We also have had our holiday cancelled by Airtours. Booked on 17th August 2002.We were travelling on 16th july 2003. How early do you have to book to ensure your holiday reservation, only notified after paying full balance. Went last year and had absolutely fantastic time so booked to go back. Feel very angry and disappointed at airtours as to book with another tour operator is now expensive, no free child places left this late in the day. Wrote a letter of complaint, we are all entitled to compensation if holiday has been paid in full ABTA code2.1&2.2. Maybe we ought to all gang together and write to watchdog.
If anyone has had any explanation or offer of compensation please email us. We are now travelling with kosmar to the apartments next door. Airtours will never get another penny out of us or good recommendation. It's diabolical!

oops! email is gerryclewes@aol.com

This is turning into a nightmare. After having our holiday cancelled by airtour to alykanas beach village, we have now rebooked to go next door with Kosmar. Can anyone tell me anything about the building work that keeps getting referred to?

Anne : The beach at Alykanas is mainly sandy, bit pebbly in places but fine for kids. Lovely place! We had booked to go away with airtours with some friends. Think they've rebooked to the same place through direct holidays.
It's a lovely villge, friendly locals, would defnitely recommend it. First time we've gone back to same place although we've been to some nice places and haven't had a bad holiday in Greece yet, but felt really at home in this place and made some lovely friends. Can't wait to go back in July, counting the days now.
p.s Don't book through Airtours