#tourism

Cyprus offers the lowest tourism benefits to disabled people, the national paraplegics organisation (Opak) said on Monday calling on the government to take action now. “Our hotels must be accessible ...

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 and mountainous areas of the ...

Ayia Napa’s tourism industry is cautiously optimistic about extending the season to mid-November, mayor Christos Zannetou said on Thursday. The tourist season has been relatively good this year, considering ...

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, both local and foreign, according ...

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 been an average month in terms ...

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 tourism promotion for a further ...

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 on Friday. “In Famagusta, especially ...

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 to airport operator Hermes. “The latest ...

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 chief of police, Stek (...

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 on Thursday. The changes ...

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 on the island rather than travel ...

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 the near future, deputy ...

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 recorded. However, this July marked a decrease of 46 per cent ...

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 2019, it was reported on Monday, quoting ...

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. Marios Stylianou told the Cyprus ...

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. Paphos is the top ...

Paphos aims to form part of a certified religious route for travellers dedicated to ‘the footsteps of Saint Paul’, as part of a European programme which will also include areas ...

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 the Paphos regional board of ...

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 passengers passing through the airport, sources ...

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 Association Thanos Michaelides told the Cyprus ...

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 Minister Savvas Perdios has said. ...

Paphos is the seventh cheapest holiday destination in Europe for British travellers, according to the latest British Post Office Travel Money survey. The survey covered 16 destinations in Europe, 13 in the ...

With an expected boost in bookings not seen, industry professionals are now hoping to just break even With July coming to a close hotel bookings in Cyprus from the British ...

Israeli politicians members of the country’s coronavirus cabinet, a high-level ministerial forum tasked with leading the government’s pandemic response, has voted during a parliamentary session to add Cyprus, ...