Tourism

The Cyprus Hotels Association (Pasyxe) on Thursday welcomed the cabinet’s decision to approve a €165 million incentive plan for airlines for the period 2023-2027, whose primary objective is to bring ...

Saudi Arabian Airlines (Saudia) has signed an agreement with German air taxi developer Lilium to buy up to 100 of its aircraft for use on Saudia’s domestic network, the state ...

Saudi Arabia is in advanced negotiations to order almost 40 A350 jets from Europe’s Airbus (AIR.PA) as part of strategic efforts to launch a new airline and challenge heavyweight ...

The world of food and beverage has significantly evolved and has certainly had an impact on how we travel, our hotel vacation preferences, and how we perceive the locations with ...

The Association of Cyprus Tourist Enterprises (Stek) on Friday announced that it participated in a conference focusing on religious and pilgrimage tourism in Cyprus and Greece. The conference, which took ...

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) this week announced its upcoming world passenger symposium will focus on unlocking value creation by adopting a customer-first approach. The symposium, which is scheduled ...

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 ...