Two local men on the large island of Crete were taken into custody early Tuesday morning on charges of assault and attempted assault against a group of German tourists four days ago, a “road rage” incident that generated intense media coverage and led to a police manhunt for the pair.

"Tourists urged to improve fiscal awareness in Greece" is the headline in a report of the Rheinische Post newspaper from Athens.

The rate of online searches for holidays in Greece via the largest German travel organisations has increased by over 20%, according to findings based on a survey by the TrevoTrend research company on the German market.