How should I handle different spellings of a place name in the guides?

Expect more than one English spelling

Greek place names can appear in different Latin-letter forms. Chania and Hania appear in official tourism texts for the same destination. Confirm other spelling variants against the region and location before grouping them. Keep the variants together so later searches do not fragment your notes.

A similar spelling is not enough on its own, especially for smaller places. Compare the region, nearby settlements and location reference. Where available, retaining the Greek name can help when reading signs or asking locally, but it should support rather than replace a location check.

Use the provider's confirmed details

For an accommodation booking, excursion or meeting, save the address and map reference supplied by the responsible provider. Confirm any mismatch between that information and the directory before travelling. Do not replace an agreed meeting point with a search result merely because its spelling looks more familiar.

When sharing your shortlist, choose one main spelling and put alternatives in brackets or a separate note. The aim is consistency without pretending that only one English version exists. Keep genuinely different places separate even when their names look almost identical.