Corfu and Rhodes are racing past Benidorm and Marbella in summer holiday sales since Greece abolished biometric border checks for British visitors. In mid-April, the government in Athens unilaterally decided to ignore the European Commission’s instructions on the EU entry-exit system. The Advantage Travel Partnership, which has over 700 travel agency members, has revealed to The Independent that Greece has overtaken mainland Spain in new bookings for the summer from UK travellers. Spain is typically the leading destination for British holidaymakers. But the share of bookings for the Spain mainland dropped during the last two weeks of April from 8.7 per cent to 7 per cent. Moving in the positive direction, Greece’s share increased from 7.7 per cent in mid-April to 9.8 per cent by the end of the month. Julia Lo Bue-Said, chief executive of Advantage, said: “We have seen a clear and consistent uplift in demand for the destination across our travel agent membership.…