Tourism

Tourism prospects for 2026 are shaping up positively in both Larnaca and Paphos, with local authorities pointing to continuity, targeted upgrades and a stronger emphasis on quality and sustainability, even as ...

Hotels dominate accommodation market across the EU in 2025 Cyprus witnessed a significant surge in tourism activity as the European Union reached a historic 3.08 billion nights spent at accommodation establishments in 2025. ...

Occupancy levels across Cyprus’ hotel sector in 2025 broadly matched those recorded a year earlier and, in some cases, edged slightly higher, reinforcing a second consecutive year of stable performance, according ...

The implementation of the EU-funded ReTour programme, designed to strengthen the resilience of small and medium-sized enterprises in the tourism sector across the Mediterranean, has officially begun, including in Cyprus. ...

Airlines for Europe (A4E), the European Regions Airline Association (ERA) and the International Air Transport Association (IATA have expressed deep concern over the European Parliament’s latest push to ...

Cypriots’ travel choices in 2024 leaned heavily towards Greece and the United Kingdom, with overseas trips accounting for the bulk of spending, according to Eurostat data. Cypriots made a total of 3.3 ...

Cyprus’ tourism strategy for the new year, the challenges facing the sector and Paphos’ decisive contribution to overall performance were discussed on Monday during a meeting between Deputy Tourism Minister ...

Cyprus recorded nearly 2 million guest nights in short-term rentals during the second quarter of 2025, according to Eurostat, highlighting continued growth in platform-based tourism across the European Union. Eurostat reported that ...

Budget airline Wizz Air has announced the launch of its new year’s sale, offering discounted fares of up to 26 per cent on 5 million seats across its network for a ...

Paphos is set to strengthen its links with Germany in the summer of 2026, as Ryanair expands its presence on the route and Lufthansa adds scheduled flights from Munich. This move ...

Focus must be on visitors leaving satisfied, says Koumis Deputy Minister of Tourism Kostas Koumis on Monday said that early signs for 2026 tourism bookings were extremely encouraging, stressing that the ...

The Paralimni-Deryneia municipality is turning to one of its natural advantages to strengthen its tourism offer, unveiling a new diving guide aimed at promoting the area’s marine wealth and ...

Deputy Tourism Minister Kostas Koumis has called for a shift toward year-round sustainability, arguing that the future of Cypriot tourism depends on local gastronomy and the untapped value of the ...

Nicosia’s hotels are fully prepared to host the influx of delegates expected to arrive in Cyprus for the country’s Presidency of the Council of the European Union, with ...

Cyprus is preparing to roll out a broad package of tourism actions in 2026, backed by a €74.6 million budget that places sustainability, destination resilience and community benefit at the centre of ...

Cyprus’ tourism revenue rose strongly in October 2025 and across the first ten months of the year, reflecting higher overall earnings despite lower average spending per visitor, according to a report ...

TUI UK has highlighted Cyprus across three of its latest travel rankings, placing a Cypriot hotel among the best swim-up room resorts, naming the island as a top destination for ...

The Larnaca district completed its full annual tourism action plan in 2025 while rolling out additional initiatives aimed at strengthening the destination’s overall tourism offering, according to the the Larnaca ...

2025 has been a very successful year for the tourism industry, Deputy Minister of Tourism Costas Koumis said on Sunday, adding that the island saw a new record of arrivals from ...

Nearly 10,500 hotel beds are available in Paphos district for the winter season, according to official figures from the Paphos hoteliers association, its president Evripides Loizides said, adding that while the ...

Celestyal Cruises this week announced the launch of the inaugural regional season of Celestyal Discovery, marking a further step in its expansion beyond the Mediterranean and anchoring its winter programme ...

Work on what will become the largest coastal pedestrian walkway in Cyprus is moving into its final stages in the Peyia-Kissonerga area of the Akamas municipality, with the project already ...

Wizz Air this week outlined its winter season route options from Larnaca, detailing destinations that provide access to ski resorts across Europe and neighbouring regions as the airline continues its ...

Deputy Minister of Tourism Kostas Koumis and Nicosia mayor Charalambos Prountzos met at the premises of the Nicosia municipality to discuss an action plan aimed at promoting the capital as ...