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Fifty palm trees have been planted along the Mackenzie seafront promenade as part of a long-term programme aimed at enriching green areas around the district, Larnaca’s tourism development company ...

The Paphos tourism development board (Etap) on Wednesday announced various undertakings aimed at boosting tourism to the Akamas region communities. Ongoing experiential workshops, smart signs, and audiovisual material on social ...

Cyprus is not as drastic as Barcelona but locals are still being priced out of housing market While Cyprus is not at the stage of the recent protests in Barcelona, ...

Cyprus’ tourism industry is eagerly awaiting to welcome Russians to the island, as stakeholders reap the consequences of anti-Russian sanctions, according to Moscow’s ambassador to Nicosia Murat Zyazikov. In ...

There is an endless amount of year-round attractions in Cyprus to be promoted There has been a lot of talk of measures to be undertaken in an effort to lengthen ...

This year alone, nearly four million people have already flown into Cyprus! Of our two international airports, Paphos and Larnaca, the latter sees by far the most arrivals: 8,073,932 flew into ...

The tourism industry is resilient enough to recover from crises in the Middle East and Ukraine in addition to a recession in Europe, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Tuesday unveiling ...

On Tuesday the Association of Hotel Managers was the first sector of the tourism industry to express concern over escalating rhetoric, speculation and reports as regards a potential expansion of ...

Press emphasising safety concerns for tourists after Hezbollah threats last week are “a bolt from the blue” and the only way out is to defuse the situation, the Hotel Professionals ...

The bankruptcy of German tourism group FTI is a negative development for Cyprus tourism, Deputy Tourism Minister Costas Koumis said on Tuesday, while hoteliers described it as another blow in ...

Hoteliers are furious with the police and the labour ministry over their raids on hunting down illegal workers in Cyprus, it was reported on Wednesday. Members of the Cyprus Hotels’ ...

The significant contribution of sports tourism to the tourism economy of the country is confirmed, Deputy Tourism Minister Kostas Koumis told CNA on Wednesday, explaining that this year there is ...

The deputy ministry of tourism has created an augmented reality app that uses dragons and other mythical characters to take users on a fantastical virtual tour of 20 Cypriot villages. The ...

The first quarter of 2024 has ended with an increase of 5. 4 per cent in tourist arrivals compared to last year, deputy tourism minister Costas Koumis said on Saturday. Speaking to reporters ...

Deputy Minister for Tourism Costas Koumis said he is optimistic that tourist arrivals in 2024 will equal the numbers registered last year, despite geopolitical crisis marking the region. Opening the Cyprus ...

Hotel occupancy rates in Cyprus are expected to range from 50 to 55 per cent in April, according to the president of the hoteliers association (Pasyxe) Thanos Michaelides, who also added that ...

The Paphos regional board of tourism (Etap) heralded on Sunday that regular flights between Cyprus and Tel Aviv will resume. Etap referred to a recent Ryanair announcement which said starting ...

Proposals covering the operation of luxury camping sites – or glamping units – were submitted to the House commerce committee on Tuesday by Deputy Minister of Tourism Costas Koumis aiming to push ...

Students at Tepak have developed an app to help foreign drivers adjust to driving in Cyprus. The simulation is designed to enable tourists and others to get used to driving ...

The flow of tourists travelling from Israel to Cyprus is expected to be restored to last year’s levels within the next month, Association of Cyprus Travel Agents (Acta) chairman ...

Tourist arrivals recovered in February from the dip seen in January with a five per cent increase on figures from last year, data released on Tuesday showed. As a result, ...

A proposal to establish a special category of “rural hotels” was discussed by the House commerce committee on Tuesday. The proposed law, tabled by Disy MPs Kyriakos Hadjiyiannis and Nikos ...

European Union countries are negotiating exemptions for a proposed EU-wide tax on polluting aviation fuel for islands, in a move that could benefit countries such as Ireland, Cyprus, Malta, Spain ...

Airlines are testing fliers’ tolerance for high prices to bolster profits By Joanna Plucinska and Rajesh Kumar Singh US and European airlines will aim to boost profits again this year ...