Tourism

The number of trips abroad made by residents of Cyprus in September 2022 was almost twice as much as last year, according to a report released this week by the Cyprus ...

Around 8,000 beds will be available for tourists in the Paphos district through the winter months, while a digital campaign promoting the area to potential visitors will be underway until mid-December, ...

Tourist arrivals in September 2022 increased by 21.9 per cent compared to last year’s corresponding period, with the majority of tourists being from the United Kingdom, according to a report released ...

Limassol port management company DP World on Monday announced that on Thursday last week, October 13, it welcomed Royal Caribbean’s Odyssey of the Seas on her stopover at DP World ...

Paphos hoteliers association (Pasyxe) president Thanos Michaelides on Thursday spoke on the rise in operating costs in the tourism sector, mainly in terms of energy-related bills and expenses, as well ...

Larnaca-based airline Cyprus Airways on Thursday announced that it is pleased with its September performance, recording a seat load factor (SLF) of approximately 80 per cent during this time. In addition, ...

Britain’s biggest airport Heathrow warned that the demand outlook for the coming winter was uncertain given the growing economic headwinds plus the impact of a new wave of COVID-19 ...

‘Petty politics’ has seen two ministers argue with the auditor general this week in a war of words that does not look like it is going anywhere The government is ...

Revenue from tourism was up 141 per cent between January and July of 2022 compared to last year, totaling €1.217bn, according to the statistical service. For July 2022 the revenues reached €381m compared ...

The Association of Cyprus Tourist Enterprises (Stek) on Monday said that ‘rethinking tourism’, the key theme of this year’s World Tourism Day, highlights the importance of the continuous improvement ...

The Paphos tourism board (Etap) this week has released a statement congratulating the Paphos municipality for competing among other cities in order to be designated as the European Capital of ...

After reaching the target of surpassing the number of flights recorded last year, the deputy ministry of tourism is preparing for a “difficult” 2023, as the end of the war in ...

The Cyprus hoteliers’ association (Pasyxe) on Monday announced that it plans to meet with Labour Minister Kyriacos Koushos in order to discuss the ongoing labour shortages in the tourism sector. ...

Fitch Ratings has affirmed Cyprus’ Long-Term Foreign-Currency Issuer Default Rating (IDR) at ‘BBB-‘ with a Stable Outlook saying the rating was underpinned by governance indicators and GDP per capita levels ...

Cyprus Airways on Friday announced 28 weekly flights to key destinations as part of its winter flight schedules, due to start on October 30. There will be two daily flights to Athens, ...

The transport ministry on Thursday announced direct air connection to three Saudi airports. The flights will start in April 2023. The first will be Larnaca–Riyadh. In July of the same ...

Paphos tourism board (Etap) managing director Nasos Hadjigeorgiou on Tuesday said that despite the fact that certain hotels and tourist accommodation units will close during the winter, the district will ...

International Air Transport Association (IATA) director general Willie Walsh this week said that international passenger demand was very satisfactory during July, especially when factoring in any lingering restrictions, as confirmed ...

The United Arab Emirates’ tourism revenues were 19 billion dirhams ($5.17 billion) in the first half of 2022, its vice president said on Sunday in a tweet. Numbers of hotel guests rose 42 per ...

A scramble by US carriers to fill empty cockpits is fueling cost pressures just as mounting economic worries have cast a shadow on travel demand, sparking concerns about debt-laden airlines’ ...

Paphos hoteliers association president (Pasyxe) Thanos Michaelides this week said that the hotel occupancy rate in the district is expected to hit 70 per cent during September. Michaelides said that in ...

A story by global media company Bloomberg released on Monday, in which it claimed a Cypriot airline was in danger of collapse due to higher fuel and labour costs, has ...

With the overall rapid growth of air travel, aircraft design is ripe for decarbonisation, but widespread electric flight requires better batteries and lightweight systems By Gareth Willmer As the aviation ...

Melissa Hekkers went on board to see the sinking of 60 amphorae By 10am the boat that was driving us to our meeting point was anchored in place. At about one ...