Coronavirus: Israel moved to green, UK to orange in country classifications
The health ministry said on Monday it has upgraded the UK and Israel in the country ranking relating to their epidemiological situation. The classification of...
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UK hasn’t given up on May 17 return of foreign travel, says PM
Britain hasn’t given up on resuming international travel on May 17, but needs to be cautious given rising COVID-19 infections in Europe, its prime minister...
Too soon to say if Brits can holiday abroad, UK says (Update 2)
By Kate Holton, Alistair Smout and Elizabeth Piper British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Monday it was too soon to say whether international summer...
Coronavirus: only vaccinated Cypriots and Israelis can enter without restrictions (Updated)
Only nationals of Cyprus and Israel and permanent residents in both countries who hold a valid vaccination certificate will be able to travel to Cyprus...
Airports preparing for passenger influx
Larnaca and Paphos airports are getting ready to welcome an increased number of flights and thousands more passengers from mid-May, according to Transport Minister Yiannis...
Facing ‘crisis of century’, EU threatens ban on Covid vaccine exports to UK
The European Union on Wednesday threatened to ban exports of COVID-19 vaccines to Britain to safeguard scarce doses for its own citizens facing a third wave of the...
Rifts over Covid vaccines weigh on EU push to reopen summer travel
Six countries demanded more COVID-19 vaccines from the European Union on Wednesday, the latest setback to the bloc’s troubled inoculation campaign that risks undermining plans to restart...
Europe seeks to restart travel with Covid ‘pass’ despite vaccine squeeze
The European Union will on Wednesday unveil a COVID-19 pass to allow free travel this summer and support the struggling tourism sector despite the bloc’s...
Vaccine passports for all? Not yet
The ‘vaccination passport’ deal reached with Israel last Sunday for Israeli travellers to Cyprus cannot be replicated with other countries at the moment, according to...
Coronavirus: airports will reopen under traffic-light system
Airports will be reopening in March with a colour-coded health risk assessment system, the ministry of transport announced on Thursday. As of March 1, the...
Coronavirus: ‘no idea’ where tourism 2021 is headed
The tourism industry in Cyprus could be headed for another barren summer as the European Commission advises an end to all non-essential travel. Fears over...
Coronavirus: Cabinet approves new rules for arrivals (updated)
Cabinet on Thursday approved the amended action plan for the gradual resumption of flights and operations of the airports according to which the country categories...
Travellers should not be treated as high-risk for Covid, ECDC/EASA guidelines say
People travelling during the Covid-19 pandemic should not automatically be considered as high-risk for spreading infection, but should rather be treated in the same way...
Cyprus remains on England’s ‘green list’
Cyprus has remained on England’s ‘green’ travel corridors list, despite the recent spike in coronavirus cases on the island. It means persons travelling to England...
Foreign ministry updates advice for travel abroad
People planning to travel abroad from Cyprus are advised to avoid non-essential travel to all countries except those in coronavirus categories A and B, according...
Coronavirus: Travellers from Cyprus to Estonia to have two week ‘restriction of movement’
Visitors from Cyprus will have to quarantine for 14 days if travelling to Estonia following a revised list of passenger requirements starting this Monday. According...
Cyprus can indeed become a luxury destination says Parklane hotel director
By Andrew Rosenbaum What is the way forward for tourism in Cyprus? Most experts agree that there is a need to become less dependent on...
Coronavirus: health ministry reiterates guidance for Category B arrivals after confusion (Updated)
Prospective British travellers – and other current Category B passport holders – upon calling government institutions in Cyprus have been met with conflicting information. The...
Coronavirus: health ministry announces revised list of countries for travel to Cyprus
The health ministry on Tuesday announced the revised lists of countries from which Cyprus accepts passengers which will be in effect from August 1. According...
Coronavirus: revised list of ‘safe’ countries published
The health ministry on Tuesday published a revised list of countries allowed to travel to Cyprus under specific requirements. The changes, which see for instance...