#tourism

Just as Cyprus began to raise its hopes of an influx of British tourists from the end of May, and with preparations underway to take bookings from April1, according to ...

The Paphos regional board of tourism is looking towards the domestic market to kickstart the sector and expects the government to give the green light to lift restrictive measures put ...

Cyprus’ decision to allow vaccinated Britons’ entry to the country ahead of the rest of the EU was spurred by the bloc’s reluctance to take a decisive stance on ...

By Jonathan Shkurko and Nick Theodoulou The tourism deal struck between Cyprus and the UK – assuring travel without restrictions for Britons who have been vaccinated – has jumpstarted a surge of ...

The Nicosia tourism board (Etap) announced on Friday that works would start within the month for the creation of a nature trail between Pigainia and Mosfili villages in the Tylliria ...

The Cyprus Hotel Managers Association (Pasydixe) has called on the government to implement a number of measures to help hoteliers reopen for the upcoming summer season. In an announcement released ...

The government will allocate €420,00 for a new scheme to upgrade local taverns, Deputy Minister of Tourism Savvas Perdios said on Wednesday, one of two tourism related measures adopted by cabinet ...

Deputy Minister of Tourism Savvas Perdios said he does not expect mass arrivals of tourists in the summer, but also believes that the recent deal struck with Israel represents a ...

The deputy ministry of tourism on Monday welcomed the Royal Caribbean cruise line’s decision to include Cyprus in its summer schedule. According to the ministry, Royal Caribbean has included ...

The Cyprus Hotel Association (Pasyxe) is asking the government to bring forward implementation of an agreement with Israel facilitating travel between the two countries so as to capitalise on increased ...

Cyprus is one of six countries participating in the Medicinal and Aromatic Plants Pathways Across Europe (Mappae) project, project coordinator for Cyprus Yioula Michaelidou Papakyriacou told the Cyprus Mail on ...

Ayia Napa mayor Christos Zannetou on Wednesday urged the government to find ways to provide immediate support to the tourism industry in the Famagusta district, saying this is vital for ...

Cypriot hoteliers were hopeful on Tuesday that tourism would slowly recover this year after tour operators in the UK reported a surge of around 600 per cent in holiday bookings, with ...

With the coronavirus pandemic still raging, Cyprus welcomed only 3,889 tourists in January, a massive 95.5 per cent slump compared to last January’s 85,622 tourist arrivals, according to figures published by the ...

Spain hopes the introduction of vaccination passports combined with pre-travel Covid-19 testing will allow British tourists to return to Spanish destinations this summer, a tourism ministry source told Reuters on ...

The epidemiological data in Cyprus are at a turning point as regards tourism, Deputy Minister for Tourism Savvas Perdios has said, stressing that at a time when the whole of ...

An agreement reached between Cyprus and Israel to allow the free movement of vaccinated Israelis to the island was welcomed by the transport Minister Yiannis Karousos on Monday. He said ...

As of April 1, Israelis vaccinated with a vaccine approved by the European Medicine Association (EMA) will not be required to take a PCR test to travel to Cyprus and will ...

Flights and tourism between Israel and Cyprus will resume as soon as conditions allow, the two countries’ presidents said on Sunday following a meeting in Jerusalem. President Nicos Anastasiades met ...

Twin sisters and influencers Marianna and Sofia Erotokritou, 25, from Limassol, have been honoured by Greece for promoting Greek tourism in China through social media. The two sisters, who have been ...

Tourism-dependent Greece and Cyprus discussed requesting vaccination certificates from travellers arriving in the two countries, Greek Prime Minister Kyriacos Mitsotakis said on Monday, following a meeting with President Nicos Anastasiades ...

The total number of travellers that arrived in 2020 plunged to one fifth of total arrivals the previous year as the coronavirus pandemic wreaked havoc on the sector, figures published by ...

Applications have opened for nine new incentive schemes aimed at promoting special interest tourism while enhancing sustainability, the deputy ministry of tourism said on Monday. The schemes, which comes as ...

The Cyprus Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Keve) on Wednesday said the government ought to allow locals stay in hotels and other tourist accommodation facilities if they have negative rapid ...