Tourism

The Research and Innovation Foundation (Idek) on Friday announced the launch of a new call for proposals for the programme titled ‘Proof of Concept for Technology and Knowhow Applications’. The ...

The lifting of Covid-19 measures has swiftly elevated global air travel demand, Airports Council International (ACI) World said in a report published earlier this week. ACI’s quarterly assessment, which ...

The Deputy Ministry of Shipping on Monday announced that minister Vassilios Demetriades is currently in Japan on an official visit. During his time in the country, the minister will hold ...

Ryanair (RYA.I) had its busiest month ever in June (RYA.I) as it flew 15.9 million passengers, up from just 5.3 million a year earlier and topping a previous high set ...

The percentage of flights to and from Cyprus affected by Europe’s travel chaos is much smaller than in other countries, deputy minister for tourism Savvas Perdios said on Sunday ...

Hermes Airports said on Sunday the best performing month for 2022, so far, was June, with total passenger traffic surpassing one million using the island’s two airports. Larnaca airport saw 650,519 ...

Hermes Airports on Friday said that it welcomes the decision by the EU Transport, Telecommunications and Energy Council and the Environment Council to adopt the proposals by Transport Minister Yiannis ...

London’s Heathrow Airport will be forced to lower the landing fees it charges airlines over the next four years after Britain’s aviation regulator responded to pressure from airlines ...

Earlier this month, the World Tourism Organisation (WTO) showcased a number of initiatives in audiovisual tourism at the Conecta Fiction & Entertainment conference which took place in Spain last week ...

Shipping Deputy Minister Vassilios Demetriades on Monday flew to Lisbon to attend the UN Ocean Conference taking place in the city, co-hosted by the Kenya and Portugal governments. A press ...

Germany will allow the entry of foreign workers to fill staff shortages at the German airports as a temporary solution, Bild am Sonntag reported on Sunday, citing the interior, transport ...

Lufthansa (LHAG.DE) does not expect its global airline operations to return to normal until 2023 after staff shortages and booming demand amid the lifting of COVID-19 restrictions forced it to ...

The Cyprus Statistical Service (Cystat) on Friday released its latest tourism report showing that 315,018 tourists arrived in Cyprus in May 2022, a 212.3 per cent year-on-year increase. The number of arrivals stood ...

London’s Heathrow said on Thursday demand for travel has been stronger than expected, prompting Britain’s busiest airport to raise its passenger number forecast for the year, while costs ...

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) on Tuesday said that the aviation industry’s sustainability efforts need to be further supported through extensive incentive schemes. The incentives, the association explained, ...

Strikes and staff shortages are forcing airlines to cancel thousands of flights and causing hours-long queues at major airports, dashing hopes of a sizzling first summer after COVID lockdowns. Here’...

Transport Minister Yiannis Karousos on Tuesday told attendees at the Flight Safety Foundation conference that Cyprus’ first quarter international arrivals almost reached 80 per cent of those in 2019. The conference examined ...

Limassol port management company DP World Limassol on Tuesday said that its aim is to re-establish Cyprus as a key cruise hub in the Eastern Mediterranean. Speaking at the 2nd ...

The Paphos tourism board (Etap) on Friday announced that Ryanair will fly to 32 international destinations from Paphos airport during its 2022-2023 winter schedule, with 90 flights every week during this time. ...

International tourism enjoyed a 182 per cent year-on-year boost between January and March of this year, according to the World Tourism Organisation’s (WTO) world tourism barometer, which was released earlier ...

British transport minister Grant Shapps said on Sunday the government would work hard with the aviation industry to avoid a repeat of the chaos at airports last week as passengers ...

Despite the Russia-Ukraine war, the Cyprus Hotels Association (Pasyxe) on Saturday expressed restrained optimism for summer bookings in local hotels. The association’s director, Philokypros Roussounides spoke to radio Trito ...

Ayia Napa’s municipality on Friday unveiled its new ‘Code of Ethics for Tourism in Ayia Napa’ in an effort to transform the resort into a model, modern, attractive and ...

Air travel restrictions imposed during the Covid-19 pandemic almost halved airport revenues in 2020, according to the annual Airport Economics Report and key performance indicators (KPIs) by Airports Council International (ACI) ...