Ukraine war sees reduction in hotel bookings in Paphos
The war in Ukraine has seen hotel occupancy fall, president of the Paphos Hotels Association Thanos Michaelides said on Monday, with those hotels that are open running on an occupancy ...
Unions say war undermines need for foreign workers
With no Russian, Ukrainian tourists, vacancies in sector will not need filling
As the tourism sector braces for pain following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, employers and trade unions are ...
More free handicraft, winemaking workshops
Following the success and the significant response to the subsidy for the creation of traditional handicraft and winemaking workshops for the public in 2021, the initiative will continue throughout 2022, the deputy ...
Ministers assure tourism players Plan B in the works, latter not convinced
By Jonathan Shkurko and Antigoni Pitta
Transport Minister Yiannis Karousos and Deputy Minister of Tourism Savvas Perdios reassured hoteliers and local authorities in the Famagusta district on Friday that the ...
Action plan being prepared to cover gap left by Russian tourists says minister
The government is preparing an action plan to cover the gap left in the tourist industry by the situation in Ukraine, Transport Minister Yiannis Karousos said on Friday as the ...
Top-level meetings on economic impact of Ukraine invasion (Updated)
The problems Cyprus is facing from the EU ban on Russian flights, and other impacts on the economy from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine are to be at the centre ...
Aviation industry prospects remain strong, IATA says
The total number of air passengers is expected to surpass that of 2019, the last pre-pandemic year, in 2024, reaching 4 billion passengers, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) said earlier this week.
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Transport minister: Russian and Ukrainian tourists unlikely this summer
Transport Minister Yiannis Karousos said the decision to close Cyprus’ airspace to Russian planes after Turkey said it would not impose similar sanctions will have to be carefully evaluated by ...
Flights abroad show massive increase in January
Flights abroad increased by 263 per cent in January 2022 over the previous January although they were down 64 per cent on pre-pandemic January 2020.
According to the Cypriot statistical service, trips abroad for ...
Perdios: Better tourism figures than 2021 ‘feasible’ (updated)
Despite the ongoing crisis in Ukraine, Cyprus’ goal of attracting more tourists this year than last is achievable, Deputy Minister of Tourism Savvas Perdios said on Tuesday.
Speaking to the ...
Tourism industry anxious about impact of sanctions (update 2)
Any sanctions imposed on Russia will inevitably end up impacting Cyprus’ economy as well, particularly the tourism sector, president of the Employers and Industrialists Federation (Oev) Michalis Antoniou said on ...
‘Too early to press panic button’ over tourism from Russia, Ukraine
Deputy Minister for Tourism Savvas Perdios has reportedly assured the tourism industry that the government is devising a contingency plan in the event of a flare-up in Ukraine and possible ...
Support for tour guides essential for tourism, association says
Illegal tour guides are a plague on the industry, posing risks to its future, the Cyprus Tour Guides Association said on Sunday to mark World Guide Day on February 21.
Those ...
Transport minister ‘optimistic’ about tourism hopes for 2022
Transport Minister Yiannis Karousos said on Tuesday he is optimistic about the upcoming tourist season as early indications suggest an increased flow of visitors to Cyprus this summer.
Karousos said ...
Labour ministry initiative fails to dent hotel staff shortages
Some 363 unemployed people showed up for job interviews at the Alexander The Great hotel in Paphos, the local hoteliers association head Thanos Michaelides said on Saturday, as the local industry ...
Tour guides say ‘unfairly excluded’ from state pandemic support to sector
Tourist guides on Saturday said its members were being unfairly treated after the sector was not included in the new state support plans for businesses impacted by the pandemic.
In ...
Cyprus sees nearly 2 million tourism arrivals in 2021
Tourism arrivals in 2021 hovered just below the 2 million mark – some three times more than the previous year but only half the record-breaking pre-pandemic year of 2019, according to figures published by ...
Boxing day the record for visits to Troodos
Boxing day was the busiest day for Troodos last year, with more than 5,323 vehicles counted on the Karvounas – Troodos road by a traffic counter installed as part of the EU-funded ...
World’s largest cruise liner docks in Limassol
The largest cruise ship in the world, the Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines’ Wonder of the Seas which arrived at Limassol port on Monday morning is expected to hugely benefit the ...
Tourism sector calls for urgent action over staff shortages
The Association of Cyprus Tourist Enterprises (Stek) urged the government on Thursday to take immediate action to solve all issues related to staff shortages in hotels, adding that, so far, ...
Tourism ministry announces raft of schemes
The deputy tourism ministry announced on Wednesday 12 grant schemes that will come into effect this year as part of its national tourism strategy 2030.
“The plans concern the development of special ...
MPs to draft bill to regulate hostels
A draft bill that will regulate the operation of hostels on the island will be ready in a month, filling a gap in tourism-related legislation, it emerged on Tuesday.
The ...
Low occupancy means hotels open in Paphos operating at a loss
Occupancy levels of hotels that are open in Paphos are not even reaching 20 per cent, president of the Paphos Hoteliers Associaion Thanos Michaelides said on Sunday.
Speaking to the Cyprus ...
Minister presents ambitious post-pandemic tourism sector
Strong focus on special interest and ‘authentic’ experiences
By Evie Andreou
The deputy tourism ministry has spent the last 18 months of the pandemic ‘repurposing’ the industry, minister Savvas Perdios said ...