New initiative to promote cultural heritage (video)
The deputy ministry of tourism has launched a new initiative called “Heartland of Legends” aimed at promoting Cyprus’ cultural heritage by developing tourism in rural...
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Coronavirus: Ayia Napa hopes for extended tourist season
Ayia Napa’s tourism industry is cautiously optimistic about extending the season to mid-November, mayor Christos Zannetou said on Thursday....
Hoteliers say Covid highlights need for tourism model review
After a difficult period for tourism, Cyprus is now more committed than ever to develop rural areas and increase the range of attractions for visitors,...
After ‘average’ September, Paphos hotels pin hopes on October
Paphos hotel capacity reached 55 to 60 per cent in September the district’s hoteliers said on Wednesday, expressing hopes for a better October. September has...
Paphos extends campaign to attract more domestic tourism
Following the success of its summer campaign to attract domestic tourism, the Paphos regional board of tourism announced that it will be extending its inbound...
Famagusta hoteliers expect Autumn bookings boost
Hoteliers in Famagusta are expecting bookings to rise for September and October while the occupancy rates were satisfactory for August, their chairman Doros Takkas said...
Passenger traffic showing signs of substantial recovery
After 18 difficult months caused by the coronavirus pandemic, air traffic in Cyprus has reported a substantial recovery in both arriving and departing flights, according...
Stek calls on police to tackle noise pollution on Limassol seafront
Tourism professionals are appealing to police to take action to tackle noise pollution from powerful motorbikes along Limassol’s coastal strip. In a letter to the...
Cyprus remains on UK’s amber list
Cyprus will remain for another three weeks on the UK’s amber list for the coronavirus, under the latest travel review decided by the British government...
‘Small miracle’ for Famagusta hotels, Paphos ‘not having very good summer’
Hotels in Famagusta saw occupancy rise to over 80 per cent in August, buoyed by Russian tourists but also Cypriot holidaymakers who opted to stay...
Tourism not likely to see 2019 levels until latter half of 2024
Tourist arrivals for August and September are expected to be similar to those of July’s, but officials are not ruling out a slight rise in...
Tourist arrivals in July reached almost 300,000
The arrivals of tourists reached 297,308 in July 2021, recording an increase of 358 per cent compared with July 2020, during which 64,914 arrivals were...
Numbers of Russian tourists nearly half those of 2019
The number of Russian tourists to Cyprus fell 43.1 per cent in the first six months of the year compared with the same period in...
Paphos tourism ‘irrevocably hurt’ by pandemic fallout
As a tourist destination, Paphos has been irrevocably hurt from the fallout of the coronavirus pandemic, the head of the trade and industry chamber said....
Paphos lifeguards brace for holiday weekend
Paphos lifeguards are bracing for thousands of visitors to descend on the district’s beaches this coming weekend, the busiest holiday period of the year locally....
Cyprus, Greece and Italy plan to promote St Paul cultural route
Paphos aims to form part of a certified religious route for travellers dedicated to ‘the footsteps of Saint Paul’, as part of a European...
Coronavirus: Paphos tourism still waiting for UK market
While remaining popular for domestic tourism, increases in arrivals from abroad during August to October will dictate how successful year Paphos will have, head of...
August traffic at Larnaca airport expected to match July’s
Traffic at Larnaca airport in August will be similar to that recorded in July, Hermes Airports said on Tuesday. July saw a total of 524,609...
Paphos hotels fret over August occupancies
By Stavros Nikolaou Occupancy rates are expected to remain low at around 50 per cent of capacity in August, the president of the Paphos Hotels...
Tourist arrivals for August set to show limited increase, full recovery by 2024
Tourist arrivals in August are expected to be around the same as those for July and only slightly better than those for June, Deputy Tourism...