#tourism

Greece and Cyprus are strengthening their cooperation over tourism, with particular emphasis on the promotion of cruises, tourism officials said on Wednesday. The two countries’ deputy ministers of tourism, Greece’...

International tourism arrivals are set to stagnate this year, except in some Western markets, causing up to $2.4 trillion in losses, a U.N. study said on Wednesday, adding the sector ...

The best marketing for tourism would be the vaccination of all people working in the industry, showing that Cyprus is a safe country to visit, Finance Minister Constantinos Petrides said ...

A new initiative will see Larnaca’s beekeepers offer interactive programmes and tours to visitors, the Larnaca tourism board (Etap) announced on Tuesday. The Honey Road initiative is “a sustainable ...

A typical hotel which installs 80 solar panels will have energy savings from heating water of between 30 and 40 per cent, an Employers and Industrialists Federation (OEB) official told an online seminar. ...

A new eco-friendly lifeguard tower is being built in Oroklini, the community’s leader Neophytos Fakontis said on Tuesday. The tower will have sanitation facilities, electricity from renewable energy sources, ...

Cyprus’ tourism industry has much more to offer than just the sun and the sea, deputy minister Savvas Perdios said at an event to rebrand the island’s tourism profile. “...

Hoteliers on Monday said they were thinking of hiring only vaccinated staff citing reluctance by some of their employees to take the jab. Head of hoteliers’ association Pasyxe, Haris Loizides, ...

Germany will attempt to ban British travellers from the European Union regardless of whether or not they have had a COVID-19 vaccine, The Times reported on Monday. The German chancellor ...

Tourist industry stakeholders paint a grim picture of upcoming July following the UK’s announcement that Cyprus would remain in the amber category, effectively delaying the arrival of British holidaymakers ...

In a move to promote cultural and rural tourism, the deputy ministry of tourism on Thursday announced 570 free traditional handicraft and enogastronomy workshops to take place over the weekends until ...

Two Famagusta district beaches have been included in Trip Advisor’s list of Europe’s top 25 beaches, the Famagusta tourist board announced on Wednesday. Nissi Beach in Ayia Napa and ...

Paphos Hotels saw occupancy rates of close to 60 per cent over the long weekend, a significant jump from the 15 per cent averaged over the month of June, Thanos Michaelides, president ...

Deputy tourism minister Savvas Perdios, accompanied by Ayia Napa mayor Christos Zannetou on Friday visited the newly-upgraded Pernera and Katsarka beaches which were reformed thanks to a sponsorship scheme aimed ...

Hermes Airports, which operates the Larnaca and Paphos facilities, has joined other tourist sector stakeholders to push for the safe reopening of European borders and the easing of travel restrictions ...

Despite a busier three-day weekend ahead, hoteliers say they are struggling to stay afloat as the pandemic continues to keep a lid on foreign bookings. The hard-pressed tourism sector was ...

The new Ayia Tylliria nature trail in the Pyrgos area was opened on Thursday by the Deputy Minister of Tourism Savvas Perdios in the village of Pigainia. The path starts ...

After the blow inflicted by the UK’s decision to delay the easing of coronavirus measures in England, Deputy Tourism Minister Savvas Perdios reiterated on Wednesday that Cyprus deserves to ...

Kapnos, which resumed its shuttle service to Larnaca and Paphos airports on June 1, on Tuesday unveiled a new, upgraded electronic reservation system to facilitate bookings. At the same event Transport ...

Paphos hotels are operating at 15 per cent occupancy rates and would be closed were it not for state support, president of the Paphos branch of the Cyprus Hotel Association said ...

Russia is asking European countries for more information about their epidemiological situation before making decisions on charter flights, it was revealed on Friday. A government source told Phileleftheros that the ...

A public consultation is underway on a bill to regulate camping sites including those offering high-end facilities known as glamping. The Deputy Ministry of Tourism said on Wednesday the bill ...

A total of 20 flights from Russia that were due to land in Cyprus throughout last week have not been able to depart due to the fact that the Russian government ...

The village square of Pano Arodes has been spruced up thanks to the efforts of the local tourism board the deputy ministry of tourism. The work, which is part of ...