Coronavirus: Cyprus’ safe place status backfiring after tour operators refuse to come
Test us, and we’re not coming say big UK tour operators By Bejay Browne and Andria Kades Tourism deputy minister Savvas Perdios conceded on Wednesday...
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Coronavirus: August worst in decades for Paphos tourism
August is expected to be the worst in decades where hotel occupancy rates are concerned, chairman of the Paphos hotels association Thanos Michaelides said on...
Coronavirus: Tourism deputy minister to revise tourist arrivals downwards
The deputy tourism ministry is revising tourist arrivals downwards for this year, as the epidemiological data in main tourist markets are leaving Cyprus out of...
Wizz Air to launch Abu Dhabi flights in October
Wizz Air Abu Dhabi, announced on Monday a new route to Larnaca starting from October 3. The Abu Dhabi based airline, the newest national airline...
Paphos hotels desperate for British holidaymakers
Time is rapidly running out to salvage any hope of a tourist season, and for Paphos hotels absolutely everything hinges on the UK market which...
Coronavirus: British tourists to be offered free rapid testing in Cyprus on arrival – sources
Well-placed sources have told the Cyprus Mail that from August 1, all category B tourist arrivals in Cyprus may be able to take a free...
Only 20 hotels in Paphos expected to reopen this month
Around 20 Paphos hotels are expected to reopen this month according to the district’s hotel association. Chairman of the association Thanos Michaelides told the Cyprus...
Workable plan urgently needed in wake of Akamas boat ban
A workable plan is urgently needed in key Akamas coastal regions following a proposed boat ‘ban’ this week, which will leave businesses struggling and could...
July tourism set to be a washout despite earlier expectations
By Evie Andreou and Bejay Browne With the exclusion by the EU of Russia, Lebanon and Israel from the list of safe countries for travel,...
Locals urged to enjoy country’s ‘hidden treasures’
The deputy ministry for tourism in cooperation with the travel agents’ association (Acta) announced on Thursday the launch of a scheme aimed at encouraging domestic...
Ryanair launching flights from Paphos to Netherlands and Poland
Ryanair on Monday announced two new routes from Cyprus set to begin in August to the Netherlands and Poland. The flights will be offered from...
Our View: Risks need to be taken to get tourism back on track
EVERYONE agrees that the arrival of tourists would provide the boost needed to push the restart of the economy after the extended lockdown. Finance Minister...
UK looking to lift restrictions for travellers from Cyprus
The UK is looking to include Cyprus on a list of countries to be announced next week from where travellers will have unrestricted access to...
Cypriot and Hungarian delegations discuss tourism, Covid and migration
President Nicos Anastasiades met with Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto on Friday, to discuss dealing with the Covid-19 pandemic, tourism relations between the two countries,...
Tourism ministry launches bid for study to promote Polis and Tylliria
A tenders bid concerning a study aimed at increasing sustainable tourism to the areas of Polis Chrysochous and Tillyria and creating a tourist identity has...
Ayia Napa revisited: all quiet in normally bustling resort
Ayia Napa one year on. It’s stranger than you could possibly imagine! I haven’t seen The Walking Dead – still too scared! – but my...
Coronavirus: Top tour operator urges greater focus on ‘safe place’ status
Cyprus is not doing enough to promote itself as a safe destination post-Covid, a leading tour operator said on Wednesday, while warning that the government’s...
Some hotels still unsure when or if they will open
Though economic measures to boost tourism were announced on Wednesday, there is no way to know how many hotels will actually open or when, various...
Dherynia wants promotion of inland areas to attract visitors
Dherynia Mayor Andros Karayiannis on Tuesday called for the promotion of non-coastal areas to attract foreign and local tourism after the coronavirus pandemic. In a...
Turkey expects a bad summer for tourism
Turkish authorities have recently been flogging a boost from tourism as another potential lift for the country’s sagging economy. Unfortunately, there is little reason to...
