Tourism

Europe’s first integrated casino resort will be opening in Cyprus on July 10 this year, Melco Resort announced on Thursday. Described as a game changing development, the resort is “poised ...

The number of international tourist arrivals is expected to reach 10.78 billion, 74.4 per cent of the 2019 level, according to the Report on World Tourism Economy Trends 2023 issued on Wednesday. In 2023, the ...

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) this week reported a significant increase in air travel demand for March 2023, with total traffic rising 52.4 per cent compared to the same month in 2022. ...

Ireland’s Ryanair (RYA.I) sealed a multibillion-dollar deal for as many as 300 Boeing (BA.N) jets on Tuesday, burying the hatchet after an 18-month public feud over prices upset ...

Tourism revenue for February increased by 42.9 per cent over last year, the island’s statistics department (Cystat) said on Tuesday. Revenue from tourism reached €56.6 million in February 2023 compared to €39.6 mn ...

Sebastian Ebel, the Chief Executive Officer of TUI, a leading tourism company, this week declared that the era of inexpensive flights has come to an end, noting, however, that Cyprus ...

Paphos is set to experience its best flight schedule in 30 years, according to Nasos Hadjigeorgiou, the head of the Paphos Regional Board of Tourism (Etap). In statements made to the ...

Here are the top business stories in Cyprus from the week starting May 1: Credit rating agency DBRS Morningstar has acknowledged that the Cyprus government announced that it aims to achieve ...

Persistent staff shortages at Paphos hotels significantly affect the quality of services offered, the head of the Paphos hotel association Thanos Michaelides said on Thursday. The issue of finding staff ...

The Paphos regional board of tourism (Etap) this week announced that it has successfully participated in a European programme for smart small-to-medium enterprises (SMEs), which will help to improve the ...

Greenspan Projects, a creative design and build specialist, on Wednesday, announced that it has been appointed to work on City of Dreams Mediterranean, a major project which will create one ...

Hermes Airports, the consortium that manages and controls the island’s two International Airports, on Tuesday released a statement welcoming Jazeera Airways to Cyprus. Jazeera Airways, a low-cost carrier based ...

Here are the top business stories in Cyprus from the week starting April 24: Cyprus’ shipping industry will continue to improve, according to the country’s Deputy Minister of Shipping, as ...

By Tom Cassauwers The passenger planes of today are based on designs that have been fundamentally the same for decades. This means that flight times have also changed very little. ...

Cyprus Deputy Minister of Tourism Costas Koumis recently met with strategic partners in London in order to ensure a strong summer tourist season and a solid autumn. Speaking to the ...

The general secretary of the labour union PEO Sotiroula Charalambous this week announced that the union will meet with the Labour Minister on Friday to have a discussion over the ...

The Deputy Ministry of Tourism, in partnership with the Ayia Napa municipality, on Tuesday announced that it recently held an event focused on providing employment opportunities for Ukrainian refugees currently ...

National flag carrier Cyprus Airways this week announced that there was a significant increase in passenger transport and flights in March. According to the announcement, the airline carried 25,899 passengers in ...

The Cyprus tourism exhibition is aiming to become an important regional exhibition for both Europe and neighbouring countries, with the exhibition undergoing a revamp in order to achieve this. According ...

The Nicosia regional board of tourism (Etap) on Wednesday announced the successful completion of a two-day information session it recently held, which focused on educational tourism. The event, which was ...

British budget airline easyJet on Tuesday released a six-month update on its results, ending March 31, 2023, which showed a £120 million improvement over the corresponding period of the previous year. The company, ...

The first phase of a scheme to transition hotel businesses to a circular economic model has begun in Cyprus, aimed at strengthening their competitiveness and resilience through sustainable practices. The ...

Tourist arrivals to Cyprus increased by 61 per cent during the first quarter of 2023, the Cyprus Statistical Service said on Tuesday. Total numbers reached 393,893, compared to 244,705 in the corresponding period of 2022, ...

Limassol mayor Nicos Nicolaides this week spoke on the city’s efforts to prepare for a busy tourist summer season, particularly in terms of visitors arriving on cruise ships. According ...