Cretan Airlines

The 3rd Cretan Products Forum opened on Friday at the Helexpo exhibition center in Maroussi, northern Athens, with Rural Development and Food Minister Lefteris Avgenakis stating that "our ultimate goal is for Cretan products to conquer the world."

German hotel content and distribution network GIATA is holding a webinar on Greece on Wednesday titled "Hotels Back in Business: Better Content - Better Sales." 
This Greece edition of the online seminar will feature travel industry experts such as 3Fullsteps, Travel Exchange, Hotelier Academy,  Avra Tours SA, Cretan Holidays and DTS - Destination Touristic Services.

A court on Crete Thursday convicted all 12 suspects in the abduction of businessman Michalis Lembidakis in March 2017. They received prison terms ranging from 11 to 26 years and four months.

All 12 suspects were convicted of abduction and attempted blackmail.

Nordic budget airline Primera Air declared bankruptcy on Monday, stranding hundreds of tourists on the Greek islands and leaving them scrambling for a way to get back home.

"On this sad day we are saying goodbye to all of you," the airline wrote in a note on its website dated September 30.

Nordic budget airline Primera Air declared bankruptcy on Monday, stranding hundreds of tourists on the Greek islands and leaving them scrambling for a way to get back home.

Cretan entrepreneur Theodoros Vassilakis, the founder of Aegean Airlines, died on Thursday, aged 78. He was also the man behind car rental company Autohellas-Hertz and car retailer Autotechnica Velmar.

Low-cost airline Ryanair announced on Wednesday that it is scaling down its domestic flight schedule in Greece and closing its hub in Hania, Crete, citing high airport charges.

Three foreign nationals were arrested on Monday as they to tried fly out from the airports of Iraklio and Hania on Crete with fake travel documents.

Two men - a Syrian and an Afghan, both 25 - were nabbed at Iraklio airport for using bogus French and Pakistani documents in their bid to board a flight to Germany.

Visiting Athens this November? If yes, make sure you don’t miss the opportunity to try some delicious Cretan wines at the Cretan Wine Fair held at the Athens Great Bretagne Hotel on November 5th!

Citizens' Protection Minister Nikos Toskas on Wednesday congratulated the Hellenic Police for "one of its biggest coups ever" following the rescue on Monday of a Cretan businessman who had been abducted while driving home outside the town of Iraklio on March 30.