Nationwide campaign underway to attract domestic tourists to Paphos
An online campaign to promote the district of Paphos to domestic tourists is currently underway. “This online presence is to promote Paphos in the Cypriot...
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Tourism arrivals at same levels, despite challenges, says minister
DESPITE several challenges including the collapse of Thomas Cook, this has been a very successful year for tourism, deputy minister for tourism, Savvas Perdios said...
Ayia Napa marina open for trial operations
The Ayia Napa marina has been opened for trial operations, the project’s CEO Stavros Caramondanis told media representatives during a guided tour of the site...
Paphos municipality says water quality in hotels excellent
Hotel swimming pools in Paphos have excellent water quality, the Paphos Municipality said on Monday. It bases this on the results of checks carried out...
Slight rise in tourism revenue in August
Revenue from tourism in August rose 0.8 per cent in comparison to last year, from €428.2m to €431.6m, the statistics service said. From January to...
Cyprus and China aim to strengthen business ties
The comparative advantages of Cyprus as an investment and tourist destination as well as a financial, business and maritime hub, the fact it is an...
Perdios attending World Travel Market in London
Representatives of the tourism ministry, headed by Deputy Minister Savvas Perdios, will be in London this week to establish contacts at the World Tourism Market...
National tourism strategy will be announced soon, Perdios says
The final version of the 2020–2030 National Tourism Strategy will be announced shortly, according to Deputy Minister for Tourism Savvas Perdios. Speaking at an event...
Nine per cent increase in flights for winter schedule
Flights to Cyprus are increasing by over 300,000 seats or 9 per cent this winter compared with the same season of 2018-2019, airport operator Hermes...
Shipping deputy ministry to upgrade cruise ships
A plan is being implemented with the aim of upgrading cruise ships in Cyprus. During a press conference in Limassol, Shipping Deputy Minister Natasa Pilides...
New record tourist arrivals in September, and for first nine months
Tourist arrivals in Cyprus reached a new record in September, with 524,707 travellers compared with 520,138 in September 2018. According to the statistical service, arrivals...
Tourism ministry to attend 90 international exhibitions in 2020
The deputy ministry of tourism plans to take part on 90 international fairs and exhibitions around the world in 2020, it announced on Tuesday Among...
Cypria Filoxenia awards now under auspices of deputy ministry of tourism
The annual Cypria Filoxenia best practice awards in tourism have been placed under the auspices of the deputy ministry of tourism, it was announced on...
Paphos can cater for 250,000 visitors this winter
Despite winter closures, around 12,000 tourist beds in Paphos will remain available to accommodate 250,000 visitors between December and March, according to the Paphos regional...
Salamis Cruises founder dies aged 83
The funeral of the founder and president of the Salamis Organisation, Vassos Georgios Hadjitheodosiou, a pioneer in the Cyprus tourism and shipping industries who died...
Impact of Thomas Cook collapse ‘will not be permanent’
With the tourist industry still trying to calculate the cost of Thomas Cook’s demise, Finance Minister Harris Georgiades said on Saturday he did not expect...
North offers to fill gaps left by cancelled Thomas Cook flights
Turkish Cypriot ‘tourism minister’ Unal Ustel offered help to the southern part of the island following the collapse of tour operator giant Thomas Cook, which...
Limassol almost doubles cruise-ship arrivals this year
Limassol port will see over 90 cruise ship arrivals this year, almost double the 2018 figure, the operator of the new cruise terminal at Limassol...
Hotels Association proposes measures to face tourism challenges
The Cyprus Hotels Association has proposed a series of steps for the country’s tourism sector to face the challenges ahead, including accelerating the procedure to...
Thomas Cook collapse endangers labour peace in hotel sector
LABOUR Minister Zeta Emilianidou has given hoteliers 15 days to decide on whether they will sign an agreement with workers unions after the former expressed...
