Tourism

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 ...

Paphos plans to strengthen its tourism industry through development and innovation, according to Kyriakos Drousiotis, chairman of the district’s regional board of tourism (Etap). Drousiotis emphasised the agency’s ...

Larnaca is quickly becoming a popular tourist destination, according to Costas Koumis, the Deputy Minister of Tourism, who pledged to continue supporting the district’s efforts in making this happen. ...

Cyprus hoteliers’ association (Pasyxe) president Philokypros Rousounides on Wednesday said that the island benefited from an influx of tourists during the Catholic Easter period, primarily from Great Britain, Poland, Austria, ...

Stek president Akis Vavlitis said that there is no alternative to focusing on quality tourism The president of the Association of Cyprus Tourist Enterprises (Stek) Akis Vavlitis on Monday said ...

Shares of Airbnb Inc (ABNB.O) fell as much as 6 per cent on Thursday after an online independent publication released a report that probed unpleasant experiences that customers had during ...

Turnover in Cyprus’ retail trade sector rose during February 2022, both in terms of value and volume, according to a report released on Monday by the Cyprus Statistical Service (Cystat). According ...

Revenue from tourism for January 2023 recorded a 61.7 per cent increase compared to last year’s corresponding month, according to a report released by the Statistical Service on Monday. The total ...

The Republic of Cyprus is looking for investors to issue a sustainable bond, the Financial Director of the Public Debt Management Office, Phaidonas Kalozois, said this week. Kalozois had been ...

Cyprus is to link up with Saudi Arabia as Wizz Air will add a third jet to its base on the island. That will open up new routes from Larnaca ...

Cyprus Consul Christos Poullaides held meetings with Bahraini Ministers to discuss bilateral cooperation on energy and tourism matters, according to an announcement released on Friday. The meetings centred on discussions ...

Greek digital marketing firm Panadvert on Friday released a statement lauding the results of its advertising campaign for Hermes Airports, aimed at promoting Cyprus as a tourist destination in the ...

Cypriot tourism will have to adapt to new regulations and modern traveller preferences Cypriot tourism professionals are turning their focus on sustainability, with a view to aligning with climate-friendly directives ...

Port management company DP World Limassol on Friday released a statement about the visit of three key ministers earlier this week, which marks the first official visit of the new ...

The Paphos regional tourism board (Etap) this week announced that the district’s preparations in light of the upcoming tourist summer season are well underway, with more than 90 per cent ...

Tourist arrivals in Cyprus increased by 65.6 per cent year-on-year in February 2023, reaching 119,081 visitors, up from 71,921 during the same month of the previous year, according to a report released on Friday ...

National flag carrier Cyprus Airways on Wednesday announced its winter flight schedule for 2023, during which it will be flying to 13 destinations with 51 weekly flights. According to the announced schedule, the ...

Ayia Napa mayor Christos Zannetou on Monday said that the signs and feedback garnered at the ITB Berlin tourism conference in Germany have been positive, with the feeling of optimism, ...

Germany is shaping up to be an important source of tourism for Cyprus, with more than 200,000 visitors expected in 2023, according to recently-appointed Deputy Minister of Tourism Costas Koumis. Koumis visited ...

Cyprus Airways on Wednesday released passenger results for February, reflecting impressive improvement over the previous year. According to the Cypriot airline’s announcement, the company carried 19,509 passengers in February, compared ...

Melco Cyprus is fully aware of the role it can play in helping to develop the island’s tourism industry and will ensure that the country becomes a global entertainment ...

Cyprus Airways this week announced the launch of a strategic partnership with software solutions firm Atarev, in order to facilitate the Cypriot airline’s objective of offering the lowest available ...

Low-cost carrier Wizz Air on Tuesday announced a new route from Larnaca to Abu Dhabi. The route will become operational on July 3 with triweekly (every Monday, Wednesday and Friday) flights ...