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Record tourist arrivals in July Cyprus

Record tourist arrivals in July

August 17th, 2018 By Lizzy Ioannidou Record-breaking numbers of incoming tourists for the month of July were recorded this year, with the United Kingdom remaining steadily in the lead as the main source of visitors. July 2018 witnessed a 1.6 per cent increase in the number of incoming tourists, amounting to 539,626 compared with 531,030 July 2017,...
Paphos hotel occupancy for August at 90 per cent Cyprus

Paphos hotel occupancy for August at 90 per cent

August 14th, 2018 Hotel occupancy in Paphos will be slightly down in August compared with the same month last year, it was reported on Tuesday. A spokesman for Paphos hoteliers told CNA that occupancy for this month is expected to average out at around 90 per cent, which he said was slightly down on 2017. However, it appears that there will be a...
Airports brace for busiest day of the year Cyprus

Airports brace for busiest day of the year

August 11th, 2018 By Annette Chrysostomou On August 19 a record of 329 flights or 61,000 passengers will travel to and from Larnaca and Paphos airports, it was reported on Friday. "The peak of passenger traffic for Larnaca airport will be Sunday August 19 with 253 flights corresponding to 47,000 air seats, while for Paphos it is Wednesday August 22...
May tourism revenue up 1.1% amid product fatigue Cyprus

May tourism revenue up 1.1% amid product fatigue

August 10th, 2018 By Stelios Orphanides Cyprus had to attract 7.6 per cent more visitors from abroad during May in order to increase its revenue from tourism 1.1 per cent to €294.7m compared with the respective month of 2017, a clear sign that the economy’s benefits from tourism was decreasing, the statistical service said. In May, tourists...
Building permit expected soon for Troodos observatory Cyprus

Building permit expected soon for Troodos observatory

August 8th, 2018 Construction of the observatory in Troodos is expected to start in the near future, with the building permit expected to be issued soon, the Cyprus News Agency reported on Wednesday. The site of the astronomical research centre on top of a 1,200 metre hill near Agridia, Chandria, was chosen because there is little light pollution, and...
New website to promote Paphos district Cyprus

New website to promote Paphos district

August 5th, 2018 By Bejay Browne THE Paphos regional board of tourism has launched a new comprehensive website as part of a wider campaign utilising technology and upgraded literature to help to promote the entire district. “This is one of the actions to renew the promotional material of Paphos. It is very necessary to use new technology to meet...
Passenger traffic up by 8 per cent to nearly 6m January–July Cyprus

Passenger traffic up by 8 per cent to nearly 6m January–July

August 5th, 2018 Passenger traffic through Cyprus’ two airports jumped 8 per cent between January to July 2018 with passenger movement close to 6m. According to data released by airports operator Hermes, a total of 5,939,198 passengers passed through Larnaca and Paphos during the period, an increase of 8 per cent or 438,834 passengers compared with...
World’s largest passenger plane drops in to Larnaca Cyprus

World’s largest passenger plane drops in to Larnaca

August 2nd, 2018 The world’s largest passenger plane, an Airbus A380, landed in Larnaca early on Thursday after departing from Denmark at 8.15pm the day before. The plane, which ordinarily would be used to reach destinations far from Copenhagen, was reportedly used because tour operator Thomas Cook was left without an aircraft following a technical...
Cobalt and Hermes silent on possible China deal Cyprus

Cobalt and Hermes silent on possible China deal

July 26th, 2018 By Lizzy Ioannidou Cobalt Air and Hermes Airports on Thursday declined to comment on reported meetings that were recently held on the island with Chinese airline China Southern, in order to discuss the prospect of launching direct flights connecting Cyprus and China. According to reports, the scheme through which the Chinese...
Sofitel to build 5-star resort in Limassol Business

Sofitel to build 5-star resort in Limassol

July 18th, 2018 Worldwide luxury hotel chain Sofitel is set to build a 5-star resort in Limassol investing some €300m in the island. The hotel, to the east of Limassol’s tourist area will span across some 100,000 square metres with 245 bedrooms. On the same plot of land, two tall buildings 20-floors high will be built with 105 apartments...
Tourist arrivals up 8.2% in June Cyprus

Tourist arrivals up 8.2% in June

July 17th, 2018 By Stelios Orphanides The number of tourist arrivals in June rose 8.2 per cent to 511,073 compared to the respective month of 2017 on a strong performance of the UK market amid signs of fatigue shown by secondary markets, the statistical service said. The number of visitors from the UK, traditionally Cyprus’s largest source of...
Tourism organisation finds prices for tourist staples vary widely Cyprus

Tourism organisation finds prices for tourist staples vary widely

July 13th, 2018 A frappe can cost you up to €6 if you want to have it at the Four Seasons hotel in Limassol, or €1.90 if you opt for La Croissanterie at the Old Port, according to a comparative price list published by the Cyprus Tourism Organisation on Friday. Containing prices for 150 establishments on beaches across the country, the price list...
Casino operator welcomes underministry for tourism Cyprus

Casino operator welcomes underministry for tourism

July 12th, 2018 Parliament’s decision to pass a law establishing an underministry for tourism was welcomed by Cyprus’ casino consortium, according to a statement released on Thursday. “The goals of the new deputy ministry are fully aligned with our efforts to offer top quality hospitality and entertainment, and to transform Cyprus into a...
Cyprus has third largest number of beach hotels in the Med Cyprus

