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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 ...

International air travel demand remained strong in December 2022, capping off a year of recovery for the sector, according to a report released this week by the International Air Transport Association (...

Cyprus has seen the ‘most dramatic’ price increase in car rentals, out of nine popular tourist destinations, according to research published by Which? on Friday. The cost to rent a ...

The Association of Cyprus Tourist Enterprises (Stek) on Wednesday announced that a range of free seminars will soon become available to tourism sector professionals. “The Association of Cyprus Tourist Enterprises, ...

Cyprus’ tourism revenues for the period between January and November 2022 are estimated to have amounted to €2.3 billion, coming close to pre-pandemic levels, according to a report released this week by ...

German company AVIAREPS announced on Friday that it has been appointed to be the General Sales Agent (GSA) for Cypriot airline TUS Airways, representing the company in its key European ...

Cypriot airline TUS Airways announced on Wednesday a record number of passengers in 2022, with an increase of more than 1,100 per cent across the entire network compared to 2021. In its announcement, ...

Efforts to promote Cyprus as a tourism destination to American travellers are beginning to bear fruit as interest is growing, Deputy Minister of Tourism Savvas Perdios said on Friday during ...

The upcoming tourist season is expected to be much better than 2019 Cyprus’ popularity as a high-quality, low-price tourist destination highlights its competitiveness, attracting more and more holidaymakers. Reservations in hotels ...

The Cyprus Mail talked to Orestis Aristides, the director of Drakos DMC, about the company’s focus on golf on the island and how that sector is expected to grow ...

The total number of trips by Cypriot residents abroad increased by 129.4 per cent in December 2022, compared to December 2021, mirroring the broader trend in international air travel, which continues to recover. ...

The council of ministers on Wednesday approved the deputy ministry of tourism’s proposal requesting that 30 per cent of its budget be destined to projects aimed at improving Cyprus’ tourism. ...

Tourist arrivals to Cyprus reached 3,201,080 people in 2022, compared to 1,936,931 in 2021, according to a report released on Tuesday by the Cyprus Statistical Service (Cystat). Despite the uptick over the year before, ...

Cyprus Airways says that summer ’23 bookings are looking strong Cyprus Airways on Thursday released a report detailing passenger traffic results for the entirety of 2022, as well as the monthly results ...