Tourism

Deputy Minister of Tourism Savvas Perdios on Wednesday said that two major schemes are being prepared that aim to upgrade Cyprus’ tourism product. These include improving and upgrading services, with ...

Since mid-July the newly re-operating ferry link between Cyprus and Greece, revived after a hiatus of 21 years, has been extremely well-received, shipping deputy minister Vassilis Demetriades said on Tuesday. Speaking ...

Palestinian tourists landed on Monday at Larnaca International Airport for the first time on a direct flight from Ramon International Airport in southern Israel, on a flight operated by Israeli ...

Paphos hoteliers association (Pasyxe) president Thanos Michaelides on Monday said that hotel occupancy rates in the district are ranging between 80 and 85 per cent, before falling to approximately 70 per cent in ...

Qantas Airways Ltd (QAN.AX) will offer A$50 ($34) vouchers, loyalty status extensions and lounge passes to frequent flyers to apologise for a rise in delays, cancellations, lost baggage and staffing ...

European budget carrier Wizz Air (WIZZ.L) has suspended plans to resume flights from the Russian capital of Moscow to Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates, amid mounting criticism ...

Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg has urged the 10 largest US airlines to do more to help stranded and delayed passengers, calling the level of disruption travellers have faced this summer as “...

Cypriot fintech company WiRE FS CEO Pavlos Loizou this week commented on the state of the tourism sector in Cyprus and how it stands up to financial scrutiny, as well ...

The Harmonized Index of Consumer Prices in July 2022 increased by 10.6 per cent compared to July 2021, while compared to the previous month it increased by 1.7 per cent, according to data released ...

University and college students in Paphos will have to pay higher rent prices during the upcoming school year, according to a number of municipality and district officials, with the district ...

International flights by Cyprus residents to foreign destinations picked up during July, according to a report by the Cyprus Statistical Service released this week. Based on the data, foreign trips ...

Commercial flights within the European Union decreased by 15 per cent in July 2022 compared with July 2019, the summer before the pandemic, according to data released by Eurostat, the statistical service of ...

Association of Large Investment Projects president Andreas Demetriades this week said that there are still issues related to Cyprus’ permanent residence programme and asked for the Interior Ministry to “immediately ...

The Association of Cyprus Tourist Enterprises (Stek) on Tuesday called on the state to intervene so that the issue of noise pollution in tourist areas is quelled, alleging that Cyprus’ ...

A couple from Scotland was honoured as ambassadors of Ayia Napa tourism on Tuesday, after visiting the resort town 20 times in recent years. Norman and Frances Dickson have chosen the ...

European budget airline Wizz Air (WIZZ.L) will resume flights from Abu Dhabi to Moscow from October, it said on Thursday, more than five months after the carrier suspended all ...

Russian airlines, including state-controlled Aeroflot (AFLT.MM), are stripping jetliners to secure spare parts they can no longer buy abroad because of Western sanctions, four industry sources told Reuters. The ...

The worst is over for German airline Lufthansa (LHAG.DE) after staff shortages caused flight chaos over the summer, but levels of sick leave remain challenging, board member Christina Foerster ...

Cyprus Association of Hotel Managers president Christos Angelides on Friday said that the hotel occupancy rate in the Famagusta district is expected to reach between 85 and 90 per cent in August. “...

Hoteliers hope to meet their revised targets for 2022 but are bracing for a difficult 2023 as the cost-of-living crisis eats into the purchasing power of potential visitors and a labour shortage ...

Germany’s Lufthansa (LHAG.DE) said on Thursday it would offer only around 80 per cent of pre-crisis passenger capacity in the third quarter, less than previously planned, amid staffing shortages ...

British airline easyJet posted a group headline loss of £114 million during the third quarter of 2022, according to its most recent trading update. The above figure includes a £133 million cost impact ...

The World Tourism Organisation (WTO) on Monday said that global tourism continues to bounce back from the adverse effects of the coronavirus outbreak, even with a number of more recent ...

Despite the ongoing pandemic and the effects of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Cypriot tourism is recording significant gains during the 2022 tourist season, CNA reported, citing the French news agency, ...