Cyprus has third largest number of beach hotels in the Med

July 12th, 2018 Cyprus has the third highest number of beachfront hotels among Mediterranean islands according to the specialised hotel search engine www.travelmyth.gr. Sicily has the highest number, 735 hotels located directly next to the beach, followed by Crete with 677. With 309 beachfront hotels, Cyprus comes third, closely followed by...
Revenue from tourism fell in April Cyprus

Revenue from tourism fell in April

July 11th, 2018 Revenue from tourism fell year-on-year in April but showed an increase overall in the first quarter of 2018, Cystat, said on Wednesday. According to the findings of a passenger survey, revenue from tourism reached €181.4m in April 2018 compared with €189.6m in April 2017, recording a decrease of 4.3 per cent. Between January...
Parliament approves creation of tourism ministry Cyprus

Parliament approves creation of tourism ministry

July 10th, 2018 Parliament on Tuesday passed a law establishing a junior ministry for tourism, scheduled to begin operating in January next year. The government bill also provides for creating the position of an under-secretary to the president for tourism. Ruling Disy inserted an amendment, which also passed, providing that the junior ministry...
Ayia Napa mayor says tourism is key Cyprus

Ayia Napa mayor says tourism is key

June 29th, 2018 Tourism should be a national priority, Ayia Napa Mayor Yiannis Karousos said on Friday. “The decline in tourist arrivals from Russia is now confirmed, since the most recent estimates speak of a reduction of more than 32 per cent from this market, while the decrease from other countries of origin is between minus 2 to minus 7 per...
Fig Tree Bay beach one of most photographed on Instagram Cyprus

Fig Tree Bay beach one of most photographed on Instagram

June 21st, 2018 Fig Tree Bay Beach in Protaras is one of the most popular beaches in the world, according to how many times they have been snapped on Instagram. A research by TravelSupermarket ranks the beach at number 20, with its hashtag #figtreebay used 31,088 times. The Cyprus beach is only one of four beaches in Europe in the top 25, the most...
Tourism season expanding says President Cyprus

Tourism season expanding says President

June 19th, 2018 Tourism in Cyprus has not only yielded higher revenues but has also been extended during off peak seasons as the industry remains one of the government’s top priorities, President Nicos Anastasiades said on Tuesday. Speaking during the annual general meeting of the Cyprus hotels association (Pasyxe), Anastasiades expressed his wish...
Tourist arrivals up 7.6% despite slump in number of Russians Cyprus

Tourist arrivals up 7.6% despite slump in number of Russians

June 18th, 2018 Tourist arrivals rose in May by 7.6 per cent to 450,955 compared to the respective month of 2017 as secondary markets offset a decline in Russian visitors, the statistical service said on Monday. Last month, the number of tourists from the UK rose an annual 3.8 per cent to 160,948 while that of tourists from Russia fell 7.9 per cent...
'Visual pollution damaging to Cyprus tourism' Cyprus

'Visual pollution damaging to Cyprus tourism'

June 11th, 2018 The Larnaca tourism board on Monday said it was making inroads in eliminating optical pollution in the coastal town by standarising signs and getting rid of ugly ads, all of which were damaging to the island’s tourist product. “The strategic tourism plans, which seek to make our country a qualitative tourist destination,...
Tourism weaknesses seen both sides of the line Opinion

Tourism weaknesses seen both sides of the line

June 10th, 2018 By Costas Apostolides It is sometime now since an analysis of tourism in Cyprus as a whole has been published, and in view of various alarmist reports south of the Green Line (GL), it is time to examine how the sector is developing in Cyprus as a whole. In 2016 Cyprus as a whole had almost 5 million visitors of whom 33% went north of...
'Historic day and major milestone' as ground broken for casino resort (Updated) Cyprus

'Historic day and major milestone' as ground broken for casino resort (Updated)

June 8th, 2018 The groundbreaking ceremony for the new casino resort took place on Friday in Limassol attended by President Nicos Anastasiades who described it an “historic day” and a “major milestone” for Cyprus. Anastasiades said City of Dreams Mediterranean constituted the biggest investment project undertaken in Cyprus and expressed his...
Famagusta-area hoteliers call for measures to stem drop in Russian arrivals Cyprus

Famagusta-area hoteliers call for measures to stem drop in Russian arrivals

June 8th, 2018 The Cyprus Hotel Association Pasyxe Famagusta on Friday called on the government to take corrective measures to stem any reduction in specific markets such as Russia. According to a written announcement ,the board of Pasyxe Famagusta said both arrivals and bookings were lower than last year, especially from the Russian and German...
Cyprus has failed to cultivate repeat tourism, Napa mayor says Cyprus

Cyprus has failed to cultivate repeat tourism, Napa mayor says

June 7th, 2018 By Andria Kades After years of booming tourism, Cyprus has failed to learn how to keep its visitors coming back and continues to rely on external factors such as political unrest in neighbouring countries, the mayor of Ayia Napa said on Thursday. In an opinion piece published in daily Politis, the mayor Yiannis Karousos said that...
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