Simpson Travel in the Press
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2025
A Study in Contrasts: Meganissi and Lefkada
Condé Nast Traveller, 2025
Your guide to two very different islands, just four miles apart.
Raving about the Rou: The Telegraph's view on our hamlet in Corfu
The Telegraph, February 2025
Heidi Fuller-Love rates the Rou Estate.
In Search of Perfection: Ithaca
The Independent, February 2025
Victoria Harper's high expectations were met on idyllic Ithaca.
Coming of Age: A luxury mother-and-daughter escape to Lefkada
The Times, January 2025
Katie Kelly discovers the unexpected joy of travelling with her newly-adult daughter for the first time.
2024
Easy Does It: Holidays with childcare in Lefkada
Hello! Magazine, July 2024
Hello! Magazine’s Laura Sutcliffe found the perfect toddler-friendly holiday whilst staying at Mousses Villas in Lefkada.
Sensational Sivota
The Times, June 2024
Head of Travel Claire Irvin explores the glorious Sivota coastline whilst staying at Simpson Travel’s show-stopping Ionian Green villa.
The Magic of Mochlos
Hello! Magazine, April 2024
Hello! magazine writer Harriet Charnock Bates enjoys a sublime spring break with friends at Villa Melitina in Crete.
Quieter Crete
The Observer, April 2024
Writer Annabelle Thorpe enjoys a retreat to hidden Crete staying at Mochlos Blue.
Loving Lefkada
The Times, January 2024
Travel Editor Jenny Coad names her favourites from the beautiful beaches of Lefkada.
2023
Symphony in Blue
The Times, July 2023
Writer Lucy Thackray finds a quieter corner of Crete at our Mochlos Blue hotel
Living 'the dream' in Corfu
The Times, October 2023
Writer Tracey Davies relives some Mamma Mia moments with her teenage daughters at Bella Mare Hotel in Corfu.
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Walk this Way
The Observer, 23 March 2023
Writer Louise Roddon enjoys a spring walking holiday led by Jonathan Peat staying at Arosmari Hotel in Crete.
2021
A Puglian Villa Escape
The Telegraph, September 2021
Telegraph Travel Editor Claire Irvin enjoys a villa holiday in Puglia, with an unexpected quarantine that ends up being a bonus.
Perfection on Paxos
The Telegraph, March 2021
How a family villa holiday on unspoilt Paxos helped novelist Rachel Joyce overcome writer’s block and her fear of the sea.
Happy Families: why a Corsican villa is perfect for a multi-generational holiday – whatever the challenges
The Telegraph, January 2021
How Simpson Travel smoothed the way for writer Janice Hopper’s 3-generation family holiday.
2019
En Famille in Corsica
Essential Surrey & SW London, March 2019
Editor Fiona Adams relishes in the freedom of a stylish villa holiday in Corsica
2018
Simple Pleasures in Hidden Crete
Daily Telegraph, February 2018
Writer Peter Hughes discovers an idyllic corner of Eastern Crete staying at Muses Villas.
Coast & Culture in Corsica
The I Newspaper, June 2018
Writer Rob Epstein explores Corsica's breathtaking beaches and historic towns.
Family-friendly Corsica
Daily Telegraph, March 2018
Why Corsica ticks all the boxes for father and son on a final pre-school adventure.
2017
A Return to Corfu
Marie Claire, April 2017
Miranda McMinn rediscovers her love of the island on a family villa holiday with Simpson Travel
In the press 2016
When it comes to family holidays in real life, The Archers’ Rob Titchener - actor Timothy Watson - chooses Mousses in Lefkada every time.
The Telegraph, 18 May 2016
Why this cluster of villas on child-friendly Lekfada is a fail-safe go-to for all the family.
Katy Hill and family reconnect on a villa holiday in Corfu
Family Traveller, 22 March 2016
How a stay at the Rou Estate in northeast Corfu had all the ingredients for an idyllic family holiday.
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In the press 2015
The Epirus coast - blissful beaches and natural highs
The Telegraph, May 2015
Caroline Shearing explores Greece's Epirus coast and finds an unspoilt region far away from holiday crowds.
A Rare Bloom:
The Telegraph reviews our White Orchid hotel on Greece’s Epirus coast
The Telegraph, January 2015
Our exclusive Adult Only hotel gets a near-perfect score for its service, views, rooms and pool.