#tourist

Choosing where to stay in Cyprus can feel overwhelming because the island offers far more than one typical beach destination. From lively nightlife resorts to peaceful villages, each region has ...

Cyprus’ hotel sector continues to record stable bookings following recent security incidents linked to the conflict with Iran, with the hoteliers association stressing the destination’s resilience. Speaking to the ...

Two sisters from the UK, Diane Mills and Moya Luxford, were named “Ayia Napa tourism ambassadors” at the municipality’s town hall on Friday, marking their 98th and 110th visits ...

Seven tourists have been added to Ayia Napa’s long list of honorary regular visitors, the municipality said on Wednesday. The new ‘tourism ambassadors’ are Paul Johnson with 61 visits, Michael ...

Amid much pomp President Nikos Christodoulides on Thursday laid the foundation stone for a project further expanding the island’s two international airports, promising to service over 17 million passengers a ...

Two young tourists were injured on Tuesday afternoon after their off-road vehicle plunged into a 29-metre-deep gorge in the Akamas region. The incident occurred at around 1.10pm, according to Paphos ...

Ayia Napa has signed two new supply deals worth a total of €140,000 as part of its push to upgrade beach infrastructure and improve services for visitors this summer. The municipality ...

A Swiss couple who have spent their holidays in Paralimni–Deryneia for four decades have been honoured as tourism ambassadors by the local municipality. In an official ceremony, mayor George ...

Protaras is set to welcome over 160 swimmers from across Europe this weekend for a major open water swimming event taking place at the renowned Fig Tree Bay beach. The European ...

The search for the tourist who went missing after renting an inflatable boat and taking it into the sea from the port of Latchi continued into its fourth day on ...

Hundreds of thousands marched across 40 Spanish cities on Saturday to protest against soaring rents and a lack of affordable homes in a country that enjoys Europe’s fastest economic growth ...

During my visit to a Protaras hotel, I was very surprised when I paid for a pint, and I received a transparent plastic glass of 400 ml. When I told the ...

A 27-year-old tourist suffered a punctured lung in a quadbike accident which occurred on Tuesday evening in the Paphos district village of Neo Chorio. The woman was riding a rented ...

A 16-year-old child was arrested in Larnaca on Saturday after allegedly threatening two tourists with a knife and using xenophobic language against them. A report was filed by the tourists, ...

Two groups of Cypriot tourists in Israel are returning on Sunday, the foreign ministry said, after fighting broke out when Israeli forces clashed with Hamas, after the latter launched a ...

Nine busloads of Israeli tourists, who arrived in Cyprus aboard the Crown Iris cruise ship, will visit Larnaca on Saturday. They are scheduled to visit Finikoudes beach and the town ...

Tourist arrivals reached 523,718 in July 2023 compared with 454,657 in July 2022, an increase of 15.2 per cent, the statistical service announced on Thursday. For the period of January – July 2023, arrivals totalled 2.137 million compared ...

Spending by tourists between January and May has surpassed the figures for 2019, according to data released by the Statistical Service on Monday and showing that 2023 is set to be a ...

Cyprus’ tourism revenue experienced a remarkable increase of 41.5 per cent in March 2023, according to a report released on Friday by the state’s statistical service. According to the report, Cyprus’ ...

National flag carrier Cyprus Airways on Friday announced a significant increase in its passenger volume for April 2023, providing further evidence of the travel industry’s ongoing recovery from the dire ...

A 49-year-old man died after falling ten metres at the Ayia Napa sea caves, while trying to take pictures, police said on Sunday. According to police, the man, a tourist ...

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, ...

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 ...