by private car after documenting his controversial journey from the UK on social media, sharing a video taken from a plane and a selfie where his face was covered with a white mask.
Our night is spent in the wonderfully quirky Lost Unicorn Hotel in Tsagarada. This early 19th-century building is full of telescopes, books and prints, while outside you can take tea or drinks in the hotel's own treehouse. In between these two, poor reading of the directions (again) causes us to accidentally climb a hill that must surely be known locally as the Greek Matterhorn.
The regional government of the Canary Islands, where the average winter temperature is 20 degrees Celsius (68°F), launched a social media campaign in September to attract remote workers, such as Varmalov, and retired people from countries including Britain, Germany and Sweden.
The travel company Macs Adventure has arranged our trip (yes, transportation in greece Thessaloniki I really did just type ‘adventure holidays' into a search engine), which includes transferring our luggage between hotels and providing us with route notes for each day's walk.
