If there’s one word to describe a stay at Asterion Suites & Spa, on Crete’s northwest coast, it’s 'easy'. From the luxury car waiting to pick us up at Chania airport to drinks arriving at the push of ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

If location is everything, this property scores an instant 10/10 for its position on a dramatic, essentially private Cretan cove. It's an hour's drive from Heraklion airport and 15 minutes from Agios ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

“I’m bored!” – the words no parent wants to hear on holiday. Fortunately for us, a family of four, we’re staying somewhere that means both parents get to relax while our sports-mad boys get to stay ...

Holidaymakers at a £336-a-night luxury resort were seen sprinting for poolside sunbeds in scenes reminiscent of The Hunger Games. One guest, Sue Herrijgers, 17, and her older brother Matt, 25, had ...

As holidaymakers jet off on their travels abroad this summer, some hotels are having to find different ways to handle sunbed shortages, and tensions. Gone are the days of waking up early and putting ...

At Akasha Beach Hotel and Spa on the Greek island, Crete, the all-inclusive package offers free breakfast, private beach access and ringside seats to some serious clashes between celebrity wannabes.

Holidaymakers were left shocked as they watched a 'stampede' unfold for prime sunbed spots at a popular five-star hotel in Crete - sparked by influencers who wanted to take selfies 'all day' on them.

Holidaymakers at a five-star hotel were left in a mad dash to secure a sunbed, with some even resorting to throwing their towels ahead to claim the best spots. A video captured at Akasha Beach Hotel & ...