Rogue parking handlers at Elafonisi Beach resume illegal traffic solicitation just days after police arrests, marking the 7th raid at the site this season.

Heraklion Hotel Union exposes widespread digital timecard violations as peak occupancy pushes staff to the limit, Cretalive reports.

A businessman was arrested after an inspection at Vai Beach in Crete. He says the dispute over umbrellas and sunbeds is procedural, not illegal.

Kastelli Airport has signed a €105.2 million contract for air navigation systems as Crete’s new international airport continues toward its planned 2028 opening.

Hospitality businesses in Lasithi are calling for action on BOAK roadworks, rising operating costs, and noise regulations affecting tourism.

Nine German tourists lost nearly €5,000 after booking a fake luxury villa in Crete. Authorities are expected to investigate the online rental scam.

The reproductions from Heraklion’s Municipal Art Gallery on the ruins of the former Minos Hotel on 25th August Street deserve admiration.

Beginning on July 29 to August 1, 2026, the wildfires in southern Rethymno became one of Crete’s worst disasters in recent memory.

Tourist bus operators in Crete are calling for government action over rising diesel prices, warning that higher operating costs could affect the island’s tourism transport sector.

Heraklion is participating in the ERC-funded urbisphere project, joining major European cities in research aimed at understanding urban heat stress and improving climate resilience.

The wildfire raging across southern Rethymno showed no signs of slowing overnight, forcing authorities to order new precautionary evacuations as strong winds continued to drive the flames through difficult terrain.

Tourist bus operators in Crete are urging Greece’s government to introduce permanent fuel tax relief, warning that rising diesel costs threaten the sustainability of tourism transport services.

Eight tourism vocational institutes will operate as Experimental SAEKs, introducing modern specializations and closer links with employers. Greece is expanding its network of Experimental Tourism Vocational Training Institutes (SAEKs) as part of a broader effort to modernize tourism education and better prepare students for careers in one of the country’s most important industries. A Joint […]

Restoration work has officially begun on Arkalochori’s historic Afentis Christos Cathedral, nearly five years after the devastating 2021 Crete earthquake.