Tourism

Here are the top business stories in Cyprus from the week starting August 28: Hellenic Bank announced on Wednesday that it posted a profit of €160.2 million during the first half of 2023, ...

The Paphos Regional Tourism Board (Etap) this week reported that it expects increased flight activity during the winter season of 2023-2024. In an official statement, Etap executive director Nasos Hadjigeorgiou ...

The Cyprus Tourist Enterprises Association (Stek) on Wednesday issued a warning about the unchecked operation of short-term rentals and the escalating influx of tourists into the occupied areas, highlighting “asymmetric ...

The Cyprus Association of Tourism Enterprises (Stek) and the Crete regional authority joined forces on Tuesday in an effort to enhance and diversify their tourism product while extending the tourist ...

The post-pandemic trend of people prioritising travel could be a more permanent change in consumers’ spending habits, the head of Ireland’s largest hotel group Dalata (DHG.I) said on ...

National flag carrier Cyprus Airways on Monday announced a remarkable 70 per cent surge in passenger numbers in July, transporting a total of 77,656 passengers, compared to 45,578 passengers during the same month ...

After being badly burned by a horrific holiday experience in Protaras, we turned to a local rental company for the perfect summer getaway. At the start of summer, we got ...

Here are the top business stories in Cyprus from the week starting August 21: Entertainment venues in coastal towns are still seeing heightened traffic after the 15 August public holiday, according to ...

Cyprus-based Multimarine Services Ltd this week announced that it has marked a significant achievement with the successful construction of a floating electrical hub, heralding the island’s entrance into the ...

The Limassol tourism board on Thursday held a press conference to officially welcome the upcoming M&I Europe Summer Forum, a major event that is due to take place ...

Entertainment venues in coastal towns are still seeing heightened traffic after the 15 August public holiday, according to entertainment venue owners’ federation (Osika) chairman Fitos Thrasivoulou. Speaking to the Cyprus News ...

Tourist arrivals reached 523,718 in July 2023 compared with 454,657 in July 2022, an increase of 15.2 per cent, the statistical service announced on Thursday. For the period of January – July 2023, arrivals totalled 2.137 million compared ...

Search teams on Maui on Friday will comb through the charred ruins of Lahaina looking for more victims of a wildfire that ripped through the Kingdom of Hawaii’s onetime ...

Tourists and tour operators are expected to head to northern Europe in the future after a summer of crippling heatwaves hit southern Europe and left travelers wondering if cooler temperatures ...

Tour operator TUI said on Wednesday it could see its travel season shift to start earlier in the spring and end in the autumn as climate change affects tourist habits. ...

The Larnaca Tourism Development and Promotion Company (ETAP) on Monday said the efforts to revitalise the village of Tochni are paying off, as more tourists every year are visiting the ...

National flag carrier Cyprus Airways this week announced the appointment of Christos Limnatitis as the company’s new Chief Commercial Officer (CCO). According to the announcement, Limnatitis has previously worked ...

The behemoth cruise ship known as the Rhapsody of the Seas arrived at Ayia Napa marina on Thursday morning. The ship, which is operated by international cruise operator Royal Carribbean, ...

The mayor of Polis Chrysochous has suggested revisions to the controversial Akamas local plan to accommodate at least three more hotels in the area, but sustainable ones, he said. Mayor ...

The Paphos district is making “intensive efforts” to upgrade and market its tourism experience, according to the Paphos regional tourism board (Etap) executive director Nasos Hadjigeorgiou. He said Paphos is ...

Restaurants and bars in Cyprus experienced occupancy rates ranging between 70 and 80 per cent in July, in another disappointing month for local business owners, according to Neophytos Thrasyvoulou, president of the ...

Hungarian low-cost airline Wizz Air celebrated its six millionth passenger to either take off from or land at Larnaca airport on Monday. The airline gave a travel voucher to the ...

Spending by tourists between January and May has surpassed the figures for 2019, according to data released by the Statistical Service on Monday and showing that 2023 is set to be a ...

European travel stocks stumbled into some profit-taking as earnings season kicked off and extreme weather hit in July, but many investors are betting relatively attractive valuations and solid demand will ...