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Both tourism and the property market in Cyprus are being damaged by outdated and unworkable laws governing swimming pools, which have seen many complexes closing theirs over the last few ...

Limassol mayor Nicos Nicolaides this week spoke on the city’s efforts to prepare for a busy tourist summer season, particularly in terms of visitors arriving on cruise ships. According ...

Cyprus hoteliers’ association (Pasyxe) president Philokypros Rousounides on Wednesday said that the island benefited from an influx of tourists during the Catholic Easter period, primarily from Great Britain, Poland, Austria, ...

Interest in spending the Easter holidays in agro-tourism accommodations in the countryside, is high, data from the Deputy Ministry of Tourism revealed on Wednesday. Interest domestically is higher than previous ...

Stek president Akis Vavlitis said that there is no alternative to focusing on quality tourism The president of the Association of Cyprus Tourist Enterprises (Stek) Akis Vavlitis on Monday said ...

The broader services sector in Cyprus recorded an increase of 6.6 per cent year-on-year in 2022, with accommodation and food services (44.4 per cent), information and communication (15 per cent) and transport and storage (10.8 ...

Deputy Minister of Tourism Costas Koumis said he expects a good summer in terms of arrivals to Cyprus, adding that, along with the usual high volumes of visitors from the ...

A total of 3.796 million overnight stays were booked in Cyprus in 2022 through online platforms such as Airbnb, Booking, Expedia or TripAdvisor, Eurostat figures released on Tuesday showed. However, the number ...

Cypriot tourism will have to adapt to new regulations and modern traveller preferences Cypriot tourism professionals are turning their focus on sustainability, with a view to aligning with climate-friendly directives ...

Nicosia has been treated unfairly in terms of tourism for years, according to Deputy Tourism Minister Costas Koumis, who stressed the need to better promote the capital, despite the task “...

Tourist arrivals in Cyprus increased by 65.6 per cent year-on-year in February 2023, reaching 119,081 visitors, up from 71,921 during the same month of the previous year, according to a report released on Friday ...

Ayia Napa mayor Christos Zannetou on Monday said that the signs and feedback garnered at the ITB Berlin tourism conference in Germany have been positive, with the feeling of optimism, ...

A Paphos holiday timeshare resort is closing at the end of the month with owners who invested thousands losing out Hundreds of disgruntled timeshare owners at Paradise Kings Club in ...

By Andreas Charalambous and Omiros Pissarides The economy of Cyprus depicts positive features as regards growth, employment and public finances. However, its economic development model requires radical adaptation in order ...

Germany is shaping up to be an important source of tourism for Cyprus, with more than 200,000 visitors expected in 2023, according to recently-appointed Deputy Minister of Tourism Costas Koumis. Koumis visited ...

The Association of Cyprus Tourist Enterprises (Stek) on Tuesday warned of “inadequate regulation” of self-catering tourist accommodations. It said there were between 80,000 and 100,000 rooms rented out to tourists that do ...

Hoteliers are upbeat about the new employment regulations, after the cabinet decided to raise the percentage of third country nationals allowed to be employed by businesses from 30 to 50 per cent ...

The occupancy of hotels in the Paphos district is expected to reach 35 per cent in March, President of the Paphos Hotels Association, Thanos Michaelides said on Sunday. In statements to ...

CIMA: ‘new minister should focus on seasonality, connectivity and marketing’ The Cyprus Incentives and Meetings Associates (CIMA) has called for president-elect Nicos Christodoulides to carefully consider his appointment of a ...

Cyprus hit its highest ever number of arrivals for the month of January, Deputy Minister for Tourism Savvas Perdios said on Monday. Speaking on CyBC radio, Perdios said that the ...

Tourist arrivals to Cyprus amounted to 90,549 visitors in January 2023, compared with 43,944 during the same month of 2022, marking an increase of 106.1 per cent year-on-year, according to a report released on Friday ...

The Famagusta branch of the hotels’ association Pasyxe on Wednesday expressed concern ahead of the upcoming summer tourist season, noting that labour shortages remain an ongoing issue, despite the positive ...

The deputy ministry of tourism on Wednesday announced the launch of a scheme aimed at upgrading hotels and accommodation for tourists in Cyprus’ rural and mountain areas. The scheme is ...

Cyprus Airways carried more passengers in January this year than in 2019 before the start of the pandemic, the carrier announced on Monday. A total of 27,356 passengers travelled on the airline ...