We think alike Sue!
I bought more Euros than usual earlier in the year when the exchange rate hit a peak. Sadly, I seem to have spent most of those on Symi in June so I'm keeping an eye on the rate now and intend buying more if/when it's more favourable.
It's sad to hear that Olympic has increased prices for 2016 already, as far as I know the VAT increases on most of the islands don't come into effect until late this year and no one seems to know what the rates will be on each individual island. There has been talk of the rates being lower on some small islands, I don't know what came of that. It's understandable that Olympic would want to cover themselves for the potential increases but in reality it's only the accommodation part of the package that will go up in price so the difference to the overall cost of a holiday
should be quite small. If the price increase is large enough to put people off as JeanW suggests then that's a really bad move on Olympic's part.
I will be there from September 6th so a few days before Joe and about 10 days before you arrive Sue.
And..... You like sunbed/parasol pictures do you? Here you go, different sunbeds, different parasols, same wonderful view.